Shabbat 4-18-15 - Beth El Synagogue

“Home of the International USY Chapter of the Year 2012-2013”
Hakol · April 17 & 18 2015 · 29 Nisan 5775
Welcome to Beth El Synagogue! If you are new to Beth El, we’d love to meet you! Please introduce yourself to the
In honor of the upcoming
wedding of Justin Walder and
Carly Torch, Justin’s parents,
Jim & Sue Walder are sponsoring
the Kiddush and Congregational
Shabbat Luncheon.
All are invited to attend in the
Leonard & Fay Ribnick Kiddush
Hall and the Gruman Social Hall.
greeters, clergy or officer sitting on the bimah. To learn more about Beth El, contact Linda Goldberg at
[email protected] or 952.873.7302 or Abbe Payton at [email protected] or 952.873.7303.
Todah (thank you) to our Torah readers
Parashat Sh’mini - ‫שמיני‬
Wedding Anniversary - Mazal Tov!
Leviticus 9:1-11:47 (p. 630)
Howard & Beverly Radin on their 40th on April 12
1: Shayan Gilbert Burke
2: David Ozer
3: Richard Ozer
4: Steve Rose
(anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah)
5: Alan Yousha
Rabbi Davis is accompanying Cantor 6: Cindy Witkin
Abrams’ Eastern Europe trip while she 7: Jenny Hage
M: Jenny Hage
addresses family matters.
Please note: The Gun Violence
Prevention
program
originally
scheduled for this Shabbat will be
rescheduled at a later date.
10:16-20
11:1-32
11:33-47
11:45-47
Shabbat Morning Greeters - Todah Rabbah:
Joyce Prohofsky, Women’s League
Mike Blehert, Board Member
Steve Rosen, Board Member
Aufruf - Mazal Tov!
Justin Walder and Carly Torch
Haftarah Samuel I 20:18-42 (p. 1216)
Paul Tuchman
April 18, 2015 Shabbat Minha / 29 Nisan 5775
LILY GRACE ERICKSON
‫שבע‬-‫אריאלה בת רוחמה בת‬
Help Us Keep the
Spirit of Shabbat
In Honor of Shabbat, please refrain
from the following activities:
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photography or writing
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using cell phones or other
electronic devices
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wearing perfume or cologne
(the person sitting next to you
may be allergic)
At the conclusion of services, please
pick up papers from the pews and
discard appropriately.
Thank you!
9:1-16
9:17-23
9:24-10:11
10:12-15
Daughter of Bret & Rachel Erickson
Lily will be called to the Torah at the Shabbat Minha service.
Shabbat Morning Schedule
9:00 am
9:00 am
Shabbat Morning Services
Childcare begins for 2-10 year olds
(at 10:00 am older kids move to classroom 2)
9:30 am Shorashim
9:30 am TaRBuT
11:15 am Junior Congregation
Fiterman Chapel
Classroom 3
Classroom 6
Locations Vary
Spiegel Sanctuary
DROPS OF TORAH
‫כב‬:‫ויקרא ט‬
:‫ הָּׂ עָּׂ ם וַ יְבָּׂ רֲ כֵם וַ י ֵֶרד מֵ עֲׂשת הַ חַ טָּׂ את וְ הָּׂ ֹעלָּׂה וְ הַ ְשל ִָּּׂמים‬-‫יִּשא ַאהֲ רֹן אֶ ת־י ָָּּׂׂדו אֶ ל‬
ָּׂ ַ‫ו‬
Service Times
Erev Shabbat
Kabbalat Shabbat
Candle Lighting
5:45 pm
7:16 pm
Yom Shabbat
Shaharit 9:00 am | Minha
Havdalah
Leviticus 9:22 “Aaron raised his hands toward the people and he blessed them. He
descended [from the altar where he] had offered the sin-offering, the burnt-offering and the
peace-offering.”
