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Temple Beth Hi l le l

My House Shall Be Called A House Of

Prayer For All Peoples -- Isaiah 56:7

We've talked about this verse for many

years. We have even commissioned an

artist to make us a beautiful rendition

of this for our walls. Now it is time for

us to put these words into action.

Our neighbors across the river in

Windsor have a lovely and small con-

gregation. Their numbers have dwin-

dled. Mostly because of their caring

rabbi, Rabbi Alan Lefkowitz, their

doors have remained open.

FROM TH E RA BBI ’S STU DY

Adar/Adar II 5776

H I L L E L H A P P E N I N G S

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Simchas 2

Oneg Information 2

Shema Tour Donations 3

Local Businesses 4

Star Wars Purim Spiel 5

Yahrzeit Dates 6

Donations 6

List of Funds 7

Torah Portions 8

JTConnect Trip 8

JTConnect Cooking 9

WOW Program 10

Ricotta Cookie Recipe 10

Mother/Daughter Trip 11

Upcoming Events 12

Mom Trip to Israel 12

Book Club 12

Speaker in May 13

Jewish Bus Tour 14

LGBTQ Issues 15

TBH Information 14

During this past month, we have invited

their religious school to join us on Sun-

days. It was a lovely four weeks.

Everyone is talking about making it per-

manent.

On Friday night, March 11, we will be

hosting their congregation for a dinner

before services at Temple Beth Hillel.

This is an amazing opportunity for our

two congregations to get to know each

other.

It will be nice to see you there.!

B’shalom,

Rabbi G.

F RO M T H E P R E S I D E N T

Last month, I was able to update the

congregation on the various non-

financial ways in which our family mem-

bers were able to contribute to the No

Small Change campaign begun at the

High Holy Days this past September. At

the time, I needed to tie up some loose

ends before I could report on the finan-

cial aspect of the campaign.

While there is a bit of work still to do, I

am happy to report that as a result of

the generosity of the TBH community

and others, we were able to raise

$500,000! There were many TBH Family

Members who contributed to the cam-

paign.

With the funds we have received so far,

the board has paid down the line of

credit to a $0 balance. Additionally, the

second mortgage that was taken out ap-

proximately 6 years ago, has been paid

off and closed. That is approximately

$150,000 in debt that has been paid off.

In the coming weeks, the board will be

formulating a plan for the remaining

balance of the funds raised. Board mem-

bers will be meeting with several invest-

ment specialists and advisors who will

help the board structure an endowment

to provide the greatest long-term value

to our congregation.

Thank you to all those who contributed

in any way to the success of No Small

Change. I would also like to take a mo-

ment to say thank you to some of our

most generous donors. Thank you to the

following families:

(cont. on page 11)

Mr. Stuart Cotler 3/15

Mr. Gary Goldfine 3/21

Mr. Howard Steinberg 3/24

Mrs. Pam Steinberg 3/26

Mr. Phillip Maltz 3/27

Mr. Glenn Zinn 3/29

Mrs. Barbara Dworsky 3/31

Mrs. Susan Simons 3/31

Mr Edgard Molina 3/1

Mr. Bryan Oppenheimer 3/1

Mr. Jared Senelick 3/2

Mr. Dennis Bellamy 3/4

Mr. Christopher Grey 3/7

Mr. Jeff Levin 3/7

Mr. David Mytych 3/9

Dr. Jill Bernstein 3/15

S IM CH A S B I R T H D AY S

ON EG I NFO RMATIO N

3/4—Sue Simons, Fred & Vicki Daniels

3/11—Dennis & Micki Bellamy, Joel & Alicia Goldfarb, Glenn & Bonnie Zinn

3/18—Ben Waldo Bar Mitzvah—Castonguay Family, Swan Family

3/25—Becky McCann, Joel Leyden, Neil & Jessica Patterson

4/1—Ed & Deb Luria, John Abate & Ceil Gersten, Eric Lazinsk

4/8—Eric & Jill Bernstein, Michael & Sherry Skott, Steve & Kimberly Pines

4/15—Carol & Jon Mitnick, Sue & Jim Katz

4/22—Gabe & Luann Izraelevitz

4/29—David & Julia Krulee, Jeff & Carol Butler

NOTE: Signups for the 2016/2017 onegs will be done through SignUp Genius. Watch the email blast for the

link. This online tool makes it easy to pick the best date for your family. For those that prefer to not do it electron-

ically, or don’t have access to email, please call the TBH Office to choose your date.

