Knowing the Heart of the Stranger by Ida Rae CahanaSenior Cantor

Last November and December, our high school students met on two separate Sundays with students from the Muslim Educational Trust, a private Islamic day school. Amid ice-breaking

events involving catching a beach ball, sharing lunch together, and presenting what Judaism/Islam is from their perspectives, two very different groups of teens began to talk to each other. A small step, but such an important one. How we continue to build understanding depends on gatherings like these which have to be intentionally planned and which we are committed to continuing for our kids and for ourselves. Each Jewish teen told a story of how they experience being Jewish in America, and each Muslim teen answered with their own story of living as the “other.” The very real and deep pain of prejudice and marginalization that other minorities experience is not really understood until we hear an individual tell her story just to us.

This month of January is a reunion for us and a different minority com-munity, the African-American community of Portland, with whom we also have little connection unless we make it happen. What began as an opportunity to mark the civil holiday honoring the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has grown over the years. With the im-mense knowledge and guidance shared by Ron Silver, we now look forward each year to hearing from nationally prominent leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, figures who have shaped the history of our country with their words and deeds. The American Civil Rights Move-ment is inextricably tied to the church which gave African-Americans a base for hope and shelter. The full expression of pain and longing for equality is found in the music of the spiritual. Congregation Beth Israel’s instrumentalists and the singers in our congregational choir, Kol Echad, look forward every year to collaborating with the emotionally charged singers of the Northwest Community Gospel Choir. Through the beautiful music of our service woven together with gospel music, our disparate communities come together, if just for one night.

This year, we are privileged to host Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of murdered civil rights activist Medgar Evers and former head of the NAACP. Do not miss the opportunity to hear this remarkable woman and to sing together with the assembled communities of our own congregation and neighboring churches.

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Join us for another uplifting celebration of the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at our annual MLK Shabbat Evening Service. Myrlie Evers-Williams will be our keynote speaker.

She is a civil rights activist and journalist who worked to seek justice for the murder of her husband, Medgar Evers, in 1963. She has served as Chairperson of the NAACP, has received many honors for her work, and delivered the invocation at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration.

Once again, the Members of the NW Community Gospel Choir and CBI’s Kol Echad choir will share their voices to help make the music of the era come alive.

Martin Luther King, Jr. CelebrationFriday, January 16, 6:00 PM

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Jeremy Alan DavisJeremy Davis will become Bar Mitzvah on January 17, 2015. He is the son of Barry and Bonnie Davis and older brother of Jordan. Jeremy attends the International School of Beaverton. His on-going Mitzvah Project focuses on the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (NTSAD), an agency

that helps families with children who have Tay-Sachs and similar diseases. This is especially important to Jeremy and his family, since his older brother, Adam, died from Tay-Sachs before Jeremy was born. Jeremy is supporting NTSAD’s work in three ways: he raised money for research by holding a bake sale in September 2014; he’s helped to raise awareness by encouraging CBI families to attend the educational and screening event for Jewish Genetic Diseases held at the MJCC in October 2014; and he has sold Helping Hand Grant raffle tickets to raise money for families to attend the annual NTSAD Family Conference. The Helping Hand Grant provides scholarship to families in need. You can learn more about NTSAD and what you can do by visiting their website at ntsad.org.

Gertrude Jean SmithGertie Smith will become Bat Mitzvah on January 24, 2015. She is the daughter of David Smith and Libby Schwartz, older sister of Ira, and granddaughter of CBI members Jerry and Dana Schwartz. Gertie attends Lake Oswego Junior High

School. An avid competitive swimmer for more than four years – first Synchronized and then Swim Team - she has chosen to support USA Swimming Foundation’s Make a Splash Campaign, a national non-profit organization formed by Olympian Cullen Jones. Make a Splash is a child-focused water safety initiative that partners with learn-to-swim providers in an effort to teach every child in America to swim: www.makeasplash.org.

Lawren Rose ParisLawren Paris will become Bat Mitzvah on January 31, 2015. She is the daughter of Anna and Steve Paris and older sister of Leah. A student at Cedar Park Middle School in Beaverton, Lawren has chosen to work with Children’s Book Bank for her Mitzvah

Project. A favorite agency for many in the community, CBB provides free books for low-income families with the goal of increasing literacy in children. Lawren explains why this project is important to her: “Since I was a toddler I have loved books, and I want other kids to experience the joy books can bring.” In addition to volunteering at the Book Bank, Lawren is holding a book drive to collect 300 new or gently-used books, which will benefit 20 children, giving them the opportunity to read their own books and increase their literacy and love of reading. To learn more, visit www.childrensbookbank.org.

B’nei Mitzvah Announcements

Don’t forget!Please return your Directory form to the CBI office by January 15, 2015!

Last month, you should have received a notice about our upcoming printed directory. A personalized form indicating what will be printed in this directory was sent to each family, with options to remove any information. Any change requests must be received by January 15.

If you have lost your form or have questions, please contact the CBI office at (503) 222-1069.

The Board of Trustees is thrilled to report... that Rabbi Joseph will continue to serve our congregation as our Associate Rabbi for an additional five years beginning in July 2015. Since Rabbi Joseph arrived in Portland in July 2012 as our Assistant Rabbi, she has become integral to our community, bringing new perspectives, inspiring action, and building engagement. We are grateful to the Betty Rosenfeld family for establishing the Assistant/Associate Rabbi Fund to support this position, and we thank you, our congregants, for your additional and continued support of this fund. We plan to celebrate Rabbi Joseph’s promotion and her continued presence at CBI at our 2015 annual meeting this spring. Please join us!

