March 2016 Bulletin - Congregation Beth Israel, Portland Oregon

March 16, 6 pm

PRESENTSPURIM’S COMING

BulletinMarch 2016

Adar I - Adar II 5776Vol. 65, No. 6

And don’t miss the

PurimCarnival

Sunday,March 13

immediately after Religious School

Blumauer Auditorium Lunch will be provided for$5 per person.

What if Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, and Steven Sondheim collaborated to write a Purim Schpiel? Well, that’s not going to happen. Instead, we have CBI’s own retelling of the Biblical Book of Esther!

Starring the clergy, staff, and the volunteer choir of CBI, West Side Schpiel is the story of star-crossed lovers caught between the warring factions of uptown Shushan. A parody of one of the most beautiful & beloved Broadway musicals, West Side Schpiel brings a hilarious new telling to the ancient tale.

West Side Schpiel, presented in the Temple, is free and open to the community.

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B’nei Mitzvah Upcoming Events

Madeline Joy CronnMadeline Joy Cronn will become Bat Mitzvah on March 5, 2016. A seventh grader at Robert Gray Middle School, she is the daughter of Leah and Jeff Cronn, and older sister of Caleb. A lifelong lover of both cooking and taking care of animals, Maddy has decided to combine her passions for her Mitzvah Project by hosting a bake sale in support of the

Oregon Humane Society (www.oregonhumane.org). She also plans to spend her summer volunteering at the animal shelter.

Maxen Aaron Yuzon Maxen Aaron Yuzon will become Bar Mitzvah on March 12, 2016. He is the son of Damon Yuzon and Madeline Bourland and a student at the Catlin Gable School. For his Mitzvah Project, he is working with Human Solutions, an organization that helps low-income and homeless families by providing housing, support services, and job training. Maxen

is raising money and linens for a new family shelter that’s being developed. More information on this program is available at www.humansolutions.org.

Henry Allen SealHenry Allen Seal will become Bar Mitzvah on March 19, 2016. He is the son of Lara Greenberg and Paul Seal, and older brother of Julian and Isaac. Henry is a student at Portland Jewish Academy. For his Mitzvah Project, he has chosen to work with Soccer for Peace (www.soccerforpeace.com), a non-profit that aims to unite war torn

nations through their shared love of soccer. Henry’s goal is to raise money through a community soccer match.

Declan Joseph GloverDeclan Joseph Glover will become Bar Mitzvah on March 26, 2016. He is the son of Tamara and Brian, and brother to Isaac, Benjamin, and Emma Lena. He is in an eighth grader at Lake Ridge Junior High. For his Mitzvah Project, Declan is working at the Oregon Food Bank to get food to the people who need it most. Declan wants to help people who are in a bad

situation get food so that they won’t have to worry about their next meal. This way they can get back on their feet.

Conversos – Continuing the ConversationWednesday, March 2, 7:00 PM Pollin ChapelPresenter: Rabbi Joshua Stampfer, Co-founder of the Society for Crypto Judaic StudiesAt the end of the 15th century, the Inquisition forced the Jews in Spain to leave or convert to Catholicism. Many of those who converted, or “conversos,” continued to practice their faith illegally and in secret. A large number of these conversos and crypto-Jews immigrated to Spanish American colonies, where enforcement by the Inquisition was less stringent than in Spain. During periods of persecution by the Mexican Inquisition, crypto-Jews migrated to isolated frontier areas, including northern New Spain, which later became New Mexico.

CBI Book Group Sunday, March 6, 9:00 AM Herbert & Shirley Semler Board RoomJoin fellow CBI bibliophiles for a discussion of Davita’s Harp by Chaim Potok. Want to plan ahead? Our April read will be Jodi Picoult’s The Storyteller.

Jewish Book CelebrationThursday, March 17, 1:00 PM White Stag Building, University of Oregon, Portland Campus In the final presentation for Jewish Book Celebration 2015-16, photojournalist Daniel Morrison will present his talk, “The One Eyed Watchman – seeing war through the camera lens.” Daniel has worked in El Salvador, Nicargua, Hondura, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Angola Africa, and Afghanistan as both a unilateral and an embedded journalist. This talk is tied to the Jewish Theatre Collaborative production of Chaim Potok’s book Davita’s Harp. In the novel, one of the main characters is a journalist with a leftist newspaper who goes to cover the Spanish Civil War. The event is free and open to the public.

Music Under the DomeThursday April 7, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Main Sanctuary, Open to allA terrific music series returns, featuring our beloved CBI member and cellist for “Kol Nidre,” Irving Levin and esteemed pianist Michael Barnes playing works by Faure, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and others.

CBI is going to Spain! April 20-30, 2017Join us for the next Congregational trip to learn about the history of the Jews of Spain. We will be traveling from April 20-30, 2017. The trip will be led by Rabbi and Cantor Cahana, and arranged through ARZA World, who also organized our previous trips to Israel. You can learn more, and REGISTER for the trip at: www.arzaworld.com/cong-beth-israel-spain-trip-2017.aspx

Adult Education Presents:

Palooza Time!Are you a florist extraordinaire? A top-notch calligrapher? A party planner of the highest order? If you’re in the businessof making special events even more special, CBI’s B’neiMitzvah families want to know! On Saturday, April 2, from10:30 AM - 2:00 PM, our annual B’nei Mitzvah Palooza presents a perfect opportunity to let our community know about your services. Please contact Ziva Sholin in the Education Office at [email protected] to apply!