As a reminder, the following items should be provided for each oneg:

1 challah

3 baked goods (one gluten-free item)

Cheese and crackers

Fruit

White grape juice

Paper goods can be found on the rack in the kitchen. Wine is in the fridge.

**If you choose to make coffee and/or put out hot water for tea, all of the

necessary supplies, i.e. sugar, coffee, tea, cream, stirrers, cups, etc. are located on the rack in the kitchen. Hot

water pots can be found to the left of the sink. Please schedule everyone to arrive by 7:00 pm to set up the tables

and pour the wine and grape juice. Your team is also responsible to remain after

services for clean up. There is a vacuum in the kitchen if it is needed.

Additionally, all garbage bags that may contain food should be tied off and thrown in the dumpster. We need

your help since the janitorial service does not clean the kitchen after an Oneg.

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Oppenheimer 3/19

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Siedman 3/24

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Steinberg 3/27

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Platteis 3/29

A N N I V E R S A R I E S

Hil lel Happenings

855 Sullivan Avenue

LO CA L BU SI N ESSES

http://www.healthwisefamilycare.com/

http://www.carmonfuneralhome.com/

http://admiralcleaning.com/

http://www.imperialoilco.com/

Hil lel Happenings

This year’s Purim Spiel theme is Star Wars!

Rehearsals are 6pm-7pm on March 2, March

9, and March 16. The performance will be on

March 20 at 11am during Religious School.

Everyone is welcome to participate! No sing-

ing necessary.

Come join as we hang out with Wookies,

watch Esther in a lightsaber battle for the

king’s affections, and fight against the evil

forces of Darth Haman!

STA R WA R S , TH E SPI EL !

http://hoffmansummerwood.org/

YAH R ZEIT DATES

On March 4, we observe the yahrzeit of:

Sir Barry Simons Husband of Sue Simons

Seymour Steinberg Father of Howard Steinberg

Mickey Glaser Friend of the Seefers

Julia Naab Aunt of Sally Goodman

Edwin Lassman Husband of Janet Lassman

Hyman Rabinowitz Grandfather of Marcia

Andrus

Herman Tenser Grandfather of Jeff Weinman


Esther Harmin Grandmother of Bryan

Oppenheimer

Richard Pearl Husband of Ana Pearl

Gail Mindlin Mother of Harriet Mindlin

Edith Silver Mother of Marlene

Abrahamson

Claire Sommers Sister of Michael Brezel

Ben Summers Uncle of Janet Lassman

Ida Tanzman Mother of Bonnie Zinn

Fred Rubin Father of Carol Mamlok


Mildred Glickman Mother of Al Glickman

Julia Barnett Mother of Michael Barnett

Hannah Silverman Mother of Joyce Ben-kiki


Valerie Scott Sister of Judy Scott

A. Hermine Gordon Mother of Marty Seefer

Martin Katz Husband of Joyce Katz

Samuel Feuer Father of Amy Patterson

Robert Hart Father of Carol Hart

Sadie Weinstein Related to the Brenners

ADULT EDUCATION FUND: CHAIRPERSON: NANCY GORDON

Alan & Barbara Dworsky for speedy recovery for Nancy Gordon

Judy Bogatz in memory of Sol Tolchinsky, father

FACILITIES FUND: CHAIRPERSON: JOE ALPERT

Alan & Donna Gittleman in memory of Ted Green

Alan, Donna, Erica & Michael Gittleman in memory of Bea Grigorian

CEMETERY FUND: CHAIRPERSON: ALAN DWORSKY

Marion Berman in memory of Lillian Geber, mother

GENERAL FUND:

