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October 2019 2 Tishrei—2 Cheshvan 5780 HaMaggid is published once a month by Beth Meyer Synagogue, 504 Newton Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615. HaMaggid A few years ago, Adi was performing one of his favorite card tricks in front of his friends when he called out, “Abracadabra!” Aſter the show was over, I called Adi over hoping to impress him. “Hey Adi,” I said. “Do you know where the word ‘abracadabra’ comes from?” He shrugged. I explained, “It’s a combinaon of a few Aramaic/Hebrew words. ‘Abra-ki-dabra’—-which means ‘I create as I speak.’ Google it and you’ll see.” “Hm.” He responded and he went on to his next sports acvity. I tried. If you google the roots of the famous magician’s words “Abracadabra,” you’ll see that scholars debate what exactly are the word’s roots. But for our purposes, I’ll sum it up like this. When I speak, I create. Or, even more succinctly, words create worlds. We, of course, know this from the very first verses in the book of Bereshit (Genesis). Verse 1 declares, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” And then in verse 3, the Torah connues, "And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” How did God create the world? With words. Over the course of the Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe) season, we will recite many, many words. We’ll pray words from the mahzor (prayerbook), offer words of blessing to one another, and even think about the words that we regret from the past year. We, the People of the Book, cherish words. We know that words can hurt and words can heal. Words can create and, tragically, words can destroy. A number of years ago, I heard a lecture about lashon hara (gossip). The teacher claimed that the majority of gossip happens within five minutes of compleng a conversaon with another person. He claimed that if one can just hold off from gossiping/complaining about another person for that five minutes, one’s lashon hara quoent would drop dramacally. Maybe even eliminate it. In this past year, perhaps more than ever, we have witnessed the danger that inciteful, hateful words can cause. Mass shoongs directed at vulnerable groups, including Jews, have been shown to be directly related to dangerous words shared by civic leaders and spread on the internet. By the me you read this, the new year will have nearly begun. We will have started recing tons of new words. See if you can translate your words of prayer into words of pracce. Commit to using your words more wisely and carefully in the year to come. From the very beginning, our people have taught the world that words are holy and powerful. They can create whole new realies. Even magicians know it’s true. Abracadabra! Rabbi Eric Solomon Words Create Worlds The Speaker In this issue… Rabbi Eric’s Message—p 1 Sukkot Programs—p 2 Libi Eir Mikveh—p 3 Adult Ed—p 4 Religious School—p 4 ShulCloud—p 5 B’nai Mitzvah—p 5 Yoga—p 5 Hesed News—p 6 Library News—p 6 Girl Scouts—p 6 Sisterhood—p 7-8 Youth Programs—p 9 New Members—p 9 Mahzorim—p 10-11 Security Commiee—p 12 Guest Speaker—p 13 Preschool News—p 14 Social Acon—p 16 Ritual Commiee—p 17-18 Life Cycle—p 19-20 Donaons—p 20-21 October Calendar—p 23
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October 2019
2 Tishrei—2 Cheshvan 5780
HaMaggid is published once a month by Beth Meyer Synagogue, 504 Newton Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615.
HaMaggid
A few years ago, Adi was performing one of his favorite card tricks in front of his friends when he called out, “Abracadabra!”
After the show was over, I called Adi over hoping to impress him.
“Hey Adi,” I said. “Do you know where the word ‘abracadabra’ comes from?”
He shrugged.
I explained, “It’s a combination of a few Aramaic/Hebrew words. ‘Abra-ki-dabra’—-which means ‘I create as I speak.’ Google it and you’ll see.”
“Hm.” He responded and he went on to his next sports activity.
I tried.
If you google the roots of the famous magician’s words “Abracadabra,” you’ll see that scholars debate what exactly are the word’s roots.
But for our purposes, I’ll sum it up like this. When I speak, I create. Or, even more succinctly, words create worlds.
We, of course, know this from the very first verses in the book of Bereshit (Genesis). Verse 1 declares, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” And then in verse 3, the Torah continues, "And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” How did God create the world? With words.
Over the course of the Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe) season, we will recite many, many words. We’ll pray words from the mahzor (prayerbook), offer words of blessing to one another, and even think about the words that we
regret from the past year. We, the People of the Book, cherish words. We know that words can hurt and words can heal. Words can create and, tragically, words can destroy.
A number of years ago, I heard a lecture about lashon hara (gossip). The teacher claimed that the majority of gossip happens within five minutes of completing a conversation with another person. He claimed that if one can just hold off from gossiping/complaining about another person for that five minutes, one’s lashon hara quotient would drop dramatically. Maybe even eliminate it.
In this past year, perhaps more than ever, we have witnessed the danger that inciteful, hateful words can cause. Mass shootings directed at vulnerable groups, including Jews, have been shown to be directly related to dangerous words shared by civic leaders and spread on the internet.
By the time you read this, the new year will have nearly begun. We will have started reciting tons of new words. See if you can translate your words of prayer into words of practice. Commit to using your words more wisely and carefully in the year to come.
From the very beginning, our people have taught the world that words are holy and powerful. They can create whole new realities. Even magicians know it’s true.
Abracadabra!
Rabbi Eric Solomon Words Create Worlds
The
Speaker
In this issue… Rabbi Eric’s Message—p 1 Sukkot Programs—p 2 Libi Eir Mikveh—p 3 Adult Ed—p 4 Religious School—p 4 ShulCloud—p 5 B’nai Mitzvah—p 5 Yoga—p 5 Hesed News—p 6 Library News—p 6 Girl Scouts—p 6
Sisterhood—p 7-8 Youth Programs—p 9 New Members—p 9 Mahzorim—p 10-11 Security Committee—p 12 Guest Speaker—p 13 Preschool News—p 14 Social Action—p 16 Ritual Committee—p 17-18 Life Cycle—p 19-20 Donations—p 20-21 October Calendar—p 23
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Sukkot Programs
Check out this concise list of our Beth Meyer Sukkot programs below. For more details on any of these, please contact [email protected]
USY Sukkah Build - Sunday, October 13, 5 pm at the Goodmans’ Beth Meyer high school students are invited to join us as we help the Goodman family build their sukkah. Come ready to construct and eat. Sukkah Jam - Tuesday, October 15, 6:15-7:30 pm BYO Dairy/Parve Dinner Join Josh for music and singing in the Sukkah. Bring an acoustic or percussive instrument, or just your hands and voice. We’ll sing songs you know, and learn a few new ones, then finish with a special Hag Sukkot Havdalah at 7:30. Kadima Dinner - Wednesday, October 16 from 6:15-7:15 p.m. Our monthly Kadima dinner will be in the sukkah on Wednesday after religious school. Cost is $5. Movie Night – Thursday, October 17 at 7 pm Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel Join us for this film about Israel’s national baseball team competing for the first time in the world classic. $5 each, register online. Kindergarten Consecration service and Shabbat Dinner (Dinner in the Sukkah) Friday, October 18, 6:30 p.m. Registration info in this booklet and online. Girl Scouts Overnight in the Sukkah - Saturday, October 19 Sisterhood Program Havdalah in the Sukkah - Saturday, October 19, 7 PM Sisterhood invites you and your families to join us. Desserts and drinks will be served as we share our fondest Sukkot memories together. Nitzanim and Mahar Lunch in the Sukkah Sunday, October 20 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. K-5 students are invited to stay after Religious School. Participants will need a dairy/parve lunch.
