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Hanukkah
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Saturday,
with Prizes
January 24 • noon
• Bounce House
Presented by Men’s Club We’ll have a kosher for Passover meat •dinner.
Crafts
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Donut Dipping
Enjoy a selection of cholents
$25 per adult; $15 per child ages 5-12 Station
cooked by our teams of MATZOS
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team up with some friends to
RSVP to the synagogue office or online by April
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prepare your own special cholent
http://bnaijeshurun.org/matzahmeal
16th Annual
Sheila Radman Balk
Cholent Cookoff
Wednesday, April 8 6pm
Kosher for
Passover
recipe. You provide the creativity
and expertise and we provide the
ingredients. Please register on the
synagogue website or through
the office by January 19 to sign up
your team and/or to reserve your
spot at the luncheon. Please make
checks payable to B’nai Jeshurun
Men’s Club. Cost is $10 per person;
children under 9 years old are free.
December 18 • 5 – 8 pm
Shabbat Rocks!
$10 Adult • $8 Child 2 – 12 years • Free for Children Under 2
Friday, April 17 • 7 pm
$40 Family (household) max
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forbnaijeshurun.org/hanukkahdinner
the return of our popular musical Friday
RSVP
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evening service.
Shabbat Rocks! combines the flowing poetry of
or contact the synagogue office (216) 831-6555
Psalms with a live band playing some of today’s hottest Jewish
music. This unique liturgical experience will make your heart sing,
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Beineinu - Between Us
“We were slaves to Pharaoh, but now we are free!” We recite
these words every year at our seder. But, as we gather with
our families, there remain huge numbers of individuals
around the world who are not free: victims of modern day
slavery. Most of them are not slaves in the traditional sense
of the word, but they are slaves nonetheless.
Victims of human trafficking, they are “owned” by others who control their
lives and their physical beings and use them for their own service or profit.
They are kidnapped, manipulated, abused, controlled, dehumanized,
physically assaulted and sometimes killed. This includes not only those
who are held hostage by sex traffickers, but also by those who force them
to work in agriculture, manufacturing and even domestic labor. The US
government estimates that there are upwards of 50,000 people being held
as slaves at any one time in this country. Some 15,000-17,000 people are
trafficked from overseas into the US each year. Over 21 million are enslaved
worldwide. That is an astonishing three out of every 1,000 people on the
planet. Among the victims of human trafficking are many individuals with
physical or intellectual disabilities, the poor, immigrants and refugees: 26%
are children; 22% are enslaved for sexual exploitation; 78% are exploited
for labor.
Judaism requires us to protect the most vulnerable members of society. In
the Torah, God commands us over 36 times to love and protect the stranger.
The Torah, Talmud and later rabbinic codes are filled with regulations
requiring fair treatment of workers. These include being paid fair wages,
being paid on time, protection against hazardous working conditions and
prohibitions against charging interest, among others. Jewish tradition
teaches that every human being is holy – created in God’s image – and
must be treated with love, honor and respect. Jewish law treats sexuality
as a sacred bond between loving partners, not to be violated by violence,
coercion and profit.
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Torah Portions
April 4.........................................Passover 1
April 11.........................................Passover 7
April 18............................................. Shemini
April 25................................ Tazria-Matzora
Daily Service Schedule
Mondays – Fridays
7:00 am, 7:30 am, 6:00 pm
April 17 evening service is at 7:00 pm
Saturdays - 9:00 am, 6:00 pm
Sundays - 8:00 am, 6:00 pm
Submissions for the June Tidings
are due by Wednesday, April 15.
Most of us generally assume human trafficking has nothing to do with us and
there is nothing we can do about it. Yet, it is right here in our midst. So what
can YOU do? This Passover, NCJW is asking each of us to educate ourselves
about this serious problem, speak out and take action. View testimonies of
victims at http://tinyurl.com/slaverytestimony. Watch for red flags such as
when an employer holds onto identity documents like passports, an employer or employee
questions in a
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President’s Message From the Rabbi
Over the years, the reasons why I enjoy
the Pesach holiday have changed. As
a kid, it was a great opportunity to
share some Jewish traditions with my
mostly non-Jewish friends who didn’t
know matzah from macaroons. Every
lunch period at school brought a new
opportunity to explain why this day was
different from all other days and to introduce people to the
tasty treat that is matzah with peanut butter and jelly on it.
Reactions ranged from “wow, that’s really good” to “thank
goodness I don’t have to eat that!” I must admit that by
the 5th or 6th day, there was always significant temptation
to try to trade my matzah PB&J sandwich for someone’s
cold, leftover spaghetti, but even had I wanted to, I’m not
sure I would have found a willing trading partner!
As an adult, I’ve come to appreciate the fun that a seder
can be, perhaps even more than I did as a kid. Maybe it’s
that I no longer have to worry that I’ll be called on to sing
the four questions or that I no longer feel like everyone in
the room is looking at me when we reach the story of the
simple son. Or maybe it’s the four glasses of grape juice
that are now replaced with wine.
Please remember that even at this late date, we
occasionally have members of our congregational family
or our community who do not have a place to go for seder.
If you have room at your table, please let a member of our
clergy know. In the meantime, Laura and I wish all of you
a chag kasher v’sameach, and we hope you have fun and
meaningful seders!
The month of April will also feature the return of three
of my favorite things about summer. First, many of our
congregants who spend the winter months in warmer
climates will return to Cleveland, and I look forward to
welcoming all of you home. We’ve missed you! Second,
the Cleveland Indians begin their season, and, at least until
that first game, are tied for first place in their division! And
finally, April 17 will bring the return of our very popular
Shabbat Rocks! Friday night service. Whether you’ve
attended in the past or not, I encourage you to give it a
try! The band is great, the music is upbeat and inspiring,
and it always leads to kids of all ages quite literally dancing
in the aisles. I look forward to seeing you all there!
B’shalom, Jody Katzner
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In the course of our dramatic and
engaging retelling of the Exodus at the
Passover seder, we break the middle
matzah in half and hide it. As the meal
ends, the search for the afikoman begins.
