Kol HaN’shamah ה מ ש כל הנText: Psalm 150:6 Music: Sufi Chant

Hal’lu לו הל

Kol han’sha-mah t’ha-leil Yah. .הלל יה ה ת מ ש כל הנ

Hal’lu, hal’lu-yah. .לויה לו הל הל

May everything that has breath praise God. Praise be to God.

Ivdu Et HaShem 'דו את ה עב

Text: Psalm 100:2 Music: unknown

Iv-du et Ha-Shem b'-sim-chah, ,ה ח שמ דו את ה' ב עב

Iv-du et Ha-Shem b'-sim-chah! !ה ח שמ דו את ה' ב עב

bo-u l'fa-nav bir-na-nah, ,ננה ניו בר פ באו ל

l'fa-nav bir-na-nah. .ננה ניו בר פ ל

Serve God with gladness! Come into God's presence with singing.

Rabbi David K. Holtz

Cantor Margot E.B. Goldberg

Executive Director Stuart P. Skolnick Director Of Education Yanira Quinones Director of Youth Engagement Stessa Peers Accompanists Katia Kravitz & Dror Perl

Officers / Executive Committee President Jennifer Povman Executive (First) Vice President Melissa Baer Recording Secretary Diane Gross Treasurer Marc Solomon

Chairs Board of Education Audrey Gelfand & Leah Bloom Fundraising/Development Amy Zerman House Roy Solomon Israel Marla Peers Member Services Bernice Rogowitz Ritual Herb Baer Tikkun Olam Tracy Ostroff & Julia Gosset Immediate Past President Jamie Wilson Trustees David Brandwein Julie Gur Liz Ross Neil Bruckner Stuart Kolbert Brian Schneider Cindy Gerson Dan Levi Meredith Siegel Loren Ratner Risa Swersey

Honorary Trustees Barry S. Agdern Robert Harris Farron Roboff Herb Baer Michael Karnes Pearl Ann Schwartz Ruth Biloon Liza Karsten Dr. Richard Weiner Allison Fine David Kaufmann Jamie Wilson Dr. Stephen Gerstman Robert Zinman

Temple Beth Abraham's mission is to provide our congregants with opportunities to create meaningful connections to

God, Torah, the Jewish People and the surrounding Community.

*Enshrined on the Memorial Tablet

* Solomon Alpert

Izaak Barendse

* Sara Bell

* Ralph Bettman

Michael Brumberg

Helen Celliers

Herbert Cohen

* Hyman Cohen

* Jacob Fagin

* Abe Gerstman

Sam Glickhouse

Sylvia Goldberg

* Eugene Grossman

* David Hardy

* Martin Hirsch

* Ethel Itkowitz

Laura Jacobowitz

* Marvin Jacobson

Lillian Kasse

Morris Katz

Laura Lager

Mae Mailman

Daniel Marquesano

* Irving Neimark

* Benjamin Nelson

* Rose Perchick

Joseph Santamaria

Benjamin Shagrin

Yetta Shapiro

Herbert Simon

* Ernest Werner

* Isidore Wolar

December 13-14, 2019

16 Kislev 5780

7:30pm

Vayishlach

Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Andrela

We recall those recently departed:

Roger Berman, husband of Beth Berman

Serve God with gladness! Come into God's presence with singing

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Our sanctuary is equipped with a hearing induction

loop. If you have a hearing aid or cochlear implant

equipped with a t-coil, please flip the switch which

engages the t-coil. The sound from the microphones

will be transmitted directly to your hearing device.

The music used in Temple Beth Abraham’s live and recorded streams is licensed with JLicense.com.

Week of December 8—14, 2019

Save the Date—Comedy Night

Saturday, February 8, 2020

Mark your calendars!

It is sure to be a night of fun and laughs!

Consider Giving Your End of the Year Donations to Temple Beth Abraham

As we approach the end of the calendar year, please consider

helping Temple Beth Abraham by paying any open Temple

obligations. This may also provide you with tax benefits for

2019 as long as your checks are dated before the end of

December or your credit card transaction processes in this

calendar year.

One of the additional ways in which you can contribute to TBA is with

Appreciated Stock. If you are interested in donating using a Donor Advised

Fund, please call the Main Office (914-631-1770) for information.

If you would like to make an additional tax deductible donation to one of our

many funds, you can go online at: http://tba-ny.org/donate/

Temple Beth Abraham Events December 14-21, 2019

Conservative Shabbat Service w/Kiddush Sat Dec 14 9:00am

Hannah Andrela, daughter of

Audra Schweitzer and Michael Andrela will

be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah Sat Dec 14 11:00am

Sunday Funday Sun Dec 15 10:00am

Joyous Chanukah Party Sun Dec 15 11:00am

Kol Rinah Concert Sun Dec 15 4:00pm

Mah Jongg Mon Dec 16 1:00pm

Purim Rehearsal Mon Dec 16 8:15pm

Tanakh Study w/Rabbi Holtz Wed Dec 18 10:00am

Reform Shabbat Service Fri Dec 20 6:00pm

Reform Shabbat Service Fri Dec 20 7:30pm

Conservative Shabbat Service w/Kiddush Sat Dec 21 9:00am

Movie Mavens Sat Dec 21 7:00pm

The flowers on the Bimah are sponsored by the Andrela Family in

honor of Robert Schweitzer, Hannah Andrela's uncle.

