BulletinFebruary 2016Shevat-Adar 5776Vol. 65, No. 5

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B’not Mitzvah Upcoming Events

Marisa Steinberg Marisa Steinberg will become Bat Mitzvah on February 6, 2016. She is the daughter of Lance and Marisela Steinberg and younger sister of Adriana and Gabriela. For her Mitzvah Project, Marisa will work with CBI congregant Bobbie Goldstein to design and send cards to CBI members honoring special occasions, welcoming them to the

congregation, or providing support in their times of need.

Isabelle Schafer Isabelle Schafer will become Bat Mitzvah on February 14, 2016. She is the daughter of Andrew and Valerie Schafer, and older sister of Jonah. For her Mitzvah Project, she is working with Sunshine Pantry, where she has long held an interest in volunteering. Sunshine Pantry’s mission is to “help those in need make it through horrible times,” by

giving food, clothing, toiletries, housewares and toys to families, children, the unemployed, the working poor, single moms, seniors on fixed incomes, as well as community institutions in need around the SW Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Tigard areas.

Emma Lindner Emma Lindner will become Bat Mitzvah on February 27, 2016. She is the daughter of Jonathan and Marilyn Lindner and attends the Catlin Gabel School. Emma is working with the Children’s Book Bank for her Mitzvah Project. The Children’s Book Bank collects, cleans, and gives books to children who need them, with the goal

of providing six to seven books per child to low income families. Drawn to the project for its capacity to give children a chance to learn and improve their reading skills, Emma plans to collect over two hundred books and to visit the book bank monthly to prepare those books for delivery to children. www.childrensbookbank.org

The Dreyfus AffairWednesday, February 3, 7:00 PMPollin ChapelPresenter: Rabbi Daniel IsaakAdvance sign-ups requested.

Rabbi Daniel Isaak shares his memorabilia and leads a seminar discussion of the Dreyfus Affair, a fascinating history that raises questions relevant today.

In 1894, the French concluded that the Germans had access to French military secrets. Suspicion fell on Captain Alfred Dreyfus, because he was a Jew and was from Alsace, an area lost to Germany 24 years earlier. The Affair turned on considerations of innocence or guilt, but also on whether Jews could be seen as loyal to France and ultimately whether the life of an innocent man was expendable in order to preserve the honor of the French Military.

Theodore Herzl, a foreign journalist covering the trial, was so shocked by the blatant anti- Semitism on the streets of liberal Paris that he concluded that only in a country of their own could Jews live as equals.

An Officer and A Spy, by Robert Harris, a work of historical fiction was CBI Book Group’s January read and will be a helpful introduction or refresher, though not necessary for participating in this seminar.

CBI Book Group Sunday, February 7, 9:00 AM Herbert & Shirley Semler Board RoomAll are welcome to meet and discuss our February selection, History On Trial: My Day In Court

With A Holocaust Denier by Deborah Lipstadt. There is no need to sign up in advance.

Like lively literary discussion? Please mark your calendars for our March 6 meeting, when we will discuss Chaim Potok’s Davita’s Harp.

Three Clergy Present: “The Illusion of Inclusion: Welcomed, Welcoming and Sometimes, Not.”Tuesday, February 9, 7:00 PMPollin ChapelPanel: Rev. Msgr. Patrick S. Brennan, St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception; Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana, Senior Rabbi, Congregation Beth Israel; The Very Rev. Nathan LeRud, Dean, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

Three clergy from three of the major NW Portland religious institutions gather annually to discuss and teach about issues from their unique religious perspectives. “Catholic, Protestant and Jew” is not the set-up for a joke – it is a fun and serious investigation of issues that affect us all.

Inclusion and Welcoming are important words in our religious practice these days. But how do we define ourselves if there is no distinction? America is a land of religious inclusion – but it hasn’t always been. Exclusion is also a part of our history. Join three religious leaders as they discuss history, heresy and even some hypocrisy.

Adult Education Presents:

Initial Meeting of the Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support GroupThursday, February 4, 6:30 PMAmy R. Goldsmith/Spear Research LibraryOpen to the whole community, this support group will provide emotional and educational support for caregivers and care partners of people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Taking care of someone with dementia also means taking care of yourself and getting help. Joining a support group means that you do not have to do it alone.

For questions or any additional information, please contact fellow congregant Maurrie Salenger at mbsalenger@gmail.com.C

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Stay tuned for “Music Under the Dome” featuring our own wonderful cellist, Irving Levin; date and time will be announced

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Hineinu Our Leadership

Answering the Callby Cantor Ida Rae Cahana, Senior Cantorand Rabbi Rachel L. Joseph, Associate Rabbi

This month we read from the book of Exodus about the gifts that the people of Israel bring to create a mishkan, movable sanctuary. This mishkan (imagine a tiny model of our beautiful temple!) would be carried through all the unimaginable days of hardship and unexpected beauty that forged a visionary people from a mass of the downtrodden. A call went out for contributions and this rag-tag group of former slaves scrounged around and came up with bits of gold, bronze, royal blue cloth. Like a huge tapestry, each person contributed a tiny bit until

