February 2015 Bulletin - Congregation Beth Israel, Portland Oregon

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Bulletin February 2015 Shevat-Adar 5775 Vol. 64, No. 5

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Read the February 2015 issue of Congregation Beth Israel's monthly Bulletin. Congregation Beth Israel is the original and largest Reform synagogue in the state of Oregon. Since 1858 we have been the center of Reform Jewish life for the Pacific Northwest. Beneath our dome is a spiritual home, a place of community and friendship, a place to be inspired through prayer, a place for lifelong learning, and a place where every person makes a difference.

Transcript of February 2015 Bulletin - Congregation Beth Israel, Portland Oregon

BulletinFebruary 2015Shevat-Adar 5775

Vol. 64, No. 5

Established 1858

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Olivia Jane FlammOlivia Flamm will become Bat Mitzvah on February 7, 2014. She is the daughter of Eric and Robin Flamm and the older sister of Jonah. Olivia attends Portland Jewish Academy and is working with the Max Rayne Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel for her Mitzvah

Project. Hand in Hand (Yad b’Yad) operates integrated schools and communities in five locations in Israel, with 1,100 Jewish and Arab students and more than 3,000 community members. Their mission is to create a strong, inclusive shared society and to inspire broad support for civic equality in Israel. They hope to create a network of 10-15 schools, involving more than 20,000 Jewish and Arab citizens. Olivia explains the scope of her on-going project and its importance to her personally: “My goal is to raise awareness of Yad b’Yad, which offers an opportunity for Jewish and Arab children to learn together, creating communities that inspire broad support for social inclusion and civic equality in Israel. I am raising funds to help refurbish the Jerusalem school, which was damaged in a recent arson attack, as well as intensify security measures to prevent future attacks. I’d also like to help the school achieve its goal of expanding their network of bilingual schools and communities in the next decade.” To learn more, visit www.handinhandk12.org.

Caroline Rose CohenCaroline Cohen will become Bat Mitzvah during the 5:00 PM Havdalah service on February 14, 2014. She is the daughter of Stuart and Barbara Cohen, younger sister of Will, and granddaughter of CBI member Ilaine Cohen.

Caroline attends Riverdale School in SW Portland and is volunteering with the Down Syndrome Network of Oregon, an organization that provides comfort and acceptance for families with Down Syndrome. An accomplished and competitive dancer, Caroline is channeling her talents accordingly: “I work with the DSNO at their weekly fitness class. Every Tuesday night I work with the kids on social skills, dancing, and exercise.” To learn more about DSNO, visit their website: www.dsno.org.

Olivia Hannah JacobsOlivia Jacobs will become Bat Mitzvah on February 28, 2014. She is the daughter of Susan Jacobs and Kenneth Jacobs and older sister of Tess. Olivia is a student at Portland Jewish Academy and is working with the Head Start Program at

the Neighborhood House on SW Capitol Highway for her Mitzvah Project. Head Start provides education for children ages 3-5 from low-income families. Olivia is assisting the children in their classrooms during school hours to help them develop key skills, such as reading and writing. To learn more, visit www.nhpdx.org/WhatWeDo/headstart.html.

B’not Mitzvah Upcoming Events

Three Clergy and a Wedding: Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in our Religious TraditionsTuesday, February 3, 7:00 PMSt. Mary’s Cathedral (1716 NW Davis Street)Speakers: Msgr. Patrick Brennan of St. Mary’s Cathedral, The Rev. Canon Nathan LeRud, Acting Dean, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, and Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana of CBIContinuing their popular series of discussions, the leaders of three major congregations in our corner of NW Portland join in a lively dialogue. You won’t want to miss this presentation.

Jews and the Civil Rights Movement: February is Black History MonthThe Mississippi Journey of Mickey and Rita SchwernerTuesday, February 10, 7:00 PMPollin ChapelSpeakers: Former Oregon Supreme Court Justice Jacob Tanzer and Ron SilverJoin former Oregon Supreme Court Justice Jacob Tanzer, Ron Silver, and the Northwest Freedom Singers as they tell the story of Mickey and Rita Schwerner and Jewish participation in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s. After the FBI found the bodies of Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman in August 1964, Jake Tanzer was part of the Justice Department team that went to Mississippi to root out and indict the killers. Ron and Jake will tell how Jews came to play such a large role in the Movement and how most of the killers were finally brought to justice. The Northwest Freedom Singers will make the room come alive with the music of the Movement.

The Struggle to Maintain Jewish Identity: YesterdaySunday, February 22, 10:00 AMPollin ChapelSpeaker: Prof. Natan MeirWhat were our past responses to adapt to, or assimilate in, the non-Jewish world around us? What shaped the rise of Reform and other movements?

ADULT EDUCATION EVENTS:

Music Under the Dome: Songs of LoveThursday, February 12, 6:00 PMTemplePlease join Cantor Ida Rae Cahana as she welcomes classical guitarist Peter Zisa and flutist LeeAnn McKenna into the Temple for an informal concert featuring music written with love in mind. Enjoy a relaxing 45 minutes of music after a long work day. A glass of wine and brief nosh will follow. Tell your friends – this concert is free and open to the community!

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Our Leadership

Vote Now for Reform Judaism in Israelby Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana

It’s high election season in Israel! In December, the government collapsed, and special elections have been called. While this is not a very unusual occurrence in the vibrant and sometimes messy democracy that is Israel, this election is an unusually important one.

Watching the news from the United States, we might get the impression that the elections are about political fallout from the long-standing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. But this is as much about domestic issues as it is international ones. In many ways, this election is focused on the identity of the State of Israel and how the nation will balance Democratic and Jewish principles. The so-called “Jewish State” bill, which was among the issues predicating the collapse, would have shifted the balance away from the democratic ideals of its founders. Israel, with a 20% Arab (not necessarily Palestinian) population, has to find ways to maintain its identity as the Jewish homeland without sacrificing the rights of its minority population.

