Established 1858

According to the bylaws of Congregation Beth Israel, the Nominating Committee, consisting of David Bean, Ilene Davidson, Ned Duhnkrack, Sarah Epstein, Robin McCoy, Joanne Menashe, Ted Nelson, Jill Rubinstein, and Libby Schwartz, have nominated the following:

• For election to a new two-year term on the Board of Trustees 2016-2018: David Goldwyn

• For re-election to a two-year term on the Board of Trustees 2016-2018: Stacy Friedman, Ali Garfinkle, Ted Nelson, Yale Popowich, Robert Rosenbaum, David Sarasohn, and Arthur Steinhorn

The proposed trustees will join Ilene Davidson, Ned Duhnkrack, John Epstein, Steve Gradow, Glen Levy, Sharon Meieran, Joanne Van Ness Menashe, Mark Peterman, Brad Tonkin, and Tony Urdes, whose terms have not expired. We anticipate that the new officers will include Ted Nelson as President and Steve Gradow as Treasurer, and therefore we also will be thanking and honoring Ned Duhnkrack and John Epstein for their service this year.

Please join us for this short annual meeting, to be followed by our celebration of Shabbat and an Oneg. It is important that all members of our Congregation exercise their privilege to vote at this meeting.

The Clergy, Officers, and Board of Trustees of Congregation Beth Israel cordially invite youto attend the 158th Annual MeetingFriday, May 6, 5:00 PMGoodman Hall, Schnitzer Family Center

BulletinMay 2016Nisan-Iyyar 5776Vol. 65, No. 8

Josh Kashinsky is originally from California, where he grew up in the Silicon Valley. He is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara where he studied Philosophy and Dramatic Art. While at UCSB, Josh received the Ralph W. Church Undergraduate Award for Philosophy, the Hatlen Award for Dramatic Art, a University Service Award, and the William R. Reardon Award. Josh also has a Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre from Sarah Lawrence College, where he was a recipient of the Lipkin Award in Playwriting.

Prior to joining the CBI family, Josh served as the Assistant Executive Director at the Siegel JCC in Wilmington, DE, during which time he helped complete a strategic plan, oversaw organizational restructuring, implemented new membership and programmatic initiatives, and supervised the Membership, Marketing, Fitness, Aquatics, Special Events, Adult, and Senior Center departments.

He has also worked for Santa Barbara Hillel, Princeton Hillel/Center for Jewish Life, and Hofstra Hillel. Josh was a recipient of Hillel’s Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence Award. In the theatre world, he has worked for several regional theaters including McCarter Theater Center and Westport Country Playhouse in a variety of positions and has worked in New York City as a freelance director and producer.

Josh is passionate about creating transformative Jewish experiences and building a vibrant and

sustainable Jewish community. He is also very passionate about his wife Michelle and their two daughters, Rose and Fiona.

Josh joined our community on May 1st. He can’t wait to meet the CBI membership and to explore the Portland area!

Meet Josh Kashinsky, CBI’s Incoming Executive Director

Your clergy team is thrilled to be introducing the newly revised High Holiday prayer books written and designed by scholars of our Reform Movement. We are among the first congregations throughout the country to adopt the new Machzor, “Mishkan HaNefesh” Sanctuary of the Soul. We will have several introductory programs on these beautiful new prayer books over the summer before the High Holidays.

You are also invited to honor a loved one’s memory or achievement by purchasing a bookplate through our Sisterhood Giftshop. See p. 7 for more information about making a prayer book donation.

New High Holiday Prayer Books

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B’nei Mitzvah Our Leadership

McKenzie Anne Tell McKenzie Anne Tell will become Bat Mitzvah May 7, 2016. She is the daughter of Jason and Katherine Tell and older sister to Benjamin. McKenzie is a student at Beverly Cleary School. For her Mitzvah Project, she has chosen to work with Roots & Shoots, a youth led community action program inspired by Dr. Jane Goodall,

which works with young people to find practical solutions to challenging world problems. McKenzie is working with a chapter of Roots & Shoots that is raising funds for a chimpanzee sanctuary in Sierra Leone. The group meets weekly and is producing a cookbook that they will sell to raise funds. McKenzie and her group are soliciting recipes from chefs, cooking and reviewing the food, and blogging about the process to raise awareness. To learn more about Roots & Shoots, please visit www.rootsandshoots.org.

Max Cyril Freedman Max Cyril Freedman will become Bar Mitzvah on May 14, 2016. He is the son of Howard and Susan Freedman, and younger brother of Emma. Max is a student at Da Vinci Arts Middle School and will work with the Oregon Food Bank for his Mitzvah Project. His project includes both collecting cans and other foods for donation, and

doing a virtual fundraiser so friends and family can donate online. To learn more or to contribute, visit the Oregon Food Bank’s website at www.oregonfoodbank.org/?c=131027292790797772.

Evelyn Schloss Evelyn Schloss will become Bat Mitzvah on May 21, 2016. She is the daughter of Mark and Jennifer Schloss and younger sister of Nathan and Elliot. Evelyn, a student at Highland Park School, will work with Sunshine Pantry for her Mitzvah Project , providing food and amenities to people in need. Evelyn is organizing a neighborhood

community donation drive with a particular focus on highly-needed baby items. She will also be volunteering at the pantry.