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Come and Play!Thursday March 24,10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Blumauer Auditorium Join in the fun for a morning of intergenerational programming on Purim Day! Don your best Haman (boo!) and Esther outfits (other costumes welcome!) and celebrate the joy of Purim with a Megillah reading, some live music and dancing, putting together

mishloach manot, and arts and crafts! Of course, we will have some sweet treats to enjoy together, as well.

All ages are welcome! Please RSVP to Marisa at 503-222-1069 or

[email protected]

Our Leadership Hineinu

Hineinu. We are Here. GET INVOLVED NOWby Ilene Davidson, Engagement Task Force Chair

As we begin on the path to provide opportunities for our congregants to come together in many different ways, we ask each of you to join us. We hope you were able to attend our Hineinu Shabbat Service on February 26. We thank Rabbi Cahana, Cantor Cahana and Rabbi Joseph for leading us in such a special service and also thank Sydney Baer and Michelle Gradow, the leaders of our Celebrations Cohort, for organizing such a lovely welcome and delicious Oneg. Please let us know if you would like to join them in organizing other celebrations at CBI.

You’ve now received more information on our Neighborhood Circles and we hope you are reaching out to your neighbors to get to know them better and help one another.

Other ways to get involved this month include:

Empty Nesters +60We are forming a new group for CBI members who are 60 or older (or who want to hang with these engaging folks). If you are interested in meeting with contemporaries for dinner, theatre, happy hours, movies, and local events around town, this group is for you! An organizational meeting will be held on March 10 at CBI at 7:00 pm. Refreshments will be served. We will discuss the many activities our new group would like to consider. Bring your ideas! Please call Alyssa at 503 222-1069 to RSVP.

Be a Greeter!Welcome friends, congregants, guests and newcomers at Friday evening Shabbat services. It’s easy - you will ask people to wear a name tag, hand out the weekly announcement flyer, introduce newcomers to other members and answer the important questions in life – like, what are they serving at the Oneg?

Greeters arrive at 5:30, half an hour before services begin and stay a few minutes afterwards to mingle and enjoy the Oneg. Sign up online at www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/72791809806 and wear your best smile.

We Are Here to help you create what you envision for CBI. Whether it’s to learn more about any of these programs, to get involved in planning family events or welcoming new members, or to share your ideas, please contact Ilene at [email protected].

Purim Primariesby Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana

The Hebrew month of Adar is doubled this year – the very definition of the Jewish Leap Year. Adar I began in February – and now we are in the unusual time of Adar II. Double fun – perhaps double strange times. Don’t we know it!

Mishenichnas Adar Marbin B’Simcha! – “When Adar Begins, Joy Increases!” says the Talmud (Taanit 29a). And yet, the joyful holiday of Purim – when all the Jewish celebration is heightened – doesn’t take place in the first Adar of a leap year. That’s a bit odd, because we usually rush to do a mitzvah (which is why a bris is usually held in the morning. Why wait?) But for a Leap Year Purim we hold off on our celebrations for an entire month until the fourteenth day of the second Adar.

Why? Some believe that since Purim and Passover are holidays of Redemption (escape from destruction, escape from slavery) we try to keep them close together. Adding a month between them creates an untenable separation for a common theme. That’s not a bad reason.

But I also think that there is something about extending the anticipation of frivolity. We are reminded that in the seriousness of the world around us, we need to draw out our sense of the absurd.

Kind of like our Presidential Primaries.

For months now, we have been in “silly season.” Bloviating has taken the place of consideration. Theatricality has held our attention, not substance. The politics of the personal fills the media and there is no room for policy consideration or serious proposals.

It’s a leap year – the silliness seems to be doubled.

It is entertaining – and maybe it is fun to extend the entertainment. But even Purim comes to an end. The time will come – and I hope soon – when we can move past the silliness. The time will come when we can hear serious proposals and clarity on how they will be accomplished. The two main parties promote two very different versions of our problems and solutions; we need to be able to hear them, debate them and choose carefully. There are two very different visions of our nation and our future. We need to give them serious consideration.

But until then – enjoy Purim!

PURIM DAY


Developing CBI

by Jenat Levison FeldmanDevelopment Director

CBI strives to be a place where you feel embraced, safe, and inspired. Our programs and services are structured to be of the highest caliber, impacting lives through singing, socializing, and

(of course) learning. Your contributions enable us to provide these important programs and services. Thank you for working with us!

We at Congregation Beth Israel are poised to be the center for Jewish vibrancy in Portland. Our sacred space sets a natural stage for us to learn, to flourish and to experience pure joy. From our preschoolers to our most senior members, we are invited to dance, sing, and pray in our historical Temple. Whether we come together to celebrate Jewish life events, special occasions like the Martin Luther King Service and Celebration or lectures – our synagogue space provides both reverence and exhilaration. It takes funding to preserve this sacred space.

Our integrated arts program allows Pre-kindergarten through 5th grade classes to spend time each week in one of four different arts-based classes. These include art, dance, drama, and music. The inclusion of the arts in our program does not stop there! Our middle and high school classes frequently use intentional art to express what they have learned about Judaism. And on Sundays alone, over 300 students participate in this learning opportunity, making CBI the largest Religious School in all of Oregon. It takes funding to support these programs.

CBI prides itself on meeting people where they’re at – so to speak. Economically we have knocked down all barriers to both membership and Religious School enrollment so that we are accessible to all. In addition, we are making moves to meet in people’s homes and neighborhoods – bringing Judaism into your life physically and metaphorically – wherever you are and at every life stage. From bringing the Torah to preschooler’s homes, to singing and lecturing in the many senior communities in Portland, to actively engaging in Interfaith Social Action work, we are there for you. Other intergenerational programming includes: multiple services on the High Holy Days; Jews Next D’Or – programming that attracts hundreds of young adults to both pray and play together, nourishing both their hearts and their bodies through the connections they make here; engagement opportunities through Hineinu; Tot Shabbat gatherings-- and that is just the tip of the iceberg. It takes funding to provide these services.

