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THIS WEEK AT CONGREGATION
BETH SHALOM of the BLUE HILLS
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November 29, 2016 || 28 Cheshvan 5777
Wednesday, November 30
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7:30 pm Evening minyan will be held in the Memorial Room at the Temple on the Yahrzeit of Deborah & Toby Felton's beloved mother, Rachel
Thursday, December 1
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7:30 pm Evening minyan at Rabbi Benjamin's home, 29 Winthrop Street, Milton
on the Yahrzeit of his beloved father.
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Congregation Beth Shalom
of the Blue Hills
18 Shoolman Way
Milton, MA 02186
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Rabbi Benjamin's Office Hours
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Monday
: Rabbi's Day off
Tuesday
: 11:00 - 3:30
Wednesday
: 11:00 - 3:30
Thursday
: 2:00 -6:00
Friday
: 11:00 - 3:00
To arrange a meeting outside of Office Hours please call the office at 617-698-3394
or email Rabbi Benjamin at
rabbifredbenjamin@gmail.com
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View the
PDF Calendar for this month's events at Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills
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MICA Thanks for Giving Honorees, Nov. 20, 2016.
Thank you, Harriet and Arlene!
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Reminders
If you are emailing the Office
staff on any matter, please be
sure to use this email address: Office@BethShalomBlueHills.org.
Thank you.
Please pass this information
along to any Temple members
who do not have email.
Please visit our website for
additional information:
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A Post-Thanksgiving Thought from Maimonides That Should Have Been a Pre-Thanksgiving Thought!
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A person should not fill his stomach but rather eat three quarter of what will fill his stomach."
Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon lived about a thousand years ago. He was a renown physician. His reputation was so great that he became the official physician to the sultan of Egypt. His views on health and other aspects of Jewish practice are recorded in his great book, the Mishnah Torah.
Shabbat Shalom, RabbiB...See you at the gym!
Fire Doesn't Discriminate
From Haaretz article by Judy Maltz
Last Friday, the day after the fire, a member of the Moriah (Conservative/Masorti Movement) congregation gave birth to a boy. She and her husband had long planned on holding the circumcision ceremony at the synagogue. "We suddenly found ourselves with a big problem on our hands," says Rabbi Hayun. "How could we have the ceremony here, this coming Friday, if all our tables were burnt in the fire?"
Not wanting to disappoint the new mother, Hayun called a friend, a carpenter, and asked him if he could build a table within a few days. The friend agreed, and when Hayun asked how much it would cost, the friend said the work would be on him, and the congregation would only have to cover the cost of materials. Hayun thanked him and asked if he could find out how much the materials would cost. A few minutes later, the friend rang him back with an answer that brought him to tears.
"One of his suppliers is an Arab from Baka al-Garbiyeh and the other is an Arab from Umm al-Fahm," relays Hayun. "When they were told what had happened to our synagogue and why we needed the table, they told my friend that they would not dream of taking money."
For those who might remember, Rabbi Hayun spoke at our Temple Board meeting last year about the strong relationship his congregation has with the Muslim/Arab community in Haifa.
 Israel Update
Membership Directory
Join the CBSBH Who's Who Membership Directory today! Don't forget to check your spam folders for the activation email. Any questions? Email Dinah Berch at
dinah.berch@gmail.com
or view the
how-to guide
. Training sessions will be scheduled after the holidays.
Shabbat Shalom from Beth Shalom
of the Blue Hills
Friday, December 2nd
3:54 pm Shabbat Candle Lighting Time
Shabbat Service, Dinner, and Speaker
6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
7:15 pm Traditional Shabbat Chicken Dinner followed by Speaker Rev, Michael Woolf on Seeing Red? Better to Understand the Red! Insights into the messages that resonated with "Middle America."
RSVP on November 29th and After: Adults $20.00/pp, Children 8-14 $12.00/pp,
7 and Under Free and Family Maximum: $50
RSVP by phone (617)698-3394 or email office@bethshalombluehills.org
Vegetarian option available.
Saturday, December 3rd
9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service
We will read Parashat Toldot.
