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FEBRUARY 2015
Congregation Beth Shalom
Schedule of Services
February 2015
Shevat/Adar 5775
Tuesday, February 3, 7:00 pm
Tu B'Shevat Community
Celebration at Beth Shalom
Friday, February 6, 7:30 pm
Led by Barry Goldfarb
Saturday, February 7
Torah Study 8:30 am
Shabbat Service 10:00 am
Led by Cantor Sheri Allen
Torah: Yitro
Friday, February 13, 7:30 pm
Led by Stephanie Posner
Saturday, February 14
Torah Study 8:30 am
Shabbat Service 10:00 am
Led by Cantor Sheri Allen
Torah: Mishpatim
Friday, February 20
Family Shabbat Dinner 6:30 pm
Family Service 7:30 pm
Led by Cantor Sheri Allen
Saturday, February 21
Torah Study 8:30 am
Shabbat Service 10:00 am
Led by Ken Licker and Ben Weiger
Torah: Terumah
Friday, February 30, 7:30 pm
Led by Dina Lindell
Saturday, February 31
Torah Study 8:30 am
Shabbat Service 10:00 am
Led by Cantor Sheri Allen
Torah: Tetzaveh
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Applications
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SHEVAT/ADAR 5775
My Two Shekels
As we haven’t had a holiday to celebrate since Chanukah (with the exception
of Shabbat of course!), we are due, so what a delight that Tu B’Shvat is right
around the corner! The holiday of Tu B’Shavat, which as the name indicates is
celebrated on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shvat (or the evening of February 3 - February 4, according to the secular calendar) and marks the new year for
the trees (Rosh HaIlanot). It dates back to Talmudic times, and marked the beginning of the year for tithing trees, when 1/10 of all crops grown during the year were
given to the temple priests.
After the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed and Jews
left Israel, tithing became a thing of the past, but Tu B’Shvat
was still observed in honor of the people’s love for Israel.
Many mark this special day with a special Tu B’Shvat Seder,
where we partake of four cups of wine ranging in color
from white to red to remind us of the seasons.
We also eat three different types of fruit, those with
hard shells, with pits, and those which are completely edible. It is customary to enjoy fruits that are grown in Israel,
such as almonds, dates, olives, figs, carob, pomegranates to
remember our connection to the Land. This year, our community Tu B’Shvat celebration is taking place on February 3, at 7:00 p.m., right
here at Beth Shalom!
Tree planting is also an important custom, and if you don’t want to plant
your own, the Jewish National Fund (JNF) will take care of it for you! The JNF
was established in 1901 as the official land purchasing agency of the World Zionist
Organization, and as part of the wonderful work they have done to physically build
up the state of Israel, they are responsible for planting
Please visit their website: www.jnf.org/trees to make their garden continue to
grow. You have the option of planting in honor or memory of someone, and a
beautiful certificate will be sent to the person or family so designated.
Chag Tu B’Shvat Sameach and I hope to see you on February 3rd!
– Cantor Sheri Allen
The Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and
Tarrant County invites you to a
Tu B'Shevat Seder
Tuesday, February 3, 7:00 p.m.
At Congregation Beth Shalom
Enjoy a spiritual evening celebrating the trees
and seven species with a wonderful
seder dinner and Israeli dancing.
For more information visit: tarrantfederation.org
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From the President The Ritual Life
Many emails have gone out recently asking our members to volunteer for one of our many committees. We need
people to step up as we are still so short in many of these
groups.
Our Membership Committee has become one of the most
important committees you can volunteer to be on, helping to
undertake the task of growing our membership so that the
future of CBS can be secure. Please don't sit back and think
that you aren’t needed or necessary or that someone else will
step up and do it.
We seriously need each and every one of you to help
make our CBS home run smoothly so we can have that bright
future. Stephanie Posner is our Membership Chairperson and
is working hard, but she can’t do this alone and needs an
active and supportive committee to help. So please, seriously
consider volunteering where it’s needed most and devote your
time and energy in helping CBS grow.