This protection of minority rights is something we Reform Jews understand well. It is part of our sense of responsibility here at home. Our understanding of Jewish responsibility compels us to act on behalf of those who are in need.

You and I cannot vote in Israeli elections. But we can have an influence on the ways that Reform Jewish values are put into practice in Israeli society.

The World Zionist Congress (WZC) is this year holding elections to determine its new congress. This congress will be making decisions which will affect the future of institutions in Israel – institutions that can either support the status quo or promote more religious tolerance, women’s rights, and pluralism in religious worship.

I have received a very special honor. I have been asked to run for a seat in this worldwide Jewish congress – the same congress that dreamed of creating the State of Israel. I am running on the ARZA slate, our Reform movement’s organization, which promotes and builds Reform Jewish institutions in Israel. ARZA (the Association of Reform Zionists of America) has represented our interests and guided us on our trips to Israel. We are proud of its work, and I am proud to be running on its slate.

And this is where you come in. YOU can vote – right now – to promote Reform Judaism in Israel. The voting has begun and will continue until April. But don’t wait. Go to www.ReformJews4Israel.org to get information about the WZC, ARZA, and how to vote. Please invite others to vote as well.

Our own Women of Reform Judaism/Beth Israel Sisterhood is taking the lead in getting out the word and helping us vote. I thank them for their efforts.

You and I cannot vote in the Israeli governmental elections. But we can help Israel, the homeland of the Jewish People, embrace the ideals of tolerance and equality we value as Reform Jews. Let’s do it together!

2015 is off to a fantastic start here at CBI with the addition of six new households to our growing congregation. Please join us in welcoming:

Linda Bendis and James Norwak. Linda’s son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Alisa Bendis, and grandchildren Olivia (12), Sabrina (7), Tabatha (3), and London (2) are also CBI members.

Shemaya Blauer, whose mother, Gerel Blauer, is a longtime CBI member.

Returning members Howard and Louise Jaffe and their ten year old twin daughters, Allison and Danielle.

Rabbi Sam and Dori Joseph, parents of our very own Rabbi Rachel Joseph and proud grandparents of Max (3). Though their home base in Cincinnati makes them long-distance members, we’re delighted to have them join us for regular and frequent visits.

David Gilbert and Bob Kravitz, whose enthusiastic support of our Engagement Task Force is very much appreciated.

Scientist-turned-fine-arts-photographer and musical composer Gershon Wolfe and son Sam (13), who join us from Corvallis.

New Year, New Families!CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL WARMLY

WELCOMES OUR NEWEST MEMBERS

Havdalah and a Movie: Neshoba: The Price of FreedomSaturday, February 28

6:00 PM – Potluck Dinner • 7:00 PM – MovieMiller RoomNeshoba: The Price of Freedom is a documentary that tells the dramatic conclusion to the murders of Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman. After 40 years, the city of Philadelphia, Mississippi still struggled to heal itself and could only do so by confronting what really happened on June 21, 1964 when these three Civil Rights workers were murdered at the behest of Philadelphia resident Edgar Ray Killen. Killen had walked free since the murders, escaping Federal conviction in 1967 thanks to one juror who wouldn’t convict a preacher. The documentary tells how Rita Schwerner Bender, Carolyn Goodman, and the family of James Chaney joined together with local townspeople to hold Killen accountable. After 40 years the state of Mississippi finally put Killen on trial for murder. What makes the documentary so remarkable is that Edgar Ray Killen cooperated with the film makers throughout the project.

The theme of the optional potluck dinner will be “A Taste of the Jewish South” and include a rugelah tasting – make your favorite recipe to share! Please RSVP to the CBI office at (503) 222-1069.

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Developing CBI

Do you see what I see?by Jenat Levison FeldmanDevelopment Director

The question, “Is the cup half empty or half full?” is often asked. When my son was quite young, we used to debate the meaning of this saying. I believed half full meant you appreciated what you had and did not begrudge that which was missing. He would argue that half empty meant it

had already been full, and you had already enjoyed half.

I would never argue that there is a right way or wrong way to see things; what I appreciated was how different our viewpoints could be. Please bear that in mind when I also share something my father used to say: “The minute Jews stop raising money for other Jews, the world will be in trouble.” When I inquired what he meant by that he said, “There will always be people in need. Let’s hope there will always be people willing to help and respond.” So it comes as no surprise that I always wanted to be among the willing. What I love best about my job is that I have the opportunity to meet so many others who feel the same. That is what brings us together.

Some members say, “CBI sure has a lot of fundraisers”; others say, “It is so great to be engaged and involved in something that makes a difference in my life and the lives of others.” I say how very fortunate we are to be part of a community that is so warm and welcoming, whose mission is to be a spiritual home, a place of community and friendship, a place to be inspired through prayer, a place for lifelong learning, and a place where every person makes a difference.

It is a matter of record that our annual contributions do not fully cover the cost of running our Temple. It is quite lovely that we have found ways to join together and fill that gap. As a FUNdraiser, I am proud to be part of the team that is working to help secure the present and the future of CBI. As a connector, I think the best way to connect is through fun and meaningful events – including fundraisers, which do both well and good. (Think about that for a while.)

Taste of Temple (or TOT, as we fondly call it) does all of that and more – perfectly. As we present this fourth year of TOT, the cup is overflowing with generous sponsors, excited chefs and vendors, and warm and welcoming House Party hosts. If you have joined us before, you know what I mean, and if this is your first opportunity to have a Taste of Temple, come on in! The doors are wide open.

Call to action: UNITE, not just GATHERby Tony and Bianca UrdesTaste of Temple Co-Chairs

E pluribus unum…out of many, one.

Taste of Temple, our much-anticipated annual tradition at Congregation Beth Israel, is here!

Taste of Temple is a gathering – of passionate local restaurants, wineries, distilleries, and breweries offering outstanding food and beverages to connoisseurs from both the CBI community and non-members.

