April 2015 HaKol
Herzl-Ner Tamid
3700 East Mercer Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040
HaKol is the monthly newsletter of Herzl-Ner Tamid Nisan/Iyar 5775
Herzl-Ner Tamid’s
Day of
HERZL-NER TAMID
Day of Service
Service
SUNDAY, APRIL 26
9:15 AM
CO M M UN ITY OUTREACH
PROVIDING NEEDED SERVICES IN THE GREATER SEATTLE COMMUNITY
- Birthday Dreams (Renton)
- Mother's Day Cards at Council House
(Seattle)
- Personal Needs Pouches (HNT)
- Ryther Center (Seattle)
- SAFE: Save a Forgotten Equine
(Woodinville)
- Sandwich Making for the Homeless (HNT)
- Union Gospel Mission Men's Shelter
(Seattle)
- Eastside Baby Corner (Issaquah)
- Gardening for JFS Clients (Bellevue)
- Green Kirkland Habitat Restoration
(Kirkland)
- Handy Helpers (HNT)
- HNT Gardening (HNT)
- Holy Rollers Torah Scroll Cleaning (HNT)
- House of Hope (North Bend)
- Mitzvah in a Bag (HNT)
See pages 8-9 for project descriptions and other important details!
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T’Filot
A MESSAGE FROM RABBI ROSENBAUM
Make Me
a Kohen
The story is told of Mr. Schwartz who
approached his rabbi with an unusual
request. “Rabbi,” said Mr. Schwartz,
“I’d like you to make me a kohen.” Said the rabbi, “But, Mr.
Schwartz, you know that I cannot do that.” “Please, rabbi, if you
were able to do it, I’d make a generous contribution to the shul’s
endowment fund.” Still, the rabbi demurred. To make a long
story short, Mr. Schwartz offered to donate $100 million dollars
to the synagogue. The synagogue would never have to fundraise
again. Off went the rabbi to check the traditional sources.
Several weeks later, the rabbi came back to Mr. Schwartz: “My
friend, I have found an unusual loophole in the law. If you will
sign these documents, you will be a kohen.” When all was said
and done, Mr. Schwartz thanked the rabbi profusely. “Rabbi,” he
said, “you cannot imagine what this means to me. Because, you
know, my father was a kohen, and so was my grandfather!”
Many Jews today view the whole idea of a kohen with suspicion.
True, the role of the kohen is modest today. We offer the kohen
the first Aliyah. In Conservative congregations, once in a while
the kohen gets to officiate at a pidyon haben (redemption of
the first born). But, we live in a democracy. The notion that any
privilege should be conferred by mere birth is anathema to us.
So, when the Cantor and I suggested bringing back the ancient
custom of duchening (the kohanim bless the congregation), it
raised a few eyebrows. What next? Are we going to revive the
Israelite monarchy?
I don’t think so. Long ago, the rabbis democratized Judaism
by transferring the task of blessing the Jewish people to Jewish
parents on Friday night. But, several times a year, we get a chance
to re-enact a piece of our past the way it looked in Biblical times.
It’s actually pretty remarkable that our kohanim have survived,
identity intact, despite the fact that we’ve had no Temple for 2,000
years. That’s a testament to our passionate attachment to our history.
Until recently, the priestly ritual was known to most Jews from
Leonard Nimoy, zichrono livracha, who adapted it to create the
Vulcan hand sign. Nimoy witnessed the blessing of the kohanim
in his synagogue when he was a child and it made a deep
impression on him.
We have a rich and beautiful tradition. We can appreciate the
trajectory of our people through history even more if we have
a vivid picture of how we began. So, we invite you to join us on
April 4, the first day of Pesach, as we celebrate the ancient ritual
of duchening, the Priestly Blessing.
And, to our kohanim, we say: Live long and prosper!
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Senior Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum
DAILY MINYAN: WEEKDAYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 AM
SUNDAYS AND SECULAR HOLIDAYS . . . . . . . 9:00 AM
PRESHABBAT ONEG: FRIDAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:30 PM
Friday, April 3 - 6:00 PM – Services in Upper Foyer
• Erev Pesach
Saturday, April 4 – 9:30 AM - Services in Feinberg Social Hall
• Pesach Day 1
Sunday, April 5 – 9:30 AM – Services in Feinberg Social Hall
• Pesach Day 2
Friday, April 10
• Services in Feinberg Social Hall - 9:30 AM
• Services in Upper Foyer - 6:00 PM
• Birthday Shabbat
• Pesach Day 7
Saturday, April 11 – 9:30 AM - Services in Sanctuary
• Yizkor
• Pesach Day 8
Friday, April 17 – 6:00 PM – Services in Sanctuary
• Third Space Third Friday Shabbat - 6:30 PM in Youth Lounge
Saturday, April 18 – 9:30 AM – Services in Sanctuary
• Bat Mitzvah of Sophie Lazarus
• Shabbat Minyan - 10:00 AM
• Shabbat For Kids - 10:30 AM
Friday, April 24 – 6:00 PM – Services in Sanctuary
• Anniversary Shabbat
• B’Yachad/Simchat Shabbat Services & Dinner
Saturday, April 25 – Services in Feinberg Social Hall
• Parasha Study – 9:30 AM
• Services – 10:00 AM
Bat Mitzvah
Everyone is invited to share services & the kiddush
following our Bat Mitzvah
April 18
Sophia Mariel Lazarus will be called to
the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on April 18th,
the same date her father celebrated his
Bar Mitzvah some years ago. Sophie
is the daughter of Patty and Jonathan
Lazarus, and the sister of Jake and Micah
Lazarus, as well as Duffy, her Labradoodle.
She is the granddaughter of Joseph and Maryellen Eastern of
Woodinville, WA, and Earl Lazarus of Mercer Island, WA, and
Merielle Eastern z"l, and Lucille Lazarus z"l. Sophie is in the 7th
grade at Seattle Academy where she plays on the SAAS tennis
and basketball teams. She also plays on the USTA tennis team
for Mercer Island Country Club. Sophie is a volunteer at the
Friendship Circle on Mercer Island and is a volunteer aide after
school at Mercy Vet because of her love of dogs. In her spare
time, she enjoys skiing, snowboarding, wake boarding, biking,
swimming, and traveling, as well as hanging out with her friends
and texting. Sophie is donating a portion of her gifts from her
Bat Mitzvah to the Wildlife Conservation Society (www.wcs.org)
reflecting her concerns after learning about wildlife in danger of
extinction during her visits to Kenya and Tanzania last summer.
