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THE STAR
February 2015!
Volume 37, Number 7
Congregation Beth Elohim
Lewis Mintz, Rabbi
Cantor Sarra Spierer
Leann Shamash, Director of Education
Meryl M. Alpert, Director, Early Learning Center
Table of Contents
A Special Musical Shabbat with Our Choir!
Adult Education Presents a Field Trip!!
Beyond Bubbie’s Kitchen Flyer!
Brotherhood News!
Calendar!
Community Megillah Reading!
Cuba Thanks!
Donation Acknowledgements!
Family Shabbat Service!
How to Reach Us!
Jewish Meditation at CBE!
Oneg Shabbat News!
President‘s Message!
Purim Carnival Flyer !
Schedule of Services!
Sisterhood Mishloach Manot Flyer!
Sisterhood News!
The Board Of Directors Needs You!
Tot Shabbat/Shin Shin Shabbat Services!
Volunteers Serve Christmas Dinner at Cor Unum!
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Schedule of Services
Sunday,! February! 1! 8:30!AM!
Friday,! February! 6! 7:00!PM!
Saturday,!February! 7!10:00!AM!
Saturday,!February! 7!10:00!AM!
Saturday,!February! 7!10:00!AM!
Sunday,! February! 8! 8:30!AM!
Friday,! February!13! 8:00!PM!
Friday,! February!20! 8:00!PM!
Saturday,!February!21!10:00!AM!
Friday,! February!27! 6:00!PM!
Friday,! February!27! 8:00!PM!
Saturday,!February!28!10:00!AM!
Shacharit Minyan
Family Shabbat Service #
Shabbat Service #—Jacob Formaggio Bar Mitzvah
Junior Congregation
K’tonton Shabbat
Shacharit Minyan
Shabbat Evening Service
Shabbat Evening Service
Shabbat Torah Study
Tot Shabbat & Shin-Shin
Shabbat Evening Service # with Choir
Shabbat Service #—Zachary Volinsky Bar Mitzvah
# - Denotes services conducted by both Rabbi and Cantor.
people and left behind so many wonderful and
powerful memories. I pray you had a sense of how
sweet it was to know you. Zikhronah livrakha.
In terms of what’s going on at CBE, just a brief
follow up to my email and the announcement in
Star-Lite in January asking for volunteers for the
Polling/Sensing committee. This committee, the first
to be constituted as part of our Rabbi search process
has the important task of finding out from as many
of our members as possible what we hope and need
our new rabbi to be, especially with regard to ideal
or preferred qualifications, religious practice preferences, interpersonal styles, and experience on and
off the bimah. If you're interested in volunteering to
be on the Committee, please send an email with pertinent background information about yourself to
[email protected]. If you have any
questions about what participation on the committee
(Core and Associate members) is all about, please
don’t hesitate to ask me or any other member of the
Board of Directors. The Board will be reviewing and
making their recommendations for committee membership by the middle of this month.!
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President‘s Message
Alan Weiss
[email protected] / 978‑263‑3882
All of President’s messages that I’ve written so
far have been composed at the end of the month before they’re published. For the most part, I’ve written about events that are coming up, but this time I
need to look back before I can look forward. Most of
you reading this message probably knew Linda Burton fairly well and will know that she died suddenly
on December 26 while on her way to visit family in
North Carolina. I am certain that many of you also
attended the lovely and moving memorial service
held for Linda on January 18 at CBE because the
sanctuary (including the swing space and social hall)
was completely filled. I want to use some of the
space in this month’s message to express how much
I miss Linda. Linda was everywhere at CBE: downstairs in the Early Learning Center (and before that
the JCC) playing with happy toddlers and comforting not-so-happy toddlers; downstairs in the religious school teaching eager children and helping notso-eager children learn about Judaism and being
Jewish; and upstairs attending Shabbat services and
taking adult education classes. Linda brought such
joy and energy to whatever she was doing and she
loved teaching, learning, and observing in equal
measure. Like so many other parents whose children
were fortunate enough to be in one of Linda’s
classes, I remember my son coming home from Hebrew School after his first class with Linda and asking him where he got the Hersey Kiss he was holding in his hand. He told me that Morah Linda had
given him the candy to remind him that “the study
of Torah was sweet.” Linda, you touched so many
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Jewish Meditation at CBE
Join Cantor Sarra for an evening of Jewish
meditation on Tuesday, February 10 at 7:15. The
evening will include mindfulness meditation,
chanting, and an inspiring teaching from the
weekly Torah portion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. There is a suggested donation of $10. If you have any questions, or for more information, please email
[email protected].