Zoe Julia Carver Zoe Julia Carver will become Bat Mitzvah on May 28, 2016. She is the daughter of Jaime Kean and Marc Carver and the older sister of Lucy. For her Mitzvah Project, Zoe, a student at Jackson Middle School, has chosen to work with Reading Buddies, an organization that provides one-on-one reading tutoring at Stephenson Elementary

School, Zoe’s former elementary school. Zoe, a voracious reader, wants to foster a love for reading in students who may be struggling with it. For the past two years, Zoe has tutored first grade students weekly.

Rabbi Cahana will be the Guest Speaker at the Pacific NW Hospice Foundation “Honor the Journey” gala on May 7, at 6:00 PM at the Oregon Golf Club in West Linn. Rabbi Cahana will be speaking about the meaning of Tzedakah.

Shavuot – A Call from the Mountain!by Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana

Consider the poor holiday of Shavuot. It gets so little attention!

Jewish tradition places the three Pilgrimage Holidays (Shalosh Regalim) as equal in supreme importance on the Jewish Calendar. They are biblically mandated – and in the eras in which the Temple in Jerusalem stood, these were holidays for which the people traveled to Jerusalem to bring their sacrifices. But that’s not how we celebrate them today. Without the sacrifices themselves, without the Pilgrimage experience, Sukkot is a holiday of living in a booth (fun!), Passover is a holiday of gathering with family and friends over a festive meal (yum!) and Shavuot is a holiday of. . . what exactly?

So we miss out on a message that anchors Judaism.

Although it doesn’t have a home meal or a fun shack, Shavuot celebrates one of the most dramatic moments in Jewish history. In fact one of the most dramatic moments in any religious history: the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai. Shavuot commemorates the experience of an entire community of recently freed slaves, standing at the foot of the mountain and hearing the word of G-d. Not a personal revelation given to a singular prophet, but a communal revelation given to all the people. Rich and poor, powerful and powerless, all stood as simple human beings, humble before the power of the Almighty. History is not the point, moral authority is. We are each unique and valuable and able to understand what it means to live with a moral code.

The Torah is a gift we give to all the world. A narrative and a guide for ethical living. It is complicated and it takes some work to unpack the lessons of several thousand years. But it has been kept alive for all that time in part because it has kept us alive. We have, generation after generation, taken these words to heart – modernized them for the era and experiences in which we live. “You shall be holy for I, Adonai your G-d, am holy.”

So, let’s give Shavuot it’s due. No fun family rituals – but a meaningful moment of reminder. We can be holy.

PS: Join our Confirmation class on Saturday night, June 11 at 6:00 PM as they celebrate the meaning of Shavuot and join in the living history of Congregation Beth Israel.

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CBI Book Group Sunday, May 1, 9:00 AM Shirley & Herbert Semler Board RoomLove good books and great conversation? Join us for a discussion of our May selection: Stella Suberman’s The Jew Store. If you’re eager for a head start on our June reading, The Seven Good Years: a Memoir, by Etgar Keret.

The Triumph of the Human Spirit: From Auschwitz to ForgivenessSunday, May 1, 4:00 PMTempleIn 1944, at the age of ten, Eva Mozes and her family were taken to Auschwitz, where her parents and two sisters perished. She and her twin sister Miriam were spared, but only because they were used for experiments by notorious Nazi doctor, Dr. Josef Mengele. In 1984, she organized the foundation CANDLES, which tracked the survivors of Mengele’s experiments and in 1995 she established a Holocaust museum in Terre Haute, to provide and promote Holocaust education. Mozes Kor is also well known for her work on peace and forgiveness; she has personally forgiven the Nazis, even Mengele, for what they did to her. She has co-authored three books about her experiences during the war. She will discuss surviving Auschwitz and Mengele, the importance of Holocaust education, and the value of forgiveness in reducing hatred and mass violence.

Alzheimer Association Caregiver Support GroupThursday, May 5, 6:30 PMAmy R. Goldsmith/Spear Research LibraryPart of CBI’s ongoing Hineinu initiative, this group provides emotional and educational support for caregivers and care partners of people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

Genealogy ClubSunday, May 8, 11:00 AM Amy R. Goldsmith/Spear Research LibraryCBI’s Genealogy Club welcomes congregant Tatiana Lifshitz, who will help members learn research tools such as Ancestry.com—available for free on CBI laptops—and research their family histories. Three laptops will be available on a first come, first served basis. If you have such, please bring a basic family tree.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Yom Ha’aztzmaut Early Childhood Engagement ProgramWednesday, May 11, 5:30-7:00PM MJCCCelebrate Israel’s 68th Independence Day at our community-wide annual party! Join us as we celebrate with the broader Jewish community for a Passport to Israel program at the MJCC! Take a “trip” to Israel with activities for young children such as Israeli music, dance, crafts, food for the whole family, and the chance to explore Israel in the gym on Wednesday, May 11 from 5:30-7:00 PM. This event is proudly brought to you by our partnership with PJ Library.

