B'nai Israel Congregation
Wilmington, NC
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Shabbat Shalom
Friday, February 26, 2021 ~ 14 Adar
Shabbat Candle Lighting ~ 5:47 pm
All services are held on ZOOM until further notice.
Please join us.
Tetzaveh
Torah ~ Exodus 27:20-30:10
Haftarah ~ Ezekiel 43:10-27
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Due to the recent increase of cases of Covid-19 in our region and state, we will continue to hold all services on Zoom only. We will reassess in the Spring and continue to follow the recommendations of the CDC and
NC Dept. of Health & Human Services.
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SHABBAT SERVICES
Friday evening, February 26, 6:00 pm
Beatles Shabbat
Meeting ID: 870 4502 6973
Passcode: 296299
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Saturday morning, February 27, 9:30 am
Meeting ID: 840 5575 1022
Passcode: 296299
You may also listen by calling this telephone number for either service:
1-301-715-8592
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These services will include the opportunity to say the
Mourner's Kaddish and to offer names for the
Mi Sheberach
Tetzaveh
Torah ~ Exodus 27:20-30:10
Haftarah ~ Ezekiel 43:10-27
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From the President ...
It’s Purim! A joyous holiday with silly outfits, lots of noise and adult beverages for some of us. We certainly deserve to have fun after being shut in for the past year. As always, we will be having a great time this evening, beginning with a Scavenger hunt for all ages. After you’ve turned your house upside down searching, get ready to make all the noise you can! Whenever we hear a certain name (!) while reading the Megillah, raise the roof and wake the neighbors. Did you know that Purim has been celebrated for more than 2000 years? While we can’t compete with that, we are celebrating two slightly newer Bnai Israel traditions this week: Hamantashen baked in our own kitchen and our Beatle’s Shabbat!
Several years ago, we began baking hamentashen and putting it into decorative bags for our members in celebration of Purim. It’s become both a delicious treat to enjoy and a special fundraiser for our congregation. I have been enjoying far too many of these goodies for the past two days and they are better than ever. Hats off to the Hamentashen Queen, Rena Goldwasser and to her co-chair, Joelle Serot, for all their hard work. They and their merry band of bakers were busy. FIFTY dozen hamentashen were made from scratch in just three days! Thanks to all of the bakers who pitched in, rolling dough, adding fruit or chocolate and making these distinctively shaped delights!
It would have been enough! …. but we are also being treated to another highly anticipated event tomorrow: Beatle’s Shabbat! Rav Waxman and the Kavanotes will take us down the Long and Winding Road of great melodies. Or, is it Penny Lane? Whichever one it is, don’t forget that
All You Need is Love….and Hamantashen.
Chag Sameach!
Yasher Koach to the Hamantashen Bakers!
Liz Berger ~ Terry Jensen ~ Janice Kingoff
Rena Goldwasser ~ Nancy Kraselsky ~ Alane Savod
Joelle Serot ~ Garison Kaufman ~ Leigh Winter
Laurel Westreich ~ Tina Sacramone ~ Felice Zelden
and
Thank You! Carolyn Moskowitz & Susan Turner
for preparing the beautiful Purim bags and goodies inside.
Stay Safe and Shabbat Shalom,
Michelle
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DOOR BELL ISSUES
Press the silver doorbell firmly only once
and count to 5.
If you press it more than 1 time, the ring will be cancelled.
If you do not hear the bell ring
after 5 seconds, press the silver doorbell firmly
one time only again.
Please make sure the door closes securely when you leave. Sometimes it does not.
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Purim 5781:
Round the Zoom Campfire,
Thursday, February 25th, 6:30pm
Come join us ‘round the Zoom campfire for a good, ol’ fashioned Americana-themed Purim, featuring parody songs to tunes you know and love. Tune in for a fun and interactive virtual Purim experience! Stay for some or all of the event. Don’t forget to dress in costume and bring something to the computer screen to make some noise!
6:30-7:00 Virtual games for children of all ages
7:00-8:00 Maariv and full Megillah reading (some in Hebrew, others in English), featuring parody songs and cocktail/ mocktail pairings!
or paste this into your browser:
Meeting ID: 778 641 3847
Passcode: 296299
Phone: 646-558-8656
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Friday, February 26,
6:00 pm
Meeting ID: 870 4502 6973
Passcode: 296299
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Save These Dates
Thursday, March 4th, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
A Journey Through the Jewish Bible
Thursdays, March 4, 11, 18; April 1, 15, 29; and
May 6, 20, 27
on ZOOM
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Thursday, March 11th, 7:00- 8:00 pm
A Journey Through the Jewish Bible
on ZOOM
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Sunday, March 14th, 2:00 pm
Sisterhood Membership Event:
Dr. Barbara Waxman discusses Slave Mothers
on ZOOM
“How might people in 2021 grasp the tragic and lasting consequences of slavery in America?”
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Thursday, March 18th, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
A Journey Through the Jewish Bible
Thursday, March 18th, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
on ZOOM
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Thursday, March 25th, 7:00 pm
Are You My Mummy?
A 3D Guided Tour of an Egyptian Tomb
on ZOOM
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Saturday, March 27th, 7:00 pm
First Night Passover Seder with Rav Waxman
or paste this into your browser:
You could print the Haggadah in advance to follow along easily at home, or you could use a second device during the Seder.