Did you know?CBI already had a Facebook page and YouTube channel, but now we have our own Twitter and Instagram feeds!

To protect the privacy of our students and members, these feeds are private. Follow us to view reminders, updates, photos, videos, and more!

Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Congregation-Beth-Israel/173203522713279

YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CBIpdx

Twitter @BethIsraelPDX twitter.com/BethIsraelPDX

Instagram @bethisraelpdx instagram.com/bethisraelpdx

Our CBI family continues to grow! Last month, we were thrilled to welcome:

Adeline Edelstein

Lara Greenberg and Paul Seal and their sons Henry (11), Julian (8), and Isaac (6).

Shirley Harkless

Sergio Toledo and Tamar Hajar and their daughter, Sofia, who will be turning one year old this March.

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Upcoming Events

CBI Book Group Sunday, January 4, 9:00 AMHerbert & Shirley Semler Board Room

Please join our book group each month for a morning of pleasant literary discussion. There is no need to sign up.

January’s selection is: Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones.

If you’d like to plan ahead, the selection for February is When Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan Sarna.

Congregation Shaarie Torah, P’nai Or of Portland, Congregation Beth Israel, and Congregation Neveh Shalom Present:

Kirtan Rabbi in ConcertSaturday, January 31, 7:00 PM (doors at 6:30 PM)Congregation Shaarie Torah (920 NW 25th Ave)Cost: $18 suggested donation. More if you can, less if you can’t. No one turned away.

We are pleased to bring Rabbi Andrew Hahn, the Kirtan Rabbi, to Portland for a weekend of learning, chanting, and ecstatic Jewish prayer. Rabbi Hahn is a well-respected Jewish leader who tours the country regularly, sharing his unique programs. This weekend is a special opportunity for the whole Portland community to come together.

The main event of the weekend is the Kirtan Concert on Saturday, January 31, but we invite you to join us all weekend:

Friday, January 30 at 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat & Dinner at Shaarie Torah

Saturday, January 31 at 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Services at P’nai Or

Saturday, January 31 at 7:00 PM Kirtan Concert at Shaarie Torah (Main Event)

Sunday, February 1 (Exact time TBA) Kinder-Kirtan at Neveh Shalom (appropriate for ages 5+, free and open to the public)

To learn more about Jewish Kirtan and Kirtan Rabbi and to purchase tickets, visit http://shaarietorah.org/kirtanrabbi.

Tri-Faith Dialogue: Marriage, Divorce, and RemarriageTuesday, February 3, 7:00 PMSt. Mary’s Cathedral (1716 NW Davis Street)Speakers: Msgr. Patrick Brennan of St. Mary’s Cathedral, representation from 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.

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We know our own pain but must push ourselves to listen to and understand the pain of another: a Muslim girl whose gentle mother was screamed at in a Target store and called a terrorist, a black father who is at a loss for what he should tell his two sons as they approach adolescence and the likelihood that they will be assumed to be guilty because of the color of their skin. There is a lot of communication in our world but far too little understanding.

The last Shabbat of this month marks Shabbat Shira, the Sabbath of Song, commemorating our peoples’ miraculous escape from slavery through the Sea of Reeds. No miracle would have happened there without someone taking the first step, being brave enough to venture into unknown waters. That miracle led to a central message often repeated in the Torah: we must treat well the stranger, because we were strangers. May the song that we sing reverberate with the lessons learned from the stranger in our midst, the stranger we have been throughout history until someone took the time to truly listen and see us.

SAVE THE DATE: Joint programming with the Muslim Education TrustJoin us at the Muslim Education Trust on Saturday, January 24 for a screening of Out of Cordoba, followed by a dialogue and discussion of the film on Saturday, February 21. Watch our e-mail blasts for more information.

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We are listeningby Jenat Levison FeldmanDevelopment Director

 Plans are well underway for CBI’s fourth annual Taste of Temple. Once again, we are blessed with a committed, energetic cadre of committee members who are working to create another fantastic gathering of food, drink, and fun! This group is carrying on the tradition of

bringing multiple generations together under one roof to share good fun, good times, and good community building. It will all take place on Sunday, February 8, from 5-8 PM at Castaway.

Under the leadership of chairs extraordinaire Tony and Bianca Urdes, and with the experienced guidance of our special events manager, Stephen Cassell, our committee will bring together some of the best restaurants, vintners, and brewers that Portland has to offer. This is no small feat, as Portland’s reputation for being an outstanding mecca for food and beverage continues to grow. Along the way, though, we had an epiphany. Our peeps started complaining that we were not asking enough of them, that we needed to schedule more meetings. Imagine our surprise! This may just sound like rhetoric to you, but

I am here to tell you that those who have gotten involved in the planning of our fundraising events have reported that in addition to experiencing a wonderful feeling of success, the best part of being involved is the great camaraderie that grows among those who care deeply about their CBI community. I want to be sure you know that you, too, are invited and in fact encouraged to get involved. Just let me know of your interest, and I promise to find the best place for you!

I am often asked how I feel about my experience working as the Development Director at Congregation Beth Israel. It is with great pleasure that I tell people that, for me, working with our incredible team of professionals and lay leaders is truly joyful. While we may all come to this congregation for different reasons, seeing our programs and services impact Jewish lives and create Jewish memories fulfills me in ways that make a difference in my life, just as I hope it makes a difference in yours. And of course, the greatest pleasure comes from getting to know so many wonderful members of our congregation.

At CBI we are all about getting our members engaged in a way that is meaningful to each of them. I am so pleased to play a part in that goal and even more pleased when you let me know you are listening to me just as we are listening to you and responding by getting involved and engaged. There is room for everyone, so come on in! And be sure to join us on February 8th at Castaway – we’ll be raising friends and FUN(ds).