It is our privilege to thank you for helping us create Jewish memories and impact Jewish lives, so we are honored to list all the donors who have made all this and more possible by making an annual contribution (formerly dues) above and beyond your giving level, contributing to our Every Family Initiative (EFI) Campaign, supporting either of our two major fundraisers (Fall Fundraiser or Taste of Temple) whether as a sponsor, a Mitzvah Moment or Recipe for Success donor, buying a Golden Ticket or into a House Party, or donating through the school registration fundraiser. It is truly thanks to each of you – that all this and more is possible. We invite everyone to join us and feel the vibrancy that comes with knowing your donation impacts lives.

Peter AckermanMichael Adler and Molly NewcomerGeorge and Sharon AlexanderMarc and Tracy AlifanzAlina Aliyar and Sara Spetlel AliyarMichael and Margie AntonApex Real Estate PartnersLee and Stephanie AuerbachStephanie Axman and Alison GashBill and Sydney BaerMark Banks and Lauren CooperTony and Robyn BarbonJonathan and Bonnie BargLester and Heather BaskinMichael and Rosalie BaskinDavid and Marah BeanLiz BedewiBrian and Alisa BendisLen and Betsy BergsteinGerel BlauerScott Rector and Rachel BloomGeorge BodnerJoanne BonimeErnie BonyhadiDavid and Debbie BraymerMarina and Bill BrownRon and Marisa BrownDebra and Kim BurchielRabbi Michael and Cantor Ida Rae CahanaLance and Debbie CaldwellConnie Cambreleng

Asher and Grace CantorJeff Capen and Kira Dennison-CapenBernard CaplanBob and Patty ChestlerStuart and Mandi ChestlerBen Chinn and Phyllis NakayamaMichael ClancyMegan CoensonDavid Cohen and Lee Anna JonesFred and Randy CohenKenny and Rhonda CohenMarvin Richmond and Marge CohnMarcia ColtonScott CooleyWill and Melanie DannJim and Ilene DavidsonAndrea DavisDick and Cameron DavisTom and Julie DiamondRichard DobrowLou and Kathleen DoctorLee and Nikki DorfmanMircea and Cristina DraghicescuJames Monteith and Ned DuhnkrackJohn and Sarah EpsteinPierce EthierJeff and Sharon FeinblattHoward and Jen FeldmanLeigh Feldman and Sara MoskovitzLouis Feldman and Risa Colton-FeldmanSelma Feldman

Melissa FiresideAdam and Barbra FisherJoey and Val FishmanPaul and Sherry FishmanAndrew Frank and Sally RosenfeldEric and Rebecca Friedenwald- FishmanZachary FruchtengartenMorrie GalenBill and Bev GalenAndrew Galler and Audra LaFaveZanley and Claire GaltonJudah and Alison GarfinkleRick Garfinkle and Karla GreenNoe GarnicaStanley and Adrienne GeffenRandy and Debbie GellerRoger GellerTom Georges III and Linda GeorgesNeil and Joan GerardGevurtz Menashe Attorneys at LawGary GilbertLeonard and Yvonne GionetBarbara GlazerMarshall and Lisa GlickmanPaul and Mimi GoldmanJudith GoldsmithBobbie GoldsteinDavid and Tiffany GoldwynGoodman FamilyDoug and Lila GoodmanGreg Goodman and Susan Schnitzer

Mark and Christi GoodmanBill June and Susan GraberSteven and Michelle GradowJonathan and Lisa GreenleafTyler and DeeDee GundbergDavid and Claudine HalmosIrv and Gail HandelmanCraig Hartzman and James JohnMargaret HassonGary and Joyce HoffmanJanet Hoffman and John HarlandJonathan and Susan HoffmanIrwin and Renee HolzmanDan HurwitzArdee ImermanJanice IsenbergMorris and Gerry JacksonGail JacobyRabbi Rachel JosephRabbi Samuel and Dori JosephMichael and Michelle KaneJim and Rhonda KennedyMichael and Kristen KernEvan KingScott Howard and Lucy KivelMichael and Mary KleinPaul and Arlene KoenigsbergChris Hill and Laura KormanDonald and Judith KramerBob Kravitz and David GilbertMrs. Jean KrosnerUri and Jessica Kushner

CBI Contributor’s Circle

Thank You for Helping Us Create Jewish Memories and Impact Jewish Lives

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Developing CBI

All names have been carefully reviewed. Nevertheless, errors and omissions may occur. If your name has been misprinted or omitted, please accept our apology. Please direct all questions or corrections to Development Director Jen Feldman at (503)222.1069 or [email protected].