Thank-you in advance for all you do for our community.
– Lynda Friedensohn
President, Congregation Beth Shalom
Religious School
We have been extra busy at religious school, and there
have been lots of fun and great discussions all around. I want
to give a huge shout out to our b’nai mitzvah class who has
been working under the direction of the cantor and Karilynne
Cohen. They have helped lead services on two occasions and
have done a wonderful job.
I recently attended a bar mitzvah out of town and as I
sat in services I was once again reminded of the amazing
amount of preparation that our bar/bat mitzvah kids undertake. While it will be a while before these kids take the bimah
for their special day I know in my heart that they will be very
well prepared.
I also want to thanks the parents of our kids. They
are doing a great job of getting their children to services. It is
heartwarming to sit in the sanctuary and watch the children
recite the prayers and sing the songs that they have learned so
well because of their participation.
While on the subject of thank yous I forgot one very
important one. A big thank you to Debra Kaplan who decorated the kid’s bathrooms upstairs. They are now warm and
friendly and the kids really think they look great.
Remember to mark your calendar for February 3.
CBS will be hosting a community Tu B’Shevat program. There
will be a special seder and Israeli dancing along with a fun
craft. This program is designed for kids and adults of all ages!
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HaShomer
is published monthly by Congregation Beth Shalom
1212 Thannisch Drive, Arlington, TX 76011-4848
Vol. XXXII, Issue 5, February, 2015
Editor: Hy Siegel
Editorial Assistance: Thressa Lobel
This month marks the 10th anniversary of incorporating
the ancient ritual of laying tefillin before my morning prayers.
This has changed my life most positively and dramatically.
Why would a Reform Jew feel compelled to wrap tefillin,
you ask? In typical Jewish fashion, I will answer a question
by asking one. What would the reception on your television
set be without cable, Dish, or some other signal? Lousy to
none, right? Well tefillin is the vehicle that strengthens the
signal and improves the “reception” when praying to G-d.
After all, how many of us employ today’s technology in
the form of a smart phone, smart watch, tablet, laptop and/or
desk computer to stay connected to the physical world? So
why not utilize the “technology” available since the days of
Moshe Rabbienu to stay connected to the Higher Worlds as
we pray to the Ultimate Source of All?
In the decade since I have inculcated this ritual into my
life, my prayers are more focused and my relationship with
HaShem has improved, becoming more intimate and reciprocal as a result. I have found inner peace and solitude. It is also
quite fulfilling for me to participate in a ritual that connects
me to my ancestors and 3500 years of continuity with my
people and my faith.
Prayer is more than a list of requests for the Almighty to
grant. Prayer is primarily a way of expressing gratitude to G-d
for His continual blessings and beneficence. When you consider that the word Jew derives from Judah, and that Yehuda
(Judah in Hebrew) means to give thanks, then you come full
circle in understanding the power of prayer enhanced through
the “medium” of tefillin.
In closing, I am reminded of the words of Professor
Alexander Altman who said, “Finding G-d and worshipping
G-d is but another way of saying that we have found our
Self…We are spiritually reborn in G-d and G-d is, as it were,
reborn in us”.
– Stuart Snow, Ritual Chair
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Sisterhood
Due to the fact that I have been out of circulation since
the beginning of December, I have asked two of our officers
to comment on their respective activities.
Dorit Mikulencak writes: "On December 20, 2014 Sisterhood and Brotherhood celebrated Chanukah at the annual
Chanukah party. The party was graciously hosted at the home
Pam and Johnny Sudbury.
"We presented Pam with a wreath made at our December Potluck and Pinterest. Everyone enjoyed several varieties of homemade latkes, great Italian food and other goodies.
The children enjoyed the gift exchange as did the adults. It
was a wonderful evening with great friends, great food and
fun had by all."
