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The Messenger
Nissan/Iyar 5775
April 2015
R ABBI ’ S M ESSAGE
One of my
fondest memories of my youth
is the experience
I had as a counselor and Hazzanut
specialist at Camp Ramah in
Utterson, Ontario, Canada. This
beautiful, rustic landscape located
140 miles north of Toronto was a
beautiful location to appreciate all
of the Jewish activities that a
summer at Ramah brings along
with the magnificence of nature
and cool, clear weather of northern
Canada. One of my responsibilities
that summer was to teach the
correct tropes for Torah reading,
Haftorah, Megillah and High Holy
Day cantillation to the older campers, under the supervision of my
mentor Cantor Saul Wachs, who
was a marvelous Hazzan and one
of the leading educators of the
Conservative movement. I learned
a great deal from Dr. Wachs that
summer. In addition, the Director
of the Camp was Donald Adelman,
a former student of my Dad’s from
Bridgeport, CT who had devoted a
good deal of his life to the Camp
Ramah movement.
By the way, I recommend to all
of the parents of our congregation
to send their children to any of the
several Camp Ramahs that are
available. They are all wonderful
and valuable places for our children to have an incredible summer. Generous scholarships are
available through the generosity of
Sidney and Meralee Schlusselberg.
As a member of the staff, I had
a day off every week, so usually two
or three of us would take the 2½
hour drive to spend time in Toronto. Toronto is a town of great
culture, history, and education. The
Jewish population is about 170,000.
There are numerous synagogues,
kosher markets and restaurants,
Jewish Community Centers, religious goods stores, and many
Jewish cultural activities each
month. I really enjoyed those days
in Toronto.
I was invited to return to
Toronto this past March where I
was the guest speaker at the
Darchei Noam synagogue. I had the
opportunity to speak on the subject
of the “Return of the Anusim,”
which as you know has been a
passion of mine since moving to El
Paso. Prior to my talk, Sharon and I
had the opportunity to meet the
wonderful spiritual leader of the
congregation, Rabbi Tina Grimberg.
Rabbi Grimberg grew up in the
Ukraine where she, as one of the
Soviet “Refuseniks,” never had the
opportunity to learn about her
religion. When she, and so many
other Jews were allowed to leave
the Soviet Union, she came to
Indianapolis as a teenager, and
immediately was involved in the
cause of freeing Soviet Jews. Tina
became a family therapist, and at
the same time became a student of
Rabbi Sandy Sasso, who, together
with her husband, Rabbi Dennis C.
Sasso, were rabbis of Congregation
Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis.
Tina became so inspired by her
Rabbinic mentor that she attended
Hebrew Union College and was
ordained as a rabbi in 2001. She
has been the rabbi at the synagogue in Toronto for ten years.
She shared many stories of growing up as a Jew who could not
learn about her religion until she
left the Ukraine, and I saw a great
deal of similarity with what many
Hispanic crypto-Jews were forced
to endure.
Over 100 people attended my
talk and a number of attendees
revealed their stories of hidden
Jewish identity during the question
con’t on p. 2
Inside this issue...
Candle lighting and Services
2
President’s Message
3
Upcoming Events
3-5
Passover
6
Sisterhood
7
Simchas
8
BZUSY
8
Yahrzeits
9
Donations
10
Blast from the Past
11
Calendar
12
and much more...
and answer time. Even in a location far away from the
Southwest of the United States, there are crypto-Jews who
are exploring their Jewish roots. According to a recent
census, the largest Latin American Canadian population
is in Toronto, with that number about 100,000. Montreal
has approximately 75,000, Vancouver 23,000, Calgary
13,000 and Ottowa 11,000. If only 10% of that population
has Jewish roots, that is still a significant potential increase of the world Jewish population. I met Canadians
whose roots were from Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Colombia, El
Salvador, and Mexico. Articles about my visit appeared in
both Spanish and English periodicals. While in Toronto we
visited the largest synagogue in North America, Beth
Tzedec Synagogue, had lunch at a Kosher restaurant and
bought items for our grandchildren at a Jewish book
store.
We also travelled to Niagara Falls which was actually
frozen. We had not been there in over 30 years. It was so
beautiful with just a few places beginning to thaw out.
With the mist forming where the Falls were melting, in
the deep blue water, it was clear that only God could have
formed such an artistic and natural creation.