Most families have an adult hide it and
children search for it. Sometimes, we
hide one large piece, while others break
the matzah into as many pieces as there are children. In
other homes, it is the children who hide the matzah and
the adults search. Whoever finds the hidden matzah has
great negotiating power since the seder cannot end until
the afikoman is eaten. Prizes are distributed and many
families use games, puzzles or books with Jewish themes.
Iraqi Jews have a slightly different custom, tying the
afikoman to the back of a child to stay awake and guard
it, while the other children wait for the guardian to nod
off and snatch the matzah. Whoever holds the matzah
at the end of the seder wins the prize for being the best
guardian. Nearly 2,000 years ago, Rabbi Elazar in the
Talmud taught, “Snatch one matza from the other, in order
to make sure the children do not fall asleep.” (Pesachim
109a). It was important for the rabbis that all seder
participants (young and old) stay awake and engaged in
the experience of reliving the Exodus from Egypt. This
game of hide and seek is among that strongest of Jewish
memories that children hold onto throughout their lives.
The concept of eating a last bite after dinner and dessert
is connected to the Paschal sacrifice, which in Temple
times was eaten at the end of the meal and could only
be eaten in one location. The name afikoman is found in
the Mishnah and is thought to be derived from the Greek
word, epikomon, which referred to a drinking party. It
was Greek custom to end a festive meal by visiting
other friends’ homes to drink and talk all night long. The
rabbis did not see the seder in the same light as a big
social outing. As Rabbi Jonathan Sacks describes, the
afikoman was meant “to finish the evening with the taste
of holy food in one’s mouth.” Eating the matzah at your
home table to conclude the sacred meal marks a clear
distinction between Jewish and Greek values, holiness as
opposed to hedonism. The rabbis wanted the taste of
matzah to linger in our mouths.
This holy hide and seek game reminds us of the need to
search for that which is missing in our lives. There are
no guarantees that we may find what we are looking
for. And yet, sometimes just a bite of Passover dessert
or a small piece of the dry, crumbling matzah can bring
completion and satisfaction. May we each find the
hidden treasures in our family and home this Passover.
Hag Kasher v’Sameach from my family to yours.
Rabbi Hal Rudin-Luria
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Education & Youth
Passover: Experiential Education
at its Finest
Among the strongest trends in schools today
is a move towards experiential education,
developing methods of teaching where
students learn by doing and gain understanding
through their experiences. With opportunities
such as the G-dcast studio, where our pre-B’nai Mitzvah
students create their own animated video on a weekly Torah
portion, to immersive experiences like our Youth Shabbaton at
Camp Wise, to the Shtetl project where our 7th and 8th grade
students recreate shtetl life right here in northeast Ohio, unique
experiences help guide our students’ Jewish journeys here at
B’nai Jeshurun.
Yet, as we work to develop more experiential learning for
students and families, it’s easy to forget that the Jewish people
have been practicing experiential education for millennia,
long before it was trendy. What have we been doing? Maybe
you’ve heard of it, it’s called the Passover seder. The seder is
the quintessential educational experience. Rather than simply
telling a story, we become part of the story. We eat bitter
herbs to recall the bitterness of our slavery, we dip parsley in
salt water to remind us of the tears of our ancestors, and we
eat matzah to remember our hurried departure from Egypt.
We sing songs, place symbolic foods on our seder plate and
declare we are obligated to feel as though we personally came
out of Egypt. And there are so many ways we can build on that
experience. The Talmud teaches us we do things differently at
the seder precisely so we will ask questions and learn more. We
are encouraged to keep people on their toes so they will always
be asking.
So, as we continue to build our experiential programs
throughout the year here at B’nai Jeshurun, I encourage you to
add a custom or two to your seder this year that will help enrich
the experience. Perhaps you can adopt the Afghani ritual of
getting green onion stalks for each person and playfully hitting
one another during ‘Dayenu’ to remember the taskmasters in
Egypt. Or you could adopt the Egyptian custom of wrapping
your matzah in a sack and walking around the table to
represent the physical journey out of Egypt. You can add songs
or readings, or you can act out the story in costume! In place
of (or in addition to) awarding a prize to the person who finds
the afikomen, you can let the finder choose a cause to support
and donate to tzedakah. And we can even give our children the
opportunity to create their own ritual to share at the seder.
Bar Mitzvah
JACOB ETHAN SOLOMON
Shabbat morning, April 18
Jacob attends Gross Schechter Day
School and lives in Chesterland.
He plays electric guitar and
sings. He is the son of Rayna &
Steven Solomon, brother of Asher
Solomon and grandson of Wendy & Larry Pollak,
Elliott & Yana Isenberg and Nedra & Nick Valdez.
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Youth Shabbaton
at Camp Wise
April 24-26
All programming, meals and snacks through
Sunday morning are included.
$110 per student ($100/additional sibling).
Register online at bnaijeshurun.org.
For more information, contact Rabbi Foster.
B’nai Jeshurun Congregation gratefully acknowledges the Retreat
Institute (RI) of the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland (JECC),
for financial and programmatic assistance. The JECC’s Retreat
Institute is supported by the Fund for the Jewish Future of the
Jewish Federation of Cleveland.
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We already have the finest example of experiential education
right in our own homes on Passover, and each year we have the
ability to make it an even more memorable experience!
Hag Sameach!
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Youth & Family Activities
Little Gym Tu B’Shevat Party
Shabbat Read-In & Dinner
Friday, April 17 • 5:30 pm
Share reading time together with your children, followed
by a meat Shabbat meal, in the Dennis Children’s Library
and Learning Center. Then, stay for Shabbat Rocks!
Dinner is $10/adult; $5/child under age 12; 2 and under
free; $30/family max. RSVP by Monday, April 13, online.
Payment will be accepted on the evening of the event.
One Happy Camper
Zionsville, IN is the home of the Union
for Reform Judaism Goldman Union
Camp Institute, or GUCI, as it is fondly
known. GUCI campers and staff create
an atmosphere where Jewish heritage,
history and values are celebrated and
lifelong friendships are created. Our
Isaiah
congregant, Rabbi Melinda Mersack, is the Cleveland
GUCI Representative.
She and husband, Mark Jacobs’, children
have enjoyed many wonderful summers
there. Isaiah, age 12, tells us, “I like
climbing the migdal (65’ alpine climbing
tower) because it’s challenging and fun.
