May 2013/5773 Published Monthly Volume 29 No. 9

Bulle t inCongregation B’nai Shalom

בני שלום

Cyprian Keyes284 Temple StreetBoylston, MA

$175 per player$700 per foursome$ 36 per dinner guest (non-player)

Join us for the 2nd Annual Kiddush CupMonday, May 13, at 1 pm

Benefiting Congregation B’nai Shalom, Westborough, MA

1:00 pm Shotgun start – Best Ball Scramble5:00 pm Cocktail Reception6:00 pm Dinner and Raffle

For more information, please contact kiddushcup@cbnaisahlom.org. Please contact Rob Blumberg at rblumie@gmail.com if you would like to help plan or be a sponsor.Go to www.cbnaishalom.org/news/KiddushCup2013.php to register.

Congregation B’nai Shalom Annual Meeting

and Volunteer Recognition Breakfast

Sunday, May 5

All adult members of Congregation B’nai Shalom are cordially invited to attend our Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition Breakfast on Sunday,

May 5, beginning at 9:30 am.

The meeting will begin at 10 am. It is very important that you attend the meeting. We need a quorum to make the meeting official.

See page 9 for the 2013–2014 Slate of Officers and Directors

The Mitzvah Market scheduled for Monday, May 13 at Cyprian Keyes will not take place.

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Friday, May 37:00 pm Shabbat Rishon – High

School Senior RecognitionSaturday, May 4Behar-Bechukotai Leviticus 25:1 - 27:348:00 am Torah Study and Tefilah 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service –

Brian Dickey will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah

Friday, May 107:30 pm Shabbat Service – Simply

ShabbatSaturday, May 11Bamidbar Numbers 1:1 - 4:208:00 am Torah Study and Tefilah10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service –

Ben Gordon and Alana Spiro will be called to the Torah as B’nai Mitzvah

Tuesday, May 147:00 pm Shavuot – Confirmation

Wednesday, May 157:15 am Yizkor

Friday, May 177:30 pm Shabbat Service –Torah

ShabbatSaturday, May 18Nasso Numbers 4:21 - 7:898:00 am Torah Study and Tefilah10:15 am Tot Shabbat

Friday, May 247:30 pm Shabbat Service – Ritual LabSaturday, May 25Beha’alotcha Numbers 8:1 - 12:168:00 am Torah Study and Tefilah10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service –

Ilana Lippold will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah

Friday, May 317:30 pm Shabbat Service – Joint

Service with Beth Tikvah – held at B’nai Shalom

Saturday, June 1Sh’lach Numbers 13:1 - 15:418:00 am Torah Study and Tefilah10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service

– Benjamin Nigrosh will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah

Torah Study and TefilahEvery Saturday at 8:00– 9:30 am in the Library.

Readings are in English. Includes an abbreviated morning service.

Worship Schedule

MAIN OFFICE508-366-7191 FAX: 870-0608http://www.cbnaishalom.orgUsually Mon–Fri 9am – 5pm, but please call first

Rabbi: Rachel GurevitzExt. 201 rabbi@cbnaishalom.org

Rabbi–Educator: Joe EidusonExt. 204 educator@cbnaishalom.org

Administrator: Abby MayouExt. 202 administrator@cbnaishalom.org

Jewish Life Educator: Ellyn Shriber, RJEExt. 209 eshriber@cbnaishalom.org

Cantorial Soloist: Sharon Brown GoldsteinExt. 203 sbgoldstein@cbnaishalom.org

Cantorial Soloist: Lisa Marcus Jones lisaj@bhmusic.com

Secretaries: Kair TuckerExt. 200 ktucker@cbnaishalom.org

Marsha BealsExt. 205 mbeals@cbnaishalom.org

Bookkeepeer: Kevin MurphyExt. 208 bookkeeper@cbnaishalom.org

Youth Educator: Debbi Morin Torahtutor18@yahoo.com

WAFTY Advisor: Jeremy Levine jeremy.alan.levine@gmail.com

Rabbis and Staff

President: Gordon Manning president@cbnaishalom.org

Past-President: Paul Silverman past-president@cbnaishalom.org

VP Finance & Admin: Mark Rosen VPFinance@cbnaishalom.org

VP Education: Allen Rosenfeld VPEducation@cbnaishalom.org

VP Cong. Affairs: Wendy Wilsker VPCongAffairs@cbnaishalom.org

VP Membership:Steven Goldstein VPMembership@cbnaishalom.org

Treasurer: Ed Sherr treasurer@cbnaishalom.org

Secretary: Eileen Samberg secretary@cbnaishalom.org

Directors:Amysue ChaseDebbie Bresnick

Steven HeimsJanice HirshonNioma LazarineCarolyn MitchellKathy RosenblumSteve SagerWendy StarrJim WilnerSteve Winer

Committee Chairs:Adult Education: Barbara GovendoBuilding: OpenBylaws: OpenCommunications: Dave CayemEarly Childhood: Shari Bedar

and Marcia HoffmanDevelopment: Rob Blumberg & Rob

SternburgFinance: Open

Inclusion: Karen WeinerInformation Technology: Steven GoldsteinLibrary: OpenMembership: Steven GoldsteinMusic: Karen RothmanNominating/Governance: Paul SilvermanPersonnel: Alisa StoneRitual: OpenSchool & Youth: Cheryl KasofSocial Action: Jeff GovendoTransition Steering: Heidi SwanickYad b’Yad: Anita Backer and Janice

Hirshon

Affiliate Groups:Sisterhood: Janice Hirshon & Cheryl KasofBrotherhood: Jim Wilner & Adam WinterGesher: Mindy HallEmpty Nesters: Bruce Lopatin

Our Board and Committee Chairs

Ritual LabOur last Friday night Shabbat of the month will often bring the opportunity to explore a seasonal theme or something new in the form of a ritual lab. We’ll provide some new

opportunities for involvement. Let the Rabbi Gurevitz know what you would like to try.

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May is a month of transi-tion, as we bring our fiscal year to a close and

elect our new Board at our Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 5, at 10:00 am in the Social Hall.

This year we are also holding a breakfast just prior to the Board meeting to thank our many volun-teers. I hope you all will be able to attend (RSVP to Janice Hirshon at jchirshon@gmail.com for the break-fast).

Being part of the leadership team in a vibrant community such as ours is an enriching and rewarding experience. This past year has been an important and exciting one for B’nai Shalom. Last July we welcomed Rabbis Gurevitz and

Krieger to our community. Since then, we have been working hard at doing things differently.

We modified our administrative structure so that our senior staff (Rabbi, Rabbi-Educator, and Administrator) now acts as a leadership team. We reconfigured our secretarial staff to enhance collaboration and efficiency. In addition, largely through the efforts of Ed Sherr and Mark Rosen, we have taken a major step forward in cleaning up our fiscal books and moving to a cash basis and monthly budgeting. Going forward, this will allow us to have a much clearer understanding of our financial picture as the year unfolds.