Sunday, December 4th
9:00 am Sunday Morning Minyan in our Sanctuary
and
10:15 am Demonstration and Q&A about the new "Who's Who" in Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills Online Membership Directory. Please bring your own laptop, iPad or tablet. Bonus: Challah tasting! Which bakery does it best?
and
11:30 am - 1:30 pm A Morning of Musical Entertainment featuring the Lin-David Quartet followed by a lite lunch sponsored by our Sisterhood. Everyone is welcome! Please RSVP by phone (617)698-3394 or email office@bethshalombluehills.org
Tuesday, December 6th
7:30 pm Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class "Shabbat Service Siddur Skills"
Save the Dates
Friday, December 9
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7:45 pm Musical Shabbat Service with Barbara Ehrmann
Sunday, December 11th
10:15 am Brunch with speaker on "Uncovering Your Jewish Genealogy"
Monday, December 12th
7:30 pm Temple Board Meeting
Thursday, December 15th
Third Thursday Mitzvah Program-Lunches for the Homeless
Sunday, December 25th
We are returning to Father Bills in Quincy, MA after many
years. We will be preparing and serving dinner meals on Christmas day.
We need VOLUNTEERS!!
For more information on how our synagogue will be participating, call Ruth Gershman at 617-361-5181 or the temple office at 617-698-3394.
Community Educational Opportunities
Thursday, December 1st
7:00 pm-
Milton Knitting Group meeting on Thursday, December 1 at 7 p.m.
in the Keys Community Room of the Milton Library. Free and open to the public. For more information, call Jean Hlady, Adult Services Librarian
at 617-698-5757 x 3
Sunday, December 4th
9:00 am-5:00 pm- LimmudBoston--New England's Annual Celebration of Jewish Culture an Lifelong Learning- Something or Everyone, beginner to Scholar.Temple Reyim 1860 Washington St., Newton
4:00 pm--The Sandra Gamm Memorial Fund for Music and the Creative Arts and the Temple Israel Cultural Arrts Committee and hazak present GON HALEVI
The Great Israeli-American Songbook at Temple Israel of Sharon, 125 Pond Street, Sharon, MA 02067
Advance reservation before Nov. 29 -Adults $12
Seniors/Students $10
At the door & After Nov 29 Adults $18-Seniors/Students $12 Children under 5 free
and
LimmudBoston Conference
Friday, December 23rd
6:00 pm Temple Beth Am 871 North Main Street, Randolph-A Night of Comedy with Joel Chasnoff
Please call the temple office at 781-963-0440 for reservations and additional information.
Sunday, January 1st
6:30 pm-Jewish Singles Mingle (ages 45-65)
Saturday, January 14th 2017
7:00 PM concert -Joshua Nelson & the Kosher Gospel Singers. For information call Temple Hillel B'nai Torah
120 Corey St. West Roxbury, MA. 02132 617-323-0486
Planned Legacy
You are invited to write up to 250 words and submit a photograph for each of your plaques for the Memorial Room in our new building. There is no cost for this for those who have existing plaques. Please call the office for further information.
Planned Legacy webpage link on Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills is Please click here
Yahrzeit List: December 3-9 , 2016
This week, we remember:
Gabriel Arber
Abraham Black
Max Feldman
Rose Friedman
Jacob Frye
Esther Futransky
Samuel Goldstein
Samuel Gordon
Jacob Guzovsky
Sarah Kantor
George Kalus
Allen Lasoff
Russell Pitnof
Maurice Proman
Robert Rich
Eve Richmond
Liz Rodriquez
Leon Rosenberg
Bessie Shiff
Frances Weinstein
May their memories be for a blessing.
Yahrzeit candles are available in the office. $1.00 donation per candle.
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Donate Your Car Today
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Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills has partnered with CARS (Charitable Adult Rides & Services) to offer an exciting new way to donate to our Capital Campaign, by donating a car, boat, or other motorized vehicle.
It's simple to do. Just visit
DonatingIsEasy or call 855-500-RIDE (7433). Tell them you would like to donate your vehicle on behalf of Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills and they will do the rest, including picking up your vehicle and sending you a receipt for the amount it was sold for after the sale has been complete.
We get most of the funds from every transaction and you get a tax deduction, a real win/win. This is available to us on a nationwide basis, so please spread the word to your family and friends and consider donating today!
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