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400 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT 06040 (860) 643-9563 www.myshul.org Vol. 5776 No. 6 February 2016

BSBI’S CHAI LIGHTS

Rabbi’s Corner

I was visiting a man in a convalescent

home who said, “Rabbi, I really

admire you.” I thought something good was coming, but I was wrong.

“Day after day you can say the same

prayers and still get something out of it.” This man wasn’t praising me; he was

criticizing our liturgical system, a system that seems to prioritize Keva, the fixed

prayers, over Kavanah, spiritual depth in our worship.

There is some truth to the criticism, but it is based on

misunderstanding. The sages, nearly 2,000 years ago, warned, “Don’t make your prayers rote,” and the

warning was likely because too many people did just

that. On the other side of the coin, I recall a friend who said,

“I am never happier, more fulfilled, than when I have a

siddur in my hands.” She loved reciting the prayers; they

spoke to her heart. That the words today were the same as yesterday did not interfere with her appreciation. As a

matter of fact, for some, the dependable, familiar nature

of the prayers is what they like most about them. Interestingly, for some people, the tune alone will bring

a spiritual high. People who really know no Hebrew will

chant Hebrew prayers with heartfelt ardor, and if you change the tune on them, they go bonkers. Just consider

the uproar over “Sh’hu noteh shamayim” in our

community. Some of the most vociferous proponents of

the jaunty melody have no idea about the content of the prayer; it’s the melody that enters their heart. Another

proof of this is the power of the Nigun, the Hasidic

prayers in melody that have no words. I admit that I love certain prayer tunes. I know that Reb

Shlomo Carlebach had some character flaws, but his

melodies move me tremendously. His compositions for

Kabbalat Shabbat are a highpoint of the week for me, if I can daven in a congregation of others who also

appreciate the melodies, and I am pleased to say that that

often is the case at our BSBI service.

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Words from the President

Rabbi Search: I wanted to share with you that as

our Rabbi Search unfolds, we have received very nice feedback from

our interviewing candidates

regarding our website and the

activity at BSBI. This is evident by your response to the visiting Rabbi

in January.

As I write this message, our Rabbi candidate is preparing to board a plane in Florida. I feel we are blessed as

thousands of flights have been cancelled today across the

country with many states preparing for emergency situations. By the time you receive this, you will have sent

in your impressions of Rabbi Kantor’s visit via e-mail.

However, if you didn’t get a chance to meet the candidate,

perhaps because you were away, it is my hope to take a short video that you can view via our announcements

online. A huge thanks to all the volunteers who have helped with weekend preparations, including Rabbi and Lisa Plavin for

hosting and our Endowment Committee. BSBI Directory: Let’s aim for the participation of all our members in the

directory (see page 7 for more information). There will be

special daytime hours set aside for those who do not like to

drive at night. If you know someone who will need a ride, please reach out and offer them a ride. Thanks to Barry Baron and Jeanne Lowrey for

coordinating this undertaking.

Risa Filkoff, President

Exciting Events Open to the Community

Shabbat Across America, March 4

th

See back page

Community Seder, April 23rd

See page 11

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(860) 643-9563

Dr. Richard Plavin: Rabbi Saundra Roethel: Office Manager Rabbi Aaron Jaffee: RLWRS Principal Jeanne Lowrey: Program Administrator Mike Wemmell: Maintenance Specialist Risa Filkoff: President Ron Abrahams: Executive VP Sally Ivaldi: VP - Administration Marc Finer: VP - Education Ilene O’Neil & Barry Baron: VPs - Membership Steve Cohen: VP - Ritual Mike Turk: VP - Financial Ed Reilly: VP - Properties Debbie Cinquemani: VP - Fundraising Marshall Grodofsky: VP - Memorial Park Spin Zucker: Recording Secretary Brina Abrahams: Sisterhood Philip Margolis: Brotherhood President Jack Steigelfest & Steve Cohen: Brotherhood Co-Representatives

Chairpersons

Larry Torff: Board of Trustees Cathy Ludlum: Social Action Teri Norman: Youth Bruce Beck: Legal Counsel Gayle Block: Personnel

Services

Monday through Thursday: 7:30 PM Friday service time: 6:30 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM All service times are as listed above unless otherwise noted. See calendar for any changes. The entire community is welcome to attend any of our services. Our Saturday morning service is followed by a community Kiddush. This would be an excellent opportunity to meet our congregation and clergy.

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Sisterhood Speaks — 4-5

Brotherhood Corner — 5

Rabbi’s Corner, cont’d. — 6

BSBI Community — 7-8

BSBI in Photos — 9

Important Reminders — 10

Community Seder Information — 11

Community Announcements — 12

The Endowment Foundation — 13

Contributions from Thoughtful People — 14

Celebration Dates in February — 15

February Evening Minyan Calendar — 16

February Calendar — 17

Ads from Our Sponsors — 18-19

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Upcoming Events!

Get Well Wishes to: Melvin Horwitz, Lilian Marlow Announcements: Fran and Gene Spiegel are pleased to announce the birth of

their granddaughter, Sophie Harper, daughter of Paul and Sasha

Spiegel.

Please Note: If you need to contact Jeanne Lowrey, Program

Administrator, please use extension 103. Thanks!

Monday, February 1, 8, 22, 29

6:30 – 7:25 PM

Beginning Hebrew Reading

Class 7:35 – 9:15 PM

Institute for Basic Judaism

Tuesday, February 2nd

7:30 PM

“The Syrian Refugee Crisis” –

JTS Livestream at BSBI

See page 7

Wednesday, February 3rd 7:30 – 9:00 PM

Social Action Committee

Meeting

See page 8 Saturday, February 6th 10:00 AM

Brotherhood Shabbat followed

by a Kiddush Luncheon

See page 5 6:00 – 10:00 PM

USY Havdalah & Hot Chocolate Sunday, February 7th 9:00 AM

World Wide Wrap & Community

Breakfast See page 5

Sunday, February 7th cont’d.