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Sunday, March 28th, 9:30 am
1st Day of Pesach
on ZOOM
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Monday, March 29th, 9:30 am
2nd Day of Pesach
on ZOOM
See more about these events on ShulCloud under "Education"
then "Adult Education" or click here to go to Adult Education:
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Sponsors
Harold & Roberta Eichenholz
Neil & Heather Harris
Stanley & Barbara Prushik
Leigh & Walter Winter
Steve & Martha Stein
Carol & Todd Atwood
Rich Weisman & Michelle Bannon
Carolyn & Bruce Moskowitz
Dee & Murray Sherman
Judith Malman
Sharon & Steve Mechum
Sharon & Terry Dresbach
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Sisterhood Book Club
New donation in the library: In loving memory of Ronnie Schreiber, husband of Arlene Schreiber - The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar's and Every-thing in Between, Ed. Stephanie Butnick, Liel Leibovitz, & Mark Oppenheimer
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, April 7th, from 1-2:30 pm. We will explore Mary Glickman's novel, An Undisturbed Peace. The book is currently in circulation.
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Our Gift Shop now has virtual options. You can shop from our inventory online and we will pull your items and have them ready for you to pick up or we can send anything for an extra $15.00. Shop now at
If we don’t have what you want, browse this catalog:
and send information on the items you would like to order to us:
We will call you when your order is ready for pick up.
NEW: Our gift shop website takes credit cards, so buyers may pay online.
Still haven’t found that item? Send us a link of what you want and we will search our distributors for you.
Every purchase you make from the Bnai Israel Gift Shop, goes to help fund Bnai Israel activities and projects.
Please send questions or orders to
bnaiisraelgiftshoppe@
gmail.com
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Wilmington Hadassah Presents Jewish Business Women from Wilmington:
A Comparison Between 1930 to Present
February 28, 2021, at 2:00 pm
or copy this URL into your browser:
Meeting ID: 858 7399 2053
Passcode: 586162
Or listen by phone - 312-626-6799
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Hadassah of Wilmington
2021 Online Passover Fundraiser
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or contact
Anyta Ledbetter
or call
(910)262-1748 if you have questions.
Deadline for ordering candy is Monday, March 1st.
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Sydel Gluck
Cindy Throne
Kenneth Densmore
Theresa Densmore
Mimi Bloch
Lois Wolf
Joelle Serot
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Faye Sobol
Stephanie Bell
Heather Harris
Myra Frieder
Silvia Galeano
Adesha Edge
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Birthdays and Anniversaries
March 2021
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Birthdays
Elizabeth Freedland 2-Mar Neil Harris 5-Mar
Kenny Densmore 6-Mar Corinne Retchin 8-Mar Jonathan Alper 10-Mar
Debbie Smith 11-Mar
Jeff Beecher 14-Mar
Amy DeLoach 15-Mar Carole Siegel 18-Mar
Esther Eisenstein 20-Mar Carol Atwood 23-Mar
Henry Westreich 23-Mar Jerold Jaeger 24-Mar
Jeffrey Roberts 24-Mar Melanie Harris 28-Mar Efraim Jaronowski 28-Mar Stanley Prushik 28-Mar
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Anniversaries
Sharon & Jerry Spivak
5-Mar
Arlene & David Burns
13-Mar
Elizabeth & Harrison Freedland
17-Mar
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Yahrzeits
8 - 14 Adar 5781
February 20-26, 2021
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Joel Kaufman
Father of Sherry Padva
Seymour Heck
Respectfully remembered
Emma Kingoff Retchin
mother of Sander Retchin
Rosalind Leder Segerman
Respectfully remembered
Deborah D'Lugin
Respectfully remembered
Solomon Shain
Respectfully remembered
Abraham Simon
Respectfully remembered
Rachel Abrams
Respectfully remembered
Albert Burns
father of David Burns
Seymour Josephson
father of Charles Josephson
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Gussie Gertrude Burns
mother of David Burns
Ben Roberts
father of Jeffrey Roberts
Bette Glaser
mother of Stephen Glaser
Bronia Merlin
mother of Reba Alper
Israel Gerberg
father of Alan Gerberg
Joseph Strumeyer
father of Donna Ratner
Kathleen Wilson
mother of Kathleen Meyerson
Nathan Weinrich
father of Stanley Weinrich
Sam Uden
brother of Shirley Levine
Bernard Deutsch Malman
Husband of Judith Malman
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Donations
If you would like to make a donation to B'nai Israel, please click on the link below and use the To make Donations or Payments tab.
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Jack Markowitz
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
in memory of his wife,
Susan Markowitz
Brenda Leder
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
In memory of her brother,
Robert Leder
Diane Popkin Family
Cemetery Fund
in memory of Ivins Popkin
Lance Popkin
Building Fund
in memory of his father,
Ivins Popkin
Bucky Stein & Rita Reibman
General Fund
in memory of Ronnie Schreiber
Alan & Diane Gerberg
Capital Improvement Fund
in memory of Alan's father,
Israel Gerberg
Brenda Mitwol
Cemetery Fund
in memory of her father,
William Schwartz
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Debbie, Howard & Richie Smith
Cemetery Fund
in memory of Jerry Smith
Brenda Mitwol
General Fund
in memory of Ronnie Schreiber
Brenda Mitwol
General Fund
in memory of Jerry Smith
Rabbi & Barbara Waxman
B'nai Israel Sisterhood
in loving memory of
Ethel Margolis
Rabbi Chaya Bender
General Fund
in appreciation of
Joelle and Rena's
delicious Vegan hamantaschen
Terry Jensen
General Fund
donation for hamantaschen supplies
Debbie, Howard & Richie Smith
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
In appreciation of Rabbi Bender
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Rabbi Chaya Bender
Rabbibender.bnaiisraelilm@outlook.com
Office Hours Monday thru Friday - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Administrative Secretary, Kate Maclay
kate.bnaiisraelilm@outlook.com
910-762-1117
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