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Teen Feed
Women's League
Sunday, April 26 • 5:30 PM
Meet at UW Hillel 4745 17th Ave. NE, Seattle
Volunteers are needed during two shifts to help prepare, cook,
and serve food. Shifts start at 5:30 PM, and we need 10 or more
volunteers for a successful event. RSVP to
[email protected].
Thanks to Nathalie Bentov for leading January Teen Feed and
our volunteers: Noam Bentov, Michael & Leah Drucker, Leslie
& Denise Klaff, Elaine, Dan and Jacob Mintz, Laurie & Jonah
Powazek, Debbie, Carly and Joelle Tudor, and Gail Wiener.
Thanks to Julie Katz for leading February Teen Feed and our
volunteers: Nathalie & Achinoam Bentov, Michael & Leah
Drucker, Andrew & Elie Hess and Julie Katz, Jonah & Laurie
Powazek, Mark, Sophie and Isaac Rosenkranz, and Peter, Tina
and Alex Weiss.
Jewry Duty
One of the most important collective privileges/obligations of
our synagogue community is to support the daily formation of a
minyan (quorum of 10 Jewish adults). Why, you ask?
• It enables people in the various stages of mourning and annual remembrance to say Kaddish.
• Participating in the formation of the minyan is a sacred act that will set the tone for your entire day.
• Your enjoyment and understanding the Shabbat will increase and deepen, elevating your experience.
• Oh, and there’s schnapps if you’d like a wee nip after the service.
Thank you to Elaine Mintz, Donna Peha and all of the great
volunteers who baked thousands of delicious Hamentashen for
our community Purim Shpiel. Yum! Join us next year!
Two great programs to choose from on April 14!
Sisterhood Book Club: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM in the Frankel
Library. The book to be discussed will be a continuation of The
Family: A Journey into the Heart of the 20th Century by David
Larkin. On May 5 we will discuss The Henna House by Nome Eva.
Sisterhood Hot Topics: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Starbucks Coffee
in Eastgate. Hot Topics is informative and provides stimulating
conversation about current events that affect us all. Bring your
choice of current event, enjoy a beverage and join in the discussion.
Rosh Chodesh Club: Monday, April 20, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM.
Enjoy ritual ceremony, lively discussion and inspirational
learning with Rabbi Yarkin. You do not need to be a member
of Women's League to take part and attend this popular FREE
event. Snacks provided in an informal spirited and communal
celebration. Don't miss out!
Save the date June 28 for our end of year volunteer celebration
and annual meeting. Join us to find out what's happening next
year and to honor our fabulous volunteers.
For more information about these and other programs, please
contact Kari Haas: 206-719-2224 or [email protected].
2015 Legacy Brunch
Thank you to these additional donors to the Legacy Brunch:
Look for a notice in the mail informing you that “You’ve Been
Summoned” for Jewry Duty—a request for a member of your
household to attend a single weekday minyan this year. Just like
jury duty, we'll be issuing Jewry Duty summons throughout the
coming year until the entire congregation has been invited to
participate. When you received your summons, pick a date that
works for you and go to the HNT website or www.minyan10.
com/hrzlnt/signup.php to sign up for one or more days (7:00
AM M-F, 9:00 AM Sundays and major secular holidays).
CONTRIBUTING • Judy & Joe Schocken • ADDITIONAL
DONORS • Leiba Husock • Nancy Geiger & Michael Krasik •
Miriam & Pip Meyerson • Barbara & Norman Walker
Thank you for supporting the minyan and responding to your
Jewry Duty Summons when it arrives!
In an age of increasing polarization and demonization of those
who don’t agree with us, we are looking to have an open, honest,
and menschlich conversation with HNT members across the
political spectrum. We seek to understand each other’s positions
on Israel better, to eliminate misconceptions, and to find a
common vocabulary to discuss our passion for Israel.
RSVP required to [email protected]. Details and cost for
optional light supper to follow.
Directory Updates
Please use the updates below to keep your HNT Congregational
Directory current.
For privacy reasons, we have omitted
directory changes in the online
version of HaKol. To obtain directory
changes, please contact the office for a
hard copy of HaKol at 206-232-8555
Upcoming Israel Event
Israel Left, Right and Center: Seeking Common Ground
With Rabbi Rosenbaum
Sunday, May 3 • 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM • Skolnick Board Room
3700 E. Mercer Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040
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A Message from Rabbi Yarkin
‘Dayeinu!
Dayeinu!’
I think I was about 9 years old. My
brother, Matt, was 6 or 7. He had been
learning the “dayeinu” prayer with its
catchy tune in Hebrew school and was SO excited for first night
Seder as he would get to sing it with our entire extended family.
It was his favorite tune, which he reminded us by singing for the
entire month before Pesach. Seder night finally came around for
him. As we poured the first cup of wine, my brother asked: “is it
time for dayeinu?” It wasn’t. “Not yet, son,” dad said. We got to the
ma nishtana. “Can I sing dayeinu?” “No. It’s not time.” We started
to read through the four children and have a great conversation
about symbolism. But my brother was one-track minded. “Is
it dayeinu time yet??” “Please be patient!” was the reply. “Will
dayeinu be next?” “No.” “I WANT TO SING DAYEINU!!!” And…
he lost it. He started screaming and kicking: a full-on tantrum. The
waiting, and the excitement was too much. He was yelling so much
that mum took him out of the room and into his bedroom to calm
down. We continued for the next several pages with his screaming
‘dayeinu! Dayeinu!’ in the background. An epic screamer, he was
not one to back down (just like his big sister).
Finally, it was time to sing dayeinu. We called him down. But he
was so worked up and furious he refused. We asked again – we
told him that he’d miss it if he didn’t come down. He would not. So,
we had no choice but to start singing dayeinu, (which I sang a little
bit too gleefully, to tell the truth), the entire way through, without
him. Thirty minutes later, he came downtairs and said he was
ready to sing it. My dad, a stickler for the correct order, said that
alas, he’d missed it. The ensuing tantrum dwarfed the first. It was
barely over by the second night of Pesach.
There are many morals to glean from this story, and you can take
away whatever most speaks to you! I recount this story because
the retelling of this incident has now become canonized into my
family’s Seder night. That next year, we reminded Matt of his
little ‘scene’, partly to warn him to not miss dayeinu again, and
partly because it was funny. Every year, when we get to dayeinu,
we can’t help but recall this memory. Matt is now expecting his
first child, but there will always be a trace of his 7 year old self in
the pages of the hagaddah, yelling for dayeinu. The word dayeinu
means ‘enough!’ It is never enough, though, to stick to the script.