Moses had to ask them to STOP; the new mishkan was overflowing…

We are not asking you for dolphin skins to decorate our ark, we are inviting you to answer the call of “Hineinu,” from our Engagement Task Force chair, Ilene Davidson, as together we build our own spiritual mishkan, our congregation’s heart center. Ilene has beautifully expressed the hopes and dreams embodied in Rabbi Joseph’s High Holiday sermon as she stewards this task force. These ideals of taking care of each other, building community, and really being there for each other every step of life’s journey, can become our congregation’s reality. Rabbi Joseph, Ilene, and Cantor Cahana, along with all of the Hineinu Task force cohort are ready to answer your questions. To get us all started, as part of our Shabbat service on February 26th, we will engage in some study and conversation about the specifics of the task force, its components, and how you can become involved. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at this special Shabbat service; join us prior to it for a glass of wine and linger after to share in food and conversation. May each one of us answer in whatever way we can, as the early children of Israel did, with open hearts and hands ready to reach out to one another in support and love.

Hineinu. We are Here. A Call To Our Communityby Ilene Davidson, Engagement Task Force Chair

As Rabbi Joseph so eloquently told us at our Rosh Hashanah services, it is in our home at Congregation Beth Israel that we sustain and continue an ancient tradition that has defined us as Jews, comforted us through centuries of pain, and given us the language of rejoicing in the most beautiful moments in our lives. We are about being together, both inside and outside this building, and looking out for one another.

CBI is our home and our community. But it is only community if WE are willing to say “Hineinu, we are here!”, and become immersed in community. “Hineinu” is about being committed to making a difference, to being a part of community. A community not only nurturing the individual soul, but also awakening in us a sense of connectedness to and responsibility for one another.

We cannot be Jewish alone. We cannot say Hineinu alone. The point of a synagogue community is that we are meant to support each other - it’s a place where we can bring our entire selves - all of our emotions - all of our strengths and weakness - our hopes and fears. CBI is about US. We are here because WE are here. A community is beyond the sum of its parts because a real community answers the needs, practical as well as social and spiritual, of its members - among them the need to need one another. We are blessed to be a large and diverse community and CBI already has many engaging and enlightening programs to stimulate our minds and stir our souls. But for many of us, it can be hard to connect with people beyond those we already know. Many of us believe that CBI is so large that it’s difficult to connect to others - to build the relationships that make a real difference in our lives. It is our hope to address this concern in many different ways - to recognize that each of us is valued, that each of us is an essential part of this community, and that each of us recognizes the kedusha, the sanctity, of one another.

Based on this hope, at the request of the Board of Trustees, a number of congregants, with the guidance of our clergy, have come together to foster and nourish our community, to grow our efforts to engage in acts of bikkur cholim, taking care of the sick, cooking meals for one another, being ambassadors for our community; greeting people at Shabbat services, and providing opportunities for our congregants to come together in many different ways. We are appropriately calling this endeavor, “Hineinu.”

You’ve already been introduced to one aspect of this through the initiative of Bob Kravitz and Bobbie Goldstein who created our Caring Community. Our Caring Community is hard at work, creating opportunities for B’nei Mitzvah projects and support groups for widows and caregivers caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

We are now pleased to introduce the Caring Community’s newest endeavor, Neighborhood Circles.

To help us get to know each other better, we have divided the members of our congregation into eight geographical groups - Neighborhoods Circles. The purpose of these Circles is to encourage you to connect with others from CBI within your neighborhood in ways that are totally up to each of you. When a need arises in the neighborhood; a member may need a ride, a meal, shiva support, etc., an email will be sent from the CBI office to your Neighborhood Circle. You may choose to meet that need but are under no obligation to do so. Congregants within Neighborhood Circles may also want to organize other things for the neighborhood: informal gatherings at someone’s house, pot-luck meals and gatherings for Chanukah, breakfasts, Havdalahs, Passover Seders, helping with carpooling or when meals are needed in times of illness, bereavement, or celebratory occasions, such as new births.

This is an exciting program and we want you to learn how you can make it a success! You will be receiving an email shortly describing the Neighborhood Circles in greater detail. In the meantime, if you would like more information, please email Bobbie Goldstein or Bob Kravitz at caringcommunity@bethisrael-pdx.org. We turn to you to be our partners.

Hineinu Shabbat ServiceFriday, February 26, 6:00 PMPollin ChapelPlease join us for a celebration of Hineinu with this special Shabbat service and festive Oneg following. Our Steering Committee will be there to welcome you and provide more information. As we invest in one another and accept responsibility for creating the community we want, each of our lives will be enriched. It will be a night you won’t want to miss!

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Developing CBI Education

You Can Make Excuses or Make It Happenby Jenat Levison FeldmanDevelopment Director

Many elements go into making an organization such as Congregation Beth Israel successful. The two with which I am most often involved are human and financial or time and money. It’s an absolute

misconception to believe you have to have an abundance of either to accomplish anything. This could not be further from the truth. So the saying you can make excuses or make it happen really resonates with me. As they say – give a busy person something to do and they will get it done.