Paul and Lee LabbyRob and Virginia LaForteJason and Lucy LangerJeff Schwartz and Shoshanna LansbergBrian LeeJerry and Evelyn LeshgoldMatthew and Leah LettsSimcha Levental and Laura RobbinsIrv Levin and Stephanie FowlerGlen and Lisa LevyDavid and Amy LewinCarol LewisKathleen LewisKen and Colleen LewisScott Lewis and Laura Rose-LewisJonathan and Marilyn LindnerDavid and Liz LippoffDick and Harriet MaizelsSteve Klein and Gail MandelPhillip MargolinLynn MarksSteve and Robin McCoyMaddie McMoniesFred Cirillo and Sharon MeieranBarry and Susan MenasheJoe and Joanne MenasheJordan MenasheMichael MenasheRuben and Elizabeth MenashePage and Lynn MesherJoan MeyersKaren MillerBarney and Susan MilsteinDarren and Jill MitchellChristie Moore and Stacy LewisMaddie Nelson and Jim LafkyRoscoe Nelson III and Debra HarrisonTed Nelson and Curt ShaffstallAdam and Sandy NemerHeinz Holzapfel and Sylvia NessanPatricia NeubergerRosalyn NeubergerEd and Jill NeuweltMark NewJeanne Newmark

Miles Newmark and Barbara GilbertNorthwest BankAndy Olshin and Rebecca MischelThe Oregon Clinic Gastroenterology - WestDan and Tracy OseranHenry and Nancy OseranDaniel and Chelsea OstranderSteve and Anna ParisJim Paustian and Sadie RogersPDX Reading Specialist, LLCRobert and Leslie PeltzMark and Judy PetermanGary Peterson and Debbie FriedmanGraham and Ashley PetersenBob and Rita PhilipAllan and Marney PikeSteven Pike and Allison Sneider PikeRyan and Sarah PitmanRichard and Shirley PlotzkerHarold and Jane PollinForrest Marcum and Rachel PollinYale Popowich and Tina SkourasBrian PuzissDavid and Lesley RaphaelRecumbent PDXKevin ReedyPhil and Dorothy ReiterJoshua and Amy RemickJim and Michael RichmanStephen and Leslie RobinsonAlice RoganPaul and Gayle RomainRabbi Emanuel and Lorraine RoseJames Rosenbaum and Sandra LewisRobert and Joan RosenbaumJack Rosenberg and DeeDee DohertyMike and Amy RosenbergDavid and Diane RosencrantzAlan and Eve RosenfeldEric and Tiffany RosenfeldLuanne RosenfeldRosemarie RosenfeldWarren Rosenfeld and Sheryl LangermanJohn and Marti Rosenthal

Henry Rosicky III and Gillian RosickyDick and Deanne RubinsteinEleanore RubinsteinRick Rubinstein, Jr. and Jill RubinsteinTed and Davia RubensteinRose RustinBabak and Caroline SabiJerry and Bunny SadisKen and Loree SakaiMichael and Linda SalinskyFaye SamuelsBen Sandler and Lolly JamersonDavid and Lisa SarasohnNathan SasakiDan and Kathie SaucyDr. David and Cantor Judith SchiffJosh Schindler and Andrea HerzkaRon and Rita SchlanskyGreg and Melissa SchmidtArlene SchnitzerArlene Schnitzer TrustDina SchnitzerDori SchnitzerLois SchnitzerThelma SchnitzerBen Hartman and Ava SchoenPete SchulbergDave Smith and Libby SchwartzScott SemproniJoel and Sandra SeresBill ShawNir Peled and Jerami ShecterJamie and Denise ShulmanScott and Pam SidellJeffrey Whalen and Stephanie SiegelRon and Sheila SilverMichael Simon and Suzanne BonamiciJennifer SingerRichard and Lori SingerJill SlanskyNate Smith and Anna EpsteinNick and Sanny SnellRichard Solomon and Alyce FlitcraftLes and Martha SolteszBruce Spiegel

Don Spiegel and Deborah Davis-SpiegelTom and Mardi SpitzerHarley and Robyn SpringArthur SteinhornJeff and Barbara SteinbergLance and Mary SteinbergTom and Mary Jane SternLynn and Chet TobiasAdam TonkinAlexc TonkinBrad and Michelle TonkinCheryl TonkinEdward TonkinMarcy TonkinRena TonkinJesse Treger and Candice AdelsonBill and Joanne TreuhaftMichelle UngerBruce Melzer and Robyn UrbachTony and Bianca UrdesUrdes Miller Wealth Management GroupJordan and Gina WandElinor WattsJason WaxmanSharon WeilMichael Weiner and Kathy Davis-WeinerJeff and Scotti WeintraubStuart and Marcia WeissJeff and Jen WeprinJon and Amie WexlerDoug WinterJeff and Lynn WolfstoneRon and Nancy WydenPhil and Tammy YasharLewis and Ann YoungRobert ZelinkaJanet ZellMartin and Beverly ZellCharlene ZidellHerman & Vicki Zimmerman


Education Brotherhood

CBI Brotherhood Newsby Andrew Olshin, Brotherhood President

I am honored to serve as the CBI Brotherhood President for 2016 - 2017. Lot’s going on at CBI!!

I was thrilled to actively participate in the revelry created by CBI Brothers and Mothers and, of course, many others at Taste of Temple. Our MLK service was truly inspiring, we recently heard about local Native Americans from our own Tracy Prince, and Board Member, Dr. Sharon Meieran is running for a seat on the Multnomah County Commission. Not to mention we are in the process of searching for a new ED.

And we all know what happens in March!!!!

2016 Purim CarnivalHear Ye!!!! Hear Ye!!!! Come One, Come All!!!!

All kids and kids at heart are invited to

the Annual Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 13th following Religious School. Lunch will be provided for $5 per person.Hope to see you there!!!!

My favorite hero, The Donald said today “I’m trying to be more understated.” What does that mean?? Please feel free to email me any time at [email protected] with any insights you would like to share–or just to say hello or ask a question, etc.

A Great Year to PARTY!by Sarit Cahana, PARTY President

It’s been a great year for PARTY, CBI’s high school youth group. We have held an event every month and have many coming up ahead.