There are always more minhags to create. Magic occurs when
we participate in regular family rituals around a table. We gather
together to remember the stories of earlier families, and speak
ourselves into the ongoing narrative of the Jewish experience. This
year, what will you recall from previous Seder nights? What stories
will you lovingly tell your guests? What will you add that will be
talked about in the years to come?
Rabbi Jessica Yarkin
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Welcome to Third Space, a vibrant space in between work
and home where you choose to connect with community!
Like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/ThirdSpaceHNT
Third Friday Shabbat Dinner • Friday, April 17
at Herzl Ner Tamid
6:30 PM happy half-hour
7:00 PM short sweet services
7:40 PM decadent delicious dinner
All 20 to 30 somethings are welcome to celebrate monthly
third Shabbats at HNT.
Early bird price: $10 (RSVP by April 13, do it, do it, DO IT!)
Regular price: $15 • RSVP at h-nt.org/thirdfriday
Happenin’ Round The Sound:
2nd Friday Shabbat, April 10: JConnect (jconnectseattle.org)
4th Friday Shabbat, April 24: Tribe (tdhs-nw.org)
HeBrew Trivia! • Thursday, April 30
At Bellevue Brewing Company (1820 130th Ave NE #2,
Bellevue) where we’ve reserved a massive private room!
6:30 PM - Arrive in time to order drinks, great food, and
round up your team mates
7:30 PM - Let the EPIC rounds of trivia created especially for
Jewish Young Professionals commence. (We guarantee no
obscure “which film won best animal stunts in 1935?” type
questions). Suggested donation: $5 for the pot. Winning team
will get to choose the charity where the money goes… and
receive some quality prizes! RSVP on our Facebook event.
HNT/Third Space Softball Team
Third Space is putting together a co-ed Softball Team for
the first time in many years. We will be playing in the
JCC league's D-Division with the season starting the 1st
Sunday in May and running through mid-July (followed by
double elimination playoffs). Most/all regular games will
be on Sundays on Mercer Island at the South Mercer Island
Playfields. All levels of play are welcome, but please know
that even though one of the goals is to be competitive...
the real goal is to have fun, meet new people...and not get
injured.
For additional information please reach out to Bryan Levy
([email protected]), Adam Droker
([email protected]) or Rabbi Jessica and Brent
Yarkin ([email protected]; [email protected]).
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Children & Teens
Garinim
FRS Calendar
Preschool meets April 19 this month
Saturday, April 4 - Sunday, April 12
School closed for Passover Break. Have a wonderful Passover!
Shabbat for Kids • Saturday, April 18 • 10:00 AM
We will host our Mini Minyan for students in K-2nd grade led by
Rachel Yedidia, and Junior Congregation for 3rd-5th grade led by
Jamie Schwartz. Both programs this week are from 10:00-12 and
include a snack. We hope to see FRS and JDS students there!
Parents of 3rd - 5th graders B’Yachad Class
Sunday April 19 • 10:00 AM
Come meet other school parents while learning with Rabbi
Rosenbaum! What a great way to start the week! No RSVP, just
show up… We provide the coffee and treats.
B’Yachad Family Service and Dinner
Friday, April 24 • 6:00 PM
Join the other 3rd-5th grade families for the last B’Yachad Service
and Dinner of the school year! We offer the food, the children
offer their amazing leadership in the sanctuary, and you bring the
smiles, family and friends! We hope to see your family there!
Day of Service • Sunday, April 26
This is an out-of-the-classroom-school-day. Children participate
in a variety of volunteer options with their families as a mitzvah
opportunity. They can apply classroom lessons about tikkun
olam (repairing our world) with their families. We look forward
to seeing our school families on this special and meaningful day!
SAVE THE DATE
6th Grade Open House and Student-Lead Shabbat Service
Saturday, May 2 • 9:30 AM -12:15 PM
Our 6th Grade students will honor their families’ time and
devotion to their Jewish studies by leading a Shabbat service and
reading from the Torah! Families will be honored at their child’s
reading with an Aliyah. Snacks and other activities included in
this memorable morning.
FRS BRUNCH & OPEN HOUSE
SUNDAY, MAY 3, • 10:00 AM
End of the year brunch to honor our parents and wonderful
volunteers who help our school shine!
Register at h-nt.org/frsbrunch
• $9.00 for adults age 12+, complimentary for children under age 3
• Classroom showcase begins at 11:15 to visit your child’s classroom!
• Raffle of High Holiday valet parking for anyone who registers for
the 2015-2016 school year before the start of the Brunch!
Playground Minyan/Shabbat for Kids
Saturday, April 18 • 10:00 AM
Shabbat morning + wonderful Michelle Younker = a great way to
share Shabbat! Enjoy this Shabbat morning program for toddlers
and preschoolers. We meet in our Gan Danny classroom for free
play, stories, songs, prayers, and a Shabbat Oneg. Bring your
friends – guests welcome!
Simchat Shabbat • Friday, April 24 • 6:00 PM
Join other Garinim for this last Friday evening service and
dinner together this school year. Families meet in our Gan
Danny classroom for a short and child-friendly service, and then
go to the Board Room for a delicious dinner together.
Theme: Crazy hats!
Teen Programming
USY Seattle Achim (For all 9th -12 graders)
Shabbat Dinner and Games! • Friday, April 17 • 6:30 PM
LOCATION: The lovely home of a USY member.
End the week right! Unwind and celebrate Shabbat with a short
and sweet Kabbalat Shabbat service, and an excellent veggie
potluck dinner, followed by games, desserts, and shenanigans!
Location disclosed upon RSVP to: [email protected]
J-Serve • April 26 • 1:30 PM at the SJCC
Join youth groups from across the community!
High school teens can choose which project site they want to go
to, and middle school age group will stay at the SJCC where the
teens will lead 3 different projects.
The high school options are Teen Feed, Kline Galland (playing
BINGO with Seniors) and Seattle Tilth (environmental project at
Rainier Beach). CHOOSE YOUR CAUSE!
There will be an opening ceremony with teen representatives from
each of the area's teen groups: NCSY, USY, NFTY and BBYO, and
then teens will get on buses to go to their project sites at 2:00 PM.
Registration is open! www.jserve.org/serve/projects/?country
=US&state=WA&city&zip
Save the date! USY Shabbaton • May 8-9 at HNT
Kadima (For 6th & 7th graders)
6th Grade after-school Pizza Party & Jewish Trivia Part 2!