Once again it was a wonderful opportunity for me to
represent Congregation B’nai Zion in another country and
to renew experiences from a long time ago. Our synagogue is well known in many places throughout the
world, and our Canadian Jewish brothers and sisters have
asked me to give you their fond greetings and blessing.
Stephen A. Leon
Rabbi
C ANDLE L IGHTING T IMES
Friday
April
3
~
7:08 pm
April
10
~
7:14 pm
April
17
~
7:19 pm
April
24
~
7:23 pm
Candle lighting for Passover
may be found on page 6
SYNAGOGUE SERVICES
Daily ~ Monday thru Friday 7:00 am
Monday thru Thursday 6:30 pm
Friday evening 6:15 pm
(unless listed otherwise)
Saturday morning & Holidays 9:30 am
Saturday Mincha ~ please check calendar
(followed by Seudah Shlesheet & Ma’ariv)
Sunday (unless Holiday) 8:30 am & 5:00 pm
IMPORTANT
***
B’nai Zion Officers and Staff
As of April 1st, 2015
Congregation B'nai Zion will be switching
over to our new website, ShulCloud.
Through the use of ShulCloud you will be
able to view your membership account,
upcoming events and pay online. All of our
weekly e-blasts will be sent through
ShulCloud. The website is mobile friendly.
Please call the shul (915-833-2222) to
update your email address for the
ShulCloud Portal.
Rabbi
Administrative Director
Program Director
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
3rd Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
USY President
USY Advisor
Messenger Layout & Editor
Stephen A. Leon
Annalie Rollins
Denise Tolentino
Cesar Carrasco
Alan Cohen
David Sabal
Shane Lipson
Ernest Eisenberg
John Garcia
Eddy Madero
Rachel Leon
Joyce Gronich
The Messenger is published monthly, except July and August
DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE MESSENGER IS April 15
Articles and pictures should be emailed to the synagogue office at
[email protected]
Congregation B’nai Zion

805 Cherry Hill  El Paso, Texas 79912
www.congregationbnaizion.org
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915-833-2222
P RESIDENT ’ S M ESSAGE
I hope you have enjoyed the
many programs we have hosted at
our Congregation during these past
few months. On December 8th, the
Anusim Center and Congregation
B’nai Zion welcomed Sarah Aroeste,
who captivated us with her beautiful
Sephardic songs and music. Then on January 17th we
transformed our social hall, treating you to a Fabulous
Casino Night that was full of fun, and presented an
excellent opportunity to socialize. On March 1st,
through a grant from the Jewish Federation of El Paso,
we hosted the Shalom Broadway Revue which was a
resounding success, showcasing the singing and
acting skills of many very talented members of our
community. If you missed any of these outstanding
programs, you really missed out on having a great
time.
However, do not despair. Shortly after our
second night Pesach Community Seder this month
we will be hosting the community’s Yom HaAtzmaut celebration on the 26th. This is another
program being organized together with the Jewish
Federation through one of their grants. We will have
many activities, including the performance of Hagit
Yaso, who in 2011 won the Kokhav Nolad (Israeli
version of American Idol). This promises to be
another excellent program, and I hope you can join
us to celebrate Israel’s independence together with
all of the El Paso community.
May this season of Pesach be an opportunity for
all of us to join together in the strengthening of our
Jewish community in El Paso.
Chag Sameach!
Cesar Carrasco
President, Congregation B’nai Zion
[email protected]
Congregation B'nai Zion
hosts Community Yom Ha'Atzmaut
2015 event
On April 26 at 11OO am, El Paso will mark the 67th
anniversary of Israel's Independence with an Israeli
and local program. This program is FREE and will
include:
Program starts in the sanctuary:
 Honoring the Israeli fallen soldiers and the
victims of terror
 A short movie that depicts Israel's achievements
 Presenting awards to students who won the art
and poetry contests
 Hagit Yaso from Israel will perform with our local
students
Continues in social hall:
 Israeli food
 Booths from Jewish organizations
 Community Choir
 Jumping Castle
To participate in the community choir, come to
rehearsals on Sunday, April 19th, at 12:00 p.m. and
Thursday, April 23rd, at 6:30 p.m. at Temple Mount
Sinai.
To become a sponsor, please contact Daniel Chejfec
at 842-9552 or [email protected].