Call to Action: Participationby Tony and Bianca UrdesTaste of Temple Co-Chairs

Taste of Temple, our much-anticipated annual tradition at Congregation Beth Israel, is fast approaching.

Your wonderful Taste of Temple volunteers are working really hard to continue the tradition of success and raise the forks even higher. “More friend-raiser and more FUNdraiser” is what we are trying to achieve collectively. Featuring outstanding food presented by local leading chefs, as well as wine and spirits from our local wineries and distilleries, this event will bring together connoisseurs from the CBI community as well as non-members.

What can you do to support Congregation Beth Israel through Taste of Temple? How can you become involved?

There are many ways you can get involved, and we are thankful to many of you who are already engaged with the event. Contact the CBI office at (503) 222-1069 or visit the website to learn more about each of these opportunities.

BUY TICKETS: Taste of Temple is Sunday, February 8.

INVITE A FRIEND: There are still many congregants who have not been exposed to Taste of Temple. Invite them, create fellowship, and make new friends.

BECOME A SPONSOR: This year, we are pleased to present a special sponsorship package. We invite you to become part of this exciting opportunity to participate.

SIGN UP FOR OR ORGANIZE A HOUSE PARTY: Our House Party Committee is planning a wide range of offerings, and there will be something for everyone. View the list and sign up online. Additionally, the Committee would love to help you organize and host a House Party!

VOLUNTEER AND PLANT A ‘TEER: There are very many opportunities to volunteer on one of our sub-committees, to plan the event, or to help the day of the event. Don’t forget to invite others to volunteer! A diverse group of volunteers means a more exciting and dynamic event.

SUGGEST A VENDOR: The best ideas come from you. Please let us know if you would like to introduce your favorite restaurant, winery, or distillery to Taste of Temple.

SUPPORT MAZON: 3% of ticket sales will be donated to MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger.

So, what can you do to support Congregation Beth Israel through Taste of Temple? How can you become involved with this wonderful Friend Raiser and FUNd Raiser?

There are many ways. We hope you will join us. Please give us a call, and we will help you find your niche. We look forward to welcoming you to the TOT team.

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Happy Secular New Year, CBI Families!by Shoshanna ProYouth Group Director I hope that everyone had lovely holidays! These past few months have been very busy and fun for the middle and high school youth group kids. Dor Chadash, our middle school junior youth group, came

together in October for a spooky, fun night filled with mud at a haunted corn maze! Many of the middle schoolers have also learned leadership skills, which were shown off when they ran the Midrasha Hanukah program night in December! This night was filled with excitement and fun as they created a school-wide scavenger hunt that was filled with Hanukah games.

PARTY, the high school youth group, has also had a busy first few months. We have traveled to Washington state for multiple retreats with NFTY Northwest for both a leadership training seminar and a 200+ teen kallah! As if that were not enough activity, PARTY has also created their own local events. Our kick-off night was a lighthearted pumpkin carving and movie night. This was followed by a fabulous Hanukah shul-in with extended invitations to teens all over the NFTY Northwest region. Participants joined the

larger community in services and later a teen-led program about energy conservation.

With all these fabulous things happening, it is hard to believe Dor Chadash and PARTY still had one more awesome night! We partook in a Portland-wide Hanukah night as part of a series of community school events. Members of our PARTY community met with other teens in the city to plan an event for over 200 Jewish Portlanders!

Keep your eyes open for more to come from these amazing teens! This January, some of our high school youth groupers will be traveling to Boise, Idaho to meet the Jewish community and work on social action projects at a regional event. Following that, we will also travel to Atlanta, Georgia for the NFTY Convention in February! Junior Youth Group “takeovers” of Midrasha and Portland-wide community nights will continue to happen. Dor Chadash also has

some wonderful community service opportunities and fundraising events coming up. Stay tuned for all our youth programming as we continue to grow leaders in the community. At Congregation Beth Israel, we have many entry points for teens to get involved with our community, from academic learning, madrichim (high school teaching assistants for our lower grades), and of course, our middle and high school youth groups! Please contact me at Shoshanna@bethisrael-pdx.org or (503) 222-2037 to learn more about upcoming events and ways for your teen to connect to the Beth Israel and northwest Jewish teen community.

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Shoshanna Pro, Max Winthrop, and Emma Rosicky enjoying the a bit of beach chofesh (free time) at Camp Casey on Whidbey Island during NFTY Northwest’s Fall Kallah.

Reflecting on the New Yearby Deborah KaplanEarly Childhood Education Director  Happy 2015! With the arrival of the New Year, I find myself reflecting on the influence Jewish early childhood

education has on my life. I remember Daphna, the director of Stephen S. Wise Temple Preschool (now called Wise Early Childhood Center) where I attended preschool in the mid-’70s. All the children loved her. I saw her daily, and her office door was always open. She would drop in on our class, read a story, sing a song, or just give me a hug. I have fond memories from my preschool experience of playing in the realistic dress-up corner, singing songs, and baking challah every Friday for Shabbat. Daphna built a community for all of us. It felt like home and made me want to be her.

I taught preschool at two Jewish preschools in California and ten years ago finally found my home teaching kindergarten at CBI’s religious school. Because we teach what we know, I ran my classroom like the day school I attended and inspired the children to find their Jewish identity through art, music, dance, stories, Hebrew, and cooking.