While climbing, your cabin cheers you
Eli
on, and everyone wants you to reach
the top.” His brother, Eli, age 10, says, “I like Shabbat
at camp because it’s a special day. Friday night we
celebrate with a special service, dinner, song session,
Israeli dancing and a bonfire. Saturday is a free day and
I play lots of sports with my friends.”
Many children from B’nai Jeshurun will be heading to
overnight camp in a couple short months. We hope your
child is one of them! Questions about overnight camp?
Please contact Wendy Dobres ([email protected] or
440-542-1298).
Jewish Federation
Kinder Shabbat / Open Playroom
Fridays • 10:15 am (No program April 3 & 10)
Drop in for our popular “get ready for Shabbat”
program with challah making and singing.
Free and open to the community.
Someone Special & Me
Wednesdays • 9:45 - 10:45 am (No class on April 8)
Continuing through April 1; sign up now for the
spring semester beginning April 15 through
May 27. For children 15 months - 3 years with an
adult. Join Mora Risa for art experiences, music, play
and socializing. Free and open to the community.
Registration and emergency paperwork required.
Shabbat b’Yachad & Shabbat Shelanu
April 25 • 10:30 – 11:30 am
Shabbat b’Yachad is a family service for young
children, their parents and grandparents led by
Rabbi Hal. Shabbat Shelanu, with Ines Ades, is for
children in grades K-2, full of songs, prayer,
activities and stories.
Mishpachot/Kulanu Earth Day
@ Penitentiary Glen Metropark
Sunday, April 26 • 12:30 pm
Meet us there and enjoy activities including an
eco-fair, live animals, games and crafts. Ride around
the reservation on a real miniature train!
Fun for all ages. Free.
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From our Affiliates
Hazak Happenings
Hazak is B’nai Jeshurun’s senior adult group.
To join, or for further information, please contact
Membership Chairpersons, Barbara Warshawsky
(440-473-0614), Adelle Gloger (216-292-2665) or
President, Betty Fishman (216-591-9550).
Hazak & Park Synagogue
Senior Adults
The Ohio Light Opera at the College of Wooster
Matinee performance of “Brigadoon” including
transportation and lunch at the Broken Rocks Café
in downtown Wooster
Wednesday, June 17
Hazak members $80; Guests $85
Pre-paid reservations due by May 1.
For further information contact Betty Fishman.
Spring into Summer Luncheon
Sunday, May 31 • 12:30 pm
Kelly & Joe Monaghan present a musical program,
Tell Me On A Sunday
Chairpersons: Judy & Bob Goodstein (440-646-9419)
Hazak members $12; Guests $15. Reservations close
May 26. This is our rescheduled February program.
Honorary Life Membership
awarded to Julie Abrams
Upon celebration of a Hazak member’s
100th birthday, s/he will become an
Honorary Life Member and will be
entitled to attend all Hazak events at
B’nai Jeshurun free of charge.
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Every helping hand makes a difference
Ronald McDonald House
Sunday, April 19 • 9:30 am
CHESED will be preparing and serving brunch. Meet
there; we will make everything in their kitchen.
Everyone must be 12 years or older to help. Contact
Shani Kadis for more information or to volunteer.
Family Opportunities
Do you have children under 12 who want to help?
They can make posters, pictures and cards. All of
the pictures are hung around the building to make
everyone’s day a little brighter! Take time as a family
to be as creative as you want! Items may be left with
Shani Kadis by April 17.
Your family can also collect pop tabs.
Why pop tabs? Pop tabs remind us of an important
lesson: even little things make a big difference.
Recycling companies buy the tabs from the RMH
at market rate and make an additional charitable
contribution, so the income from pop tabs is pure
profit. There is a place to leave your pop tabs on our
CHESED bulletin board.
You can also take all of these to the Ronald McDonald
House as a family!
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Thursday, April 30 • 7 pm
Schmooze with chocolate & drinks,
help plan our events for the
upcoming year and learn a little
on Chocolate & the Torah
with Rabbi Hal. $10 per person.
RSVP to Elyse Willen or Elana Cohen
([email protected] or [email protected] )
Party Like You’re in Tel Aviv
Join ATID for the Young Leadership After Party at our
Community Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration on April 23 from
9-11 pm at Park Synagogue Main featuring a DJ, food,
open bar and a great party atmosphere.
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Torah Fund Luncheon
Sunday, April 26 • 11:30 am • BJC
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B’nai Jeshurun Men’s Club
Man of the Year:
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$30 per person. RSVP required by April 12 to
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Questions? Contact David Cohen
([email protected] or 330-425-4989).
Men’s Club Lunch & Learn
Saturday, April 25 • noon
Led by Rabbi Hal, we will be studying and discussing
the Birkat Hamazon. RSVP to David Cohen
([email protected] or 330-425-4989) by April 21.
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Which Diet is Best?
Tuesday, April 14 • noon
Mark your calendar for the last weekday Sisterhood Lunch
& Learn in the series for 2014-2015. Presented by Robin
Rood. RSVP and for more information contact Robin
(440-338-5090 or [email protected]).
$10 per person. Mail checks made out to B’nai Jeshurun
Sisterhood to Robin at 113 Silver Springs Trail,
South Russell, OH 44022.
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Tree of Life
In Memoriam
We note with sorrow the passing of
LEON ADES
Father of Daniel Ades
Maz al Tov to:
• Nina & Seth Woolf on the birth of a daughter, Ella
Woolf.
*FLORENCE HORWITZ
Sister of Sandra Wager
• Cheryl & Jacob Lyndon on the birth of a son,
Hayden Foster Lyndon. Grandparents are Janice
& Joel Greenberg.
JOAN MILLER
Mother of Larry Miller
Sister of Marcy Schindler
• Emily Hoffman & Eric Weingart on the birth of a
son, Ryan Parker Weingart. Grandparents are Amy
& Stephen Hoffman.
BETTY SANDOCK
Grandmother of Jennifer Weinstein
• Meredith & Jeremy Ginsberg on the birth of a son,
Simon Ezra Ginsberg. Grandparents are Diane &
Mel Ginsberg.
NORMA WOLFSON
Grandmother of Courtney Zelwin
*B’nai Jeshurun member
We extend our deepest condolences
to all the members of their families.