Monday, April 13 • 6:00 PM -7:30 PM
Dinner and games, fun galore! (JDS students are welcome!)
7th Grade after-school Pizza Party & Jewish Trivia Part 2!
Tuesday, April 14 • 6:00 PM -7:30 PM
Dinner and games, fun times galore! (JDS students are welcome!)
IMPORTANT INFO FOR ALL 7th GRADERS
Tuesday, April 14 is 7th grade PICTURE DAY!!! Dress nicely and we will take a class photo of you to hang on the Wall of Fame for
all future generations to see! Even if you don’t come to school on Tuesdays, if you are in 7th grade and want to be included in this
picture, please turn up at 5:30 PM for this. JDS students, too! (there is a Kadima pizza party afterwards at 6:00 PM!)
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DAYTIMERS SPRING 2015 FILM SERIES
April 15: Orchestra of Exiles - A 2012 film - This film is presented
in honor of Yom HaShoah, being observed at this time. It tells the
story of Polish violin prodigy Bronislaw Huberman’s attempt to
relocate the finest Jewish musicians (and their families) who had
been banned from teaching, studying and performing music in preWWII Germany and Austria to Palestine. He is credited with saving
over 1000 people. With the creation of the State of Israel in 1948,
Huberman’s Palestine organization became the Israel Philharmonic.
May 20: The Jewish Cardinal – A 2012 French film with English
Subtitles - This film tells the true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son
of Polish Jews living in France, who maintained his cultural identity
as a Jew even after converting to Catholicism at a young age, and later
joining the priesthood. Rising quickly within the ranks of the Church,
Lustiger was appointed Archbishop of Paris by Pope John Paul II - a
new platform for his dual identity as a Catholic Jew, but earning him
both friends and enemies from both groups. When Carmelite nuns
planned to build a convent within the walls of Auschwitz, Lustiger
found himself a mediator between the two communities - and was
forced at last to choose his side.
June 17: Re-emerging: The Jews of Nigeria - A 2012 film- This
film tells the story of a fascinating subculture of people who believe
that they are descendants of lost tribes of Israel who made their
way to Nigeria many generations ago. Numbering several thousand,
they make a strong case for it as they maintain dozens of village
synagogues and joyfully subscribe to such Jewish rituals as keeping
kosher, observing the Sabbath, and circumcision. Like other African
tribes we have seen, they love to sing; but their singing is the prayers
and rituals that we all are familiar with as Jews.
ALL FILMS ARE AT
HNT
$7.00/PERSON
FOR LUNCH
Daytimers Creative
Writing: Everyone has a
story. What's yours?
Join us at HNT once a month for
an hour and a half to gather as a
writing group. Explore ways of
expressing and preserving your own
stories AND/OR simply come for
inspiration and an opportunity to stir
up your creative juices using prompts
and other ways to just start writing.
Let's start a new community. This
program is sponsored by Daytimers
of Herzl Ner-Tamid and open to all.
Tell your friends.
Wednesdays April 29, May 27,
June 24, July 22, and August 26
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
$25 for all five workshops
Register at h-nt.org/story
Carol Barnett, writer, poet, teacher,
and filmmaker will help you discover
the possibilities. Any questions?
Contact her at 206-922-3236 or
[email protected]
Films follow lunch, served 11:30 AM -12:30 PM
Reserve by the Friday before the event
For more information or to make reservations, call
206-232-8555
Register at: h-nt.org/daytimers
Registration Form - HNT Daytimers Spring 2015 Jewish Film Series
Name(s)__________________________________________________________ Phone #:________________________________________
Email:________________________________________________________________________ Number of Participants: ______________
_____ April 15: Orchestra of Exiles - $7.00/person
_____ May 20: The Jewish Cardinal- $7.00/person _______ All three films - Only $18/person
_____ June 17: Re-emerging: The Jews of Nigeria- $7.00/person
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Celebrate
t h e 5 0 t h a n n i v ers a ry
of the founding of
Congregation Ner Tamid
Saturday, May 9, 2015
10:00 AM
Join us for a special Shabbat service
& festive Kiddush luncheon
honoring the passion that ignited
the Ner Tamid flame and keeps it
burning bright
To request an honor, help co-sponsor the luncheon, or make a tribute,
visit www.h-nt.org/NerTamid or call the synagogue office
The original Ner Tamid logo (above) was created by Roberta Corets z”l
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HNT DAY OF SERVICE 2015
SUNDAY, APRIL 26 • 9:15 AM
HERZL-NER TAMID
Day of Service
Register now at h-nt.org/DOS to secure your spot!
Herzl-Ner Tamid is proud to announce our fourth annual Day of Service! We had a successful event in 2014 with
230 volunteers providing assistance on 15 different projects for Seattle and Eastside agencies. This is HNT’s biggest
opportunity of the year to provide needed services in the greater Seattle community - help us make it to 250
volunteers! Come share our passion for community outreach and tikkun olam!
Sign up for the project that interests your family by calling the HNT office or registering online at h-nt.org/DOS
by Wednesday, April 12. You will be notified via email with your project assignment on Sunday, April 19.
After an early morning minyan start at 8:30 AM, we will all gather in the Feinberg Social Hall on Sunday, April 26.
Check-in with team captains begins at 9:15 AM including a light continental breakfast. At 10:00 AM (unless
otherwise noted) we will depart for our service projects or begin them in our designated rooms.
For Frankel Religious School students this is an all-school day for families to spend together doing mitzvot.
Parents and siblings are encouraged to join students, who must each be accompanied by an adult. The entire
family will join us in the Feinberg Social Hall to meet in groups, eat, and caravan to chosen volunteer activities. Be
sure to plan with your friends and family to work together and sign up early!
Families with young children may either sign up for projects listed as "all ages" or for any of our indoor onsite (at
HNT) projects. At onsite projects, teens who sign up for Handy Helpers will do coloring projects with your kids in
the same room you are volunteering in. Children still cannot be dropped off without a parent.
All projects are first-come-first-volunteering via RSVP. Spaces for many projects are limited, so sign up as soon as
you decide on the top three projects that suit you and your family best. Register now to secure your spot!
PROJECTS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
Birthday Dreams (Renton): A dream is a wish your heart makes! Help make Birthday Dreams come true by
assembling goody bags for birthday parties for homeless and foster children. 20 spots available!
Gardening for JFS Clients (Bellevue): Put your green thumb to work for a good cause! Assist homebound,
elderly and disabled JFS clients with yard work and household chores. Bring your gardening gloves and some
tools. Only 5 spots available!