Taylor Yates writes: "Our gift wrapping station this year
was very successful; we couldn’t have done it without all of
our fabulous volunteers. We made more money this year for
our charities than in the past. We would like to give special
thanks to Marty Goldsmith for helping us get our spot in the
NorthEast Mall, Pam Sudbury, Lynda Friedensohn, and
Christine Posnock for helping Andrea Snow and myself
schlep supplies to and from the mall.
"We are already discussing what to do for next year,
and are considering having a gift wrapping class or video to
show how to wrap and make bows for all the different size
gifts, just as a refresher for everyone. I would personally like
to thank Andrea and Stuart Snow for all the time they spent
buying supplies, and inventorying everything. We look forward to wrapping with y’all next year!"
Our next Social Action project is collecting personal needs
supplies for The Women’s Shelter. We are looking for items
such as shampoo, conditioner, soap, body lotion, make-up
(except nail polish,), etc. Iris Jeffreys will have a basket for
collecting the supplies near the entrance to the building.
Dorit Mikulencak is planning a Hamentashen Bake at
CBS on Sunday, February 22, during Sunday School hours.
She is trying to arrange a cooking class. We had proposed a
class at Central Market, but they are now charging a hefty fee,
so we are currently looking for alternatives. Watch for information in a CBS blast.
By the time you read this we will have formed our nominating committee for next year’s officers. Since I am writing
this before our January meeting, I do not know who the chair
will be. If you are interested in serving, or would like to help
on one of the committees, please contact Thressa in the office, or myself. Even if you are not on the board, you are
always welcome to join us for dinner, and/or attend our meetings. Our February meeting is at 7:00 p.m. on Monday the 9th
and we are meeting for dinner at Prince (on Randol Mill Rd
by Cooper) at 5:30 pm. Please make sure to RSVP so we
know who to expect.
There is still time for you to join Sisterhood for 201415. Even if you don’t actively participate, your contribution
helps keep our Sisterhood financially sound. Remember, without you, we are one person short.
– Martine Thomas
Sisterhood President
Religious School
ARFTY
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As hosts of this evening I would love to see a TREMENDOUS turn out!
This month’s little known fact...Tu B'Shevat is the
new year for the purpose of calculating the age of trees for
tithing. See Lev. 19:23-25, which states that fruit from trees
may not be eaten during the first three years; the fourth year's
fruit is for G-d, and after that, you can eat the fruit.
Each tree is considered to have aged one year as of Tu
B'Shevat, so if you planted a tree on Shevat 14, it begins its
second year the next day, but if you plant a tree two days
later, on Shevat 16, it does not reach its second year until the
next Tu b'Shevat.
– Stephanie Posner
Religious School Director
Congregation Beth Shalom
Sisterhood Gift Shop
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ARFTY packed food for the economically disadvantaged
kids on Wednesday, January 14, for our Weekend Angels
project. Dylan Jeffreys, Iris Jeffreys and the Hebrew School
students and their parents helped with this project. We will
be doing Weekend Angels again on Wednesday, February 18,
at 7:00 p.m. at the Beth Shalom.
Congregation Beth Shalom hosted a Camp Impact Training Weekend for kids who are planning to volunteer this summer. Maddie Markson, Shawn Levy, Bennie Sudbury,
Hannah Jeffreys, and Ryan Silverberg attended. Evie
Fleischer and Ean Robertson also attended along with kids
from Fort Worth, Dallas, Colleyville, and Houston.
Noah Fischer, along with Scott Sloter (Fort Worth),
Mollie Sloter (Fort Worth) and I planned a Saturday morning service where Noah, Mollie, and Scott led the service and
provided the musical arrangements. Ryan Silverberg, Bennie
Sudbury, Hannah Jeffreys, and Joe Mendez read from the
Torah and Jane Mendez, read the Haftarah.
Maddie Markson, Ean Robertson, and Evie Fleischer
wrote and spoke about their thoughts about Camp Impact.