“Inclusion is no Illusion”: A Conversation with Rabbi RoseWednesday, May 11, 7:00 PMPollin Chapel Rabbi Emanuel Rose follows his presentation last fall on major improvements in Jewish-Catholic relations with a conversation on the inclusion and success of Jews in America today. While there are issues of concern, many of which have been explored in earlier Adult Education programs this year, there is also much to celebrate. Jews are important participants and leaders in business, the professions, the arts, politics, and in other aspects of American life. Join the conversation with Rabbi Rose looking at issues important to American Jews along with reasons for optimism.

The W Connection Thursday, May 12, 1:00 PMShemanski ChapelThe W Connection provides peer-to-peer emotional support from women of all ages who understand what it means to lose a spouse. We provide counsel and support based on personal experience.

BBQ PJ HavdalahSaturday, May 14, 5:30 PMHome of Rabbi and Cantor CahanaPJ Havdalah with a twist! Spring is here and what better way to celebrate Havdalah than outside with a BBQ?! Join us at Chez Cahana, the home of Rabbi and Cantor Cahana on Saturday, May 14. We will meet at 5:30 PM for the service and a story with Rabbi and Cantor Cahana. Following our service, we will work on a project and enjoy a BBQ dinner together in the backyard. Ages 0-5. FREE! RSVP to Ziva for the address, ziva@bethisrael-pdx.org. This event is proudly in partnership with PJ Library.

MITZVAH DAYSunday, May 1, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PMMake a difference, build community, and have a blast!

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Developing CBI L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation

Supporting Your Visionby Jenat Levison FeldmanDevelopment Director

Every single member of our CBI family makes a difference. Some of you, I am grateful to say, choose to work with me or other members of our professional team to conceive and implement your vision of how we can enrich and enhance our community. Given the chance, I would write an article featuring

each and every one with whom I have had the opportunity to implement change.

And while one of our leaders wants no extra recognition for how she effected a BIG change in our sanctuary, I dedicate this article to Rose Rustin nevertheless. Always a leader, always someone who wants to do the right thing for the right reason, Rose recognized that for many of our congregants with limited mobility, including herself, it has become increasingly difficult to access our bima. So in true Rose style, she committed to making a difference for the benefit of

others. As a past President of our congregation, Rose understood the importance of going through all the necessary steps with our Buildings and Grounds Committee and all other invested parties to make certain that something new meant something good. As a result our bima has a wonderful new addition: two magnificently honed and beautifully placed brass railings.

Rose is a woman who understands the importance of and value in building for the present and the future. For her, it is never too late to choose to make a difference. As she noted, if we are fortunate to grow older we will all need some extra support. As much as Rose knows she will gladly accept the handrail assistance as she ascends the stairs, she readily admits her motivation was to help all her fellow and future congregants feel welcomed to the bima.

To know Rose is to truly admire all that for which she stands. Her desire to make the world a better place, to do acts of Tikkun Olam, is at the very core of who she is and how she lives her life. They say wisdom comes with age – in Rose’s case it was always there. Her challenge to each of us is to choose to invest in our congregation for the present and the future. Rose acted on her vision –are you ready to be next?

L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation

Mazel Tov toDan Henig and Jamie Rice on the birth of their daughter, Sasha Rae Henig on April 10, 2016. Sasha joins proud big sister Ariella.

Bobbie Goldstein and the late Michael Goldstein on the birth of twin grandchildren, Sadie Button Goldstein and Bodie Michael Goldstein. Big sisters Amelia and Olivia Goldstein join proud parents Jeffrey and Kendra Button Goldstein in welcoming the twins, as do grandparents Cyndee and Stan Button, cousins Mark, Lauren, Jack, and Evan Goldstein, and the extended Levine and Parker families.

To CBI Board President Ned Duhnkrack on the birth of her grandson, Simon Walter Watts. Proud parents are Elinor and Jay Watts.

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

Condolences toEvelyn Maizels, Bruce Blank, Owen and Lynn Blank, Fred and Tina Blank, and Adrienne and Stan Geffen on the loss of their aunt, and Robyn and Harley Spring, Sandee Blank, and Brian Liebreich on the loss of their great aunt, Zelma Blank, who passed away on March 19, 2016, a few days shy of her one hundred seventh birthday.

Gary Weinstein, John Weinstein, and Dana Weinstein on the loss of their mother and Aaron Weinstein and Ben Weinstein on the loss of their grandmother, Nina Weinstein, who passed away on March 22, 2016.

Lynne and Craig Greenberg, Justin and Bella Wiesberg, Charla and David Salathe, and Kathryn Weisberg, on the loss of their mother, to Ian Greenberg and Shannon Greenberg loss of their grandmother, and to the extended Weisberg family on the loss of Tarelyn Renee Weisberg, who passed away on March 23, 2016.

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Education

Thank You to Our CBI Teachers!by Ben SandlerEducation Director

As we are entering our last month of regular Religious School classes my heart is filled with gratitude for the time and talent that our teachers, clergy, professional staff, and madrichim bring to our learning community each week. As Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel so eloquently wrote,

“Everything depends on the person who stands in front of the classroom. The teacher is not an automatic fountain from which intellectual beverages may be obtained. The teacher is either a witness or a stranger. To guide a pupil into the promised land, the teacher must have been there themselves. When asking themselves: Do I stand for what I teach? Do I believe what I say? The teacher must be able to answer in the affirmative. What we need more than anything else is not textbooks, but textpeople. It is the personality of the teacher which is the text that the pupils read: the text that they will never forget.” (Heschel, cited in Dresner 1983).