10: 00 AM

Brotherhood Meeting 10:30 – 11: 30 AM

Speaker Dr. Saud Anwar

See page 5

Tuesday, February 9th

1:30 – 3:30 PM

Knit & Kvetch 7:00 PM

Sisterhood Israel Study Program

See page 4

Thursday, February 18th

7:00 – 8:30 PM

Chai Mitzvah 2.0

Saturday. February 20th

10:00 AM

Shabbat Service followed by a

Kiddush Luncheon 7:15 PM

Sisterhood & Continuing

Education Movie Night

See page 4

Monday, February 22nd

12:00 – 1:15 PM

Lunch & Learn

Please contact the office if a

member is sick or in the

hospital so that Rabbi Plavin

may visit. He considers the

mitzvah of Bikur Cholim very

important. 860-643-9563

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HINENI SOCIETY

2015 / 2016 5776

Arthur Abramson

Joan & Barry Baron

Barbara & William Bayer CHAI

Kathleen Eldergill & Bruce Beck

Susan & Bill Breslau

Beatrice & Gordon Brodie

Emily & Peter Buch

Elise & Richard Carlton

Elaine Charendoff

Gerald Creem CHAI

Elizabeth & Neil Ellis CHAI

Raquel Fialkoff

Risa and Roy Filkoff

Ellie & Herb Flink

Marilyn Greenwald

Sharon & Ari Hartstein

Ann Hirth CHAI

Esther & Stuart Horn CHAI

Hope & Alan Igdalsky

Ruth & Ronald Jacobs

Maxine Jaffe

Constance Kaplan CHAI

Shirley & Lew Katz

Maxine & Manuel Lerman

Teresa & Ted Lloyd

Susan & Philip Margolis

Irene & Joel Milzoff

Carol & Saul Nesselroth

Arlene & Paul Norman CHAI

Mallorie & Arthur Ostrowitz

Pearl Podrove

Gayle Block & Ed Reilly

Doreen & Joel Rosenlicht

Lea & Alan Schmerler CHAI

Miriam & Sidney Schwartz

Sissy Seader CHAI

Shirley & Lewis Segal

Dawn & Jack Steigelfest CHAI

Lori Greenwald & Bruce Stein CHAI

Rebecca Rumbo & David Stern

Diane & Jeffrey Wasser CHAI

Barbara & Theodore Zupnik CHAI

Anonymous

Once again, thank you to all of our annual donors for your contributions to our High Holiday Appeal and to the Hineni Society.

Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated and helps to sustain our

vibrant community.

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What’s Ahead for

Sisterhood?

Tuesday, February 9th

, 1:30 pm: Knit & Kvetch Tuesday, February 9

th, 7:00 pm:

Israel Study Night Saturday, February 20

th, 7:15 pm:

Sisterhood/Continuing

Education Movie Night Tuesday, February 23

rd, 7:00 pm:

Sisterhood Board Meeting Sunday, March 27

th:

NAR Education Day

Sisterhood Speaks

Mimi Kalman, Editor

opportunity will be early March to mid-April. We'll be sending a mailing in early

March with a congregational list and

directions, or you'll be able to go straight

online via the link we'll email you. We

look forward to your support for our

inaugural BSBI Pesach Project. If you'd be willing to help with the

mailings email Lisa Plavin

at riplavin@cox.net. We'll be doing the

mailings at the very end of February and

the second week of April. Thank you.

Looking For Volunteers……. ..For several events. We could use

volunteers to help with the Sandals

Memorial Dinner and Lecture, April 12th; Pasta Dinner for RLWRS students and

Parents, April 7th; and Torah Study

Weekend, May 20th. We promise that you

will get lots of help and training. Please call me to tell me that “of course I

will help.” Judy Meyer (860-644-9271)

jgm06074@yahoo.com

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that all donation checks are made out to

BSBI Sisterhood and marked "Knit and

Kvetch" on the memo line. They can be

left in the BSBI office for us. Would you be interested in knitting

something small? We received a request for children's mittens. And if you are pressed for time and just

want to do something really small, would

you like to make some squares? You can

knit or crochet squares, 6 inches square,

and once you have a few done, leave them

- marked ‘for Knit and Kvetch’ - at

BSBI. Once we have enough we will have

one of our members put them together and

make an afghan. Any questions, call me, Anne Fink, at

860-649-6551 or at IRANNEFINK@AOL.COM. Something New is Coming for Passover Sisterhood is embarking on a brand new

program through which you can send all

your friends in the congregation wishes

for a sweet and joyous Pesach. This "no

fuss, no muss" project will be replacing

our shalach manot box deliveries as the

major fundraiser for Sisterhood this year.

You'll be able to go online (don't worry,

we'll have a paper version for those who prefer it) and with a few clicks add your

name and personal wishes to a beautiful

letter which will then be sent to the

designated congregants. Your window of

Israel Study Night On Tuesday, February 9th, at 7:00 PM,

Sherry Shamash will lead us in a study

session on Israel. Sherry is Professor of

Hebrew at UCONN’s Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life. She will be using information from Alan

Dershowitz’s books, The Case For Israel

and The Case For Peace. The books will

be available in Mary Cheney Library at

the reference desk, but Sherry will be

bringing handouts from the books that we

can use. All are invited, you are sure to learn

something about Israel that you did not

know. At this time, when there is so much criticism of our homeland, we all

need as much information as possible to

better answer the critics. Knit & Kvetch

Tuesday, February 9th

If you knit or crochet and would like to

help us out, please join us the second

Tuesday of the month in the library at the

Temple at 1:30 pm or feel free to work at

home. This month we will meet on

February 9th. We need everyone's help to

continue our good works. Remember we can always use yarn or monetary

donations to continue our mitzvah. It

doesn't have to be a huge amount: $5.00

goes a long way towards buying yarn. We

do appreciate all donations of yarn,

however please no wool. Our items need

to be machine washable so we can only

accept 100% acrylic. We wouldn’t want

to have to curtail the amount of items that

we donate to the various nursing homes,

shelters and schools. Please make sure

SAVE THE DATE! March 27th, 2016

Women’s League

NAR Education Day

In Danielson, CT

Sisterhood / Continuing Education Movie Night

On Saturday evening

February 20th at 7:15 pm,

BSBI Sisterhood and

Continuing Education will

host another movie night

featuring the film

“Woman in Gold”. The

movie tells the true story

of an elderly Jewish woman who returns to

Vienna, six decades after

WWII, in order to reclaim

family belongings that

were once seized by

the Nazis. Chief among

those items is the Gustav

Klimt painting “The Woman in Gold.”

With the help of her ambitious young lawyer, the woman takes her fight all the

way from Austria to the U.S. Supreme Court. Come and watch this very

engrossing movie with us.

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What’s Shabbat without bagels, lox

and the men of the BSBI

Brotherhood? Between family and travel, my wife and I

have had the pleasure of spending

Shabbat at dozens of synagogues. In

some ways, this variety has allowed us to

appreciate our spiritual home that much

more. One of the aspects of BSBI that

makes us particularly proud is the level

of congregant participation in nearly

every service. On February 6

th, the Brotherhood shows

off its talents leading Shabbat services. If you haven’t been to Shabbat services in a

while, this would be a great Saturday to

come. In addition to a spirited service,

we sponsor a nice kiddush luncheon. Get ready for the Super Bowl with the

World Wide Wrap. February 7

th marks Super Bowl 50! It

also marks an annual event called the

World Wide Wrap. BSBI Brotherhood

joins the Federation of Jewish Men’s

Clubs groups throughout the world for a

minyan that Sunday morning to observe the mitzvah of laying tefillin. All are

welcome to join us at 9:00 a.m. for this

service. Tefillin will be provided for

those who need them. If you’re like me

and haven’t regularly donned your

tefillin, don’t worry. We will have plenty

of help around to “refresh our memory.”