Is our Taste of Temple only a gathering, or is it a community?

The Jewish concept of community has at its center the notion of kehillah, which translates as “to unite,” not just “to gather.” The word “community” best captures this idea, as it is derived from the words “common” and “unity.”

Taste of Temple is what we make it. It is up to each of us to make Taste of Temple more than a gathering of individuals. We can make it a vibrant event that unites us even more and builds community – one that fosters authentic friendships and shares in each others’ joys and interests.

We will be with each other for three hours on Sunday, February 8th, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. So many friends, so little time! Let’s make the best of our time together. Let’s reach out to people we haven’t met before, make new friendships and strengthen

old ones. Let’s meet passionate restaurant owners, learn their stories, enjoy great food, and show our appreciation by visiting their locations after the event.

There are so many ways to support our community!

BUY A GOLDEN TICKETThere are 100 Golden Tickets available for $100 each before Taste of Temple. Buy one for a chance to win an extraordinary and versatile electric bike (valued at $5,000). Need not be present to win.

SUPPORT RECIPE FOR SUCCESSRecipe for Success is an opportunity for everyone to participate and donate to CBI while having a chance to win great prizes.

SIGN UP FOR A HOUSE PARTYThis year, our amazing volunteers have prepared a list of House Parties for a wide range of tastes and passions.

We all share the needs and the blessings of our community. Anything you can do benefits everyone and provides much-needed funds for all the programs we cherish at CBI.

Taste of Temple calls on each of us at CBI to reveal our togetherness and promotes the belief that at our core we are not one of many but “out of many, one!”

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Developing CBI

We proudly honor those generous supporters who, by making an additional and meaningful contribution to CBI since July 1, 2014, are helping us keep CBI affordable to all. Whether through a donation to the Every Family Initiative, a sponsorship of one of our two major fundraisers, a pledge to the Mitzvah Moment appeal, an enhanced annual contribution, or any other initiative, your donation helps us reach our annual $200,000 Development Department fundraising goal. Your donation is deeply appreciated and truly makes a difference. If your name has been accidentally omitted, please contact Development Director Jen Feldman at (503) 222-1069. It is important to us to recognize every donor.

Michael Adler and Molly NewcomerGeorge and Sharon AlexanderMarc and Tracy AlifanzMichael and Margie AntonBill and Sydney BaerJonathan and Bonnie BargMac and Sarah BarrLester and Heather BaskinMichael and Rosalie BaskinDavid and Marah BeanBrian and Alisa BendisLen and Betsy BergsteinMel Birge and Janet MorganGerel BlauerRachel Bloom and Scott RectorGeorge BodnerJoanne BonimeLynn BonnerErnie Bonyhadi and Shirley GittelsohnMarina and Bill BrownMegan BrownDebra and Kim BurchielJeff Burstein and Jenny CroweRabbi Michael and Cantor Ida Rae CahanaLance and Debbie CaldwellConnie CambrelengAsher and Grace CantorBernard CaplanBernard CarrIan CartwrightStephen Cassell and Eric WyattBob and Patty ChestlerStuart and Mandi ChestlerDavid Cohen and Lee Anna JonesKenny and Rhonda CohenElana Cohn-Rozansky and David RozanskyMarvin Richmond and Marge CohnMarcia ColtonJason and Crista ComellaMarge Congress & Evi PazmanczykJim and Ilene DavidsonAndrea DavisDick and Cameron DavisTom and Julie DiamondRichard DobrowLou and Kathleen DoctorDowntown Development GroupMircea and Cristina DraghicescuNed Duhnkrack and James MonteithJohn and Sarah EpsteinJulia Epstein and Tom CullPierce EthierHoward and Jen FeldmanLeigh Feldman and Sara MoskovitzRoger and Phyllis FingerAdam and Barbra FisherJoey and Val FishmanPaul and Sherry FishmanAndrew Frank and Sally RosenfeldEric and Rebecca Friedenwald- FishmanStacy and Sharon FriedmanBill and Bev GalenMorrie GalenZanley and Claire Galton

Judah and Alison GarfinkleGeffen Mesher & CompanyAndra Georges and Timothy ShepardTom Georges III and Linda GeorgesMatthew Giger and Tania Parrett GigerGary GilbertTed and Connie GilbertLeonard and Yvonne GionetBarbara GlazerPaul and Mimi GoldmanBobbie GoldsteinDavid and Tiffany GoldwynDoug and Lila GoodmanGreg Goodman and Susan SchnitzerMark and Christi GoodmanSusan Graber and Bill JuneSteven and Michelle GradowBarry and Julie GreenbergJonathan and Lisa GreenleafGordon and Meryl HaberIrv and Gail HandelmanDouglas and Gail HansenDodie HarrisonLinda HarrisonCraig Hartzman and James JohnMargaret HassonDan Heims and Lynne BartensteinDestiny Herholz-WallisGary and Joyce HoffmanJanet Hoffman and John HarlandJonathan and Susan HoffmanHolman’s Funeral & Cremation ServiceIrwin and Renee HolzmanJanice IsenbergMorris and Gerry JacksonKen and Karen JanoffRabbi Rachel JosephArt and Sylvia KaplanJim and Rhonda KennedyLucy Kivel and Scott HowardMichael and Mary KleinEthan and Ellie KorngoldDon and Judy KramerJean KrosnerPaul and Lee LabbyJason and Lucy LangerMatthew and Leah LettsIrv Levin and Stephanie FowlerGlen and Lisa LevyDave and Deborah LewinsohnCarol LewisKathleen LewisKen LewisLarry Lewis and Kelly Post-LewisScott Lewis and Laura Rose-LewisJonathan and Marilyn LindnerBrian and Tamy LinverDavid LipmanDavid and Liz LippoffHarvey and Peggy LissStan and Joyce LoebWally and Debra MacDougallDick and Harriet MaizelsGail Mandel and Steve KleinGreg and Jemi MansfieldPhillip Margolin

