This Week at BJBE - June 1, 2015

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This Week at BJBE

June 1, 2015

Dear Friends,

Rabbi Stoller has been in touch with the Jewish community in Houston to see how BJBE can support flood relief efforts. Houston is Rabbi Stoller's hometown, and one of the most affected areas, Meyerland, is where Rabbi grew up. In order to help families who have been impacted by the flood, BJBE is collecting Target gift cards which members of the Houston clergy will personally distribute to families. BJBE volunteers will be collecting Target gift cards at the Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 3; at the Friday, June 5 Leadership Shabbat; and all week long in the Temple office. Please contact Susie Susie Selbst or Sarah Duffin with questions.

Have a voice in your BJBE Community by attending our Annual Meeting on Wednesday. We will be showing the Blackhawks game so please be part of the quorum needed to vote on the constitutional amendments. Celebrate the installations of our new president, Gary Schaffel, the 2015/16 Board of Trustees and Sisterhood Board at Friday night's Tefilah Band service.

Please see below for information on these and other upcoming programs.

We look forward to celebrating the B'not Mitzvah of Arielle Lewis and Brianna Lewis at the morning service and the B'nai Mitzvah of Ethan Seiden and Isabelle West at our Havdalah Service this Saturday, and the Bat Mitzvah of Ellie Ginsburg on Sunday. Mazel tov to Arielle, Brianna, Ethan, Isabelle, Ellie and their families.

L'shalom

Arlene

Arlene Mayzel

Executive Director

847-940-7575, ext. 118

[email protected]

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Women's Israel Trip Meeting, Monday, June 1, 7;00pm. Please join us to learn more about a special women's trip next year. For information contact Chime Costello.

BJBE Annual Meeting, Wednesday, June 3, 7:00pm. To support our partnership, Glenkirk will be offering coffee and cake at 6:30pm in the Beit Cafe. Have a voice in the BJBE Community! We need a quorum to vote on constitutional amendments. Other business includes approval of the 2015/16 board slate and budget, and important updates on temple activities and plans.

Leadership Shabbat, Friday, June 5, 7:30pm. Please join us for this important and lively tefilah band service, which includes the installations of our next president, Gary Schaffel, the 2015/16 Board of Trustees and Sisterhood Board. We will also be honoring our volunteers with a special blessing. Celebratory oneg following service.

Come join BJBE After Hours for Food and Fun! Saturday, June 6, 7:30pm, Boston Blackies, 405 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield. After Hours is a social group for parents of school-age (and younger) kids who are looking for some adult time - to eat, relax and enjoy meeting other BJBE adults. For information and to RSVP, contact Beth Sattler by May 30.

Voice of Song Concert to benefit Kol Zimrah Jewish Community Singers and its mission to share and preserve the great tradition of Jewish choral music, Sunday, June 14, 3:00pm at Congregation Solel, 1301 Clavey Road, Highland Park. BJBE's Margo Schwartz-Newton and Paula Drues will be performing. Tickets $36 and $20. For information and to register, contact Michael or Monica or call 847.297.5745.

Sisterhood Mah Jongg and Canasta: Save the following dates to join Sisterhood in playing Mah Jongg (2015 card) or Canasta at BJBE. You do not need to be a member of Sisterhood to play. RSVP for Mah Jongg to Terry Sachsel and for Canasta to Sharon Sabin.

Monday, June 15 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Thursday, July 16 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesday, August 11 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Sisterhood Book Group, Wednesday, June 17, 7:30pm. The group will be discussing My Wish List by Gregoire Delacourt. Questions? Please contact Hedda Schless.

Post Carpool Club Summer Brunch & a Movie, June 28, 11:00am at BJBE. Join us for a special showing of When Comedy Went to School, with a lively discussion about the "Great Ones" of comedy, led by our own Alan Pearlman. Please invite your friends. Reservations are due to Carol Berger by June 18. Cost: $15.00 for members; guests $18.00 each. Full details of all the PCP summer events in the mid-month mailer.

Most members of this group are 65+. It's a great way to get to know other fun loving "mature" members of BJBE. For further information or to share ideas for future programming, please contact Carol Berger or 847 205-9793.

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Torah Study: The Book of Exodus, Instructors Rabbi Karyn Kedar and Rabbi Brian Stoller, Saturdays, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Talmud Study: Tractate Berakhot (Blessings) Wednesdays, 7:45 - 9:00am; Instructor Rabbi Brian Stoller

Visit the Adult Education Archives on our website to view select programs.

For more information about the Center for Adult Learning, contact Karyn Benson.

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YOUTH PROGRAMS

For questions or information about youth programs, please contact

Kelly Goldberg.

SERVICES

Mizmor L'Shabbat / Leadership Shabbat, Friday, June 5, 7:30pm

Shabbat mornings feature our Kol Shabbat service at 9:30am followed by Torah Study at 11:00am.

Wednesday Morning Minyan : Begin your day in a beautiful and powerful way by attending our Wednesday morning Minyan from 6:45am to 7:15am. Each week we pray in the intimate space of the Chapel with Rabbi Stoller and a supportive, welcoming group. Experience a prayer service grounded in communal song, thought-provoking liturgy, and deep silence, followed by camaraderie over bagels and coffee. Morning Minyan participants have commented that this worship has connected to their lives in many unexpected and transformative ways. For more information, contact Rabbi Stoller. The weekday prayer melodies are available here, although all are welcome to attend regardless of musical or prayerbook knowledge.