Discussions at Board meetings have taken on a distinctly different flavor. We

now spend very little time talking about logistics or administrative issues, and instead focus on the big picture, trying to understand trends in the com-munity at large that will affect how B’nai Shalom will need to evolve over time. We have started to look beyond our four walls by building stronger relations with the Federation of Central Massa-chusetts and other congregations, and by looking for ways to engage unaffili-ated Jews in our community.

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From the Rabbi’s Study — Bringing Spirituality to the Synagogue

I want to tell you something about my own spiritual journey, and what I’ve come to believe. I

grew up in a family that belonged to an Orthodox congregation. While I was exposed to a great richness of Jewish tradition and practice there, ultimately I found myself question-ing the rigid structures that, to me, got in the way of my desire for a gen-uine spiritual life. If you’d asked me in my teens, I’d probably have told you, like so many tell me today, that I was “spiritual but not religious.” I think that “religious” is often code for the experience that many have of specific observances, set-aside holy days, and behavioral expectations being emphasized over and above the inner spiritual life. The former without the latter can appear to be an empty shell, devoid of a meaning beyond the maintaining of some-thing that we have inherited that we

have been asked to pass along to the next generation.

My exploration of the “spiritual” first happened in the context of Religious Studies classes at High School — exploring comparative religion. Given the opportunity to study the ideas and not just the outer forms, I was drawn by my sense that the religious enterprise was the means by which we create time and space in our lives for mean-ingful reflection on who we are and how we live. Religious community can provide an essential piece to the practice — how we live in relation to each other.

During my early adult years, I learned meditation practices, I gained level one Reiki training, I read exten-sively from writers who aimed to pull wisdom from across multiple faith traditions rather than just one — peo-ple like Ken Wilber (founding

thinker of “Integral Spirituality”), and scholars of comparative religion like Ninian Smart. I studied with Sufi teachers at interfaith confer-ences. And then a remarkable thing happened — it all brought me back to Judaism. I found that the spiritual practices and tools that I’d been able to explore without any specific, religious frame-work enabled me to return to my cultural “home” and find the inner spiritual life that was there all along. Because the inner spiritual life comes from within. I realized that I had been looking to the outer, religious forms to foster this spiritual life when, in fact, it needed to happen the other way around.

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From the President — Building a Vibrant Community

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B’nai Shalom Celebrates Shavuot Tuesday, May 14

Confirmation Class Prepares Creative Service

Shavuot has always been one of the most important days in the Jewish calendar. In

earliest times, it was an agricultural holiday in honor of the harvest. Dur-ing the centuries that the Temple stood in Jerusalem, Shavuot became a pilgrimage festival along with Suk-kot and Pesach. These three Holy Days are called the Shalosh Regalim, and were occasions of special offer-ings and worship.

After the destruction of the Sec-ond Temple (70 C.E.), Shavuot took on a new interpretation. It became known as Zeman Mattan Toratenu, the Anniversary of the Giving of our Torah. The ancient Rabbis focused on a second meaning of the word Shavuot, that of “oaths,” especially the oath of the Jewish People to uphold the covenant sworn at Mount Sinai. To uphold that sacred oath, it is appropriate that we have chosen the occasion of Shavuot to celebrate the academic achieve-ments of our 10th grade Confirma-tion Class. Our congregation will celebrate Confirmation on the eve of Shavuot on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 7:00 pm. A Confirmation/Sha-vuot creative service will be led by our Confirmands, and will be followed by an Oneg Chag provided by the parents of our 9th grade class in honor of our 10th graders.

Welcoming our Confirmands into the Congregation is an inspir-ing moment, not only for friends and family, but for all members of Congregation B’nai Shalom. Just as our ancestors presented their first

fruits at the Temple on Shavuot, the members of the Confirmation class present themselves as Jews ready to affirm their adult religious commit-ments. The tradition of Confirma-tion is a unique expression of our Reform heritage. Please join us as our community celebrates its newest members. Also join us on Wednes-day morning, May 15, 2012 at 7:15 am for our Shavuot morning ser-vice and Yizkor. We look forward to celebrating Shavuot with you.

Year-End Wrap-up

As my sixth school year at Congregation B’nai Shalom comes to a close, I want to take this opportunity to thank the many people who have helped make this year a strong year of learning, com-munity, and growth.

It is clear to me, and to every-one who enrolls children into our school, that the strength of this school is our faculty. They share their love of Judaism with our stu-dents — passing on Jewish texts and traditions in innovative and exciting ways. Thank you to our wonderful teachers: Lyn Cron, Linda Duke, Lauren Epstein, Ellie Goldberg, Judy Janecek, Tamar Jeniski, Lynn Kass, Barry Luftig, Elliott McCarthy, Debbi Morin, Pamela Penna, Cheryl Pouliot, Beth Spiegel, Kim Stiller and Andrea Young.

An extra thank you to our Jewish Life Educator, Ellyn Shriber, who consistently ensures that our class trips are informative, fun, and safe, and that our informal and family educational programming is the best it can be. Ellyn also coordinated our Madrichim program, adding educational sessions and special

enhancements for our Chai School stu-dents. We will honor Ellyn for her numerous contributions at our Shabbat Rishon Service on May 3.

My thanks, as well, to our Madrichim who work in the classrooms as assistant teachers. They are leaders and role models for our younger students, and inspire us with their energy and enthusiasm. Wishing them all good things, we thank: Spencer Babst, Emma Becker, David Boehm, Stephanie Brown, Emily Brown, Hannah Cayem, Danielle Cohen, Emily Cryan, Jack Danberg, Zachary Gilfix, Adam Gil-fix, David Gordon, Adam Graubart, Jessica Hall, Joshua Hyde, Andrew Hyde, Cerena Johnson, Sarah Kasof, Ariel Kraus, Ben Lazarine, Micali Morin, Eve Morin, Reis Penna, Seth Penna, Jonathan Pouliot, Matthew Pouliot, Sasha Romanoff, Sam Schachter, Jessica Schiffman, Chloe Skraly, Aliya Slayton, Ben Wein-berg, Rebecca Weiss, Lauren Winer, Meaghan Winter and Elijah Young.

Thank you to Rabbi Gurevitz, Gordon Manning, Abby Mayou, and the entire Board of Directors who have partnered with me and supported our work every minute of every day.