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Executive Committee President: Susan Ehrlich Senior Vice President: Evan Horwitz 1st Vice President: Keith Satisky 2nd Vice President: Janis Zaremba Treasurer: Sam Suls Asst Treasurer: Michael Kurlanzik Secretary: Jennifer Etkin Past President: Jim Doerfler
Professional Leadership: Rabbi: Eric Solomon Mikveh/Spiritual Engagement/Rabbi: Jenny Solomon Executive Director: Susan Sugar Lifelong Learning: Amy Ripps RS Admin. Assistant: Cathy Kaplan PS Director: Rebecca Krantz Office Administrator: Carole Eagle/Rebekka Mastin Admin Assistant: Sarah Beall Programs: Josh Orol/Julia Snyder Facilities: Steve Sheriff Kitchen: Stuart Mozer Committee Chairs: Sisterhood: Suzanne Zorn* Men’s Club: Teddy Spiliopoulos* Adult Education: Janis Zaremba* Endowment: Janet Fox-Kreielsheimer Facilities: Adam Rosenzweig* Fundraising: Karl Mundt* Library: Rita Gerber Archives: Harlan Shays Membership: Rondi Goodman* Preschool: Lauren Griffiths* Religious School: Beth Rossen Youth Activities: Bonnie Leach Ritual: Sherry Shapiro* Social Action: Deborah Goldstein Hesed: Jasmine Medoff* Garden: Madge Cohen Ushers: Ellen Adelman Design: Michele Horwitz & Greta Schiffman Communications: John Zaremba*
*Denotes Board of Trustees member
Additional Board Trustees: Steve Katz Shana Silverstein
Ushers Needed for High Holidays
Ushers help maintain decorum and serve as a guides for congregants and guests while entering, being seated and departing services. There are many shifts still available for Yamim Noraim. To volunteer: 1. Sign up on SignUpGenius by using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/
go/5080e4eacae29aa8-usher2, register as a SignUpGenius User, and select the shifts for which you will usher. OR
2. Complete the form in the Beth Meyer office. Questions? Contact our Usher Coordinator, Genny Spiliopoulos at [email protected].
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B’ Mayim Hayim T’hiyeh, May the living waters sustain you. Rabbi Jenny Solomon, D. Min., Mikveh Director
While Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are intended to bring us to new spiritual heights as we reflect on the year that has passed so that we can grow into the year ahead, Sukkot is an earthy holiday that brings us back down from the heavenly and purely spiritual Days of Awe. It demands that we re-connect with the materials of life that sustain us and bring us joy. Tradition dictates that just after we have fasted and denied our physical needs for an entire day and night, we immediately begin work on our sukkah—a
most physical and earthy endeavor. Like the natural earth-grown myrtle, palm, willow branches, the etrog, and the fragile branches which cover the sukkah, Sukkot also calls us to connect with the Earth’s most abundant and precious resource—water. On Yom Kippur, the solemn act of fasting and the sober mood associated with repentance draw us to God beyond our bodies. Sukkot draws us right back in, connecting us to God through the wonder of our bodies and the physical world around us. M’lo kol ha’aretz k’vodo, we chant during the Amidah prayer—All of the earth (even our bodies) is full of God’s glory. The mikveh also calls us to come close to God through the physical act of celebrating our bodies and the experience of being embraced by water. If you are ready to leave the intellectual and esoteric world of the Days of Awe behind and want to settle back into the glory and fragility of the physical world, the mikveh might just be the perfect place to put things back in order. Also, if your intentions for the new year involve aspects of your physical body (how you treat it, feed it, nourish it, care for it, think about it), the mikveh is the perfect place to sanctify those commitments. To schedule your immersion, contact me by calling my cell phone 214-886-5079, the confidential mikveh line at Beth Meyer Synagogue at 919-848-1420 ext. 300 or by sending me an e-mail at [email protected].
Travel Opportunities with Beth Meyer Synagogue
“Viva Havana!”—Beth Meyer Travels To Cuba (March 29-April 3, 2020) Come join Rabbi Eric Solomon on a trip to tour the fascinating island of Cuba and see its remarkable, resilient Jewish community. An information session with opportunities to learn about the itinerary, pricing and accommodations will take place on Sunday, October 20 (Hol HaMoed Sukkot) from 10:45-11:45AM in the Beit Am of the Satisky Building. There will be special Cuban delights provided by the one-and-only Ceci Berenthal. Not to be missed! Please let us know you if you can attend the info session by emailing Sarah Beall in the Beth Meyer office at [email protected]. If you are unable to attend the info session but are still interested in the Cuba trip, please email Sarah with that information, as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “This Year In Jerusalem”—Beth Meyer 2020 Israel Trip (July 12-23, 2020) Come join Rabbis Eric and Jenny Solomon for the trip of a lifetime to Israel. We will cover all of the amazing sites throughout the Holy Land including opportunities for spiritual renewal, chances to explore the stunning landscape, and time for learning first-hand from experts about Israel’s political and diplomatic challenges. This trip, open to people of all ages, will include all of the “standards” but with a few new stops that even our Rabbis haven’t experienced. Information session: Sunday, November 24 from 10-11:15AM in the Beit Am of the Satisky Building. Make this the year you can say, “This year in Jerusalem!" Please let us know you if you can attend the info session by emailing Sarah Beall in the Beth Meyer office at [email protected]. If you are unable to attend the info session but are still interested in the Israel trip, please email Sarah with that information, as well.
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Adult Education Committee
Due to the holiday schedule, our Brunch program will not begin until November. BUT, we do have other programs occurring in October. The Adult Ed committee is sponsoring, along with Men’s Club, a screening of the film, Heading Home on Thursday, October 17, at 7:00 pm. It is a "stirring story of sports, patriotism, and personal growth." Heading Home charts the journey of Israel's national baseball team competing for the first time in the World Classic. Our plan is to screen it in the sukkah, weather permitting. It’s been making its way around the film festival circuit and was released in theaters in some cities last month. You can purchase your ticket ($5) here (or contact the school office). We will supply the popcorn! Our Wednesday morning study group begins meeting on Wednesday, October 23. We meet from 11 - noon in the Satisky building (room 201). Amy Ripps will be teaching this first session—and we will begin with a brief review of what we covered last year and pick up with the study of the prophet Hoshea. You can always access our adult education catalog on our website; look for adult education under the “learning tab” or click here to access it directly. FYI—make sure to log in to your ShulCloud account on the website before purchasing tickets/registering for programs. This will ensure that you are getting the “member pricing.”