After the morning service, we’ll enjoy a

breakfast. Speaking About Islam Terrorism, the Syrian refuge crisis and comments by certain presidential

candidates, have kept Islam at the top of

the news. Discussion of the topic brings a

great deal of emotion, and unfortunately,

frequent misunderstanding. As Jews, we

are used to being a small religious

minority. We know what it is like to face

discrimination because of prejudice and

misinformation. We therefore should be

particularly sensitive to getting to know a

little more about Islam than what we see

in sensational headlines and about our

neighbors who practice it.

Brotherhood Corner Phil Margolis, Brotherhood President

Former South Windsor mayor and

local physician Saud

Anwar will join us as

our speaker at 10:30

a.m. on February

7th

(after our World

Wide Wrap and

breakfast) to discuss

Islam and current issues facing the

Islamic community. Those who attended

the Rabbi’s Interfaith program a few years ago can attest to Dr. Anwar’s

knowledge and genuine interest in

dialogue and understanding. Dr. Anwar has been involved in national

and international humanitarian and peace

initiatives. He is frequently invited to

consult for the FBI and Homeland

Security and has organized disaster relief

missions to Haiti and Pakistan. He has

also been a frequent guest in the local,

national and international media to

discuss Islamic relations and international affairs, and his efforts have

been recognized at the state and federal

levels and by multiple professional

organizations. Please help! Once a year, BSBI members receive a

small envelope asking for $10 to support a local breakfast. The breakfast is more

than an event sponsored by four local

men’s organizations, including the BSBI

Brotherhood. It serves as a fundraiser for

a local family facing the difficult reality

of a child with a life-threatening disease.

This year’s family is no different. Taylor

Bedini suffers from Tuberous Sclerosis

Complex (TSC), a rare genetic condition

that causes tumor grown on her organs,

and as a result, causes her to have

epileptic seizures. Unfortunately, she has needed to regularly travel to Boston for

treatment and surgeries. So, please

support the event with a contribution,

and by all means, join us for this

enjoyable meal. Volunteer servers are

also welcome. Please contact me if

you’re interested.

Sisterhood Corner, con’t. Torah Fund Cards Judy and Harold Meyer; get well to

Barbara Reubin, mother of Stacey Poutre

and get well to Bea Brodie. Cal and Elaine Vinick, Lynn and Jack

Cohen, Mimi Kalman; mazal tov to Judy

Meyer on her 70th birthday. Lynn and Jack Cohen; condolence to

Michael and Susan Gross on the death of

their brother in law, Daniel Matusow. Judy and Harold Meyer; condolence to

Harriet Merkowitz in memory of her

husband, Fred. Mimi Kalman; get well to Bea Brodie,

and get well to Ari Hartstein. To order cards for all occasions contact

our Torah Fund Chairperson Lynn

Cohen at (860-647-9990) or

lynnbcohen@att.net Share an Oneg If you would like to enhance our

enjoyment of Shabbat, please call either

Stacey or Mimi. Stacey Poutre

Kiddush (Desserts only) Chairperson

860-645-1575; spoutre1@gmail.com Mimi Kalman Pulpit Flowers Chairperson

860-649-3890; mirikalm@att.net

Don’t Forget to Check Out MyShul.org!

Our updated website has all the latest information on upcoming events, class and event registration, secure online donations, and

shopping opportunities that support BSBI! If you would like to send in any pictures, videos, or upcoming event information, please email programming@myshul.org.

Jewish War Veterans:

Sergeant John L. Levitow Post 45

The commander of the Jewish War

Veterans’ Post 45, Jerry Baggish, is

reaching out to BSBI members and

friends who are Jewish war veterans to

join the organization. Jewish veterans of

all ages are needed to keep the JWV a

special place. If you are interested in

becoming involved, contact Jerry at 860-

684-5367 or jerryb22@cox.net.

Meals on Wheels –Volunteers Needed! The Meals on Wheels Program of Visiting

Nurse and Health Services of CT is in need of volunteers to deliver meals within our

local communities on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. If interested

please call Maria Petow at 860-872-9163.

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Sisterhood Gift Shop - Your Source for All Your Smachot! Come browse our gift shop and check out all of our beautiful and fun new items!

Looking for a gift? Purim is coming soon. Look at what we have. Don’t see exactly what you want? Call Sally or Rima and we'll be happy to help you find it! Our prices

are highly competitive and the proceeds are used to help fund special Sisterhood and

synagogue projects Volunteers are always appreciated and needed to run the gift shop - as little as 20 minutes before and/or after minyan, Hebrew School, meetings and special events. We

need your help to keep it going! Remember! "If you build it they will come"- BUT, someone has to be there when they do- so please contact us if you have a little time to spare. For further information or for an appointment, please call or email us!

Rima, email: rimarainbow@cox.net, Phone: 860-649-8507

Sally, email: Pinehurst16@cox.net, Phone: 860-647-8186

Rabbi’s Corner, cont’d.

design the day with wondrous skill,

set out the succession of seasons, and

arrange the stars in the sky according

to Your will.” What a magnificent

statement of the beauty of God’s

creation. The only thing better is the

original Hebrew, but if one cannot

appreciate that, surely this translation

is an outstanding second best. And if

you get somewhat bored with the

traditional version, our siddur has a

poem by Rabbi Harlow on the same

page that can be read as a substitute:

“Twilight, high noon, dusk and

dawn; Though we are mortal, we are

creation’s crown...Resplendent skies,

sunset, sunrise; The grandeur of

creation lifts our lives.” I am providing this little taste just to

whet your appetite. If you are a

Jewry Duty member, don’t miss your

night (or come another that is more

convenient that month). You can get

more out of it than the good feeling

of doing your duty. If you are not yet

on the list, give me call and I will

steer you to a night you are really

needed. It is already February, more

significantly, it is the Hebrew month

of Sh’vat. The winter is almost over

and spring is on the way. Hang in

there.

Rabbi Richard Plavin

But for me, having devoted so many

years of my life to Hebrew study, the

words of the prayers, the poetry of

the siddur, are even more moving. I

understand that it is not as easy to

appreciate these prayers in

translation, but my colleague Rabbi

Jules Harlow, whose translations fill

our Siddur Sim Shalom, is a master

of the art of translation. His

philosophy as a liturgist is to shy

away from literal translations and

instead craft a reading that reflects

the meaning, the message and the

feeling of a prayer. And he does this

so well. I am not obligated to do so, but I

often attend the weekday evening

(Jewry Duty) service. I do so for two

reasons. First, I know that we often

have trouble gathering a minyan and

there are folks serious about their

obligation to say Kaddish on a

Yahrzeit, or as mourners, and I want

to count in the quorum. (I feel so

badly when I see that someone has

gone out of his or her way to come to

shul to say Kaddish and then cannot

because someone else did not bother

to keep a pledge.) But secondly, I

appreciate the service. The very first

prayer is an excellent example of

Rabbi Harlow’s artistry. “You open

with wisdom the gates of dawn,

Important:

Update Your

Contact

Information!