My thanks to our B’nai Mitzvah Tutors Lauren Epstein, Sharon Goldstein, Debbi Morin, and Barbara Rennert, who bring our students to the bimah prepared and confident, and to Marsha Beals, who makes sure that the teachers, students, and professional staff have

From Our Rabbi-Educator, Joe Eiduson – Youth and School

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Religious School News

• Wewillbehonoringallhighschool seniors on Friday, May 3 during our 7:00 pm Shabbat Rishon Service. All parents of graduates should have received an e-mail with information about the ser-vice. RSVP today to Marsha at mbeals@cbnaishalom.org that we might prepare certificates and gifts. • Endofyearlettersfromteach-ers will be sent home via e-mail in June. Parents, please make sure your child practices Hebrew read-

ing during the summer. Please go to www.cbnaishalom.org/learning/bmAudio.php for online assistance.• ThelastnightofourChaiSchoolProgram is Tuesday, May 7. The last Sunday of school is May 19. On that day, we will be having a school-wide program for both sessions (10 am to 12 pm) featuring fun activities and excitement.• PleasenotethatourHebrewprogram begins in first grade. New students entering school after first

grade will need to do some Hebrew work over the summer. If you have not yet arranged for Hebrew tutor-ing for your child, please call Rabbi Joe Eiduson immediately so he can provide names of tutors.• JoinusafterschoolonSunday, May 19 for our Annual End-Of-The-Year Brotherhood Bar-B-Que at 12 noon — all families/mem-bers are welcome to join us for this end-of-the-year celebration! Todah Rabbah to the Brotherhood.

Youth and School

Mazel Tov and Todah Rabbah

• TodahRabbahtoourgraduatingseniors who have completed the 12th grade in our Post-Confirmation Program, who have served on the wafty Board, and who have served our school as madrichim: Rebecca Ackerman (wafty), Spencer Babst (madrich), Emily Brown (mad-richah), Stephanie Brown (mad-richah), Emily Cryan (madrichah & wafty), Adam Gilfix (madrich), Jessica Hall (madrich), Andrew Hyde (madrich & wafty), Ariel Kraus (madrichah & wafty), Eve

Morin (madrichah & wafty), Jonathan Pouliot (madrich), Morgan Rains, Jessica Schiffman (madrichah & wafty), Kelsey Stone, Meaghan Winter (madrichah & wafty) and Elijah Young (madrich & wafty).• MazelTovtoourConfirmationClass and their families: Hannah Cayem, Jack Danberg, Zachary Gil-fix, Adam Graubart, Joshua Hyde, Sarah Kasof, Ben Lazarine, Emma Nigrosh, Seth Penna, Alexandra Rains, Benjamin Weinberg, and Lauren Winer.

• TodahRabbahtoourroompar-ents for all of their support during the school year.• TodahRabbahtoourMusicSpecialist Beth Spiegel, Jewish Life Educator Ellyn Shriber, and the Pre-K–2 teachers, madrichim, and parents for all of their hard work to make our Pre-K–2 Seder such a suc-cess this year.

what we need to accomplish our work. Thank you to Kevin Murphy, Kair Tucker, and Ellen Jacobson for their support and tremendous organizational skills. Thank you to our Youth Educator, Debbi Morin, and our WAFTY Advisor, Jeremy Levine, for their work with our students in the classrooms and in informal youth group settings.

We are lucky at B’nai Shalom to have a group of lay leaders dedicated

to Jewish Education. A big thank you to the School & Youth Com-mittee, chaired by Cheryl Kasof, the Adult Education Commit-tee, chaired by Barbara Govendo, the Early Childhood Committee, chaired by Shari Bedar and Marcia Hoffman, and to our VP of Educa-tion, Alan Rosenfeld, for all of the many hours spent committed to improving student learning and sup-porting our school.

And finally, thank you to you — our families — for entrusting me and the members of our faculty and staff with your child’s Jewish education. Have a great summer and we’ll look forward to seeing you on opening day in the fall.

Rabbi-Educator Joe EidusonRabbi Joe Eidusoneducator@cbnaishalom.org

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Informal and Family Educa-tion programs offer an alternative to the regular classroom experience. Family Education seeks to enrich a family’s Jewish perspective, and extend to parents a chance to share in their children’s religious school journey. Informal programs pro-vide students with an occasion for recreation and socialization, but also strive to encourage students to chal-lenge themselves to try new experi-ences and grow through different forms of expression.

Families came together to cel-ebrate the Torah books of Genesis/Beresheit and Numbers/Bamidbar through ritual, text study, music, craft, and, of course, food. Special grade-level programs allowed us to focus on the curriculum lessons of students in grades 1, 4, and 7. We began the year by welcoming the grade 1 families into the school and readying them for Consecration. Our grade 4 families “traveled” to Israel with Young Emissary Rivi

Behar as we celebrated The Flavors of Israel and learned about Israeli religious observance. Finally, as part of their study of Holocaust and Human Behavior, grade 7 examined the topic of antisemistism in their lives through the ADL program: Confronting Antisemitism.

We hope that in addition to giv-ing families a chance to spend time learning together on a Sunday morn-ing, we provided an opportunity for you to meet other families and build community here at the temple. Thanks to all the students and par-ents for making this year in Family Education a huge success.

Offsite trips were wildly success-ful this year. Our 8th graders chal-lenged themselves at the MetroWest YMCA in Hopkinton, explored their leadership potential, and enjoyed team-building exercises. For grade 9, our classroom was the urban excite-ment of New York City, especially the Lower East Side and a most memorable Bat Mitzvah at Central

Synagogue. Speaking up for social justice was the aim of our grade 10 Confirmation class visit to the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism and our Congressional offices in Washington, D.C. Simi-larly, the grades 4 & 5 Shul-in proved to be hugely popular as we recycled and planted for Tu B’Shvat, and shared pizza at LazerZone.

On many occasions, we were grateful to be joined by our Israeli emissaries, Rivi and Ziv, for their inside view of Israel. And finally, todah rabbah g’dolah to Rabbis Gure-vitz and Eiduson for leading the various adult learning sessions, for providing vision for the educational direction for our congregation, and for challenging me to explore my creative potential.

Ellyn Shriber RJEJewish Life Educator

From Our Jewish Life Educator – Year-in-Review 5773

Mazel Tov 2013/5773 Grads

Please join us as we honor our High School Seniors

and Jewish Life Educator Ellyn Shriber

Friday May, 3 at 7:00 pm

All religious School families are warmly invited to a Shabbat dinner

in our social hall at 6 pm.If you are planning to attend the dinner, RSVP to Marsha Beals at

mbeals@cbnaishalom.org.We hope you can attend.

May Celebrations

With great joy we invite you to join us this Shavuotin celebration of a special moment in the life of our congregation

as we are led in worshipby our tenth grade Confirmation students

The service begins at 7:00 pm

Followed by a special Oneg Chag in honor of our students

ShavuotMay 14, 2013 - 6 Sivan 5773Congregation B’nai Shalom

Hannah CayemJack DanbergZachary GilfixAdam Graubart

Joshua HydeSarah KasofBen LazarineEmma Nigrosh

Seth PennaAlexandra RainsBenjamin WeinbergLauren Winer

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First, I needed to take the time to find my own spiritual center, and, then, when I re-engaged with Jewish com-munity, Jewish practices, and Jewish observances, they were imbued with a renewed sense of meaning that I brought to them from within.