In these ten years, both my ambition and the understanding of the senior staff have led me to my position as Early Childhood Education Director for Beth Israel Preschool. In the two years of my leadership position, I have hired all-new faculty with education degrees, worked with the teachers to create lesson plans and thematic units that support creativity, and brought the school through the accreditation process – all under the umbrella of Jewish education.

In my position as ECE Director, I strongly believe in collaborating with the teachers to create an environment that enables children to ask questions, build answers, and make sense of the world around them while discovering their Jewish identity. Because aspects of the Reggio Emilia Approach educational philosophy can be adapted so easily to a Jewish learning experience, I am helping the teachers through workshops and daily provocations and conversations to effectively observe, record, and document daily classroom inquiry.

I feel at home here at CBI. I am dedicated, ambitious, and enthusiastic about Jewish early childhood education. I feel like we can always be better at what we do. My goal here at Congregation Beth Israel is to create with teachers, families, and the children the loving, supportive, nurturing community that I had with Daphna in my first preschool experience.

Beth Israel Preschool Open HouseTuesday, January 20, 5:30-7:00 PM

Sherman Education Center

Come learn more about what CBI’s preschool has to offer! This is a play- and arts-based preschool for ages 2-5. We boast a low teacher-child ratio, and enrichment programs include art, science, yoga, soccer, gymnastics, music, Hebrew, and Spanish. Contact Early Childhood Education Director Deborah Kaplan at (503) 222-2037 or deborah@bethisrael-pdx.org to learn more.

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Notes from Social Action at CBI

Thank you for all your help with our activities in 2014. We look forward to having you join us in 2015!

ADVOCACY ACTIVITIESAs you may know, we are launching the advocacy arm of Social Action. Our wonderful committee members are working hard on developing a comprehensive advocacy program that addresses some of the important issues of our community—both local and global. You will be hearing from us about the SAC’s advocacy-focused programs in the months to come, but we are also taking advantage of existing opportunities.

Interfaith Advocacy DayWednesday, February 11, 8:30 AM-4:00 PMSalem, OR

Please join us for a full day on Wednesday, February 11, for Interfaith Advocacy Day, which is run by the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. This day-long program will spend the morning training participants on the issues and on advocacy/lobbying skills. In the afternoon, participants will head over to speak with elected representatives and senators. The last Interfaith Advocacy Day included almost 300 participants from many different faith communities throughout Oregon.

The focus of advocacy efforts that day will be on confronting poverty, expanding health care, promoting economic equality, and preventing gun violence. What we learn from these issue briefings we can carry into our ongoing advocacy efforts.

The registration fee is $20 for adults and $10 for students. That fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and materials. Watch CBI’s e-mail blasts and website for online registration coming soon. As the date nears, we will organize car pools to make it easy to get to Salem.

Please watch our website and weekly e-mails for our upcoming activities.

THANK YOU TO:Ilene Davidson for spearheading our efforts at NW Tower. In the last few months, we have provided Christmas gifts for all the children at NW Tower and supported a Holiday Party (with tree decorating), a pre-Thanksgiving party, and weekly tutoring. Ilene is the heart and soul of our initiatives at NW Tower, and we couldn’t do it without her.

Our amazing SAC volunteers—too numerous to name here—who have enthusiastically staffed our activities. We are so grateful for the commitment of time and resources from our community members who help us heal the world.

L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation Social Action

Mazel Tov toJeanne Newmark on the birth of her newest great-granddaughter, Reese Coen, on November 1. Grandparents are Kerry Gilbert and CBI members Barbara Gilbert and Miles Newmark. Proud parents are Amanda and Brad Coen.

Jill and Ed Neuwelt on the birth of their granddaughter, Nadine Marie Hedrick, on November 3. Proud parents are Simone Neuwelt and Josh Hedrick. Other grandparents are Nancy and Doug Hedrick, and great-grandmother is Dr. Maria Simon of Vienna, Austria.

Hon. Ellen Rosenblum and Richard Meeker on the birth of their granddaughter, Charlotte Rose Meeker Kent, on November 9. Proud parents are Cate Meeker Kent and Kyle Kent. We also extend congratulations to Ellen and Richard on the August 16 marriage of their son, Will Meeker, to Megan Gilman. In what has become a family tradition, Ellen officiated at the ceremony, which was held in San Francisco.

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

Tracy Oseran, on her non-profit, Urban Gleaners, being named one of Portland Monthly’s 2014 Light a Fire Award winners. For the past 10 years, Portland Monthly’s Light a Fire award has been honoring the individuals and organizations who make Portland a better place to live, love, give, and grow.

Tracy Manaster Alifanz, whose new novel, You Could Be Home By Now, was chosen by People magazine as one of the best new books of the week (December 15, 2014 issue).

Condolences toReuven Ballaban and Abigail Korngold on the death of his step-father, Michael Gladson, on October 29 and on the death of his grandfather, Irvin Schwartz, on November 5.

The Schnitzer family on the death of their sister-in-law, aunt, and great-aunt, Mollie Levin, who passed away in Los Angeles on November 5 at the age of 100. Mollie was the sister of Leonard, Harold, Gilbert, Morris, Manuel Schnitzer, and Edith Goodman.

Saundra Friedman, Stuart Hasman, and Nannette Hasman-Rowe & families on the death of their mother and Tyler and Alexa Hasman on the death of his grandmother, Arline Hasman, on November 9.

Ned Duhnkrack and family on the death of her uncle, Jeffrey Kramer, on November 12.

Rachel Fischer and family on the death of her grandmother, Maye Fischer, on November 17.

Michael and Beth Cook and family on the death of his grandmother, Bess Kopen, on November 22 in Rochester, NY at the age of 96.