Alan & Teresa Platteis, Barbara & Alan Dworsky, Marvin & Nessie Cormier, Edie Baskin, Joel & Marilyn Da-

vidson, Beverly Glassman, James & Lori Butler, Betsy Fiske, Bud Jason, Marjorie Barrett, Rosalie & Dick Zet-

off, Karen Rossi, Monroe Moses, Robert Burstein, D.D.S., Stan Goldberg, Robert & Alice Rodner, Sonia Baidack,

Cindy & Phil Rischall, and the Kasheta Family in memory of Bea Grigorian

Alan & Barbara Dworsky for a speedy recovery for Rick Seidman

Sheila & Joe Alpert, Barbara & Alan Dworsky, June Silver, Judy Scott, Josephine Nagle, Phyllis Leendy, Lee

Greenberg, and Judy Bogatz in honor of Phyllis Frank’s Bat Mitzvah

Jay & Karen Fienman in memory of Herbert Fienman, father

LANDSCAPE FUND: CHAIRPERSON: BRYAN OPPENHEIMER

Sheri & Eric Swan in memory of Benjamin Greene, grandfather

MEMBERSHIP FUND: CHAIRPERSON: BARBARA KLEIN

Judy Fogg in honor of Phyllis Frank’s Bat Mitzvah

MENS CLUB:

John & Carol Baron in appreciation of the Men’s Club dinner

DO N ATI O NS

Hil lel Happenings

MUSIC FUND: CHAIRPERSON: REBECCA MCCANN

Herb Shook/Becky McCann in memory of Louise Shook, Wife/mother And Samuel Aron, Uncle; and in honor of

Phyllis Frank’s Bat Mitzvah

Sheri, Eric & Michael Swan in honor of Herb Shook for his time tutoring Michael for his Bar Mitzvah, & in hon-

or of Jennifer McCann and her beautiful singing at Michael's Bar Mitzvah

NO SMALL CHANGE

Nancy Bayer in memory of Bea Grigorian

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND:

Ken & Lois Wasserman in memory of Samuel Cutler, father of Lois; in appreciation of Rabbi Fuch’s book, and in

appreciation of Rabbi for his kindness when Ken was in the hospital

Judy & Leonard Lauder in memory of Irving Ellis, father of Judy & Grandfather of Rabbi Jeff

Sheri, Eric & Michael Swan in honor of Rabbi for his help with Michael's Bar Mitzvah

Joyce Katz & Family in memory of Diana Crystal, mother & grandmother

Alexander & Miriam Schwartz in memory of Ted Green

Sue Simons in memory of Barry Simons, husband and in honor of Phyllis Frank’s Bat Mitzvah

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND: CHAIRPERSON: MICHAEL SKOTT

Sheri, Eric & Michael Swan in honor of Ralph Patterson for his help as Michael's Mitzvah Mate

RETIRE THE MORTGAGE FUND:

Rosalind Cooper in memory of Edith Cohen, mother

Janet Lassman in memory of Bea Grigorian

Sally Goodman in memory of Max Meyers, father, and in honor of Phyllis Frank’s Bat Mitzvah

Michael & Linda Barnett in memory of Julia Barnett, Michael’s mother

DO N ATI O NS (C O N TINU ED )

L I S T O F DO N ATI O N FU N D S

As you are making donations throughout the year,

please consider donating to the following funds. If you

would like to make a donation to a specific project or

for a specific purpose, or have questions about any of

the funds, please contact Steve Brouillard

([email protected]).

Development

Adult Education Fund

Art Fund

Cemetery Fund

Current Facility Fund

General Fund

Landscape Fund

Larry Gilbert Fund (Library)

Martin Turshen Fund

Membership Fund

Men’s Club Fund

Mortgage Retirement Fund

Music Fund

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Religious School Fund

Sisterhood Fund

Social Action Fund

Youth Committee Fund

mailto:[email protected]

Vayak’heil - Exodus 35:1-38:20 —This portion from the Torah describes how the assembly of Israel worked

together to build the Tabernacle.