Ever since I began my training as a Rabbi, it has been apparent to me that a central part of my work is to help others who are seeking oppor-tunities to explore the inner spiritual life more deeply find a way to do that within the framework of Jewish community and synagogue life. To do so is to make our congregation a more spiritual place, and to enable us to engage each other in “big talk” (the opposite of “small talk”). To be able to reflect upon and share our individual journeys into the inner spiritual life with each other makes for powerful connections which sup-

port us as individuals and strengthen us as a community.

A group of congregants began these kinds of conversations together in my recent “Introduction to Jewish Mysticism” class on Sunday morn-ings. Mysticism, essentially, brings our attention to our own experiences as the gateway to exploring our spiri-tuality. Rather than studying Jewish intellectual history and the philoso-phy of religion, we explore spiritual practices such as meditation, and our “study” consists of reflecting on our own lived experiences, paying atten-tion to the truths they teach us about the source of happiness, centered-ness, balance, our ability to nurture relationships, how we relate to our children and to our parents, and every other aspect of day-to-day liv-ing. It became clear to us that these conversations opened the doorway

to a different way of exploring the inner spiritual life, embedded within the context of synagogue community and Jewish living, bringing greater meaning to both.

It is my desire and intention to continue to provide a forum for these explorations of personal spirituality here at B’nai Shalom. While I am always happy to meet individually for these conversations, I want to provide a place within our community where we can explore together. We will be meeting monthly to provide this opportu-nity, open to all. The first gathering for this Spiritual Journey Group will be Tuesday, May 21, 7–8:30 pm. I hope you will join us.

Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz

rabbi@cbnaishalom.org

From the Rabbi …continued from page 3

Spiritual Journey GroupA monthly exploration of the inner spiritual life

Starting Tuesday, May 21, 7–8:30 pm

What is the source of true happiness?How do we center ourselves in the midst of turbulent times?

How do we learn to trust?How do we build and maintain deep relationships in our lives?

These, and many other questions arise in our exploration of the inner spiritual life.Join Rabbi Gurevitz for a new, monthly spiritual journey group as we seek to examine these questions together, through conversation, reflection, and the exploration of spiritual practices that can help guide us. All are welcome.

RSVP to mbeals@cbnaishalom.org

Follow Rabbi Gurevitz’s blog “Raise it up” at http://shmakoleinu-hearourvoices.blogspot.com/Visit our Facebook page (you don’t need an account) www.facebook.com/cbnaishalomListen to program audios at https://soundcloud.com/congregation-bnai-shalom

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Brotherhood News

If you weren’t able to attend any Brotherhood events in April, you missed a lot. First, thanks go out to Adam Winter for sharing his secret (now not-so-secret!) family matzo brei recipe at the Brotherhood Pass-over breakfast — a tasty time was had by all — and we look forward to this becoming an annual event. Also, thanks go to Brian Cohen for his persistence in organizing another men’s bowling night at Pinz in Miford; at this rate, we’ll either all be expert bowlers, or else in physi-cal therapy. On April 14, there was a well-attended Brotherhood and congregational family outing to see the Pawtucket Red Sox, with over 35 people making the trek from West-borough to Rhode Island. Brother-hood (along with Sisterhood) will be providing and serving pizza lunch to hundreds of hungry Mitzvah Day volunteers.

Looking ahead, all hands on deck are requested Sunday morning, May 19 (the last day of religious school) to help with the annual end-of-school Bar-B-Que, sponsored and provided by Brotherhood as a ser-vice to the entire congregational community. We need volunteers to cook and serve, as well as set-up and clean-up. Please e-mail Adam at awinter@swiftecit.com and let him know how you would like to help.

Also, in June, Brotherhood volun-teers are requested to help serve din-ner at Community Meals in North-borough. Details to follow.

As always, be sure to visit the Brotherhood-sponsored Café Sha-lom in the temple lobby each Sunday when religious school is in session; exceptions this month are May 5, when there will be a congregrational volunteer breakfast and annual meet-ing, and May 19 for the end-of-school BBQ).

Jim Wilner, Co-Presidentjim.wilner@comcast.netAdam Winter, Co-Presidentawinter@swiftecit.com

Sisterhood Happenings

As our membership year comes to a close, we want to thank all the wonderful congregants who performed the much-needed mitzvah of hosting an oneg during the year. Without the help of caring temple members, our oneg Shab-bat every Friday night wouldn’t be a wonderful opportunity to form warm and meaningful relationships with each other. Thank you to Beth Magnone and Barbara Windt for captaining so many times we have lost count. Thank you as well to the others who pitch in whenever they can to help.

It’s a pleasure to partner with Brotherhood again this year to host the Mitzvah Day lunch.

The next book for the book group is For You Mom, Finally, by Ruth Reichl. This story depicts the frustration of a generation of women who lived when modern conveniences had replaced many of the chores women had tradition-ally done around the home without providing them adequate oppor-tunity to direct their energies into new domains. Ruth finally real-izes the pain her mother felt at the constraints of life in her generation.

Ruth is humbled by the sacrifices her mother made for her in order to ensure that Ruth would have a better, happier life than her own. She is chagrined to realize that her mother’s efforts had been so success-ful that she had never noticed. We will be meeting Thursday, May 23, at 7:00 pm, location to be announced.

Best.

Janice Hirshonjchirshon@gmail.comCheryl Kasofkasof@verizon.net

Outing to the Pawsox game

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Congregation B’nai Shalom Annual Meeting 2013–2014 Slate of Officers and Directors

Member Activities

Office CandidatePresident-elect OPEN (2017)VP, Fin & Admin Mark Rosen* (2014)VP, Education Cheryl Kasof (2014)VP, Cong Affairs Allen Rosenfeld (2014)VP, Membership Steven Goldstein* (2014)Secretary Eileen Samberg* (2014)Treasurer OPEN (2014) Director Steve Sager* (2015)Director Jim Wilner* (2015)Director Dave Schultz (2015)

Director Kathryn Rosenblum* (2015)Director Steve Heims* (2015)Director Adam Sachs (2014)Director OPEN (2014)

Previously elected and returning to the Board:President Gordon Manning (2015)Director Carolyn Mitchell (2014)Director Steve Winer (2014)Director Janice Hirshon (2014)Director Amysue Chase (2014)*Currently serving in same position

Update on the Scrip ProgramThe basic concept of Scrip is simple. B’nai Shalom is able to purchase gift cards at a discount for hundreds of different stores and restaurants — many of which you already shop or dine at. Since the gift cards are sold at face value, you are able to spend the money you would already be spending, and B’nai Shalom gains the value of the discount. While some cards have relatively small margins, many have margins between 7 and 16%.