Green Kirkland Habitat Restoration (Kirkland): Help restore the habitat at Cotton Hill Park! Join Green
Kirkland in removing invasive blackberry plants and mulching to help restore Cotton Hill Park to hits natural
habitat. Dress weather appropriate with sturdy shoes, bring gloves, a water bottle and lunch. 20 spots available!
House of Hope (North Bend): Volunteers will depart at 9:45 AM. You can make a difference in someone’s life!
Volunteers will help with indoor and outdoor maintenance projects at a home where families in crisis reside while
getting counseling and other services. 20 spots available!
Mitzvah in a Bag (HNT): It is a mitzvah on demand! Help continue a special HNT tradition by assembling bags
which will be available for everyone in the HNT community to keep in their cars and distribute to those in need.
PLEASE NOTE: this is not a good project for those with nut allergies. 25 spots available!
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206-232-8555 • [email protected] • www.h-nt.org
HNT DAY OF SERVICE 2015
SUNDAY, APRIL 26 • 9:15 AM
HERZL-NER TAMID
Day of Service
Register now at h-nt.org/DOS to secure your spot!
Mother's Day Cards at Council House (Seattle): Treasure the wisdom of age, learn from our elders, and be wise!
Visit community elders at Council Hoise retirement home. Join them in making Mother's Day cards, playing card
games, and socailizing. 20 spots available!
Personal Needs Pouches (HNT): Seize the opportunity to lend a helping hand when it is needed most! Come
assemble pouches filled with toiletry items that will be donated to Harborview Medical Center for distribution to
families in the ICU. 25 spots available!
Sandwich Lunches for the Homeless (HNT): Must be age 7+ to make sandwiches, but younger kids are welcome
to come decorate paper bags. Grab some gloves and help make PB&J sandwiches for the residents of Tent City 3/4.
Drivers needed to deliver completed sandwich lunches to Tent City locations. PLEASE NOTE: this is not a good
project for those with nut allergies. 25 spots available!
PROJECTS WITH AGE REQUIREMENTS
Eastside Baby Corner (Issaquah): Ages 14+ or ages 7-13 with 1:1 adult supervision. Volunteers will depart at
9:45 AM. Help us help children! Your expertise is needed to sort and organize donations of baby items/gear and fill
bins with clothes! 20 spots available!
Handy Helpers (HNT): Ages 14 - 18. Those with babysitting experience are encouraged to sign up - this is a great
project for high schoolers looking for community service hours! Assist parents by helping our youngest community
members be part this year’s Day of Service! Help kids under 5 decorate lunch bags and draw pictures in one of our
four indoor onsite projects. Note - Parents will be in the same room assisting with other projects. 12 spots available!
HNT Gardening (HNT): Ages 7+. April showers bring May flowers! Grab your gardening tools and gloves and
roll up your sleeves to help beautify our campus. We'll be weeding and pruning to help prepare for spring. Dress in
weather appropriate attire. 25 spots available!
Holy Rollers Torah Scroll Cleaning (HNT): Ages 13+. Our Torah Scrolls need some of your attention, help keep
them in good condition for generations to come! It’s fun, easy to do and we will provide all the tools and training
you need. A Torah Scroll should last hundreds, if not thousands of years! However, regular maintenance and
cleaning is needed to keep scrolls in usable condition. Take advantage of this unique opportunity! 24 spots available!
Ryther Center (Seattle): Ages 18+. Make a difference in a child’s life! Spend the morning engaging in activities and
playing games with kids ages 6-14. Bring your ideas for activities and games. 10 spots available!
SAFE: Save a Forgotten Equine (Woodinville): Ages 6+. Every horse needs a SAFE place to call home! Help SAFE
in its mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and retrain horses facing neglect or abuse by assisting with a variety of outdoor
project around the stables and grounds aimed at creating a healthy, happy environment for rescued horses. There
will be some meet and greet time with some of the horses on site. 20 spots available!
Union Gospel Mission Men's Shelter (Seattle): Ages 18+. Sometimes a person's most basic needs must be satisfied
before they can imagine a different life. Help serve these hungry men a hot meal and have your heart transformed in
the process. Seattle Union Gospel Mission requires volunteers to pass a background check. Please sign up by April
13 to allow time for this check. Only 7 spots available!
206-232-8555 • [email protected] • www.h-nt.org
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Volunteer Appreciation & Annual Meeting
Tuesday, May 19
Complimentary dinner
for the family!
Dinner - 6:15 PM
Annual Meeting - 7:15 PM
RSVP at h-nt.org/appreciation or call 206-232-8555x204
The Muppets Take Shushan
We had a packed house for a Muppet-ful Purim on March 4,
filling the sanctuary with creative costumes, yummy treats,
clever tunes and lots of ruach! Our Purim
Shpielers and band did not disappoint
with their spot-on Muppet voices and
rockin’ music.
Big thanks to our cast, crew, singers,
writers, and band members: Leanne
Berkenwald, Michael Berkenwald,
Leonard Berman, Jacob Bloom,
Albert Ceccacci, Mimi Fisher, Barbara
Goldberg, David Goldberg, David
Harris, David Isenberg, Jeff Kay,
Abbey Marcus, Daniel Marcus, ,
Rabbi Bob Maslan, Chava Mirel,
Eric Popowicz, Susan Rosen,
Lucas Waggoner, Adam Younker,
Michelle Younker, and
Uri Younker.
HNT would like to give a big todah
rabbah to Elaine Mintz and Donna Peha for doing such a great job again this year organizing the
hamentashen baking! This is a huge project and we are glad to have you both at the helm! Special thanks to our entire crew of
hamentashen bakers who put in many hours to provide us with those tasty treats during and after the show!
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High School Shabbat
Friday, May 29 • 6:00 PM
Chaired by Sandy Samuel
Join the entire HNT community as we celebrate this
year’s graduating high school seniors with a special
Shabbat Service and festive dinner.
Please RSVP at h-nt.org/HSS-RSVP
& fill out our survey at:
h-nt.org/HSS-Booklet by May 21
Please RSVP and fill out our survey by May 21. Make the celebration even
better by getting involved! Know a name we missed? Want to volunteer?
Like to make a donation to help keep this event affordable for everyone?
Email [email protected] or call (206) 232-8555 x207.