Among the many things for which I am grateful is the opportunity to work with people who choose to make a difference – people who make it happen. From our annual fall fundraiser to our Taste of Temple V friendraiser and fun(d)raiser, from our treasured Legacy Circle Donors to our Every Family Initiative Campaign, we at CBI are blessed with many supporters who choose to make an impact with a financial gift. We are also fortunate to have a broad spectrum of members with diverse interests and skills who are working diligently to be certain CBI offers a multitude of

opportunities through which our members can get engaged and involved. Read more about the work of the Hineinu Task Force – and find the spot for you!

People often ask me why I continue to work. I do this work because I can, because I want to make things happen and because my work with CBI fulfills me on so many levels and in so many ways. Being a part of CBI in a meaningful way adds life to each of my days. I love the stories shared by others – why they get involved or what being involved means to them. I kvell when a committee gathers and I think I had something to do with connecting the people who are gathering for the same purpose. I thrill when a member tells me how their life has been changed by the people they have met through CBI or through CBI experiences.

In this month where we celebrate love – I can honestly say I love what I get to do, choose to do, and am privileged to do. For me, if you want to make something happen - there are no excuses for not acting upon that desire. I welcome the chance to make something happen together. The Beatles said it best:

And in the endThe love you takeIs equal to the loveYou make.

For more information or to register, visit www.bethisrael-pdx.org/education/camp-sababaor contact Ziva Sholin at ziva@bethisrael-pdx.org or Shoshanna Pro at shoshanna@bethisrael-pdx.org

Congregation Beth Israel • 1972 NW Flanders, Portland, OR 97209 • 503-222-1069

Registration for Camp Sababa is now open!

Camp Sababa is the best and only Reform Jewish day camp in Portland! We welcome all children entering grades Kindergarten through 5, with a special leadership program for teenagers entering grades 8 and 9. Camp Sababa features creative and fun morning activities at our home of Congregation Beth Israel with afternoon field trips exploring the greater Portland area.

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Education

Early Childhood EngagementBy Ben SandlerEducation Director

On the first Saturday of each month we host our TOT Shabbat service for families with children ages birth through six years young! We pack a lot of joy into these thirty minute services.

This past month we had a raucous time with the kids, parents, grandparents, our clergy, and song leader, Kim Schneiderman. We danced; we sang; we played musical instruments and parachute games as we told the story of crossing the sea to freedom. Following the service, we shared a beautiful Oneg Shabbat together and the kids created their own tzedakkah boxes. The service started at 9:00 AM and it was about 12:30 PM when our last family left campus saying, “see you at the Pajama Havdalah in a couple weeks at Rabbi Joseph’s house!”

As we continue to meet new families with young children and welcome them into our sukkot shalom, please be an ambassador for us by inviting friends and encouraging people to connect with other families here at CBI. Our preschool registration for next school year is now open for synagogue members and returning families, and will soon be open to the Greater Portland Community. If you know a young family looking for a great first school experience for their son or daughter, please encourage them to contact us in the education office for a school tour. If you know a family not specifically looking for a preschool but looking to connect to other young Jewish families, please encourage them to contact us so that we may invite them to our next Early Childhood Engagement event and help them make new friends.

There are so many ways for families with young children to connect with our community, and we would love for you to help spread the word about them. One great option is through our outstanding preschool program, which provides daily and intensive contact time with teachers, staff and clergy. For each of our participating children, his or her first formal educational experience is in a Jewish classroom, giving them the chance to celebrate Shabbat together every Friday with our clergy, talented song leaders, parents, and teachers. Young Jewish families walk through our doors each day for a joyful, immersive experience. Other ways families can connect to each other and CBI is through our partnership with PJ Library this year for ECE

events. At these events, our clergy play prominent roles. They’ve led storytelling at Sukkot celebrations at Sauvie Island, and hosted events for young families in their homes and around our community. Other on-ramps to involvement include our beautiful monthly Saturday Tot Shabbat experiences, our monthly Sunday ECE programs, and our new weekly Sunday Pre-K class, where you’ll spy our Pre-K kids dancing and singing during Mishpacha Minyan and experiencing the fun of our arts integrated Religious School with new Jewish friends from around the city.

We are in the midst of an exciting 18 month national Community of Practice (CoP) cohort through the Union of Reform Judaism “Building a Brand: Excellence in Reform Movement Early Childhood Education,” guided by the goals of Joyful Family Engagement and Seamless Synagogue Integration, to help us create more pathways of connection to our 21st century families. Through our participation in this national cohort, more opportunities and strategies to engage young families continue to emerge as we learn from each other about what communities around the country are doing to welcome young families, encourage community building, and creating wonderful multi-generational memories together.

L’Shalom,

Ben

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Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy at CBIThis year, Oregon has seen success with gun violence prevention with the passage of a background check bill, a success tempered by the tragedy of the Umpqua College shootings. As part of our ongoing advocacy project here at CBI, we’ve welcomed major speakers to our Shabbat Services to give their insights on this issue.

Portland’s former Chief of Police, Mike Reese, gave us the facts about gun violence in our community, noting that while gun violence has decreased in recent decades, about 30,000 people in the US each year are killed by guns and 18,000 of those are suicides. Chief Reese also spoke of his support of the recent law expanding background checks to cover all loopholes for gun purchases in the state of Oregon, and addressed banning assault weapons and large capacity magazine clips, implementing a mandatory waiting period before a gun sale and improving access to mental health services.