Planning on moving or getting a

new e-mail address? Have a new

cell number or ditched your

landline? Have a child who has

moved away from home and

would like to keep up to date with

life at BSBI? Want to be added to

our e-mail list to get out bi-

weekly announcements, sad news

notifications and other important

information related to the

congregation? Think you signed

up to get them but haven’t

received any e-mails? Please let Jeanne Lowrey know

of ANY changes or issues by

calling 860-643-9563 ext. 103 or

by sending an e-mail to

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We cannot reach you if our

records are not up to date!

See page 16 to see what nights need people the most!

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BSBI Community

“The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Realities and Responses”

Jewish Theological Seminary Live Stream @ BSBI

Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 7:30 PM

The conflict in Syria has produced the world’s largest refugee crisis, with four million people forced to flee the country

since the war began—becoming a major humanitarian and political issue. And across the globe, 60 million people are

currently displaced: the worst refugee catastrophe since the Second World War. What are the realities on the ground in Syria and other affected countries? What are our responsibilities as individuals, as a country, and as a Jewish community?

How do we fulfill the Jewish moral imperative of dealing compassionately with the stranger even as we ensure domestic

security? Join us at BSBI to watch a live stream of this very timely lecture. If you cannot make it to the shul that evening, you

can also watch the program on your own at www.jtsa.edu/live. SPEAKERS: Mark Hetfield is President and CEO of HIAS, a global organization, guided by Jewish values, which assists

refugees of all faiths and ethnicities. He is an expert in refugee and immigration law, policy, and programs. Dr. Georgette

F. Bennett is founder and president of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding. In 2013, she founded the

Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees as a faith-based response to the worst humanitarian crisis since World War

II. Shadi Martini, Senior Syria Advisor at the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees, was a businessman in Syria before

the war turned him into a refugee, activist, and advocate for greater cooperation across faiths and cultures. He fled Syria in 2012.

New BSBI Photo Directory In The Works

This spring, BSBI is partnering with Lifetouch to create a FREE

photo directory of our congregation. There will be no charge to have your photo taken, although you will have the opportunity to

purchase prints if you wish to do so. The photographers will be at

BSBI in the afternoon and evening on May 1-3, 22-23.

Additional days will be added if there is sufficient interest.

Soon, you will be able to sign

up for your photo shoot one of

several ways. First, we will send you a link where you can

pick your own time slot online.

Or, if you prefer, you can call

Jeanne Lowrey at 860-643-9563 x103 to register over the

phone or to make an appointment to stop into the office and

register in person. Families, couples, individuals-we want as many people from our

shul to be represented as possible! Look for more information in

the coming months and keep those dates in May in mind.

Save the dates!

Friday night June 3 and Saturday morning June 4, 2016

to honor Rabbi Richard and Lisa Plavin

Details to follow

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Get Involved with Social Action!

Interested in giving back to our synagogue and the surrounding community? Join us for the next meeting of the Social Action Committee on Wednesday, February 3, at 7:30 PM, location to be announced. This meeting is open to anyone in the congregation who wishes to participate. Please RSVP to Cathy Ludlum by phone (860-649-7110) or by email (cathyludlum@cox.net).

BSBI

PENNIES FOR FUEL

IT’S TIME TO BRING IN YOUR PENNIES

CONTAINERS ARE SET UP IN THE LOBBY TELL YOUR FRIENDS, TELL YOUR FAMILY

BRING IN YOUR PENNIES and nickels, quarters, dollars…

by March 6th

ALL OF THE MONEY COLLECTED WILL GO TO

MACC AND HVCC FUEL BANKS

Ice Cream Party for the Religious School at the end of the winter and the end of the penny collection

sponsored by RLWRS and Social Action.

For Adults Only

Adult Winter Coat Drive

Ends March 1st

Please donate your lightly-worn winter coats, hats, scarves, and gloves

for men and women. In good condition, please:

Clean, empty pockets

No rips, no stains

Working zippers, no missing buttons Deposit them in the designated bin in the lobby. Our volunteers will get them to our neighbors who need them.

And thank you!

BSBI Social Action Committee

BSBI Security Update Our security committee recently met to review

what’s in place, where we can improve our systems, trainings and next steps. We had full attendance and

great input. We also want to thank Rick Berkman,

who pays close attention to our building security, as

well as Ken Spector, who has been very helpful with equipment.

Remember:

REMAIN CALM AND ALERT!

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING!

IF SOMETHING MAKES YOUR NECK HAIR

RISE, PAY ATTENTION!

Risa Filkoff and Ed Riley

RLWRS Snow Reminder:

Generally speaking, when

Manchester schools cancel for snow, so will RLWRS. However,

because we have very limited

school days to accomplish many

educational goals, this rule will

not always apply. Information on RLWRS school cancelations will be available by:

1. Calling the Synagogue at 860-643-9563 ext. 102 and listening to

the message (Sunday and Thursday)

2. Our website www.myshul.org ---- religious school (Sunday and

Thursday)

3. Television WFSB – Channel 3 (Sunday only) BSBI Religious

School

BSBI Community

BSBI Social Action Toiletry Drive

It’s time to start collecting toiletries for area shelters. A box has been set up in the coat room. Items needed include: shampoo, conditioner, combs/brushes, soap, face/body cream, toothbrushes and paste, deodorant, and razors.

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On January 5th, 26 students gathered at BSBI to learn about Israel Activism. The program was very well received and we are pleased by the

enthusiasm of our congregation on this topic.

This January, BSBI hosted Avinoam Patt for a three week lecture series co-sponsored by the Jewish Theological Seminary entitled The Jewish State, The Jewish Problem. Around 40 individuals

signed up for this fascinating program.

BSBI in Photos

Attend a BSBI event (not on Shabbat) and have some pictures to share? Send them

with a caption to Jeanne Lowrey at

programming@myshul.org.

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Buy Your Scrip @ BSBI!

Crown Market gift cards are once

again available for purchase in the

BSBI office! The Supermarket Gift

card program is sponsored by

Sisterhood, Hadassah, and the

Synagogue and the profits from the

sale of gift cards are returned to the

three organizations. The program

has a dedicated corps of volunteers

who print the labels for the

envelopes, pack the envelopes with

the monthly gift card orders, and deliver the filled envelopes.

We have gift cards for the following stores:

Stop & Shop, ShopRite, Big Y, Highland Park Market,

Crown Market, CVS

Not a participant yet? It's simple - Just come in and purchase the

cards with a check (preferred), or with a MasterCard, Visa, or

Discover Card. This is one way you can really help the

organizations you love and that are so meaningful to you! And

just think, you get to visit your temple, see friends, or stop in

and visit with the Rabbi or office staff. If you would like to commit to a monthly distribution call David

Alter at 860-872-9579 or Saundra Roethel at 860-643-9563, ext.

100. If you are not ready to commit to a monthly order, please

stop into the synagogue office. Saundra would be more than

happy to assist you in the purchase of gift cards. If it is not

convenient for you to pick up your gift card order, one of our

volunteers will be happy to deliver them to you.