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member ending his or her term of service early for
personal reasons. Most positions can be filled by two
people serving as co-chairs, which not only lightens
the load but makes the job more enjoyable, and we
are all richer for a greater abundance of ideas and
talent!
The following positions will be opening this
year: President, VP of Development, VP of Programming, VP Early Education, VP Operations,
Membership, Fundraising, Social, and Youth. In addition, there will be from one to three Member-atLarge positions opening, which many members find
is a good way to serve on the Board in an introductory capacity without specific assigned responsibilities.
Our Nominations Team this year is Linda
Minkoff, Sara Levine and Liz Hess. If you, or you
and your spouse or a friend, are interested in exploring service on the Board in any of these positions,
please contact Linda Minkoff at [email protected]
to discuss the opportunities that are available.
If you are interested in serving the community
but feel that the Board of Directors may be a larger
commitment than you are able to offer, please consider service on one of our many committees. We
currently have openings on the following committees: School, Social, Fundraising, Adult Education,
Library, Operations and Kitchen.
Remember, this is our community and its continued success is the responsibility of us all. Please
consider doing your part to help ensure that CBE is
here for our children and for generations to come.! ✡
The Board Of Directors Needs You!
Linda Minkoff
[email protected]
Members, it is that time of year again when we
have the pleasant task of choosing our new Board of
Directors for the 2015–2017 term. Service on the CBE
Board of Directors is rewarding and fulfilling work,
yet no special skills are required! Anyone with an
interest in seeing the continued success and growth
of our community is encouraged to seek office. This
upcoming two year term will be critical as it is during this time that we will choose and welcome our
new spiritual leader. Although much of the work of
that process will be done by committees, the Board
will also play a critical role
Each year, the Board of Directors has a number
of vacancies to fill. Vacancies occur for a number of
reasons: the end of a member’s one or two-year term
(most positions are limited to two terms); members
changing from one board position to another; or a
Community Megillah Reading
Save the Date:
Wednesday, March 4
Purim service at 6:30
Megillah Reading at 7:00
CBE’s Community Purim Services and Megillah Reading are a highlight of the year! Come
and hear CBE friends of all ages chant verses
from the Megillah (scroll). Join Rabbi Mintz and
Cantor Spierer in telling the story of Esther with
costumes, humor, and music. Renowned Klezmer musician Barry Shapiro will join members
of CBE’s own Klezmer Band to make this is a
special musical event. If you’d like, bring
homemade noisemakers and wear a costume!
We will be collecting donations for the Acton
Food Pantry in order to fulfill an important
mitzvah of Purim (matanot l’evyonim), so please
bring a canned good. All are welcome!
How to Reach Us
Telephone
The congregation office telephone number is
978‑263‑3061. Dial these extensions for:
Rabbi Mintz!
Cantor Spierer!
Ezra Habif!
Leann Shamash!
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The telephone number for the Early Learning Center office and director Meryl Alpert is
978‑266‑9988.
Mr. Shapiro, a Klezmer and Jazz pianist and
accordionist, is a graduate of The New England
Conservatory. One of the founding members of
the Klezmer Conservatory Band (along with
Hankus Netsky, CBE’s 2009 Artist-in-Residence),
he currently leads and plays with several bands,
including the “Barry Shapiro Orchestra,” and
teaches Israeli dancing.
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Web Site
Our
congregation
web
site,
www.bethelohim.org, includes the online
edition of The Star as well as a variety of other
information including a bookstore link
(Amazon.com) and a donation form.
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thousands of abandoned children whose fates would
be determined by pure luck. Would they be adopted
by a kind and loving family, or would they face a
childhood and adolescence of hard labor and servitude? As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was
one such child, sent by rail from New York City to
an uncertain future a world away. Returning east
later in life, Vivian leads a quiet, peaceful existence
on the coast of Maine, the memories of her upbringing rendered a hazy blur. But in her attic, hidden in
trunks, are vestiges of a turbulent past. Seventeenyear-old Molly Ayer knows that a communityservice position helping an elderly widow clean out
her attic is the only thing keeping her out of juvenile
hall. But as Molly helps Vivian sort through her
keepsakes and possessions, she discovers that she
and Vivian aren’t as different as they appear. A Penobscot Indian who has spent her youth in and out
of foster homes, Molly is also an outsider being
raised by strangers, and she, too, has unanswered
questions about the past. Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship.”