CBI also welcomed Jake Weigler, who is a principal at Hilltop Public Solutions and a consultant to the Oregon Alliance for Gun Safety. The Oregon Alliance coordinates work among the groups working on gun violence following the tragedies at Sandy Hook Elementary and Clackamas Town Center. It now includes over fifty health care, law enforcement, and educational, and faith community organizations across Oregon. His talk focused on gun violence prevention, and touched on common sense gun violence prevention laws, and ways that parents can approach the issue gun violence prevention and gun security with other parents.

On the third anniversary of Sandy Hook on December 13, 2015, CBI members joined hundreds of people for the Orange Walk to End Gun Violence, and stood out in the rain to hear from Oregon Governor Kate Brown, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales, and families of victims of gun violence.

GET EDUCATEDVisit these essential websites for more information and follow their Facebook and Twitter accounts to receive updates on national and local news.

• Everytown For Gun Safety: everytown.org

• Mom’s Demand Action For Gun Sense in America: momsdemandaction.org

• Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: bradycampaign.org

GET INVOLVEDSupport your regional and national legislators. Contact your local and national representatives in support of common sense gun laws. The gun lobby is effective at mobilizing a small but very loud group of supporters. We need to do the same! Even legislators who are already in favor of gun violence prevention initiatives are grateful for supportive emails and letters.

• Find your state representatives (Oregon): oregonlegislature.gov/findyourlegislator/leg-districts.html

JOIN THE CBI SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEEJoin the SAC at CBI where we are developing advocacy programs to support common sense gun laws and other issues that are important to our community. Come to our next meeting on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 5:00 pm.

Social Action

SHABBAT SERVICE HONORING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.We were all inspired at our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration featuring speaker Dr. C.T. Vivian!

Visit www.bethisrael-pdx.org for more photos and video of this inspiring event.

First CBI Advocacy Day in Salem, ORWednesday, February 24Join Rabbi Joseph and other members of the SAC for a day of lobbying our regional representatives in Salem on issues of importance to the CBI community including gun violence prevention, hunger, and social justice. The day will include begin with training on effective lobbying techniques followed by meetings with regional representatives. If you want to participate, please email us at SAC@bethisrael.com. We look forward to seeing you!

Photos courtesy of Steve Bilow

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Sisterhood L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation

Goldsmith & Spear Library HappeningsSpecial Sunday in the LibrarySunday, February 28, 10:15 AMAmy R. Goldsmith/Spear Research Library

CBI member and New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin will talk about his new book, Violent Crimes, a mesmerizing tale of suspense. Attorney Amanda Jaffe, star of Margolin’s best-sellers Wild Justice, Ties That Bind, Proof Positive, and Fugitive, becomes entangled in a murder case involving Big Oil, an estranged father and son, and the greatest ethical dilemma of her career. Margolin will be available to sign the new book after the event.

Tot ShabbatSaturday, March 5, 10:00 AMPollin Chapel

Please bring your little ones for an NG Sisterhood-sponsored Tot Shabbat.

Mazel Tov toJen and Howard Feldman on the birth of their second grandson, Sasha Menusch Feldman, born on December 19 to proud parents Leigh Feldman and Sara Moskovitz. Sasha is also welcomed by his big brother Sebastian and grandparents Gloria Halper and Jay Moskovitz of Congregation Havurah Shalom.

Edward Tonkin on the birth of his grandson, Bennet Edward Zoucha, who was born on January 17 to proud parents Nancy Tonkin-Zoucha and Nathan Zoucha. Bennet’s great-grandparents are Marcy Tonkin and Ron Tonkin (z”l).

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

Adrienne Reed, who won a Gold Key in the Portland Metro Scholastic Art Competition for a ceramic piece that will be displayed in the Portland Northwest College of Art Museum.

Idit Cahana, who won four Gold Keys for individual paintings, two Silver Keys for individual paintings, and a Gold Key Portfolio for her Senior Portfolio in the Portland Metro Scholastic Art Competition.

Condolences toSharon and Steve Rallison, Tom and Mary Jane Stern, Eve Stern and Les Gutfreund on the loss of their father, and to Benjamin and Gail Singer, Anna and Eric Kodesch, Hailey and Evan Bernstein, Jonathan Singer, Bradley and Lara Stern, Harrison Hess, Alexander Hess, and Lindsay Stern on the loss of their grandfather, Jerome Stern, who passed away on December 20, 2015.

Ardyth Shapiro on the death of her husband, to Annie Underwood on the death of her father, and to David and Diane Rosencrantz on the death of their brother-in-law, Herbert Shapiro, who passed away on December 27, 2015.

Lore Labby on the loss of her husband, Paul and Lee Labby on the loss of his father, Arnold and Eva Labby on the loss of his brother, and Evan Labby and Alex Labby on the loss of their grandfather, Robert “Bob” Labby, who passed away on January 8, 2016.

Marisa Paley-Brown and Ron Brown on the loss of her mother, and Abigail and Eleanor Brown on the loss of their grandmother, Renee Paley-Brown, who passed away on January 8, 2016.