Lolly Jamerson, Ben Sandler, Ava, and Anita on the death of Lolly’s sister, Beth Israel, on December 2 in Kensington, MD.

Madeline Nelson on the death of her sister and Roscoe Nelson and Roz Babener on the death of their aunt, Eleanor Stern, on December 6 in Los Angeles, CA.

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

Theresa Eisenberg on the death of her husband, David Eisenberg, on December 7.

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Sisterhood

Women in PoliticsSunday, January 4, 10:30 AMPollin Chapel

Please join us as special guest Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, US Representative for Oregon’s 1st Congressional District, will speak about Women in Politics on Sunday, January 4. This event is jointly sponsored by WRJ/BI Sisterhood and Brotherhood.

NG (Next Generation) Girls’ Night Out Saturday, January 24

On January 24th, join NG Sisterhood for a Girls’ Night Out, and escape the January blues! Dinner, drinks, and dancing are on the menu with details TBD. Find us on Facebook or email us at ngsisterhood@gmail.com to be added to the listserv and stay up-to-date on all our events.

“A History for Today” Anne Frank ExhibitSunday, January 25, 1:00 PMOregon Jewish Museum (1953 NW Kearney Street)

Sisterhood will have a docent-led visit to the Oregon Jewish Museum to see the Anne Frank exhibit, “A History for Today,” on Sunday, January 25. We will meet at the museum. Admission is $3.00. Please RSVP to Kate Royston at kroyston@gmail.com.

Sisterhood Shabbat Friday, 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 kroyston@gmail.com. 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.

SAVE THE DATE....Mark Your Calendars!

Join Sisterhood for a Purim Happy Hour February 23

Services at Robison Home are MagicFor over two years, Beth Israel Sisterhood has supplied volunteers to lead Shabbat services at the Robison Home every fourth Friday of the month. The residents are very appreciative, and leading services for them is one of the best ways you can spend Shabbat. We use the grey Gates of Prayer. The service is marked for you, and we are willing to train you or answer any questions. If you would be willing to lead a service, or have more questions, please contact Kate Royston at kroyston@gmail.com. It’s a magic mitzvah that rewards all involved.

Sisterhood Special DeliveryBeth Israel Sisterhood mailed over 80 Chanukah care packages to college students and military members. The kids appreciate getting our packages and hearing from their Temple family. Included were chocolate gelt, a wooden dreidel, Chanukah toys, chocolate kisses, hot chocolate, and popcorn. There were Chanukah greetings from Rabbi Cahana and Sisterhood, a student directory, and an invitation to the Brunch & a Mitzvah event.

Add your student to the list for the Purim mailing next month. Contact Kathleen Doctor at kathleendoctor@me.com with your student’s name, school and year in school, and mailing and email addresses.

This is a free service to CBI families made possible by Sisterhood funds, member donors, and the Urman Family College Communications Fund. The next time you make a tribute, please consider the Urman Family Fund.

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 djsbraymer@gmail.com for details.

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

Morton GlazerBarbara Glazer

In Honor ofBen Sandler (10 years as

CBI Education Director)The Braymer Family

AlTAr Flowers And oneg shABBATIn Memory of

Arline HasmanDiane and Dennis Warshal & FamilyBarbara and Howard CohnArthur BlumenkronEva Blumenkron GrodyRachel BlumenkronEsther Utay LenetEvelyn LasterBruce SendersHenry FeldmanStanley LangMargery SendersGertrude KleinMarilyn and Hans Grunbaum

AMy r. goldsMiTh liBrAryIn Memory of

Joy AlkalayPierce EthierRose WrightClaire and Zanley Galton

CeMeTery BeAuTiFiCATionIn Memory of

Loudelle LundbergMichael TannenbaumJoy AlkalayPierce EthierRonald TonkinAda BeckmanRena and Cheryl TonkinSamuel GreenbergSelene and Chuck RobinowitzHans NeubergerPatricia NeubergerErwin Frank ForsytheKarla ForsytheRonald Barry TonkinMarcy Tonkin

rABBi CAhAnA disCreTionAryIn Memory of

Herman FaginRachel HalupowskiArline Schubach HasmanRick and Sharyl VagyHal LightSally LightHarold MinkSally and Debbie MinkRuth RosenfeldDon and Karen LachmanLyle LuersLeonard and Sharlene LudwigRosalie DeWitzPhilip and Dorothy Reiter

General ContributionGiven BySavva Shepilov

CAnTor CAhAnA disCreTionAryIn Appreciation

Brian and Tamy Linver

rABBi Joseph disCreTionAryIn Memory of

Maye FischerThe Fischer Family

In AppreciationLee Beller and Allison Trowbridge

CAnTor sChiFF disCreTionAryIn Memory of

Max SolomonSue and Rich Garber & FamilyPearl KarlinAlice and Michael Powell

rABBi rose disCreTionAryIn Memory of

Salo LewinIlse OrthmeyerJennie Y. EnkelisMyra Enkelis

generAl AdMinisTrATiveIn Memory of

Alan ShevachJosephine ShevachNancy SolomonReva B. ReingoldSally SondheimArline HasmanLynn and BobbyMarlene and Jeff LazarusFreida IsenbergJanice IsenbergAnne GeffenIsadore TinklemanStanley D. GeffenErna NeubergerHans NeubergerHerman DavidRosalyn NeubergerHoward WolfeFrances WolfeJack R. MenasheJack McBrideRuben J. and Elizabeth MenasheJoseph MargolinDoreen Stamm MargolinPhillip MargolinRuth RosenfeldEve and Alan RosenfeldYvette WeintraubAlan WeintraubSamuel SteinbergRita LublinerAlan KantorGary and Sheryl MartelPaul WestonBetsy Bergstein & Lenore WestonBetty ParkerIrving SteinbockEdythe SteinbockRonald P. SeresJoel and Sandra Seres