From Amy’s Desk—Religious School
On the morning of Yom Kippur, the Torah reading begins with the word, וידבר (va’yi’dabaer), which in modern Hebrew would be translated as: And He [God] said. But, due to a quirk in Biblical grammar, the phrase is actually translated as: And He [God] will say.
At a conference that I attended many years ago, Rabbi Jerome Epstein, then Executive Vice-President of USCJ, challenged a group of 30 educators to learn a lesson from this grammatical form and to “make the past the future for our students.” We, as educators, as parents and as a Jewish community, have a mandate to teach our past - our heritage, our history, our values - to our future - our children. Without the past, we have no future. Without the future, the past becomes meaningless. To that end, the religious school has begun a new year of study with grand plans and designs! We’ll work around the holiday schedule, soccer and gymnastic schedules, school work and more to help our children, and our families, learn to live and love Judaism.
!A Happy and Sweet New Year - (Shana Tova U’metukah)שנה טובה ומתוקה
Beth Meyer school code: 7495 Next time you shop - ask the cashier to link your card. FYI - you need to re-link your card every year! You shop and the school earns cash!
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Shabbat Yoga Minyan with Phyllis Kritz Saturday, October 12 9-10:15am in the Lounge (Main Building, lower level) Beth Meyer offers monthly Shabbat morning yoga in the Lounge as a great addition to our Shabbat spiritual practice. Participants are encouraged to come as they are for our Torah Service and Musaf that follow immediately in the sanctuary. Props and mats are provided - but you may bring your own mat if you prefer. This is a mat-based yoga practice, with guidance and options for all levels. Register and Full Details at bethmeyer.org/yoga
Sydney Nicole Caplan will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on November 2, 2019. Sydney is a 7th grader at Pine Hollow Middle School, where her favorite subjects are science and math. Sydney loves dancing (jazz, ballet, and hip hop) and performing with the Carolina
Dance Foundation. She does even more dance at Six Points Sports Academy during the summer. Sydney's parents, Glen and Jennifer, her older sister, Natalie, and her cat, Moose, are all very proud of her. We are excited to share our simhah with our family, friends, and congregation.
Bat Mitzvah of Sydney Caplan
ShulCloud Update—Learning Curves, Kol Nidre Pledges, Logging In
As with all new things, there is a learning curve. The same thing is true with ShulCloud...and not just for congregants! The office staff has also had a learning curve with regard to ShulCloud. And last month’s HaMaggid provided another learning opportunity. We use reports from ShulCloud to get the information that creates our lifecycles page with yahrzeits, birthdays and anniversaries. The report for anniversaries is formatted in such a way that the names for couples celebrating an anniversary were not listed correctly. Namely, if a couple had different last names, that was not consistently reflected in last month’s HaMaggid. Now that we know about this problem, we’ve found a way to format the report to recognize that couples may have different last names. Our apologies to those couples whose anniversary was listed incorrectly. With the High Holidays upon us, we also wanted to let those on monthly bank draft know that they will have the flexibility to pay their Kol Nidre pledges by eCheck or credit card; we will not be adjusting monthly bank draft amounts to accommodate these pledges. We encourage you to complete your Kol Nidre pledge payments by December 31, 2019. A reminder to log in (or stay logged in) to your ShulCloud account so that you can take advantage of member pricing for events, programs and classes. If you are logged in, the upper right-hand corner of the www.bethmeyer.org website will say “Welcome” with your name beside it. (“Welcome Susan Sugar,” for example.) You may find it easier to stay logged in to your account in much the same way that you may stay logged in to Amazon or other sites. If you have any questions regarding ShulCloud, please contact Rebekka Mastin at [email protected].
Your Beth Meyer ShulCloud Implementation Team, Cathy Kaplan Rebekka Mastin Susan Sugar
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The Library is always open for congregants to borrow books, CD’s and magazines. Please DO NOT take materials without signing them out. The following is the procedure for taking materials from our library: 1. Remove the card from the back pocket 2. Fill in your first and last name, and the date 3. Place the card in the front of the beige index box on the desk. The procedure is quite simple. The materials in the library are for ALL, so please return them in 2-3 weeks. To return materials, just place them on the book cart by the door. If you are looking for something special, feel free to use the card catalogue. We have two sets of catalogues—one by author’s last name and one by title. Feel free to sit in our easy chairs to read. But NO materials are to leave the library without being signed out. It takes a lot of work to maintain our library. The library committee meets on Thursday morning from 10am—12pm. Thank you to our dedicated volunteer library staff of Denise Friedrich, Margaret Israelson, Betty Mandel, Lois Rabinowitz, and Norma Zendels for all their help this month.
If you have any book suggestions or ideas for improving our library, give me a call at 919-846-5835 or email [email protected].
Library News—Rita Gerber
If you are interested in donating books to our library, please remember that we want ONLY books with Jewish content. Our space is limited. Wake County Public Library is the place for all other books. We appreciate your cooperation.
Thank you, Beth Meyer Library staff
Library Donations
Hesed News—Jasmine Medoff
The Beth Meyer Hesed Committee is a network of Beth Meyer congregants who offer support during times of illness, sadness and happiness. We do our best to provide:
• Support during times of illness including rides and organizing meals • Transportation to and from the synagogue for services • Mourning assistance - set up the shiva house, serve the meal of consolation, and support the
mourners, as needed
We are also collecting gift cards to the following stores to help with supplies and meal deliveries: Target, Walmart, Harris Teeter, Lowes, Publix, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. Ways to help: Contact us at [email protected] to join the Hesed committee or add your name to our volunteer list. Click here to donate to the Hesed Fund.
Girl Scout Troop 525 Welcomes You to a Great New Year!
Troop 525 has had a busy start. Our Brownie Scouts have already had an overnight, we represented at the Grand Opening Celebration at the JCC on September 22nd and we are already planning our first campout for Sukkot, as well as badges and journeys for the year. If your daughter is interested in joining, especially 6th or 7th graders, contact Karen Bograd at [email protected].
Our Fall Nut/Candy/Magazine sale is kicking off on Oct. 1st, so be on the look out to help support our growing troop!