(Note: I am pretty sure wine and snacks are served
at book club, but that aspect is interestingly not emphasized. Hmmm. Oh wait, check out this recent
Facebook post from Pam Laufer promoting our next
event.)
“The Sisterhood and Brotherhood are at it again,
this time to celebrate the joy of eating, which begs
the question, when isn't food central to our events?
(Note: exactly!) Questions aside, come join us as
Jewish foodies from the Sisterhood and Brotherhood
enjoy an outing to Beyond Bubbe’s Kitchen, where
Boston’s top chefs do traditional Jewish with a twist!
This kosher-style food festival will be held from
5:00-7:30 at the Back Bay Events Center on Sunday,
March 1, $36 per person. Visit http://www.
newcenternow.org/beyondbubbieskitchen
for more information and to purchase tickets. We
will be organizing carpools from CBE for those interested. Please email [email protected]
to RSVP or sign up to be a driver or passenger by
Wednesday February 25.
I see I am not alone in noticing the preponderance of snacks. Perhaps this is a valid sociological
observation and not simply a function of my own
Labrador retriever-like attraction to food. I don’t
know. I can’t think anymore. I need something to
eat…!
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Sisterhood News
Julie Agapite
[email protected]
It seems to me that Sisterhood and joint
Sisterhood/Brotherhood events tend to revolve
around food and drink. Does this focus simply reflect universal social practice, our own particular
cultural expression, or perhaps it’s just my own love
of food that causes me to zero in on the edible fare
attached to each activity? It is a serious sociological
(perhaps psychological) question. Let’s explore, shall
we?
Brotherhood and Sisterhood recently teamed up
for their second annual Bagels & Bowling event.
(Note: bagels come first in the title.) On the morning
of Sunday, January 11, 35 brothers and sisters met at
the Acton Bowladrome to bowl and, yes, eat. Pam
Laufer shared that, “many of us kept six lanes rolling while others relaxed and enjoyed the breakfast
buffet.” (Note: some attendees didn’t even bowlthey just ate.) Thank you to Pam and Chuck Pollak
of Brotherhood for coordinating this great event and
providing us with the opportunity to socialize and,
of course, eat.
Coming soon is a fun and creative “paint and
wine” outing to Pinot's Palette (Note: Pinot comes
first in the title), 7A Meriam Street, Lexington on
Thursday, February 5 from 7:00 to 10:00. We will
have a private room where we will each paint the
same design while we enjoy wine, appetizers (ahem)
and music. A professional artist in residence will
take us through the painting process step by step,
everyone can follow the easy directions! No artistic
experience or even aptitude is required. We bring
the wine and appetizers and Pinot’s Palette supplies
the rest! We each get our own canvas, paint and
brushes. The cost of this event is $35 per person.
Please register online at https://www.pinotspalette.
com/LexingtonCenter/Class/38792. After registering,
contact Honi Kawut at [email protected] and
let her know if you will be bringing an appetizer or
wine to the event. (Personal note: I like arts and
crafts activities but the main draw for me here is the
wine and snacks. Just saying.)
The February meeting of the Sisterhood Book
Group will take place on Sunday, February 22 at
7:30 PM at the home of Sharon Smith, 230 Newtown
Rd., Acton. The sisters will discuss the historical
novel, Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline. From
amazon.com, “Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East
Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying
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Thanks to members of the following CBE families for donating their time: the Bersons, Blooms,
Hobans, Greens, Kushners, Laufers, Leichers,
Levines, Mausers, Mendelsohns, Nyers and Sussmans.
CBE Volunteers Serve Christmas Dinner at Cor Unum
Barry and Jo-Anne Nyer
[email protected]
Once again, we’d
like to thank the group of
CBE volunteers who
helped serve Christmas
dinner at the Cor Unum
Meal Center last month.
The Cor Unum Meal
Center is a nonprofit organization in Lawrence
that provides free, nutritious meals in a safe environment to anyone who
is in need of food. It is
open 365 days a year, and
serves
approximately
250,000 meals annually (with 600 meals on Christmas alone). As they say, “We serve hundreds of people every day, with a small core staff and a large
army of generous volunteers.”