Happy Milestone Birthday to:
Ian Abrams
Michelle Adler
Marilyn Alpern
Harvey Bernstein
Debbie Birns
Malva Dunn
Rob Felber
Michael Gribov
Lillian Gutterman
May Hershey
Craig Hoffman
William Jones
Roseanne Kadis
Howard Kimmel
Daniel Potash
Janet Russell
Rabbi Paula Sass
Sheldon Schaffer
Celia Schonfeld
Tami Siegal
Robin Siff
Darby Steiger
Brian Stein
David Wakser
Ruth Weil
Robert Zelwin
Woolf
Lyndon
Weingart
• Harriet & Harvey Freiman on the birth of a
granddaughter, Moselle Ruth Freiman.
• Rachel Bloch & Bryan Slomovitz on their wedding.
Grandmother is Evelyn Slomovitz.
Ginsberg
• Marian & Stuart Gertman on the engagement
of their daughter, Rabbi Jennifer Gertman, to
Michael Hartman.
If you have an achievement or mazal tov to share, please contact
Diane Shalom. We are happy to share your good news!
Freiman
Thank you to
Charles Rhynes
for 10 years of
dedicated service to
B’nai Jeshurun.
Gertman & Hartman Bloch & Slomovitz
Happy Milestone Anniversary to:
Joanne & Leonard Caminer
50 Years
JoAnn & Rob Green
30 Years
Beth & Frank Rosenberg
30 Years
Shawn & Barry Simon
20 Years
Lori & Brian Abraham
15 Years
Jodie & Seth Bromberg
15 Years
Barbara & Arthur Rosenfeld
15 Years
Raquel Flatow Haas & Michael Haas 10 Years
Milestone listings recognize birthdays at 5-year intervals
beginning with age 25, and every year after 90.
Anniversaries are recognized at 5-year intervals.
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Tribute Dinner
Tribute Dinner
honoring
Name: ______________________________Phone: ____________________
Hedy & Michael
Milgrom
Address: _______________________________________________________
June 28, 2015
Payment: _______________________________________________________
It is with gratitude and pride that we will
celebrate Hedy & Michael Milgrom at this year’s
Tribute Dinner on June 28, 2015. Congregants,
community members and clergy will gather
to recognize and thank the Milgroms for
their years of leadership, volunteerism and
philanthropy. Save the Date!
You can also recognize the Milgroms’ dedication
and commitment by purchasing a Tribute Ad
in the Program Book, which also serves as the
Congregational Directory. Honor the Milgroms,
thank our clergy, or send a message of greetings
-- the choice is yours.
Invitations will be mailed in early May.
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Tribute Ads are tax deductible and support the programs of B’nai Jeshurun. The deadline for
inclusion in the Program Book is May 11. For more information or to purchase a Tribute Ad
online, visit bnaijeshurun.org/TributeDinner or contact Paula Botkin.
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I plant for my children.”
- Talmud, Ta’anit
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B’nai Jeshurun to achieve our
greatest goals in the coming
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income source we can rely on for
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Appreciated stocks, life insurance policies and retirement plans can
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Make your dedication by April 30, 2015 to
be installed Spring 2015.
Courtyard pavers provide a lasting way to:
• Honor a family member or friend
• Pay tribute to a loved one
• Recognize a special event, wedding,
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endowment campaign plans and how you can be a part of it!
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Purim
Purim at B’nai Jeshurun was a huge success! Thank you to all of our
volunteers who helped sell tickets, run games, set-up and clean up.
Thanks to the Men’s Club for preparing all of our “nosh” and Yasher Koach
to Melissa Canowitz for all her hard work. Just wait until next year for our
150th... it’ll be Bigger and Better than ever!
Photos by Jonathan Koslen/New Image Photography , Lynn Katz Danzig and Shani Kadis.
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Pesach
Services 5775
Thursday, April 2: Search for hametz (evening)
Friday, April 3: Erev Pesach – 1st Seder
No eating of hametz after 11:20 am - sell and burn hametz
before 12:24 pm
7:00 am
6:00 pm
Combined Minyans; Siyyum b’Chorim (Fast of the First Born)
Mincha/Evening Service
Saturday, April 4: 1st Day of Pesach – 2nd Seder
9:15 am
Shabbat/Festival Service
6:00 pm
Mincha/Evening Service
Sunday, April 5: 2nd Day of Pesach
9:15 am
Festival Service
6:00 pm
Mincha/Evening Service
First days of Yom Tov end at 8:37 pm
Thursday, April 9: 6:00 pm
Erev 7th Day of Pesach
Mincha/Evening Service
Friday, April 10: 9:00 am
6:00 pm
7th Day of Pesach
Festival Service
Mincha/Evening Service
Saturday, April 11: 8th Day of Pesach
9:00 am
Shabbat/Festival Service/Yizkor/
Dedication of Memorial Plaques
11:00 am
Children’s Programming
during Yizkor
6:00 pm
Mincha/Evening Service
8:46 pm
Passover ends
If you sold your hametz through the shul, you may eat it
right away, as the sale reverts immediately.
HAMETZ TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
The transfer of the ownership of HAMETZ during the Pesach holiday will be accomplished by your signing and returning the form below. Please keep in mind that the Pesach season has always been a time for tzedakah. You may
choose any cause. Contributions to our B’nai Jeshurun Passover Fund will be distributed to MAZON, the National
Jewish Response to Hunger, to our Cleveland Jewish Relief Society, and to our local Passover Meals on Wheels and
Passover Assistance Fund project.
Date_____________________
I, _________________________________________________________________________________
(print name)
residing at _________________________________________________________________________
(street address)
(city)
do hereby authorize, empower and enable Rabbi Stephen Weiss of B’nai Jeshurun Congregation, to sell all the hametz
as defined by the Rabbis of the Talmud in the Tractate Pesachim, and which is located at the above address, to whomsoever he wishes provided that ownership of the same hametz is restored to its original owner one minute after the
close of the Festival of Pesach. In addition, I authorize Rabbi Stephen Weiss to appoint another agent to carry out this
sale in his stead. I also empower him to see the hametz located at the following locations under the same terms and
conditions as set forth: (please list name and address)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________
(signed)
Please return by Friday, April 3 at 9 am to B’nai Jeshurun Congregation (attn. Diane Shalom), 27501 Fairmount Blvd., Pepper Pike, OH
44124. Authorization forms will also be available following the conclusion of the Siyyum b’Chorim and are on the synagogue website.