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El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center’s
2015 Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Days of Remembrance Commemoration
Seventy years ago, Allied soldiers came face to face with the depth of man’s inhumanity to man as they liberated Nazi
concentration camps and killing centers. The small number of survivors left were faced with a loss of family and home.
Many chose to leave, to make a home somewhere new, somehwere not haunted by the shadows of the Holocaust.
Seventy years later, as anti-Semitism once again increases and the number of living survivors dwindles, the need to
remember becomes even more pressing. Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Days of Remembrance, memorializes the millions
of victims of the Holocaust and honors the survivors, particularly those who made El Paso their home after the war. This
year El Paso Holocaust survivors will speak, along with their children and grandchildren, on the experiences they endured, the impact of the Holocaust on generations, and the importance of carrying on the legacy of survival.
This commemoration is open to the public. There is no cost to attend.
Details:
What: El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center’s
“2015 Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Days of Remembrance, Commemoration”
When: Sunday - April 19, 2015 – 2:00PM
Where: Temple Mount Sinai, 4408 N. Stanton
Information: Jamie Williams, 915.351.0048 ext. 28
or [email protected] or www.elpasoholocaustmuseum.org
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We need volunteers to serve on the shul board
Each year we elect members to fill openings on our board.
Our nominating committee will be meeting soon to select
a slate of candidates for congregational approval at our
annual meeting in May.
We are seeking synagogue members to serve on our
board who are passionate about furthering our extraordinary synagogue mission and helping to ensure that
Congregation B’nai Zion flourishes and endures. We have
key decisions before us impacting our present and future.
If you would like to be considered for this important
work through service on our board, please contact Debra
Pazos at [email protected] or 833-1391.
~ to Felicia Rubin for sponsoring the Seudah Shlesheet
in memory of her brother, Salomon Frankel.
w i t h R a b b i L eo n
T ea a n d To ra h
Book of Job:
Who was Job and what did he teach us?
Wednesday mornings: 11:00 am till noon
Dates: April 22, 29
r ea d in g H ebr ew
and
t he bo ok o f g en es i s
Wednesday evenings: 6:45 – 7:45 pm
Dates: April 22, 29
Join us for Minyan first at 6:30 pm
Tof Miriam Healing Drum Circle
~ to Alejandra Sosa for sponsoring the Sunday morning
Bagel Breakfast in memory of her oldest brother,
Guillermo Sosa Carreon.
April 12th at 2:30 PM
Congregation B’nai Zion
Ladies, fellow sisters, come and treat
yourself to the time & company of other women, for sharing and healing. Since the crossing
of the Sea of Reeds, and before, Jewish
women have been singing & chanting to the
rhythm of the frame drum. The use of voice,
rhythm, and music for healing is an ancient
tradition. Come experience the spiritual and
healing power of the Tof Miriam (Miriam's
drum), and discover the power of the Divine
Feminine in yourself, in our Jewish history, and
in our Jewish texts. I look forward to seeing
you all!
If you have a hand drum of any kind, a
tambourine, a shaker, please bring it! I will also
have some hand drums available. This first
gathering will be for women only, and no
children please.
Blessings,
Neorah García
~ to Hadassah El Paso for sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat
in honor of Hadassah Shabbat.
Children's Shabbat Service
ages 4-8
led by Sherry Grinsteiner
10:30 am to noon
April 25
May 2 & 16
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2nd Night of Passover
Community Seder
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Mincha will begin at 6:45 pm
followed by the Seder
Dinner catered by Gerry Chaplain
$25.00 adults
$15.00 for children under 13
children 4 and under eat free
If you would like to attend, please check with the shul office (833-2222)
to see if there is still availability.
PASSOVER SERVICES
FORM FOR SALE OF HAMETZ
I/We ______________________________________
hereby authorize Rabbi Stephen Leon to dispose of all
hametz which may be in my/our possession, wherever
it may be, at home, place of business, or elsewhere in
accordance with the requirements and provisions of
Jewish Law.