Support BSBI While Shopping Online

Do you make purchases on Amazon.com? If so, make

sure to follow these easy steps to log in using AmazonSmile!

1. Go to this webpage to set BSBI as your charity of choice:

http://amzn.to/1HPEx61. This link should already have

BSBI selected. You can also get to this page by going to

the BSBI website, www.myshul.org and clicking on the

link on the homepage under “shopping”.

2. Sign in with your Amazon account. If you do not have one,

the page should prompt you to create one. There is no cost

to create a basic Amazon account.

3. When you shop, make sure that you go to

https://smile.amazon.com/ rather than the regular Amazon

site. If you do not do this step, your purchases won’t be

counted towards the percentage that BSBI receives.

4. Not all items are eligible for this program, especially those

sold by other sellers. When looking at the item you’d like

to purchase, look for a note like the one below. If that note

is there and you have logged in to the link above, 0.5% of

your purchase will be donated to BSBI by Amazon – there

is no additional cost to you!

Reminder:

Apply for BSBI Scholarships by

February 1st

Beth Sholom B’nai Israel is fortunate to have a

number of scholarships to support a broad range of

activities that enhance and support Jewish activities

of young people in our synagogue. These

scholarships provide our youngsters with

opportunities for exciting summer programs in a

Jewish setting. Any BSBI member in good standing may apply for

scholarship funding, but all applications must be

received no later than Friday, February 1st. The

Scholarship Committee meets once a year in April to

review all applications, and late applications cannot

be considered. You can get a scholarship application

from the synagogue office. You can also download

an application form from the synagogue’s web site

at this link:

http://www.myshul.org/resources/forms/.

Sincerely,

Aaron S. Bayer, Scholarship Chair,

asbbayer@gmail.com, 860-716-5336

Support BSBI’s Library!

There are many ways to support BSBI’s amazing library. Donate funds to the library to help us purchase new books

to expand our collection, keeping it new and up to date.

Volunteer a few hours of your time to help with upkeep and

day to day operations. Another great way to support the library is to come in and

use it! Members can check out books for 4 weeks – no

library card required! Simply stop in when BSBI is open (excluding Shabbat), fill out the card in the back of the

book and leave it in the box. This allows us to keep track of

our materials, and aids in loss prevention. Also, please

remember to close and lock the doors if you open them. Not sure what you’re looking for? We have a large

assortment of biographies, fiction, and non-fiction work,

including an extensive Holocaust collection. The library also has a range of children’s books, located in the

Silverstein Center. Stop in and search our catalog. We also

have a file on our website that can be searched by author or title (press the “ctrl” and “f” keys on your keyboard and

type into the field that pops up near the top or bottom of the

screen). Surely there is something here for everyone!

Important Reminders

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Community Seder on April 23rd

Dear BSBI friends,

What is the Yiddish word for ambiance? The answer at our community Seder is heymish*.

Rave reviews came in the last few years: the atmosphere is friendly and relaxed, the food is

delicious, and the participation by children and adults adds to the warmth, fun, and shared

experience. (The fine wine selection contributes to the warmth.) Some attend solo and others

come with their families or friends. The well-organized and carefully orchestrated event keeps

to schedule. The Haggadot suit our congregation and the mix of formal ritual and entertaining

activities gives us an evening to remember.

And oh! Did we mention that the food is delicious? We hope to see you at the community

Seder on April 23rd.

Cordially,

Your 2016 Seder Committee

Steve Cohen (Chair), Lisa Plavin and Dawn Steigelfest (Co-chairs),

Dave Alter, Rick Berkman, Victor Bernstein, Bea Brodie, Elly Cohen, Ellie Flink,

Mimi Kalman, Bernie Krutt, Judy Krutt, Carol Lewis, Saul Nesselroth and Rabbi

Richard Plavin

Save the date and watch for the registration form in the March bulletin.

On line registration will be available at www.myshul.org. *See http://www.yiddishdictionaryonline.com.

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Community Announcements

February at the Bess and Paul

Sigel Hebrew Academy

Saturday, February 6th

, 7:30 – 9:30 PM: The Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy

presents, Parenting the Child You Have, Not the One You Wish You Had, a talk presented

by Dr. Ellen Moss, professor of

developmental psychology at University of

Quebec in Montreal. She has lectured extensively on the role of parent-child

attachment relationships, in enhancing child

self-esteem and motivation, as well as in predicting both behavior problems and

school performance. Monday, February 22rd, 5:30 -6:30 PM: Early Childhood PJ Party. Crafts,

storytelling, hot chocolate for pre-school - K

children and their parents. Sponsored by the

PJ Library and the Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy. Both programs take place at Bess and Paul

Sigel Hebrew Academy, 53 Gabb Road, Bloomfield and are FREE and open to the

community. For additional

information: 860-243-8333, office@sigelacademy.org;

website: www.sigelacademy.org.

Back to the Old Neighborhoods Jewish Hartford Bus Tour

Monday, May 16, 2016 at 9:30am and 1:30pm Take a professionally guided bus tour through the city's

neighborhoods as we follow in the footsteps of those who created this special community. Visit the first congregation

to be built in Connecticut, Congregation Beth Israel

(presently Charter Oak Cultural Center) and the landmark sites of the former Agudas Achim and The Emanuel

Synagogue. View the places where people worked,

worshipped, shopped, and played as they built lives for

themselves and their families. Hear about Hartford's Jewish leaders, their accomplishments and contributions, as we

return to a special time and place. Learn about the first Jew

to arrive in Hartford in the 1600s, and the challenges faced by the growing Jewish population in the following decades. All tours will begin and end at the JHSGH office,

Community Services Building, 333 Bloomfield Ave, West

Hartford. Tours will last approximately three hours, but are subject to change. Please note that some buildings require

climbing stairs and are not handicapped accessible. For

more info call 860-727-6171. The cost of the trip is $26 for JHSGH members, $28 non-

members. Download the registration form or sign-up online

at http://www.jhsgh.org/bustour.html

How Does One Become a Terrorist?

An Anti-Defamation League Community Briefing

Thursday, February 25th 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford

Join us for a fascinating conversation as we hear from

Oren Segal Director of the Anti-Defamation League’s

Center on Extremism and Research Center. Recognized

as an expert in this field, much of Segal’s time with the ADL has been devoted to evaluating activity and tactics

of extremist groups and movements, including the

radicalization process of homegrown Islamic extremists. Last February, Segal participated in a landmark White

House Summit on countering violent extremism. Join us

as he shares his remarks, including his insight as to how

Americans of all religions, races, and backgrounds are being reached and recruited. This special event will be

offered at no charge, but registration is required online at

this address: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adl-presents-how-does-one-become-a-terrorist-tickets-20630740099

Registration Deadline is February 22, 2016 Call with any questions (203) 288-6500 • connecticut.adl.org. This event is co-sponsored by the

Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford’s Community

Relations Council and the Mandell JCC.