Jill newMAn slAnsky eArly Childhood leAder FundIn Memory of

James R. LilienthalFrances Lilienthal

presChoolIn Memory of

Evelyn GalenIsadore TinklemanPatricia Layton Nemer

ruTh seMler youTh ACTiviTiesIn Memory of

Max J. SwerdlikJoan and Louis SorianoSara BazelonJim and Michael RichmanArline HasmanMargaret Hasson

In Honor ofWilma Jane Balick (Recovery)Margaret Hasson

sAlly vidgoFF CAMp kAlsMAn sCholArshipIn Memory of

Sally VidgoffBob and Robin Mesher

soCiAl ACTion (generAl)In Memory of

Samuel ChaimovGregory and Ellen ChaimovStella GeorgesHilde LehmannEmily Georges GottfriedErnest Bonyhadi and Shirley

GittelsohnElsie W. GoldhammerDick SolomonKathy FisherLeo ArferRobert S. MisrachGerry Misrach JacksonGerald SternRick and Kay SternJay AlbertJeannette RubensteinArline HasmanThe Albert FamilyCarol Gevurtz MeiselsSam LazerwithCharlotte LazerwithMilton GevurtzJohn and Myra GevurtzElaine WoskowThe Woskow Family

In Honor ofRuth Gassner (Birthday)Rena and Cheryl Tonkin

FoodIn Memory of

Ruth SaulTed and Davia RubensteinVictor FeibelmanGertrude JosephGoldie HammelSusy, Marci, and Katrina HammelEdna FentonLynda BakerBurnetta PackouzRay and Dorothy PackouzArline HasmanElaine and Steve KantorLawrence TarlowSharon TarlowWynne SpiegelEloise Spiegel

Richard BrownsteinMark SacksRobert SacksAlan S. MeyerFanny TurtledoveHarry Leonard TurtledoveAlice and Paul MeyerHannah BodnerGeorge BodnerLouis FentonLee and Frank BerneErna NeubergerHerman DavidPatricia NeubergerLouis MillerRobin FlammRobert A. FreidenrichMilton FreidenrichJane FlaxmanSamuel ShleiferStuart and Susan ShleiferLeah K. DurkheimerMark Dohrmann and Julie

DurkheimerDr. Zanly EdelsonCharles EdelsonBunny EdelsonJoan Asher LiebreichAdolf AsherEvelyn Asher MaizelsDonald RichmanMimi Richman

In Honor ofRuth Gassner (Birthday)Barbara and Howard CohnThe Harrison/Jackson MishpochaDodie HarrisonDavid and Debbie Braymer

(Support for our family)Karla Forsythe

i hAve A dreAMIn Memory of

Betty GoldmanMargo SercuSid FeuersteinMark and Judy PetermanRobert B. BlankHaleah BlankMorton GlazerDeborah Friedman and Gary

Peterson

speAr reseArCh liBrAryIn Memory of

Julia AdlerGregory and Ellen Chaimov

TeMple iMproveMenTIn Memory of

Louis SpiegelEloise Spiegel

urMAn FAMily College CoMMuniCATionIn Memory of

Arline HasmanMarvin and Lois Urman

In Honor ofOur four grandchildrenMarvin and Lois Urman

Very Thoughtful People

March 4, 2015...

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Very Thoughtful People

CArolyn g. & MillArd s. rosenBlATT leCTureIn Memory of

Rabbi Murray SaltzmanDebra Brooks

In Honor ofSara Epstein’s engagement to

Nate MorelliDebra Brooks

heiMs FAMily youTh ACTiviTies endowMenTIn Memory of

Anne D. DavisSarah DavisJenny DicksonI. Kenneth Davis

holzMAn FAMily religious sChool FundIn Honor of

Renée Holzman (Special award given by Compassion & Choices)

Steve and Michelle Gradow

lloyd B. rosenFeld youTh leAdership FundIn Honor of

Ben Sandler (10 years as CBI Education Director)

WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood

neTTie direCTor liBrAry Book endowMenTIn Memory of

Sol DirectorRose RosenStuart and Nikki DirectorDick BrownsteinDonna BrownsteinJulius B. JaffeAdele SavinarElaine J. SavinarSol D. DirectorBruce Director

In Honor ofIrwin Holzman (Recovery)Dr. Joel Seres (Recovery)Stuart and Nikki Director

siMon & helen direCTor endowMenTIn Memory of

June NagelTrudi and Richard Morrison & FamilyMarvin L. ByerHoward Byer

TeMple endowMenTIn Memory of

Jerry M. ColtonMarcia Colton

WRJ/Beth IsRael sIsteRhood Funds

prAyer BookIn Memory of

Lt. Joseph (Yussie) Jacob Epstein, USCG (retired)

Henry SpivakJacqueline Ray SpivakHelen SpivakKaren S. SpivakSamuel SchneiderNaomi Schneider and Merrill

Schneider

Leo GoldmanMarcia Colton & Family

In Honor ofMarcia Colton (Birthday)Risa Colton-Feldman and Louis

Feldman & Jacob and Noah Feldman

serviCe To The BlindIn Memory of

Arline HasmanBarbara and Barry CaplanRuth and Manton J. SpearLaura J. Spear & Family

sisTerhood progrAMMing, leAdership & enriChMenTIn Memory of

Arline HasmanMidge ConeLoree SakaiRick and Jan GassnerCharlene ZidellBob EdelmanSusan Golden