The office maintains some scrip in stock (currently Barnes & Noble, Buca di Beppo, CVS, D’Angleo/Papa Gino’s Lands’ End, Outback, Roche Bros, Ruby Tuesday, Staples, Starbucks, Stop & Shop, Under Armor, and Walmart). Other scrip must to be ordered and paid for in advance. Forms can be found in the office and online. We can accept credit cards as well, but prefer check or cash due to processing costs. It is easy, but it does take a little planning.

Additionally, if you contact Temple Administrator Abby Mayou, she can give you a password for logging onto the shopwithscrip.com website. There you can select the scrip you want on your order, and then pay the office by send-ing in payment or dropping it off during office hours. The office will let you know when the scrip has come in.

Additionally (details in a future article), you can participate in the ScripNow® and Reload programs. There are retailers for whom you can print scrip (eCards) once you pay the office, as well as retailers whose plastic cards can be reloaded once you pay the office. For example, Chipotle has become a ScripNow retailers, and Whole Foods now allows Reloads on cards purchased through the program. For more information, contact Art Sherman at scrip@cbnaishalom.org or Stu Weiss at 45chandler@gmail.com.

Annual End-Of-The-Year Bar-B-QueMay 19 at 12 noon

All families/members are welcome to join us for this end-of-the-year celebration! Todah Rabbah to the Brotherhood for sponsoring this annual event.

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Lifelong Learning

Listening to Audio Recordings of ProgramsIf you missed the program on “How to make a shiva visit,” or the program on “Interfaith Marriage: Your Rabbis answer your questions,” you can listen to the audio at https://soundcloud.com/congregation-bnai-shalom/.

Singer/songwrite Noah Aronson, from his March concert here, and the teen contingent

Survey on Doing Mitzvot

Be sure to look in your inbox for an invitation from Rabbi Gurevitz to take a brief online survey on activi-ties you’re engaged in — whether frequently or only on occasion — of tikkun olam, repairing the world. We’re trying to learn where our shared passions and interests lie, so that we may connect with each other, and become a more powerful spiritual community.

Lunch and Learn Series: Creation, Revelation, and RedemptionWith Rabbi Rachel Gurevitz, Thursday, May 9, 12:00 – 1:30 pm. Topic: Redemption. Place: The Wil-lows Community Room. Bring your own bag lunch. Drinks will be provided. Please contact Marsha Beals at mbeals@cbnaishalom.org in advance if you would like to park at B’nai Shalom and carpool over to The Wil-lows. Join Rabbi Gurevitz for the final session in this series of lunch and learn classes as we explore the theme of Redemption in Biblical and post-Biblical sources. What is the Jewish vision of the future, and how do we get there?

Names of Graduates to be Published in June Bulletin

The names of high school, college, and graduate school graduates will be published in the June Bulletin. Please call the temple office at 508-366-7191 or send an e-mail to news@cbnaishalom.org, and let us know the name of your son/daughter, school graduating from (and the degree if from college or graduate school), and plans for the future.

Member Activities

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While all of these changes are sig-nificant, they do not begin to reflect the palpable change in ambiance that you feel when you walk through our doors, the playfulness of our “Ritual Lab” services, the com-munity of Shabbat morning Torah Study, or the interest generated as we explored mysticism in a Jewish context.

The measures I described only help to form the foundation for our future success. However, noth-ing will feel different to you if you do not consider yourself to be an

integral part of the community. By sharing your joys and struggles with others in our community, the entire community becomes enriched. Your participation in the many fun or enriching experiences that take place regularly at our temple, especially if you help to plan something new that your feel passionate about, will help enhance its meaning for you as well the community. Please share your thoughts and ideas with me, Rabbis Gurevitz or Eiduson, Abby, or any member of the Board.

In closing, I would like to thank

our “retiring” Board members — Wendy Wilsker (VP of Congrega-tional Affairs), Ed Sherr (Treasurer), Debbie Bresnick, Nioma Lazarine and Wendy Starr — for all of their hard work over the past few years to help ensure that our community prospered.

L’Shalom,Gordon Manning, President

president@cbnaishalom.org

Our Passover-themed Tot Shabbat was a big success. We enjoyed creative Passover songs and dances during the service, and a frog puppet craft during the oneg.

Thank you to Bree Shaw for orga-nizing a wonderful PJ Havdalah.

Tot ShabbatJoin us for our next Tot Shabbat

on Saturday, May 18, at 10:15 am. There will be a special Baby Blessing for all babies under one-year old. A clergy-led service for children ages 0–6 will take place in

the Sanctuary, followed by a child-friendly oneg in the social hall. Please bring a nut-free snack such as fruit, veggies, or homemade breads to the Social Hall when you arrive.

Baby/Toddler PlaygroupOur playgroup for young children

ages 0–3 meets on the first and third Monday of each month at 9:30 am in the Pre-K classroom at Congrega-tion B’nai Shalom. Please contact Jen Marks at jenmarks15@yahoo.com for more information. Hope to see you there.

Early Childhood CommiteeMoms and dads are always

needed to help plan upcoming EC events, and no help is too small. It’s a fun chance to have a night out as well. The Early Childhood Commit-tee typically meets on the 4th Tues-day of each month at 7:15 pm at the temple.

Early Childhood

Shari Bedar sharibedar@hotmail.comMarcia Hoffman marciahoffman1@hotmail.com

From the President …continued from page 3

Membership RenewalFlash! — Soon it will be time to renew your membership.

As of this writing, the plan is to send renewal information via e-mail this year. Members without e-mail will be sent their paperwork via postal service. If you prefer to have your paperwork sent via postal service,

please contact Temple Administrator Abby Mayou at 508-366-7191or administrator@cbnaishalom.org.

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Member Activities

Todah RabbahTodah rabbah to our oneg hosts March 22 through April 12: Michael & Jodie Rosenzweig, Pat Rosenthal, Todd & Amy Rosenfield, Charlotte Richardson & Paul Young, Natalie Rudolph & Theodore Shoemaker, David Romanoff & Karen Lowe, Robert & Ellyssa Pellish, Meredith Rossin, Jordan & Marci Rubin, John & Debra Powell, Jeff & Nancy Lonstein, Jon & Marsha Nourse, Kevin & Jamie Normandeau. Douglas & Cindy Pollard, Hillard Rubin, and Lori & Mark Ruthfield.

Todah rabbah to the Board mem-bers who ushered in the same period: Debbie Bresnick, Gordon Manning, Allen Rosenfeld, Steven Goldstein, Kathy Rosenblum, Nioma Lazarine, Jim Wilner, and Eileen Samberg.