We started the year off with our board learning about their leadership roles in programs created by yours truly and youth group director

Shoshanna Pro. We also spent time training for these leadership roles in Washington at an event planned by the NFTY Northwest board. NFTY, North American Federation of Temple Youth, is a collection of reform youth groups from around the country of which we are a part. PARTY participated in NFTY Northwest’s Fall Kallah, where we traveled up to Camp Solomon Schechter in Olympia, Washington. We participated in the talent show, made new friends, and caught up with old ones!

Then PARTY kicked off the year of our own programming, by celebrating Shabbat as a teen community and going to the haunted corn maze at Sauvie Island. It was rainy, but that didn’t slow us down! We were spooked at the maze! This year we have also accessed the DIY (do it yourself ) side of ourselves while learning about tikkun olam and recycling. We decorated our youth lounge with supplies from SCRAP.

We finished last semester with a great event, our Chewlatke (Chewbacca/latke) Shul-in. That’s right, we combined our love for Star Wars and Chanukah in a sleepover! We started the event by leading games ranging from pasta menorahs to Chanukah bingo for the kids at CBI’s Chanukah party. Afterwards, we spent the rest of the night and next morning connecting Star Wars to the Chanukah story. We watched entertaining skits, learned about the environment, ate Chinese food, and had an epic lightsaber battle. We ended the night by watching Star Wars (of course) and slept over in the education building.

This semester, we have traveled to Seattle, Washington for an amazing Social Action Winter NFTY event! We had a great time making a difference and meeting up with other Jewish teens our age. We also enjoyed meaningful services and awesome programs led by other teens from NFTY Northwest.

Back home, PARTY had an awesome Soup Sac Social Action Shabbaton where we created and gave lots of food out to people who are homeless. We have also spent time with Hillel learning about future college opportunities.

This month we’re getting ready to welcome our fabulous CBI eighth graders into PARTY and NFTY! We’re also looking forward to combining our forces with the teens at Muslim Educational Trust for a beach cleanup Havdallah. Later this year, we will be working with our friends up in Vancouver, Washington at the Kol Ami youth group to have a bi-temple shul-in!

Keep your ears open for more PARTY updates because we have so much more coming! I can’t wait for the rest of the year!

Registration for Camp Sababa 2016opens online January 25!

Register for Camp Sababa Today!

Camp Sababa is the best and only Reform Jewish day camp in Portland for Grades K-5, with a special leadership program for Grades 8-9.

Camp will be held August 8-26. Visit the website for specific session dates.

For more information or to register, visitwww.bethisrael-pdx.org/education/camp-sababa

or contact Ziva at [email protected] or Shoshanna at [email protected]

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Sisterhood L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation

Tot Shabbat and Preschool Open HouseSaturday, March 5, 9:00 AMPollin Chapel NG will host March’s Tot Shabbat. Bring your children for a service filled with song and dance. We will welcome Shabbat and share a snack. After snack we will make Purim themed crafts. The activities are geared to children 5 and under but all are welcome.

Yoga and BrunchSaturday, March 12, 10:00 AMEnjoy the calm of Shabbat with a relaxing morning yoga class followed by a healthy brunch. We will be meeting at a yoga studio in the Pearl for a private Yin Yoga class that will begin at ten o’clock. At the conclusion of the class we will walk to a restaurant. Please email [email protected] or check out our facebook page (NG Sisterhood) for the address.

Mazel Tov toJason Waxman on his promotion to Corporate Vice President at Intel.

Jacob Weill and Mary Pastrana on their marriage on January 31 at Twin Oaks Estate in San Marcos, CA. Jacob is the son of Richard (Linda) Weill of Corbett, OR and Ana (Rabbi Steven) Moskowitz of Long Beach, CA. The bride is the daughter of Leonel and Angelica Pastrana of Santa Ana, CA.

Dr. Jonathan Greenleaf, who has been named Medical Directer for the U.S. Track and Field team and will support them in that capacity at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero.

Dorothy and Ray Packouz on the birth of their sixteenth great grandchild Noam Packouz, born in Israel on February 7th to proud parents Yael and Hizkyahu Packouz, and grandparents Rabbi and Mrs. Kalman Packouz.

the Rose Family on Chloe Rose Lewis’ silver medal in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games with skating partner Logan Bye.

Condolences toMarisa Paley-Brown and Ron Brown on the loss of her mother, Renée Paley-Bain, who passed away on January 8.

the family of Nikki and Stuart Director on the passing of their brother-in-law Dr. Merritt Linn, wife of Susan Korey. Dr. Linn died Sunday evening, January 24.

CBI Board Member Yale Popowich and Tina Skouras on the loss of his father, to Harry and Julian Popowich on the loss of their grandfather, and to the extended Popowich family on the death of David Popowich, who passed away on January 30.

Carol F. Sandler on the loss of her husband, to CBI Education Director Ben Sandler (Lolly Jamerson), Susan Sandler (David Goodman), and Michael (Dana) Sandler on the loss of their father, to Jake and Shai Goodman, and Emma, Max, Ava and Anita Sandler on the loss of their grandfather, and to Richard (Reva) Sandler and Howard (Caryl) Sandler on the loss of their brother, Neil F Sandler, who passed away on February 8.

Arthur Kaplan on the loss of his wife, to Dr. Andrew Kaplan and Valerie Thom on the loss of his mother, and to Alexandra and Simon Kaplan on the loss of their grandmother, Sylvia Kaplan, who passed away on February 16.

Fill the Pot For Purim! We are collecting contributions toward the purchase of pots, pans, and other essential home goods for the Community Warehouse!

There will be opportunities to give at all of our Purim Festivities.

CBI member Dr. Tracy Prince was a Special Sunday speaker in the Amy R. Goldsmith/Spear Research Library and spoke about the forgotten history of Native Americans in Portland.


