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January'2015Tevet/Shevat''5775
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Endowment)Fund 2
ReportFood)Justic)Project 2
Collection'ThemeReligious)Practice 3))
Shabbat'Shirah,'Tu'b’shevat'Social)Action)Committee 4,5MLK'collections'and'activities
Yahrzeits 6We'remember'them
Donations 7''''''''Thank'you
Adult)Education 8Torah'Treks,'Rabbi'Hirsh
News)from)the)School 10'The'Aleph'Class,'Mitzvah'Mall'etc''''''''''''''''
Table of Contents
The IsraelightCongregation*Beth*Israel*of*Media
A*Reconstructionist*Jewish*Community
Remember'the'“Ger”'we'are'told,'36times'in'the'Torah,'remember'thestranger,'for'we'were'strangers'in'theland'of'Egypt.''The'“Ger”,'the'stranger,'isthe'one'who'is'vulnerable,'the'one'whonever'feels'fully'at'home'because'therules'are'such'that'this'person'is'definedas'other'by'a'dominant'culture'or'by'aculture'that'is'in'power.''There'are'manyopportunities'for'us'to'remember'the'Gerin'the'coming'year.
In'January'2015,''MLK'day'observances'will'take'placeacross'the'U.S.A.''The'book'of'Exodus,'containing'our'peo[ple’s'tale'of'oppression'and'liberation,'will'be'read'in'syna[gogues'around'the'world.''Our'country'still'reels'from'talesof'racial'injustice,'police'misconduct,'fear'and'horror'in'theAfrican[American'community'and'broken'hearts'all'aroundas'a'terrible'truth'comes'to'light.''Our'country'may'have'ap[peared'to'have'overcome'racism'when'electing'PresidentObama'but'it'is'currently'a'fearful'place'for'many'African[American'young'men'who'feel'like'the'“Ger”'–'the'other'–and'feel'unsafe.''How'do'those'of'us'who'enjoy'white'privi[lege'respond'to'this?
I'have'used'the'term'“imperfect'ally”'when'referring'to'myown'efforts'to'be'a'support'and'ally'to'those'who'identify'astransgender.''An'imperfect'ally'is'one'who'works'to'under[stand'the'feelings'and'plight'of'another'and'aims'to'standup'against'the'oppression'of'the'other.''An'imperfect'allymay'not'always'know'the'right'thing'to'say'or'do'but'willtake'the'risk'and'act'to'ameliorate'a'situation'of'oppression.''''
How'might'our'community'act'as'allies'in'the'aftermath'ofthe'recent'events'in'Ferguson,'New'York'and'elsewhere?Let'us'begin'by'looking'at'ourselves.''We'–'the'Jewish'com[munity['are'diverse.'We'are'multi[racial.''Let’s'not'assumesomeone'is'not'Jewish'based'upon'their'appearance'in'gen[eral'or'their'skin'color'in'particular.
If'we'take'it'one'step'further'it'is'our'obligation'to'speak'outagainst'racism'and'prejudice.'Let’s'reach'in'and'recognize
Rabbi’s Message: Building a World with Love the'racism'we'may'have'internalized'merely'through'ex[posure,'despite'our'best'intentions.''Let’s'reach'out'andget'to'know'people'as'individuals.''Let’s'listen'as'carefullyas'we'can'to'the'experience'of'others.''Let’s'movethrough'life'with'compassion.
On'Rosh'Hashanah'I'taught'you'a'line'from'a'psalm.Psalm'89:3'reads'in'Hebrew'“Olam'Chesed'Yibaneh.”This'has'been'translated'“Your'steadfast'love'is'forever”or'“the'world'will'be'built'on'loving'kindness.”''The'wordolam'can'mean'forever'or'world.'''We'sang'this'line'alongwith'an'English'verse:'“I'will'build'this'world'with'love;you'must'build'this'world'with'love;'and'if'we'build'thisworld'with'love;'then'God'will'build'this'world'with'love.”
