April 2012 - Congregation B`nai Israel

THE
APRIL 2012 / VOLUME 12 ISSUE 4
Temple Chronicle
C O N G R E G AT I O N
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
JACK GRUNDFEST
From Guitar music with Scot Goldsholl, to cooking with Joan
Nathan, to the now famous “My Fair Esther” Purim schpiel
written by Andy Lawton and performed by a Temple allstar cast, to Megillah reading with Rabbi Harry Danziger,
to the Purim Carnival brought to us by LaFTY, to Miriam’s
Seder led by Sisterhood, to cooking at Our House, all the way
to the All Debbie All Music Membership Shabbat — March
was an absolutely wonderful month here at Temple! Thank
you to everyone who worked to make it happen. Our Temple
volunteers are truly the backbone of this Congregation. I believe
it was Winston Churchill who said “You make a living by what
you get. You make a life by what you give.” We have so many
congregants, both the volunteers and the beneficiaries, whose
lives are so much richer because of all the active volunteering
that takes place here at Temple.
April kicks off with Super Seder Strategies and More than
Matzah Balls Workshop, part of our LLL Holiday Experience
Workshop Series, on Sunday, April 1st. Our Temple Second
Night Seder will be on Saturday, April 7th. On April 8th we
will kick off a new session of Adult Religious School with two
classes: Middot-Jewish Moral Values taught by Annabelle Tuck
and The Torah of Your Life taught by Andy Lawton.
On April 13th we will recognize our Religious School Faculty
at Shabbat Under the Stars with special guest star and Jewish
musician Julie Silver. Shabbat Under the Stars was scheduled
on an earlier date this year to ensure that we have as many
Congregants as possible to show our appreciation to the
Religious School Faculty. Julie Silver will also be with us
for Shabbat services Saturday morning, April 14th and for
Religious School on Sunday, April 15th. There is a very special
event with Julie Silver planned for Saturday evening, April 14th.
continued on page 3...
Yizkor Eloheim
We record with sorrow the death of...
SYLVIA FRIEDMAN
Mother of Lynn Zoldessy, Grandmother of Shayne Sommer
B’ NA I
ISRAEL
Calendar at a Glance
WORSHIP SERVICES:
Kabbalat Shabbat at 5:45
All services begin at 6:15 unless otherwise noted.
Shabbat Morning Services begin at 11:00 am.
Friday, April 6
5:45 pm (Note time change!)
Shabbat Service before First Night of Passover
Leader: Andy Lawton
Note: There will be no “pre-neg” and no sermon.
The classical style service will be brief to allow everyone to
return home as quickly as possible for First Night of Passover
Seder. Kaddish will be said at approximately 6:15.
Saturday, April 7
11:00 am First day of Passover/Shabbat Morning Service
Leaders: Rich and Emily Lewis
Saturday evening, April 7—6:00 PM Second Seder
(Reservations required by Monday, April 2)
Leader: Andy Lawton
Friday, April 13
6:15 pm Final Day of Passover/Shabbat under the Stars/
Teacher Appreciation with Julie Silver
Oneg Sponsor: Sisterhood
Saturday, April 14
10:30 am Shabbat Service with Julie Silver
Friday, April 20
6:15 Traditional Shabbat Service
Leader: Andy Lawton
Oneg Sponsor: Sisterhood
Saturday, April 21
11:00 am Shabbat Shemini
Leaders: Russ Parish & Emily Lewis
Friday, April 27
6:15 pm All Music Shabbat
Installation of new LaFTY board
Leader: Rabbi Harry Danziger
Oneg Sponsor: Sisterhood
Saturday, April 28
11:00 AM Tazria/Metzorah
Rabbi Danziger
Passover Happenings
APRIL’S LIFELONG LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PASSOVER
Sunday, April 1
Passover Holiday Experience Workshop
10:00 – 11:00 Super Seder Strategies by Lynn Greenberg “My
intention for my workshop is to present the evolution of the
Greenberg family Haggadah and our Passover observance.”