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

Roland RichmanJim and Michael Richman

AlTAr Flowers And oneg shABBATIn Memory of

Alysmae NudelmanVictor NudelmanAbe WexlerGilda WexlerEdith ZavinRuth SemlerHelen Spivak and FamilyAnita J GevurtzMyra and John GevurtzRena CaplanArdis Kowitt and FamilyMarian A AbramsAbrams FamilyRobert LabbyFaye Gordon Samuels

BroTherhood sCholArship FundIn Memory of

Howard FentonScott and Carol Fenton

CAring CommuniTy FundIn Memory of

Ed BrownFlorence BrownMaurrie and Keith SalengerBenjamin IsenbergHyman IsenbergJanice IsenbergHy PopickLinda and Larry Veltman

In Honor ofBobbie Goldstein (Birthday)Anita August

CemeTery BeAuTiFiCATionIn Memory of

Pearl RussellSamuel RussellRick and Marilyn GilbertBert NeubergerRosalyn NeubergerBert NeubergerPatricia NeubergerJacqueline Ray SpivakHenry SpivakAbe SpivakMinnie SpivakDr. Harry SemlerGertrude SemlerHelen Spivak and FamilyFern LuersShar and Len LudwigMilton G DruckBetty Druck and Jackie Druck

Dr. Leonard B RoseBeatrice K. RoseJoy AlkalayPierce Ethier

rABBi CAhAnA disCreTionAryIn Memory of

Julius LevinMax IsaacsonLydia and Derek LipmanMiriam LabovitzRachel HalupowskiArthur RosenfeldDon and Karen Lachman

In AppreciationRabbi CahanaSpiegel Family

rABBi Joseph disCreTionAryIn Memory of

Beverly SteinhornArthur and Benjamin Steinhorn

In Honor ofBennett Edward Zoucha

(Ed Tonkin’s New Grandson)Sydney and Bill Baer

In AppreciationRabbi JosephGraham and Ashley Petersen

General ContributionGiven ByBrian and Alissa Popowitz

CAnTor sChiFF disCreTionAryIn Memory of

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generAl AdminisTrATiveIn Memory of

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GardnerSylvia Krys NudelmanSheldon KrysTina LarsenJoel and Sandra SeresEmery ZidellCharlene ZidellRalph DriesenJacob Driesen

In Honor ofJen Feldman (Speedy Recovery)Executive Director Discretionary Fund

of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation

Social Action Very Thoughtful People

Throughout the year, CBI congregants donate generously to the Social Action Fund. We wanted you to know where your donations go. In 2015, the Social Action Committee disbursed funds to the following organizations, almost all of them in our very own community.

Camp Rosenbaum $ 1,000CODA, Inc. $ 1,000Community Warehouse $ 1,000Israel Religious Action Center $ 1,000Jewish Family & Child Services $ 1,000Lift Urban Portland $ 2,000Meals On Wheels $ 1,500New City Initiative $ 2,000New Israel Fund $ 1,000Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon $ 2,500Sunshine Pantry $ 1,000Urban Gleaners $ 1,500TOTAL: $16,500

We also used these donations to support our neighbors, the residents of NW Tower and Annex. Regular activities include meals, quarterly birthday parties, and a festive Thanksgiving Dinner.

Many of our efforts were focused on the kids in the NW Towers. For every child in the building, we purchased backpacks and school supplies, winter coats or boots, and holiday gifts. The three oldest children were provided with Chromebooks, which they needed for school work.

For MLK Day of Service, we provided funds for a Soup Sac.

Also, we have helped fund a Pop-Up Pantry, which provides fresh fruits, vegetables, and other food stuffs for low-income residents in the neighborhood. This program is run twice a month by Benjamin Olshin with the support of Lift Urban Portland.

Our largest and most well-attended event is Mitzvah Day, which in 2015 had 13 projects, ranging from cleaning the library and classrooms, to making meals for the Caring Community, to hosting a pancake breakfast at NW Towers. Please note that this year’s Mitzvah Day is Sunday, May 1, 2016.

We are so grateful for all the donations we receive for Social Action and for the hardworking committee members and volunteers who make all our activities possible.

Social Action Committee Update

Very Thoughtful People

WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US IN FOR OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6.

9March 2016

miller room reFurBishmenT And resTorATion FundIn Memory of

Robert LabbyMerritt LinnSue AlbertHarold J MillerConstance BlomgrenClarence Albert BlomgrenAlan and Lana Miller

presChoolIn Memory of

Jacqueline Ray SpivakRuth SemlerHenry SpivakCarl SaganHelen Spivak and FamilyMorton NemerDiane NemerPatricia Layton Nemer

General ContributionGiven ByAnonymous

ruTh semler youTh ACTiviTiesIn Memory of

Jacqueline Ray SpivakHenry SpivakDr. Harry SemlerGertrude SemlerJames SpivakAlysmae NudelmanVictor NudelmanAbe WexlerGilda WexlerCarolyn WexlerAnne GoldmanRichard and Sue Garber

soCiAl ACTion (generAl)In Memory of

Rose SolomonClaire I CantorHarris WillerRichard B. SolomonRobert LabbyDorothy and Ray PackouzRobert LabbyRalph LondonRoland RichmanMimi Richman

General ContributionGiven ByEric and Rebecca Friedenwald-

Fishman

FoodIn Memory of

Gus SteinbergWendy and Bob SteinbergLeonora PinskySusan GersonHoward FentonGussie MaiselFrank and Lee BerneRobert LabbyBunny and Jerry SadisLouise EdelsonBunny EdelsonLouis GoldHarriet and Richard MaizelsLester D EstrinFrank RiglerAudre EstrinMelvin GoldbergJan Goldberg and FamilyRobert LabbyNaomi StraussMarvin DiamondLynn Bonner