Friday,
April 3
Fast of the First Born
Chametz sale deadline
Mincha & 1st evening Passover
Candle lighting
6:45 am
9:00 am
6:45 pm
7:08 pm
Saturday,
April 4
Shachrit 1st day Passover
Mincha & 2nd evening Passover
followed by Community Seder
Candle lighting
9:30 am
6:45 pm
Shachrit 2nd day Passover
Mincha/Conclusion of 2nd day
9:30 am
7:15 pm
Thursday,
April 9
Mincha & 7th evening Passover
Candle lighting
7:00 pm
7:13 pm
Friday,
April 10
Shachrit 7th day Passover
Mincha & 8th evening Passover
Candle lighting
9:30 am
7:00 pm
7:14 pm
Shabbat/Shachrit 8th day Passover
Yizkor (time approximate)
Mincha & conclusion of Passover
Holiday ends
9:30 am
11:00am
7:20 pm
8:14 pm
Sunday,
April 5
NAME _____________________________________
ADDRESS _________________________________
CITY ______________________________________
Saturday,
April 11
Please return this form by
Friday morning, April 3 at 9:00 am.
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8:09 pm
S ISTERHOOD
Power in the Kitchen: Coffee and Cooking
Words Have Power 2: Book Club
Sunday, April 19
10:30 a.m.
The Storyteller
Social Hall
by Jodi Picoult
If you’ve never been in the synagogue kitchen, here’s
your chance! Sisterhood members are invited to this
general membership meeting to drink coffee, tour the
synagogue kitchens, sample some treats prepared in
our kitchen, and participate in the election of the Sisterhood officers and board for the 2015-2016 year. While
there is no charge for this event, please RSVP to Patty
Hutman at 833-1566 or [email protected] by
Wednesday, April 15.
Join us for a book discussion
led by Annette Stone
Thursday, April 30
7:00 pm
Temple Mt. Sinai board room
sponsored by,
CBZ Sisterhood, Women of Reform Judaism, Hadassah
refreshments will be served
“In this searingly honest novel, Jodi Picoult gracefully
explores the lengths we will go in order to protect our
families and to keep the past from dictating the future.”
Thank you to Congregation B’nai Zion members,
Sisterhood members, Development Committee members, administrative staff, Purim bag assemblers,
deliverers, and the underwriters and benefactors who
made our Shalach Manot project a great success!
Purim Volunteers:
Orders Chair – Patty Hutman
List input – Annalie Rollins
Purchasing – Judy Grodin
Treasurer – Joan Korn
Routes Chair – Kristin Kimmelman
game
day
Filling Misloach Manot bags: Judy Grodin, Sofia
Kaplan, Kristin Kimmelman, Patty and Mark Hutman,
Joan and Ken Korn, Eileen Armour, Cathy and Jeff
Weislow, Scott Feldt, Holly Hernandez, Renaye Feldt,
Karen Kaplowitz, Boy Scout Troop 613 members –
Isaac Weislow, Jonah Silverman, Elijah Higgins
Delivery of Bags: Eileen Armour, Blanca Carrasco,
Alan and Julian Cohen, Jennifer and Elise Ehrlich,
Ernest Eisenberg, Scott and Renaye Feldt, Liz and
Connor Fraker, John and Neorah Garcia, Herry Gaono,
Robin Gold, Ann and Bruce Gronich, Patty and Mark
Hutman, David and Kristin Kimmelman, Ellyce and
Jaiden Kimmelman, David Klahr, Sylvia Krapin, Eitan
and Audrey Lavi, Simone Levy, Joyce Lieb, Jeanne,
Marshall and Ross Lipson, Consuelo Madero, Annalie
Rollins, Jay and Roni Spetalnick, Denise Tolentino,
Weislow Family
Underwriters: Bill and Jessica Carvajal
Benefactors: Mike Batkin
Martha and Cliff Eisenberg
Robin and Tony Furman
Evelyn Goodman
Felicia Rubin
Upcoming …
Transfer of Power: Chai Tea Installation of Officers
Sunday, May 17 ~ 2:00 p.m.
Power of Humor: Jewish Women in Comedy
“Making Trouble” a documentary film
Sunday, May 31 ~ 6:00 p.m.
details to follow...