Milt and Lynn MarksThomas and Lisa McConnellSteve and Robin McCoyDina MeierSharon Meieran and Fred CirilloJacob and Sara MenahemBarry and Susan MenasheJoanne Van Ness Menashe and Joe MenasheMichael Menashe and Guadalupe DiazsesmaRuben and Elizabeth MenashePage and Lynn MesherPaul and Alice MeyerBlythe Miller and David StockerBarney and Susan MilsteinDarren and Jill MitchellMaddie Nelson and Jim LafkyRoscoe Nelson III and Debra HarrisonTed Nelson and Curt ShaffstallAdam and Sandy NemerSylvia Nessan and Heinz HolzapfelPatricia NeubergerMark NewJeanne NewmarkNorthwest BankThe Oregon Clinic Gastroenterology – WestDan and Tracy OseranHenry and Nancy OseranRobert and Leslie PeltzMark and Judy PetermanGary Peterson and Debbie FriedmanMark and Randie PetersonBob and Rita PhilipJean PierceAllan and Marney PikeSteven Pike and Allison Sneider PikeRyan and Sarah PitmanHarold and Jane PollinRachel Pollin and Forrest MarcumYale Popowich and Tina SkourasPortland Outdoor StoreRecumbent PDXPhil and Dorothy ReiterJoshua and Amy RemickJim and Michael RichmanStephen and Leslie RobinsonGayle and Paul RomainJames Rosenbaum and Sandra LewisJane RosenbaumMark RosenbaumRobert and Joan RosenbaumDavid and Diane RosencrantzAlan and Eve RosenfeldRosemarie RosenfeldWarren Rosenfeld and Sheryl LangermanJohn and Marti RosenthalTed and Davia RubensteinDick and Deanne RubinsteinEleanore RubinsteinRick and Jill RubinsteinRose RustinBabak and Caroline SabiRobert and Ann SacksJerry and Bunny Sadis

Ken and Loree SakaiMichael and Linda SalinskyBen Sandler and Lolly Jamerson Elaine SavinarPaul SchmidtMerrill SchneiderArlene SchnitzerDori SchnitzerThe Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE FoundationLois SchnitzerThelma SchnitzerJoel and Sandra SeresDr. Lynda ShapiroRuth SheininSavva ShepilovJulie and Brett SheppardTom and Megan ShipleyJamie and Denise ShulmanStephanie Siegel and Jeffrey WhalenRon and Sheila SilverMichael Simon and Suzanne BonamiciMarilyn SingerRichard and Lori SingerJill SlanskySteven Slovic and Rhonda SchwartzRichard Solomon and Alyce FlitcraftLes and Martha SolteszBruce SpiegelDon Spiegel and Deborah Davis-SpiegelAshley Spitzer and Graham PetersenTom and Mardi SpitzerHarley and Robyn SpringJeff and Barbara SteinbergArthur SteinhornBrad and Lara SternNaomi StraussSam SwireJason and Katherine TellLynn Tobias and Chet EdwardsBrad and Michelle TonkinEdward TonkinMarcy TonkinJesse Treger and Candice AdelsonBill and Joanne TreuhaftHannah Treuhaft and Marc BlacksteinTony and Bianca UrdesMarvin and Lois UrmanJason and Shonda WaxmanSharon WeilRichard and Linda WeillMichael Weiner and Kathy Davis-WeinerStuart and Marcia WeissJeff and Jen WeprinJeff and Lynn WolfstoneJohn and Stazzy WrightRon and Nancy WydenWyse Kadish LLPAlan and Janet ZellMartin and Beverly ZellJason ZidellBill and Marsha ZimmerHerman and Vicki ZimmermanAdam and Ashley Zivony

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L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation

Mazel Tov toNoah and Katie Seligman on the birth of their son, Asher William Seligman, on October 3.

Lydia and Derek Lipman on the birth of their fourth grandchild and first granddaughter, Eva Lipman, on November 18. Eva joins big brother Bennett (3). Proud parents are Grant Lipman and Ashlie Emmett of Redwood City, CA. Eva becomes the twenty-fourth great-grandchild for great-granny Sally Levin of Portland.

Matthew and Leah Letts on the birth of their second daughter, Naomi Tikva Letts, on December 12. Naomi joins big sister Adira (2).

Tracie and Eugene Serebrennikov on the birth of their daughter, Lilah June Serebrennikov, on December 20. Proud grandparents are Ilene & Steven Rosenbaum and Olga & George Serebrennikov.

Ted Nelson and Curt Shaffstall on the birth of their grandson, Izaakh Damian Lowdell, on December 21. Proud parents are Keyaira Nelson-Shaffstall and Kolbrynn Lowdell.

Michelle Cook and Jonathan Plenn on the birth of their daughter, Genevieve Beatrice Cook-Plenn, on December 26. Genevieve was named at the Shir Shabbat service on January 9.

Susan and Tom Bivens on the birth of their son, Max Kenneth Bivens, on January 5. Max joins big sister Nedalia (2½). Max was named at his brit milah on January 12.

May they grow in health and wisdom and be a source of strength to their family and all humankind.

Jake Kryszek, this year’s winner of the Rabbi Joshua Stampfer Award.

Sarit Cahana, who is a teen recipient of the Youth Recognition Program of the Rabbi Joshua Stampfer Community Enrichment Award.

Joyce and Stan Loeb on the recent celebration of their granddaughter’s Bat Mitzvah. Olivia Skye Loeb became Bat Mitzvah on November 22 at Congregation Beth Am in Baltimore, MD. Her parents are Eric and Pamela Loeb.

Condolences toThe family of Sylvio Ferrera, who died in Florida on November 26 at the age of 98.

Loree Sakai, Midge Cone, Jeff Wolfstone, and Nancy Schlesinger and families on the death of their father, David Lipman, on December 6.