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Welcome back to another great year of Sisterhood! If you are a returning member, a brand-new member, or just thinking about joining, we want to know who you are! The best way to learn about upcoming events is through our monthly newsletters, which are sent by email. If you have not been receiving those newsletters, but would like to, please send an email to [email protected] to let us know to add you to the list. There are benefits to Sisterhood membership! You will be receiving membership information by snail mail, but you can also update your membership information on the Beth Meyer website. To send in your dues for 2019-2020 programming year and let us know how you would like to be involved with Sisterhood, use this link: https://www.bethmeyer.org/form/JoinSisterhood Sukkot brings cooler temperatures (we hope!) and a chance to schmooze at our Dessert and Havdalah in the Sukkah, on Saturday evening, October 19th at 7:30 PM. This is free and open to all members of the congregation. Come sample luscious desserts (and fruit for those of you watching your waistlines) while we relax under the stars! Although this is a free event, RSVPs are appreciated, by October 11th. SignUp Genius link is: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0444aaa82ca3fb6-dessert1 Sisterhood needs YOU! Our Annual Trivia Night & Silent Auction (Saturday, November 16th) is our major fundraiser each year and YOU can help make it a success. Tickets are available now and we look forward to seeing everyone there. Currently, we are looking for sponsors and donations for the Silent Auction. Sponsorship opportunities are available at levels ranging from $100 to $1,000. Do you have… • Theater or symphony tickets that you know
you can't use? • A vacation home that you would be willing to
donate for a week or long weekend? • A talent or skill that you would be willing to
share through private lessons or events? • Paintings, furniture or jewelry that you would
be willing to donate? • Any other great ideas? We'd love to hear
them! Your support is appreciated. Monies raised go directly back into our community, the greater Raleigh Jewish community, and through our national dues, Jewish organizations across the US. Please contact Eileen Shulman VP-Fundraising ([email protected] or 919-418-8823) regarding sponsorship opportunities, donations, and other questions. Then…
Join us on Saturday, November 16th, for our 4th Annual Trivia Night. This fun night of trivia begins at 7:00PM, with friends new & old, heavy hors d’oeuvres & dessert, beer & wine for purchase, 50/50 Raffle and a chance to bid on tons of amazing silent auction items including vacation opportunities, cultural arts events, restaurants, jewelry, Judaica and more! Big Slow Tom's Trivia is known all over the Triangle for creating fun nights of friendly competition. Compete with your fellow (and fella!) community members to win the coveted title of Beth
Meyer Trivia Champs! Adults only. Preregistration and payment required for event. Cost is $25/person and RSVPs are requested by November 6th using SignUp Genius. (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0444aaa82ca3fb6-sisterhoods4) To pay online, send your payment to our Paypal Account @ http://paypal.me/BMSisterhood
Sisterhood News—Cathy Kaplan
Thanks to Our Trivia Night Sponsors to Date
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Sisterhood News—continued
Would you like to learn to knit or crochet? Would you like to contribute to a worthwhile project? Then please join us! All supplies and instruction (if needed) are provided. Our Warm Up America project generally meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the synagogue library from 10:30-12:30 (it's fine to just drop in during that time-- attendance for all 2 hours is not required!). We are skipping October due to the holidays, but put the November meeting on your calendar now! Dates for the rest of the year are: November 12, December 10, January 14, February 11, April 14, and May 12. We completed and delivered 5 afghans last spring. Our first
batch of blankets went to the Women's Center of Wake County. The Women's Center is the only day center in the
Triangle that focuses exclusively on serving women experiencing homelessness. It provides food, clothes, and shelter,
as well as medical and mental health services. We now have ten more blankets ready to go to the Women's Center this
month. Check out the picture! If you have any questions, please email Dara Finkelstein at [email protected].
The Judaica Shop is open for all of your holiday needs. Beautiful tallitot and jewelry, one-of-a kind ritual items, multiple varieties of kippot, and more! There is already a great selection in for Hanukkah. Regular Judaica Shop Hours are: Sundays, 10:00-12:00PM Wednesdays, 10:00-12:00PM Fridays, 10:00-12:00PM Appointments are always available outside of these hours to meet your needs. Please contact Diane or Ann to set up a time to shop. Volunteers are needed to help the Judaica Shop run smoothly. If you can help for an hour or two each week or even every once in a while, please contact Ann Tosky. The Torah Fund Campaign of Women's League for Conservative Judaism is the dedicated philanthropy of Women's League, its members, and its affiliated sisterhoods in Conservative congregations across North America. Torah Fund strengthens Jewish education by supporting scholarships and programming at Conservative/Masorti institutes of higher Jewish learning. Gail Sherman runs our Torah Fund Card program. For a small fee of $4, Gail will send a beautifully designed Torah Fund Card to the recipient of your choice. Your friend or loved one gets a beautiful card in the mail with your name on it, and the money goes to support higher Jewish education. A win-win. You can contact Gail at [email protected] or 919-264-6037.
Direct donations to Torah Fund can be made by clicking here. Those donating at least $180 over the course of a year receive a commemorative pin.
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Youth Programs—Julia Snyder & Josh Orol
Our kickoff Kadima and USY weekend was a huge success. We had thirty middle and high schoolers participate in an all-day Amazing Race-style scavenger hunt around town. The program was a blast, and we have to say we’re most proud of our seniors – Rachel Fligman, Lila Haller, Max Pollack, and Jacob Gartenberg – for spending time over the summer to plan this program. They stepped up and led the younger kids through eight hours of activities. This was followed by our annual back to school sleepover for USY. We got very little sleep, and a lot of bonding accomplished.
The rest of September saw our first monthly dinners for Kadima and USY. It feels good to be back in our usual schedule, and for the school building to be full again at all hours. Thank you to Jeff Wicksel and the Halbrecht Family for volunteering to support our Youth Programs last month.
Welcome New Members
Beth Meyer Synagogue extends a warm welcome to the following families and individuals who recently joined our congregation. Eric Schwartz. Eric is the son of Rachelle and Jay Schwartz and grew up in Raleigh and at Beth Meyer. He recently graduated college and is working in Raleigh. Shari Hardy. Shari is the daughter of congregants, Randi and Martin Kaplan. She has a daughter, Kristen, who is a 9th grader. Rebecca and Mathew Krantz. Rebecca and Mathew recently moved here from Fair Lawn, NJ. They have a son, Alexander, who is 3 years old. Rebecca has also started as Beth Meyer’s new Preschool Director. Beth and Elliott Gerstner. The Gerstners are returning members. They have two children: Mollie (9th grade) and Jonathan (5th grade). Stephanie Weber. Stephanie recently moved here from Maine. She is a teacher in Franklin County schools. Deborah and Herbert Meyers. Deborah and Herbert are retired and very recently moved here. They are the parents of Sara Schweiger.
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Mahzor Lev Shalem Fundraiser
Support our congregation in purchasing the Conservative Movement’s newest High Holiday prayer book-Mahzor Lev Shalem! This book represents the best of the Conservative movement and promises to be inspiring and relevant for years to come. • Please help Beth Meyer Synagogue raise the money needed to fill our sanctuary
with 700+ new mahzorim by 5781 (Fall 2020)! • For each $54 donation, a mahzor nameplate will be inscribed in honor of or in
memory of your loved one and a card will be sent to the honoree or to the family of those memorialized. You can also make a general donation to support the fund.
To find more information and make a donation, please see the form on page 11 or visit https://bethmeyer.org/giving/mahzor-lev-shalem.
