Upcoming Calendar Events
Tuesday, April 24- 7:15am
Early Morning Minyan
Important Reminders
- spring cleaning sale at the Judaica shop
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Please stop by Rabbi Koffmans office to pick up your
Share Shabbat box
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Helpful Links From This Week's Newsletter
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COME TOGETHER FOR THE BEATLES NIGHT AT BET TORAH!!
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JOIN THE 200+ FRIENDS AND FELLOW CONGREGANTS ALREADY COMING TO THIS GREAT PARTY!
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Saturday, April 21
7:30pm
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FINAL
Ticket orders
must be in the office by Monday, April 16th!
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Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Nearly 200 people are registered and will
Come Together
Saturday night for our Beatles Night at Bet Torah! Cocktails hors d'oeuvres and silent auction starting at 7:30pm, Havdalah, music and main course starting after 8:30pm.
Help!
We need volunteers to help set up and break down the event. Please contact
nancy@nandon.net
How to dress?
Let it Be
60's casual!
I Need You
to bring your checkbook to purchase your auction items and a camera/phone to take photos of the great time we will all have.
Note: single side parking on the Bet Torah side of Smith Avenue
Meet the Beatles
Read bios
of the musicians and vocalists to be providing a fantastic night of Beatles songs
If you are unable to attend the event on April 21st, but you have an eye on one of these auction items, contact nancy@nandon.net by 3pm, Friday- to arrange for a Beatle Bidding Buddy.
Contribute to the Annual Fund with
Song Memories or sponsor:
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Wednesday, April 25 at 7pm
Thursday, April 26 at 7:45pm
Moving the American Embassy:
A Community Conversation About the U.S. Role in the Arab-Israeli Conflict - A Discussion with AJC's Jason Isaacson, longtime analyst of U.S. political and strategic affairs and an advocate for Arab-Israeli peace (following Minyan)
Friday, April 27 at 6:30pm
Home Grown
Shabbat A La Mode
and Dinner wit
h Mike & the Mentsches & BT's Youth Chorus
Friday, April 27 at 8:00pm
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Bet Torah's Study, Travel and Scholarship Awards
DUE May 4th
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BET TORAH’S STUDY AND TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS At the end of every academic year, Bet Torah has been proud to present the Ida and Daniel Lang Scholarship to a deserving young member of the Bet Torah Community who has demonstrated, through scholastic excellence, service to the Jewish community, and good citizenship, those traits of character most likely to lead to mature and dedicated involvement in Jewish life.
Awards from the Christopher B. Gordon Memorial Fund are available for students who are regular participants in our Teen Learning Community (TLC) wishing to participate in USY Summer Experience or other Conservative Movement travel.
Financial need is not necessarily relevant and a candidate’s activities need not be confined solely to Bet Torah. However, a candidate’s family must be in good standing and there is a preference for participants in TLC.
The purpose of the Lang Scholarship is for higher education, while the Christopher B. Gordon Fund is for Jewish summer travel. All recipients will be determined by selection committees as established by Fund direction. If you are eligible, please fill out the application form below. Feel free to attach all pertinent information. All submissions will be treated as confidential.
The Lang Fund application should be addressed to Lisa Ginsberg, President, Bet Torah, 60 Smith Avenue, Mount Kisco, NY 10549 - Please indicate on envelope “Lang Fund.”
The Gordon Fund application should be addressed to Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Gordon, Bet Torah, 60 Smith Avenue, Mount Kisco, NY 10549 - Please indicate on envelope “Gordon Fund.”
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Bone Marrow Registry Drive at Bet Torah
BE THE MATCH
Sunday April 29th: 9-11 AM
The Cure for Blood Cancer is in YOUR Hands
IF you are between the ages of 18 and 44, you can register to be a bone marrow donor. Please join us Sunday morning April 29th between 9 and 11 AM to register and have a simple cheek swab to be a possible life saver.
Every 4 minutes, someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer like leukemia
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Friday April 27th at 6:30 pm
Join us for Home Grown Shabbat a la Mode with Bet Torah's very own Mike and the Mentsches and Bet Torah Youth Chorus
Following the service, the community is invited to our cozy, hamishe Shabbat dinner.
Dinner for members is free but
you must RSVP
by April 24. The fee for non-members is $18 for adults and $15 for children under 12.
