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| This Week at BJBE |
May 22, 2017 |
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Dear Friends,
We are pleased to be participating in the community-wide Tikun Leil Shavuot, Standing on the Edge of Sinai, Tuesday, May 30. Cantor Frost and Cantor Green will be performing with featured artist Neshama
Carlebach. There will be a Shavuot service at BJBE on Wednesday, May 31.
Be a part of the quorum and have a voice in the life of the congregation! Join your BJBE community at the Annual Meeting, Monday, June 5. To highlight our partnership with Glenkirk, they will be staffing the Beit Cafe starting at 6:30pm. The meeting will start at 7:00pm with reports and opportunities to vote on the 2017/18 budget and board slate. There is always an interesting and informative Q & A.
Check out the new look and functionality of our website and calendar at
www.BJBE.org.
Please see sections below for information on these and other upcoming programs.
We look forward to celebrating the B'nai Mitzvah of Brady Stein and Jordyn Resnick at the morning service this Saturday. Mazel tov to Brady, Jordyn and their families.
The BJBE office will be closed Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day.
L'shalom,
Arlene Mayzel
Executive Director
847-940-7575, ext. 118
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God Loves the Stranger: A Book Reading Event with Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg. Sunday, May 28, 11:00am-12:30pm, at the home of Margot Andersen. Join Institute for Jewish Spirituality master teacher, Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg, one of the pioneers of the field of mindfulness in a Jewish context, as she reads from her new book,
God Loves the Stranger: Stories, Poems, Prayers.
RSVP to Margot:
creatingresilience@gmail.com
Community-wide Tikun Leil Shavuot, Standing on the Edge of Sinai, Tuesday, May 30, 7:00pm
at Am Shalom, 840 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe. Join BJBE clergy and 11 other area congregations as we celebrate an evening of music, poetry and prayer. Cantors Frost and Green will be performing with featured artist Neshama Carlebach.
Click here
for information or call 847.835.4800.
The Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute Announces its Community Mental Health Conference,
Raising Resilient Children: Prioritizing Their Mental Health,
Sunday, June 4, 9:30am-3:30pm
at
Beth Emet The Free Synagogue, 1224 Dempster St, Evanston. BJBE is a participating organization.
Click here
for more information or call 312.467.2552
Kol Zimrah, Sunday, June 4, 4:00pm, at Am Shalom in Glencoe. A concert to benefit Jewish Community Singers. Cantor Rayna Green and Margo Schwartz-Newton will be performing. For more information
Click here, For tickets go to
www.kolzimrah.org.
BJBE Annual Meeting, Monday, June 5. In partnernship with Glenkirk, enjoy coffee and snacks at the Beit Cafe at 6:30pm followed by the meeting at 7:00pm. Be involved in the life of the congregation by hearing updates on important activities, voting on the 2017/18 budget and Board slate, and participating in Q & A. Baby sitting is available with a reservation. Please contact Phyllis or by phone at 847.940.7575 to make a babysitting reservation. We need a quorum to conduct synagogue business so please mark your calendars.
Friday, June 9, 7:30pm, Leadership Shabbat. Please join us for this sacred and significant service as we install new Co-presidents Tracy Friend and Lisa Wilson, the 2017/18 Board of Trustees and Sisterhood Board. We will also be dedicating our beautiful new Torah mantles.
Back by popular demand: the BJBE Sisterhood Kallah (retreat).
Treat yourself to 24 hours of relaxation, good food, Shabbat prayer, awesome workshops, and fun with your BJBE Sisters.
July 21-22 at the Marriott Hotel, Hoffman Estates. Cost is $150 per person if sharing a room, $200 in a private room. For more information, call Lynne 847-215-1357.
Shabbat Torah Study: Numbers, Saturdays, 11:00am-12:00pm
Talmud Study,
Wednesdays, 7:45-9:00am
For more information about the Center for Adult Learning, contact Andrew Abrams
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BJBE is committed to meeting the needs of our children of all ages. To keep our tweens and teens engaged with Judaism throughout their middle and high school years, we offer opportunities for sacred friendship, connection, learning, social action, leadership, travel and fun. Our programming is on break for summer while many of our teens are away at camp or traveling - however, keep your eyes here or check our website for fall events!
All events take place at BJBE unless otherwise stated. For questions or information about youth programs, please contact Cantor Rayna Green.
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SERVICES
Shabbat Service, Friday, May 26, 7:30pm
Shavuot Service, Wednesday, May 31, 9:30am
Shabbat mornings feature our
Kol Shabbat Service
at
9:30am
followed by
Torah Study
at
11:00am. Marcus Newman will lead Torah Study this Saturday.
Please join us for 15 minutes of silent meditation from 9:10-9:25am in the Sanctuary before Kol Shabbat.
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 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
Cantor Green. The weekday prayer melodies are available here, although all are welcome to attend regardless of musical or prayerbook knowledge.
Services in both the Sacred Hall and Sanctuary are 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.
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DAYTIME AT BJBE
Monday Canasta/Mahjong: The Sisterhood will host Canasta and Mahjong games on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 1:00pm. All are welcome to join in the fun. To participate, RSVP to
Sharon Krivitzky and let her know which game you will be playing and if you can bring supplies.