I. A brief description of what is actually required to observe
the holiday: telling the story and eating the matzah
II. Our journey to create our own Haggadah: evolution from
the Maxwell House Coffee edition to our Arkansas Family
Haggadah (with samples of each phase)
A. Maxwell House Coffee edition (including an anecdote about its use in the Obama White House)
B. Modern Haggadot (including the most recent addition to the versions edited by Jonathan Safran Foer - The New American Haggadah)
C. How to create your own Haggadah with personal touches.
III.Turning the house over for Pesach: Getting rid of hametz;
changing dishes; preparing special foods; inviting guests
IV. Making Passover relevant in every generation...we WERE
there with the Israelites, we ARE there with everyone
seeking freedom, and we WILL BE there for everyone
seeking freedom through the ages.
11:15 – 12:15 More Than Matzah Balls – Temple chefs Rita
Fagan and Jo Lawton will lead a cooking session sharing
interesting new Passover recipes sure to enhance your Passover
menu.
Wednesday, April 11
Seniors Passover Holiday Lunch and Learn
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m It’s a special luncheon for seniors, their
friends and families. Rita, Jo and their B’nai Israel crew will
cook and serve a tasty Passover lunch, and Jerry Jacobson will
croon lots of familiar tunes. You’ll want to hum along! Call the
office to RSVP and request transportation by Monday, April 9.
This event is sponsored by the Vogel Caring & Sharing Fund.
Friday, April 13 - Sunday, April 15
Julie Silver Weekend (see insert for schedule)
World renowned Jewish Songwriter and Artist in Residence
Julie Silver is one of the most celebrated and beloved performers
in the world of contemporary Jewish music today. She tours
throughout the world, and has been engaging audiences with
her lyrical guitar playing, her dynamic stage presence, and her
megawatt smile for nearly twenty years.Julie’s melodies are tightly
woven into our Shabbat services – especially “Sim Shalom” and
“Shir Hadash”. She’ll lead us in prayer and entertain us with her
music and enthusiasm for life.
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TRANSITION TRANSMISSION
A note about Shabbat Services and the
first night of Passover/First Seder...
Please note the following change for Friday, April 6 only.
Due to the beginning of Passover/First Seder falling on
Shabbat, the schedule has been modified. The Service will
begin at 5:45 (NO Kabbalat Shabbat) and Kaddish will be
recited at approximately 6:15. This will allow Congregants
to attend First Seder. The Congregational Seder at Temple
will be Saturday, April 7. See below.
PASSOVER
SECOND NIGHT
SEDER
Saturday, April 7, 2012 • 6:00 pm
Temple Members $32 • Non-Members $38
Since this is a catered event, we require reservations
and payment to be made by Monday, April 2nd
Please email Shannon at
[email protected]
Mark Your Calendars for
MITZVAH DAY, APRIL 22
Volunteer Opportunities
for all ages and skill levels.
Have you returned your signup sheet?
If not, please do so ASAP. YOU are needed;
there are projects for all ages and physical abilities.
More info to come on the Temple Website and in the
APRIL Chronicle. If you would like to be a Sponsor for
Mitzvah Day, please contact:
Janet Korenblatt: [email protected], 663-9191
Martha Alman: [email protected], 661-0558
Don't forget to checkout our website:
www.bnai-israel.us
You can make donations and check out the
calendar for detailed descriptions of events.
President's Message Continued...
On April 22, we will have our congregational Mitzvah Day
followed by a congregational meal for all the folks involved in
Mitzvah Day. Rabbi Harry Danziger will be with us again the
weekend of April 27th. Please look elsewhere in this edition of
the Chronicle for details about any of the events mentioned above.
I also want to let you know that the Rabbi Search Committee,
under the direction of your Administrative Vice President,
Janet Korenblat, has, as of this writing, received eight resumes
from interested candidates for the interim rabbi position.