Our Mahzor Lev Shalem Fundraiser is ongoing. We are pleased to recognize the following individuals who contributed to the campaign last month:
• Paul Adelson • David and Andrea Clapman Hazard • Lyn & Howard Satisky
• Pamela Borden • JoAnn Pizer-Fox • David F. Weinstein
• Lisa & Steven Feierstein • Vivian Presnick • Risa Wolfzahn
• Deborah Green • Sharon & Shalom Rokach • Norma & David Zendels
Correction: September Anniversaries
Here is a reprint of the September anniversaries that correctly reflects couples’ names. Apologies for the misprint in the September HaMaggid. 1-Sep Stephen Olshansky & Diana Graham Jay & Tamra Green Nelson & Barbara Salez Keith & Graham Satisky Joseph & Leslie Needham 2-Sep Jeff Engel & Susan Ehrlich Hirsch & Jennifer Fishman Elizabeth Kanof & Ronald Levine
2-Sep George & Ann Tosky Benjamin Pollack & Amy Schere Zachary & Anne Teicher 3-Sep Saul & Ceci Berenthal 4-Sep Ronald Bidwell & Betty Mandel 5-Sep Saul & Greta Schiffman Elliott & Audrey Katz 6-Sep Marc Farber & Michelle Speakmaster 9-Sep Shana Silverstein & Thomas Barbieri 10-Sep Peter & Meagan Rubino Michael Feurstein & Hannah Mackler
13-Sep David & Victoria Rubin 16-Sep Jeffrey & Diane Wicksel Harold & Lois Rabinowitz 19-Sep Martin & Randi Kaplan Marc Hirshenson & Joanne Intile 20-Sep Melvyn & Elaine Levin 21-Sep Theodore & Barbara Harris 27-Sep James & Brian Doerfler
Todah Rabbah!
A hearty thanks to Craig and Stacy Becher for their generous
donation in support of Beth Meyer Preschool operations!
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Mahzor Lev Shalem Fund Thank you for supporting the Mahzor Lev Shalem Fund.
Contribution Amount
Individual Mahzorim: (number) Mahzorim x $54/Mahzor = $
General Donation: $
TOTAL (please submit check in this amount): $
Contributor Information First Name: Last Name:
Email Address:
Donation Details Is your donation in honor or in memory of someone? Please share as much information as you have.
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Tribute First Name: Tribute Last Name:
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Mahzor Bookplate Inscription Details Below, or on a separate enclosed page, please list how you would like your name(s) listed on the book plate(s). Also, you may add a personal line of text, up to 100 characters. Eg: “This mahzor is dedicated in honor of John Smith on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah by Jane Doe.”
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Security Committee—Steve Katz
Around the world, attacks against Jewish communities and institutions are on the rise. From anti-Israel vitriol on American campuses to desecrated religious centers in Europe, Jews have become targets of extremism. The new threat levels have compelled the Jewish community to think differently about security.
CSS (Community Security Services) is seeking volunteers to join the Beth Meyer security team. There are many opportunities to ensure the safety and security of our community including pre-event sweeps, security patrols, video surveillance and crowd management. Time commitments are flexible and we will work to accommodate personal interests and abilities with regard to security.
Please contact Steve Katz, Safety Committee Chairperson, at [email protected] for more information.
Jewish Senior Luncheon
Tuesday, October 29th Noon—1:30 PM Beth Meyer Synagogue – Social Hall Folklorist Gabrielle A. Berlinger discusses the rich diversity of sukkah construction and interpretation that she encountered during her research of Sukkot ritual practice in Indiana, New York, and across Israel from 2007 through 2015. We want to accommodate everyone so please RSVP to: 919-848-1420 or [email protected] A $5 donation is appreciated. Transportation is available with ample notice. Sponsored by The Honey and Perry Levine Memorial Fund for Senior Programs at Beth Meyer Synagogue.
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Monday, October 28 — “Jacob Dinezon, his contributions to Yiddish Literature of late-19th & early-20th Centuries ” Scott Hilton Davis, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, author, and publisher of 19th-century Yiddish literature in English translation The lecture discusses Jewish creativity in the mid-1860's, Dinezon's writings and other Yiddish writers of that era. Scott will be talking about Dinezon's legacy in Warsaw (where he died) and New York City (the location of a major portion of his archive). There will be a short reading of Dinezon stories. Monday, November 18 — “There's way more to the Hanukkah story than what we teach to young children” Amy Ripps, Director of Lifelong Learning, Beth Meyer Synagogue The lecture will cover questions such as: Who were the Maccabees and why do we hold them up as heroes? Would we support them today? Monday, December 16 — “North Carolina's Judaic Art Gallery: Where we are and where we'll be ” John Coffey, Deputy Director for Collections and Research, Curator of Judaic Art, NC Museum of Art This PowerPoint presentation will discuss the ins and outs of curating Jewish ceremonial art: acquisitions, conservation, display and interpretation. All sessions meet at the National Humanities Center in RTP from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Series Fee - Anniversary Special Price: $10.00 per person; Individual lecture: $5.00 For updates: www.shalomraleigh.org/calendar or contact Ronni Marblestone at 919-848-3752.
Guest Speaker, October 12th—Pete Tannenbaum
With a B.A. in Political Science from Duke University followed by a J.D. from Wake Forest Law School, Pete leads Alliance Medical Ministry as Executive Director. He has more than 25 years of experience in business and investment banking. Pete has a history in philanthropy, fundraising and other leadership roles in nonprofit organizations including active roles as a founding Board member at Marbles Kids Museum and as a Trustee at Ravenscroft School. He lives in Cameron Park in Raleigh and has two daughters.
Books That Ask Big Questions—Rabbi Jenny Solomon
Joins us for our 2nd gathering of "Books that Ask Big Questions!” on November 12th from 12:30-2:30 PM.
Please bring your copy of the book and your lunch (dairy/parve). We will provide drinks and dessert.
Now is the time to acquire a copy of the book and start reading! This month’s book is If All the Seas Were Ink: A Memoir by Ilana Kurshan, WINNER of the 2018 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and the 2018 Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish literature.
"At the age of twenty-seven, alone in Jerusalem in the wake of a painful divorce, Ilana Kurshan joined the world’s largest book club, learning daf yomi, Hebrew for “daily page” of the Talmud, a book of rabbinic teachings spanning about six hundred years. Her story is a tale of heartache and humor, of love and loss, of marriage and motherhood, and of learning to put one foot in front of the other by turning page after page. Kurshan takes us on a deeply accessible and personal guided tour of the Talmud. For people of the book―both Jewish and non-Jewish―If All the Seas Were Ink is a celebration of learning, through literature, how to fall in love once again.
Whether you love Jewish learning, compelling memoirs, or both— you will be moved by this brilliant, original, and compelling book.