General ContributionGiven ByPastor J.W. Matt Hennessee

i hAve A dreAmIn Memory of

Jacqueline Ray SpivakAbe WexlerGilda WexlerAlysmae NudelmanVictor NudelmanJames SpivakHoward StengerSarah and Jim BaldwinFay BlankOwen and Lynn BlankRalph D SchlesingerMark Schlesinger and FamilyHerbert ShapiroSharon WeilLloyd G MillerDiana Lynne Miller Cornell

In Honor ofBrad and Michelle Tonkin

(25th Wedding Anniversary)Lynn and Owen BlankRabbi Rose (Recovery)Sydney BaerDeanne and Dick Rubinstein

urmAn FAmily College CommuniCATionIn Memory of

Jerry SternSam UrmanAnna UrmanMarvin and Lois Urman

esTelle direCTor sholkoFF Jewish eduCATors sCholArshipIn Memory of

Herbert ShapiroZelda ZeidmanEstelle Director SholkoffH Benjamin DobrowRichard B. DobrowZelda ZeidmanBarbara Zeidman and Robb

Weinstein

mAy georges sTudy in isrAel sCholArshipIn Memory of

Jerome ZeidmanBarbara Zeidman and Robb

WeinsteinIn Honor of

Jen Feldman (Speedy Recovery)Sydney Baer (Retirement)Linda Ostomel

neTTie direCTor liBrAry Book endowmenTIn Memory of

Jack RosenNeal and Lisa Rosen Merritt LinnDelores KimmelAlan ZellSharon Weil

Max BerensonShirley MarkMerritt LinnBarney and Susan Milstein

In Honor ofStuart Director (Special Birthday)Barbara and Barry Caplan,Laurie and Bert Rogoway,Bunny and Jerry Sadis

Temple endowmenTIn Memory of

Herbert ShapiroLynn Marks

WrJ/Beth israel sisterhood Funds

prAyer BookIn Memory of

Jacqueline Ray SpivakAlysmae NudelmanVictor NudelmanAbe SpivakMinnie SpivakDr. Harry SemlerGertrude SemlerJames Spivak

serviCe To The BlindIn Memory of

Sherma StengerSarah and Jim BaldwinRita LublinerNorman and Nancy HigbySamuel HasmanBob Rowe and Nannette Hasman-

Rowe

sisTerhood luBliner leAdership FundIn Appreciation of

Leslie GellerTerri KoontzLaura Jean Spear

General ContributionGiven ByJoanne Menashe

Very Thoughtful People

CBI TeamSenior RabbiMichael Z. [email protected]

Senior CantorIda Rae [email protected]

Associate RabbiRachel L. [email protected]

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

Cantor EmeritaJudith Blanc Schiff [email protected]

Education Department

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

Youth Group DirectorShoshanna [email protected]

Education AdministratorZiva [email protected]

Member Services

Interim Executive DirectorAlanna [email protected]

Development DirectorJen [email protected]

Director of Membership and Special EventsMarisa [email protected]

Communications CoordinatorTracy [email protected]

Office AdministratorAlyssa [email protected]

Clergy Administrative AssistantSara [email protected]

Finance DirectorJim Baldwin, [email protected]

Accounting AssistantVicki [email protected]

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


In Remembrance ~ May their memory be for a blessing.March 4 & 5Lillian AaronsFred J. BaronRabbi Henry J. Berkowitz*Ted H. Blank*Theodore R. BlankConstance BlomgrenLeonard BotwinickFran BrowningJack BulwaRobert BussRena B. CaplanCari Spiegel CherleeEmma Gottlieb CohnJessie DouglasShelly FeigStacy Malman FeldmanHoward Fenton*Jacob FosterCarol Gaiser Rosalie Gilbert*Simon GordonMinna Hochfeld Velma HorensteinBenjamin IsenbergHyman IsenbergDavid S. JacksonBeryl JanssenMadge JohnsonRuben Kailes Isabella A. Kaufman*Blanche KleinBessie KrassDorothy J. LesmanWilliam LevetonJack Elliott Mlyn Eleanore MosesMorton Nemer Janice OrloffMurry M. OverbeckLouis PannamanLarry PikeEvelyn RifkinPearl RussellSamuel RussellMichael SantiniSylvia SarasohnRalph D. Schlesinger* Melvin Shevach Estelle SholkoffMorris SilverAdolph B. Steinbach*Bernard TreuhaftHarry VidgoffJohn WarnerMorris Weil*Bertha A. Wise*Carol Kendall WolfAdolphe Wolfe*

March 11 & 12Marian A. Abrams*Edward I. Aiken Clara Bergman*Hermine L. Bettman*Fay BlankEmma Selling BlochBenjamin Blumauer*Winfield Scott BondyBob BrodeyJay CarverLois Mateel ColegroveEtta G. Constantine*H. Benjamin Dobrow Nancee Lee Singer EricksonRay M. Feves*Marvin FineSteven FleckmanFannie M. Frank*Adrienne S. Fulop* Sadie GittelsohnMelvin GoldbergRose GrossRichard A. HildrethMarion Hoeflich Rachel HoffmanJerome L. Holzman*Murray HorenblasCathy HortonRuth Israel*George Kaden Myrtil Kahn*Louise KaufmanSylvia Kipnis*George KirshnerMorris Klein*Ethel Lachman Myra Kotel LaubMelvin Layton*Max Lehmann* Melvin LertzmanSally LightFern LuersSadie MarkSophie MarkewitzEdgar J. Mayer*Harold J. Miller*Lloyd G. MillerRuth NepomEda PoplackJerry RosenbergFlorence RudermanSonya Seidman Rose SolomonGus SteinbergDonald SullivanJeanette WeinsteinEmery Zidell