I’m sure many of us can point to teachers and mentors who have had a powerful impact on us, inspired us, raised our level of curiosity, and contributed to forming our own Jewish identities. The content of the classes they taught might be hiding deep in our memories because we have not regularly engaged in it, but the experience remains present and manifests in the way we move in the world. The great American poet, Maya Angelou, wrote, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

The significance of our teachers as primary role models with whom our kids encounter Judaism cannot be understated. We

need to continue to support them in the work they do, especially in this rapidly changing 21st century educational landscape. A 2015 Oregonian op ed co-written by three presidents of Oregon universities hints at the role of teachers moving forward:

“Hindsight is easy; predicting the needs of students in say, in 2030, is not. Nonetheless, we need to make decisions, and we can make reasonable guesses. One such guess is that more learning will be self-directed and will draw on sources of information and knowledge far beyond the teacher and the school. The days when teachers imparted their knowledge on empty receptacles are long gone. Teachers will have to be guides, interpreters, and access points to the vast and varied sources of knowledge that exist around the world and are available at student’s fingertips.” (Robertson, Rose, Weiwel 2015).

In our supplementary school model, we need to continue to help our teachers walk through our doors in the ever-changing landscape of learning and learner, ensuring they maintain the skills, content knowledge, and background to be competent guides in our engaging, dynamic learning environment. We achieve this by continuing to support our teachers’ professional development opportunities, by dedicating faculty time to becoming a community of practice, by drawing on our strengths and learning from each other, and by valuing, honoring, and partnering with teachers in the essential work they do. To all of the “text people” in our community, and to all of you that support their work with kids and families, know that you have our thanks, and that we are invested in your success as you help guide our young people on their Jewish journeys.

L’ Shalom,

Ben Sandler

Erev Shavuot and ConfirmationSaturday, June 11, 6:00 PMTempleSave the date and please join our 10th grade class for this lovely tradition.

High School GraduationFriday, May 20, 6:00 PMTempleShare our joy at the ceremony for our 5776 graduates.

You’re Invited

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Community

Hineinu is community building in action at Congregation Beth Israel. Working together, both inside and outside the dome, we can create opportunities for our congregants to find connection and support from our community. Hineinu is a commitment to making a difference, to being part of a community that not only nurtures the individual soul, but also awakens in us a sense of responsibility for one another. Hineinu is coming together to do mitzvot, while forging new relationships and strengthening our Jewish identity.

We invite you to join with us in saying Hineinu: We are here, together!

Hineinu is now underway, with many opportunities, programs and events to build community and become involved and engaged. Here is an update on what’s been happening...

GREETERSSusan Milstein, Chair

All greeters met on April 28 to go over the goals, policies and procedures for volunteers at a launch party entitled “Welcoming the Stranger.” Greeters will be present to offer a warm welcome at Friday night services, special events, on holidays and for Shabbat on the Plaza. To become a Greeter, please contact Greeters@bethisrael-pdx.org.

CELEBRATIONSSydney Baer and Michelle Gradow, Co-Chairs

The Celebrations volunteers are now planning events for Shabbat on the Plaza and continue to be available for anyone interested in celebrating a special simcha at CBI.

For more information or to join the Celebrations Corps, please contact Celebrations@bethisrael-pdx.org.

FAMILIESRobin McCoy, Kira Dennison-Capen, and Rachel Pollin, Co-Chairs

Families of all different age groups met on Sunday, April 17 to start generating ideas for launching this exciting new cohort this summer and plan events for the fall that will provide opportunities for families to connect with one another.

For more information, please contact Families@bethisrael-pdx.org.

ADULTSMargie and Michael Anton, Co-Chairs

30s-50s group: Jan Cohen is heading up the 30s-50s group, which gathered at a kick-off event on April 17. To join in the fun, please contact Adults@bethisrael-pdx.org

50+ group: Over 50? You can be part of a social group that creates enjoyable ways to gather with other members of CBI. By signing up you’ll receive email invitations with information about each upcoming event. Participate when you choose. Members of the group will develop their own programs; any member interested in proposing an activity or event can sponsor and organize it.

In March, the Adults 50+ group had an organizational meeting and planned two events for April: an evening at the Jewish Film Festival, and a picnic and walk-through of the tulips at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival. To join in the fun, call Alyssa at (503) 222-1069 with your contact information or email Adults@bethisrael-pdx.org.

CARING COMMUNITYRobert Kravitz and Bobbie Goldstein, Co-Chairs

Neighborhood Circles Captains of all the Neighborhood Circles met on April 6 for an orientation meeting, and the response was outstanding.

Bob Kravitz and David Gilbert hosted the very first neighborhood event, a very successful potluck dinner at their home, on March 18. A few photos from the event:

Kira and Jeff Capen will host a potluck for the Northeast Neighborhood Circle at their home on Friday, May 6.

To get more information about this and other Neighborhood Circle events, please contact CaringCommunity@bethisrael-pdx.org.

HINEINU: We are Here, Together!