We'read'Exodus'['the'biblical'story'of'oppression'and're[demption'['every'year.''We'sing'parts'of'the'story'everyday'in'our'liturgy.'We'constantly'share'the'reminder'thatoppression'is'real'and'that'liberation,'healing'and're[demption'are'possible.'
I'don’t'have'the'answers'to'the'problems'of'racial'preju[dices'and'miscarriages'of'justice'that'take'place'daily'inwhat'is'still'an'amazing'country.'I'do'know'that'we'canmake'a'difference'if'we'aim'to'build'a'world'with'love.
Food Justice Project(Sponsored*by*GreenFaith,*Hadracha*&*Social*Action*)
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News about the BI Endowment Fund
This'past'summer,''Beth'Israel'received'a'bequest'fromthe'estate'of'our'beloved'member,'Marjorie'Yudkin.''According'to'Marjorie’s'husband,'Randy'Tiffany,''“Itbrings'me'great'solace'to'know'that'out'of'this'tragedy,she'is'able'to'strengthen'a'synagogue'which'gave'hersuch'love'and'support,'and'more'broadly'the'values'ofliberal'Judaism'which'she'spent'her'adult'life'workingfor.”''This'was'the'first'bequest'to'the'Beth'Israel'Endow[ment'Fund,'which'was'formed'in'2008'to'help'ensure'thefuture'of'our'synagogue.
Last'winter'and'spring,'we'completed'a'successfulmatching'campaign'in'which'$16,413'was'raised,'sur[passing'our'goal'of'$15,000.''Donations'were'made'by'30donors,'including'the'Hebrew'School'Hay'class.'''We'ap[preciate'the'efforts'of'all'those'who'participated'in'thiscampaign.'
Recently,'the'Endowment'Fund'Committee'met'andvoted'to'make'a'distribution'of'$3,739'to'the'congrega[tion’s'operating'account.''This'represented'a'4%'distribu[tion'based'on'the'3'year'average'end'of'year'marketvalue'of'the'Fund.''Since'2009,'a'total'of'$16,685'in'dis[tributions'has'been'made'to'the'congregation.For'more'information'about'the'Endowment'Fund'andhow'you'can'to'support'it,'please'contact'Burt'Cohen'[email protected]'or'484[442[8331.'''
The Rabbi’s Message can be found on page 1 this month.
Food)Justice)at)Beth)Israel)
As'I'sit'down'to'write'my'monthly'arti[cle,'the'radio'is'on'and'the'news'is'allabout'the'United'Nations'FrameworkConvention'on'Climate'Change'inLima,'Peru.''The'conference'will'striveto'establish'the'groundwork'for'a'newagreement'on'curbing'carbon'emis[sions.'We'can'be'proud'that'Beth'Israelas'taken'a'large'step'in'that'direction.Our'membership'in'GreenFaith,'how[ever,'asks'us'to'look'at'a'broader'set'of'issues.'
Jewish'tradition'teaches'us'to'awaken'each'morning'physi[cally'and'then'to'awaken'again'with'the'awareness,'“ThankGod,'I’m'still'alive!”'Our'tradition'asks'us'to'always'take'amoment'before'we'eat'and'to'pause'and'think'about'wherethat'food'came'from'and'to'express'thanks'that'we'get'tonourish'ourselves'with'food.'Blessings'are'one'way'that'weexpress'thanks.'The'other'custom'is'to'always'look'for'op[portunities'to'be'of'service.'
As'we'are'all'aware,'Beth'Israel'offers'several'outlets'for'itscongregants'to'serve'the'wider'community.'This'year'one'ofthe'GreenFaith'projects'will'be'Food'Justice.'Please'try'tobring'cans'and'boxes'of'non[perishable'foods'whenever'youcome'to'Beth'Israel.'We'will'continue'to'study'the'issues'offood'justice'both'locally'and'globally,'learn'about'projectsour'whole'congregation'and'individual'congregants'are'al[ready'engaged'in'and'create'and'execute'a'plan'to'increaseour'participation'in'activities'that'address'food'insecurity.'Food'insecurity'is'one'component'of'Food'Justice.''Othercomponents'include:'the'fight'for'better'wages'and'workingconditions'among'farm'workers,'reducing'the'level'of'chem[ical'fertilizers'on'produce,'and'working'to'reduce'both'over[grazing'and'overfishing.''As'individuals'and'as'a'communitywe'can'work'to'become'better'educated'on'all'of'these'is[sues.'