SIYYUM B’CHORIM
Firstborns, normally required to fast the day before
Pesach, are relieved of this requirement by attending
a Torah study session (Siyyum) on the morning before
the holiday. This year’s Siyyum will be held on Friday,
April 3, at the conclusion of the Shaharit service.
There will be just one minyan beginning at 7:00 am
in Halpern Hall.
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If you are looking for home hospitality for the seders, or
are willing to open your home to guests, please contact
Rabbi Rudin-Luria. If you, or someone you know, will be
out of town and are looking for a seder to attend, visit:
www.projectreconnect.org.
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Donations
ABRAHAM FAMILY
COURTYARD FUND
In Honor of:
Birth of Logan Benjamin
Mandel; Engagement of Erica
Rosenthal to Adam Hirsh;
Speedy Recovery to Sandy
Wuliger by Harry & Roz
Abraham.
In Memory of:
Alvin Amster by Vic & Sue
Amster...Arthur Shesser,
Stuart Rosenstein and
Sylvia Scher by Harry & Roz
Abraham.
ABRAHAM-GRUENSPAN
HIGH HOLY DAY CHOIR
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of:
Milestone Birthday of Rose
Gelbart by Charles & Linda
Gruenspan.
JULIUS ABRAMS
MINYAN FUND
By: Malcolm & Evelyn
Brahms.
In Honor of:
Men’s Club Shabbat
honor by Mitchell Marder
& Mara Feldman…Michael
Milgrom’s retirement by
David & Diane Burgin.
In Memory of:
Marion Chernin by Marvin
Chernin…Max Kay by
Abraham & Bonnie Kay…
Micky Abrams by Julie
Abrams… Rose Greenberg
and Frances Rothman by
Bob & Judy Goodstein…
William Friedman by Joel &
Phyllis Gecht…Doris Weiss
by Sheldon & Faith Schaffer…
Jonas Miller by Kenny & Yael
Cohen…Molly Berlin by
Anna Pearl & Henrik Sperling.
ALIYAH FUND
By: Alan & Judith Riga.
In Honor of:
Birkat HaGomel by Robert &
Faith Racusin….Our Aliyah
by Ed & Roslyn Kowit…Our
Aliyah by Herb & Marilyn
Bell…My Torah honor
by Bernice Rothman…
David Cohen and Maury
Greenstein by Bill Jones
& Linda Schoenberg…Jay
Ross’s Aliyah by Jay Ross &
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Received as of February 15, 2015
To better manage administrative expenses, it is requested that contributions be at least $10 or more each.
Thank you for helping us reduce the synagogue’s cost, which increases the actual value of your gifts.
Susan Warshay.
In Memory of:
Michael Gottlieb by Ed
& Roslyn Kowit…William
Pinerman by Herb & Marilyn
Bell.
EUNICE AND ERNEST
BENCHELL ENDOWMENT
FUND
In Honor of:
Milestone Birthdays of Daryl
Bailey, Elayne Glueck, Gena
Cohen, Jay Ross, Jerry
Rothschild, Lois Teitelman,
Nate Oscar, Pete Copeland
and Ruth Dobres by Eunice &
Ernie Benchell.
In Memory of:
Mollye L. Davis by James &
Ellen Liss…Rebecca Miller
by Michele Sues…Julia &
Leon Weiss by Eunice & Ernie
Benchell.
BEVA BERKOWITZ USY FUND
In Memory of:
Rhonda Greenberg by
Murray & Mary Berkowitz.
BERMAN-LIPPA FAMILY
FOUNDATION
In Memory of:
Julius Berman, Sanford
Berman and Julius Lippa by
Michael & Lana Jacobson.
BLUESTONE-ROSE FAMILY
EDUCATION FUND
In Memory of:
Gertrude Bluestone and
Arthur Shesser by Marlene
Rose.
BOHNEN SCHAFFER
GARDEN FOUNDATION
In Honor of:
Milestone Birthday of Frances
Ritsky-Kluter by Aaron &
Andrea Canowitz.
PHYLLIS AND JULES
BOOKATZ FUND FOR
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS
In Memory of:
Phyllis Bookatz by David &
Debbie Shifrin.
LAWRENCE BOTNICK
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATON
In Memory of:
Sheila Botnick by Paul &
Harriet Dennis, David &
Debbie Shifrin and David &
Monica Arnstein.
TEMPLE BUILDING AND
DEVELOPMENT FUND
By: Stephanie Howard
Gutin and Allen Friedman.
In Honor of:
Yahrzeit notices by Nan
Zieleniec…Rabbi Weiss,
Rabbi Rudin-Luria and
Cantor Shifman by Lois
Shepard and Mitchell Marder
& Mara Feldman…Milestone
Birthday of Norman
Weissman by Jack & Beryl
Hazen and Arie & Jennifer
Swirsky…Milestone Birthday
of Jerry Rothschild by Pete &
Doris Copeland.
In Memory of:
A. Albert Derman by
Steven & Ava Derman…
Albert Weisberg by Estelle
Weisberg…Beatrice
Schweickert by
Margaret Conti…Ben
Adelman by Joel & Diane
Adelman…Bernard P.
Wiesenthal by Lee &
Barbara Friedman…Betty
M. Newman by Norman
Jacobs…Birdie Polster by
Joel Polster…Carrie Weiss
by Harriet and Sylvia Weiss…
Charlyne Schreck by Richard
Schreck…Jerome Streem
by Renee Schaffer…Louis
Markowitz by Jerry & Cindy
Brodsky…Esther Leiberman
Stulberg by Bernie & Carolyn
Stulberg…Jack Polster by
Joel Polster...Louis Gerson
by Florence Schreibman…
Marvin Weiss by Elliot &
Laura Weiss…Mary Bartell by
Lois Shepard… Ruth Lever
by Harry & Caren Lever…
Susan Lipman by Dan &
Karen Steiger… Faith Golub
by Shawn & Susan Sanders,
Jeffrey & Debbie Kay, Thomas
& Lorraine Weisman, Mark
Cohen & Miriam Vishny,
Joshua Polster & Eliana LeVine
and Jeff & Jenny Musgrave...