The Committee met in late March to begin reviewing the
applications and weeding that number down. The Committee
will be scheduling interviews with select candidates during
the month of April. It is our objective to have an interim rabbi
in place by July 1.
I also want to add a special thanks to all the folks who are
assisting during the transition--particularly our Transition
Committee Chairs, Emily and Rich Lewis, and our Friday
night lay leader, Andy Lawton. Thanks to their leadership,
congregational life is running smoothly and we have had good
participation at services, classes and programs. If you haven’t
spent any time with us at Temple recently, and even if you
have, please join us for all the opportunities during April!
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As always, if you have any questions at all about the transition,
the rabbinic hiring process or anything else going on at
Temple, or if you are interested in volunteering or being more
involved during this transition period, please let me know. I
am looking forward to seeing you at Temple!
A big thank you to everyone who worked so
hard to ensure that Joan Nathan’s visit to B’nai Israel was
such a wonderful event. Jo and Rita planned a spectacular
vegetarian buffet using only Joan Nathan recipes. Their
crew put it all together for a fantastically delicious
supper. They baked Joan’s favorite beignet recipe. The
hamantaschen were spectacular; some think that they are
the best ever baked! Even Joan was duly impressed. Todah
Rabah once again to the Storthz Education Fund, CrainMailing Center of Jewish Culture, and the Ottenheimer
Brothers Foundation for their support of this program.
Temple B'nai Israel Newsletter, Volume 12, Issue 4
April 1, 2012, published monthly by Temple B'nai Israel
3700 Rodney Parham, Little Rock, AR 72212
Sisterhood Speaks
Sisterhood ran a very successful BOOK FAIR in March,
organized by Lynn Greenberg and Corky Schroeder.
Others who contributed their efforts are Bonnie Jacobson,
Janice O’Shea, Rhonda Redwood, Helen Benes, Meg
Marion, Muriel Lederman, Doris Krain, Amos Lassen,
Susanne Roberts, Gina and Chuck Kokes, Wilma Diner,
Ruth Fein, Van Gates, Keith Nigro, Steve Weinstein, Scot
Goldsholl, Monty Fein, Janna Ragsdale, Paul Schroeder
and James Birch. We especially thank the Schroeders for
their contribution and the Sol Alman Company for storing
the books we didn’t sell. We hope to have another sale in
the early Fall.
Several Sisterhood women participated in training for the
reading-to-children project at Our House.
Thank you Annabelle Tuck for bringing this program to us.
During Mitzvah Day on April 22nd,
Lynn Greenberg will be running a project in the Library to
organize and catalog the books we have.
Please come and join in.
We will need volunteers to work in the Judaica
Shop at the Food Festival on Sunday, May 6th. Please contact
Bonnie Jacobson if you can help. (247-4050)
Sisterhood will be sponsoring another
Shabbat Service on May 11, Lag B’Omer.
The text of the service will be based on Abraham Joshua
Heschel’s The Sabbath. Anyone (male or female!) who wants to
be involved in creating the service or participating in it, please
let Muriel Lederman know ASAP the times when you can meet.
She will be organizing a meeting for the second week in April.
There will be joint
Men’s Club/Sisterhood meeting
April 15th at 12:15
Our speaker will be Zach Goldberg, talking about his
semester in Israel, which was partially funded by Men’s Club
and Sisterhood.
Men’s Club News
Thanks to Philip Axelroth, Steve Bauman, Monty Fein,
Scot Goldsholl, Andrew Lawton, Keith Nigro, and Steve
Weinstein for helping me “guard” the Sisterhood book sale.
Van Gates
Ellyn Polsky, Director
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Altar Flowers
INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM
January 1, 2012 through May 15, 2012
JACK GRUNDFEST, Admn. V.P.
EUGENE H. LEVY, Rabbi
MAC LYONS, Treasurer
SHERI SIMON, Educator/Administrator
DAVID BAUMAN, President JO LAWTON, Secretary
KENNON GOLDSHOLL, Executive V.P.