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A PRIL B IRTHDAYS
01 Dr. Lauren Davis
Lisa Mitchell
A PRIL
A NNIVERSARIES
14 Barry Karch
15 Walter Chayes
Dr. Parviz Neiman
Louis Rosenbaum
02 Rena Marcus
Sharon Stein
03 Bill & Yolanda Radcliffe
03 Charles Ramenofsky
Robert Teplitz
16 Sonya Loya
10 Sam & Gayle Belford
13 Greg & Shelby Rubin
04 Wendy Siegel
05 Holly Hernandez
17 Mario Ochoa-Gurany
19 Dr. William Berry
Ruth Deener
16 Samuel & Lea Kessel
06 Peggy Feinberg
07 Peggy Kovan
09 Stuart Shiloff
Robert Warach
10 Mike Batkin
Claire Pulner
Dr. Jerry Schwartz
11 Seymour Becker
19 Michael & Suzi Aaronson
20 Leslie Beckoff
Rose Holland
Elaine Krasne
21 Elena Goldman
22 Samuel Cohen
to David Cohen on being inducted into
the Sun City Athletic Trainers Association
Hall of Fame
23 Fred Hirsh
Mary Ann Plaut
29 Susan Ann Stine
The Simcha page this month is sponsored by the
Mt. Franklin Insurance Agency. If you would like
information on how they can meet your needs,
please call Shane Lipson or Bill Carvajal at
915-599-2900.
BZUSY N EWS
to Susan Eisen Fine Jewelry, Watches &
Gallery who was voted as the “Best Bling”
in El Paso (10 years in a row)
Congregation B'nai Zion, B'nai Zion Sisterhood
and B'nai Zion USY are all beneficiaries of
Come to our
Chocolate Seder
Saturday, April 11
7:20 pm
Join us for Mincha/Ma’ariv and Havdalah
followed by our Chocolate Seder
Elections for 2015-16 will be held on May 3, 2015.
If you will be in 9th-12th grade for the 2015-16
school year and are interested in running for a
board position, please let your advisor know.
**watch your email for more details**
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A PRIL Y AHRZEITS
4/2 (Nissan 13)
William Daniels
Abraham Fox
Theresa Pulner
Brunia Weiss
4/3 (Nissan 14)
Lena Behrman
Yolanda Berger
Hyman Felsen
Harry Klahr
Jennifer Lupien
Alicia Nadler
Leah Sheiness
Jacob Ziinder
4/4 (Nissan 15)
Larry Armour
Harold Fox
Gershon Gottlieb
Toby Leon
Enrique Margolis
Ann Seif
4/5 (Nissan 16)
Abner Charbit
Benjamin Feinberg
Belle Goodman
William Grodin
Beverly Ann Johnson
Clement Marcus
4/12 (Nissan 23)
Ada Goldberg
Jack Lieberman
4/6 (Nissan 17)
Sarah Furman
4/7 (Nissan 18)
Sol Freed
Marvin Kasner
Connie Rodriguez
4/15 (Nissan 26)
Ray Engman
Arthur Silbert
4/8 (Nissan 19)
Aba Chasens
Celia Golden
Samuel Gronich
Martha Scoggin
4/9 (Nissan 20)
Louis Lieberman
Michael Neumark
Agnes Schaechner
Gilbert Zlotnick
4/17 (Nissan 28)
Benjamin Erlich
4/10 (Nissan 21)
Bernard Liftin
James Sabal
4/11 (Nissan 22)
Judd Beckoff
Luis Braun
4/13 (Nissan 24)
Eleanor Greenberg
Samuel Kovan
Persephone Sabal
4/16 (Nissan 27)
Ida Retzkin
Imre Sugar
4/18 (Nissan 29)
Lazarus Blum
Josefina Kaim
Anita Kaplan
Sam Zaben
4/19 (Nissan 30)
Beatrice Burgheim
Richard Jaffee5
Esther Kimmelman
Jacob Kishk
4/20 (Iyar 1)
Gershon Ettinger
Leah Kasper
4/21 (Iyar 2)
Ida Bloomfield
Hymie Kasper
Bernard Pergricht
Rosalie Silberg
4/23 (Iyar 4)
Tanya Bork
Salvador Braun
Alfred Gladstein
Nathan Rosen
Maurice Veta
4/24 (Iyar 5)
Max de Mayo
Sarah Ettinger
Meyer Gordon
Zollie Green
Chaim Kimmelman
Vicki Rosen
Mauricio Sidransky
4/25 (Iyar 6)
Sally Braymes
Ida Cohen
May Kofsky
Benjamin Nitka
4/27 (Iyar 8)
Eugene Roth
Leon Siegelman
4/28 (Iyar 9)
Abe Glazer
4/29 (Iyar 10)
Maria Corral
Joel Kaplowitz
Amelia Reisel
Yakove Reisel
Betty Rosen
Clara Rosen
Stanley Silverstein
4/30 (Iyar 11)
Irwin Behrman
Shirley Langer
Fred Licht
Ida Spivack
Juergen Strauss
4/26 (Iyar 7)
Yishiyah Binetsky
Morris Freed
Shalom
Broadway
Shalom Broadway entertained a delighted crowd
at the Congregation B'nai Zion social hall on
March 1, 2015. The show featured show tunes by
Jewish lyricists and composers. Thanks to the
cast, crew, audience, CBZ staff, Boy Scout Troop
613, and Jewish Federation of El Paso for making
it a success.