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

Senior CantorIda Rae Cahanacantorcahana@bethisrael-pdx.org

Assistant 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

Early Childhood Education DirectorDeborah Kaplan, MATdeborah@bethisrael-pdx.org

Youth Group DirectorShoshanna Proshoshanna@bethisrael-pdx.org

Education AdministratorZiva Sholinziva@bethisrael-pdx.org

Member Services

Executive DirectorSydney A. Baersydney@bethisrael-pdx.org

Development DirectorJen Feldmanjen@bethisrael-pdx.org

Congregational Affairs DirectorJemi Kostiner Mansfield jemi@bethisrael-pdx.org

Finance DirectorJim Baldwin, CPAjim@bethisrael-pdx.org

Accounting AssistantVicki Greifvicki@bethisrael-pdx.org

Project CoordinatorDara Dochertydara@bethisrael-pdx.org

Office AdministratorTracy Alifanztracy@bethisrael-pdx.org

Facilities StaffKeith Powers, LeadJesse FehrerShalamar 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 Group503-297-9635www.vtgrouppdx.com

We are pleased to announce a slight change to our Catering Panel, beginning in January 2015. Food in Bloom, the catering company with whom we’ve had the longest relationship – dating back to 1994! – is now part of VT Group, a larger event company representing a number of catering and venue options. We invite you to learn more about them:

VT Group(503) 297-9635www.vtgrouppdx.comVT Group is the company behind the most successful and highly-reviewed catering businesses in Portland, consisting of

Food in Bloom Catering, Vibrant Table Catering & Events, and f&b catering & café. The three companies, each with their own character and specialties, can respond to client catering requests ranging from plated dinner & buffet experiences to station & small plate meals to deliveries. VT Group offers help with venue, decor, floral design, and lighting to make their clients’ visions a reality. Downtown venues include the Exchange Ballroom, Portland Art Museum, Portland Center Stage, Treasury Ballroom, and LanSu Chinese Gardens. Visit the individual companies at www.vibranttable.com, www.foodinbloom.com, and www.fandbcafe.com.

We’re on a Mission from G-dMarch 4, 2015...

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In Remembrance ~ May their memory be for a blessing.

January 2 & 3Julian AlbertRose BackerPearl BaskinHenry (Bialistok) BillysAnne D. Davis*Jacob J. DavisSarah DavisAlbert J. Finke*Mandel FischerRobert A. FreidenrichPauline L. Goldberg*Israel GothalphEva Blumenkron GrodyJack HandelmanWilliam Herzog*David HudesmanBertha K. Israel*Samuel Jackson*Elsie KatzLeo KatzEyelyn E. Keyser*Benjamin KirzTheda KolkerCarol LangJoan A. Liebreich*Harold LightEgon E. LoebnerBertha Lokay*Joseph MargolinJacob Mayer*Carol Gevurtz Meisels*Morris MittlemanRebecca NelsonErna Neuberger*Hans NeubergerStanley PitkinHilda PomerantzS. Fredrick (Fred) RabinerMorris H. “Mish” Rosencrantz*Rabbi Frank Rosenthal*Jeannette Lewis RubensteinMaurice RubensteinSamuel SchneiderBruce M. SendersMeier (Mike) ShavzinWilliam ShevachSamuel N. Shleifer*Sanford SimkoffNathan David Simon*Harriet A. SockutManton J. SpearBarbara SperoRalph TannenbaumDavid H. WarshawskyAdam WeinsteinGoldie WeinsteinPhilip WexlerRose White*Thelma Wing

January 9 & 10Rose Wexler Ailringer*Dorothy A. AndrianoffBenjamin Backer*Ben BesserFrieda BizerHannah BodnerKaa ByingtonAubrey M. Davis*Rosalie DavisRosalie DeWitzCharles K. Diamond*Charles EdelsonJoseph EndlerYussie Joseph Jacob EpsteinLouis Fenton*Shirley FishelDavid W. FriedmanStella GeorgesAnne GoldbergJaime GoldfarbElsie GoldhammerMorrie GreensteinOscar IngberAlan KantorMelvin E. KendallJoseph Kohn*Jean KornfeldCharlotte LazerwithSam LazerwithPauline LeckerHilde LehmannEsther Utay LenetArthur J. LevineSalo Lewin*Donald LonderLyle LuersSuzanne Norman MallochDoreen Stamm MargolinLouis MarkLouis MillerHarold MinkRobert MisrachOlga MolnarMelvin NelsonEsther Solomon PlanerJudith PlatmanJerrold PlattDonald RichmanMary RogowayFreda RovechJoyce Rubin*Rabbi Murray SaltzmanAdele SavinarDavid SaxeMax Schaffer*Ramy SchneiderLorraine SchulbergBruce M. SendersSally StolzoffArnold Tannenbaum*H. Myer Turteltaub

Sally Vidgoff*Harold WardIrving WeinsteinCynthia Rich WoodLouis WoronElaine WoskowRose Wright*

January 16 & 17Morton L. AlexanderLouise Pauline Anisman BrennerJean CoffeyHyman CohnIrwin S. CohnHerman DavidBob EdelmanShirlee Ann EisenbergGlenn EpsteinClara FarbermanJoseph FeldmanErwin Frank ForsytheAnne M. GeffenSuzanne Gevurtz*Laddy H. GrossFlorence HughesMorris M. Israel*Hyman KaplanJames Kaplan*Bessie Kauffman*Henry KleinbergDavid KronEsther Levin*Leonie F. LidskyJames R. LilienthalLorraine LippoffPercy M. Malkin*Ronald K. Mesher*June NagelBen NovichLouis PuzissRuth RavetzGloria ReissCecelia RidoutMona RosenSam RosenFred M. Rosenbaum*Sarah RosenblumHarry RosenfieldHarold (Hal) SaltzmanWynne SpiegelGerald Stern*Mary StilwellDavid StraussMarion SulzbergerRonald Barry Tonkin*Audrey Jane VeraJeffrey A. WardJean White