Our Graduating High School Students:
Sari Brashem
Matthew Lipsen
Michael Sidell
Michael Chanen
Jeremiah Michel
Lily Taub
Michael Drucker
Noah Mogil
Ana Vincenti
Jordan Gonchar
Mikayla Nudelman
Jamey Vinnick
Danielle Katsman
Ryan Ottinger
Olivia Waggoner
Noam Kurland
Joshua Powazek
Richelle Willner-Martin
Juliette Levy
Nathan Rosenstein
Roark Wolloch
Let us know please if your graduating high school senior is not listed.
206-232-8555 • [email protected] • www.h-nt.org
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IN SUPPORT OF ONE ANOTHER These generous tributes were made through February 28, 2015
Amy Mackoff
Campership Fund
In Honor of
Ann Lee & Joe Rogel’s
Anniversary
Lore & Marvin Coe
In Memory of
David Coe
Lore & Marvin Coe
Cantor’s
Discretionary Fund
In Appreciation of
Cantor Kurland
Howard & Nancy Isaacs
Larry & Bev Lemchen
In Memory of
Jane Strasburg
Ron & Devorah Weinstein
Shmuel Toker
Ella Toker
Louis Silverstein
Irwin Silverstein
Refuah Shelemah to
Hilary Abramowitz
Jeffry Bean & Elaine Kraft
Danny Lewis Fund
In Memory of
Joyce Stratiner
Steve & Jan Lewis & Family
Eileen Mintz Kitchen
Fund
In Honor of
Ann Lee and Joe Rogel 60th
wedding anniversary
Marv & Lore Coe
In Memory of
Roz Mintz
Herzl Walking Group
Ruth Simon
Neil & Sari Schneider
Larry Schmidt
Mason & Diane Lilly
Maurice Epstein
Muriel Epstein and Family
Frankel Library Fund
In Memory of
Ethel Teichman
Ed & Elaine Epstein
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General Fund
In Honor of
Jane Boman and Erik
Hammerstron’s engagement
Jonathan Albert Sytman’s birth
Allie and Joseph Shamash’s
marriage
David and Sarah Heber’s
wedding
Bruce Florsheim
Rabbi & Janine Rosenbaum
Philip & Audrey Chanen
In Memory of
Jane Strasburg
Alvin Martin & Muriel Dance
Hannah Sholl
Harry Israel Chanen
Philip & Audrey Chanen
Memorial Fund
In Memory of
Jack Menashe
Albert & Bette Menashe
Marilyn Boden
Allan, Tamar, Hannah and
Alyssa Boden
Louis Katsman
Alvin Katsman
Rose Ziontz
Alvin Ziontz
Richard Willner
Andrew & Nancy Willner
Julie Marlowe
Aytan Stromberg
Larry Kaner
Barbara Kaner
Alvin Jacobson
Barbara Leon
Seymour Weinberger
Beth Lippman
Rebecca Kay
Betty Kaminoff
Ida Silverberg
Bob & Becky Minsky
A. (Avram) Gray
Brad Rind & Janet Gray
Myer Pollock
Brian Pollock
Robert Donin
Carol Barer
Charlie Brenner
Darlene, Dennis & Danielle
Fague
Benjamin Hartman
David Hartman
Ethel Rudin
Dr. Abby Franklin
Alexsandr Dernis
Ella Dernis
Eleanor Tat
Roslyn Bear
Esther Lipsen
Jacob Pressman
Esther Mednick
Michael Chestnut
Evelyn Chestnut
Nellie Blum
Florence Katz Burstein
Jean Rosenbaum
Fred & Esther Kahn
Rebecca Tobis
Fredric Tobis
Samuel Berch
Shirley Berch
Gena Gorasht, Bonnie Berch,
Gary Berch
Siegbert Wehl
Hans Wehl
Ethel Jaffe
Harold & Kim Jaffe
Hyman Lerner
Hylan Moises
Norma De Mers
James & Esther Toney
Vicki Ashberg
Jay & Rachel Ashberg
Thelma Matt
Jay Matt
Bessie Adam
Jerome Adam
Norma Zall
Judy Neuman
Sophie Lemchen
Larry & Bev Lemchen
Anne Guralnick
Lenore Ziontz
Jacob Klaff
Leslie & Denise Klaff
Esther Kiviat
Mark Kiviat
Phyllis Goldin
Mark Luster
Heinz Schwartz
Jewish Club of WA
Ruth Lerner Novick
Michael & Tina Novick
David Levy
Mike & Cheri Levy
Harry Kraft
Mimi & Ron Abrams & Family
206-232-8555 • [email protected] • www.h-nt.org
Moe Schwartz
Mimi, Jeff, Ryan & Lauren
Rubenstein
Leo Bojman
Nicole Elbling
Miriam Neuman
Nissim Neuman
Ada Ash
Phillip & Judy Koppel
Frances Lewis
Randy Pollock
Franz Wenger
Ricardo Wenger
Edward DuBey
Richard & Lynn Du Bey
William Panick
Richard Panick
Charles Glowitz
Robert & Pam Glowitz
Noralee Weinstein
Ronald Weinstein
William Cordova
Sandra Feinstein
Myrna Flory
Sara McGregor
Beatrice Fishman
Scott Reiter & Rachel Weintraub
Margaret Handler
Joseph Handler
Sheila Zambrowsky
Bedrich Lowenbein
Jenny Bernthal
Shimon & Marta Lowy
Sophie Lemchen
Sonny Putter
Leo Kirstein
Tracy Schlesinger
Guta Esther Sentner
Vivian Rankin Cutler
Solie Cohen
Warren Cohen
Mitzvah Corps Fund
In Honor of
Ann Lee & Joe Rogel’s 60th
anniversary
Helaine Goldstein
Muriel Epstein
Elisabeta Lascu’s great
grandchild, Jonathan Sytman
Muriel Epstein
In Memory of
Jane Starburg
Cheryl Cohen
Marilyn & Chuck Caplan
IN SUPPORT OF ONE ANOTHER These generous tributes were made through February 28, 2015
Irvin Brown
Muriel Epstein
Hanna Shulman
Rita Katz
Morning Minyan
Fund
In Memory of
Miriam Dahukey
David & Judy Benami
Bennett Blum
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Talby Gelb
Miriam Dahukey
Michael and Debbie Kovsky
Paul & Launa Winegrad
Refuah Shelemah to
Ruth Bovarnick
Michael Spektor
Ilyse & Greg Wagner & family
In Memory of
Bennett Blum
Robert Gelb
Rabbi Rosenbaum
Discretionary Fund
In Appreciation of
Anita & Arny Reich
Greg & Ilyse Wagner
In Honor of
Rabbi and Janine Rosenbaum
Jeff & Judy Ziedman
In Memory of
Jane Strasburg
Alex & Lucy Sytman
Barbara Shulman
Michael & Shainie Schuffler
Irvin Brown
Ron & Devorah Weinstein
Nissim Israel
Bronca Sytman
Pavel Sytman
Alex & Lucy Sytman
Gary Schmidt
Mason & Diane Lilly
Jeanne Lipshitz Chanen