Triangle Seminar for Jewish Studies—Fall 2019
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Preschool News
Beth Meyer Preschool is pleased to welcome our new Director of Early Childhood Education and Programming, Rebecca Krantz. Rebecca and her family are new members of the Beth Meyer community and recently moved to Raleigh from New Jersey, where she served as a supervisor of instruction at the East Rutherford school district and helped open a new preschool. Rebecca and her husband, Mat, are parents to Alexander who attends Beth Meyer Preschool. Welcome Krantz Family and congratulations Rebecca! As Rebecca takes her post, we’d also like to thank Interim Director Barbara Keys for supporting the preschool during this time of transition.
Beth Meyer Preschool Awarded 5 Stars!
Preschool is off to a great start for the 2019-2020 school year. The day before school started, we got word from our licensing counselor that we earned 5 Stars! Mazal Tov to all the Preschool teachers! The inspection and evaluation was last spring, all the paperwork was completed this summer, so kudos to all our teachers for their hard work. Yeah! We did it! Preschoolers have been very busy getting to know their new friends and new routines. They made friendship bracelets with Morah Gloria. The Ariyot (4s) classes made life size drawings of themselves as part of their All About Me unit. Our Dageem (3s) and Parparim (2s) students have been busy making Rosh Hashanah artwork. Morah Shoshi and Morah Ronit will help the students make a mini round challah to bring home to their families in celebration of the new year. We are excited about our High Holiday learning times with Rabbi Eric. Right before Rosh Hashanah, the students will get to see and hear the shofar. Then we will go down to the creek to cast away our sins, using breadcrumbs to symbolize our sins. Preschoolers always enjoy having their lunch and snack in the sukkah as they learn all about Sukkot from Rabbi Eric. We are so fortunate to have these special times with him! Important Preschool dates - Mark your Calendar A personal note from Barbara Keys – Thank you for this opportunity to be with all the fabulous preschoolers and their awesome teachers. Beth Meyer Preschool is a warm and nurturing place for your children, and it is a great entrance way into the synagogue for families. The parental support, as well as the facilities themselves are excellent. I have greatly enjoyed my time at BMP and know that the new director, Rebecca Krantz, will carry on the tradition of excellence at Beth Meyer Preschool.
M 9/30 Preschool closed for Rosh Hashanah day 1
Tu 10/1 Preschool closed for Rosh Hashanah day 2
Tu 10/8 Early release at 1:00 pm for Kol Nidre, Erev Yom Kippur
W 10/9 Preschool closed for Yom Kippur
M 10/14 & Tu 10/15 Open; special programming for Sukkot
M 10/21 & Tu 10/22 Open; special programing for Shmini Atzeret and Simhat Torah
Th 10/31 Late opening at 11 am (teacher meeting)
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A Refugee Circle of Welcome from Beth Meyer and Saint Andrews—Robin Jacobs
Beth Meyer Synagogue and Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church have joined together in partnership with the Lutheran Services Carolinas refugee settlement program, called Circle of Welcome. We are the first local Circle of Welcome team consisting of two different faith groups. Our chosen team name is “Saint Meyer.” We have made a one-year commitment to help the Eshaq family navigate the transition to our culture and build a foundation for success as new Americans. The Eshaq family arrived on August 27, 2019. They are originally from Afghanistan, but have been living as refugees in Turkey the past three years. The two parents have four children, ranging in age from two to thirteen. In the almost three weeks since their arrival, we have provided assistance with food, housing, clothing, furniture, other necessities, and transportation to government, medical and school appointments. In the coming weeks and months, we look forward to helping them integrate into their new community, in practical essentials such as employment, education, and learning English, and the intangible but most meaningful connections and kindnesses that are basic to the American way and the values of our mitzvot. Today some of the Saint Meyer Team, with the help of an interpreter, had a heart-warming meeting at the Eshaq's apartment. The family is gracious, kind and appreciative from the heart for our help and friendship. It is difficult from the experience of our lives to truly understand what they must have lived through, and yet it was no less moving when the parents, in this very word, expressed their feeling of peace. Shalom and Salam, from Saint Meyer.
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Beth Meyer Synagogue will be hosting the annual community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Monday, November 25 at 7:00 p.m. Participating Houses of Worship: • As Salaam Islamic Center • Beth Meyer Synagogue • Millbrook Baptist • Millbrook United Methodist • Saint Andrews Presbyterian • St. Paul's Christian Church • St. Raphael Catholic church • The Fountain of Raleigh Join us for community prayer, musical performances, and a sermon by Reverend Diane Faires from St. Paul’s Christian Church. A dessert reception will immediately follow the service. Free and open to the public. Canned goods will be collected for Millbrook United Methodist Church’s food pantry. Monetary offerings will be given to A Place at The Table.
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Ritual Committee—Sherry Shapiro
Yom Kippur Cheat Sheet Some thing to consider as we approach Yom Kippur that begins with the evening service of Kol Nidre is that it is so important to take time out of our busy lives to gain some perspective, think about ways to better ourselves and resolve to make positive changes in the coming year. However you mark this important holiday, do it in a way that feels authentic and meaningful to you. On the “Day of Atonement”, healthy adults are commanded to refrain from eating and drinking from sunset to sunset to remind us of the frailty of the human body and our own mortality, and to encourage complete focus on the holiday. It is customary to wear white and some choose to wear sneakers or other rubber-soled shoes out of deference to the ancient practice of avoiding leather shoes, which were a symbol of luxury. At Home The yahrzeit candle is lit at sundown preceding the start of Yom Kippur and at sundown preceding the last day of Sukkot, Passover and Shavuot. There are no special prayers or blessings that must be recited while lighting a yahrzeit candle. In Jewish tradition, the candle flame is often thought to symbolically represent the human soul. Like a human soul, flames must breathe, change, grow, strive against the darkness and, ultimately, fade away. Thus, the flickering flame of the yahrzeit candle helps to remind us of the departed soul of our loved one and the precious fragility of our life and the lives of our loved ones. Before sundown, families and friends gather together and eat the last meal before the start of Yom Kippur and the period of fasting. It is a mitzvah (commandment) to eat a large meal, called a seudat mafseket (a concluding meal), before Yom Kippur begins. This meal is customarily completed before sundown. Because it is a festive meal, many people choose to include bread, and begin with HaMotzi, the blessing over the challah. Uncover the challah and say:
ברוך אתה ה' אלהינו מלך העולם המוציא לחם מן הארץ. Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, hamotzi lechem min haaretz. We praise You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth. It is only after the last bite is eaten that the holiday candles are lit, and the fast officially begins. If you choose to fast, it is important to remember that children under the age of 13 are not required to fast nor are adults whose health precludes them from fasting. We do not include Kiddush (the blessing over the wine) because once the candles have been lit and blessed we are fasting. Two candles are lit following the evening meal.