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ednesday Morning Minyan:
Our weekday morning Minyan meets i
n the BJBE Chapel from 6:45 - 7:15am. For more information, contact
Cantor Green.The weekday prayer melodies are available here.
Mishkan Shalom - Jewish Mindfulness and Meditation Group
. Join us for this drop in group to learn more about how mindfulness can help you stay present and calm in the midst of frantic living. We will explore the weekly Torah portion and other readings with a spiritual sense of love (chesed) and acceptance (emet).
Wednesdays
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1:00-2:00 pm
New meditators welcome! For more information, call Margot Andersen 847-525-1710.
Thursday Tai Chi Chu'an:
We offer a weekly Thursday morning Tai Chi class led by Dr. Drew Serlin at 7:30am. There is no charge for these classes.
Prepare for Prayer-Open Your Heart. Please join us for 15 minutes of silent meditation from 9:10-9:25am in the Sanctuary, Saturdays before Kol Shabbat. This ancient custom is meant to help you transition from busy life, settle your mind and open your heart prior to your prayer practice. No meditation experience necessary! Margot Andersen, 847-525-1710.
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SOCIAL ACTION NETWORK
Project Nourish, Sunday, May 28 at 9:00am in the kitchen. Please join our friendly group of volunteers as we make sandwiches and assemble lunches for needy people in the city and Lake County. For more information, contact Merrilee Waldron.
We are collecting toiletries, batteries, hearing aids, eyeglasses, ink cartridges, and cell phones. Thank you for your generous donations.
We are NOT collecting used clothing at this time.
May Tzedakah
Chicago Chesed
Chicago Chesed battles hunger, prevents eviction and homelessness, and helps the unemployed secure jobs within the Jewish community. They offer a wide array of free merchandise to needy families, provide holiday and Jewish lifecycle event assistance, and help send children to Jewish schools and camps. In addition, as a member partner of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, they offer food assistance on nondiscriminatory basis to local clients who show a demonstrable need.
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CARING COMMUNITY
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.
The Caring Community and CJE Senior Life are pleased to offer individual appointments at no charge with Senior Health Insurance Counselor Esther Craven. Esther has over 25 years of experience at CJE. As a benefits specialist, she offers assistance and advocacy in areas of Medicare, health insurance and resources for retirement. Individual appointments with Esther are available at BJBE on Monday, June 12, 3:00 - 6:30pm. Please email Phyllis Pearlman or call her in the temple office at 847.940.7575.
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.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our BJBE website has a brand new look!
Our website has been redesigned to be more accessible and user-friendly with a cleaner look for our members!
- Use the easy-to-read menus to navigate - explore all of the different areas of our website quickly and easily.
- Our website will be mobile friendly! You will be able to easily access all of the features of the BJBE website from your phone or tablet!
- Our new calendar is much more user-friendly with new features to help you find out information about upcoming programs and events.
- For questions or additional information, please contact Anne Robbin.
Help BJBE while you shop!
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support BJBE every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at
AmazonSmile (using either your Amazon or AmazonPrime account), you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price back to BJBE.
Once you've selected Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim, every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation. For more information about
AmazonSmile,
click here.
BJBE Sisterhood
wants you to know...Whatever you are celebrating.....whether it is a special birthday, anniversary, baby naming, auf ruf, new job, retirement, special trip or any life cycle occasion that you want to share with your temple family, consider sponsoring an oneg to share your simcha!
BJBE Sisterhood will help you share your joy at the Friday night oneg shabbat after the service honoring your event. The fee is $150 which includes our generous dessert trays as well as your name in the Shabbat Bulletin and a thank you at the end of services. You may contact Sharon Silver
with any questions. Checks payable to BJBE Sisterhood. Thank You and Mazel Tov!
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 Erica Stone
or by phone at 847-940-7575.
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JUDAICA (GIFT) SHOP
Stop by the Judaica Shop to see the
new wall and shelf art by Gary Rosenthal, including chais and hamsas for your home. We have some new tzedakah boxes for baby gifts, candles from Safed and a lot of new mezuzahs for the home. And take a look at our "love" sculpture for wedding glass shards-a beautiful piece at a very low price!
The Judaica Shop is open
Fridays 30 minutes prior to and following Friday night services, Wednesdays 1:00pm-3:00pm, Sundays during the summer when the building is open 9:30am-11:30am, and always by special appointment by calling Lynne 847-215-1357.
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.
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Education Team
Sandy Robbins
(Director of Education)
(Chai School Principal
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(Director of Preschool)
(Hebrew School Principal)
(JYG & SYG Advisor)
Lauren Sandoval
(KYG Advisor)
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Administrative Team
(Executive Director)
(Accounting Manager)
(Facility Manager)
(Reception/Administrative Assistant)
(Cantors' Assistant) Phyllis Pearlman
(Executive Director's Assistant)
Event Coordinator
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Lay Leaders
Gary Schaffel
(President)
Want to uphold Jewish ideals from generation to generation.....Donate to the Sustaining Gifts Program. Click "DONATE" above or contact
Phyllis in the BJBE office to make a gift..
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| Contact Information |
| Arlene Mayzel, Executive Director Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim 1201 Lake Cook Road Deerfield, IL 60015 (847) 940-7575 |
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