Howard and Barbara Cohn on the death of his brother and Joanne Glickman and Jerry Matin on the death of their cousin, Booth Colman (aka Robert Cohn), on December 15.

The family of Eloise Durkheimer Spiegel, who died on December 30. She is survived by her four children: Don (Debbie), Larry (Corinne), Bruce, and Harriet Spiegel; nine grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews, including Barbara Durkheimer and Julie Durkheimer.

Don and Bruce Spiegel and families on the death of their brother-in-law, Ben Hoover, on January 4 at the age of 93

They’re on a missionfrom G-d.

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Sisterhood Brotherhood

Sisterhood ShabbatFriday, February 20, 6:00 PMPollin Chapel

Please join us on Friday, February 20, as we celebrate Shabbat with a service led by members of WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood. If you would like to help lead the service, please

contact Kate Royston, WRJ/BIS Religious Programming Chair, at [email protected]. Please let her know if you would like to read in English or Hebrew.

This annual event is always a moving experience. All members of the community are invited to help us welcome the Sabbath bride with prayer, poetry, and song. Sisterhood will sponsor the oneg immediately following the service. We hope to see you there.

4th Annual Sisterhood Purim Happy HourMonday, February 23, 5:00-7:00 PMGracie’s, Hotel deLuxe (729 SW 15th Avenue, 97205)

Polish your tiara, grab your girlfriends, and join us to celebrate your inner queen!

We had such a great time last year that we are doing it again. We’ll meet at the Hotel deLuxe for tasty appetizers and a no-host bar - plus two hours of free valet parking.

Watch for your Evite, and RSVP by February 16th.

Save the Dates....March 7, 9:30 AM: Sisterhood Tot Shabbat

April 9, 5:50 PM: Special Needs Seder

Thank you to all our amazing bakers! Our Bake Sale on Dec 14th was a success. A special thanks to Sue Milstein for all her help.

Gift Shop HappeningsWinter hours:

Sundays: 9:15 AM-12:15 PM

Wednesdays: 6-8 PM

Second and Fourth Fridays: 11:00 AM -1:00 PM

Volunteer: We always need volunteers in the Gift Shop. Please contact Debbie Braymer, Gift Shop Volunteer Coordinator, at (503) 649-8043 or [email protected] for details.

Talk by Ron Jacobs of Stand With UsSunday, February 8, 10:30 AMPollin ChapelJoin the Brotherhood when they host a presentation talk by Ron Jacobs of Stand With Us. Jacobs will speak about how his organization is fighting against the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement against Israel.

CBI BOOK GROUP Sunday, February 1, 9:00 AMHerbert & Shirley Semler Board Room

Everyone is welcome to join us for a morning of pleasant literary discussion. There is no need to sign up.

February’s selection is When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan Sarna.

If you’d like to plan ahead, the selection for March is The Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander.

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Allison B. Cohen MAdriChiM TrAining And religious sChool sCholArship FundIn Memory of

David LipmanJack and Lea Hecht

AlTAr Flowers And oneg shABBATIn Memory of

Fannie OldsteinIlaine Cohen & FamilyAllan WeinsteinSue and Joel Krane

AMy r. goldsMiTh liBrAryIn Memory of

Marion S. FormanAlbert F. FormanStephen E. Forman

CeMeTery BeAuTiFiCATionIn Memory of

David LipmanRena and Cheryl TonkinHerb BlackLinda HudesmanDavid and Diane RosencrantzRodney RosencrantzDavid and Diane Rosencrantz &

Ardyth and Herb ShapiroCelene Lauterstein LowensonLee B. LowensonEthel G. KelinsonMax D. KelinsonIrving OvitzLillian ZidellHarvey and Leslie KelinsonCynthia Lipman AaronLeslie LipmanLoree and Ken Sakai

rABBi CAhAnA disCreTionAryIn Memory of

David LipmanBooth ColmanSally and Debbie MinkDavid RosenfeldDon and Karen LachmanEva Y. AilLouise RubenCarlton R. ReiterDr. Philip J. ReiterBessie KauffmanTheodore D. LachmanShirley WaldmanAnn and Jim Waldman

In Honor ofRuth Gassner (Birthday)Sally MinkChelsea Bauch and Michael

Orenstein (Engagement)Jean and Steven Orenstein

In AppreciationOren Ben Simhon and Barak Benita

CAnTor CAhAnA disCreTionAryIn Appreciation

Marvin and Lois UrmanGeneral Contribution

Given ByAdam Kriss

rABBi Joseph disCreTionAryIn Honor of

Rabbi Joseph (New home and Happy Chanukah)

Judith B. Joseph

CAnTor sChiFF disCreTionAryIn Memory of

David LipmanJackie and Jim Nudelman

rABBi rose disCreTionAryIn Memory of

David LipmanBarbara Durkheimer and Gary

Larsen

generAl AdMinisTrATiveIn Memory of

Carol F. LangBruce M. SendersStanley B. LangStuart and Barbara LangDavid LipmanLarry and Susan BlackBecker Capital Management, Inc.William and Nami KoidaBarry and Virginia RussellBarry and Sue MenasheThe Hara FamilyAnn BlumeNancy and Marvin WeinsteinArlene SchnitzerSherry and Norm EderThomas and Mary Ann BlairLane Powell PCLewis and Lisa HorowitzJohn and Marti RosenthalMoshe LenskePaul and Janice WinfieldMichael and Linda MorganJoseph SimonJill and Ed Neuwelt

Erick ThompsonBarbara BloomMonford and Janice OrloffThe Orloff FamilySamuel GlickmanBooth Colman (aka Bob Cohn)Mr. and Mrs. Harry GlickmanLeon GoldbergSamuel and Regina TeitelmanFrank H. EisemanGerda EisemanRachel HorenblasLindsey HorenblasAntone P. LarsenChristina (Tina) LarsenJoel and Sandra SeresElsa BonyhadiErnest Bonyhadi and Shirley