B’nai Shalom Oneg Sponsor ProgramCelebrate s’machot and remembrances with your temple family by sponsoring an oneg. The $36 donation will help enhance the weekly oneg. Please contact Cheryl Kasof at kasof@verizon.net or 508-842-4383, or go to cbnaishalom.org/memberInfo/oneg.php.

May 3 Ken and Lori Dickey in honor of Brian becoming a Bar Mitzvah

Religious School honoring Ellyn Shriber

Religious School honoring high school seniors

May 10 Sue Gordon and David Gordon in honor of Ben becoming a Bar Mitzvah

Gary and Beth Spiro in honor of Alana becoming a Bat Mitzvah

May 24 Marcy and Tim Lippold in honor of Ilana Lippold becoming a Bat MitzvahSisterhood is committed to helping our fellow congregants who are called upon to host an oneg. Without a “captain” to help, many people feel overwhelmed and unsure about what to do. If you can become a captain, even just a few times a year, we would be most appreciative. Consider it a mitzvah. Contact Cheryl Kasof at kasof@verizon.net for more information.

Please send mazel tov announcements and other news to news@cbnaishalom.org. Pictures welcome.

Yad b’ Yad – Program on Dealing With a Loved One With DementiaWarm weather is starting to tease us with the possibility of spending more recreational time

outdoors. Despite that temptation, there are many people in our

congregation who are here for each other to lend a helping hand when needed.

This month we would like to recognize: Cindy Pollard, Carla Schultz Skraly, Stacey Berger, Deb-

bie Pickholtz, Karen Weiner, Wendy Schiffman, Judd Hirsh, Rachel Hep-pen, Karen Rothman and Gordon Manning, Alisa Stone, Sarah Herzig, Phyllis Simas, Janice Hirshon, Beth Magnone, and Anita Backer. Please let us know if we have omitted any names, and we will gladly include them in the next bulletin.

On Thursday, May 2, at 7:30 pm, there will be a special program led by Rabbi Julie Wolcoff on “Dealing With a Loved One With Dementia.”

This subject has or one day will touch many of us.

Please contact Anita or Janice if Yad b’Yad can be of any assistance to you, your family, or other congre-gants.

A sincere thanks to all,Anita Backerbackera@aol.comJanice Hirshonjchirshon@gmail.com

Mazel TovMazel tov to Anita and Michael Backer, who became grandparents to Benjamin Alan Backer, born to Bradley Backer and Susannah Horwitz on April 4.

Leaves for our Tree of Life may be purchased for B’nai Mitzvah, births,

marriages, anniversaries, and any other happy events.

Honor the memory of a loved one with a Yahrzeit plaque in our sanctuary.

Contact the office for more info.

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Our B’nai Mitzvah

Brian Dickey becomes a Bar Mitzvah on May 4, 2013. Brian is the son of Ken and Lori Dickey, and has an 11-year old brother, Adam. Brian lives in Upton, and is a sev-enth grader at Miscoe Hill Middle School. In his free time, Brian enjoys playing lacrosse, snowboarding, bik-ing, music, and spending time with his friends. Brian’s favorite mitzvah was volunteering with the Com-munity Harvest Project in Grafton, where all fruits and vegetables har-vested by volunteers are donated for hunger relief in Worcester County.

Ben Gordon becomes a Bar Mitzvah on May 11, 2013. Ben is the son of Sue Gordon and David Gor-don, and has an older sister, Emily, age 15. Ben lives in Southborough, and is in the seventh grade at the Trottier Middle School. In his free time, Ben enjoys soccer, trumpet, and playing Minecraft. Ben’s favor-ite mitzvah was volunteering at the Southborough Pet Food Pantry.

Alana Spiro becomes a Bat Mitzvah on May 11, 2013. Alana is the daughter of Gary and Beth Spiro, and has a younger sister, Emma, age 11. Alana lives in Westborough, and is in the seventh grade at the Gibbons Middle School, where she is a High Honors student. In her free time, Alana enjoys soccer, art, computers, and music. Her favorite mitzvah has been working with the elderly.

Ilana Lippold becomes a Bat Mitzvah on May 25, 2013. Ilana lives in Westborough with her parents, Marcy and Tim Lippold, and her Maine Coon cats, Trouble and Lady Guinevere. Ilana is a seventh grader at Gibbons Middle School, where she participates in orchestra, as well as sculpture and art clubs. Outside of school, Ilana performs with the Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra and studies violin privately. In her free time, Ilana enjoys dance, listening to music, and spending time with

friends. An avid animal lover, Ilana worked with Greyhound Friends, a non-profit rescue organization in Hopkinton, where she raised public awareness about the plight of racing greyhounds and collected needed supplies. This community service project earned her the Girl Scout Bronze Award. For her B’mitzvotav project, Ilana continued working with this organization. She wrote a letter to the Polartec Corporation in Lawrence asking for a donation of fleece fabric that could be sewn into kennel blankets. With a gener-ous donation of fabric, Ilana met her goal of sewing thirteen blankets for the Greyhounds. Ilana continues to volunteer at Greyhound Friends. She hopes families will consider these gentle dogs for adoption (for more information please visit www.greyhound.org).

Highlight on our Sponsors

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Karen says, “I want children to succeed in school and to develop confidence in themselves. I want them to have fun learning. I am very happy to answer any ques-tions you may have. I love seeing my students succeed!” She can be reached at 508-762-9299 or 508-634-0984 (mobile), and at kbisrael@juno.com.

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the Perlman family has done since 1914

Richard Perlmancan be contacted at either

his residence at 508-752-9999or at Brezniak Rodman Chapels at

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May2013Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Iyyar Sivan/

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7:30pm Board Mtg 4:00pm Religious School7:30pm Yad b’Yad Program

6:00pm Shabbat Family Dinner- All Grades7:00pm Shabbat Rishon & HighSchool Senior RecognitionService

NFTY NE Senior KallahParashat Behar-Bechukotai8:00am Tefilah and Torah Study10:15am Shabbat MorningService7:00pm Big Band Swing Dance

8:15am Hebrew Bet for Adults8:15am Religious School9:30am VolunteerRecognition/Breakfast10:00am Annual Meeting7:00pm Shir Joy Rehearsal

9:30am EC Playgroup 4:00pm Religious School6:00pm Final Night Chai School6:30pm Confirmation ClassRehearsal

Yom Yerushalayim7:30pm Building Cmte7:30pm Membership Mtg7:30pm Social Action Cmte Mtg

12:00n Lunch and Learn4:00pm Religious School

Rosh Chodesh Sivan7:30pm Shabbat EveningService - Simply Shabbat

Parashat Bamidbar8:00am Tefilah and Torah Study10:15am Shabbat MorningService

Mother's Day8:15am Religious School7:00pm Shir Joy Rehearsal

1:00pm Second Annual KiddushCup at Cyprian Keyes6:00pm Dinner at CyprianKeyes

Erev Shavuot4:00pm Religious School7:00pm ErevShavuot/Confirmation

Office ClosedShavuot7:15am Yizkor Service

4:00pm Religious School7:30pm Early Childhood Cmte

7:30pm Shabbat EveningService - Torah Shabbat

Parashat Nasso8:00am Tefilah and Torah Study10:15am Tot Shabbat4:00pm Jr. WAFTY & WAFTYLite Pawsox