Say “Hello … Shabbat Shalom”Be a Greeter! Welcome friends, congregants, guests, and newcomers at Friday evening Shabbat services. It’s easy. Ask people to wear a name tag. Hand out the weekly announcement flyer. Answer the important questions in life – like, where’s the bathroom?

Greeters arrive at 5:30, half an hour before services begin (by the way, snagging the best parking spots); and stay a few minutes extra afterwards to mingle.

Sign up online at www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/72791809806 and wear your best smile.

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Very Thoughtful People

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

Ralph DriesenLance and Debbie Caldwell and

Jacob DriesenIn Honor of

Jacob Driesen (Recovery)Lance and Debbie Caldwell

AlTAr Flowers And oneg shABBATIn Memory of

Myrtle C. DonaldsonRick and Kay SternGertrude KleinMarilyn and Hans GrunbaumAllan WeinsteinSue and Joel KraneHerbert ShapiroIlene Goldberg

Amy r. goldsmiTh liBrAryIn Memory of

Neale CreamerJill and Richard EdelsonAlan ZellAnita and David AugustElaine and Sandy WeinsteinEllie ZusmanBarbara and Howard Cohn

CAring CommuniTy FundIn Honor of

Bobbie Goldstein (Special Birthday)

Bob Kravitz and David GilbertEllen and Richard CohenSusan and Stuart Shleifer

CemeTery BeAuTiFiCATionIn Memory of

Samuel GreenbergSelene and Chuck RobinowitzRon TonkinMarcy TonkinAlan ZellGerel BlauerJoy AlkalayRichard BermanPierce EthierCynthia Lipman AaronLeslie LipmanLoree and Ken SakaiMargaret Balick KavittBenita Schlesinger, Betty and Randy

Rubenstein and FamiliesIn Honor of

Sydney Baer (Service to CBI and Retirement)

Rabbi Rachel Joseph (Becoming Associate Rabbi)Gerel Blauer

General ContributionGiven ByAnonymous

rABBi CAhAnA disCreTionAryIn Memory of

Sarah KurlandJanet ZellIrene Feinstein ArronEugene ArronEthel KelinsonMax KelinsonIrving OvitzJudith K. Feinstein & FamilyShirley WaldmanAnn and Jim WaldmanDavid RosenfeldRuth RosenfeldDon and Karen LachmanEva Y. AilLouise Ruben and FamilyJack HandelmanIrv HandelmanKatalin SolteszLes and Martha SolteszJerry SternBarbara and Howard CohnBessie KauffmanTheodore D. Lachman

In Honor ofSydney Baer (Retirement)Donna BrownsteinMel KohnJordan Schnitzer (Generosity in

hosting Traditions event)Jason Waxman

In AppreciationRabbi Cahana (Funeral Services

for Nicole Ruffine)Steve UngarRabbi CahanaAlice and Paul MeyerJanet ZellRabbi Cahana (Building

Community)Ted and Connie Gilbert

CAnTor CAhAnA disCreTionAryIn Memory of

Elsa BonyhadiErnest BonyhadiHerbert ShapiroElaine SavinarCarol AugustDavid and Anita August

In AppreciationCantor Cahana (Funeral Services

for Nicole Ruffine)Steve UngarCantor CahanaAlice and Paul MeyerJanet ZellCantor Cahana

(Building Community)Ted and Connie Gilbert

rABBi Joseph disCreTionAryIn Memory of

Alan ZellHelen Scott DuewelElaine SavinarSydney and Bill BaerMarvin DiamondLynn Bonner

In Honor ofJen and Howard Feldman’s

New GrandsonSydney and Bill Baer

In AppreciationRabbi Joseph (Funeral Services

for Nicole Ruffine)Steve UngarRabbi JosephJanet ZellRabbi Joseph

(Building Community)Ted and Connie Gilbert

CAnTor sChiFF disCreTionAryIn Memory of

Israel GothalphRuth FriedmanSandee Blank and Family

generAl AdminisTrATiveIn Memory of

Alan ZellSamuel GlickmanJean LakeHarry and Joanne GlickmanHarry KaranskySivia KayeDoris KrysJack and Madeleine MenasheErick ThompsonBarbara BloomAntone P. LarsenJoel and Sandra SeresNorman StammPhillip MargolinAllan WeinsteinGoldie WeinsteinSherri and Jeff WeinsteinRaymond KrantzCarolyn and Eldon WexlerMolly S. StreitHelen SvidlowGilbert OlmanJerry SternPhil and Dorothy ReiterGus SteinbergLance and Mary SteinbergKathy FisherLeo ArferEsther RodinskyIlene GoldbergRaye HorenblasLindsey Horenblas

In Honor ofRuth Gassner (Birthday)Harry and Joanne Glickman

In Appreciation ofHigh Holiday ServicesGary Beckerman

General ContributionGiven ByAnonymous

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Morton GlazerBarbara GlazerDonna MillerMimi Richman