GittelsohnAllan WeinsteinSamuel RussellGoldie L. WeinsteinJeff and Sherri WeinsteinArnold RustinRose RustinDr. David EisenbergAllan and Marge ShermanDoris KrysJack and Madeleine MenasheEloise SpiegelThe Dan and Margaret Labby Family

In Honor ofLoree SakaiAnn BlumeAndrew Rosenthal and Jenny

Fatalevich (Engagement)Scott Rosenthal and Sarah

Molinoff (Engagement)Lynne and Mitch Cohen

General ContributionGiven ByLinda L. Friedman

Miller rooM reFurBishMenT And resTorATion FundIn Memory of

David LipmanAlan and Lana Miller

oserAn FAMily leCTureIn Memory of

Sarah KurlandAlan and Janet ZellDr. David EisenbergIlaine Cohen & Family

presChoolIn Memory of

Eloise Durkheimer SpiegelSally Karlin, Andrew, and Caroline

ruTh seMler youTh ACTiviTiesIn Memory of

David LipmanMargaret HassonCharles OstrofskyHenry SpivakHelen Spivak & FamilyBill BermanDon SafranLeslie, Joseph, Lily, and Marjorie

Berman

sAlly vidgoFF CAMp KAlsMAn sCholArshipIn Memory of

David LipmanRobin and Bob Mesher

sAnny snell presChool sCholArshipIn Memory of

Lewis FendrichAlan and Sandi Rosenberg

soCiAl ACTion (generAl)In Memory of

David LipmanDr. Gerald and Evelyn LeshgoldGerel BlauerStanley J. LappenJoan Ascher CahnMelanie and Will Dann & FamilySadie SchefferStephen PressGus J. SolomonDick SolomonArnold RustinDeborah Rustin

In Honor ofRose Rustin (Birthday)Deborah RustinTed and Davia Rubenstein

(Special anniversary)Alan Rosenfeld (Recovery)Shirley Gittelsohn (Recovery)Gerel BlauerJacob Sachs (Bar Mitzvah)Dr. Gerald and Evelyn LeshgoldRebecca Friedenwald-FishmanElizabeth FriedenaldPaul and Sherry Fishman

General ContributionGiven ByRon and Elaine Sobel

Very Thoughtful People

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Very Thoughtful People

FoodIn Memory of

S. Fredrick RabinerLorraine LippoffDavid and Liz LippoffDavid LipmanBob TobiasMarilyn and Hans GrunbaumBeverly and Marty ZellJeanne NewmarkDavia and Ted RubensteinBarbara and Howard CohnFaye SarkowskyMarcy TonkinDick and Deanne RubinsteinEve and Alan RosenfeldElaine SavinarRosemarie F. RosenfeldSue FriedmanDavid EisenbergBob TobiasBeverly and Marty ZellBunny EdelsonBarbara and Howard CohnMarcy TonkinNaomi StraussRosemarie F. RosenfeldElaine WeinerBarbara and Howard CohnAdele R. MeyerPaul and Alice MeyerIrwin ApplebaumBarney and Susan MilsteinJacqueline R. SpivakDr. Harry and Gertrude SemlerHelen Spivak & FamilySamuel BerneLee and Frank BerneDonna MillerMimi RichmanBerenice FeldmanAlma SendersMargery SendersBooth ColmanBeverly and Marty ZellSylvia Director JacobsBeverly and Marty Zell & FamilySylvia MargulisSue FriedmanRuni HymanWilliam ShapiroSusy, Marci, and Katrina Hammel

Esther RodinskyMaurice GoldbergIlene GoldbergEloise SpiegelEve and Alan Rosenfeld

In Honor ofShirley Gittelsohn (Recovery)Rena and Cheryl Tonkin

General ContributionGiven ByEve and Alan Rosenfeld

i hAve A dreAMIn Memory of

David EisenbergHarry and Joanne GlickmanMinnie and Abe SpivakVictor and Alysmae NudelmanHelen Spivak & FamilyDr. Arnold TannenbaumMichael Tannenbaum

TeMple iMproveMenTIn Memory of

Harriet and Jerome ShankArdis KowittDavid LipmanDon Spiegel and Deborah DavisStan and Joyce LoebStuart DurkheimerEloise Spiegel & Family

urMAn FAMily College CoMMuniCATionIn Memory of

Anna UrmanSam UrmanMarvin and Lois Urman

esTelle direCTor sholKoFF Jewish eduCATors sCholarshipIn Memory of

Zelda Director ZeidmanEstelle SholkoffRichard DobrowRachel Dobrow Stone

In Honor ofKenneth Zeidman (Recovery)Richard B. Dobrow

heiMs FAMily youTh ACTiviTies endowMenTIn Memory of

Myrtle DonaldsonRick and Kay Stern

holzMAn FAMily religious sChool FundIn Memory of

Jean WolffAlma SendersStuart and Barbara Lang

In Honor ofFrances Wolfe (Years of service

to the youth of CBI)Ron and Elaine Sobel

neTTie direCTor liBrAry BooK endowMenTIn Memory of

Rose RosenNeal and Lisa Rosen

siMon & helen direCTor endowMenTIn Memory of

June NagelThe Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE

FoundationCameron and Dick DavisSarah DavisJenny DicksonAlfred J. DavisNathan DicksonAnne D. DavisCameron and Dick Davis

TeMple endowMenTIn Memory of

David LipmanBunny and Jerry SadisCelene Lauterstein LowensonMilton and Lynn Marks

WRJ/Beth IsRael sIsteRhood Funds

prAyer BooKIn Memory of

Cynthia Rich WoodMichael and Jim RichmanLeo GoldmanMargo SercuPhilip WexlerEldon and Carolyn WexlerDavid StraussAunt Anna and Uncle Sally

