These services will include the opportunity to say the
Mourner's Kaddish and to offer names for the
Mi Sheberach
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Bereshit
Torah ~ Genesis 1:1-6:8
Haftarah 1 Samuel 20:18-42
From the President...
We had a wonderful Simchat Torah celebration! Even though the weather didn't cooperate for a drive- through, we carried on! About 15 people came to the synagogue to have an Aliyah, pick up a bag of sweets or drop off food for the Food Drive.
Everyone also had the opportunity to see the progress made in the sanctuary renovation. All agreed that It is breathtaking. Each new step adds to the beauty! Kudos to Pam Sender, Harold Eichenholz, Diane Gerberg, Rena Goldwasser & Lyne Glaser for their continued hard work and dedication to this project.
Kudos to Edie Zeldin on her very successful Food Drive! Over 500 lbs of food was collected for Good Shepherd! This is truly a Mitzvah and has become a High Holiday tradition for Bnai Israel.
This week has been a blur of committee meetings and planning for the next several months. Lots of exciting programming and other news to come.
Rabbi Bender is taking a few well-deserved days off , and we hope she and Emily will enjoy their visit to the North Carolina mountains.
Rav Waxman will lead our Friday evening service, so you know there will be music!! Hope to see you there.
Stay Safe & Shabbat Shalom,
Michelle
Unveiling for
Joseph Reitblatt
Sunday, October 25, at 1:00 pm
B'nai Israel Cemetery
with his immediate family.
Friends are invited to attend on
Zoom.
More information to follow.
B'nai Israel Congregation Nomination Form for 2020
for Elections at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, December 6
Nomination deadline is November 1st.
The following positions are up for election:
Officers
President Vice President at Large Vice President-House
Secretary
Treasurer
These officer positions are elected annually and are for
a one-year term.
Board of Directors
There are four open Board seats this year, and each requires
a two-year term.
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You are encouraged to apply for any of these positions by completing the form available below. A Nominating Committee member will contact you for a brief interview to make intelligent and educated selections for the upcoming slate.
Members seeking an officer position should be familiar with our Bylaws, be or plan to be active in all aspects of the congregation, including regular ritual and worship attendance, social and community involvement, and financial responsibilities. They should be prepared to attend several meetings a month, including chairing a committee which officers will be appointed to by the President. Officers will serve on the Executive Committee and attend monthly Board meetings. It would be helpful that those seeking to serve have a background in the office they are seeking, i.e., Treasurer-financial, House-maintenance, President, VP and Secretary-administration.
Members seeking a board position should be familiar with our Bylaws, be or plan to be active in all aspects of the congregation including regular ritual and worship attendance, social and community involvement, and financial responsibilities. They should be prepared to attend several meetings a month, including at least one committee meeting they will have been appointed to by the President, and monthly Board meetings.
Many thanks to "chefs" who cooked for the residents of Good Shepherd this month:
Terry Jensen, Joelle Serot, Janice Kingoff, Michael Kingoff & friend and
Barry Weiss
If you too would like to help with this very satisfying effort, please contact Alan Katz at alanritak29@gmail.com or 910.228.8999.
Renovation Photos and Update
October 16, 2020
Almost there!
Everything is coming along nicely in the sanctuary. The lighting is finished and looks spectacular. The floors are being sealed and skim coated to be ready for carpet installation next week. The Ark and doors are coming up next, and the pews are scheduled for the first week in November.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC - New Hanover County's Senior Resource Center is developing a five-year Master Aging Plan (MAP) that will help shape the resources and services for older adults who have a wide range of needs, now and into the future. This will be the first MAP for New Hanover County and the Cape Fear region.
In order to begin developing the MAP, the Senior Resource Center has launched a survey for residents to share their needs and concerns about aging, as well as provide feedback on the resources seniors use in the community and what their vision for New Hanover County is over the next five years...
** 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. Please contact the 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.
2020 Birthdays & Anniversaries
Birthdays in October
Beryl
Jacobson
1-Oct
Sheri
Opper
1-Oct
Pamela
Sender
2-Oct
Steve
Janz
3-Oct
Sharon
Dresbach
5-Oct
Victoria
Popkin
6-Oct
David
Laniado
8-Oct
Arlene
Schreiber
12-Oct
Jay
Sherman
13-Oct
Sophie
Zeldin
13-Oct
Arlene
Burns
15-Oct
Terry
Kramer
17-Oct
Walter
Pancoe
18-Oct
Dan
Retchin
19-Oct
Harold
Eichenholz
20-Oct
Andrew
Zeldin
22-Oct
Phenie
Bowen
23-Oct
Michael
Kingoff
23-Oct
Sydney
Robbins
25-Oct
Barbara
Prushik
27-Oct
Anniversaries in October
Ruth & Michael Smith 11 October
Yahrzeits
15-21 Tishri 5781 ~ October 3-9, 2020
Alan M. Evenson
Respectfully remembered
Charlotte Safirstein
Mother of Lori Gorman
Edith Posnack
Mother of Felice Zeldin
Esther Harris
Mother of Neil Harris
George Caplan
Respectfully remembered
Geraldine Bork
Mother of Pam Sender
Henry E. Margolis
Respectfully remembered
Herman Jacobson
Father of Jay Jacobson
J. Herman Leder
Father of Robert Leder
John Edward D'Lugin
Brother of Lenny D'Lugin
Joseph Horowitz
Respectfully remembered
Mae Simon
Aunt of Lyne Glaser and Barry Weiss
Molly Yaffie
Grandmother of Mimi Bloch
Morris Moskow
Brother of Marilyn Moskow
Pearl Dubs
Mother of Alan Dubs
Ruth Neuwirth
Respectfully remembered
Sally Gellman
Mother of Lauren Tucker
Samuel Winter
Father of Walter Winter
Selma Black
Mother of Terry Jensen
Donations
If you would like to make a donation to B'nai Israel, please click below
and use the Pay Online tab on our website.
Barry & Pam Weiss
High Holiday Aliyahs
Honoring Pam's birthday and for such beautiful Holiday services
Mark Cristol and Marlene Kaminsky General Fund
Honoring Barry Weiss and his dedication to B'nai Israel and for the aliyot he gave me during Sukkot
Gayle Ginsberg General Fund
In memory of Irving Ginsberg
Pam & Dennis Sender Capital Improvement Fund
In memory of Pam's mother, Geraldine Witkin Bork
Rabbi & Barbara Waxman Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
In appreciation of Rabbi Bender and the Kava Notes
Bruce & Carolyn Moskowitz Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
We offer prayers of healing for the following:**