5:45 pm
8:17 pm
Sunday
Shaharit 9:00 am | Minha
5:45 pm
Daily Minyan
Shaharit 7:00 am | Minha
5:45 pm
The choreography in this verse is very explicit. The image of Aaron raising his hands in the
difficult priestly three-point form, standing high above the people, resonates with those of us
familiar with dukhenen, as well as the avodah service of Yom Kippur. Raising the hands is a
choreographic parallel to the elevation of holiness. One raises the hands while those
surrounding raise their intention, their spirituality and their awareness of the Divine. Aaron
raised his hands as a way to begin blessing the people. When his hands reached their apex,
in service of and to God, the people were aware that they were in for good tidings and good
transition. -AO
Rabbi Alexander Davis ● Rabbi Avi Olitzky ● Cantor Audrey Abrams ● Rabbi Kassel Abelson (Emeritus) ● Cantor Neil Newman (Emeritus)
UPCOMING AT BETH EL
For more information on these programs and events, call the
Beth El office at 952.873.7300, or visit www.bethelsynagogue.org.
The Hevrah breakfast on Sunday, April 19 will be sponsored by
The Snyder Family in loving memory of Rosemarie Snyder.
May her memory be a blessing.
Please consider becoming a sponsor for an upcoming Sunday.
What better way to honor a loved one or observe a special occasion?
Please contact Lou Jurisz at 612.396.9270 or David Jurisz at 612.987.7644.
An Elegant Gala Benefit Concert
Sunday, April 19 | 7:00 pm | Beth El Synagogue
Beth El Military Support
Committee
We will be packing donations for
our 3 National Guard units THIS
Sunday, April 19 at 10:00 am in
the Reading Nook. Please come
and join us!
An Evening With The Cousteau Family
Thursday , May 7 | 7:00 pm
Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as
Please join us for an elegant evening of entertainment featuring Jean-Michel Cousteau, and his children Celine and
music performances by award winning Patty Peterson, Debbie & Fabien, help open our minds to a world of
John Orenstein and Bridge’nBloom plus an appearance by the
sustainability, conservation, climate change and
Chai-light Chorus.
innovation.
For reservations call 612.270.1705 or [email protected].
For tickets visit www.besyn.org/cousteaus.
Have you read Still Alice yet?
Remember Israel’s Fallen Soldiers
Tuesday, April 21 | Beth El Synagogue | 7:00 pm
Please join us to honor the State of Israel’s fallen soldiers and
victims of terrorism as community members share their personal
reflections.
Our member, Amy Lieberman, through her volunteer
work with St. Louis Park ACT on Alzheimer’s has
generously donated copies of this book which are now
in the Learning Center. Increased knowledge and
understanding of the disease is the community-wide
goal. Feel free to check them out. And if you are
interested in a book club discussion, contact Jan
Hamilton at 952.873.7356.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Keeping the Spirit Alive - A conference for Caregivers
and Those Supporting a Loved One with Dementia.
Sunday, May 3 | 8:30 am - 1:30 pm | Sabes JCC
651.698.0767 | www.jfssp.org/conference
Beth El Synagogue Blood Drive
Sunday, May 10 | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
To sign up, go to mbc.org/searchdrives and enter
sponsor code 0570 or call Judy at 763.522.7202!
Ruach Ramah! - 4 day experience for incoming 3rd
graders
July 13-16 | Ramah Wisconsin | 312.265.6653
[email protected]
Free Birthright Trip to Israel for ages 20-26
June 1-11, 2015 | 952.417.2319 | [email protected]
Mishebeirakh
Shabbat, April 18, 2015 | 29 Nisan 5775
Our community calls to mind and heart the following who are in need of healing.
‫ל נא רפא נא לה‬-‫א‬
Shiva, Shloshim, and Yahrzeits
Friday, April 17 - Friday, April 24, 2015
28 Nisan – 5 Iyar 5775
Our community continues to mourn the passing of our loved ones.
Shiva
el na r’fa na la Please God, send healing.