Jill newmAn slAnsky eArly Childhood leAder FundIn Memory of

James R. LilienthalFrani Lilienthal

lAndAu ChApelIn Memory of

Jack R. MenasheJack McBrideRuben and Elizabeth MenasheHarriet ShankJerry ShankEliot KowittArdis Kowitt

oserAn FAmily leCTureIn Memory of

Philip KurlandJanet Zell

presChoolIn Memory of

Lewis FendrichDorothy MeyerLorraine DavisDebbie Davis-Spiegel and Don

SpiegelJean B. WolffAlan ZellBarbara and Stuart Lang

In Appreciation ofPierce EthierPaul Schmidt

ruTh semler youTh ACTiviTiesIn Memory of

William J. BermanDonald SafranLeslie Berman and Family

In Appreciation ofAvrel NudelmanRoberta Margolis and Family

sAlly vidgoFF CAmp kAlsmAn sCholArshipIn Appreciation of

Paul SchmidtPierce Ethier

soCiAl ACTion (generAl)In Memory of

Gus J. SolomonRichard B. Solomon

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Marcia EstherDonna BrownsteinRobert S. MisrachGeraldine Misrach-JacksonFrank H. EisemanGerda A. EisemanArnold RustinJean RustinDeborah Rustin

In Honor ofRose Rustin (Birthday)Deborah RustinCantor Judith Schiff (Officiating

the Marriage of Laura Kutner and Stephen Tokarski)

Carol Gordon KutnerGeneral Contribution

Given ByScott Lewis and Laura Rose-Lewis

FoodIn Memory of

Esther Utay LenetEvelyn LasterRuth RosenfeldEve and Alan RosenfeldAlan S. MeyerHarry L. TurtledoveAdele R. MeyerAlice and Paul MeyerIrwin ApplebaumBarney and Susan MilsteinJoan RamseyMrs. Gilbert Schnitzer, Deborah and

Kenneth NovackLaura YankowitzRobert SonnesWilliam I. TrachtenbergRose TrachtenbergPearl TrachtenbergArnold RustinRose RustinLeo GoldmanMarcia Colton, Risa Colton-Feldman,

Louis Feldman, and Jacob and Noah Feldman

Max PeltzRobert and Leslie PeltzSamuel BerneFrank and Lee BerneTheresa BergsteinLen and Betsy Bergstein

Herbert ShapiroBarbara and Howard CohnMaurice GoldbergJoan RamseyIlene GoldbergRuni HymanWilliam ShapiroSusan HammelJoseph HupertJanet Hupert FriedmanSylvia MargulisSue FriedmanSeymour UtayEvelyn LasterDonald RichmanMimi Richman

In Honor ofJen Feldman (Speedy Recovery)Beverly and Marty Zell

General ContributionGiven ByAnonymous

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Herbert ShapiroBunny and Jerry Sadis

In Honor ofSydney Baer (Retirement)Owen and Lynn Blank

speAr reseArCh liBrAryIn Memory of

Marion S. FormanAlbert F. FormanStephen E. Forman

In Appreciation ofTatiana Lifshitz (Assistance and

Expertise)The Alifanz Family

Temple improvemenTIn Memory of

David Jay RosenfeldEve and Alan Rosenfeld

In Honor ofSydney Baer (Retirement)Barbara and Howard Cohn

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Frances WolfRon and Elaine Sobel

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Barbara Lang (Birthday)Bunny and Jerry Sadis

mAy georges sTudy in isrAel sCholArshipIn Memory of

Alan ZellDr. William and Beverly Galen

neTTie direCTor liBrAry Book endowmenTIn Memory of

Dick BrownsteinDonna BrownsteinSol DirectorBruce DirectorSol DirectorSam Shaia DirectorStuart and Nikki Director

In Honor ofJerry Nudelman (Recovery)Jeannie Breall (Recovery)Stuart and Nikki Director

simon & helen direCTor endowmenTIn Memory of

Harold SaltzmanRuth Saltzman and FamilyJune NagelCameron and Dick Davis

Temple endowmenTIn Memory of

Jerry M. ColtonMarcia E. ColtonCelene Lauterstein LowensonLynn Lowenson Marks

WrJ/Beth israel sisterhood Funds

Bikkur holim - hope in liFeIn Memory of

Celene Lauterstein LowensonLee B. Lowenson

prAyer BookIn Memory of

Carol Faye WilliamsMegan BrownJoseph F. SercuMarcia Colton, Risa Colton-Feldman,

Louis Feldman, and Jacob and Noah Feldman

Leo GoldmanJoseph F. SercuMargo SercuAunt Anna and Uncle Sally

BuchbinderDavid StraussNaomi Strauss

serviCe To The BlindIn Memory of

Rita Kantor PearlmutterDonald LonderMary RogowayBruce KantorSteve and Elaine KantorMargaret Balick KavittWilma Jane Balick