P’kudei - Exodus 38:21-40:38 —The last reading from Exodus begins with an audit of how the contributions

for the Tabernacle were used. The portion goes on to describe the completion of the Tabernacle and its assem-

bly and concludes by depicting the glory of G-d entering it.

Vayikra — Leviticus 1:1-5:26 —Leviticus describes the sacrificial service and the duties of the priests. It also

introduces ritual purity, the biblical diet, the calendar of appointed times, laws of holiness and laws relating to

redemption, vows and tithes. In addition, Leviticus discourses on ethical instruction and holiness. The twenty-

fourth reading from the Torah is eponymous with the Hebrew name of the book it introduces: Vayikra. This

portion introduces the sacrificial service and describes five different types of sacrifices.

Tzav - Leviticus 6:1-8:36 —The portion reiterates the five types of sacrifices introduced in the previous por-

tion but this time discusses the priestly regulations pertaining to them. The last chapter of the reading de-

scribes the seven-day ordination of Aaron and his sons as they prepared to enter the holy priesthood.

TO RA H PORTIO N S

Hil lel Happenings

The TBH Religious School participated in the “The Something Quilt” - a program presented by the WOW pro-

gram. The kids heard folk tales, made their own stories, and created fleece blankets for kids at CCMC. It was a

great time!

P I C TU R ES FROM WOW PRO GRAM

CO OK I E REC I P E

If you attended

January’s Pasta

FaShul, then you

might be one of the

lucky ones who

tasted Sheila

Alpert’s amazing

ricotta cookies.

Sheila has gracious-

ly offered to share

her recipe with the

rest of the

congregation.

Thanks again,

Sheila! They were

Amazing!

Hil lel Happenings

Be on the lookout in future newsletters

for more information on

Spruce Up Your Wardrobe!

May 1

9am-1pm

March 2016

Lunch Bunch with

the Rabbi!

March 31

12:00pm

Join us for interest-

ing conversation on

Current Events,

and enjoy delicious

soup.

UP COM I N G MA RCH EV EN TS

The TBH Book Club is meeting Tuesday, March 8, 7:00, at Marlene Abrahamson’s

house.

The book is Orphan #8 by Kim Van Alkemade. A new historical novel inspired by

true events, the author tells the fascinating story of a woman who must choose be-

tween revenge and mercy when she encounters the doctor who subjected her to dan-

gerous medical experiments in a New York City Jewish Orphange.

We hope you can join us!

Barb Klein

TBH BO O K CLU B

In November 2016, Mindy Glickman will escort a group of mothers on a (free) trip to

Israel. The trip is NOT a synagogue trip. It is with an organization called JWRP,

who pays for all the land arrangements. She has arranged funding for the communi-

ty portion. Each mother is responsible to pay their own airfare.

There are a few basic requirements:

Moms must be raising Jewish children (til age 18) who live in their homes

Moms must live within a 30 minute radius of South Windsor

Moms agree to participate in pre and post trip education/volunteer opportunities

Moms should not be (traditionally) Shomer Shabbat observers

Mothers can already apply to be part of the trip at this website:

JWRP.org/apply

An easy way to be part of the conversations is to join us in our Facebook group: The

Mitzvah Mamas—https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481371275431712/

Mindy welcomes emails or phone calls. She can be reached at

917-698-7952 or [email protected].

SC HO LA R SH IP S FO R MO TH ER S !

March 11, 5:45pm—TBH Potluck Shabbat Dinner with Congregation Beth Am.

Please contact Barb Klein or Marion Berman and let them know what you are

bringing (salad, veggie, gluten-free dish, vegetarian dish, dessert, etc.)

March 13, 2-4pm—Community Interfaith Seder at B’nai Tikvoh Sholom in

Bloomfield. Led by Rabbi Debra Cantor—bring a friend of another faith for a

taste of Passover! RSVP by March 7 to Jo Schubert (860-727-6139, jschu-

[email protected])

March 20, 11am—TBH Purim Spiel and Carnival

March 22, 7pm—Rabbi Glickman will present a class on “Preparing an Ethical

Will”. Sponsored by Adult Education.