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Religious Rabbi Leon Wind

Religious School Adult Education Community

General

Endowment Fund

Max and Sally Glaiber and Joseph

and Gertrude Snider Fund

Bayer/Davison Fund Sylvia A. Cheikin Fund

Berkman Family Fund Israel and Lillian Abramovitz Fund

Sheldon and Doris Adler Fund

Louis and Sadye Apter Family Fund

Clare and Herbert Bernstein Fund

Raymond Bernstein Fund

Nathan Chesler Fund

A. Elmer Diskan Fund

Ruben Fialkoff Fund

Morris and Ann Firestone Fund

Rhoda Goldstein Fund

Edith Gottlieb Fund

Leo and Shirley Juran Fund

Kahaner Family Fund

Ethel and Nathan Kasowitz Fund

Marcus Family and Bula Family Fund

Irving and Ethel Mehlman Rose Fund

Irma and Merwin Meridy Fund

Rita Oshinsky Fund

Phair Family Fund

Reichlin Family Fund

Pauline and Nathan Rubin Fund

Ruth and Jack Sandals Fund

Israel and Shirley Snyder Family Fund

Gloria and Robert Weiss Fund

Edythe and Abraham Zubrow Fund

Max Zucker Fund

Howard Gold Fund David Sherman Foster

Fund

Clare-Kramer Fund Ann and Emanuel Hirth

Fund

Bernard and May

Kahn and Eli and Rose Lerman Fund

Hochberg Family Fund Ruth and Sidney

Cohen Fund

Klemens-Wiener Fund

Rubinow-Schwolsky Fund

Jacobs Family Fund Jack Goldberg Fund* Gordon Barshay Lassow and Jay Joshua Lassow Fund

Rebecca Ann and

Herman Seidman

Fund

Rose Jaffe Fund F. Ruth and S. I.

Kummer Fund

Esther Margulies Lessner

and George C. Lessner

Fund

Irene and Henry Springer Fund

Katz-Robbins Fund Fay and Benjamin Levy and Max Mandel

Fund*

Jerome and Louise Nathan Fund

Diane and Barry

Weinbaum Fund

Ruth Podrove Melton

Fund

Aida S. Nesselroth

Educational Enhancement Fund*

Ella and Herman Plavin

Fund

Rabbi Leon Wind Fund

Barney, Jean, Rachel, and Sarah Moses Education

Fund

George and Lillian Sandals Fund

Plepler Family Fund

Irene and Abraham

Zimmerman Fund

Gertrude and Abraham

Podrove Fund

Rabbi Jeshaia and

Hilde Schnitzer Fund

Jay E. Rubinow Fund

Podrove - Resnick Fund Saul and Rebecca Silverstein Fund

Rita and David Schmerler Fund

Martin L. Rubin Fund Weil-Braunsberg Fund* Leonard Seader Fund

Nat N. and Gertrude Sturm Schwedel Fund

Shapiro Family Fund

Berdine Spector Stoltz Fund

Stern Family Fund

Blanche and Robert Stone Fund

Continuity Fund

Program Enhancement

Beth Sholom B’nai Israel

Operating Fund

Scholarships Youth Maintenance/Capital

Improvements Memorial Park

Emanual Hirth Fund Anna Brita Chilberg Fund Bayer-Marlow Fund Temple Beth Sholom Memorial Park Fund

Maxine & Efrem

Jaffe Fund

Nellie Katz Cohen Fund Elaine and Leo

Charendoff Fund

Congregation B’nai Israel

Memorial Park Fund

Seymour B. Kaplan

Fund

Murray H. and Celia D.

Novins Fund

David S. and Norma

C. Garber Fund

Sonia and Max Karp

and Anita Karp Treston Fund

Miriam Barshay

Lassow and Herman Lassow Fund

Joseph Kopman Fund

Capital Improvement Fund

Anne and Leon

Kramer Fund

Max Lundy Fund

Laurie Margolis Fund

Cantor Israel and Irene Tabatsky Fund

Marsha and Samuel Yules Fund

Pauline and Isadore

Zackin Fund

The Endowment Foundation

The Time

is Now,

The Need

is Great!

Endowments

are an

opportunity

for each of us

to provide for

our synagogue

on a

continuous

basis by

creating a

permanent

tribute to our

values and

principles.

Our

synagogue is

here for you

as you

experience

life's greatest

joys and

greatest

challenges.

The

Endowment

Foundation

*These funds can

also be used in

Rabbi Leon Wind

Religious School

For information about establishing an Endowment Fund or leaving a bequest, contact Dr. Jeffrey Wasser jeffreywasser@sbcglobal.net or Rabbi Plavin 860-643-9563 x101.

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Thank you to those who support BSBI by remembering and honoring friends and loved ones with generous contributions. Donations appearing in the newsletter may not reflect all donations received prior to publication. Listings are as current as the newsletter deadline allows.

BERDINE SPECTOR STOLTZ FUND

The Spector Family, in loving memory of Berdine Spector Stoltz.

ELLA AND HERMAN PLAVIN FUND

Lisa and Rabbi Richard Plavin, in loving memory of Rabbi Plavin's mother, Ella Plavin, on the occasion of her Yahrzeit.

GENERAL FUND

Dorothy Daley, in loving memory of Zelda Lappen on the occasion of her Yahrzeit.

David Engelson, in loving memory of David's mother, Fay Engelson.

Corinne and Norman Fisher, in loving memory of Corinne's mother, Mollie Mittelman, on the occasion of her Yahrzeit.

Ann Hirth, in loving memory of Isaac Hirth on the occasion of his Yahrzeit.

Mark Kasowitz, in loving memory of Nathan Kasowitz on the occasion of his Yahrzeit.

Maxine and Manny Lerman, in honor of Laura Levine and Rick Ketai on the marriage of their daughter Devorah to Andrew King.

Eleanor Lipton, in loving memory of Eleanor's beloved husband, Simon Lipton, on the occasion of his Yahrzeit.

Cruz and Carl Mandell, for the speedy recovery of Ari Hartstein; for the speedy recovery of Bea Brodie; and on the occasion of the Yahrzeit of Ramona Dorbat.

The McGee Family, in loving memory of Milton Leon on the occasion of his Yahrzeit.

Arnold Menchel, in loving memory of Philip and Dorothy Menchel.

Arlene and Paul Norman, mazal tov to Diane and Jeff Wasser on the birth of their grandson, Abraham Rafael Mozer, son of Naomi and Paul Mozer.

Sandra and Peter Patten, in loving memory of Peter's mother on the occasion of her Yahrzeit.

Merle Cantor Rimler and Barry Rimler.

Laurie Ross.

Blanche Ross, in loving memory of Steven Ross on the occasion of his Yahrzeit.

Roberta Shore, a Yizkor donation.

Fran and Eugene Spiegel, in honor of the birth of Sophie Harper Spiegel, daughter of Paul and Sasha Spiegel.

Blanche and Robert Stone, in loving memory of Abraham Stone.