Technically,'Beth'Israel'is'scheduled'to'complete'the'Green[Faith'Certification'Program'this'spring.'Educating'ourselveson'the'complex'issues'embedded'within'the'program'maytake'much'longer.'I'look'forward'to'discussing'these'issueswith'all'of'you.'
Stay'warm'–'Jennifer
President’s Message:
BABY,)IT’S)COLD)OUTSIDE!
Bring)in)canned)and)boxed)soups)and)
other)nonOperishable)foods)that)will
warm)those)in)need.
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MLK Day of ServiceThe'line'between'most'of'us'and'those'in'need'has'never'been'so'thin.''There'was'an'article'in'The$Inquirer on'October'27thentitled,The$Wide$Reach$of$Poverty.The'article'begins,'“Many'Americans'view'the'poor'as'a'permanent'underclass'of'slack[ers'who'dodge'work'and'skate'through'life'on'the'taxpayer’s'dime.”''Surprisingly,'according'to'this'article,'“nearly'80'per[cent'of'the'U.S.'population'ages'25'to'60'will'have,'at'some'point'in'their'lives,'used'a'public[assistance'program,'lived'in'ahome'where'the'head'of'household'has'been'unemployed'at'some'time'during'the'year,'or'lived'in'poverty'or'near[poverty.”
In'our'busy'lives,'it'is'sometimes'hard'to'commit'to'do'something'meaningful'on'Martin'Luther'King'Day.''This'is'why,'tohonor'the'legacy'of'Martin'Luther'King,'from)January)14)through)January)20,)the)Social)Action)Committee)is)making)a)
special)appeal)for)the)personal)toiletries,)baby)formula,)new)or)used)towels,)and)new)or)used)twin)sheets)in)very)good
condition that'are'always'needed'by'CAADC.''(*See'page'two'for'information'about'BI’s'on[going'Food'Justice'projecttheme'for'January’s'collection'of'food.)''There'is'a'blue'box'in'the'lower'level'for'your'donations.''The'list'on'the'adjacentpage'are'things''that'will'benefit'those'transitioning'from'temporary'shelter'to'permanent'homes.'(CAADC$is$a$private$non=profit$501(c)(3)$organization.$Your$contributions$are$tax$deductible.)
Ala'Hamilton['Day,'Beth'Israel'Social'Action
This'January,'in'honor'of'MLK'Day'of'Service,'Beth'Israel'Social'Action'Committee'will'sponsor'Hats'for'HopeKnit'or'crochet,'a'fun'way'to'serve'on'MLK'Day!'On'Monday,'Jan.'19,'2015'at'Congregation'Beth'Israel,'for'anyone'who'canknit'or'crochet,'or'who'would'like'to'learn,'come'join'us'at'BI'from'1PM'to'3PM'on'MLK'Day'to'make'hats,'gloves'and'mit[tens'to'be'donated'to'local'individuals'or'groups'in'need'from'our'area.''Easy'patterns'and'basic'instruction'will'be'avail[able,'snacks'too.''Donations'of'yarn'are'appreciated.'For'more'information'please'contact'Elaine'Wasekanes'at610[237[8269,'[email protected]
Social Action Committee
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Randi'Raskin'Nash Abraham'Belsky* Grandfather January'12 21'Tevet'
Ruth'Gottlieb Charles'Gottlieb Father[in[law January'14 23'Tevet'
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Moriah'Gornstein Ebba'Spector Grandmother January'15 24'Tevet'
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In the Rabbi’s Study
RABBI RICHARD HIRSH Decoding the Concept of "Revelation"
in Modern Jewish ThoughtSAVE'THE'DATES:'
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Jewish'tradition'makes'a'variety'of'claims'about'the'natureof'the'Revelation'of'Torah'with'coordinate'implications'forthe'degree'to'which'Jewish'law,'commandments'and'be[liefs'are'obligatory'or'optional.'