Join us Wednesdays 6:45pm - 7:15pm in the Chapel for Musical Minyan. This is a deeply spiritual way to transition into the evening. Make it part of your weekly worship. Experience beautiful music, pray together in community and be present for fellow congregants who need to say Kaddish for a loved one. All Wednesday evening Music Minyans are led with creativity and harmony by talented members of our congregation and special guests. The musical group Soul Zimra; Andy Dennen, Marcus Newman, and Gary Schaffel lead on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Susan Diamond leads sing-along style using video and short films on the second and fifth Wednesdays. Fourth Wednesdays are reserved for our younger musical congregants. Every Musical Minyan is a joy-filled experience you don't want to miss.

Services in both the Sacred Hall and Sanctuary are now streamed.. To view our live or recorded streams, please click here. You may have to watch an initial commercial before the stream begins, but this is a free and open program accessible to anyone. To access: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bjbelive.
Questions? Click here to contact Arlene Mayzel.

MORNINGS AT BJBE

W ednesday Morning Minyan: Our weekday morning Minyan meets i n the BJBE Chapel from 6:45 - 7:15am. Contact Rabbi Stoller for an audio CD of the weekday prayer melodies.

Thursday T'ai Chi Ch'uan: We offer a weekly Thursday morning T'ai Chi class led by Dr. Drew Serlin at 7:30am. There is no charge for these classes.

SOCIAL ACTION NETWORK

A Message from SHALVA

Did you Know.........SHALVA Collects Cellphones? For quite a few years now, BJBE has been generously collecting cell phones for SHALVA. We thought you'd enjoy knowing a bit about how this process works. After we gather the phones you put into the collection box, we ship them to a recycling operation in Florida, Shelter Alliance. They pay us according to the "blue book" value of each phone. In processing the thousands of phones we send them every year, they wipe clean all your personal data and either refurbish your phones, recycle the parts or melt them down. Each year SHALVA receives around $4000-5,000 just by collecting your old or broken cellphones. All of these dollars go directly to help our clients.

Recently Shelter Alliance has expanded their recycling program and now accepts IPods, IPads, and Readers. So, the next time you pass by the synagogue office and see the SHALVA collection box, think about all those old cellphones, ipads and ipods taking up space in your drawer or closet, and help us turn them into dollars for clients.

Please support Sisterhood's social action project to collect needed items for the Ark. We are accepting donations of aluminum foil, quart size Ziploc freezer bags, tissues, deodorant and feminine hygiene products. Look for the bin in the tzedakah nook with the Ark label.

We are not collecting used clothing at this time. However, we are collecting toiletries, batteries, hearing aids, eyeglasses, ink cartridges, and cell phones in addition to the project for the Ark mentioned above.

June Tzedakah

Jewish Federation of Greater Houston

Help us to help the most vulnerable in the Houston community devastated by the flooding. Over 11 inches of rain fell in some spots of Houston overnight and into the next day -- inundating byways and highways, slowing first responders, knocking out power and generally bringing the southeast Texas metropolis to a standstill. Hardest hit was Meyerland, Bellaire and Willow Meadows where so many in our community have lost everything. It will take days to assess damages and many months to recover and rebuild. The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston is mobilizing a community response to provide aid and support for people devastated by the May 26 flood. We are here to help individuals, families and our Jewish institutions, which sustained substantial damage.

CARING COMMUNITY

Brushstrokes: Discover your creative self and your compassionate self! Bring your curiosity and your adventurous spirit! The very action of doing something different invites us to accept and embrace ourselves. We will learn to paint beautiful leaves and integrate mindfulness. This promises to be a unique, fun and relaxing experience.

Marla Snyder teaches a class called "Watercolor for Those Who Don't Think They Can" in surrounding communities and is the Studio Art teacher at Chicagoland Jewish High School. Margot Andersen is a social worker and resilience builder for the challenges of daily living. All art supplies will be provided. Cost is $40.00. Tuesdays, July 21st and 28th 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Please contact Margot Andersen to register.

BJBE's Caring Community is a team of volunteers who can act as your extended family when your family needs additional support. Caring Community provides the following services: home delivered meals in times of need, transportation to/from temple or a medical appointment, phone support for people who are ill or lonely, senior education and caregiver support, chicken or vegetable soups (always available in the kitchen!) and a virtual food pantry. To access these services confidentially, please call Gloria Kaiz at 847-945-3741.

BJBE is certified as a Safer Synagogue by Jewish Community Abuse Resources, Education & Solutions (JCARES). Our leadership has been trained in understanding the impact of abuse across the lifespan and improving access to support for congregants experiencing abusive situations. For more information, please contact the clergy at 847-940-7575.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Lehrhaus at OSRUI - June and July weekends. Lehrhaus is open to all adults interested in lifelong Jewish learning and living. Participants have the option to either attend Friday through Sunday, or spend Saturday only at camp, enjoying a taste of learning and OSRUI. In addition to studying with our exceptional faculty, Lehrhaus participants experience Shabbat at Camp. 2015 faculty include Rabbi Dr. Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi on "Israel and the Dilemma of Jewish Leadership Today" from June 26-28; and Prof. Charles Richter on "The American Jewish Experience: On Screen and On the Air" from July 24-26. Registration is open, for more information and to register click here.

Book BJBE for your upcoming celebration!! Your spiritual home is also a premier venue with beautiful reception space in the Village Center, Sacred Hall and Courtyard. With completion of the Sanctuary, we have new opportunities available for you to celebrate your special events at BJBE. For information and reservations, contact Event Coordinator Gayle Jan or by phone at 847.940.7575.

JUDAICA (GIFT) SHOP

Summer hours for the Judaica Shop are Wednesday from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, always after Friday night services and by special appointment. For information, contact Lynne Kleiman, 847-215-1357 or Irene Schatz, 847-729-8812

Looking for a fun and easy way to meet other BJBE members? How about helping out in the Judaica Shop? Don't worry -- we will train you. For information, please call Arlene Wineberg, 224-676-1112.