August 11, 2022

14 Av, 5782

Parshat Vaetchanan

Erev Shabbat - August 12

Shabbat Nachamu - August 13

This Week's Kiddush:

Sponsored by The Kiddush Fund

If you'd like to sponsor a Kiddush CLICK HERE

Women's Shabbat Afternoon Onegs

Please join us this Shabbat at 5:30 to learn some Torah, schmooze and enjoy refreshments. The weather is looking great so it will be held outside.

Please sign up if you would like to host. You DO NOT need to be a member of Signup Genius to sign up for a date. You just submit/sign up and click "not a member." Then put in your info.

This week's Oneg is sponsored by Sarah Goldman.

If you would like to sponsor refreshments at an upcoming oneg please contact 

the Rebitzin Devorah Kornfeld.

2022-23 Island Synagogue Yizkor Memorial Book 5783

We realize we did not create a Yizkor Memorial Book, Book of Remembrance last year (let's blame covid), so this year we want to get an early jump on creating a new book. The Yizkor Memorial Book contains the full Yizkor service, as well as the names of those loved ones to be remembered. The book will be used on Yom Kippur’s October 5th service as well as the upcoming Sukkot, Pesach, and Shavuot holidays.

Sponsorship opportunities are available to help defray the cost for the Yizkor Memorial Book, if interested please contact Keith.

If you would like to include a memorial for your loved one(s), prior to the deadline of Thursday, September 8th, please do the following:

1) Review the 2019-2020 5780 Yizkor book by clicking  HERE and search for your names. The names from 2 years ago will be included, and your account will automatically be billed. If acceptable, no reply is necessary. If this is not acceptable, respond via e-mail to Keith at office@islandsynagogue.org.

2) If you do not currently have a family entry in the book, or have new names to add to an existing entry, please e-mail the additions to Keith in a form similar to the sample below: 

  Beloved Grandparents and Great-Grandparents

            Rose and David Kaplan

  Beloved Fathers and Grandfathers

            Mandel Dodek

            Nathan Epstein

  Beloved Mothers, Grandmothers and Great-Grandmother

            Edith Epstein

            Fanny Dodek

  Beloved Aunt and Great-aunt

            Molly Kaplan Schachter

            Ann Rosenthal

Lovingly Remembered by

Elaine and Edward Epstein

Alana & David and Andrea & Daniel

Cost to List Memorial Names:

1 name - $36 (double chai)

2 names - $72

3 or more names - a total donation of $108(previously listed as $100 but that was a typo)

Please note:

Members wishing to memorialize their loved ones, but who are not able to contribute the amounts listed above, are welcome to submit names for inclusion in the Yizkor book regardless of the amount of the donation made.

For questions, please call Keith Apperson, Executive Director at 206-275-1539 or email.

We appreciate your participation in the Island Synagogue's Yizkor Memorial Book.

If anyone would like info on how to get a Yahrzeit plaque created to put on display in the Library contact Keith. 

Save the Date for the 2022 Annual Meeting

This year's annual meeting will be held on Sunday Aug 28th at 7:00pm in the Sanctuary at Island Synagogue and you can also attend on Zoom.

Candidates who are interested in joining the board can send an email to president@islandsynagogue.org at least 14 days before the meeting. The names of all candidates for board and officer positions will be sent out to the congregation at least 7 days before the meeting.

Bylaws for the annual meeting can be seen by clicking here. Please see sections 5.5 and 5.7 for details on the Annual Meeting and voting procedures.

Note that Washington State RCW 24.03.075 permits online meetings. Those attending via Zoom may vote using procedures which will be announced at the meeting, or may grant a proxy by emailing secretary@islandsynagogue.org at least 7 days before the meeting.

Thank you,

Jon Newman

President, Island Synagogue

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8685 SE 47th Street, 

Mercer Island, WA 98040

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