Hil lel Happenings

Bob and Maxine Greenberg

Bob and Alice Rodner

Rabbi Jeff and Mindy Glickman

Ben and Libby Wallace

Phil and Bobbi Jo Maltz

Michael and Linda Barnettt

Sue and Gary Ruchin

Teri Kurtzman

Joel and Marilyn Davidson

Rabbis David and Elaine

Glickman

David and Paige Glickman

Len and Sharon Jacobs

Janet Lassman

Stu and Sheri Rosen

Lee and Paula Bradbard

Teri and Roger Parrot

Marion Berman

I would also like to express a very special

thank you to Leonard Lauder and Judy

Glickman-Lauder. It is because of their

extraordinary generosity that No Small

Change has been the success that it is.

Because of their generosity and that of

everyone who has contributed, Temple

Beth Hillel has begun to lay a foundation

for financial stability in years to come.

What better way to celebrate 20 years of

service from Rabbi Jeff Glickman than to

help prepare ourselves for the next 20.

B’shalom

Steve Brouillard

Upcoming

Meetings

3/1: Membership

Committee, 7pm

3/3: Religious

Practices, 7pm

3/10: Board

Meeting, 7pm

3/15: Religious

School, 7pm

3/20, Men’s Club

9:30am

3/24, Adult Ed,

7pm

For additional

meetings and

locations, please go to

www.tbhsw.org.

FRO M T H E PR E S I D E N T (C O N T . )

We hope you will join us at 5:45pm on May for a Potluck Shabbat Dinner with Ivan

Backer. Mr. Backer, at age 10, was one of 700 children rescued from the Nazis by Sir

Nicholas Winton's Kindertransport train that took them to safety in England. After

attending a Christian boarding school in England, he came to America in 1944. He

is a Hartford humanitarian and former Trinity College community activist.

Mr. Backer has written a memoir called My Train to Freedom. He will have his book

available to sell and sign. Please RSVP to Marion Berman or Barb Klein with what

you will be bringing (salad, veggie, gluten-free dish, vegetarian dish, dessert, etc.).

SP EA K E R AN D D I N N ER O N MAY 6

Hil lel Happenings

20 Baker Lane

South Windsor, CT 06074

Temple Beth Hillel

Phone: 860-282-8466

Fax: 860-282-8466

Email: [email protected]

Web site: www.tbhsw.org

From Generation to Generation.

TBH IN F ORM ATIO N

Rabbi: Jeff Glickman, [email protected]

Temple Administrator: Lori Rondinone, [email protected]

Membership: Barb Klein, [email protected]

Bo1ard of Directors President: Steve Brouillard, [email protected]

The deadline for the next Bulletin is TUESDAY, March 22. Please forward all e-

mailed materials to the entire Communications Committee at

[email protected]:

EDITOR & SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR:

Christine Brouillard: [email protected]

WEBMASTER: [email protected]

E-MAIL and CALENDAR: [email protected]

TEMPLE ADMINISTRATOR: [email protected]

Articles should be no more than 500 words; please ask about longer

pieces. Event advertisements should be no larger than one-half a page.

Hillel Happenings Advertising Rates

$36.00 for a 1/4 page single issue

$60.00 for 1/2 page single issue

$100.00 for full page single issue

$100.00 for business card size ad for all twelve monthly issues

Please contact the Temple Administrator to make arrangements.

O F F I C E H O U R S

You can reach the TBH Office at (860) 282-8466 or [email protected]. Office

hours are 10am-2pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Outside office

hours, for administrative matters, please contact Steve Brouillard via email at

[email protected] or at (860) 294-4335.

March is hopping with activity in our temple and the surrounding Jewish com-

munities! Whether you’re in the mood for a potluck Shabbat dinner, looking to

participate in some great community events, ready to learn with one of our up-

coming speakers or seminars, or excited to see The Force in action during the

Purim Spiel, TBH is the right place to be! We hope to see you at one or more of

these upcoming events. And more are on the way!

Christine Brouillard

http://www.templebethhillel.info












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