Chanel Sassoon and Dylan Jeffreys wrote their thoughts for
the service, but unfortunately were unable to read them because of prior plans. It was amazing to see the Sanctuary
filled with teenagers. I wish we would have had more members of the Congregation there for this beautiful experience.
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Changes in Judaism
I told you last month that I would be writing about “The
Rise of Neo-Chassidus.” That is not some scary TV monster.
It is the new Orthodox approach to Judaism for young Talmud students who are good at reading Hebrew and are not
good at speaking to God. My Google search for Neo-Chassidus
has led me back to “Jewish Renewal and then to something
even newer, “Relational Judaism.”
No matter what we call ourselves, our congregations are
all struggling with the same problems. Membership is dropping, money is short, and people are staying away in large
numbers. Complaints are the same whether we are Orthodox,
Conservative or Reform.
Many years ago, at my daughter’s congregation in Fort
Collins, Colorado, I met Rabbi Zalman Schacter Shalomi and
discovered the Jewish Renewal Movement. The Renewal
Movement, as described in a book by Michael Lerner, believed that we must develop new paradigms in our relationship to God that move away from the image of humans as
sinful worms, so that the praying person can see him/herself
as healthy and a recipient of Creation’s blessing.
The first Renewal service that I went to involved using
drums, symbols and dancing around the synagogue to get more
people involved. I asked my daughter when they were going
to bring in the dancing girls. The Fort Collins congregation is
very successful and has 80 people in their Chevra Kadisha.
My daughter believes that it is because they have enabled a
relationship that their members need in this modern time.
The Orthodox Union had also found a problem with
integrating the young students who they send to Israel to study.
They come home well trained in Hebrew but without a feeling
of talking to God with their prayers.
The term Neo-Chassidus means new chassid and it refers to the spiritual and joyous prayers taught by the 18th
century founders of Classical Chassidim. Today, the Chassidim,
in their congregations all over the world encourage their members to approach Judaism with joy.
It seems to be working for them. In the Orthodox magazine, “Jewish Action” there are many pictures of young Jews
with long beards and side curls dressed in modern sport shirts
and Jeans. They call their movement, Neo-Chassidus. The
article tells us that they have many Rabbis ready to train their
young people in how to relate to God.
When discussing this with my daughter she said that
there was a new movement called Relational Judaism that
stresses providing a structure that we used to call Chavarim
groups. In these groups, we brought new members of our
congregations together based on their common interests like
the ages of their children, their interests in life, or their enjoyment of music or history.
I have now ordered a book from Amazon, Relational
Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the
Jewish Community. Maybe when I read that, I will be able to
write another Hashomer article.
– Sherwin Rubin
We rely on you to let us know when a member of Beth Shalom
has celebrated a simcha, endured a loss, or is ill.
Please call the office 817-860-5448, or email to
[email protected].
Sanctuary Completion Fund Donors
Diamond Donation - $5,000 and up
Platinum Donation - $2,500-4,999
Larry and Martine Thomas
CBS Sisterhood
Gold Donation - $1,500-2,499
Melanie Garver
Sherwin Rubin
Silver Donation - $500-1,499
Stuart and Andrea Snow
Harold Mandel/SharonSelf
Gene and Christine Posnock
Brian and Klila Caplan
Pam and Johnny Sudbury
Nana and Joyce Atkens
Jeff and Michele Rothschild
Stephen and Sarita Cabrero
CBS Brotherhood
Mike and Suzi Kapin
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Richard and Sheri Allen
Lynda Friedensohn
Ken and Linda Licker
Ben and Fran Weiger
Martin and Cindi Kaplan
Stephen and Tamara Lenhoff
Janet and Jerry Aaronson
Ruth Friedman
Jared Snow
Norm and Toni Epstein
Joe and Rochelle Bekerman
Ellen Pincus
Amir and Shirley Sassoon
Bob and Karen Burns
Tuesday Mah Jongg Group
Barry and Seena Stevens
Florence Grossman
Marty and Debbie Goldsmith
Phil and Aimee Israel-Pelletier
Barry and Dolores Schneider
Phil and Cookie Kabakoff
Cathy and Jim Frisinger
David and Angela Markson
Hy Siegel
Richard and Stephanie Posner
George Fleischmann
Mark Lewis
Lee and Leslie Schulman
Paul Solomon
Brent and Yael Sasley
Michael and Lisa Rein
Proud grandparents Jay Feinberg and Lynda
Friedensohn-Feinberg, and Janet and Jerry
Aaronson, announce the birth of their
grandsdon, Eli Henry Friedensohn on
December 27, to parents Josh and Jillian
Friedensohn.