January 23 & 24Alexander Windecker Ailringer*

Joy Alkalay*Adolf AsherAda E. BeckmanAbe BlankAnne BlankBern BlattnerDick BrownsteinAnna BuchbinderMarvin L. ByerHelen EpsteenHenry FeldmanLewis Fendrich*Harvey FieldsIrvin FieldsKathy FisherMilton Gevurtz*Hannah GreenwaldHarry E. Gurian*Frieda Goldkrand IsenbergJulius B. Jaffe*Joseph M. Kaffesieder*Bruce KantorArlene KaplanElsie Kahn Kohoot*Sarah KurlandHarry B. MarcusPeter MarkusLloyd McFallJoseph Metzger*Robert L. Novack*Burnetta PackouzBetty ParkerShirlee RomerHarvey RosencrantzRachel RubinBella RudermanHarry J. Schatz*Jack Schiff*John Leasing SellingRonald Paul SeresJerome B. ShankRonda Leppanen ShawJoseph SimonLouis SockutYetta Jean SternHarvey TabackNancy Lou Tonkin*David WarshawskyYvette WeintraubPaul WestonCarol WilliamsHoward F. WolfeEileen Zugman

January 30 & 31Laura Adler*Miriam Baer*Franklin BarkleyAnna BloomArthur BlumenkronJenny DicksonSara Dilsheimer*Sol D. Director*

Leah Kinspel DurkheimerHyman FalbelHerbert Frank FeiblemanMartin FishelMorris FishmanMilton FreidenrichRudolph GalkinIsaac Geller*Michael GilbertMorton GlazerLeo GoldmanEmily Georges GottfriedSamuel GreenbergBetty Louise JacksonRobert M. JacobsPearl Malin KarlinLillian C. KaufmanGertrude KleinRose KunowskiStanley B. LangStanley LappenJulius LevinDavine LevisonJacob “Coco” LevyJack McBrideJack MenasheAlan S. MeyerJeno MolnarEsther Layton Murphy*Charlotte OlivenGeorge RaffelEdith Goodman RogowayRose RosenFlorence M. Applebaum RosenbergRuth RosenfeldS. I. SamuelsEllen Sanders-TuftConnie R. SchultzArthur Senders*Harriet ShankWesley SpellmanLouis SpiegelSamuel M. Steinberg*Harry SugarmanLawrence TarlowIsadore TinklemanFanny Turtledove*Harry Leonard TurtledoveFlorence WarshawskyRobert P. WeilJoseph Wekselblatt*Herbert H. Werlin

(*) 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 jemi@bethisrael-pdx.org.

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY1 Tevet 10

New Year’s Day

Temple Offices Closed

2 Tevet 11

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

3 Tevet 12

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Morning Service10:30 AM PC

4 Tevet 13

Book Group9:00 AM SBR

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

Suzanne Bonamici: Women in Politics10:30 AM PC

Jewish Theatre Collaborative 10:30 AM BA

Kol Echad Choir Rehearsal11:30 AM BTB

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

5 Tevet 14 6 Tevet 15

7 Tevet 16 Midrasha (grades 6-8) 5:30 PM SEC

Adult B’nei Mitzvah6:00 PM SBR

8 Tevet 17 IHP4:30 PM SEC

WRJ/BIS Board Meeting6:30 PM SBR

9 Tevet 18 Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shir Shabbat Service 6:00 PM Temple

JND Shabbat Service 7:30 PM PC

10 Tevet 19

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Tot Shabbat9:30 AM PC

Shabbat Morning Service10:30 AM PC

11 Tevet 20

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

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

Kol Echad Choir Rehearsal11:30 AM BTB

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

12 Tevet 21 13 Tevet 22

Education Taskforce7:00 PM SBR

14 Tevet 23

Executive Committee12:00 PM SBR

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

Adult B’nei Mitzvah6:00 PM SBR

Advocacy Taskforce7:00 PM SBR

15 Tevet 24

Adult Education Committee8:30 AM SBR

IHP4:30 PM SEC

Board of Trustees Meeting6:15 PM SBR

16 Tevet 25

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Gospel Shabbat Service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.6:00 PM Temple

17 Tevet 26

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service:Bar Mitzvah of Jeremy Davis10:30 AM Temple

18 Tevet 27

No Sunday Programming

19 Tevet 28

MLK, Jr. Holiday

No Preschool

20 Tevet 29 21 Shevat 1

No Midrasha - finals

22 Shevat 2

IHP4:30 PM SEC

23 Shevat 3

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

24 Shevat 4

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Gertie Smith10:30 AM Temple

25 Shevat 5

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

ECE Tu B’Shevat program10:00 AM SEC

Brotherhood Speaker: Ben Murane of the New Israel Fund10:30 AM MR

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

26 Shevat 6 27 Shevat 7 28 Shevat 8

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

Adult B’nei Mitzvah6:00 PM SBR

29 Shevat 9

IHP4:30 PM SEC

30 Shevat 10

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

31 Shevat 11

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Lawren Paris10:30 AM Temple

PJ Havdallah at Rose Schnitzer ManorTime TBD

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

January 2015 Tevet-Shevat 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

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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