ENGLISH NAME
Nancy Olkon
David Forstein
Laura Sheinbein
Penny Glassman
Skip Shapiro
Roni Sippy
Harriet Phillips
Loni Stillerman
Arielle Kaufman
David Goldman
Harriet Benowitz
Steve Trockman
Beth Glassman
Jan Meyers
Scott VanGundy
Lisa Heilicher
Sheldon Resig
Jody Moreimi
Ruth Spar
Michael Volk
HEBREW NAME
HaRav Tzvi Hayim ben Leah Ettel
Hana bat Sarah v’ Avraham
Hayim ben Miryam u-Meir
David ben Hai Feige v’ Leibel
Tzivah Adina Rachel bat Devorah v’ Yitzhak
Rachel bat Dina
Miryam bat Rachel Leah
Tzipporah bat Toba v’ Yosef
Eliyahu ben P’nina u-Varuch
Haya Raheil bat Bracha v’ Emanuel
Yehudit bat Shaynsa u- Reuvein
Pessie bat Rhoda v’ Shmuel
Haya bat Nehama
Devorah Hana Miryam bat Sh’loma Haya u-Moishe
Naomi Yakir bat Zvia v’ Daniel
Avraham Yitzhak ben Shoshana u-Gdaliah
Orit Haya Hodaya bat Raheil
Ariella Dina bat P’nina v’ Roni
Liora Shana bat D’vorah v’ Adam
Avraham ben Etta v’ Hayim
Hana Freidel bat Eitel v’ Aron Ya’akov Yehudah
Shmuel Ya’akov ben Raheil u-Mordechai David
Avraham Yitzhak ben Shoshana u-Gdalya
Bracha bat Sheindel v’ Lazer
Gita Haya bat Racheil
Moshe Hillel ben Masha Gittel and Yosef Hayim
Brina bat Hinda Haya
Aliza bat Tzila v’ Amos
Yehoshua ben Freida v’ Lippa
Yehudit Aliza bat Rivka
Rut bat Sarah
Moshe ben Masha
Yehudit bat Reizel v’ David
Sharon Tapper
Pearl Reiner
Mary Louise Clary
Minnetonka Blvd. Bridge Over Hwy 100 and All Ramps
Closed Until Fall
To plan ahead for alternate routes to and from the
synagogue call 511 or 651.296.3000 or visit
mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy100slp.
To accommodate those who cannot attend, Beth El is proud to
offer live, online streaming of this and other services, as well as
certain lifecycle events, classes and lectures.
For details contact Raquel Swanson at 952.873.7305 or
[email protected].
BETTY SMITHBERG – BAT-SHEVA MIRYAM BAT MORDECAI V’ HAYA
SEYMOUR MILAVITZ – SIMHA VOLF BEN BARUCH SHAUL V’ HENNA RAIZA
IRVING SWEET – YITZHAK BEN SHMUEL U-FEIGEL
ESTHER BURKE – ESTHER PESHYA BAT BARUCH TEVYA HACOHEIN V’ ETTEL
SHIRLEE MESHBESHER CLEIN – SIRKA BAT NAHUM V’ ESTHER
JOAN WOLF – SHEINDEL DEVORAH BAT YONAH U-VRACHA
ROSALIND STOLLER – SHOSHANA BAT SHMUEL V’ KALA
JUDY CANTER MEYERSON
PATTON CARNEY PRUNTY
Shloshim
Stephen Silverman
Yahrzeits
28 Nisan / Friday, April 17
Etta (Evelyn) Abramson
Yehoshua (Simon) Epstein
Elka (Alyce) Haimes
Elyah (Albert) Kaplan
Tybe (Toby) Kaplan
Harvey Levin
Patricia Lundgren
Shifra Faiga (Sylvia) Rockler
Moshe (Morris) Trockman
1 Iyar / Monday, April 20
Tzvi (Herbert A.) Chernoff
Avraham (Albert) Forbes
Ronald Geller
David Kolinsky
Frimma (Florence) Nissman
Michael (Melvin) Sadoff
2 Iyar / Tuesday, April 21
Mendel (Morris) Balick
Ruchael (Robert) Calmenson
Zev Ya'akov (William) Garvis
Efraim (Frank) Goldberg
Sender (Sandra) Goldstein
Mindel (Minnie) Heft
Yosef (Gordon) Slovut
29 Nisan / Saturday, April 18
Malka (Manya) Buslovich
Faiga (Florence) Friedman
Laya (Lois) Goldish
Matel (Maxwell) Greene
Ata Gendler Haet
Nechama (Ann) Kollins
3 Iyar / Wednesday, April 22
Rasha Esther (Rochelle) Milchman
Moshe (Moe) Mendelsohn
Penina (Pearl) Shapiro
Yosef (Joseph) Orenstein
Herschel (Harry) Silk
Mordecai (Max) Schuster
Shoshana Ruth (Rosemarie) Fabrega de
Snyder
4 Iyar / Thursday, April 23
Sander (Sam) Soltan
Sidney Cohen
Uda Malka (Ida) Dien Kozlen
30 Nisan / Sunday, April 19
Haskell (Charles) Pinkus
Ariah (Leon) Drew
Sholom Mordecai (Max) Sadoff
Naftali Zav (Harold) Frailich
Avram (Arnold “Arnie”) Weinberg
Hershel (Harold) Haskovitz
Moshe (Misha) Kuperman
5 Iyar / Friday, April 24
Bale Kvasnik
Shmuel (Sam) Benenson
Udell (Idell) Levitt
Marion Brazeman
Yosef (Joseph) Pase
Feivel (Philip) Dolinsky
Avigdor (Victor) Rosenblum
Benyomin (Ben) Evidon
Else Straus
Aharone (Harry) Fisher
Riesna (Rita) Fogel
Yosef (Joseph) Kay
Aharon Ya’akov (Orion) Silverman
We recall with sorrow the recent loss of:
Army Spc. John M. Dawson, 22, from Whitinsville, Massachusetts died 4/8/15