The Oneg is sponsored by the Andrela Family in honor of Hannah becoming a Bat Mitzvah

The Conservative Kiddush is sponsored by Bob and Marion Zinman in loving memory of Marion’s parents Noah and Lillian Janel.

This campaign will bring new life to our building, expand the range of programs and services, and help to secure our financial future.

Together, we can renew the links between our pride in our past, our joy at what we have made real, and our dreams of what is possible.

For information about how to get involved or to make a gift, contact the Bridges Campaign at bridges@tba-ny.org or call Stuart Skolnick at

the Temple.

FAMILY SHABBAT CHANUKAH DINNER AND SERVICE

Friday, December 27

Chanukah Family Shabbat Dinner at 6:00pm

Family Shabbat Service w/Visual T’fillah at 7:00pm

The main course is chicken, with potato latkes and

applesauce. You may have pasta instead if requested

at the time reservations are made.

Payment in advance please.

Dinner: Adults $15.00/person; children ages 2-12 $10.00/person.

RSVP by Monday, December 23

Joyous Chanukah-Community Party at Temple Beth Abraham

THIS Sunday, December 15 from 11:00am—1:30pm

Come join us for Chanukah fun: crafts for kids,

Book Fair, live music with The Sweet Vermouths,

gourmet latke demo and tasting with John from

The Blue Olive, and items to purchase as holiday gifts

such as coffee, candles, and olive oils.

AND OF COURSE, there will be FREE LATKES thanks to

Epstein’s of Hartsdale and Trader Joes!

Learn “The Real Story of Chanukah” with Rabbi Holtz at 10:00am

Free, but your RSVP is appreciated at: tba-ny.org/chanukah/

or call the Temple Office at 914-631-1770.

Make Your Own Menorah Contest

All Temple members and Religious School families are

invited to submit their original creation of a Chanukah

menorah. Menorahs can be made from any material. The

only requirement is that it’s a true chanukiah, with a place

for 8 candles and 1 shamash.

Enter on your own or as a group! All menorahs will be displayed at our

Joyous Chanukah Event on December 15. And winners will be announced

at 1:30pm (need not be present to win)!

Kol Rinah Presents: Chanukah Joy!

THIS SUNDAY at Temple Beth Abraham at 4:00pm

Kol Rinah, the Jewish Chorale of Westchester

will present their annual winter concert.

For tickets go to www.kolrinahchorale.org

Tickets are available for purchase at the door.

Movie Mavens Presents: Broken Wings (Knafayim Shvurot )

Saturday, December 21 at 7:00pm

Daphne and her four children try to cope with the abrupt

death of their husband/father. As the family seems to fall

apart, a sudden incident gives them a chance to heal their

"broken wings."

Subtitles, 2002, 87 minutes

Winner of 9 Awards of the Israeli Film Academy including Best Film,

Best Actress, and Best Director Israel Film Fund.

Coffee and Dessert served. Free for members.

Guests are asked to contribute $5.00 to offset the cost of refreshments.

To RSVP to this event, email: AdultEd@tba-ny.org

Light One Candle: Tikkun Olam's Annual Ner Shel Tzedakah Program

Light One Candle gives parents the power to

purchase gifts. Your $20.00 donation becomes a

coupon that La Asociación parents purchase for

$5.00. Parents then have $25.00 to shop for gifts at

A Nu Toy Store on Main Street in Tarrytown.

Go online to make a donation and to learn more about

this program at: tba-ny.org/light-one-candle/

Volunteers are needed to help with gift wrapping, gift selections, and

translation on shopping days at A Nu Toy Store. Families will be

shopping the evenings of Monday, 12/16; Tuesday, 12/17; and Thursday,

12/19. Email tikkunolam@tba-ny.org to sign up!

We are also accepting donations of wrapping supplies, especially tape and

large bags. Please drop them off at TBA by Sunday, December 15, so we

have them in time for family shopping days.

Morning Book Club Discussion - Friday, January 24 at 10:00am

Button Man - by: Andrew Gross

Both historical thriller and family saga, the novel is based

on the author's own family history and on the history of

the era, the rise of the Jewish mob and its take-over of the

garment industry, gaining control over the workers, the

owners, and law enforcement.

Free for Temple members; $2.00 for guests. RSVP (914) 631-1770 or

email Adulted@tba-ny.org

Community Chanukah Celebration and Market

Sunday, December 15 from 3:00 to 5:00pm

JCC Shames on the Hudson—Tarrytown, NY

The Shames JCC welcomes families and individuals of

all ages for an afternoon of music, food, gift shopping, and activities in

celebration of Chankah. It’s free to attend!

For more info and to register at: bit.ly/HanukkahJCC