Creating New Traditio

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Women’sSeder

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Sisterhood Brotherhood

Sisterhood and NFTY: Working Together to End Distracted DrivingOn April 3, CBI’s Religious School students took NFTY’s pledge to drive phone free ( www.nfty.org/living/nophonezone). This pledge stems from a Women of Reform Judaism resolution to help address distracted driving by partnering with NFTY and URJ religious schools. Sisterhood worked with the CBI religious school teachers and leadership so they could spend some time talking about the dangers of distracted driving, culminating in our students pledge to drive phone free. Our thanks to Sally Swire and Shoshana Pro for leading this effort, and to Sisterhood for providing the No Phone Zone cards to the students. The text of the cards is below.

No Phone ZoneI will not text while I am driving. I will not use my phone while I am driving a car. If need to use my phone, I will pull over to a secure location.

Whoever destroys a soul, it is considered as if he destroyed an entire world.

And whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world.

— Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:9; Yerushalmi Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin 37a.

Sisterhood Tea: Annual Meeting and Honoring of Sisterhood Leadership Circle Members Sunday, May 15, 2:00 PMAmy R. Goldsmith/Spear Research Library

Sisterhood’s annual meeting will include the “report card” for the past year, a vote on the amended bylaws, and an introduction of our new Board. Also, we will honor the women who have contributed to the Sisterhood Leadership Circle.

Oy Vey, it’s Mother’s Day!Honor Your Mother! Donate Prayer Books!

We are excited to announce the purchase of new High Holiday Prayer Books. The Sisterhood Prayer Book and the Nettie Director Library Funds have covered much, but not all the costs of these books. Please help

us close the gap by donating a set of prayer books in honor of your mother or other loved one. The books are $54.00 each. Sisterhood will process donations at Mitzvah Day and on Mother’s Day. Your loved one will have a book plate with her or his name. The clergy is very excited to have these new prayer books for the High Holidays! If you would like to make a donation, you may also call the CBI Office at (503) 222-1069.

Monthly BroHood Poker at Mel’s Poker will continue to be held on the last Thursday of every month at Mel’s shop, RecumbentPDX (2025 SE Hawthorne). Mel’s shop closes at 6:00 PM, so we can start cards anytime after that. If you’ll be eating dinner with us, you’ll need to let Mel know so a sandwich (or equivalent), chips and beer/soda can be provided. Whatever it costs is what’ll be charged. Mel guesses $12/ person or less. If you’re not eating, you don’t need to pay for food (in a pinch, we’re right across the street from Little Big Burger -you can always phone in an order). Mel will supply cards and chips and will ask for help with folding chairs if needed it. The buy in remains a hefty $5.00. If anybody has any other suggestions to make this easier to run, we are all ears. Email Mel at melbirge@gmail.com.

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Allison B. Cohen MadrichiM TrAining And religious sChool sCholArship FundGeneral Contribution

Given ByRhonda, Kenny and Andrew Cohen

AdulT eduCATion FundIn Memory of

Goldie RosenbaumNaomi StraussJim and Ilene DavidsonBill June and Susan GraberSydney and Bill BaerJanet FriedmanRalph London

AlTAr Flowers And oneg shABBATIn Memory of

Goldie RosenbaumThe Abrams FamilyJoseph HassonMargaret Hasson

In Honor ofAdalyn Marie Braunstein’s

NamingMichael Braunstein and

Lindsay CamachoElaine Savinar (Recovery)Elizabeth and Ruben Menashe

Amy r. goldsmiTh liBrAryIn Memory of

Zanley F Galton, Sr.Claire and Zanley Galton

BroTherhood sCholArship FundIn Memory of

Rachael KohenSophie KohenMegan Brown

CAring CommuniTy FundIn Honor of

Sydney Baer (Retirement)Marian Creamer

Bobbie Goldstein’s New Grandchildren: Bodie and Sadie

Bob Kravitz and David Gilbert

CemeTery BeAuTiFiCATionIn Memory of

Joy AlkalayPierce EthierFannie BaronAlan Baron TonkinRena and Cheryl Tonkin and

David and Daniel LernerFortuna MenasheRuben and Elizabeth MenasheGoldie RosenbaumDiane and David RosencrantzAlan Baron TonkinMarcy TonkinRose RosencrantzDavid and Diane Rosencrantz

and Ardyth Shapiro

rABBi CAhAnA disCreTionAryIn Memory of

Helen LachmanEdward RosenfeldDon and Karen LachmanAlan RubenLouise Ruben and FamilyHerb ShapiroJerry SternGloria SwireAngela KellnerErich Kellner

In AppreciationRabbi CahanaThe Family of Goldie Rosenbaum

CAnTor CAhAnA disCreTionAryIn Memory of

Rywka MendelsohnSylvia NessanAlbert OzielDonna Brownstein

In AppreciationCantor CahanaThe Family of Goldie Rosenbaum

rABBi Joseph disCreTionAryIn Honor of

Jennifer Jacobs and Isaac Siegfried’s Wedding

Linda and Richard JacobsIn Appreciation

Rabbi JosephThe Family of Goldie Rosenbaum

rABBi rose disCreTionAryIn Honor of

Rabbi Rose (Speedy Recovery)Rena and Cheryl Tonkin

generAl AdminisTrATiveIn Memory of

Marvin RubensNaomi StraussRalph WeintraubAlan and Karen WeintraubCharlene WeinsteinJeff and Sherri WeinsteinAnna TobiasRobert TobiasLorraine PopowichDavid PopowichSydney and Bill BaerAl WolfeAnselm BoskowitzFran WolfeJerry CantonSusan GoldenNancee Singer EricksonDick and Don SingerShirley MelzerMichael and Margie AntonGoldie RosenbaumBetty and Randy RubensteinIris and Marty RicksEdith SchnitzerManuel SchnitzerHarold SchnitzerEdith GoodmanCarol LewisLesa OzielDonna Brownstein