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Donations (Received prior to December15)
DAVID MANDEL
MEMORIAL BIMAH FUND
In memory of Lorean and Coston
Gardner
from Norm and Toni Epstein
In memory of the yahrzeits from
April through December 2014:
S. William Flack, Stuart Flack,
David Mandel, Isabetta Mandel,
Jules Flack, Morris Mandel,
Howard Scott Flack, Saul Mandel,
Lee Wenokur, Harriet Mintz Flack,
Richard Cook. In honor of the
birthdays and anniversaries from
April through December 2014:
Lynda Friedensohn, Ken Licker,
Andrea Snow, Julie Eisenfeld,
Janet Aaronson, Toni Epstein,
Cookie Kabakoff, Sheri Allen,
Sharon Wenokur, Ellen Pincus, Les
Pock, Phil Kabakoff, Mary Soltz,
Martine Thomas, Klila Caplan,
Norm Epstein, Brian Caplan, Barry
Stevens, Barry Goldfarb, Linda
Licker; Rabbi Ned and Mary Soltz,
Klila and Brian Caplan, Seena and
Barry Stevens, Sheri and Richard
Allen, Andrea and Stuart Snow,
Judi and Philippe Lecoq, Toni and
Norm Epstein, Janet and Jerry
Aaronson, Carol and Les Pock,
Ken and Linda Licker
from Sharon Self
In memory of the yahrzeits from
April through December 2014:
S. William Flack, Stuart Flack, Ira
Udes, David Mandel, Isabetta
Flack Mandel, Jules Flack, Morris
Mandel, Howard Scott Flack, Saul
Mandel, Lee Wenokur: In honor of
the birthdays and anniversaries
from April through December
2014: Lynda Friedensohn, Ken
Licker, Andrea Snow, Julie
Eisenfeld, Marian Feld, Lena Pack,
Mike Kapin, Janet Aaronson, Toni
Epstein, Cookie Kabakoff, Arlene
Schwartz, Sharon Wenokur, Hy
Siegel, Mical Self, Sheri Allen,
Ellen Pincus, Mike Kornitzky, Les
Pock, Eugene Posnock, Sharon
Self, Jerry Aaronson, Phil
Kabakoff, Richard Chiarello, Mary
Soltz, Barbara Chiarello, Barry
Schneider, Dolores Schneider,
Martine Thomas, Klila Caplan,
Norm Epstein, Brian Caplan, Barry
Stevens, Barry Goldfarb, Dina
Lindell, Linda Licker; Rabbi Ned
and Mary Soltz, Barbara and Dick
Chiarello, Carolyn and Paul
Solomon, Klila and Brian Caplan,
Seena and Barry Stevens, Sheri
and Richard Allen, Andrea and
Stuart Snow, Suzi and Mike Kapin,
Judi and Philippe Lecoq, Toni and
Norm Epstein, Janet and Jerry
Aaronson, Carol and Les Pock,
Ken and Linda Licker, Annette
and Howard Lackman
from Harold Mandel
CHEVRA KADDISHA FUND
In memory of Lillian Blumberg
from Elliott and Loesje
Blumberg
EDUCATION FUND
In memory of Warren Anderson
from Glenn Anderson
Birthdays
February 1
Josh Frisinger
February 2
Taylor Yates
February 3
Lauren Schwartz
Ned Soltz
February 4
Judy Clark
February 5
Joel Mandelkorn
February 7
Robin Blumberg
Heidi Rothschild
February 10
David Louis Spindler
February 11
Jeff Visosky
February 12
Robin Licker
February 13
Melissa Blair
February 15
Ashley Epstein
Arielle Sasley
Adam Weiss
February 16
Scott Jessup
February 21
Alixandra Barasch