Jay & Esther Wish by Ron
Wish…Jewel Koletsky by
Robert & Ilene Neides…
Molly Berlin by Joshua
Polster & Eliana LeVine and
Eva Nordhauser...Rebecca
Miller by William & Bonnie
Meadows, Alan & Barbara
Rosskamm, Jay Ross & Susan
Warshay, Jonathan Eisengart
& Jodi Rich, Jeff & Cheryl
Apisdorf, Elaine Kaufman
& David Wakser, Reminger
Co., L.P.A., Ulmer & Berne LLP,
Barbara Amper, Richard &
Mady Kaiser, Bill Jones & Linda
Schoenberg, Laurie Walton
Toohey, Laura Rothschild
Bennett, Amy Savransky
Cadesky, Bob Nosal and Bob
Hein…Doris Weiss, Rhonda
Greenberg, Sandra “Sally”
Rosen, Sheila Botnick and
Sylvia Scher by Jay Ross
& Susan Warshay…Sylvia
Scher by Barbara Amper,
Richard & Mady Kaiser and Bill
Jones & Linda Schoenberg…
Selma Gerdy by Morton &
Eileen Hoicowitz…Stuart
Rosenstein by Rabbi Michael
& Michele Ungar.
CANTOR’S MUSIC FUND
In Honor of:
My Aliyah & Milestone
Birthday by Frances RitskyKluter…Cantor Shifman by
Susan Strait, Todd & Leah
Polikoff, Dale & Karen Nash,
Howard & Amy Groedel, Alan
& Gwenn Groedel, Howard
& Bonnie Potash and Jerry &
Cindy Brodsky.
In Memory of:
Bertha Polster by Lois
Kaye…Diane P. Bell and
Sheila Botnick by Herb &
Marilyn Bell…Lillian Save
by Raymond & Sandra
November…Nathan Ritsky
by Frances Ritsky-Kluter…
Sally Greenberg by Leonard
& Barbara Greenberg…Sam
Feig by Joe & Carol Feig…
Theodore Kronfeld by Jim
& Karen Glueck…Rebecca
Miller by Alan & Gwenn
Groedel and Marc & Nadia
Groedel…Doris Weiss by Gil
& Jodi Peleg…Sylvia Scher by
Jeffrey & Jill Zimon.
[email protected]
CHESED FUND
In Honor of:
Milestone Birthday of Lois
Teitelman by Murray &
Connie Altose…Milestone
Birthday of Ruth Dobres by
Bob & Sandy Berkowitz and
Murray & Connie Altose.
In Memory of:
Jonas Miller by Mark Cohen
& Miriam Vishny…Fred
Schwarz by Joel & Rachel
Schwarz…Joseph Greenblatt
by Allan & Marilyn Klein…
Jonas Miller by Nelson
Pole…Stuart Rosenstein by
Bob & Wendy Altmire.
DOBRES-BERKOWITZ
ISRAEL PROGRAMMING
FUND
In Honor of:
Milestone Birthday of Ruth
Dobres by Greg & Debbie
Shaw and Howard & Bonnie
Potash…Milestone Birthday
of Jay Ross by Ruth Dobres.
In Memory of:
David Dobres by Warren
& Zehava Sklar and David
& Debbie Shifrin…Stuart
Rosenstein, Sylvia Scher and
Yaakov Moshe Dobres by
Ruth Dobres.
ENDOWMENT FUND
In Honor of:
Milestone Birthday of Ed
Kowit by Keith, Beth, Kerry &
Renee Chelm.
ERENBERG FAMILY
PASTORAL CARE FUND
In Memory of:
Rose Esterson Ehrlich by
Gerry & Shu Erenberg.
GINSBERG FAMILY UNITED
SYNAGOGUE YOUTH (USY)
FUND
In Honor of:
Rabbi Foster; Speedy
Recovery to Marvin Zeichner
by Larry & Marcia Simon…The
Clergy by Dan & Shani Kadis.
In Memory of:
Stuart Rosenstein by Dan
& Shani Kadis, Jeff Brown &
Kim Cole, Howard & Arlyne
Bochnek, Bill & Shirley Haas,
Randy & Paula Botkin, Rabbi
Michael & Michele Ungar,
Dianne Millstein, Michael &
Julie Millstein, Joel & Rachel
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Heiser, David & Debbie Shifrin
and Jay Ross & Susan Warshay.
HARRY AND LOUISE GIPS
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION
FUND
In Honor of:
Speedy Recovery to Marvin
Horn by Harry & Louise Gips.
GOTTLIEB FAMILY FUND
FOR HOLOCAUST MISSIONS
In Honor of:
Birth of Adin Shemaya
Ferency by Marc & Grace
Brower.
In Memory of:
Rosalind Krasney by Marc &
Grace Brower.
SAM GREENBERGER CAMP
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
By: Norton Greenberger.
HAAS FAMILY
EDUCATION FUND
In Memory of:
Gertie Davis by Alan & Karen
Rosenberg…Molly Cohen
and Sylvia Scher by Bill &
Shirley Haas.
BESSIE HERSHEY
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
In Memory of:
Benjamin Davis by William &
Donna Davis…Esther Lefton
and Rebecca Miller by May
Hershey…Harriet Weisman
by Jed Weisman…Frederick
Steier and David Steier by
Ron & Michele Torch.
HIGH HOLY DAY
ALIYAH FUND
By: Jeffrey & Susan
Friedman, Lee & Ellen Jackson,
Stuart & Elin Meyer, Warren
& Anne Marie Wolfson and
David Ashpis & Rebekah
Dorman.
ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Memory of:
Lillian Light and Neil H.
Light by Marv Light.
JACK JACOBSON AND BELLE
WINOGRAD MEMORIAL
LIBRARY FUND
In Memory of:
Irwin H. Milner by William
& Eunice Leizman…Yetta
Kahane by Jacqueline
Freedman…David Dobres
by David Ashpis & Rebekah
Dorman…Faith Golub by
David & Gail Kaplin…Molly
Cohen, Richard Richter and
Sandra “Sally” Rosen by
B’nai Jeshurun Fellowship
Committee.