In Honor ofJerry Leshgold (Birthday)Phyllis and Stan Nedelman

holidAy CeleBrATions FundIn Honor of

Eric Friedenwald-Fishman (Incredible work on Purim Schpiel)

Michelle and Steve Gradow

Jill newmAn slAnsky eArly Childhood leAder FundIn Honor of

Adalyn Braunstein (Birth)Steve and Stephanie RoitsteinJill Slansky’s dedication to Klal

YisroelBatya and Michael Jacob

JudiTh Anne epsTein eduCATion direCTor’s FundIn Memory of

Neil F SandlerMichelle and Steve GradowSydney and Bill Baer

miller room reFurBishmenT And resTorATion FundIn Memory of

Ted LachmanAlan and Lana MillerRonald YankowitzRobert Sonnes

oserAn FAmily leCTureIn Memory of

Benjamin OseranHenry and Nancy OseranJulius ZellMilton ZellJanet Zell

Very Thoughtful People

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presChoolIn Memory of

Dr. Harry SemlerGertrude SemlerAlysmae NudelmanVictor NudelmanJacqueline R SpivakHenry SpivakHelen Spivak and FamilyJacqueline R SpivakLeon SemlerDuke SemlerHenry SpivakJames Spivak

ruTh semler youTh ACTiviTiesIn Memory of

Hannah BaruhMark HorensteinAbe “Al” WexlerCarolyn and Eldon WexlerGertrude SemlerAbe WexlerJacqueline R SpivakHenry SpivakHelen Spivak and FamilyJacqueline R SpivakHenry SpivakDr. Harry SemlerGertrude SemlerJames Spivak

sAlly vidgoFF CAmp kAlsmAn sCholArshipIn Memory of

Sally VidgoffRobin and Bob Mesher

soCiAl ACTion (generAl)In Memory of

Lewis RomoffMarian CreamerGoldie RosenbaumJulie Amiton and Jeff BowersoxMark Dohrmann and Julie

DurkheimerEve and Alan RosenfeldMr. and Mrs. David StarrDavid RosenfeldSally Rosenfeld and Andrew FrankStuart PeltzIda KleinrockLeslie and Robert Peltz

Phyllis ShapiroBarbara Gilbert and Miles NewmarkLottie EisenhardtGerda A EisemanMax PackouzRegina LightRay Packouz

In Honor ofElaine Savinar (Recovery)Gerald and Evelyn Leshgold

General ContributionGiven BySarah and Dan Goodwin

FoodIn Memory of

Leah RosenbaumRoger BaronJohan, Isidor, and Rebecka

SegalowiczBernhard PinskySusan GersonGoldie RosenbaumGeorge BodnerBunny EdelsonJeanne NewmarkGertrude ChuckerLouAnn FrischYussie Joseph EpsteinHenry SpivakJacqueline R SpivakHelen Spivak and FamilyEdward A RosenfeldCarol and David BakerBetty EdelmanLori and Michael EdelmanSue OverbackHoward OverbackEve and Alan RosenfeldWilliam TrachtenbergPearl TrachtenbergLois BerlinEva SchneiderAdolph SchneiderSusan and Stuart ShleiferRoberta HuntIlaine CohenJessie LudwigShar and Len LudwigMarge NovorrBunny EdelsonStanley SteinbergIlene Goldberg and Family

Roslyn MaizelsSteve, Natalie and Harrison MaizelsAndrew A CrystalSharon TarlowLester SeinfeldSylvia SeinfeldDick and Deanne Rubinstein

In Honor ofMichelle and Brad Tonkin

(25th Wedding Anniversary)Pamela and Scott SidellDavia and Ted RubensteinElaine Savinar (Speedy Recovery)Beverly and Marty Zell and FamilyDick and Deanne Rubinstein

(60th Wedding Anniversary)Davia and Ted RubensteinBeverly, Marty, Lynda, and Jeff Zell,

and Cathi and Dave ZerbaJerry Leshgold (Birthday)Dr. William and Beverly GalenTeri and Andy DeHaan

(30th Wedding Anniversary)Beverly, Marty, Lynda, and Jeff Zell,

and Cathi and Dave ZerbaTom Georges (Recovery)Elizabeth and Ruben Menashe

i hAve A dreAmIn Memory of

Goldie RosenbaumPhilip BlankGertrude MillsOwen and Lynn BlankGoldie RosenbaumBarbara and Barry CaplanAbe WexlerGilda WexlerHenry SpivakRuth SemlerJames SpivakEdward RosenfeldElise RosenfeldLeonard DotsonSherry and Paul Puziss