If you would like more information about Cor
Unum,
please
see
their
website
at
www.corunummealcenter.org. And if you are
interested, you
can coordinate
with
them
directly
to
volunteer at
other times of
the year. They
are
always
very appreciative of any
support individuals
can
provide.
If
you
would like to
join a group of
CBE
volunteers who will
help
serve
Easter dinner in 2015, please email CBE congregant
Ann Budner at [email protected].
Finally, if you'd like more information about
other Social Action activities with the temple, please
contact Ann at [email protected] or Barbara
at [email protected].!
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That’s where CBE comes in. Each year, on
Christmas and Easter, CBE volunteers help serve
dinner so the volunteers who would otherwise be
there can celebrate these holidays with their families.
This past Christmas, 35 CBE volunteers helped serve
food, wait on tables, bus tables and clean up.
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Cuba Thanks
Tot Shabbat/Shin Shin Shabbat Services
As many of you know, a number of our congregants recently returned from a trip to Cuba. The
purpose of the trip was to provide the Jewish Community in Cuba with tzedakah, basic supplies/
toiletries and above all, hope. The community was
very touched by the group’s generosity and acknowledged their kindness by writing the following
letter of appreciation.
Friday evening, January 23 at 6:00 PM
With Purim approaching, children are welcome
to come dressed in their favorite costume!
All of our youngest children and their families are invited to sing, dance, pray, and learn at
our monthly Tot Shabbat services with Cantor
Sarra. Children with a birthday during the
month will receive a special birthday song. During “Torah Time,” we’ll hear a story and march
in the sanctuary with our own Torah scrolls. After services, we will enjoy an Oneg Shabbat, a
sweet nosh and conversation in the Social Hall.
Tot Shabbat services, for our very littlest
ones through kindergarten, take place on the
third or fourth week of each month. Look on
CBE’s online calendar to find out all of the dates
for services this year. This is a wonderful way to
meet new friends in the community!
Shin Shin: Shabbat Services for Young Children Coinciding with Tot Shabbat
Shin Shin, a Friday evening Shabbat service
for young children, accompanies our monthly
Tot Shabbat at CBE. Shin Shin (the first letter for
“Shabbat” and “Shalom”) is for all children in
grades 1-3, including our recent Tot Shabbat
“graduates” and older siblings of our Tot Shabbat children. Shin Shin services include games,
stories, prayer, and opportunities to play, sing,
and learn. After services, Shin Shin and Tot
Shabbat families will join together in the social
hall for Birkat Banim (a blessing of the children)
and a combined oneg.
Shin Shin services are led by Amelia Friedman and Miriam Wallack, two wonderful teens
with experience working with younger children
in our community.
Shin Shin service and Tot Shabbat will take
place this month on Friday, February 27 from
6:00-6:45 PM (followed by oneg). If you’d like,
bring your own (dairy) dinner and join us at
5:15 PM as we eat together in the Social Hall
before the service. All are welcome. If you have
any questions or for more information, please
send
email
to
Cantor
Sarra
at
[email protected].
Adult Education Presents a Field Trip!
Come see the hilarious, annual
Latke vs. Hamantashen Debate
at MIT in Cambridge
Wednesday, February 11 at 7:45 PM
in MIT Room 10-250
(right under the Great Dome)
More
information
is
available
at
http://hillel.mit.edu/content/latkevs-hamentaschen
Contact Bob Ferrara at [email protected]
for more information or interest in carpooling
Do not say, when I have time, I shall study,
for you may never have time. —Pirkei Avot
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Donations
The congregation thanks our members, their relatives and friends,
and the larger community for donations recently received…
To the General Fund from:
To the Back to the Future Fund from:
Ken & Jessie Klein
Malcolm & Ina Burdine
Abbott & Barbara Weiss
Jeff & Deborah Wesson
Elan Riesman in gratitude to Rabbi Mintz’s
adult education class, “Wisdom of the
Talmud.”
Jeff & Sandy Haber
Dan & Shelley Klein in memory of Peter A.
Stark.
Esther Bachrach in memory of David
Bachrach.
Doris & Freddy Goldstein in loving memory
of a colleague and friend, Linda Burton.