10:00am Religious SchoolClosing Day12:00n Brotherhood BBQ7:00pm Shir Joy Rehearsal

9:30am EC Playgroup 7:00pm Book Group7:30pm Music Cmte

7:30pm Shabbat EveningService - Ritual Lab

Parashat Beha'alotcha8:00am Tefilah and Torah Study10:15am Shabbat MorningService

26 27 28 29 30 317:00pm Shir Joy Rehearsal Office Closed 7:30pm Early Childhood Cmte 7:00pm Executive Cmte Mtg 7:30pm Shabbat Evening

Service - Joint with BethTikvah here

סיוון /אייר

This Month’s Calendar

May Birthdays1 David Cohen1 Barbara Katzenberg1 Jennifer Pfeiffer1 Scot Stiller1 Michelle Weinstein2 Morton Brond3 Clara Asch3 Scott Cushman4 Phillip Leavitt4 Heather Miniman4 Eileen Samberg4 Melanie Sapaukas4 Marjorie Shaw4 Nancy Simon5 Robert Blumberg5 Jason Bourret5 Richard Palken6 Iris Kraus

7 Amy Johnson7 Skip Richards8 Rose Goodman8 Howard Rosenstein9 Kimberly Eisenstock9 Debra Hachen10 Rachel Lipkin10 Glen Mair10 Steven Petlock10 Andrea Young12 Marshall Gould12 Susan Nadler12 Charlotte Richardson12 Elyse Rothman12 Jose Schroen13 Deborah Bresnick14 Rickey Lopatin14 James Wilner

15 Karin Weinberg15 Ellen Winthrop17 Marc Bridge17 Ronald Cohen17 Susan Hirschfield19 Toby Federman19 Holly Kasper20 Jessica Crandall21 Charles Diamond21 Elizabeth Gelfand21 Bruce Jaffee21 John Powell22 Jeffrey Govendo22 Edward Levine22 Natalie Rudolph23 Robert Morrison23 Carla Schultz-Skraly23 Debra Shrier

24 Michael Federman24 Roberta Feinblatt24 Glen Graubart24 Kimberly Manning25 Alisa Stone26 Nancy Lonstein27 Sondra Bloch27 Theodore Goldberg27 Michael Manning28 April Cohen28 Glenn Penna29 Lois Milnamow29 Barbara Spenadel31 Lilyan Gordon31 Stacey Israel

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Abby brown EducAtion FundKenneth Rosenfield and Carole Grossman in honor of Kaila

Beatrice Goldstein’s outstanding Bat Mitzvah serviceEleanor Goldberg and Family in memory of David

RubensteinTim and Marcy Lippold thanking Debbi Morin and all the

teachers who taught our daughter, Ilana, through the yearsWilliam and Joanne Pollack: •inlovingmemoryofNathanGreenberg•inlovingmemoryofJayNogi

building MAintEnAncE FundAbby and Don Mayou:•inmemoryofDavidRubenstein•inmemoryofMylesGatterman

gEnErAl FundAndrewandNanceEbertinmemoryofAlvinWollin,

loving father of Michael WollinMark and Susan Gorden in memory of Howard

Greenberg, Bobby Greenberg’s brotherJoel and Roberta Seidman in memory of Morey and

Lillian Seidman

JEnniFEr lEE lEvinE FundAllan and Penny Levine:•inmemoryofMiriamHirsch•inmemoryofMr.andMrs.GiuseppeChirico’sbelovedson•congratulationsonthebirthofSydneyOliviaLeerink•inmemoryofDeborahSherman

lAndscApE iMprovEMEnt FundMark and Linda Bessell in honor of Johannah Bessell’s

Bat Mitzvah Tim and Marcy Lippold in honor of Ilana Lippold’s

Bat Mitzvah David and Lori Schultz in honor of Carly Schultz’s

Bat Mitzvah ScottandShariSnowissinhonorofBenSnowiss’s

Bar Mitzvah

lisA ElAinE FEingold MEMoriAl FundBlancheLonsteininmemoryofAbeBarnettCarol and Jonathan Rothman in memory of David

Rubenstein

rAbbi’s discrEtionAry FundGlenn and Jean Kessler in memory of Esther KesslerTim and Marcy Lippold thanking Rabbi Gurevitz for

preparing Ilana to become a Bat MitzvahCharles and Rita Manning in memory of David RubensteinRobbi, Jayme and Emily Rubenstein thanking Rabbis RachelandSurifromthebottomofourheartsfortheircomfort and care

Congregation B’nai Shalom Sisterhood thanking Rabbi Gurevitz for helping make the Women’s Seder so warm, friendly and spiritual

Music FundBarbara Foster thanking Gordon Manning and

Karen Rothman for a beautiful SederTim and Marcy Lippold thanking Sharon Brown

Goldstein for preparing Ilana to become a Bat Mitzvah

prAyEr book FundMark and Linda Bessell in honor of Johannah Bessell’s

Bat Mitzvah William and Phyllis Powell in appreciation of the opportu-nityofourgranddaughterRachelattendingaservice

rAbbi dEbrA r HAcHEn cAring FundBurtonandCharlotteSiegal:• inmemoryofSoniaandSaulEpstein•inmemoryofIsaacEpstein•inmemoryofGretaBercow

rAbbi EducAtor discrEtionAry FundTim and Marcy Lippold thanking Rabbi Eiduson for

Mitkadem and Student-led Tifillah Services

rAbbi wisH listAlan and Rita Cohen: •inmemoryofMiriamandSheldonSeidman•inmemoryofIrvingCohen

yAd b’yAd FundWendy Damoulakis in memory of David RubensteinJoelandBobbiFeinblattinmemoryofMylesGattermanMark and Susan Gorden in memory of David RubensteinArnold and Janice Hirshon: •inmemoryofDavidRubenstein•inmemoryofMylesGaterman•inhonorofJudyShapiro.BestWishes!Robbi, Jayme and Emily Rubenstein thanking our dear

friends and the community for the outpouring of love and support

Emily & Ethan Sandahl in memory of Benjamin Tessler (father)

Please send donations to: Attn: DonationsCongregation B’nai ShalomPO Box 1019, Westborough, MA 01581

In order for an acknowledgement to be sent, the donation must be at least $10, and must include the name of the fund, the name and address of the person(s) to whom the acknowledge-ment is to be sent, and your name and address.