sisTerhood luBliner leAdership FundIn Memory of

Angela KellnerCristina and Mircea Draghicescu

In Honor ofKaren Kranz (Recovery)Pierce Ethier

Very Thoughtful People

CBI TeamSenior RabbiMichael Z. Cahanarabbicahana@bethisrael-pdx.org

Senior CantorIda Rae Cahanacantorcahana@bethisrael-pdx.org

Associate RabbiRachel L. Josephrabbijoseph@bethisrael-pdx.org

Rabbi EmeritusEmanuel Rose, D.H.L., D.D.rabbirose@bethisrael-pdx.org

Cantor EmeritaJudith Blanc Schiff cantor@bethisrael-pdx.org

Education Department

Education DirectorBen Sandler, M. Ed. ben@bethisrael-pdx.org

Youth Group DirectorShoshanna Proshoshanna@bethisrael-pdx.org

Education AdministratorZiva Sholinziva@bethisrael-pdx.org

Member Services

Interim Executive DirectorAlanna Heinalanna@bethisrael-pdx.org

Development DirectorJen Feldmanjen@bethisrael-pdx.org

Director of Membership and Special EventsMarisa Rebymarisa@bethisrael-pdx.org

Communications CoordinatorTracy Alifanztracy@bethisrael-pdx.org

Office AdministratorAlyssa Mandulaalyssa@bethisrael-pdx.org

Clergy Administrative AssistantSara Millersara@bethisrael-pdx.org

Finance DirectorJim Baldwin, CPAjim@bethisrael-pdx.org

Accounting AssistantVicki Greifvicki@bethisrael-pdx.org

Facilities StaffPerry Meekins, Facilities ManagerTony BennettShalamar WashingtonDallas Van WinkleSusie Young

Catering Panel

Alfresco Catering by Sheraton503-335-2858Shellie Engelquist

Art of Catering503-231-8185Larry Grimes

Century Catering503-849-2605Allen Levin

Culinary Artistry503-232-4675Jenn Louis

Devil’s Food Catering503-233-9288Charles Stilwell

VT Group: Vibrant Table, Food In Bloom, f&b Café503-297-9635Karen Rich

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In Remembrance ~ May their memory be for a blessing.February 5 & 6Cynthia Lipman AaronAllen AdlerFrank B. AikenSolomon ArnsbergCarol AugustBruce D. BeckerKathryn BenaroyaElsa Bonyhadi*Norman Marion BurnettSally BurnettJoseph H. DicksonSara Dilsheimer*Sol D. Director*Gertrude DochertyFrank EisemanRuth EpsteinHerbert Frank FeiblemanNathan FeldmanFlorence FishmanMarion S. FormanRuth FriedmanMiriam GadyeRudolph GalkinIsaac Geller*Leo GoldmanAlfred GreenwaldLinda HudesmanRuni Hyman*Sylvia Director Jacobs*Harry KaranskyStanley F. KatzMargaret Balick Kavitt*Gertrude KleinWalter KranzDavine LevisonLeslie LipmanRuth MarshJack McBrideJack MenasheJames E. O’NeilCharles OstrofskyMax PeltzRuth PhilipJoan RamseyJeanette RiglerEsther RodinskyArnold RustinBernie SavageSally Ann ShulmanJoseph SpiegelWilliam Isaac TrachtenbergRuth Woron

February 12 & 13Eva Y. AilIrwin ApplebaumFrances Barde ArbackMaxine BarkerWilliam J. BermanSamuel BerneFlorence BrownSally BuchbinderLeonard BurginJoan CahnEsther Florence Diamond*Sara DruckerAlbert F. FormanEdith GoodmanEugene GottesmanJoseph J. HeilnerLillian HoffmanJoseph HorensteinMax IsaacsonMary KaneHarold L. KaplanEthel G. Kelinson*Max D. Kelinson*Stella KoenigsbergEliot KowittDoris KrysSylvia Krys-NudelmanPhilip KurlandFred Langerman*Antone LarsenDavid H. LomasCelene Lauterstein Lowenson*Esther MinkMonford OrloffIrving OvitzAnnabelle Palmer Perlman*Carlton R. ReiterGeorge K. RobbinsRodney A. Rosencrantz*Otto B. Rothschild*Joseph Francis SercuWilliam ShapiroElise Rosenbaum SherlinJoseph SmertenkoKatalin SolteszEdward SorenMolly S. StreitSelmo TauberGerald UnkelesAnna UrmanJacob VidgoffAnne K. WaldShirley WaldmanJean WolffJack ZasloffLillian Zidell

February 19 & 20Lee AckleyNathan AdlerRick AftergutJames Henry Ashrow*Esther Hirsch BardeTheresa BergsteinA. I. BlochLorraine DavisMarvin L. Diamond*Harry EstrinBerenice FeldmanMax FlaxmanGeorge FriendRita GellerDavid Gold*Bernard GoldbergSamuel HahnEdgar Hexter*Lawrence Hoffman*Rachel HorenblasJoseph HupertDora Kaffesieder*Cantor Chaim KohenRabbi Zahlmon KohenMartha Lehmann*Rosalind E. LevineAnne LiebmanFanny Lowengart*Sylvia Margulis*David Danny Matin*Marian M. Meyer*Donna MillerLesa OzielCheryl PelzMax RaskinThelma RosenDon SafranBessie SavinarSadie SchefferAlma B. SendersMarion SilverJudge Gus J. Solomon*Norman SteinDora TallLouis Tobin*Rose TrachtenbergAdele TunickSam UrmanArnold WintersEdith Zavin*