Ken & Jessie Klein in honor of Phillip
Yacouby’s engagement to Shari Zakim.
To the Chesed Fund from:
To the Cantoral Fund from:
Shelley & Alan Sherman in loving
memory of Harold Alpert.
Didi & Steven Lazar in appreciation of Cantor
Sarra’s efforts for the Bat Mitzvah of our
granddaughter, Emma Perkins.
To the CBE Early Learning Center from:
Jonathan Spierer in memory of Mary & Harry
Spierer.
Gary & Judy Budiansky in loving memory of
Linda Burton.
Family Shabbat Service
our familiar tunes, and instrumental accompaniment by CBE’s own talented musicians. Each
month, children, and even families together, have
the opportunity to lead a prayer, blessing or song
in the service. This is a fun way for children (and
parents!) to learn and to feel the special sense of
joy and pride that comes with leading a community in prayer. Please let Rabbi Mintz or Cantor
Spierer know if you or your child would like to
help lead.
After the service, we will enjoy our oneg
Shabbat (a time for a nosh and visiting with old
and new friends). All are welcome!
A Joyful Way to Celebrate Shabbat
with Your Family and Community!
Celebrate Shabbat with music, blessings, stories, and friends on Friday evening, February 6 at
7:00 PM. This month, we will also enjoy the music
and rhythms of our CBE Klezmer Band!
Geared especially toward children in grades
one through six, yet designed to be welcoming for
all adults and children, our Family Shabbat services feature many opportunities for participation,
uplifting and lively new melodies mixed in with
Yiddish and Contemporary Israeli Music:
WERS, 88.9 FM, broadcasts Chagigah, Sunday mornings 8:00–11:00 AM.
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Donations
The congregation thanks our members, their relatives and friends,
and the larger community for donations recently received…
To the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund from:
To the Kol Nidre/High Holyday Appeal from:
Ruth Morton in honor of Susan & Michael
Goldman.
Larry & Rita Grossman
Tom & Marlene Wachtell
Dan & Shelley Klein in memory of Ida
Berkwitts.
To the Choir Fund from:
To the School Fund from:
Didi & Steven Lazar in appreciation of the
choir’s beautiful participation at the Bat
Mitzvah of our granddaughter, Emma
Perkins.
Gerald & Sharon Malkin in memory of Linda
Burton.
Risa & Chuck Brooks in loving memory of
Linda Burton.
Jane Karol & Howard Cooper to the Choir in
honor of our daughter, Sara’s, upcoming Bat
Mitzvah.
Dan & Shelley Klein in memory of Linda
Burton.
To the Library Fund from:
Cherie Marcus in loving memory of Linda
Burton.
Paul & Susan Linet in memory of Linda
Burton.
To the Adult Education Fund from:
Sandy & Jeff Haber and Family in memory of
Linda Burton.
Bob & Kathie Becker in memory of Linda
Burton.
A Special Musical Shabbat with Our Choir
Friday evening, February 27 at 8:00 PM
On February 27, the CBE choir and Cantor
Sarra will fill our Friday evening Shabbat service
with music and harmonies. This is the second in
a series of three Friday evening services
throughout the year featuring our choir. While
we look forward to CBE’s Shabbat Shirah (our
annual choral Shabbat) service on May 8, these
three services are opportunities for our choir
and community to enjoy and make music together. Please join us!
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The next time
you want to
buy a book —
or practically anything else — go to Amazon.com
via CBE’s website and Amazon will donate 5 – 10%
of your total purchase directly to CBE.
Visit www.bethelohim.org. Pull down the “Give” menu
at the upper right, and click on “Shop Amazon.”
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Donations
The congregation thanks our members, their relatives and friends,
and the larger community for donations recently received…
To the Amy Naparstek Fund from:
Bob & Kathie Becker in memory of Ben Harris,
Chips Naparstek’s father.
Gary & Judy Budiansky in memory of Ben Harris,
Chips Naparstek’s father.
Ezra & Amanda Habif in memory of Ben Harris,
father of Chips Naparstek.
Herman & Suzanne Kabakoff in memory of Ben
Harris, Chips Naparstek’s father.
Gerald & Roberta Berenson in memory of Ben
Harris, grandfather of Amy Naparstek.
Herman & Suzanne Kabakoff in memory of Linda
Burton.
Gerald & Sharon Malkin in memory of Ben Harris.