Philip Chanen
Rachel Trager
Memorial Fund
In Memory of
Babe Lehrer
Cheri & Michael Levy
Frankel Religious
School Fund
In Honor of
The birth of Meira Ivy
Saltzman
Ilyse & Gregory Wagner and
family
In Memory of
Elizabeth Bradley
Sandra Sherman Bradley
Youth Activities Fund
In Appreciation of
Rabbi and Janine Rosenbaum
Larry and Fortun Azose
BELOVED DEPARTED MEMORIALIZED WITH YAHRZEIT PLAQUES AT HNT
SHABBAT OF APRIL 3/4
Apr. 4 Gerda Yuval
Apr. 5 Lorraine Himelhoch
George Ginsberg
Sonia Bender
Frank Harris
Herman Schocken
Apr. 6 Wolfe Warshal
Melanie Lowinger
Eddie Miller
Max Tover
Abraham Lebow
Morris Weiser
Adam Yuval
Apr. 7 Fanny Burian
Edward Sternoff
Ilse Herrnstadt
Emma Ostroff
Irving Burian
Cyril Fink
Apr. 8 John White
Richard Pintus
Gerald Lancaster
Apr. 10 Jacob Karp
SHABBAT OF APRIL 10/11
Apr. 11 Zlata Silver
Abraham Samuelson
Morris Adler
Apr. 12 Rae Cohen
Bessie Cohen
Apr. 13 Toby Sigman
Benjamin Jaffe
Martha Atlas
Apr. 14 Henry Kubey
Rose Ringold
Nettie Cohn
Vera Petrow
Apr. 15 Jack Grund
Suse Rosenstock
Joseph Kanoff
Sophie Block
Winnie Rosenbaum
Apr. 16 Rebecca Shulman
Sarah Vyborny
Sol Kay
Apr. 17 Martin Landweber
Nat Antler
Bessie Garaway
Helen Lott
Max Finegold
Frieda Levinson
Leon Garrie
SHABBAT OF APRIL 17/18
Apr. 18 Franklin D. Roosevelt
Apr. 19 Sherwin Losk
Apr. 20 David Leib Silver
Sadie Keisler
Apr. 21 Anna Sternberg
Fanny Horowitz
Selwyn Cohen
Apr. 22 Etta Brown
Morrie Schulman
Mark Corets
Laura Berch
Apr. 23 Rochel Lupowitz
Melvin Wener
Benjamin Maslan
Anna Masin
Apr. 24 Ben Joseph
Velvel Lupowitz
Taube Lewin
Rose Reiter
Rosa Adler
Sylvia Weiner
Benjamin Brown
Roberta Corets
Rachel Calof
SHABBAT OF APRIL 24/25
Apr. 25 Elizabeth Lewis
Betty Litt
Tillie Fischler
Ida Fischler
Yosef Avraham Gilan
Abraham Polsky
Apr. 26 Avron Canty
Lena Kirschbaum
Hilda Levey
Apr. 27 Morris Plotkin
Maurice Rosenfeld
Jack Levy
Apr. 28 Rose Caris
Rachel Bender
Apr. 29 Annie Cohn
Apr. 30 Arthur Lesch
Jay Miller
May. 1 Alex Mesher
Yetta Shapiro
Koppel Lentzer
April ANNIVERSARIES
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Alex & Dalya Will. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Wayne & Nancy Morse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Michael & Ana Tischler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Alan Weinstein & Susan Amira-Weinstein. . . . . . . . . 29
Larry & Shelley Bensussen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Jeff & Kit Cohn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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Dean & Gwenn Polik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Larry & Linda Granat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lester & Keiko Permut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Steven & Ariel Novick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
David Pulda & Amy Glick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
206-232-8555 • [email protected] • www.h-nt.org
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Gardening at HNT
Within the Shul Family
We Celebrate. . .
• The engagement of Jessica Salo to Barak Schriger
• The engagement of Maya Yeyni, daughter of Kathy & Josh Yeyni, to Matthew Stratiner
Sunday, April 12 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Come help beautify HNT. We will work in the entry garden
and parking lot. We weed, prune roses, remove blackberry
vines, etc. We will weed/clean up the terrace beds as well as
the entry garden. RSVP to Lana via email lanafinegold@msn.
com or 425-747-5742. Cell is 425-445-5742 on that Sunday.
We Welcome to the World...
Avi Yaacov Sandler, grandson of Sharon & Mark Sandler
We Wish a Refuah Shelemah to Congregants. . .
Jerry Adam, Hilary Abramowitz, Marion Aronson, Ety Askenazi,
Arny Barer, Astrid Bloch, Ruth Bovarnick, Marvin Coe, Simon
Dadoun, Valerie Epstein, Paula Feldman, Lana Finegold, David
Gilman, Yosefa Kouse, John Livingston, Al Lott, Carol Maslan,
Robert (Bob) Minsky, Carrie Rosenfeld, Susanne Rosenkranz,
Kelly Schreer, Carter Wax, Alan Weinstein, Sam Zarkin
We Offer Condolences to the HNT Families of. . .
• Judy Reynard z”l, mother of Bonni Alpert
• Ben Delson z”l, husband of Eleanor Delson
• Miriam Dahukey z”l, mother of Benjamin Dahukey
• Susan Furman Allina-Ostrer z”l, the sister of Ron Furman
(Cathie) and the aunt of David Furman
There will be a gardening project as part of the HNT Day of
Service on Sunday, April 26.
Sign up for this project at h-nt.org/DoS
For both dates, bring a hand trowel, container for weeds,
pruning shears and if you prune blackberry plants bring
heavy gloves. If you want to volunteer on a different day or
time, let Lana know. We are gardening on second Sundays plus
Day of Service. Help us make a beautiful difference.
Cheers to the gardeners who helped groom HNT grounds in
March: Alex Sytman, Aileen Okrent, Ettie Davis and
Lana Finegold.
Judaica shop
April Sale: Save 20% on Metal Trays
If our hours don’t fit your lifestyle, please make an appointment.