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony E. Salazar, 40, of Hermosa Beach, California died 4/13/15
To learn more about these brave heroes and their stories, please visit: www.militarytimes.com/valor
B’nai Mitzvah Israel Bond Program: Beth El and Israel Bonds continue to offer our B’nai
Mitzvah an opportunity to invest in Israel Bonds. Through the generosity of our congregant, Fern
Badzin, Beth El is able to match the amount of the investment. Please call the synagogue office for
more information.
Gifts Presented to the Bar/Bat Mitzvah A bar/bat mitzvah is a celebration not just for an
individual family but for the entire Jewish community, indeed the entire Jewish people. Beth El
Synagogue and the Minneapolis Jewish community generously give the following gifts in celebration of
b’nai mitzvah: A personalized kiddush cup by Beth El’s Sisterhood & Men’s Club for Shabbat and Festivals;
A matching contribution for those who invest in Israel Bonds through the generosity of Beth El congregant,
Fern Badzin, to solidify the bond between b’nai mitzvah and Medinat Yisrael; A free year’s membership to
the Sabes Jewish Community Center including use of fitness and teen centers; A partial scholarship toward
an Israel trip for young adults who continue their Jewish education from the Louis Herman Israel Experience Fund, an endowment of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation; The
Etz Hayim Humash for students of the Talmud Torah to encourage ongoing Torah study; Text Messages: A
Torah Commentary for Teens from Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School.
We honor these members of our congregational family who bravely serve our
country. May God watch over them, bringing them safely home.
Joshua Amberger, U.S. Navy
Mitchell Bennett, U.S. Marines
Alex Greenstein, U.S. Navy
Adam Magy, U.S. Army
Edward Peilen, U.S. Marines
Isaac Reich, U.S. Marines
Alec Stoess, U.S. Coast Guard
Emily Rose Leon , U.S. Coast Guard
Christopher Leon, U.S. Coast Guard
Rabbi Joshua Sherwin, U.S. Navy / Marine Corps
Mary Elizabeth Kerska, Army National Guard
Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut!
Sunday, April 26 | St. Paul JCC | 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
Larry Rich, Emek Medical Center and author of Voices from Armageddon, will speak about medicine and
the heroic efforts of Jewish and Arab physicians of Emek Hospital at 11:00 am.
Family Festivities begin at 12:30 pm:
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Israeli DJ Dance Party
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Krav Maga, Israeli cooking and Israeli dancing demonstrations
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Family activities including crafts, bounce houses, photo ops,
gaga pit, face painters and more!
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Live performances by the Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day
School dance troupe, Chai Notes and local musician Matt Levitt
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Mini-Israel exhibit
Plus: delicious food vendors Vitali’s Bistro, Nothing Bundt Cake,
Rita’s, Hunger Haven
For more information, contact Corey Kirshenbaum at [email protected] or 651.255.4733.
Happy 67th Birthday Israel!
Sunday, May 3 | Beth El Synagogue Parking Lot| 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
You won’t want to miss this innovative and fun event that will blend the excitement of big machines and
imagination along with the opportunity for the youngest members of our community and their families
and friends to share a day of exploration!
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Trucks and other vehicles of all sizes
Fun for boys & girls, parents & grandparents!
High-energy, interactive vehicles
Fun guests & entertainment
Food vendors
This event is FREE and open to the public!