נו להדליק נר של יום הכפורים. נו במצותיו וצו לך העולם אשר קדש ינו מ ברוך אתה ה' אלה
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu l'hadlik neir shel yom hakippurim. Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with your commandments and has commanded us to light the Yom Kippur lights. (A traditional translation). Holy One of Blessing, Your presence fills creation, You make us holy with Your commandments by calling us to light the light of this Yom Kippur day. (An alternative translation).
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The Shehecheyanu prayer is recited after the candles are lit.
A greeting for Yom Kippur; G'mar Hatimah Tovah” (May you be sealed in the Book of Life). To read about the full service click here: Yom Kippur Cheat Sheet (Adapted from Rabbi Jillian Cameron, InterfaithFamily.com).
ה' ברוך אתה Blessed are You, Adonai, Baruch atah Adonai
העולם מלך אלהינו our God, Ruler of the Universe, Elohenu melekh ha'olam
וקימנו שהחינו who has granted us life, sustained us, shehecheyanu vekiymanu
הזה׃ לזמן והגיענו and enabled us to reach this occasion. vehigi'anu lazman hazeh.
Kever Avot
Wednesday, October 9—Immediately following Neilah (approx. 7:40 p.m.) We would love for you to come break your fast with the Beth Meyer community. Registration is open online (https://www.bethmeyer.org/event/yom-kippur-break-the-fast.html) or by completing forms available in the synagogue lobby.
Registration will close on Wednesday, October 2. (Members—be sure that you are logged in to your ShulCloud account
on the website to get the member pricing.)
Shabbat Dinner in the Sukkah
Friday, October 18, 6:30 p.m. We will have our annual Kindergarten Consecration Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6:30, where we welcome our youngest students into the world of Jewish learning. Following the service will be our yearly dinner in the sukkah. Register online or complete the forms available in the synagogue lobby.
Registration closes on Sunday, October 13. (Members—be sure that you are logged in to your ShulCloud account on the website to get the member pricing.)
Cost Adult Children (9 & under)
Member $12 $9 (max for a single household is $40)
Non-Member $15 $12
Cost Adult Children (9 & under)
Member $15 $10
Non-Member $18 $13
Yom Kippur Break the Fast
Sunday, October 6, 10:30 am—Raleigh Hebrew Cemetery Following longstanding Beth Meyer minhag (tradition), we’ll gather at the cemetery on the Sunday between Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rabbi Eric will lead a short service, and there will be time to visit the graves of loved ones
and friends.
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Celebrate and Honor Family and Friends with these Special Ideas
Tree of Life Beth Meyer Synagogue’s Tree of Life has been designed to celebrate and honor friends, family, milestones, etc., as opposed to a memorial tree. Contributions will help support an endowment for education, established by Michele and Burton Horwitz and family, that will grow and bear fruit for generations to come. Each brass leaf is available for a $200 donation to the Burton and Michele Horwitz & Family Education Endowment at Beth Meyer Synagogue. Forms are in the lobby and on the Beth Meyer website: www.bethmeyer.org. Walkway Bricks Honor a special friend or family member by purchasing a brick to be placed in our “Walkway of Honor.” Pricing for the bricks includes engraving your personal message - three lines of up to seventeen characters per line. To get the discounted price, multiple bricks must be purchased and engraved at the same time.
One Brick $100 each Two Bricks $90 each Three Bricks $75 each Four Bricks $60 each Five or more Bricks $50 each
You can purchase bricks on-line here or using a hard copy order form, available in the office.
Yahrzeits
1-Oct Rudolf Braun Sarah Resnick Bernard Engel Larry Nebret 2-Oct Evelyn Robinson Bella Grabel 3-Oct Herbert Halbrecht 4-Oct Max Cherny Philip Kaufman 5-Oct Howard Cohen Donna Horowitz 6-Oct Eileen Fox 7-Oct Violet Meir Sydell Kushner Michael Kreiger Alan Whiteman 8-Oct Phyllis Estelle Snyder Samuel Sobol Milton Kaye 9-Oct Bertha Bresenoff Shelly Schechter Warren Solomon Zorn 10-Oct Sheila Nelin Milton Lang Edith Lebowitz Gertrude Rosenfels 11-Oct Henrietta Adelson Sara Rothstein Bonnie Graham
Alison Greene 12-Oct Bernard Schwartz 13-Oct Lester Aaron Blum Daniel Green Esther Rose 14-Oct Neal Feldman 15-Oct Jerry Friedman Dale Fuerst 16-Oct Robert Brower Sidney Pokorney 17-Oct Yetta Bloomfield Vivian Bernstein 18-Oct Robert Rosenbloom Seymour Sklovsky William Herskowitz Kiva Kadysiewicz 19-Oct William Thomas Norman Gevirtz Merrill Sands David Faul Lillian Kargen Susan Spurr 20-Oct Henry Kaplan Rose Miller Jules Robinson Irwin Frieden Jules Robinson 21-Oct Louis Goodman Beatrice Goldstein Lila Riefberg Eva Hurwitz
22-Oct Carol Buchholz Harry From 23-Oct Arnold Reinhard 24-Oct Sonja Jackson Omar Pullen Lillian Grissom 25-Oct Alvin Kastan Jack Berman Gladys Winter 26-Oct Seymour Post Eisig Gotlieb Lillian Weinfeld Honey Levine 27-Oct Harry Penn Charles Dwyer Guy Badger Lorraine Aronson 28-Oct Bernard Cherry Gladys F. Friedman 29-Oct Judith Speakmaster Rachel Mazursky 30-Oct Dorothy Goldstone 31-Oct Hyman Glass
Birthdays 1-Oct Mary Lynn Kargman Michael Zendels 2-Oct Mashaal Ahmadieh 3-Oct Robert Alpert Paula Jaeger
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Birthdays—continued 3-Oct Alla Alexis Shrager 4-Oct Alan Etkin Heidi Natan Susan Goldhaber 5-Oct Stuart Levin Sharon Mills James Comen Deborah Meyers 6-Oct Melissa Kindler Barbara Vosk 7-Oct Howard Shareff Stefanie Mendell Jeffrey Margolis Keith Satisky 8-Oct Sheila Davis 9-Oct Keren Ben Moshe 10-Oct Marsha Golt 11-Oct Robin Jacobs George Tosky Suzanne Stauffer Judith Muse 12-Oct Sheila Hirsch 13-Oct Susan Sugar Sharon Rokach Ron Kirschbaum 14-Oct Richard Adelman Harry Dowin Carol Winter David Zaas 15-Oct Jennifer Sherman
