B'nai Israel Congregation
Wilmington, NC
All services will be in person and on Zoom.
No advance is sign-up necessary.
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Shabbat Shalom
Friday, June 18, 2021 ~ 8 Tamuz
Shabbat Candle Lighting ~ 8:08 pm
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SHABBAT SERVICES
Friday evening, June 18, 6:00 pm
Celebrating our graduates with the Kavanotes
Meeting ID: 870 4502 6973
Passcode: 296299
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Saturday morning, June 19, 9:30 am
Saturday morning's Kiddish will be sponsored by Amy Deloach
in memory of her mother, Wendy Barshay Block
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
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Hukkat
Bemidbar (Numbers) 19:1 - 20:21 (Triennial 2)
Etz Hayim pages - 880 - 887
Haftara - Shoftim (Judges) 11:1 - 33
Etz Hayim pages - 909 - 913
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JOIN US TO CELEBRATE
SOPHIE ZELDIN!
Kids of all ages, (and adults) are invited as we honor Sophie tomorrow, Friday, June 18th on the occasion of her high school graduation. The Kavanotes will be performing to mark this special occasion!
Sophie, the daughter of Nikki and Andrew Zeldin and granddaughter of Lloyd and Felice Zeldin, just graduated from Laney High School and will be attending ECU with the goal of becoming a teacher. She is a member of the National Honor Society and received two prestigious scholarships - the New Hanover County Board of Education Future Teachers scholarship and the Betty S. Abernathy scholarship (awarded through the College of Education at ECU). This multi-talented young lady is a dancer and was on the Laney High School dance team.
Sophie has continued to be active since her Bat Mitzvah in 2016. This past year, she worked with the religious school and has been an excellent role model for the younger children.
Please join us at 6:00 pm for services, followed by a lovely Oneg in her honor. Way to go, Sophie!
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We received some great news this week from the Carolina Foundation for Jewish Seniors. Sunshine Meals has been awarded a $10,000 grant to continue the work we have been doing since 2018. These funds will allow us to expand our meal program as well as provide new programming and transporta-tion for those in need. As our team meets to plan the upcoming year, I would love to hear your ideas for what you would like to see from the Sunshine Team.
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Sponsoring an Oneg or Kiddush
Made Easy!
Sponsoring an Oneg or Kiddush is a Mitzvah for your fellow congregants or is a way to honor a loved one for a birthday, anniversary or Yahrzeit. Our Onegs supply a nosh for Friday evening and a light Kiddush lunch for Saturday.
Here’s How:
- Choose a date and tell Kate (kate.bnaiisraelilm@outlook.com) 910-762-1117 or Anita Liebeskind (anitat2sam@aol.com) 910-791-890
- Let us know if the Oneg/Kiddush is in honor of a birthday, anniversary, Yahrzeit, bar/bat mitzvah, etc.
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All food must be Kosher. The Shul keeps a supply of staples on hand. Please check with Yvonne if you have questions - 910-675-2621.
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Please try to include at least one Vegan item and one nut-free item. Costco and Trader Joe’s are good places to shop. If you prefer not to shop, a donation of $36 or more is suggested.
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Deliver items to B’nai Israel between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm on Wednesday or Thursday. Please do not wait until Friday to deliver food.
- Yvonne will prepare and serve the food, OR you are welcome to take charge to add your own special touch.
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Challah is provided by the Shul. |
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Oneg Food Suggestions
Guacamole, Hummus, Salsa
Pretzels, chips, crackers, popcorn
Veggies for dipping
Cheese, fruit
Cookies, candy, cakes, pies
Wines - 1 white, 1 red
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Kiddish Food Suggestions
Tuna or egg salad
Whitefish salad
Herring
Sweet & salty items
Vegetable salad
Special Kiddish
Smoked salmon
Bagels, cream cheese
Onions, tomatoes
Fruit
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This Week
Thursday, June 17
through
Wednesday, June 23
Friday, June 18 - Senior Graduation Shabbat with The Kavanotes
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WATCH FOR IT! - Rabbi Bender will be sending out a survey soon on interest in upcoming Adult Ed classes for the year. Please complete the survey to tell us of any subjects you would like to cover in classes.