A donation form is available for download on our website at http://www.cbnaishalom.org/programs/funds.php. The form can be filled out by hand or with Adobe Reader or Acrobat.

Abby Brown EducationUsed for special school projects and materials such as films and records, speakers and field trips.

Adult EducationUsed for Adult Education Programs.

ArtUsed to purchase and display artwork to beautify the synagogue.

Building Used for special maintenance and projects.

Early ChildhoodUsed for Early Childhood programming.

GeneralUsed to support the congregation’s current budget.

High Holy DayUsed to arrange our High Holiy Day Services.

Israel BondEach time $250 accumulates, an Israel Bond is purchased in the congregation’s name.

Jennifer Lee Levine Youth Supports cultural and educational programs to benefit out preteen and teen members.

Joel I. SilversteinUsed to refurbish the temple kitchen.

Landscape Improvement

Leadership DevelopmentSupport leadership programs and opportunities including, but not limited to the leadership development program at B’nai Shalom and seminars and workshops sponsored by other Jewish groups.

LibraryUsed to purchase books for children and adults for our circulating library.

Lisa Elaine Feingold MemorialUsed for the annual children’s Chanukah celebration and for media or cultural projects to benefit our Pre-K to Grade 1 students.

Donations

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MusicUsed to augment the congregation’s musical programs.

Prayer BookUsed to purchase copies of our High Holiday prayerbook and our regular prayerbook, Mishkan T’filah. A donation of $36 for Mishkah T’filah is acknowledged with a bookplate on the inside cover of the prayerbook.

Rabbi Debra R. Hachen CaringUsed to offer emergency assistance to congregants in times of need.

Rabbi’s DiscretionaryUsed by the rabbi for Tzedakah (charity) and special projects.

Rabbi-Educator’s DiscretionaryUsed by the rabbi-educator for Tzedakah (charity) and special projects.

RitualUsed to purchase items needed in the sanctuary or for religious observance.

Social ActionUsed for social action and mitzvah programs, including “Mitzvah Day”, educational activities and speakers, and to assist worthy non-profit causes selected by the Social Action Committee.

Steve Meltzer Memorial Summer Camp ScholarshipUsed to help defray some of the costs of attending several Reform Movement’s summer camp programs.

Yad b’YadUsed by the Yad b’Yad committee to prepare and deliver meals to congregants who are ill or caring for a family member; making friendly visits to congregants with various needs; sending cards etc.

WAFTYUsed to further the work of all of our youth groups, and provide subsidies for retreats, conclaves, and conferences.

MAy 3 iyyAr 23, 5773Eugene ApplebaumArnold DollinGerald ForestJulius Krasner

Lorna LuceLillian SchreiderNormanWernick

MAy 10 sivAn 1, 5773EstherBarnett*BenCohen*SylviaCohen*Jack DeckerJay MillerLouis Pasternak

Sam RosenStanley RosenblumGertrude SillsEileen SilvermanJeffrey SunraySolomonZuckerman*

MAy 17 sivAn 8, 5773Robert BernsteinBarbaraFinn*Max JacksenJosephLeavittFrances LockwoodLena Robinson

Anna RubinGertrudeSilverstein*Murray Moses Tucker-manHana WehleJoe Yessik

MAy 24 sivAn 15, 5773Ruth BoyerCaroleG.Burnham*GeorgeCherry*RobertCovin*Goldie CrollArthur DreyerSarah GoldbergCharlotteGordon

Rabbi David HachenRuthHandler*Richard HeatonNaomiHirschfield*Saul KopaldBenjamin KreindelJacobLabovitz*Bernard Levine

MAy 24 sivAn 15, 5773 (continuEd) Rose LevitonRonald LieberDoris LitmanRhoda LucashHenryOvrut

EdythPhillips*Grace PresserLeon TankleSidney VolinLee Winer

MAy 31 sivAn 22, 5773RichardBlumberg*William BresnickDr.EugeneBrownMorris FinemanAdeleGamzon*RobertGamzon*Anna GanzerBen GilfixBeatrice Govendo

LesleyKaufman*Rochelle KingMorrisOstroff*Ziporah RivkindSara RogovinEthel RosenPearl SchneiderBarnard Welton

JunE 7 sivAn 29, 5773 John AllenFrances BarryElisabeth CohnSamuel DouglasMorrisFeigin*George GoldinDavidGould*Sydney GovendoSarabethHarris*Bertha IngermanLillian IsaacmanAliceTobKosto*Melissa Lebow

Lena MargolinGertrudePortnoy*Morris RosenFrancesRothman*Rosalie SachsCharlotteSackrinMildredAtkinWeiss*RichardZimmerman*

Yahrzeits and Condolences

*YahrzeitPlaque

The congregation extends its condolences to the following families on the deaths of their loved ones.

Edith Riemer – grandmother of Susie Gilfix (3/18/13)Naomi Reisfeld – friend of Karen Israel (3/29/13)

Rose Fisher – aunt of Ellyn Shriber (4/15/13)

Zichronam Livracha, may their memories be a blessing.

זכרונם לברכה

Rabbi Debra R. Hachen Caring FundThe Rabbi Debra R. Hachen Caring Fund is available to members of B’nai Shalom who are unable to meet basic living expenses due to sudden severe finan-cial conditions. Visit http://cbnaishalom.org/committees/yadbyad.php and follow the link to the Rabbi Debra R. Hachen Caring Fund, or contact Anita Backer at backera@aol.com.

Features

2nd Annual Kiddush Cup, Monday, May 13, at 1 pm .............. 1Annual Meeting and Volunteer Breakfast, May 5 ..................... 1B’nai Shalom Swing And Ballroom Dance Night, May 4 ........ 1High School Senior Shabbat.......................................................... 6Shavuot – Confirmation ................................................................. 6Spiritual Journey Group starting May 21 ................................... 7Annual End-of-the-Year BBQ........................................................ 9Scrip Update ..................................................................................... 9Slate of Officers and Director of the Board ................................ 9Lunch and Learn Series ................................................................ 10Names of Graduates to be Published in June Bulletin ........... 10Membership Renewal ................................................................... 11Yad b’ Yad ......................................................................................... 12Highlight on our Sponsors .......................................................... 13

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Worship Schedule ............................................................................ 2From the Rabbi’s Study .................................................................. 3From the President .......................................................................... 3From Our Rabbi-Educator, Joe Eiduson – Youth and School 4From Our Jewish Life Educator.................................................... 6Sisterhood Happenings .................................................................. 8Brotherhood News .......................................................................... 8Member Activities ..................................................................... 9-12Lifelong Learning .......................................................................... 10Early Childhood ............................................................................ 11Our B’nai Mitzvah ......................................................................... 13Our Sponsors .................................................................................. 16This Month’s Calendar .................................................................. 17Donations ........................................................................................ 18Yahrzeits and Condolences.......................................................... 19