Ilan Caplan
February 22
Leslie Udes
February 23
Yasmin Feinberg
February 24
Aliza Feinberg
February 26
David Markson
Anniversaries
February 23
Morris & Michela Prigoff
February 26
Phil & Cookie Kabakoff
GENERAL FUND
In memory of Jack Kirshbaum and
Jeanette Schonfeld
from Ruth Friedman
In memory of Herschel Cobbell
from Marty and Sharon Wichter
In memory of Elsie Satisky Solomon
from Paul Solomon
Donation from Martine and
Larry Thomas
In appreciation of CBS
from the Sunday afternoon
Mahjongg group
In appreciation of Stuart Snow and
Shirley Sassoon; in honor of the
naming of Stella Macaronis
from Ken and Linda Licker
In honor of Bob Burns
from Larry Goodman
MAINTENANCE FUND
In memory of Nancy Massaro
from Ellen Pincus
RABBI/CANTOR
DISCRETIONARY FUND
In honor of the naming of Lewcy
Rose Williams; in memory of
Charles Rothschild
from Jeff and Michele
Rothschild
In memory of Beatrice Vogel
Goodman
from Larry Goodman
SANCTUARY FUND
Wishing Les Pock and Martine
Thomas a full and speedy recovery;
in honor of Klila Caplan and Ben
Weiger's selection as Congregants of
the Year; in appreciation of our
service leaders; in memory of
Janet's grandmother, Fay Kleir; in
honor of the birth of Luna Rae
Spradling, granddaughter of
Brenda Fine
from Janet and Jerry Aaronson
Yahrzeits
February 1
Louis Dickman*
February 2
Irwin Lackow
Skippy Reynolds*
Ben Rubin*
Lillian Rubin*
February 3
Alfredo Cabrero*
Harry Dearinger, Sr.
Barbara Freeman
Gertie Strausberg*
February 4
Jack Kirshbaum*
Reva Lustig*
Billie Schneidkraut*
February 5
Lenora Freedman
Beatrice Kohn*
Jean Mandelkorn
February 6
Lois Abel
Henry Burger
Eve Glickman
Jack Lefer*
February 7
Rosalie Russell*
February 8
Sylvia Soltz
February 9
Marilyn Bloch*
February 10
Bernard Ciocci*
Elsa Greenwald
Blanche Shulman Payne
Sidney Steinberg
February 12
Abraham Lefer*
February 13
David Henry Rubin*
February 14
Mary Alice Jolkovsky
Philip Needleman
February 15
Jessie Flax
Clara Schulman
February 16
Anna Levy
February 17
Louis Oxman*
February 19
Naomi Binder*
Eli Cobbel*
Lea Fuchs
February 20
Abraham Rothschild
David Snow*
February 21
Ruth Bolding*
Leonard Elster
Dorothy Hilbert King*
February 22
Benjamin Feld*
Robert Jessup
February 23
Maxwell J. Rodenberg
February 24
Harry Waetzman*
February 25
Ester Fleischer
Efraim Nasserfer*
February 26
George Abraham
Fay Garrick
Isadore J. Sternstein
February 27
Beverly Chovis Rothschild*
Donald Garver*
Max Kornitzky*
Hilda Needleman*
Esther Rowley
Daisy Silverberg
February 28
Morris Barken
Alan Botney
Norma Reynolds*
Morris Schneidkraut*
* Memorial Plaque in Sanctuary
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Daytimers Presents:
Museum of Science and History
Wednesday, February 11, 12:00 noon
Meet at Congregation Beth-El
Leave for Museum at 1:00 p.m.