BuchbinderNaomi StraussJoseph Francis SercuMarcia Colton & FamilyRaymond Eugene KrantzEldon, Carolyn, Koby, and Aria

WexlerLt. Joseph (Yussie) Jacob

Epstein, USCG (retired)Henry SpivakJacqueline Ray SpivakKaren S. Spivak

serviCe To The BlindIn Memory of

Margaret Balick KavittWilma Jane BalickHarry KaranskySivia KayeJean RustinDeborah Rustin

In Honor ofBrad TonkinBrad and Michelle Tonkin &

FamilyThe Redmond Family

sisTerhood progrAMMing, leAdership & enriChMenTIn Memory of

Arline HasmanBunny and Jerry SadisLorraine DavisDebbie Davis and Don Spiegel

CBI TeamSenior RabbiMichael Z. [email protected]

Senior CantorIda Rae [email protected]

Assistant RabbiRachel L. [email protected]

Rabbi EmeritusEmanuel Rose, D.H.L., [email protected]

Cantor EmeritaJudith Blanc Schiff [email protected]

Education Department

Education DirectorBen Sandler, M. Ed. [email protected]

Early Childhood Education DirectorDeborah Kaplan, [email protected]

Youth Group DirectorShoshanna [email protected]

Education AdministratorZiva [email protected]

Member Services

Executive DirectorSydney A. [email protected]

Development DirectorJen [email protected]

Congregational Affairs DirectorJemi Kostiner Mansfield [email protected]

Finance DirectorJim Baldwin, [email protected]

Accounting AssistantVicki [email protected]

Project CoordinatorDara [email protected]

Office AdministratorTracy [email protected]

Facilities StaffPerry Meekins, Facilities ManagerKeith Powers, LeadShalamar Washington

Catering Panel

Alfresco Catering by Sheraton503-335-2858Shellie Postlewait

Art of Catering503-231-8185Larry Grimes Century Catering503-849-2605Allen Levin

Culinary Artistry503-232-4675Jenn Louis

Devil’s Food Catering503-233-9288Charles Stilwell

VT Group503-297-9635Karen Rich

10 Congregation Beth Israel

In Remembrance ~ May their memory be for a blessing.

February 6 & 7Cynthia Lipman AaronAllen AdlerFrank B. AikenIrwin ApplebaumSolomon ArnsbergCarol AugustBruce D. BeckerKathryn BenaroyaElsa Bonyhadi*Norman BurnettSally BurnettEsther Florence Diamond*Joseph H. DicksonSara DruckerFrank EisemanRuth EpsteinNathan FeldmanFlorence FishmanMarion S. FormanRuth FriedmanMiriam GadyeAlfred GreenwaldLinda HudesmanRuni Hyman*Sylvia Director Jacobs*Harold L. KaplanHarry KaranskyStanley F. KatzMargaret Balick Kavitt*Eliot KowittWalter KranzLeslie LipmanRuth MarshCharles OstrofskyMax PeltzRuth PhilipJeanette RiglerBlanche RobbinsGeorge K. RobbinsEsther RodinskyArnold RustinBernie SavageSally Ann ShulmanEdward SorenJoseph SpiegelJean WolffRuth Woron

February 13 & 14Eva Y. AilFrances Barde ArbackMaxine BarkerTheresa BergsteinWilliam J. BermanSamuel Berne

Sally BuchbinderLeonard BurginJoan CahnAlbert F. FormanEdith GoodmanEugene GottesmanJoseph J. HeilnerLillian HoffmanJoseph HorensteinMax IsaacsonMary KaneEdward KaufmanEthel G. Kelinson*Max D. Kelinson*Stella KoenigsbergCantor Chaim KohenRabbi Zahlmon KohenDoris KrysSylvia Krys-NudelmanPhilip KurlandFred Langerman*Antone LarsenDavid H. LomasFanny Lowengart*Celene Lauterstein Lowenson*Esther MinkMonford OrloffIrving OvitzAnnabelle Palmer Perlman*Carlton R. ReiterThelma RosenRodney A. Rosencrantz*Otto B. Rothschild*Sadie SchefferJoseph Francis SercuWilliam ShapiroElise Rosenbaum SherlinJoseph SmertenkoKatalin SolteszMolly S. StreitSelmo TauberLouis Tobin*Gerald UnkelesAnna UrmanJacob VidgoffAnne K. WaldShirley WaldmanJack ZasloffLillian Zidell

February 20 & 21Lee AckleyNathan AdlerRick AftergutJames Henry Ashrow*Esther Hirsch Barde

Samuel K. Bergman*A. I. BlochLorraine DavisAlice EgartHarry EstrinBerenice FeldmanMax FlaxmanGeorge FriendRita GellerDavid Gold*Bernard GoldbergSamuel HahnEdgar Hexter*Lawrence Hoffman*Rachel HorenblasDora Kaffesieder*Raymond Eugene Krantz*Martha Lehmann*Rosalind E. LevineAnne LiebmanSylvia Margulis*David Danny Matin*Marian M. Meyer*Donna MillerLesa OzielCheryl PelzMax RaskinDon SafranBessie SavinarAlma B. SendersMarion SilverJudge Gus J. Solomon*Norman SteinDora TallRose TrachtenbergWilliam I. TrachtenbergAdele TunickSam UrmanAllan WeinsteinArnold WintersEdith Zavin*

February 27 & 28Frank J. Anker*Eugene ArronGeorge Hillel BarkerNorman Berenson*Theodore R. Blank*Clarence Albert BlomgrenWilliam BrennerHarold ChuckerEdward “Sonny” CoganVictor DayanSam Shaia DirectorMyrtle DonaldsonRalph Driesen