Diane and Jeff Wasser, in honor of the marriage of Devorah Ketai to Andrew King; in honor of the marriages of Ted Ketai to Kelsey Simmen; and in loving memory of Diane's mother, Roslyn Grier, on the occasion of her Yahrzeit.

Ronni, Scott, and Emily Zoback, in memory of David Engelson's beloved wife, Susan Engelson.

JOE DAVIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FUND

Audrey Davis, in loving memory of Audrey's mother, Anna Garber, on the occasion of her Yahrzeit.

LIBRARY FUND

Bea and Gordon Brodie, in memory of Libby Kosloff.

Diane and Jeff Wasser, with get well wishes to Bea Brodie.

NICHUM AVAYLIM FUND

Rachel and Stephen Donnell, mazal tov to Diane and Jeff Wasser on the birth of their grandson, Abraham Rafael Mozer, son of Naomi and Paul Mozer; and mazal tov to Naomi and Paul Mozer on the birth of their son, Abraham Rafael Mozer.

Harold Meyer, in loving memory of Vivian Meyer on the occasion of her Yahrzeit.

RABBI JESHAIA AND HILDE SCHNITZER FUND

Lisa and Rabbi Richard Plavin, in loving memory of Lisa Plavin's mother, Hilde Schnitzer, on the occasion of her Yahrzeit.

RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Ellie and Herb Flink, for the Masorti Bar Mitzvah Program in Israel.

Joesph Kristan, in honor of Neil Brooks, M.D..

Elizabeth and Cary Lakenbach, for the Masorti Bar Mitzvah Program in Israel.

Phyllis and Sidney Ulreich, for the Masorti Bar Mitzvah Program in Israel.

SHABBAT LUNCHEON FUND

Lieba and Victor Bernstein, in honor of Lisa Plavin on her recognition for her years of service to Sisterhood.

Marilyn Lassow, in honor of Judy Meyer on her 70th birthday.

Irene and Joel Milzoff, in memory of Esther Horn's beloved mother, Ruth Berger; mazal tov to Diane and Jeff Wasser on the birth of their new grandson Abraham, son of Naomi and Paul Mozer; mazal tov to Laura Levine and Rick Ketai on the marriage of their daughter, Devorah Ketai to Andrew King; and mazal tov to Laura Levine and Rick Ketai on the marriage of their son, Ted Ketai to Kelsey Simmen.

Diane and Jeff Wasser, in honor of Aaron Stein on his Bar Mitzvah; in honor of Paul Rubin on the birth of his new grandson, Jackson Cooper; and in honor of Susan Rubin on the birth of her new grandson, Jackson Cooper.

SHELDON AND DORIS ADLER FUND

Doris Adler, in loving memory of Doris' mother, Martha L. Rubin; and in memory of Doris’ beloved husband, Sheldon Adler, on the occasion of his Yahrzeit.

Contributions from Thoughtful People

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CELEBRATION DATES IN FEBRUARY

Birthdays Debra Carlson - 1

Rennette Resnick - 2

Meyer Malkin - 3

Manuel Lerman - 5

Jay Bigman - 6

Ted Lloyd - 6

Miriam Schwartz - 7

Emma Kaprove - 9

Maxine Lerman - 9

Lawrence Marks - 9

Edward Reilly - 9

Sarah Cinquemani - 10

Neil Ellis - 10

Wendy Videll - 12

Richard Moylan - 13

Andrea Tardif - 13

Kayla Caron - 15

Phil Stein - 15

Lisa Plavin - 16

Donna Caplin - 17

Ira Fink - 17

David Riedel - 17

If we have overlooked a

special date please contact us

at:

860-643-9563 ext. 100

so that we may celebrate it in

the future.

Birthdays

Susan Goodwin - 18

Thomas Mastronarde - 18

Harold Shapiro - 19

Adam Zimmerman - 20

Kristen Hauer - 21

Barbara Bayer - 22

Jody Gross - 22

Matthew Torff - 22

Trudy Singer - 24

Arthur Freedman - 25

Robert Caplin - 26

Marcy Klein - 26

Phyllis Levy - 27

Zachary Aaron Filkoff - 28

Andrew Benjamin Filkoff - 28

Ruth Heller - 28

Doris Adler - 29

Anniversaries

Yale and Berle Cantor - 4

Marcia and James McGee - 7

Cara and Alex Feinstein - 8

Emily and Peter Buch - 17

Lorin and Scott Pasternak - 17

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MONDAYS (7:30 PM) TUESDAYS (7:30 PM) WEDNESDAYS (7:30 PM) THURSDAYS (7:30 PM)

First Monday – 2/1 Bloostein, Saul & Susan* Creem, Jerry* Delaney, Bill & Deb* Levy, Richard & Phyllis

First Tuesday – 2/2 Banks, Craig Baron, Barry & Joan Bayer, Aaron & Laurie Dashefsky, Arnold & Sandy Marlow, Lillian Schiller, Richard and Amy Stern, Alfred & Eileen Vinick, Cal

First Wednesday – 2/3 Axler, Phil* Brodie, Gordon & Bea Horn, Stuart Karasik, Sheldon & Gail Keyser, Arnold & Diane* Lerman, Manny & Maxine Pasternak, Lorin* Rubin, Donna

First Thursday – 2/4 Burstein, David* Caplin, Bob & Donna * Lassow, Art Ludlum, Cathy Luxemburg, Maury Mandell, Carl & Cruz Poutre, Stacey Riedel, Rima

Second Monday – 2/8 Bayer, Bill & Barbara Beck, Bruce Creem, Jerry* Delaney, Bill & Deb* Flink, Herb & Ellie* Heimann, Walter Ketai, Richard & Levine, Laura Partney, Philip & Margery

Second Tuesday – 2/9 Breslau, Bill or Susan Carter, Irma Cohen, Jack & Lynn Grad, Howard & Linda Kalman, Mimi* Lerner, Brenda Norman, Mike & Bonnie Phair, Sandi Singer, Trudy

Second Wednesday – 2/10 Axler, Phil* Gamzon, Bill Gottlieb, Joe Greenwald, Marilyn Keyser, Arnold & Diane* Leshin, Steven & Barbara Pasternak, Lorin* Resnick, Barry & Renny* Sussman, Aaron* Zucker, Spin

Second Thursday – 2/11 Burstein, David* Caplin, Bob & Donna * Finkelstein, Paula Goldstein, Alan & Carol Norman, Sam & Teri Resnick, Barry & Renny* Sussman, Aaron* Zupnik, Ted & Barbara*

Third Monday – 2/15 Creem, Jerry* Delaney, Bill & Deb* Freedman, Arthur Linner, Abe & Iris Milzoff, Joel & Irene Rubin, Paul

Third Tuesday – 2/16 Abrahams, Richard and Leslie Gross, Michael & Susan Ivaldi, Sally Kahaner, Harvey & Elaine Meyer, Harold & Judy Orringer, Nelson & Stephanie Wasser, Jeff & Diane