March 18 & 19Tomomi AndoMax Berenson Lynn BergBurton H. BermanLee F. Bonime Ed BrownSanford ClementThelma N. CohnGordon De LeonMax Delman*Marvin EpsteinAndrew EpsteinIsaac Gevurtz*Anita J. Gevurtz*Ethel GilbertLouis Gold*Anne GoldmanDr. Tole N. GreensteinSamuel HasmanRose JacobsBelle B. Joseph*Rochelle KantorSamuel KaufmanAlbert Kovsky*Alfred KullmanMiriam LabovitzDorothy Marie LachmanTina LarsenHerman LipkinRita S. Lubliner Edna Machacek Julius MartelHerman I. MillerSylvia NelsonAnthony NetboyBert NeubergerWilma Jane PerlmanLeonora Pinsky Hyman Popick*Frank RiglerMary RobinsonLeonard RoseJack P. RosenMary RosenbergVictor RosenblumAlexander L. Rosenblum*Harry RubensteinStanley E. SamuelisLouis SavageDora ShemanskiMarion Liff Shifrin*Nathan Shlim*Norman ShulevitzEmily SobelRuth J. SpearLaura Steinberg*Bruce ThompsonMatilda WaldSol S. Weiner William Wolfstein*Hilda Zeidman

March 25 & 26Cleston Lincoln AddisonPauline Fay AftergutNina AvakyanHannah Baruh Melvin BermanLee Braun A. L. Cahn Claire Solomon CantorRoss B. ConeSanford DirectorMilton G. DruckJames DurkheimerLouise EdelsonShirlee Ann EisenbergLester D. EstrinEsther FlaxmanAnnette GoldschmidtGerson GoldsmithMark GoldsteinSara GordonEarl HeimsNathaniel Israel*Dorothy Dayan JampoleSylvia KantorBella KaplanWilliam J. Karasik* Fanny Kipnis*Sylvia Koenigsberg Hilda Lenske Lester LewisHarry Lewis*Gloria LonderGussie Maisel Steven MenasheGladys MillerRoscoe C. Nelson, Sr.Diane Nemer Janet NicholsonLori NudelmanHattie NudelmanRoland I. RichmanKorpel RosenbaumArthur S. RosenfeldFay RubySol SchefferMarie SchnitzerJoe SchwartzMarvin SchwartzEthel SeltzerIsaac ShermanDavid SilvermanJacqueline R. Spivak Philip Steinbock Beverly SteinhornEdith TauberLawrence UrbachKeith WebsterMurray Weidenbaum

(*) 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 [email protected].

11Congregation Beth Israel

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY1 Adar I 21 2 Adar I 22

Adult Education Program: Conversos with Rabbi Stampfer 7:00 PM PC

3 Adar I 23

IHP4:30 PM SEC

WRJ/BIS Board Meeting6:00 PM SBR

Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group6:30 PM LB

4 Adar I 24

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

JND Shabbat Service 6:30 PM Offsite

5 Adar I 25

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Tot Shabbat and Preschool Open House9:00 AM PC

Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Madeline Cronn10:30 AM Temple

6 Adar I 26

Book Group9:00 AM SBR

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

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

7 Adar I 27 8 Adar I 28

9 Adar I 29

10 Adar I 30

Executive Committee12:00 PM SBR

W Connection1:00 PM SC

IHP4:30 PM SEC

Empty Nesters7:00 PM

11 Adar II 1 Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shir Sabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

12 Adar II 2

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Sisterhood Yoga and Brunch10:00 AM

Shabbat Morning Service: Bar Mitzvah of Maxen Yuzon10:30 AM Temple

13 Adar II 3

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

Purim Carnival12:15 PM BA

14 Adar II 4 15 Adar II 5 16 Adar II 6

Purim Schpiel: West Side Schpiel & Reception6:00 PM Temple

17 Adar II 7

Adult Education Committee8:30 AM SBR

IHP4:30 PM SEC

Pop-up Pantry4:30 PM LF

Board of Trustees Meeting6:30 PM SBR

Jewish Book Celebration1:00 PM White Stag Building, University of Oregon, Portland Campus

18 Adar II 8



19 Adar II 9

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service: Bar Mitzvah of Henry Seal10:30 AM Temple

Pajama Havdalah5:00 PM PC

20 Adar II 10

No Sunday Classes

21 Adar II 11 Spring Break

22 Adar II 12

Spring Break

23 Adar II 13

Spring Break

Knit-A-Mitzvah10:00 AM SBR

Erev Purim service6:00 PM PC

24 Adar II 14

Spring Break

PURIM

Purim Day - Come and Play!10:00 AM BA


25 Adar II 15

Spring Break



26 Adar II 16

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service: Bar Mitzvah of Declan Glover10:30 AM Temple

27 Adar II 17

No Sunday Classes

28 Adar II 18 29 Adar II 19

Sisterhood Post-Purim Happy Hour5:00 PM

30 Adar II 20 31 Adar II 21


Intro to Judaism The Jewish Home: Practice and Ritual: Mitzvot/Kashrut/Tikkun Olam/ Mazzuzeh/Family Traditions: Rabbi Cohen7:00 PM PC

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

March 2016 Adar I - Adar II 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

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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 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

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