May 3, 2018 18 Iyar  5778
B'NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE ANNUAL MEETING 
MONDAY, MAY 14TH, 7 P.M.
ANNUAL REPORT 
AND ELECTION OF 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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SHABBAT SHALOM
SHABBAT EMOR
Friday, May 4th
6 p.m.,  Chapel
Saturday, May 5th
8:30 a.m., Services, Sanctuary.  PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME
We will join together for Torah Study with Temple Kol Ami Scholar in Residence Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman at 9:30.  We will conclude our service with Torah reading and musaf following the study session.
Rabbi Mitch Parker will officiate at Shabbat Morning Services
Kiddush Lunch is sponsored by: Temple Kol Ami and  Debbie and Michael Balkin, Sue and Sandy Birnholtz, Nancy and Jeffrey Benchell-Eisman, Joan and Steve Freedman, Bernice Handler, Marla and David Weiss, David Pappas and Lisa Goldenberg, Beverly Avadenka, Bernice Jacob son, Howard and Trudy Jacobson, Linda and Steve Jacobson, Pearl and Seymour Manello, Ruby Robinson, Lou and Sally Soverinsky, Ruth Webber.

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SATURDAY NIGHT LEARNING May 5th,TKA/BI.
7:30 p.m. at TKA/BI, Study Session and Havdalah with Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman

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Condolences to Fran Stark-Hundiak and David Hundiak on the recent death of Fran's brother, Jay Stark.



Shabbat Table NEXT SHABBAT FOR SOLOS:  Friday, June 22nd.  
Whether you are single, widowed, divorced, separated or merely alone on a particular Shabbat, join old friends and meet new ones at our once-a-month Friday evening dinner hosted on a rotating basis at members' homes.   We will enjoy a kosher pot-luck dinner with Kiddush, camaraderie and conversation. 
Please contact Howard:  howard.friedman18@gmail.com.  for details of June 22nd event.


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Tot shabbat
ATTENTION ALL CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE:
Bring your favorite adult to the next Tot Shabbat
Saturday, May 19th, 11 a.m.
Songs, Stories and Fun, followed by lunch.


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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SHABBAT IN THE PARK 2018.  
JUNE 8th (note change of date), JULY 6th, AUGUST 3rd.  
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TKA scholar in residence SAVE THE DATE: May 4th - 6th
Temple  Kol  Ami Scholar in Residence
Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman
Rabbi Wiman-Kerman is the founder of Congregation Kol Haneshama in Jerusalem.  Rabbi Weiman-Kelman has been recognized as one of the most influential and dynamic figures of world Reform Jewry.  He is the founder of Rabbis for Human Rights, the recipient of the Isaac Mayer Wise and Steven S. Wise Award for his contribution for the Reform Movement in Israel.  We will worship together with Temple Kol Ami for Kabblat Shabbat and join together on Shabbat Morning in Torah Study with Rabbi Weiman-Kelman.  Sunday morning Bagels and Basics will be the final study session with Rabbi Weiman-Kelman.

bbq   CONGREGATIONAL BBQ:  SUNDAY, MAY 6th, 5:45 p.m.
hosted by Joanna and Jay Abramson. Main course provided.   Please rsvp by clicking here.  Sign up to bring a dish by  clicking here.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
CELEBRATE ISRAEL'S 70TH BIRTHDAY
YOM HAATZMAUT EVENTS SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2018
TEMPLE SHIR SHALOM


ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Shavuot
ANNUAL TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT:
"JEWISH WOMEN: POWERED AND EMPOWERING."
SATURDAY, MAY 19th
7 p.m. Minha,  seudah shleesheet.  Maariv and study sessions following seudah shleesheet.

Talmud Class with Rabbi Mitch Parker 
Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., at the synagogue
We are currently studying Brachot, the first section of the Talmud.  Interested?  Contact Rabbi Parker:  mitch@bnaiisraelwb.org

Mazel Tov 
Happy Birthday!
Birthday Cake
MAY BIRTHDAYS
  6  Susan Knoppow 
  8  Geri Feigelson,  Howard Rosenberg 
10  Jay Abramson,  Armando Duer,  Casey Weiss 
11  Rhonda Duer,  Rachel Jacobson
15  Marilyn Lantor 
16  Trudy Jacobson 
21  Megan Victor
22  David Feber 
27  Susan Gartenberg,  Jay Kozlowski 
28  Susan Birnholtz,  Hilda Hamburger 
30  Jordan Rosen 
31  Irvin Kappy,   Marlene Myers 

Jewish Wedding

MAY ANNIVERSARIES 
4 Warren & De-De Robinson 
 5 Herb & Marilyn Lantor 
 6 Sandy & Sue Birnholtz 
20 Jay & Joanna Abramson 
25 Joe & Leah Bernstein 
26 Jeffrey Lupovitch & Alissa Citron 
28 David Saperstein & Susan Knoppow 
30 Ed & Fran Chudnow,  Steve & Linda Jacobson

If your birthday or anniversary information is not listed, please  email the synagogue  so we can update our records.
May Their Memories Be For a Blessing 
MAY YAHRTZEITS

5/4/2018 (19 Iyar) Rabbi Moshe Funk, 
5/5/2018 (20 Iyar) Mrs. Pearl Mirkin 
5/6/2018 (21 Iyar) Abraham Joseph Kleinbard 
5/8/2018 (23 Iyar) Jean Rappaport
5/11/2018 (26 Iyar) Maurice Gordon, Harry Seigerman 
5/12/2018 (27 Iyar) Marvin Picker 
5/13/2018 (28 Iyar) Bernie Toby 
5/14/2018 (29 Iyar) Stanley Berlin, Ralph Levin
5/15/2018 (1 Sivan) Sarah Hurvich
5/16/2018 (2 Sivan) Michael Berkowitz
5/17/2018 (3 Sivan) Morris Rogoff, Grace Weiss 
5/18/2018 (4 Sivan) Edith Agauas, Arnold Margolis, Isadore Silverman
5/19/2018 (5 Sivan) Roslyn Tucker
5/20/2018 (6 Sivan) Alice Fenyes
5/22/2018 (8 Sivan) Daniel Graub, Debi Kapen
5/23/2018 (9 Sivan) Harold S. Sossen
5/25/2018 (11 Sivan) George Weiss 
5/26/2018 (12 Sivan) Henry Fridenberg
5/28/2018 (14 Sivan) Irene Belsky, Victoria Esther Seigerman

To make a donation to commemorate a yahrtzeit, please click here .  If you are a member of the synagogue and a yahrtzeit for your loved one is not on the list, please contact the synagogue office so we can update our records.   Please click here if you wish to permanently memorialize a loved one by purchasing a yahrtzeit plaque.  
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