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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
All Events Are In Person Unless Otherwise Noted
April 2 - 3 pm - Game Club
April 8 - 5 pm - Passover Seder (reservations required)
April 11 - 7 pm Board Meeting
April 13 - 7 pm - Taize Service
April 16 - 12:30 pm - Vindaloo with the Jews
April 18 - Film Screening of "Dear Fredy" in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 21 - 7 pm - Friday Night Shabbat Lights
April 22 - 9 am - Shabbat Learner's Minyan
April 22 - 10 am - Shabbat Torah Service
April 22 - 11:15 am - B'nai Mitzvah Family Learning
CHEVRUTA
"Prophetic Judaism"
Via Zoom
Thursdays 12:30 pm: 4/6, 4/13, 4/20
MORAL COURAGE
A Learning and Practice Group
Via Zoom
Sundays 10:30 am - 12:00 pm - 4/2, 4/16
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President's Message
Kerrie Zurovsky
With spring just around the corner - or so the calendar says! - I have found a renewed energy and motivation to engage our members in our day-to-day and long term planning and events.
I have loved talking to members on the phone, connecting over text, or better yet, sharing time over coffee. I have found that “find your connection” is more than just words or even a goal. It is a vital part of our TBT humanity and culture. It weaves us into each others’ lives and allows us to discover the special and unique things about our membership. We are a diverse, fun, talented, intelligent, and wonderful group!
My most immediate hope is that all of our members who will be in Bend on April 8 are planning to join our Seder. With music provided by Samantha Winters, a service led by Rabbi Johanna, and a delicious meal provided by Bleu Bite Catering, the evening promises to be fun and engaging! I would be remiss if I didn’t take this opportunity to thank the amazing volunteers on the Passover Committee who have stepped up and made this event a reality after 4 years of going without an in-person Seder. I am so thankful for their time and dedication.
I would also like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to our wonderful Board. The last six months have been an incredibly busy time as we have tried to relaunch our Working Teams, engage more members, and create a post-Covid landscape that works for everyone. Lester Dober, Cere Fingerhut, Richard Lazarus, Michelle Mahony, Mark Schindel, and Paul Spencer have been remarkable in their devotion to TBT’s goals and growth.
I would like to invite all of you to find the parts of TBT that speak to you, the parts that are most meaningful, and let us help you find a way to engage in a manner that lifts you up and makes you proud. I see our members’ desires to be involved in both big and small but significant ways, and I feel energized and excited about our future. We are greater than the sum of our parts, and with a wonderfully diverse membership, we can achieve so much as a wholly involved congregation. This is what fuels me, and I hope you too.
L’Shalom,
Kerrie
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Divrei Tikvah
From Rabbi Johanna Hershenson
This year the old adage about March coming in like a lion and out like a lamb feels more true than ever. Our winter was not like the years we nicknamed “snow-maggedon” but it did linger and precipitate differently than we’ve experienced recently. Alas, Spring is sprung, and the month of April is upon us. Passover, our festival of Spring and matzah, hearkens.
The weekend we celebrate Passover with our congregation seder is a special and sacred weekend indeed. Passover, Easter, and Ramadan converge this April. Jews, Christians, and Muslims are all called to reflect on profound touchstones of faith and religious tradition. We, Jews, participate in the seder regenerating our connection to having been liberated from slavery. Christians celebrate rebirth and renewal witnessing Jesus’ resurrection. Muslims fast during the days of an entire lunar month hoping to focus on what matters most and generate spiritual growth.
Each year when I celebrate Passover I like to meditate on the teaching of the Jewish mystics about the meaning of the word, Mitzrayim—Egypt. As Hebrew is usually written without vowels, the word can also be read as mi-tzarim which means from narrow or restricted places. The Kabbalists teach that leaving Egypt is a metaphor for the sensation we all experience at one time or another in life: feeling restricted or stuck and deciding to make a change.
Sometimes the stuck-ness we recognize is substantial and sometimes it is modest but makes a difference. Maybe a relationship is so damaged it cannot be salvaged. Maybe a job has become untenable. Maybe taking the edge off has morphed into addiction. Perhaps lethargy has led to restricted mobility or endurance. Perhaps eating habits have led to more than a few extra pounds. Perhaps serving others has taken away time and energy for self-care.
Whatever it is Passover calls us to break free, to make changes. Forty years wandering in the wilderness before making it to the Promised Land reminds us those changes may take some time to take hold and become the new norm. The haggadah that drives our seder tells us that in any generation we should feel as if we ourselves have left Egypt—Mitzrayim, mi-tzarim—narrow straits. The question is—from what am I liberating myself this year?
A poem penned by one of my teachers, Rabbi Sheila Peltz-Weinbergh:
DELUSION AND FREEDOM
I was walking in a room with many windows.
I heard a light thump and looked up.
It was a tiny bird.
She was thumping against the very clean glass.
Five or six times she thumped.
Then she flew away to freedom.
How I wish the walls of delusion I meet in my mind could be released as well.
And then, this one, right here, could be free.
B'virkat Shalom
Rabbi's office hours are by appointment.
