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 25, 2021 ~ 15 Tamuz
Shabbat Candle Lighting ~ 8:09 pm
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SHABBAT SERVICES
Friday evening, June 25, 6:00 pm
Meeting ID: 870 4502 6973
Passcode: 296299
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Saturday morning, June 26, 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
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Balak
Bemidbar (Numbers) 22:2 - 22:38 (Triennial 2)
Etz Hayim pages - 894 - 899
Haftara - Mikhah (Micah) 5:6 - 6:8
Etz Hayim pages - 914 - 917
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It might have seemed like a quiet week at Bnai Israel; but in reality, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes - Rabbi Bender, Sisterhood and the Sunshine Team are all planning new programs. A new and improved format for the newsletter is being explored by the Communications Committee. The Membership Committee continues to receive many requests for information about our Jewish community from people interested in relocating here. The Open Door project is developing and collecting materials for those new to our religious services, who are part of an interfaith family, or who are exploring Judaism. The B’nai Baggers continue making sleeping mats for the homeless. Preparation for High Holiday services is moving along as are plans for our Religious school. And, we even had a location scout from Netflix who may be interested in filming the outside of our building for a mini-series!
More people are attending services in person each week, and it is lovely to be together. The sound of all our voices singing together as one is a beautiful experience. We’ve had a few visitors and hope they will return and become part of our Bnai Israel family. We have also enjoyed our newest member checking out services: Shlomi might sleep during the sermon but she is happy to receive all compliments after her nap!
We have loosened our Covid restrictions but insist that you follow these few rules:
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Stay home if you are sick or have possibly been exposed to Covid.
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Sign in when you come for services so that we have a record of who has attended, in case of an exposure.
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Wait to be served at Onegs and Kiddish lunches. And please, step up to help serve on occasion. If everyone does a little, it makes for a much nicer time for all. It really does take a village.
Shabbat Shalom,
Michelle
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Order by July 7 th to save $5.50 per jar.
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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 24
through
Wednesday, June 30
Go to the beach, enjoy the hammock, read a book.
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Wednesday July 7th, 2021, 7:30-9:00pm (in person and on Zoom)
Mastering the New Siddur with
Rabbi Michael Boino
Join Rabbi Bender in discussion and exploration of our new siddur, Lev Shalem, with Rabbi Michael Boino. Rabbi Boino was a contributor to and creative resource for this new prayer book. In this workshop we will learn how to use this siddur as a tool for enhancing our personal and communal prayers, as well as hear about his experiences in helping to craft Siddur Lev Shalem. This event will be in person in the sanctuary and will also be available on Zoom.
Meeting ID: 778 641 3847
Passcode: 296299
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Wednesday, June 30th - 10:30 am
The Bnai Baggers will meet next Wednesday at the Synagogue to make plarn and work on mats. Plarning is so EASY but requires lots of hands! Come be charmed by a lot of charming ladies!
WATCH FOR IT! - Rabbi Bender will be sending out a survey soon on interest in upcoming Adult Ed classes for the year. Your feedback is crucial for determining the topics covered and dates offered. Look forward to another amazing year of learning.
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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
Sisterhood Tenement Tour Event
Join us Wednesday, July 21, from 7 pm - 8 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 is per person: $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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Wednesday, August 18th, 1:00 pm ~ Sisterhood Book Club Meeting
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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
Sherry Kenner
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Anniversaries and Birthdays This Week
June 24-July 1
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Anniversaries
Sherry & Ira Padva - June 27
Terry & Louis Jensen - June 28
Birthdays
Barbara Waxman - June 24
Rabbi Chaya Bender - June 24
Yves Sion - June 26
Shirley Raphael - June 29
Charles Josephson - June 30
Terry Dresbach - July 1
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Yahrzeits this Week
June 25-July 1
15-21 Tamuz
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Benjamin David Schwartz - Respectfully remembered
Gary Hyman - Husband of Jane Hyman and Father
of Will, Susan & Anna Hyman
Lillian Prushik - Mother of Stanley Prushik
Miriam Ruth Caplan - Mother of Ellen Emard
Rabbi Harold A. Friedman - Respectfully remembered
Rosa Turem - Respectfully remembered
Rudolph M. Kingoff - Respectfully remembered
Shirley Mintzes - Mother of Joel Mintzes
Rose Schaap - Grandmother of Alan Gerberg
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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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Murray & Deanne Sherman
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
Welcome Shlomi!
David & Arlene Burns
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
In memory of Arlene's mother, Celia Jacobs
David & Arlene Burns
Education Fund
In Memory of Arlene's brother, Donald Jacobs
Walter & Leigh Winter
General Fund
In memory of Pam Weiss' brother, John Packard
Jane Birnbach
General Fund
In memory of Pam Weiss' brother, John Packard
Ken Prushik
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
Wishing a Happy Father's Day to his father, Stanley Prushik
Susan & Joel Mintzes
Education Fund
In Memory of Joel's mother, Shirley Mintzes
Richard Weisman & Michelle Bannon
Cemetery Fund
In memory of Pam Weiss' brother, John Packard
Steve & Martha Stein
Cemetery Fund
In memory of Pam Weiss' brother, John Packard
Jane Hyman
In memory of her husband, Gary Hyman
Franklin Block
General Fund
Oneg in memory of Wendy Block
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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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