Stuart DurkheimerErma Delman FerreraJacob FosterSamuel GlickmanShirley J. Gold*Maurice GoldbergArchie Goldsmith*Albert GoldwasserEdgar GoodmanEva GrossSheila HaikinsMinna HochfeldSue KahanaNellie KatzkyPauline KaufmanBeatrice KirzAnnie KlonskyRichard Alan Lachman*Marie LamfromAdele R. MeyerOscar OlmanLouis PannamanGertrude PlushnickAaron PopickCelia RavenJack RogelPatricia RosenSamuel RosenJudith RosenbergDavid RosenfeldPearl RussellSamuel RussellHenrietta SegalNorman StammJennie TanneAnna TenenbaumHarold UnkelesSeymour UtayLois WaldingerPolly S. Weil*Goldie L. WeinsteinDonald WolfstoneLaura YankowitzSonia ZalkZelda Director Zeidman

(*) next to a name indicates a memorial plaque has been purchased to ensure the beloved departed is remembered in perpetuity. For information about memorial plaques in the Temple, please contact Jemi Kostiner Mansfield at (503) 222-1069 or [email protected].

11Congregation Beth Israel

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 Shevat 12

Book Group9:00 AM SBR

Religious School/ B’nei Mitzvah 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM

4th Grade Family Program10:00 AM BA

Midrasha (grades 9-12)12:15 PM SEC

2 Shevat 13 3 Shevat 14

Adult Ed: Tri-Faith Dialogue - Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage7:00 PM St. Mary’s

4 Shevat 15

Midrasha (grades 6-8) 5:30 PM SEC

Adult B’nei Mitzvah6:00 PM SBR

Social Action Committee7:00 PM SBR

5 Shevat 16

IHP4:30 PM SEC

WRJ/BIS Board Meeting6:30 PM SBR

6 Shevat 17

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

JND Shabbat Service 7:30 PM PC

JND Potluck9:00 PM BA

7 Shevat 18

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Tot Shabbat9:30 AM PC

Shabbat Morning Service:Bat Mitzvah of Olivia Flamm10:30 AM Temple

8 Shevat 19

Religious School/ B’nei Mitzvah 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM

ECE Ahava Program10:00 AM SEC

Brotherhood Speaker: Rob Jacobs (Stand with Us)10:30 AM MR

Midrasha (grades 9-12)12:15 PM SEC

Taste of Temple5:00 PM Castaway

9 Shevat 20 10 Shevat 21 Adult Ed: Civil Rights Program7:00 PM PC

11 Shevat 22 Executive Committee12:00 PM SBR

Midrasha (grades 6-8) 5:30 PM SEC

Adult B’nei Mitzvah6:00 PM SBR

12 Shevat 23 Adult Education Committee8:30 AM SBR

IHP4:30 PM SEC

Music Under the Dome: Peter Zisa & LeeAnn McKenna - Songs of Love6:00 PM Temple

13 Shevat 24 Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shir Shabbat Service 6:00 PM Temple

14 Shevat 25

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Morning Service10:30 AM PC

Havdalah Bat Mitzvah of Caroline Cohen5:00 PM Temple

15 Shevat 26

No Sunday Programming

16 Shevat 27

Presidents’ Day

No Preschool

17 Shevat 28

Education Taskforce7:00 PM SBR

18 Shevat 29

Midrasha (grades 6-8) 5:30 PM SEC

Adult B’nei Mitzvah6:00 PM SBR

19 Shevat 30

IHP4:30 PM SEC

Board of Trustees Meeting6:15 PM SBR

20 Adar 1

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Sisterhood Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

21 Adar 2

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service10:30 AM PC

6th Grade Shabbatini #110:30 AM PC & GH

22 Adar 3

Religious School/ B’nei Mitzvah 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Adult Ed series: The Struggle to Maintain Jewish Identity, Pt. 110:00 AM PC

Midrasha (grades 9-12)12:15 PM SEC

23 Adar 4

Sisterhood Purim Cocktail Party5:00 PM

24 Adar 5 25 Adar 6

Midrasha (grades 6-8) 5:30 PM SEC

Adult B’nei Mitzvah6:00 PM SBR

26 Adar 7

IHP4:30 PM SEC

27 Adar 8

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

28 Adar 9

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Olivia Jacobs10:30 AM Temple

Healing Havdalah4:30 PM PC

Adult Ed Dinner, Havdalah & Movie: Neshoba: The Price of Freedom6:00 PM MR

Location Key

HH = Harris Hall BA = Blumauer Auditorium GH = Goodman Hall LB = Library LF = Lipman Foyer MR = Miller Room PC = Pollin Chapel

SBR = Shirley & Herbert Semler Board Room SC = Shemanski Chapel SEC = Sherman Education Center SFC = Schnitzer Family Center

February 2015 Shevat-Adar 5775

AdministrationOffices & Clergy 503-222-1069Education Department & Preschool 503-222-2037Fax Machine 503-274-1400WRJ/BI Sisterhood Judaica Gift Shop 503-222-1069Beth Israel Cemetery 503-222-1069426 SW Taylors Ferry Road

View our calendar and campus map online at www.bethisrael-pdx.org

12 Congregation Beth Israel

Congregation Beth Israel1972 NW Flanders StreetPortland, OR 97209-2097

Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism since 1879

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAID

PORTLAND, ORPERMIT NO. 594

Board of Trustees 2014/2015

Ned Duhnkrack President

Ted Nelson VP/President Elect

Ilene DavidsonVice President

Ali Garfinkle Vice President

Brad Tonkin Vice President

Mark Peterman Secretary

John Epstein Treasurer

Jonathan BargStuart Chestler, Immediate Past PresidentEric Friedenwald-FishmanStacy FriedmanRobin McCoySharon MeieranJoanne Van Ness MenasheMarney PikeYale PopowichBob RosenbaumDavid SarasohnArthur Steinhorn

TrusteesOfficers

AuxiliariesLinda Harrison and Stephanie Siegel - WRJ/BI Sisterhood Co-PresidentsDavid Goldwyn - Brotherhood President