Visit the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
with Daytimers. Expect to spend at least two hours, longer if
you include the Noble Planetarium and stay for the film at
the Omni Theater.
There must be a minimum of 15 reservations by February 4, so please make reservations as soon as possible.
After lunch, catered by Subway, at Beth-El, car pool to
the museum.
Lunch catered by Subway
$21 per person
Program only, $15 per person
Parking is $10/car, plan to car pool.
For information/reservations contact:
Larry Steckler, 817-927-2736.
The Sylvia Wolens Jewish Daytimers is a program of Beth-El
Congregation with support from the Jewish Federation.
Arlington Life Shelter
Christmas Dinnner Project
I want to thank everyone who donated food, contributions, and their time and effort in making the Christmas Eve
Dinner at the Arlington Life Shelter a great success this past
December. There were almost 100 individuals at the shelter.
The following volunteers helped with decorating, cooking, serving and making sure everyone was well fed:
Cookie and Jason Kabakof, Cindy Wilcox, Howard
Weiss, Sorai Stewart, Ben, Fran and Sam Weiger, Joy
Rosen, Lili Weiner, Bret, Iris, Dylan and Hannah Jeffreys,
Leslie Udes, Richard and Sheri Allen, and Nat, Tricia and
Celeste Jenkins.
Many thanks also to those who made monetary or food
donations:
Sherwin Rubin, Shelley and Steve Sternblitz, and the
Markson, Aaronson, Sudbury, Posner, Kapin, Frisinger
and Goodman families.
We were able to turn what would have been a lonely
holiday into something special and delicious for those staying
at the shelter.
I look forward to everyone's participation again next year.
– Phil Kabakoff,
Life Shelter Project Chair
The Congregation records with sorrow
the passing of:
Kenneth Rogers
beloved brother of Dr. Carole Rogers
Robert Lizun
former son-in-law of Marian Feld and
father of Cameron Lizun
May their memory be a blessing
ARFTY
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We will plan to have Noah help lead services in the future with
his Guitar.
Dylan Jeffreys, Noah Fischer and I attended Winter
Conclave in Houston the weekend of January 30/February 1.
Family Weekend (not just for families with children) will
be at Greene Family Camp the weekend of 3/6 - 3/8/15. There
iwll be separate programs for Adults and Children. My family
will be attending and would like to see some of the other families from Congregation Beth Shalom.
Junior Youth Group weekend for 6th-8th graders will be
at Greene Family Camp the weekend of March 20/22. More
information will be coming. Please mark it on your calendar.
– Richard Posner
Youth Director
2015 Financial Committee Goals
Hi everyone!
It is an honor for me to serve as your new treasurer for
the next two years. I want to share with you my goals for
enhancing financial management, accounting, and reconciliation at CBS.
Here is a list of the Financial Committee goals for 2015.
* Develop a restricted fund policy.
* Pay our monthly bills via ACH.
* Review current monthly bills and look for ways to
save money.
* Increase the frequency of deposits at Chase Bank.
* Integrate income/expense accounts into Quickbooks.
* Generate professional financial statements/graphics for
Board meetings and website
* Receive monthly expense bills electronically (i.e.,
paperless) from our utility, insurance, and telecom
munication providers.
We will update this list, as required, and provide you
with updates on our accomplishments during the year.
To help us provide you with better customer service
support, please use the memo field on your personal checks
to help us assign your donations/payments with one of our
defined income accounts. This will make it much easier for
Thressa and the finance committee members to accurately
track our congregation’s income/expenses and your household donations for income tax purposes.
If you have any questions, please let me know
([email protected]).
– Ben Weiger