Herman & Suzanne Kabakoff in memory of Jerold
Feinstein, brother of Ellen Krueger.
Robert & Meryl Widman in memory of Ben Harris
and Amy Naparstek.
Judy Auderieth & Family in memory of our most
vivacious cousin.
Marvin & Karen Gould in memory of Ben Harris.
Denis & Linda Friedman in memory of Linda
Burton, a true mensch and exceptional educator.
Richard & Patricia Reed in memory of Ben Harris.
David & Jane Pearl in memory of Ben Harris.
David & Chips Naparstek in memory of Ida
Naparstek, on the occasion of her yahrzeit.
Paul & Jennifer Friedman in memory of Ben Harris,
Chips Naparstek’s father.
David & Chips Naparstek in honor of Linda
Friedman’s birthday.
Henry & Doris Apfelbaum in memory of Ben
Harris, father of Chips Naparstek.
Jean Thacker in memory of Ben Harris.
Paul & Susan Linet in memory of Ben Harris, Chips
Naparstek’s father.
Alan & Peggy Berko in memory of Ben Harris.
Jeffrey & Susan Hunter in memory of Ben Harris.
Allan & Ellen Krueger in memory of Ben Harris,
father of Chips Naparstek.
Mark & Rena Ellingwood and Linda & Bill Pollack
in memory of Ben Harris.
Iris Stutman in memory of Ben Harris, father of
Chips Naparstek.
Elaine & Steven Shapiro in memory of Ben Harris.
Dan & Shelley Klein in memory of Ben Harris.
Denis & Linda Friedman in memory of Ben Harris,
Chips’ father, and in honor of his long and
wonderful life.
Sandy & Jeff Haber and Family in memory of Ben
Harris, Chips Naparstek’s father.
Risa & Chuck Brooks in memory of Ben Harris.
Larry & Sharonlee Tyler in memory of Ben Harris.
Doris & Freddy Goldstein in loving memory of Ben
Harris and Amy Naparstek.
Ronni Kenger in memory of Ben Harris, Chips’
father.
Cherie Marcus: “In loving memory of Linda
Burton.”
Ken & Jessie Klein in memory of Chips Naparstek’s
father, Ben Harris.
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Calling All Jewish Foodies!
Join us for a combined CBE Sisterhood and Brotherhood Outing to
The 6th annual
Beyond Bubbie’s Kitchen
Boston’s premier Jewish food festival
Where Boston’s top chefs do traditional Jewish with a twist!
March 1st @ 5:00 PM
Back Bay Events Center, 180 Berkeley Street, Boston
$36.00 per person
Visit http://www.newcenternow.org/beyondbubbieskitchen
for more information or to purchase tickets
We will be organizing carpools from CBE for those interested.
Please email [email protected] to RSVP and sign up to be a driver or passenger.
Purim shpiel at the Jewish Theatre in Warszawa, Poland. March 2009. Photograph by Henryk Kotowski.
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January Special Thanks
Bob Becker, Lori Lotterman and Gary
Kushner, Sara and Steve Levine,
Debbie and Peter Berson, Michelle and
Chris Siegert, Linda and Denis
Friedman, Laura Kelmar, and the 5th
Grade Class hosted by Faith Jarger
and Rachel Tadmor
[email protected]
Oneg needed for most dates from
mid-February through mid-April
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Submitted by Michael Sanders
Hineh ma tov uma na'im Shevet achim gam yachad
How good and pleasant it is For brothers & sisters to sit together
In the past year, it seems there has been so much more collaboration between Brotherhood
and Sisterhood. Sukkot wine and cheese has been two years successful now. Most recently,
bagels and bowling on a Sunday morning in January. Coming up, we are attending Beyond
Bubbe’s Kitchen; Boston’s premier Jewish food festival. Will you join us?
Brotherhood takes the lead in many areas. For example, we provide ushering at services
when needed. We’re all deeply saddened by the loss of Linda Burton. Knowing it would be a
very full memorial service, Brotherhood stepped up with a lot of ushers for the 500 attendees
that showed their respects for Linda.
The next day, Brotherhood led the kitchen effort for the annual MLK Day “No Place For
Hate” breakfast. Coming up next month, Brotherhood will continue its leadership of the
Purim Carnival. (See the full page ad in this edition of The STAR)
Sure, we do guy stuff, like brew beer, play softball and billiards and have a number of other
ideas in the works, yet it seems in the past year, the programs we have raved about more are
the ones that collaborate with Sisterhood -- ELC, Adult Education, Social Action, and
everyone else that has an active role in making CBE a vibrant community.