At'one'end'of'the'spectrum'is'the'claim'of'orthodoxy'thatthe'Torah'as'we'have'it'is'verbatim'transmission'from'Godthrough'Moses.'At'the'other'end'is'the'contemporary'his[torical'perspective'(embraced'by'Reconstructionism)'thatthe'Torah'is'a'composite'collection'of'texts'of'human'ori[gin.'Across'the'the'spectrum'are'various'attempts'to'rootTorah'in'revelation'while'acknowledging'the'human'handsthat'have'shaped'the'Torah.'
As'we'prepare'for'Shavuot,'the'holiday'that'commemo[rates'the'giving'of'the'Torah'(which'the'Torah'itself'seemsnot'to'know'about'[['one'curiosity'among'others'that'wewill'examine),'we'will'look'at'contemporary'approaches'tothe'problem'of'revelation'and'how'the'Torah'traditionmight'remain'sacred'even'if'secular.
Rabbi'Richard'Hirsh'is'the'interim'associate'rabbi'at'MainLine'Reform'Temple'in'Wynnewood'for'the'2014[2015'year.
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December'was'a'busy'month'for'the'Hebrew'School.'We'started'off'with'a'Young'Family'Shabbat'Service'hosted'by'theDalet'class'on'12/5.'Then,'on'12/14,'we'had'our'annual'Mitzvah'Mall,'which'our'students'look'forward'to'every'year!'Duringthe'fall'we'had'visitors'from'several'local'non[profit'organizations'who'told'us'all'about'the'great'things'they'were'doing'forour'community.'Then'on'12/14'the'students'had'the'opportunity'to'contribute'money'to'some'or'all'of'them.'It's'a'great'wayto'teach'our'children'about'the'value'of'tzedakkah'and'to'support'our'local'community.'
This'year'we'supported'the'following'organizations:'Mazon,'the'Jewish'response'to'hunger,'American)Friends)of)Magen
David)Adom (AFMDA)'''an'advocacy'non[profit'organization'that'supports'the'lifesaving'work'of'Magen'David'Adom(MDA)'in'Israel','Philly)Friendship)Circle)serves'families'of'children'with'special'needs['toddler'through'young'adults['withlocal'teenage'volunteers,'fostering'the'development'of'mutually'rewarding'relationships'within'a'caring,'supportive'com[munity,'Gift)of)Life)&)Gift)of)Life)Family)House)these'two'organizations'work'in'concert'to'help'patients'and'familiesthrough'the'continuum'of'transplant'care'needs'and'Hazonmeaning'“vision”'in'Hebrew'aims'to'create'healthier'and'moresustainable'communities'in'the'Jewish'world'and'beyond.
Looking'forward,'we'have'the'following'activities'planned:[['Young'Family'Services'hosted'by'the'Vav'&'Zayin'classes'on'January'9'and'February'27[['There'will'be'no'school'on'Sunday,'1/25,'so'everyone'can'come'to'the'Shabbat'service'on'Saturday,'January'24.'[['There'is'also'a'Family'Ed'class'scheduled'for'the'Vav'&'Zayin'families'on'February'1'and'a'Tu'B’Shevat'Seder
for'the'Hebrew'School'and'the'congregation'on'February'3.
The'Aleph'class'this'year'has'four'wonderful'students,'Ruthie,Rachel,'Max'and'Naomi.'They'get'along'very'well'together.'They'are'learning'the'Hebrew'alphabet'and'love'to'play'gameswith'the'letters'they'know.'They'have'done'several'art'projects,including'making'Rosh'Hashanah'cards,'illustrating'stories'fromthe'Torah,'and'making'spice'boxes'for'Havdalah.'They'are'a'veryengaging'group'and'always'contribute'to'discussions'and'askmany'important'questions.
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