Photo of cast and crew: Top, left to right: Mario
Tarin Acosta, Stephen Jones, Dan Wright, Don
Scharf, Scott Feldt, Susan Stine; Middle: Renaye
Feldt, Sandra Vexler, Joyce Lieb, Debra Pazos,
Kristin Kimmelman; Front: Marco Briones, Dave
Edwards, Hannah Holland, Galilea Briones, Litzy
Briones, Lety Briones, Bernadine Belkin, David
Sabal.
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D ONATIONS
Building Fund
yahrzeit for father, Samuel Armour
Richard and Eileen Armour
in honor of Beverly Robinson on her
special birthday
Scott and Lynn Kobren
in memory of Fay Oxman
Mark and Sara Blaugrund
in memory of Marc Rose
Mark and Sara Blaugrund
Herbert and Brenda Ehrlich
Cantor David Leon
Biblical Gardens
yahrzeit for aunt, Anna Tarlowe
Sherman and Sandra Levenson
in honor of Sarita Heller on her
special birthday
Bertie Siegelman
speedy recovery for my wife, Sandra
Sherman Levenson
speedy recovery to Ina Kurland
Lester and Cherryll Lieberman
Alice Kasner
William and Nada Aziz
Yahrzeit for mother, Janice Kent
Howard and Mona Goldberg
Cemetery Fund
yahrzeit for father, Albert Esquenazi
Henry Esquenazi
in memory of Jaime Epstein
Lester and Cherryll Lieberman
condolences to the family of Marc
Rose on their loss
Tom and Sandra Dula
in memory of Fay Oxman
Tom and Sandra Dula
yahrzeit for mother, Bella Hirsch
Arlene Feinberg
Doris Eisenberg
Garden of the Living
yahrzeit for Dina Eisenberg
Cliff and Martha Eisenberg
Jack Eisenberg
Louis and Cindy Cohen
Susan Eisen
Goodman Family
Memorial Fund
happy birthday to Abe Goldberg
Evelyn Goodman
best wishes to Art and Linda Corral
on their special anniversary
Evelyn Goodman
best wishes to Clement and Amy
Marcus on their special anniversary
Evelyn Goodman
happy birthday to Ernest Eisenberg
Evelyn Goodman
happy birthday to Tibor Schaechner
Evelyn Goodman
happy birthday to Tony Furman
Evelyn Goodman
in honor of Art and Linda Corral
on their anniversary
Louis and Miriam Rosenbaum
in honor of Dr. David and Cindy
Metrikin on their anniversary
Louis and Miriam Rosenbaum
happy birthday to Marcia Schwartz,
Tibor Schaechner, Harold Peitzer,
Tom Dula
Louis and Miriam Rosenbaum
Hymer & Vicky Rosen
Teens to Israel Fund
Memorial Fund
yahrtzeits for mothers, Evelyn
Yahrzeit for uncle, Irving Gulbas
Karner and Rose Zlotnick
Victor and Lynn Butcher
Allen and Marlene Levine
Marla Rae Stein
Memorial Fund
*Donations made after March 15
will appear in the next Messenger
in memory of Marc Rose
Sue Bendalin
Marvin Nadler
USY Room Fund
yahrzeit for brother, Henry Zucker
Carol Teplitz
Rabbi's Fund
yahrzeit for father, Fred Davidoff
Joyce Davidoff
in memory of father, Domingo
Ruiloba
Joseph Ruiloba
yahrzeit for aunt, Anna Tarlowe
Sherman and Sandra Levenson
yahrzeit for mother, Fanny Simha
Charbit
Rose Pergricht
return to health for cousin, Nicole
Sarah bat Esther and Moshe
Rose Pergricht
happy birthday to Harold Peitzer
Jay and Roni Spetalnick
yahrzeit for Channa Wernicky
Jaime and Martha Rubinstein
Felicia Rubin wants to
thank everyone who sent
her the Shalach Manot bag.