Many of the programs have been solely for fun. Others have been successful fundraisers for
CBE. The BBQ this past summer, a community wide partnership brought in close to $1,500.
Thank you to everyone who participates. What are your ideas?
Thank you to the 62 paid members
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Congregation Beth Elohim!
THE STAR!
February 2015
Happy Purim!
CBE Sisterhood Mishloach Manot
Purim Bags Fundraiser
Partake in the age old tradition of sending gifts of food to friends, relatives, neighbors,
teachers or any others this Purim. Mishloach Manot is a mitzvah that celebrates a
miracle of the Jewish people long ago and fosters greater unity within the Jewish
community.
Each package costs $8 and will be filled with holiday treats including homemade
hamantashen! We will deliver to Acton, Stow, Boxborough, Harvard and Westford on
Sunday, March 1st.
Each bag contains a note explaining the custom and who it is from.
Orders are due by January 31st.
Please indicate if you would like a nut-free bag with an “NF” next to their name.
Name of Sender to appear on package:
Sender email :
Recipient Name
Address
City
Total number of baskets x $8
#
$
Please make checks out to CBE Sisterhood.
Order forms and checks can be dropped off at the CBE office (133 Prospect St., Acton)
or mailed to Susan Gruskay, 11 Daniels Way, Boxborough, MA 01719
If you have any questions, please call 978-266-2971 or email [email protected]
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February 2015!
THE STAR!
Congregation Beth Elohim
Its back…. for a one-day showing…
The Annual Beth Elohim Purim Carnival
Sunday, March 8th, 2015
**11:15 am until 1:15 pm
Directly after the Purim Shpiel In the CBE Social Hall
Brought to the kids {young and old} by the CBE Brotherhood
and B’nai B’rith Youth Organization
Yummy Hamantaschen
CBE Brotherhood will provide a Light Lunch that
can be purchased in back of Hall. There will be
crafts for the younger set as well. There will be a
new special game surprise!...
**15 minutes after Purim Shpiel is over
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26 Shevat 16
27 Shevat 17
28 Shevat 18
29 Shevat
22
3 Adar 23
4 Adar 24
5 Adar 25
6 Adar
9:00-11:00 AM Brotherhood Board
6:30-8:30 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
Meeting
Midrasha
Religious School
Religious School
7:00-9:00 PM Tzion
15
8
30 Shevat
23 Shevat
16 Shevat
Thursday
7 Adar
5:30-7:00 PM ELC
International Night
26
19
12
Wednesday
19 Shevat 9
20 Shevat 10
21 Shevat 11
22 Shevat
8:30 AM Shacharit Minyan
6:30-8:30 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
9:00-11:00 AM Brotherhood Breakfast
Midrasha
Religious School
Religious School
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Religious School
7:15 PM Meditation 7:00-9:00 PM Tzion
Morning: Family Education: Vav Class
Class with Cantor
7:00 PM Congregation Board Meeting
Sarra
Tuesday
5
Monday
12 Shevat 2
13 Shevat 3
14 Shevat 4
15 Shevat
1
8:30 AM Shacharit Minyan
6:30-8:30 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Religious School
Midrasha
Religious School
Religious School
9:00 AM Family Education: Aleph Class
7:00-9:00 PM Tzion
Sunday
17 Shevat
Friday
24 Shevat
1 Adar
8 Adar
18 Shevat
Yitro
(Exodus 18-20)
25 Shevat
Terumah
(Exodus 25-27:19)
2 Adar
Mishpatim
(Exodus 21-24)
9 Adar
Tetzavveh
(Exodus 27:20-30:10)
10:00 AM Shabbat
Service #—Zachary
Volinsky Bar Mitzvah
28
10:00 AM Shabbat Torah
Study
21
14
10:00 AM Shabbat
Service #—Jacob
Formaggio Bar Mitzvah
10:00 AM Junior
Congregation
10:00 AM Kʼtonton
Shabbat
7
Saturday
THE STAR!