ETOLE AND JULIAN KAHAN
FINE ARTS ENDOWMENT
FUND
In Memory of:
Richard “Dick” Richter by
Julian & Etole Kahan.
JODY AND LAURA KATZNER
FAMILY FUND
In Honor of:
Birthday of Laura Katzner by
Louis & Linda Katzner.
In Memory of:
Jonas Miller, Lillian & Philip
Spector, Lillian & Jack Fane,
Shirley & Nathan Finkelstein
and Sylvia & J. Benjamin
Katzner by Jody & Laura
Katzner.
ARLENE F. KARKLIN
LIBRARY FUND
In Honor of:
Milestone Birthday of Beverly
Schenker by Steve & Debra
Karklin.
CLARENCE KOHN ISRAEL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Memory of:
Jonas Miller by Abraham &
Idelle Wolf.
SAM AND DOROTHY KOHN
FOUNDATION
In Memory of:
Lester Brodsky by Jerome &
Elaine Kohn.
SANFORD AND GLORIA
KURLAND EARLY
CHILDHOOD FUND
In Memory of:
Alan Goldberg and Stuart
Rosenstein by Kenny &
Amanda Kurland…the
Krasney Family’s mother,
Rozzy by Gloria Kurland.
MITCHELL LEUTENBERG
SCHOOL FUND
In Memory of:
Mary Bradley’s mother by
Jay & Ester Leutenberg.
LINDEN FAMILY CEREMONIAL
COUTYARD FUND
In Memory of:
Charlotte Amper by Barbara
Amper…Jonas Miller, Mollie
Finger Berlin, Rebecca
Miller, Sheila Botnick and
Sylvia Scher by Michael
Linden.
MILDRED ROSE AND
GEORGE MANDEL
EDUCATION FUND
In Memory of:
Carol Goldstein and Evelyn
Skolnik by Millie Mandel.
MEYER M. MARCUS
FELLOWSHIP FUND
In Memory of:
Lester Brodsky by Jerry &
Cindy Brodsky.
MAZON HUNGER FUND
In Honor of:
Rabbi Weiss for mishaberach
by Mitchell Marder & Mara
Feldman.
In Memory of:
Maximilian Leonard
Solomon by Jerry & Linda
Siegan…Esther Schreiber
by David Ashpis & Rebekah
Dorman.
MOSKOWITZ ENDOWMENT
FUND FOR OPERATIONS
In Memory of:
Gail Birrer by Ron & Bunny
Moskowitz…Jonas Miller by
the Moskowitz-Marderstein
Family.
LEO AND SALLY MOSS
LIBRARY FUND
In Memory of:
Rebecca Miller by David &
Judy Zwick.
PRAYERBOOK FUND
In Memory of:
Barnet Adler by David &
Lauren Feiglin.
RABBIS DISCRETIONARY
FUND
By: Richard Miller.
In Honor of:
Rabbi Weiss by Eleanor
Steigman, Shirley Gold, Steve
& Debra Karklin, Howard
& Amy Groedel and Alan &
Gwenn Groedel,…Rabbi
Schachter by Paul & Sherry
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Blackman…Rabbi Weiss,
Rabbi Hecht and Rabbi
Rudin-Luria by Jerry & Cindy
Brodsky…Rabbi Rudin-Luria
by Susan Strait, Howard &
Amy Groedel, Alan & Gwenn
Groedel, Drew & Ilene
Winick, Howard & Bonnie
Potash and Gregg Birrer…
Milestone Birthday of Michael
Guggenheim by Michael &
Abbey Guggenheim…Birth
of Rebecca Leah Levin by
Nancy Levin…Marriage of
Arielle Gottlieb to David
Goler by Steven & Joni
Wasserman…My Milestone
Birthday by Marcia
Schreibman.
In Memory of:
Jack Polster by Lois Kaye…
Rebecca Miller by Alan &
Gwenn Groedel…Gene Weiss
and Brad Weiss by Libby
Lerman…Gertrude Ickovic
by Myron & Arlette Baker…
Hilda Gibberman by Mel &
Bobbi Roth…Lois Gruhin
Lesser by Brian Lesser…
Marion Reet by Al Reet…
Nettie Shagrin by Frani
Shagrin…Regina Friedman,
Robert Blake and Sanford
Friedman by Marty & Carole
Blake…Sam Dwosh by
Shirley Gold…Rebecca Miller
by Alan & Gwenn Groedel,
Gary & Harriet Mann, Alec
& Marcia Berezin and Marc
& Nadia Groedel…Jonas
Miller by Bill & Shirley Haas…
Louise Miller by Jeffrey & Jill
Zimon…Molly Berlin by Toby
Macknin and Sally Turbow…
Sheila Botnick by Susan
Strait…Sylvia Scher by Toby
Macknin and Dale & Karen
Nash…Carol Frankel by
Steven & Joni Wasserman.
Rosenstein by Avery &
Susannah Cohen…Edith
R. Michael and Bertha B.
Rosenthal by Irv & Flora
Lewis.
ROSENZWEIG SINGER
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Memory of:
Blanche Singer, Celia
Rosenzweig and Harold
Singer by Arnold & Alta
Rosenzweig.
JONATHAN ROTH TORAH
FUND
In Honor of:
George Becker by Alice Roth.
In Memory of:
David Dobres by Stuart &
Linda Schulhof…Jonathan
Roth by Lee Ascherman &
Lindsay Levine.
RUTH AND GEORGE
ROTHSTEIN ISRAEL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Memory of:
Ruth & George Rothstein by
Daniel & Mary Ann Rothstein.
RABBI MOSHE RUBINSTEIN
USY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of:
Milestone Birthday of David
Weiss by Steve & Naomi
Weiss.
RUTSKY FAMILY EDUCATION
FUND
In Memory of:
Molly Berlin and Sheila
Botnick by Alan & Salli Rutsky.
THOMAS AND RICHARD
SHATTEN MEMORIAL FUND
In Honor of:
Beverlee Rosenbluth by
Shirley Shatten.
LILLIAN AND HARVEY
PHILIP ROSENSTEIN BOOK
FUND
In Memory of:
Molly Berlin, Norman
Uchitel and Sylvia Scher by
Paul & Helen Wolf.