Please send payment for the dinner to
Bet Torah: 60 Smith Ave, Mt. Kisco
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Discussion with Yanki Margalit-
Israeli Entrepreneur & Innovator
Friday April 27th at 8:00 pm
Immediately following Shabbat a la Mode dinner, we encourage you to stay for a discussion with Yanki Margalit, Israeli entrepreneur and innovator.
Meet Yanki Margalit, one of Israel’s great technologists and entrepreneurs, as he talks about Israel’s space program and how technology is accelerating social action in Israel. If you thought you knew what is really happening in Israel, think again. Come to a conversation with Yanki at this special Bet Torah event, hosted by Rick Kaplan who is returning from 5 years leading IBM Israel.
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Presentation on Iran : Featured Speaker at the Community Breakfast
Sponsored by Bet Torahs Men's Club &
The Jewish Book Club
Sunday, April 29 - 9:45am
Persian born scholar, business man and architect Albert Amini will review the book " A History of Iran" by Michael Axworthy. He will be the featured speaker at the Men's Club Breakfast. In addition to describing the history of Iran as chronicled by Mr. Axworthy, Amini will describe his own upbringing as a Jew in the city of Meshad in northwestern Iran. Amini's family left Iran under pressure from the local Muslim population . From Iran where Jews had lived for 1400 years before Mohammed was born, Amini's family went to India and then NY. For more information, contact Ed Feinberg edgfeinberg@gmail.com
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Essential Oils Workshop
April 29th at 9:15am
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Sisterhood invites you to a workshop presented by Susannah Leighton Swanso., Join us for a fun and educational seminar on The Power of Aromatherapy and its Roots in the Torah. Learn how to use pure, therapeutic-grade essential oils to achieve optimal health. Discover which oils can be used to relieve stress, increase vitality and help your overall sense of well-being
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"Which Red Book Are We In Anyway?"
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An Introduction to Shabbat Morning Services
April 21 and May 5 - 10:30 am
If you feel unsure about what to do when you come to services or want to feel more comfortable in the service so that on the day of your child's bar or bat mitzvah the sanctuary feels like your home, this is the conversation for you! We'll take a look at the overall structure of the Shabbat morning service and walk through the set up of our siddurim (prayer books). Bring your questions or email them in advance to rabbinic intern Jessica Fisher at
jfisher@bettorah.org
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We're inviting each and every one of you to reach out to one or two families or individuals who are part of the Bet Torah family, and to start a tradition of sharing Friday night dinners together. Build in more time to connect with your family, and with other Bet Torah families.
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EREV SHAVUOT
Saturday night May 19th
"I have learned much from my teachers, more from my colleagues but from my students I have learned most of all.” (Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Taanit, 7a)
Ever wondered about what Judaism has to say about questioning authority? How about mindfulness and Judaism? Or what Midrash really is all about? Come hear from your peers and friends what they have learned as part of this year’s Bet Torah Paired Learning program as we join together in the tradition of nightly study on Erev Shavuot, Saturday night May 19th. And if that’s not enough of a draw, there’s cheesecake too!
Schedule:
* 7:30 Services in the Chapel
* 8:00 Dessert in the Social Hall
* 8:15-10:00 Study and Learn
Any questions please feel free to call or email Rabbi Koffman RabbiKoffman@Bettorah.org
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Commentary On This Week's Torah Portion
Want to know more about the Torah portion for this Shabbat?
Click Here to read the JPS commentary on this week's Torah portion residing within the JDL Learn more about New Initiatives at Bet Torah; including our Vast Judaic Resource.
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Minyan
Sunday - 9:00 am
Tuesday (Early morning Minyan) - 7:15am
Monday-Thursday - 7:30 pm
Friday, Kabbalat Shabbat services - 6:30 pm
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Arc Stages to present The God of Isaac beginning April 6, 2018
The God of Isaac by James Sherman is about a young man who goes on a spiritual quest to find out about his Jewish heritage. Using comic moments from classic American literature and film to help him learn, audiences will find themselves laughing hysterically one moment and wiping a tear the next, as he works through life lessons dealing with his high school Jewish girlfriend, his Shiksa wife and his loving, interfering mother.
Purchase Tickets
or call 914-747-6206 for information.
**discount code for congregants: the promo code isaac3 can be used at checkout for $3 off every ticket.*
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WAYS TO SUPPORT BET TORAH
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BET TORAH'S SHABBAT BROADCAST SCHEDULE
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Bet Torah | 914-666-7595 | 60 Smith Avenue, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
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