JACK GRUNDFEST, Admn. V.P.
MAC LYONS, Treasurer
JO LAWTON, Secretary
Congregation B’nai Israel Little Rock, AR
Facilitator: Iris B. Oliva, MSW, M.Ed., Outreach Fellow
In Memory of Rabbi Ira Sanders
By: Flora Sanders
Pesach workshop
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The Fall Holidays/Holy Days
Shavuot
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April 20, 2012
In Memory of Irene and Peter Klikna
By: Gina Kokes
EUGENE H. LEVY, Rabbi
SHERI SIMON, Educator/Administra
DAVID BAUMAN, President
KENNON GOLDSHOLL, Executive
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April 27, 2012
Some added experiences will be available including a Seder
and a Shabbat service. Some subjects may be modified or
dates changed. If Little Rock area schools are cancelled, class
is cancelled. We will fit in a make-up day if this occurs. Please
always check the Temple bulletin on line to see if there are
any learning experiences you might like to attend. They are
mostly free and are open to anyone. All classes begin at 7:15
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IN HONOR OF:
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THE ENDOWMENT FUND
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The Lifelong Learning program of Congregation B’nai Israel is supported in part by a generous grant
from the Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation.
EUGENE H. LEVY, Rabbi
SHERI SIMON, Educator/Administrator
DAVID BAUMAN, President
KENNON GOLDSHOLL, Executive V.P.
JACK GRUNDFEST, Admn. V.P.
MAC LYONS, Treasurer
JO LAWTON, Secretary
PASSOVER IS COMING...
“Now we are slaves. Next year we will be free.”
(The Passover Haggadah)
The Jewish people celebrate the first festival of the Jewish calendar on the 15th of Nisan, which comes on Friday, April 6 this year.
On this night, Jews all around the world will sit around the dining table with friends and family to retell the story of the Exodus
from Egypt. We look within ourselves and think about our modern time. What are the things that enslave us now? What fears
or false gods do we worship that tie us down?
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Passover Seders take many forms and are conducted in many languages along with Hebrew, but they almost always follow the order
articulated in the Haggadah. The Seder developed soon after the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE. The Seder
form, with reclining guests and many courses of dipped foods, copies the Greek symposium. The Seder has evolved through times
of exile from Israel and oppression in the diaspora. The Haggadah has evolved through the centuries with themes that vary from
freeing Soviet Jews, to Vegetarian to Kabbalistic, from Feminist to Gay, Reform, Reconstructionist, Ashkenazic, Sephardic, Hasidic
and Yemenite, just to name a few, but common to them all is the theme, “In every generation, each individual should feel as though he
(or she) had gone out of Egypt.” We are enjoined to participate in conversation whose purpose is to build us up to hope and provide
strength needed to struggle for a brighter tomorrow. Children are encouraged to participate and adults are encouraged to teach
according to the understanding of the children. The Haggadah’s four questions illustrate that children should be engaged enough to
become curious and ask questions.
JO LAWTON, Secretary
MAC LYONS, Treasurer
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There are many resources on line and in the library to enhance your Seder experience. We can help you find what you are
looking for. Please give us a call. Chag Pesach Sameach...
Best wishes for a happy Passover holiday. Ellyn
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Passover
Lunch
for
Seniors
-1463
300 S. Rodney Parham, Ste. 18 • Little Rock, AR 72205
nce 1952 on Wednesday, April 11.
501-227-8220 • Fax (501) 227-6260
Call the Temple office for Reservations and let us know if
P.A.
Coffee
Arkansas
Foot
ts & Seniors you need transportation. Coffee
Many
thanks to our office volunteers: Aniko Diamant,
Beanery
Café
Beanery
Café
LL, LCSW
& AnkleGinger
Clinic
Goodman, Rhonda Redwood, Corky Schroeder, and
TODA RABA
, LCSW
NER, LCSW
PONSORS
448-0060
OC., INC.