Temple improvemenTIn Memory of

Dr. Robert GilbertRick and Marilyn Gilbert

esTelle direCTor sholkoFF Jewish eduCATors sCholArshipIn Memory of

Goldie RosenbaumRay GreenblattMay Berenson GeorgesRichard B Dobrow

mAy georges sTudy in isrAel sCholArshipIn Memory of

Tommy Georges, Jr.May GeorgesLinda and Tom Georges III

General ContributionGiven ByAnonymous

neTTie direCTor liBrAry Book endowmenTIn Memory of

Sue HupertEdward HupertJanet Friedman

In Honor ofNikki Director (Birthday)Stuart Director (Birthday)Julie Amiton and Jeff BowersoxStuart and Nikki Director

(50th Wedding Anniversary)Larry and Linda VeltmanBunny and Jerry Sadis

simon & helen direCTor endowmenTIn Memory of

Simon DirectorHelen DirectorTrudi Morrison and FamilyHelen DirectorCameron and Dick Davis

Very Thoughtful People

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

Senior CantorIda Rae Cahanacantorcahana@bethisrael-pdx.org

Associate RabbiRachel L. Josephrabbijoseph@bethisrael-pdx.org

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

Cantor EmeritaJudith Blanc Schiff cantor@bethisrael-pdx.org

Education Department

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

Youth Group DirectorShoshanna Proshoshanna@bethisrael-pdx.org

Education AdministratorZiva Sholinziva@bethisrael-pdx.org

Member Services

Executive DirectorJosh Kashinskyjosh@bethisrael-pdx.org

Development DirectorJen Feldmanjen@bethisrael-pdx.org

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

Communications CoordinatorTracy Alifanztracy@bethisrael-pdx.org

Office AdministratorAlyssa Mandulaalyssa@bethisrael-pdx.org

Clergy Administrative AssistantSara Millersara@bethisrael-pdx.org

Finance DirectorJim Baldwin, CPAjim@bethisrael-pdx.org

Accounting AssistantVicki Greifvicki@bethisrael-pdx.org

Facilities StaffPerry Meekins, Facilities ManagerTony BennettShalamar WashingtonDallas Van WinkleSusie Young

Catering Panel

Alfresco Catering by Sheraton503-335-2858Shellie Engelquist

Art of Catering503-231-8185Larry Grimes

Century Catering503-849-2605Allen Levin

Culinary Artistry503-232-4675Jenn Louis

Devil’s Food Catering503-233-9288Charles Stilwell

Lisa Glickman, LLCPrivate Chef541-728-6678Lisa Glickman

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

10 Congregation Beth Israel

In Remembrance ~ May their memory be for a blessing.

May 6 & 7Melvin AlifanzRuth BesserGoodman Bettman*Jerome BlattnerJean V. Cohen*Jay DelmanBetty Miriam EdelmanE. Ike EshaghianHarold GaffenZanley F. Galton, Sr.Albert H. GanzMaurice O. GeorgesPaul GeorgesThomas T. Georges, Jr.Robert GilbertMagdalena GottesmanJoseph HassonMillie HolzmanKevin Andrew HorensteinRoberta HuntAlbert George Kantor*Berenice KaplanHyman KaplanWilliam KatzRachael KohenSophie KohenStanley Kramer*Jacob Lauterstein*Mitzi LaytonJack LazarusKen LefkowitzCharles LevinePhyllis LieppmanBeverly LipmanBessie LittleJessie LudwigJanet Lee Maylie*Rywka MendelsohnMyerna MichaelsMurray NeidichThomas John NelsonArden NewEdward P. NudelmanSophie Marie OlshinLucy Sue OverbackHoward OverbackMax PlanerSam RosenbaumDiana Harrison RosenfieldAlan RubenJerome Rubenstein

Helen SchnitzerJim SpitzerJim SpitzerRudy SpringStanley I. SteinbergPua VilnerMilton Waldinger

May 13 & 14Harry ArnsbergSelma Asher*Philip BlankRoland BonamiciAnselm BoskowitzHenry Braunsten*Sidney ChuckerElliott CohenRichard Dean Cohen*Andrew Abe CrystalHelen H. Director*Lou EgartLeah EstrinFrances FreedmanEvelyn FreemanEvelyn GeorgesRose M. Golby*Alfred GoldfadenDavid H. Greenberg*Joseph HaasIsador HoffmanSally Sophia KirshnerRuth KraminskyRose Mirviss LenskeSheina Esther LevinMichael Thomas Makler*Gertrude MillsJennie NudelmanSolomon PlushnickRuth RadtkeRegina Ginsberg RiggsSelma RobinsonLouis RomoffMeier RosencrantzLouis M. RosencrantzMarvin RubensMoussa SabiJohanna Slotowsky*Samuel Solomon*Martin TragarzSol Treuhaft Phyllis Green WeidenbaumMartha Whiteley

Morris Wolf*Bertha Woolach

May 20 & 21Pauline BarkleyRalph Albert Benaroya*Joseph Bergman*Lois Berlin*Bert BerlinerOscar Berman*Seymour BernsFannie Braunsten*Gertrude ChuckerJoseph M. Constantine*Ruth DicksteinMarianne FeldmanSolomon FishmanNellie FriedmanPhilip GelberSheldon GellerMay Berenson GeorgesAmy R. Goldsmith*Sam GordonMilton HorensteinEdward HupertSue HupertJeanette Jackson*Sidney KaufmanAngela KellnerJulius Levenson*Mendel Leveton*Susanne LewisBernice LubetkinMargaret MatjeFortuna MenasheJean W. RothenbergAdolph J. Schneider*Eva Schneider*Rena L. Snell*Colin F. StoloffIsrael WaldGeraldine WarenbackSidney J. WeinerRose WeintraubAbe “Al” Wexler*Hiram WhiteleyAlfred S. Wolfe

