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THIS WEEK AT CONGREGATION
BETH SHALOM of the BLUE HILLS
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December 21, 2016 || 21 Kislev 5777
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Happy Chanukah from Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills!
Do you need Chanukah candles? Candles are available for sale in the synagogue office for $5.00/box. All proceeds benefit our
religious school. Please contact the office at office@bethshalombluehills.org.
Chanukah begins at sundown on Saturday, December 24th.
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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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Community Service Third Thursday Mitzvah Program makes and delivers 75 sandwiches to Father Bill's
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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 "Values Hanukkah Menorah"*
In light of recent events, how about we use Hanukkah this year as an opportunity to be explicit about the Jewish and Human Values that light up our lives; values we hope also have the power to light the way for our community and country.
Here is what you do:
Step 1 - Imagine the Shamash represents you as a family
Step 2 - Decide on a value that will be associated with the first candle, write it down on a strip of paper and tape it on or under that first candle. Keep it there for the entire holiday
Step 3 through 9 - Each succeeding day of Hanukkah, pick another value, write it down and tape it on.
Step 10 - On the last night of Hanukkah, while the candles are burning look at all the values you have written down and say to yourself - let me be a candle for these values out into the world.
To get started here are 2 great lists of core values:
* - Todah to Casey Corcoran for inspiring this idea!
PS - Here's a 1:30 minute
animated video that reviews how to light Hanukkah candles
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi B
 Israel Update
Hanukkah in Jerusalem
Enjoy this
2 minute video where what's in the air is all Hanukkah and sufganiot (Israeli style donuts cooked in oil) steal the show!!
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
Wednesday, December 21st
7:30 pm Book Club at the home of
Isabelle Guttell, Fuller Village Brush Hill, 1372 Brush Hill Road, B 106. The book to be discussed is "Denial" by Deborah Lipstadt. Please note location change.
Friday, December 23rd
3:58 pm Shabbat Candle Lighting Time
7:45 pm Shabbat Service at Fuller Village-Brush Hill
Saturday, December 24th
9:30 am Shabbat Morning Services
We will read Parashat Vayeshev.
The Kiddush is being sponsored by Gladys and Janet Petkun in memory of Gladys's parents and Janet's grandparents, Frank and Hilda Rosenberg.
Sunday, December 25th
9:00 am Sunday Morning Minyan in our Sanctuary
Save the Dates
Saturday, December 24th
See 'Jewmongous' On the First Night of Chanukah
Join Ben & Jean Goodman for a musical performance by Jewmongous to celebrate the first night of Chanukah!
When: 5pm, December 24th, 2016
Where: Club Passim, Cambridge, MA (transportation may be provided weather and logistics permitting)
Cost: Tickets are $23.65 apiece with fees, but requesting $36 per ticket with the excess being a donation to our Temple.
Food: (vegetarian but not under rabbinic supervision) and Drinks are available for purchase at the venue.
PS - RabbiB and Alison went 2 years ago and doubled over with laughter. The lead singer, btw, was the founder of Rockapella and has an amazing voice.
Sunday, January 8th
The Rashi School Information Session
10:30am - 12:00pm
Join us to hear about the Rashi experience from teachers, students, and parents; explore how Rashi's integrated, interdisciplinary curriculum nourishes student curiosity; and discover ways that Rashi's social justice and Jewish life approaches encourage critical thinking and meaning. Rashi's diverse community welcomes interfaith families. Rashi is the Boston Area Reform Jewish K-8 Independent School. For more
information or to RSVP, please see
rashi.org/events.
Thursday, January 26th
6:00-7:30pm -
"East West Street: A Personal Account of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity"
Lecture by Phillippe Sands, Raytheon Ampitheater, Northeastern University. Lecture is part of the 25th Annual Robert Salomon Morton Lecture and Northeastern University's annual Holocaust Awareness Week. For more information and to RSVP see www.northeastern.edu/hac.
Community Educational Opportunities
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)
LATKES & VODKA CHANUKAH PARTY
questions.
Saturday, January 14th 2017
7:00 PM concert -
Joshua Nelson & the Kosher Gospel Singers.
For information call Temple Hillel B'nai Torah
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center needs adult volunteers!
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 24-30, 2016
This week, we remember:
John Altsher
Rose Bernstein
Bernard Bressler
Ida Fineman
Ruth Finkelstein
Abraham Fireman
Eugene Friedman
Helen Goldstein
Dr. Allen Grunin
Louis Halzel
Seymour Jacobs
Sarah Karlsberg
Sarah Koppelman
Jacob Loew
Bessie Marcove
Minnie Marks
Boris William Mustasky
Emil Ossen
Rebecca Persky
Rose Peyser
Nettie Dora Pitnof
David Louis Robbins
Harry Rosen
Freida Rotenberg
Albert Schwartz
Gertrude Sharper
Louis Shaffer
Robert Silverman
Gerald M. Slavin
Annie Swartz
Hyman Swartz
Annie Waitskin
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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