A service of music and thanksgiving under the direction of Thom Clemmons with David Burns at the piano, featuring songs of thanks, hope and shalom. Richard Weisman and Gil Bowen join us in giving thanks for America, for our freedom to live Jewish lives and for the wonders of Nature. English readings on the theme of Thanksgiving will be ready by YOU - our members. A special Oneg Shabbat will follow the service.
We Need
Volunteers
on Friday Nights
We are in need of volunteers to help with the Friday night Shabbat service. We will train you and make it a comfortable and enjoyable experience.
We would also love to have you help us on the Ritual Committee. There are many rewards when you get involved serving your congregation. Your worship time will become more meaningful, and you will be an example for the future of B'nai Israel. Please join us!
Please call Steve Stein at 910-762-1125 or leave him a message.
The Nominating Committee is Requesting Self-Nominations
for the Bnai Israel
Board of Directors
Would you like to serve on the board or executive board? The Bnai Israel Nominating Committee is now accepting self-nominations for those who want to be on the committee's recommended slate. In December the congregation will vote to determine who will serve as the five Bnai Israel officers (President, two Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer, each serving for a term of one year) and four elected board members (who serve for two years). All board members must:
1. Prepare for and attend regular Board meetings (currently the third Tuesday of the month at 4:30 pm).
2.Serve as a committee chair and/or take on specific tasks for Bnai Israel.
3.Maintain engagement with synagogue life and the values of Conservative Judaism.
4. Demonstrate respect, collegiality, and professionalism toward congregants, the rabbi, and other board members.
Your Nominating Committee has been working to identify personnel needs and determine the qualifications for board membership. We are now identifying appropriate candidates and will be interviewing them in the beginning of November. If you would like to be considered for one of the positions, please contact Andrew at zeldingcm@gmail.com or 910-233-9538.
Thank you!
On sale in the social hall for
$25. There are coupons for meals for groups and individuals, plus for all kinds of services around town, and they are
active through December 2020.
This is a fund raiser for the Shul,
so get yours now.
SUNSHINE MEALS NEEDS YOUR HELP!
It's time for me to turn over the reins of Sunshine Meals to others. My responsibilities as VP-at-Large for Bnai Israel and co-chair of the Rabbi Search committee have left me with little time for this important program.
We have a freezer full of food and all other necessary supplies, as well as detailed outline of how the program has been run. There is a list of volunteers to cook and deliver the meals and other goodies to those congregants who need a little Sunshine in their day.
Please consider helping continue this program. You will find that the rewards far outweigh the work.
The REAL Story of Chanukah told by Rabbi Barry Kenter
Sunday, November 24, 10:30 am
Festivals of Light:
Chanukah & Christmas
A joint program with our neighbors at Metropolitan Community Church
Sunday
November 24
2:00 pm
at
B'nai Israel
** Fencing, Training and Performance
with Erica Julien
RSVP
laurelw5071@
gmai
l.com
201.317.5071
Sunday, December 1, 1 pm
Home of Janice Kingoff
Congregational
Meeting
Let your voice and vote count!
December 15
**Please make a reservation by calling or emailing the Shul office.
910.762.1117 ~ kate.bnaiisraelilm@gmail.com
Birthdays and Anniversaries
November 2019
Birthdays
Michael
Leinwand
2-Nov
Ruth (Ravitz)
Smith
3-Nov
Ninette
Kartchner
7-Nov
Judith
Malman
8-Nov
Stephen
Stein
8-Nov
Kate
Maclay
10-Nov
Richard Allen
Leinwand
11-Nov
Susan
Turner
17-Nov
Jerry
Smith
18-Nov
Debbie
Levine
18-Nov
Charlotte
Rosenberg
24-Nov
Mark
Alper
24-Nov
Frank
Block
24-Nov
Joanna
Puritz
26-Nov
Lee
Winter
27-Nov
Harrison
Freedland
29-Nov
Anniversary
Marilyn & Marc
Greenfield
3-Nov
Birthdays and Anniversaries come from your ShulCloud Member Profile.
If your special day is NOT included here, please check your profile and add the dates. If you are not sure how to do that, contact Kate Maclay in the office for help at kate.bnaiisraelilm@gmail.com
We offer prayers of healing for the following:
Steve Glaser
Jerry Smith
Howard Neuwirth
Gail Grotsky
Gayle Ginsberg
Walter Pancoe
Lyne Glaser
Ellen Emard
Marvin Neuwirth
Jackie Neuwirth
Joan Feinstein
Faye Sobol Fran Strauss ** Roberta Eichenholz
**Fran Strauss is at Bradley Creek Rehab Center on Eastwood Road and would love company if you have time to visit.
***Each week we will show our
members and their families who wish to be on the Misheberach list. Names will remain on the list for 3 months unless you ask us to remove them earlier.
Contact our office to add or remove names.
The names of those who are not members but whom you wish to
receive prayers will be read at Shabbat services.
Let's Spread the
Good Cheer
of the Winter Holidays!
B'nai Israel will prepare and serve Christmas dinner at Good Shepherd on December 25. We will also be sharing gifts we collect for the homeless and destitute who temporarily live there.
Here is a list of items we hope will be donated.
Decks of cards - large print and regular
Adult coloring books
Colored pencils and markers
Games - Uno, Phase 10
Puzzle Books - word searches, etc.
Jigsaw Puzzles
The gifts, generally intended for the adult shelter guests, may be wrapped or not and will be distributed around dinner time. Please drop off your gift in the Shul office.
(
The children are well provided for by other groups and the Adopt a Family Program with coats, hats, scarves, gloves, etc.)
Yahrzeits
4-10 Cheshvan
November 2-8, 2019
Alfred Popkin
Father of Matthew Popkin
Ann Finkelstein Adelman
Mother of Judy Hamelburg
Benjamin D'Lugin
Father of Lenny D'Lugin
Danny Harrelson
Brother of Martha Stein
Gloria Steinbach
Mother of Glenda Dubs
Gussie Simon
Respectfully remembered
Harry Berger
Grandfather of Shirley Raphael
Jacqueline Lugassy Aboab
Sister of Ninette Kartchner
Judith Sarah Abrams
Respectfully remembered
Rose Blaustein
Respectfully remembered
Ruth Peck
Respectfully remembered
Katherine Popkin
Respectfully remembered
Donations
If you would like to make a donation to B'nai Israel, please click below
and use the Pay On Line tab on our website.
The Kingoff Family
Sisterhood Fund
In memory of
Warren Perlman, father of
Debbie Smith
Martha & Steve Stein
Cemetery Fund
In memory of Danny Harrelson, Martha's brother
Martha & Steve Stein Cemetery Fund
In memory of Warren Perlman, father of Debbie Smith
Phillip Sassoon
General Fund
In memory of his father, Neville Sassoon
Lenny D'Lugin General Fund
In memory of his brother, John Edward D'Lugin
Jay & Beryl Jacobson Cemetery Fund
In memory of his father, Herman Jacobson
Robert & Judy Hamelburg
Benevolent Fund
In memory of Matthew Hamelburg & Ann Adelman-Finestein
Irv & Jeanne Lecker General Fund
In memory of Ruth Ambrose, mother of Alane Savod
Irv & Jeanne Lecker General Fundi
In memory of Debbie Smith's father, Warren Perlman
Ninette Kartchner Sisterhood
In memory of her sister, Jacqueline Esther Lugassy Aboab
Special Kava Note
We Need
Let your voice and vote count!