RABBI RUDOLPH M.
ROSENTHAL MEMORIAL
FUND
In Memory of:
Ann Cohen, Bertha
Rosenthal, Rebecca Miller,
Sheila Botnick and Stuart
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In Memory of:
Richard Shatten by Shirley
Shatten.
STELLA AND JACK SHIFRIN
MEMORIAL FUND
In Memory of:
Albert J. Eisenberg, Esther
Schreiber, Sylvia S. Scher,
Herbert Nash, Michelle G.
Levin, Norman Bonder,
Rebecca Miller, Richard W.
Smith and Stanley Koslen by
David & Debbie Shifrin.
TORAH PRESERVATION
FUND
In Memory of:
Milton Kronick by Ethel
Klein…Molly Berlin by Barry
Levy…Norman Amster by Vic
& Sue Amster.
WYNBRANDT FAMILY
FUND FOR BUILDING
MAINTENANCE
In Memory of:
Harry and Jack Wynbrandt
by Daniel & Rose Lash.
HARVEY AND ADELE
WYNBRANDT MEMORIAL
FUND
In Memory of:
Harvey Wynbrandt by Daniel
& Rose Lash.
YOMTOVIAN EDUCATION
FUND
In Memory of:
Roslyn Yomtovian by
Howard & Donna Sperber and
Dale & Barbara Markowitz.
IDA AND SAM ZELWIN
FAMILY FUND
In Honor of:
Milestone Birthday of Joni
Wasserman by Larry & Ileen
Boro.
In Memory of:
Sam Zelwin by Larry & Ileen
Boro and Robert & Ronna
Zelwin.
VIDEO STREAMING
In Honor of:
Our Aliyah by Jay & Leslie
Weller.
In Memory of:
Herta Weil and Moses
Schnerb by Jay & Leslie
Weller.
HAZAK SHABBAT
By: Dan & Miriam Rose.
The Albert Fishman - Phil
Thal Men’s Club Fund
In honor of:
Dr. Murray & Mary
Berkowitz by Rabbi Michael
& Sheila Hecht
Please note: Donations may be made by mailing or bringing in a note to the
synagogue office detailing the name of the fund, the reason for the donation, to whom
acknowledgement should be made, and the donor’s name, along with a check made out
to B’nai Jeshurun Congregation. It would be greatly appreciated if checks for donations
were separate from other checks to the congregation.
For Sisterhood Enrichment Fund, please mail your donations and full information to
Millie Mandel, 25805 Fairmount Blvd., #103, Beachwood 44122. For Torah Fund, please
mail your donations and full information to Lynne Friedman, 180 Fox Hollow Drive, #304,
Mayfield Heights, 44124.
Thank you to our February
kiddush & bima flower sponsors:
February 7: The bima flowers were a
gift from Nadia & Marc Groedel and Amy
& Howard Groedel in memory of their
father, Philip Groedel.
February 21: The bima flowers were a
gift from Robin & Mark Rood in memory
of her mother, Tillie Stromberg. The
kiddush was sponsored in part by
Harriet Rosenberg Mann & Gary Mann
in memory of the 30th yahrzeit of her
father, Dr. Milton Rosenberg.
TIDINGS
Vol 88, No. 3
April 2015
Nisan/Iyar 5775
(ISSN 2327-2341)
is published monthly except January and July by
B’nai Jeshurun Congregation
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April 2015
SUNDAY
MONDAY
Nisan/Iyar 5775
TUESDAY
RECURRING EVENTS
Tuesdays at 10:30 am Torah Study with Susan Wyner
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
1
9:45 am
Someone Special
& Me
2
Search for
Hametz (evening)
Thursdays at 12:10 pm Lunch & Learn
Commerce Park IV (corner of Chagrin & Green)
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
3
1st Seder;
Office closes
at noon
7:00 am Minyan;
Fast of the
Firstborn (Siyyum
b’Chorim)
Fridays at 10:15 am Kinder Shabbat & Open Playroom
Saturdays at 9:00 am Starbucks, Bread & Torah
4
1st day
Passover;
2nd Seder
9:15 am Festival
Service
6:00 pm Service
2nd day Passover;
Counting of the
Omer begins
5
6
7
6:00 pm
Matzah Meal
8
9
Erev 7th Day
Passover; Office
closes at noon
7th Day
Passover;
Office closed
10
9:00 am Festival
Service
9:15 am Festival
Service
6:00 pm Service
12
7:30 pm Board 13
of Trustees Meeting
14
12:00 pm
Sisterhood Lunch
& Learn
9:45 am
Someone
Special & Me
15
Yom HaShoah
16
7:00 pm Yom
HaShoah Program
@Green Rd.
Synagogue
Rosh Hodesh
Iyar
19
Rosh Hodesh I
yar
20
9:30 am Chesed @
Ronald McDonald
House
21
7:00 pm Yom
HaZikaron
Commemoration @
Mandel JCC
Yom
HaZikaron
22
9:45 am Someone
Special & Me
12:00 pm FJMC
Luncheon
17
5:30 pm
Shabbat Read-In
& Dinner
7:00 pm Shabbat
Rocks!; Anniversary
Shabbat;
Birthday Shabbat
Yom
Ha’Atzmaut
23
5:30 pm Yom
Ha’Atzmaut
Celebration @ Park
Synagogue Main
9:00 pm Young
Leadership
After Party @ Park
Synagogue Main
School
Shabbaton @
Camp Wise
24
6:00 pm Service
8th Day
Passover
11
9:00 am Festival
Service; Yizkor
8:46 pm
Passover ends
9:00 am
Service; Jacob
Solomon Bar
Mitzvah
School
Shabbaton @
Camp Wise
18
25
9:00 am Service
10:30 am Shabbat
b’Yachad
10:30 am Shabbat
Shelanu
12:00 pm Men’s
Club Lunch & Learn
School
Shabbaton @
Camp Wise
26
27
28
9:45 am
Someone
Special & Me
29
7:00 pm Atid @
Melting Pot
30
10:00 am Shtetl
Program
11:30 am
Sisterhood Torah
Fund Luncheon
12:30 pm
Mishpachot/
Kulanu Earth Day @
Penitentiary Glen
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