February 26 & 27Frank J. Anker*George Hillel BarkerNorman Berenson* Samuel K. Bergman*

Theodore R. Blank*Leon BlockClarence Albert BlomgrenWilliam BrennerHarold ChuckerEdward “Sonny” CoganVictor DayanSam Shaia DirectorMyrtle DonaldsonRalph DriesenStuart DurkheimerAlice EgartErma Delman FerreraSamuel GlickmanShirley J. Gold*Maurice GoldbergArchie Goldsmith*Barbara GoldsteinAlbert GoldwasserEdgar GoodmanEva GrossSheila HaikinsSue KahanaNellie KatzkyPauline KaufmanBeatrice KirzAnnie KlonskyRaymond Eugene Krantz*Richard Alan Lachman* Marie LamfromAdele R. MeyerOscar OlmanGertrude PlushnickAaron PopickCelia RavenBlanche Berson RobbinsJack RogelSamuel RosenPatricia RosenJudith RosenbergDavid RosenfeldHenrietta SegalNorman StammJennie TanneAnna TenenbaumHarold UnkelesSeymour UtayLois WaldingerPolly S. Weil*Allan WeinsteinGoldie 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 Tracy at (503) 222-1069 or tracy@bethisrael-pdx.org.

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY1 Shevat 22 2 Shevat 23 3 Shevat 24

Social Action Meeting 5:00 PM SBR

Adult Education Program: The Dreyfus Affair with Rabbi Daniel Isaak 7:00 PM PC

4 Shevat 25

IHP4:30 PM SEC

WRJ/BIS Board Meeting6:00 PM SBR

Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group6:30 PM LB

Intro to Judaism: The High Holy Days7:00 PM PC

5 Shevat26

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

JND Shabbat Service 7:30 PM PC

6 Shevat 27

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Tot Shabbat9:00 AM PC

Soup Sac Social Action Shabbaton10:00 AM BA/Kitchen

Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Marisa Steinberg10:30 AM Temple

7 Shevat 28

Book Group9:00 AM SBR

Religious School (K-7) 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM SEC

3rd Grade Family Program: Dating Game10:00 AM GH

Midrasha (grades 8-12)12:15 PM - 2:15 PM SEC

8 Shevat 29 9 Shevat 30 Three Clergy Present:“The Illusion of Inclusion: Welcomed, Welcoming and Sometimes, Not.”7:00 PM PC

10 Adar 1

11 Adar 2

Executive Committee12:00 PM SBR

W Connection1:00 PM SC

IHP4:30 PM SEC

12 Adar3 Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shir Sabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

13 Adar 4

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Isabelle Schafer10:30 AM Temple

14 Adar5

No Sunday Classes

15 Adar 6

Presidents’ Day

No Preschool

16 Adar 7 17 Adar 8

Knit-a-Mitzvah10:00 AM

18 Adar9

Adult Education Committee8:30 AM SBR

IHP4:30 PM SEC

Pop-up Pantry4:30 PM LF

Board of Trustees Meeting6:30 PM SBR

19 Adar 10

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

20 Adar 11

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

21 Adar 12

Religious School (K-7) 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM SEC

ECE Family Program10:00 AM HH

Midrasha (grades 8-12)12:15 PM - 2:15 PM SEC

22 Adar 13

23 Adar 14 24 Adar 15

CBI Advocacy DaySalem, OR

25 Adar 16

IHP4:30 PM SEC

Pop-up Pantry4:30 PM LF

The Rise of Rabbinic Judaism: From Nation to Religion/From Sacrifice to Prayer7:00 PM PC

26 Adar 17

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Hineinu Shabbat Serviceand Celebratory Oneg 6:00 PM PC

27 Adar 18

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Emma Lindner10:30 AM Temple

28 Adar 19

Religious School (K-7) 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM SEC

Author Talk: Phillip Margolin10:15 AM LB

Midrasha (grades 8-12)12:15 PM - 2:15 PM SEC

Sisterhood Eastside Social4:00 PM

29 Adar 20

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 2016 Shevat-Adar 5776

AdministrationOffices & Clergy 503-222-1069Education Department & Preschool 503-222-1069Fax 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

CBI Weather Related Closure PolicyBrrr…it’s cold outside. While we at CBI are a pretty hardy bunch, and try to stay open as scheduled despite winter weather, safety remains a top priority. In the event of severe weather, especially when city officials advise drivers to stay off the roads, our offices may close and programming may be rescheduled. Should this happen, we will post notice of closures on flashalert.net, on our own webpage, and will notify congregants via email (so please check with our office to make sure we have your most up-to-date email address). Please also note that our Education Department follows the lead of Portland Public Schools; when they close, we close.

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 2015/2016

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

Stacy FriedmanSteve GradowGlen LevyRobin McCoySharon MeieranJoanne Van Ness MenasheYale PopowichBob RosenbaumDavid SarasohnArthur SteinhornTony Urdes

TrusteesOfficers

AuxiliariesStephanie Siegel - WRJ/BI Sisterhood PresidentDavid Goldwyn - Brotherhood President

PRESENTSWORLD PREMIERE

March 16, 6 pm