Click here to schedule a Zoom meeting.
Click here to schedule an in-person meeting at "Chemple" at FPC..
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A Film Screening in Honor of Yom Hasho'ah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Tuesday, April 18 at 7 pm at Shalom Bayit
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A Screening of a documentary film by Rubi Gat (Israel, 2017)
We will come together as a community to view and discuss Dear Fredy, a documentary film by Rubi Gat.
Using cutting-edge animation, rare photographs, archive footage and witness testimony, Dear Fredy is an extraordinary story and a celebration of a heroic figure who died fighting for the betterment of others.
Born in Germany, Fredy Hirsch lived in Prague prior to the Second World War and rare for that time, he was an openly gay man. A tireless promoter of sport, he remained active even when the Nazis tried to exclude Jews from any sporting facilities.
A beloved PE teacher and Zionist youth leader, first at Theresienstadt and later at Auschwitz, he used his charisma and connections with SS officers to make life a little easier for the thousands of children he supervised, shielding them, even if temporarily, from the horrors outside, and fighting to his last breath to maintain their human dignity.
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The Butcher, The Baker, The Haroset (and Matzoh Ball) Maker.... |
The best part of any meal is dessert!! This is especially true when the desserts come from the kitchens of our fabulous bakers. For the most delicious of Passover desserts, we are again asking our members to please bake for us. We need finger-food goodies, such as Passover macaroons, bars and cookies. We also need some of our fabulous cooks to make a batch of their delicious haroset, as well as others to make matzo balls.
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TBT has a Bikur Cholim committee or “The Care and Feeding of our Jewish Community.”
Historically, committee members have organized Meal Trains for those recovering from illness or surgery or following the birth of a new baby. Meals have been delivered to Hospice House for families with loved ones in Hospice care. Rides to medical appointments and physical therapy have been provided.
The committee has added some new members and reorganized to help our growing TBT community. If you, or someone you know, need help following surgery or due to an illness, please contact Suzanne Schlosberg, schlos1@gmail.com, Evie Lerner, evielerner60@gmail.com, or Ari Halpern, aridhalpern@yahoo.com. An email will be sent to TBT members requesting meals, transportation or visits based on individual needs.
Linda Brant, lindybrant@aol.com is in charge of needs for a single day such as a ride to a medical test or appointment. She is in the process of establishing a list of volunteers willing to help out. If interested in helping, please reach out to Linda.
Micah Slate, micahaslate@gmail.com is our first teen member of the committee. If you have a teen who would be interested in helping Micah, please let him know.
And, please, if you need assistance from our community, do not hesitate to ask.
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Learn a new game or play an old favorite! Join us occasionally or every month.
The member games club meets monthly on Sunday afternoons at a private home
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Chevruta: Weekly Torah Study through the Lens of Prophetic Judaism
Prophetic Judaism: Exploring the weekly Torah portion together through a social justice (ethics, gender, sustainability) lens.
Thursdays at 12:30 pm
Zoom
Come, let's study together!
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Sweet Endings ... and how you can help! |
Just a friendly reminder for our upcoming service and oneg April 21.
Please consider bringing a dessert to share at our upcoming oneg, if your last name begins with “M - Z.” Thank you in advance for bringing your item plated with your name on the bottom. Suggestions: dried fruit, fresh fruit, mini cupcakes, cookies, cheese and crackers.
Jan also (literally) does all the "heavy lifting" by keeping our cupboards well stocked as well as setting and cleaning up for our service rituals and onegs. If you can arrive early or stay late, your help before and after is always appreciated.
Please don’t hesitate to email Jan with questions.
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Curry and Conversation:
Vindaloo with the Jews!
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Eat, Schmooze, eat some more.
There is a buffet or you can order off the menu.
Third Sunday of the month at 12:30 at Taj Palace (south end of Bend)
No reservations needed - just show up on April 16.
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TBT Board Notes
Next Board Meeting: April 11, 7 pm
All board meetings are being held in person. Contact Kerrie Zurovsky if you want to attend. Kerriefayez@icloud.com
If you would like to read minutes of previous board meetings, you can request a copy from Board Secretary, Lester Dober at les36dob@gmail.com
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Social Action Update
Jeanne Freeman
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We are ready to change the way we work at Family Kitchen - splitting into early and late shifts. If you’ve wanted to help, but you’re not an early riser, this is your opportunity!
The first shift works from 8:30-11:00 am and is responsible for making sandwiches, salads, and coffee and preparing the condiments and dessert table.
The second shift works from 10:15 am-1:00 pm and is responsible for making the to-go boxes, serving meals from the kitchen, serving desserts, and staying for cleanup.
We need 6 people for each shift.
Our next shift is Wednesday April 12th. If you’re available and would like to join the crew, email jgfree925@gmail.com including your choice of working the first or second shift, if you are okay working either shift, or if you love your time at FK and want to work the entire schedule from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm.
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Safety Information
Thank you to Terry Reynolds for sharing this information from our friends at the Jewish Review. Click here to read the on-line article.