Thank you to all
for remembering me
with Shalach Manot
Erika LaCoste
Jay and Mimi Gladstein
gratefully acknowledge the
generous congregants who
contributed to their Purim
bag.
Thank you to everyone for
the Shalach Manot bags.
We appreciate your kindness
Cliff & Martha
Eisenberg
Richard Jaffeee
Memorial Fund
best wishes to Mike and Susan
Jaffee in their new home
Evelyn Goodman
Talmud Torah Fund
speedy recovery to Ina Kurland
Louis and Miriam Rosenbaum
in memory of Irwin Grodin
Louis and Miriam Rosenbaum
in memory of Isaac Kishk
Louis and Miriam Rosenbaum
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Our heartfelt gratitude
to Felicia Rubin for her
generosity in making
sure we have nourishing
meals at the synagogue.
Our synagogue thanks you so much
for your donations and support.
B LAST F ROM T HE P AST
2001 Joint Confirmation Class from Congregation B’nai Zion and Temple Mt. Sinai
Representing the two congregations are: at the far left Rabbi Stephen Leon and Rabbi Larry Bach,
and at far right Rabbi Ken Weiss and Cantor Caitlin Bromberg.
If you recognize any of these class members, call the synagogue office
at 833-2222 or email us at [email protected].
Enjoy the memories!
AARON WECHTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
accepting applications for 2015 Fall Semester
Aaron Wechter was a long-time leader in the Jewish and business community in El
Paso, Texas. Last year a UTEP Memorial Scholarship was established in his name. It
was created to financially assist a worthy student interested in bettering the Jewish
community of El Paso. Anyone interested in applying can contact the UTEP Office of
Scholarships (call 747-5748 or email [email protected]). Completed application
forms, with personal statements attached, must be received or postmarked no later
than Wednesday, April 15, 2015.
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Congregation B’nai Zion ~ 805 Cherry Hill Ln. El Paso, TX 79912 ~ (915) 833-2222
Yom HaShoah
Community Program
Sunday, April 19
2:00 pm
2nd Night of Passover
Temple Mount Sinai
Community Seder
Saturday, April 4
following 6:45pm mincha
April 2015
Sun
Nissan/Iyar 5775
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
Thu
2
Fri
3
Erev Passover
Mincha 6:45 pm
Talmud Torah
4:00 pm
Passover
6
Passover
No Talmud Torah
7
Passover
CBZ
board meeting
6:45 pm
8
Passover
4
Shabbat Passover
services 9:30 am
Mincha 6:45 pm
followed by
Community Seder
BZUSY board
meeting 7:00 pm
5
Sat
9
Passover
No Talmud Torah
10
Passover
Mincha 7:00 pm
11
Shabbat Passover
services 9:30 am
Yizkor ~11:00 am
Mincha 7:20 pm
BZUSY
Chocolate Seder
(following Mincha)
12
Talmud Torah
9:00 am
13
Hebrew High
6:30 pm
14
15
Talmud Torah
4:00 pm
BZUSY board
meeting 10:30 am
16
Holocaust
Remembrance
Day
17
Shabbat services
6:15 pm
18
Shabbat
Torah study 9:00 am
services 9:30 am
Mincha 7:10 pm
Tof Miriam Healing
Drum Circle 2:30 pm
19
Talmud Torah
9:00 am
20
Hebrew High
6:30 pm
21
22
Talmud Torah
4:00 pm
23
Yom Ha’Atzmaut
Sisterhood “Power in
the Kitchen” 10:30 am
Yom HaShoah
Community Program
2:00 pm at TMS
26
No Talmud Torah
Yom Ha’Atzmaut
Community Program
11:00 - 2:30 pm
24
Shabbat services
6:15 pm
25
Shabbat
Torah study 9:00 am
services 9:30 am
Children’s Service
10:30 am
Mincha 7:15 pm
27
Hebrew High
6:30 pm
28
29
Talmud Torah
4:00 pm
30
see p. 6 for Passover services details
12