6:00 PM Tot Shabbat &
Shin-Shin
8:00 PM Shabbat
Evening Service # with
Choir
Candle Lighting Time—
5:14 EST
27
8:00 PM Shabbat
Evening Service
Candle Lighting Time—
5:05 EST
20
8:00 PM Shabbat
Evening Service
Candle Lighting Time—
4:56 EST
13
7:00 PM Family Shabbat
Service #
Candle Lighting Time—
4:47 EST
6
# — Denotes services conducted by both Rabbi and Cantor
Congregation Beth Elohim
February 2015
Congregation Beth Elohim!
February 2015
The congregation calendar is also online at http://www.bethelohim.org/calendar.html
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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The congregation calendar is also online at http://www.bethelohim.org/calendar.html
9 Nissan 30
10 Nissan 31
11 Nissan
8:30 AM Shacharit Minyan
6:30-8:30 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
9:00-11:00 AM Brotherhood Board
Midrasha
Religious School
Meeting
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Religious School
29
13 Nissan
6 Nissan
28 Adar
15 Adar
22 Adar
29 Adar
7 Nissan
Candle Lighting Time—
6:55 EDT
14 Nissan
6:00 PM Tot Shabbat &
Shin-Shin
8:00 PM Shabbat
Evening Service #
Candle Lighting Time—
6:47 EDT
27
7:00 PM Shabbat
Evening Service—Gimel
Class Participation
Candle Lighting Time—
6:39 EDT
20
5:30 PM Gan Class
Dinner
7:00 PM Family Shabbat
Service #
Candle Lighting Time—
6:31 EDT
13
8:00 PM Shabbat
Evening Service
Candle Lighting Time—
5:23 EST
6
Friday
16 Adar
Ki Tissa
(Exodus 30:11-34)
23 Adar
1 Nissan
Vayikra
(Leviticus 1-5)
8 Nissan
Tzav
(Leviticus 6-8)
15 Nissan
10:00 AM Shabbat
Service #—Grace
Watman Bat Mitzvah
10:00 AM Junior
Congregation
10:00 AM K'tonton
Shabbat
28
10:00 AM Shabbat Torah
Study
21
10:00 AM Shabbat
Service #—Lily
Hollenberg Bat Mitzvah
Vayakhei/Pekudei
(Exodus 35-38:20/38:21-40)
14
10:00 AM Shabbat Torah
Study
Evening: Purim Ball &
Shpiel
7
Saturday
THE STAR!
12 Nissan
26
2 Nissan 23
3 Nissan 24
4 Nissan 25
5 Nissan
8:30 AM Shacharit Minyan
6:30-8:30 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Religious School
Midrasha
Religious School
Religious School
7:30 PM Adult
7:00-9:00 PM Tzion
Education Movie
Night: The ZigZag
Kid
22
14 Adar
Thursday
21 Adar
7:00-9:00 PM ELC
Parenting Education
Evening
12
19
17 Adar 9
18 Adar 10
19 Adar 11
20 Adar
6:30-8:30 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
Midrasha
Religious School
Religious School
7:30 PM Adult
7:00-9:00 PM Tzion
Education Movie
Night: The Jewish
Cardinal
5
24 Adar 16
25 Adar 17
26 Adar 18
27 Adar
8:30 AM Shacharit Minyan
6:30-8:30 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
9:00-11:00 AM Brotherhood Breakfast
Midrasha
Religious School
Religious School
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Religious School
7:30 PM Adult
7:00-9:00 PM Tzion
7:00 PM Congregation Board Meeting
Education Movie
Night: Paradise
Now
15
Purim Shpiel
Following Shpiel: Purim Carnival
8
10 Adar 2
11 Adar 3
12 Adar 4
13 Adar
1
8:30 AM Shacharit Minyan
6:30-8:30 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
4:15-6:15 PM
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Religious School
Midrasha
Religious School
Religious School
7:00 PM Purim
Megillah Reading
and Service #
Sunday
# — Denotes services conducted by both Rabbi and Cantor
Congregation Beth Elohim
March 2015
February 2015!
Congregation Beth Elohim
Congregation Beth Elohim!
THE STAR!
Congregation Beth Elohim
133 Prospect Street
Acton, MA 01720
February 2015
The deadline for
the March issue of
The Star is February 15
Articles submitted to The
Star must include a contact
name in case of questions.
Congregant email
addresses listed in the CBE
Directory are to be used
solely for CBE matters.
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