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May Newsletter Deadline: April 23rd
This newsletter is emailed to both members and non-members each month. If you have something you want to include in the newsletter, please e-mail it to Sharon Maier-Kennelly
sharon_maier@yahoo.com for the following month's publication. As always, you will continue to receive "e-minders" before important events take place.
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Taizé Service
April 13, 7 pm
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The Taize Choir of Central Oregon invites you to participate in an hour of meditative non-denominational Taize music and silence at their monthly ecumenical service, 7 pm, Thursday, April 13, at Shalom Bayit.
The April Taize service is April 13 at Shalom Bayit east of Bend, instead of at Trinity Episcopal. This service honors their partnership with the local Jewish community, who helped support Taize services in Central Oregon from the very beginning.
Taizé services are held the first Thursday of each month, October through May,
They practice from 6-7 pm and you are welcome to join them at that time too.
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The Tower Theatre's Stage the Change Conference for High School and College Students |
On April 21-22, the Tower Theatre is holding its second annual Stage the Change Conference: A conference for high school students (and newly added college students) from throughout the Pacific Northwest to be empowered to use the performing arts to find their social voices and be catalysts for change. Registration is $20 for the two-day conference and open now!
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Temple Beth Tikvah gratefully acknowledges the following contributions:
- From Shelley Grudin, In Memory of Leo Grudin
- From Susie Richman, In Memory of Beatrice Richman
- From Terry Reynolds, In Memory of her beloved grandmother Pauline Siegel
Donations listed above were made to the Temple's general fund unless otherwise specified.
You may honor the lives and achievements of friends and relatives via a tribute with a donation to TBT. You can do this online by clicking here, or by sending a check and the name and address of the person being honored to TBT at P.O. Box 7472, Bend, OR, 97708.
Donations may be designated to a specific fund, including:
- General Fund
- Gary Reynolds Memorial Fund
- Youth Education Fund
- Music Fund
- Special Projects Fund
- TBT's Goodwill Fund
- Social Action/Tzedakah Fund
- or the Corrie Grudin Memorial Fund
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Temple Beth Tikvah
P.O Box 7472
Bend, OR 97708
541-388-8826
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Your secure online donation to
Temple Beth Tikvah
is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your generosity.
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Celebrations in April honor the following:
Birthdays:
4/3
- Victor Chudowsky
- Evie Lerner
- Toby Siegel-Lawrence
4/4
4/5
- Isabella Hardwick
- Joseph Henson
4/7
4/8
- Lynne Connelley
- Kathy Jaffe
4/9
4/10
4/14
- Joshua Berger
- Roberta Spiro
4/15
- Leah Berry
- Tully Ellsberg
4/16
- Hallie Smith
- Cathy Wynschenk
4/17
4/18
4/20
4/22
4/25
4/26
4/27
4/28
- Tiffany Lee Brown
- Glenn Cantor
- Mark Hershenson
4/30
Anniversaries:
No Anniversaries in April
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President:
Kerrie Zurovsky
Vice President
Cere Fingerhut
Secretary:
Lester Dober
Treasurer:
Mark Schindel
Members-at-Large:
Michelle Mahony
Paul Spencer
Richard Lazarus
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Budget & Finance
Mark Schindel
Program Oversight
Kathy Schindel
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Adult Learning
Mel Siegel
Bikur Cholim
Linda Brant
Ari Halpern
Evie Lerner
Suzanne Schlosberg
Micah Slate
Calendar Keeper
Kathy Schindel
Communications & Public Relations
Kathy Schindel
Games Club
Evie Lerner
Suzanne Schlosberg
Member Engagement
Linda Brant
Terry Reynolds
Suzanne Schlosberg
Perla Taylor
Moral Courage
Lauralei Garrity
Music
Julie Geveshausen
Newsletter
Sharon Maier-Kennelly
Onegs
Jan Freeman-Bauer
Social Action
Jeanne Freeman
Venue Logistics
Mark Schindel
Webmaster
Jeanne Freeman
Jewish Community Religious School of Central Oregon
School Director and Youth Group Leader
Noah Chemtov
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Your secure online donation to
Temple Beth Tikvah
is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your generosity.
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About Temple Beth Tikvah
For Jewish families, retirees and singles at every level of faith in Central Oregon, Temple Beth Tikvah provides a comforting embrace for the soul of your DNA. We are a dynamic Reform Jewish congregation with friendly, giving, active people drawn to Bend and Central Oregon because of the active lifestyle we find here.
We come together in different ways, inspired and informed by our common thread of Jewishness. Whether you were born Jewish, love someone who is Jewish or choose to be Jewish. Practice Judaism a little, a lot or not at all. TBT can serve as the heart of your vibrant, connected life.
We can be your primary source of friendship, purpose, spiritual and intellectual pursuit. Or a side note adding flavor and dimension how and when you want. Whichever you choose, TBT offers an inclusive, communal foundation on which to build your relationships, experiences and practice. From social activities to social action, worship to study, participation to leadership. It's your choice, in this community of yours.
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PO Box 7472
Bend, OR 97708
(541) 388-8826
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