From artisan to adorable, we have what you need to “do” Jewish.
Proceeds from the shop fund camperships ($3,000), youth
programs ($1,500) and more. Buy Judaica and give twice!
To special order items, contact Iris Schwartz at
[email protected] and allow 6 weeks for special orders.
To volunteer to help: contact Manager Lana Finegold at
425-747-5742. Thank you for being our customer.
April Hours
Wednesdays: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sunday April 19, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Or call for an appointment:
Kari Haas: 206-719-2224 - Sue Solomon: 206-232-8480
Herzl Memorial Park, 16501 Dayton Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133
If there is a death in the family,
call the Seattle Jewish Chapel at 206-725-3067
For information, call Elaine Weinstein at 425-455-4703
The Cemetery Committee:
George Siegel, President . . . . . . . . . . . . 206-363-2196
Elaine Weinstein, Vice President . . . . . 425-455-4703
Peter Michel, Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425-788-3249
Steve Burns, Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206-232-9427
Shirley Sidell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206-801-7009
Harris Klein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206-232-2026
Jay Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206-232-5730
Small rocks to leave at graves are available under the reader board on the north side of the chapel.
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April
5775
2015
See T’ﬁlot for PreShabbat oneg, Friday, Saturday, and Holiday service times & locations.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
DAY OF SERVICE
SUNDAY, APRIL 26
9:15 AM
5
Nisan
Iyar
16 Nisan
206-232-8555 • [email protected] • www.h-nt.org
PESACH
NO FRS
Pesach Services: 9:30 AM
6
17 Nisan
7
Judaica Shop:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Executive Committee
Meeting 7:00 PM
Third Space Beer Tasting:
7:30 PM (offsite)
18 Nisan
PESACH
NO FRS
PESACH
NO FRS
12 Nisan
8
19 Nisan
PESACH
NO FRS
Judaica Shop:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Thursday
2
13 Nisan
Saturday
Friday
3
14 Nisan
PESACH (FIRST SEDER)
Services: 6:00 PM
4
15 Nisan
PESACH (SECOND
SEDER)
NO FRS
Services: 9:30 AM
9
20 Nisan
10
7:23 PM
21 Nisan
PESACH
OFFICE CLOSES AT
3:00 PM
PESACH
OFFICE CLOSED
Ritual Committee
Meeting: 7:00 PM
Pesach Services: 9:30 AM
Shabbat Services:
6:00 PM
Birthday Shabbat
16
17
11
22 Nisan
PESACH
NO FRS
Services: 9:30 AM
7:33 PM
12
23 Nisan
6th Grade Kadima Pizza
Party: 6:00 PM
NO FRS
Judaism’s Big Ideas:
10:00 AM
19
Hebrew: 9:30 AM
30 Nisan
B’ Yachad Parent Class:
10:00 AM
Kids Choir: 12:15 PM
Judaica Shop:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Muslim/Jewish
Dialogue: 6:00 PM
26
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24 Nisan
7 Iyar
DAY OF SERVICE:
9:15 AM
J-Serve for teens: 1:30 PM
at SJCC
Teen Feed: 5:30 PM
20
1 Iyar
Rosh Chodesh
Club: 7:00 PM
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25 Nisan
7th Grade Kadima Pizza
Party: 6:00 PM
Women’s League
Book Club: 7:00 PM
Women’s League
Hot Topics: 7:00 PM
(Offsite)
21
2 Iyar
EREV YOM
HA’ZIKARON
15
26 Nisan
Judaica Shop:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Daytimers Lunch & Film:
Orchestra of Exiles:
11:30 AM
Hebrew: 7:00 PM
YOM HA’SHOAH
Hebrew: 7:00 PM
Membership Committee
Meeting: 7:30 PM
28 Nisan
Services: 6:00 PM
Third Friday Shabbat for
Young Professionals:
6:30 PM
USY Dinner &
Games: 6:30 PM
(offsite)
22
3 Iyar
Judaica Shop:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Hebrew: 7:00 PM
23
4 Iyar
YOM HA’ATZMAUT
Hebrew: 7:00 PM
Shabbat Singers: 7:00 PM
24
5 Iyar
Services: 6:00 PM
Anniversary Shabbat
B’Yachad & Simchat
Shabbat Services &
Dinner: 6:00 PM
7:53 PM
27
8 Iyar
28
9 Iyar
18
29
10 Iyar
30
15
Hebrew: 7:00 PM
Judaica Shop:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Daytimers Creative
Writing: 1:00 PM
Hebrew: 7:00 PM
Third Space HeBrew Trivia:
7:30 PM (offsite)
11 Iyar
Yizkor
29 Nisan
Services: 9:30 AM
Bat Mitzvah of
Sophia Lazarus
Shabbat Minyan:
10:00 AM
Shabbat for
Kids: 10:00 AM
7:43 PM
YOM HA’ZIKARON
EREV YOM
HA’ATZMAUT
Board of Directors
Meeting: 7:00 PM
27 Nisan
25
Shemini
6 Iyar
Parasha Study: 9:30 AM
Services: 10:00 AM
Tazria-Metzora
LAG B’OMER
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
6:00
PM
Beshalah
4:49 PM
Wednesday,
May 6, 6:00 PM
Annual
Lag B’Omer
BBQ, Bonfire
& Maccabia
RSVP: h-nt.org/LBO
Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation
Affiliated with The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
3700 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA 98040
P.O. Box 574, Mercer Island, WA 98040
Phone: 206-232-8555 • Fax: 206-232-0283
[email protected] • www.h-nt.org
Senior Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum / [email protected]
Cantor Bradlee Kurland / [email protected]
Director of Congregational Learning, Rabbi Jessica Yarkin / [email protected]
Executive Director, Nadine Strauss / [email protected]
Program and Events Manager, Rebecca Levy / [email protected]
FRS Principal, Leslie Mickel / [email protected]
2014-2015 Executive Committee
Dan Mintz, President
Jonathan Langman, Exec. Vice President
Billy Pruchno, Treasurer/Financial V.P.
Donna Peha, Membership V.P.
Chuck Friedman, Secretary
Julie Ellenhorn, Immediate Past President
2014-2015 Board of Directors
Sharon Constantine
Marilyn Corets
Benjamin Diament
Antony Egnal
Ricki Gafter
Michele Glasser
Kari Haas
David Isenberg
Brenda Luper
Steven Novick
Scott Perry
Aaron Rosenstein
Leah Saltzman
George Siegel
Ilyse Wagner
206-232-8555 • [email protected] • www.h-nt.org
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