May 27 & 28Max ArnsbergFannie BaronSylvia Bartenstein

Bertha Beck*Aaron BlauerLeonard L. DotsonS. Mason Ehrman*Pauline EisenmanSylvia FellerMorris FleisherAnna FriedmanArthur W. FrischHerman GadyeJoseph GoldsmithAlbert L. Green*Charlotte Haimsohn*Minnie JosephOpal G. KatzkyShirley KaufmanEddie KoslowskiMaurice KramerCerdell LennisCeil LevySol Levy*Elise Rosenblum LightMiriam S. Lipman*Stuart LittleDorothy H. Lowenson*Robert MacDougallMartin MillerGus MuellerHarold OrrSamuel R. PlanerJacob Platt*Sylvia PressEdward A. RosenfeldDavid Rubin*Samuel Saltzman*Phyllis ShapiroAlan SigelmanAdrienne F. StengerAnna R. TobiasAlan Baron Tonkin*Charlene WeinsteinJacob WeissLouis ZacksSamuel Zeidman

(*) next to a name indicates a memorial plaque has been purchased to ensure the beloved departed is remembered in perpetuity. For information about memorial plaques in the Temple, please contact Tracy at (503) 222-1069 or tracy@bethisrael-pdx.org.

11Congregation Beth Israel

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 Nisan 23

Mitzvah Day!8:30 AM

Book Group9:00 AM SBR

Yom Hashoah Speaker: Eva Kor4:00 PM Temple

2 Nisan 24 3 Nisan 25 4 Nisan 26 5 Nisan 27

IHP4:30 PM SEC

WRJ/BIS Board Meeting6:00 PM SBR

Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group6:30 PM LB

6 Nisan 28

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

CBI Annual Meeting5:00 PM GH

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

JND Shabbat Service 7:30 PM PC

7 Nisan 29

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Tot Shabbat9:00 AM PC

Shabbat Morning Service:Bat Mitzvah of Mckenzie Tell10:30 AM Temple

8 Nisan 30

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

Genealogy Club11:00 AM LB

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

9 Iyyar 1 10 Iyyar 2 11 Iyyar 3 ECE Yom Ha’aztzmaut Program5:30 PM MJCC

“Inclusion is no Illusion”: A Conversation with Rabbi Rose7:00 PM PC

12 Iyyar 4

Executive Committee12:00 PM SBR

W Connection1:00 PM SC

IHP4:30 PM SEC

13 Iyyar 5 Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shir Sabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

14 Iyyar 6

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Morning Service: Bar Mitzvah of Max Freedman10:30 AM Temple

Pajama Havdalah5:30 PM Cahana Home

15 Iyyar 7

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

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

Sisterhood Tea and Annual Meeting2:00 PM LB

16 Iyyar 8 17 Iyyar 9 18 Iyyar 10 19 Iyyar 11

Adult Education Committee8:30 AM SBR

Pop-up Pantry4:30 PM LF

Board of Trustees Meeting6:30 PM SBR

20 Iyyar 12

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

High School Graduation and Shabbat Service 6:00 PM Temple

21 Iyyar 13

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbatini #3 & Torah Trek10:30 AM Temple

Havdalah Bat Mitzvah of Evelyn Schloss5:00 PM Temple

22 Iyyar 14

LAST DAY OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

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

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

Mahjongg Tournament12:30 PM Offsite

23 Iyyar 15 24 Iyyar 16 25 Iyyar 17

Knit-A-Mitzvah10:00 AM SBR

26 Iyyar 18

Pop-up Pantry4:30 PM LF

27 Iyyar 19

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Sabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

28 Iyyar 20

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Zoe Carver10:30 AM Temple

29 Iyyar 21 30 Iyyar 22

Memorial Day: Offices Closed

31 Iyyar 23

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

May 2016 Nisan-Iyyar 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

Over the long Memorial Day Weekend, a container of flags will be centrally located adjacent to Landau Chapel. Families coming to visit may take a flag so they can personally place it on the grave in tribute to their loved ones. Please contact Sara Miller at (503) 222-1069 or sara@bethisrael-pdx.org with questions.

SAVE THE DATES - SHABBAT ON THE PLAZA!June 10, 24 • July 8, 22 • August 5, 19 • September 2

12 Congregation Beth Israel

Congregation Beth Israel1972 NW Flanders StreetPortland, OR 97209-2097

Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism since 1879

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAID

PORTLAND, ORPERMIT NO. 594

Board of Trustees 2015/2016

Ned Duhnkrack President

Ted Nelson VP/President Elect

Ilene DavidsonVice President

Ali Garfinkle Vice President

Brad Tonkin Vice President

Mark Peterman Secretary

John Epstein Treasurer

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

TrusteesOfficers

AuxiliariesStephanie Siegel - WRJ/BI Sisterhood PresidentAndy Olshin - Brotherhood President

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

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

Register for Camp Sababa TODAY!

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

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