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Neighbors in Conversation with St. Jude's Metropolitan Community Church has been postponed until August due to a date conflict with the Pride Celebration. Details will be announced later.
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Wednesday, July 21, from 7:00 - 8:00 pm
ANOTHER EXCITING SISTERHOOD-SPONSORED EVENT
Join us Wednesday, July 21, from 7:00 - 8:00 pm as we enjoy a virtual tour of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. We will see a recently added tour of the home of the Epstein Family in the 1950s, where Kalman and Rivka Epstein lived as refugees after surviving the Holocaust. We will learn how they raised their daughters in New York City and found support and friendship in an increasingly diverse Lower East Side.
The cost for the event per person is: $10 for each Sisterhood member and/or her spouse; $15 each for all other congregants. Payment can be made through Shulcloud or by check. If paying by check please bring it to the shul to be sure it is received in time and include a note that payment is for the tenement tour. Payment must be received by June 30th.
Register soon either by Shulcloud or by bringing in your payment. Zoom information will be sent 1 week in advance of the program to those who have registered/paid.
Registration Deadline is June 30, 2021
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Book Club News
We had a lively discussion last week of Cynthia Ozick's novel, Antiquities. Even though most people didn't care for the main character, Lloyd Petrie, his relationship with Ben Zion Elefantin, the historical presence of Jewish worshippers and a temple on Elephantine Island in the Nile, and the Jewish idea of Torah and community (vs. false ways of worshipping, material things) were some of the things that our lively group touched upon. Many thanks for your participation, Anita, Sue, Naomi, Dodi, Pam, and Diane,
For our next meeting, please pencil in Wednesday, August 4th at 1:00 pm. Our book will be the novel, Beyond the Pale, by Elana Dykewomon. It is about Jewish immigrant life in the Lower East Side in the early 20th century--and a copy has been ordered for Bnai Israel library. If you read it before the Tenement Museum Program scheduled for July 21, you'll be primed for the Museum's virtual program.
If you would like to join the book club, please contact Barbara Waxman at barbarawaxman@gmail.com.
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Benefactor
Scott & Carol Johnston
Patron
Anonymous
Sponsor
Harold & Roberta Eichenholz
Neil & Heather Harris
Stanley & Barbara Prushik
Leigh & Walter Winter
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Steve & Martha Stein
Carol & Todd Atwood
Rich Weisman & Michelle Bannon
Carolyn & Bruce Moskowitz
Dee & Murray Sherman
Judith Malman
Sharon & Steve Mechum
Sharon & Terry Dresbach
Rose & Alan Zimmer
Debbie Smith
Pam & Barry Weiss
Nancy Kraselsky
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Sydel Gluck
Cindy Throne
Faye Sobol
Stephanie Bell
Heather Harris
Shirley Levine
Ira Nathan Sachs
Janice Kingoff
Adesha Edge
Kelly Cahill
Stella Pawliske
Chris Chambers
Ellen Emard
Theresa Densmore
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Anniversaries and Birthdays This Week
June 17-23
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Anniversaries
Jay & Beryl Jacobson - 22 June
Sue & Joel Mintzes - 22 June
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Birthdays
Martin Meyerson - 21 June
Debbie Arouesty - 23 June
Joelle Serot - 23 June
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Yahrzeits this Week
June 18 - 24
8-14 Tamuz
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Walton Schreibman - Grandfather of Rabbi Bender
Jacob Moskowitz - Grandfather of Bruce Moskowitz
Rachel Eichenholz - Mother of Harold Eichenholz
Nellie Kosch - Respectfully remembered
Pearl Zimmer - Respectfully remembered
William Lecker - Father of Irwin Lecker
Miriam Davis - Respectfully remembered
Nancy Gale Davis - Respectfully remembered
Moe Guld - Uncle of Franklin Block
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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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Our Bookkeeper, Tina Sacramone, is on vacation. Any donations given during this period will be published next week. |
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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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