Third Wednesday – 2/17 Axler, Phil* Filkoff, Roy Gamzon, William Igdalsky, Alan & Hope Kaplan, Jonathan & Linda Keyser, Arnold & Diane* Krutt, Bernard & Judy Pasternak, Lorin* Plen, Donna Stoppelman, Julian & Susan Sussman, Aaron*

Third Thursday – 2/18 Borgida, Edward Burstein, David* Caplin, Bob & Donna * Klein, Phil McGee, Marcia Murray, Becky* Phair, Sandi Plavin, Lisa Kovensky, Neil

Fourth Monday – 2/22 Bloostein, Saul & Susan* Creem, Jerry* Delaney, Bill & Deb* Pasternak, Lorin* Rubin, Susan Spiegel, Eugene Zimmerman, Eveleen

Fourth Tuesday – 2/23 Beede, Harriet Lassow, Jeff & Liza Mandel Turk, Mike or Maddy* Zimmerman, Eveleen

Fourth Wednesday – 2/24 Axler, Phil* Kalman, Mimi* Keyser, Arnold & Diane* Margolis, Phil & Susan Murray, Becky* Pasternak, Lorin* Shamash, Rahim & Sherry Sussman, Aaron* Zucker, Spin

Fourth Thursday – 2/25 Burstein, David* Caplin, Bob & Donna* Krutt, Sam Lassow, Marilyn Pearlson, Stan & Sue Sussman, Aaron* Zimmerman, Jane

Fifth Monday – 2/29 Creem, Jerry* Delaney, Bill & Deb * Flink, Herb & Ellie* Kovensky, Neil Ladue, Beverly Nesselroth, Saul & Carol Poutre, Stacey

Fifth Tuesday – 12/29

Cole, Daniel & Florence

Ellis, Joel & Susan

Kloehn, Ed & Ellen

Krutt, Joel & Tobi

Weil, Marvin & Marilyn

Zimmerman, Allan & Jennifer

Fifth Wednesday – 12/30 Abrahams, Ronald and Brina Axler, Phil* Cohen, Steve & Elly Feir, Alan & Donna Horn, Stuart & Esther Pasternak, Lorin* Sussman, Aaron* Turk, Mike & Maddy* Zubrow, Barbara

Fifth Thursday – 12/31 Burstein, David* Caplin, Bob & Donna * Goldstein, Alan & Carol Lerman, Manny Leshin, Steve Wasser, Diane Zupnik, Ted & Barbara*

Please Note: Services will begin at 7:30 PM.

February Evening Minyan Calendar

Forth Monday – 1/28

Yom Kippur

Need People

Need People

Need People

Need People

Need People

Need People

We are looking for members to add to this Minyan List!

If you have volunteered for one night, would you consider committing for two per month?

Please call Rabbi Plavin at 860-643-9563 Ext. 101 or email myrabbi@myshul.org

* Special credit to our twice a month (or more) Jewry Duty members

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February 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 6:30 – 7:25 PM

Hebrew Reading Class (Not at BSBI)

7:30 PM Service

7:35 – 9:15 PM Introduction

to Basic Judaism (Not at BSBI)

Shevat 22

2 7:30 PM Service

7:30 PM JTS Live Stream at BSBI

3 7:30 PM

Social Action Committee

Meeting

7:30 PM Service

4 4:30 – 6:30 PM RLWRS Grades

2-7

7:30 PM Service

5 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Candle Lighting 4:52 PM

6 10:00 AM

Brotherhood Shabbat Service followed by a Kiddush Luncheon

6:00 – 10:00 PM

USY Havdalah & Hot Chocolate

Havdalah 5:45 PM

7 9:00 AM

World Wide Wrap

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM RLWRS Grades Pre-K-7

10:00 – 11:30 AM

Brotherhood Breakfast Meeting & Speaker

Dr. Anwar Saud

Shevat 28

8 6:30 – 7:25 PM

Hebrew Reading Class

7:30 PM Service

7:35 – 9:15 PM Introduction to Basic Judaism

9 1:30 – 3:30 PM Knit & Kvetch

7:15 PM Israel Study Program

7:30 PM Service

10 7:30 PM Service

1 Adar I

11 4:30 – 6:30 PM RLWRS Grades

2-7

7:00 PM Finance

Committee Meeting

7:30 PM Service

12 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Candle Lighting 5:01 PM

13 10:00 AM Shabbat

Service

Havdalah 5:54 PM

14 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

RLWRS Grades Pre-K-7

5 Adar I

15 7:30 PM Service

16 7:30 PM Service

17 7:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting

7:30 PM Service

18 4:30 – 6:30 PM RLWRS Grades

2-7

7:00 – 8:30 PM Chai Mitzvah 2.0

7:30 PM Service

19 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Candle Lighting 5:10 PM

20 10:00 AM Shabbat

Service followed by a Kiddush Luncheon

7:15 PM Sisterhood & Continuing Education

Movie Night

Havdalah 6:03 PM

21 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

RLWRS Grades Pre-K-7

12 Adar I

22 12:00 PM

Lunch & Learn

6:30 – 7:25 PM Hebrew Reading Class

(Not at BSBI)

7:30 PM Service

7:35 – 9:15 PM Introduction to Basic Judaism

(Not at BSBI)

23 7:00 PM

Sisterhood Board Meeting

7:30 PM Service

24 7:30 PM Service

25 4:30 – 6:30 PM RLWRS Grades

2-7

7:30 PM Service

26 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Candle Lighting 5:18 PM

27 10:00 AM Shabbat

Service

Havdalah 6:12 PM

28 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

RLWRS Grades Pre-K-7

19 Adar I

29 6:30 – 7:25 PM

Hebrew Reading Class

7:30 PM Service

7:35 – 9:15 PM Introduction to Basic Judaism

Remember to take a look at the online calendar on www.myshul.org for the latest updates and more information

on events.

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Weddings, Bar-

Mitzvahs, Baby

Showers, Parties

860-707-6101 www.debbievinick.com

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and support BSBI!

For more information, contact Saundra Roethel at

860-643-9563 x100

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Shabbat Across America

On Friday night, March 4, 2016, hundreds of synagogues across the continent will take part in a historic national

Jewish event to celebrate what unifies all Jews — Shabbat! Everyone is invited… singles, couples, families — all

ages. That’s the magic of Shabbat Across America and Shabbat Across Canada. By participating in this continent -

wide event, you will not only have the opportunity to experience Shabbat, but you will be sharing your experience

with tens of thousands of Jews across North America. Dinner costs only $8 for adults and $5 for children 5 and up. Children under 5 years of age are free. To sign up for

this dinner online, go the MyShul.org website, click on the calendar link, go to March 4th, click on Shabbat

Across America and fill out the form. You can also sign up by sending the payment to Dawn Steigelfest, 26

Tamarac Drive, Glastonbury, CT 06033. Deadline is Tuesday, March 2, 2016. Please see enclosed flyer for more

details.

This event is sponsored by the David Sherman Foster Fund