207
afé
Catering
Catering
1429 Merrill Drive
1429
Merrill Drive
501-225-5467
501-225-5467
8 convenient locations
Steele Strauss.
Little Rock, Maumelle, NLR,
Conway, Benton, Jacksonville
(501) 372-7377
Please support our generous sponsors
Meeting Room
Meeting Room
ARKANSAS MEDICAL
SUPPLY
Suppliers for Ostomy, Urologicals, Incontinence,
and Wound Care
300 S. Rodney Parham, Ste. 18 • Little Rock, AR 72205
501-227-8220 • Fax (501) 227-6260
Arkansas
Foot
BENNETT’S
MILITARY
SUPPLIES
(501) 376-2081
David H. Shindler
Senior Vice President
Lunch Mon-Fri 11am - 2pm
Dinner Thurs-Sat 5:30pm - 9pm
405 W. 7th St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-372-0238
Announcements
ATI’DAY PRESCHOOL NEWS
Ati'Day Preschool is looking for help! Do
you have a few hours to spare? We
are looking for a few good people
to serve as temporary, emergency
staff available to help on short
notice.
Candidates must be
willing to be certified by DHS and
work with children between the ages of
6 weeks and 5 years. Please contact Lauren at 501-221-1614
for more information.
THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE / APRIL 2012
VOLUME 12 ISSUE 4
PAGE 7
AROUND THE TEMPLE
IN MARCH
SUMMER CAMP
Ati' Day is pleased to offer these fun and exciting Summer Camp
sessions from 8:00a.m. to 1:00p.m for ages 3 through Pre K:
June 4-8
Arts & Crafts
June 11-15
Reptile Safari
June 18-22
Exploring Our Senses
June 25-29
Sports
July 9-13
Arts & Crafts
July 16-20
Reptile Safari
July 23-27
Exploring Our Senses
July 30-August 3 Sports
Stop by the Ati’Day booth at
the Jewish Food Festival on
Sunday May 6th for activities,
ice cream, balloon animals and
magic tricks!
KROGER CARDS
Help support Ati’Day by using a prepaid
Kroger card. This is a great opportunity
to make money for the school while
buying groceries.
TRIVIA NIGHT
Ati’Day’s annual Trivia Night
Saturday, April 28th
LAFTY REPORT
We had so much fun last month planning and putting on the Purim Carnival. It was a huge
success! Thank you to all of LaFTY and the eighth graders for your hard work. Thank you also to
the parents who helped and to everyone who attended the Carnival. On March 23-25 we attended Spring Conclave in
New Orleans, where we experienced Judaism through our senses. It was a lot of fun.
Mark your calendars for these upcoming events:
Sunday, April 8th, 1-3 pm, Israel Program, LaFTY room / Elections – TBA
Friday, April 27 - LaFTY Friday night service and installation of new officers
Hope to see everyone at these last few events! Thanks to the LaFTY board for all of your hard work so far this year!
We hope you have a great Passover! Shalom! -Sydney Alman, LaFTY President and Daniela Berlinski, Secretary
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THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE
JACK GRUNDFEST,
President
EUGENE
H. LEVY,
Rabbi
LEAH
ELENZWEIG,
Executive
V.P.
SHERI SIMON, Educator/Administrator
JANET KORENBLAT,
Admin. V.P.
DAVID
BAUMAN, President
CHRIS STRATTON,
TreasurerExecutive V.P.
KENNON
GOLDSHOLL,
SUZI
DAVIS,
Secretary
JACK GRUNDFEST, Admn. V.P.
ELLYNLYONS,
POLSKY,Treasurer
Director of Lifelong Learning
MAC
TRACIE
SPIVEY,
Administrator
JO LAWTON, Secretary
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Memorial Fund for Prayerbooks
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Rabbi Eugene & Bobbye Levy Fund for
Camp Scholarship & Youth
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL
3700 Rodney Parham Road
Little Rock, AR 72212-2498
“Thou art the living God, Thy words bring life
and light to the soul.”