15-Oct Leonard Corwin Alison Weinreb Michael Schwartz Randi Kaplan Seth Weinreb 16-Oct Ellen Adelman Mel Bernay Jonah Grifenhagen Saul Berenthal Jonathan Kamin 17-Oct Harlan Shays Jeffrey Marcus 18-Oct Sara Rutzky Allan Deitch Rebecca Krantz 19-Oct Fern Kaufman 21-Oct Emily Frazier Jodi Stern 24-Oct Gerald Golt Amy Schere 25-Oct George Klein Evan Gorelick Sibyl Kleiner 26-Oct Eileen Shulman Sharon Singer Michael Feurstein Leah Pollack 27-Oct Warren Kurtzman Nicole Isaacson Jennifer Smith 28-Oct Jeffrey Tannenbaum 29-Oct Nancy Thomas
30-Oct Benjamin Buie-King 31-Oct Alan Buie-King Lynn Samberg
Anniversaries 3-Oct Brett & Robin Dorfman 5-Oct Michael & May Markoff Alan & Benjamin Buie-King 6-Oct Bonnie & James Leach 10-Oct Seth & Rachel Cohen 11-Oct Samuel & Mandy Cohen Richard & Danielle Cooperstein Virgil Mitchell & Anita Tyler 12-Oct Charles & Bonnie Sewright Michael & Jamie Eliahu 15-Oct Richard & Shila Baer 16-Oct Robert & Elaine Hubal Robert Mintz & Lisa Jacobs David & Jesslyn Perlmutter 17-Oct Sheldon & Sandy Mazursky Harvey & Sherry Shapiro 20-Oct Richard & Cathleen Kaplan 22-Oct Alan & Susan Rubin Zachary & Jasmine Medoff 23-Oct Ryan & Kelly Bloom 27-Oct Harry & Rose Dowin Harry & Helene Levin 28-Oct Allan Deitch & Alice Scher Matthew & Kelley Markoff 29-Oct William & Suzanne Stauffer
Donations from August 12— September 15, 2019 Adult Education/SIR • Angela Glass in memory of her father-in-law, Morris Glass • JoAnn Pizer-Fox in honor of Norma & David Zendels
celebrating their anniversary Barton & Marie-Claude White Operations Endowment Fund • Rabbi Eric Solomon in memory of his grandmother, Beatrice
Solomon Biblical Garden • Susan & Mark Goldhaber in memory of his father, Samuel
Goldhaber • Lyn & Howard Satisky in memory of Sondra Traurig, mother
of Billy Traurig • Lyn & Howard Satisky in memory of Kenneth Kramer
• JoAnn Pizer-Fox in honor of Harriet & Alec Jablonover celebrating their anniversary
• Marie-Claude White in memory of her father, Claude Campeau
BMS Facilities Fund
• Marc Sokol in memory of Kenneth Kramer
Building Fund • Gail & Neil Baron in memory of Gail’s parents, Isidor Isaac
Dordick & Lucille Holland Dordick Frances Pascher Kanof Adult Education Endowment • Rachel & Sid Strauss in memory of Ken Kramer, husband of
Naomi Kramer General Fund • Phyllis Diehl in memory of Richard Duley, father of Jim
Doerfler • Faith & Arnold Shertz in memory of Kenneth Kramer • Anne & Harry Shearer in memory of Kenneth Kramer
• JoAnn Pizer-Fox in honor of Dr. & Mrs. Burton Horwitz celebrating their anniversary
• Rivka From in memory of Sondra Traurig, mother of Billy Traurig
• Doris & Phillip Bush in memory of Jay Figer, brother of Sharon Schwartz
• Muriel Gantman in honor of Norma & David Zendels celebrating their anniversary
• Glenda & Rick Toppe in memory of May Moskowitz, mother of Susan Goldhaber
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• Glenda & Rick Toppe in memory of Stan Fox, husband of JoAnne Pizer-Fox
• Glenda & Rick Toppe in memory of Susan Eder, wife of Jonathan Flescher
• Glenda & Rick Toppe in memory of David Robbins, father of Linda Dinkin
• Glenda & Rick Toppe in memory of Ken Kramer, husband of Naomi Kramer
• Glenda & Rick Toppe in memory of Stan Gantman, husband of Muriel Gantman
Hesed Fund • Patricia & Michael Siegel in memory of Michael's father,
Robert Siegel • Jeri & Dan Dembow in honor of Norma & David Zendels
celebrating their 60th anniversary • Mindy & Bruce Oberhardt wishing a speedy recovery to
Harvey Smalheiser • Mindy & Bruce Oberhardt wishing a speedy recovery to
Howard Margulies
• Mindy & Bruce Oberhardt in honor of Karen Rabins celebrating her birthday
• JoAnn Pizer-Fox in memory of Kenneth Kramer Hevra Kadisha Fund
• Angela Glass in memory of her husband, Richard Glass Honey & Perry Levine Memorial Fund for Senior Programs
• Stacey Horowitz in memory of Lucille Holland Dordick, mother of Gail Baron
• Stacey Horowitz in memory of Sandra Sirody, mother of Jill Halbrecht
• Stacey Horowitz in memory of Barbara Shulman, mother of Andrew Shulman
• Stacey Horowitz in memory of Richard Duley, father of Jim Doerfler
• Harriet Schwartz in memory of her aunt, Lena Strum
• Ann & George Tosky in memory of George's mother, Cecile Tosky
• Jerry Kushner in memory of his mother, Ethel Kushner Kitchen Fund • Susan Srebrenik in memory of her father, Irving Schwartz Library Book Fund • Lois & Harold Rabinowitz in honor of Norma & David
Zendels celebrating their anniversary • JoAnn Pizer-Fox in memory of Jay Figer, brother of Sharon
Schwartz • Mimi Friedman in honor of Norma & David Zendels
celebrating their 60th anniversary
• Lynn & Art Samberg in memory of Adele Feierstein, mother of Steven Feierstein
• Ellen Adelman in honor of Norma & David Zendels celebrating their anniversary
• Janis & John Zaremba in memory of Adele Feierstein, mother of Steven Feierstein
• Betty Mandel & Ron Bidwell in honor of Norma & David Zendels celebrating their 60th anniversary
• Betty Mandel & Ron Bidwell in memory of Adele Feierstein, mother of Steven Feierstein
• Norma & David Zendels in memory of Adele Feierstein, mother of Steven Feierstein
• Marie-Claude White in memory of her mother, Pauline Langelier
• Margaret Israelson in memory of Adele Feierstein, mother of Steven Feierstein
• Ellen & Arthur Rosten in memory of Adele Feierstein, mother of Steven Feierstein
• Lois & Harold Rabinowitz in memory of Adele Feierstein, mother of Steven Feierstein
Mikveh Fund • Judi Margulies in honor of Rabbi Jenny Solomon Preschool Fund • Alan & Donna Isaacs in memory of Alan's mother, Sarah
Isaacs • Craig & Stacy Becher in honor of the preschool Rabbi Eric's Discretionary Fund • Beth & Mash Ahmadieh in honor of Rabbi Eric Solomon
• Amy & Leonard Bush in memory of Jay Figer, brother of Sharon Schwartz
• Larry Robinson in memory of Kenneth Kramer • Sharon Figer Schwartz in memory of her brother, Jay Figer
• Mindy & Bruce Oberhardt with gratitude to Rabbi Eric Solomon
• Roberta Lang in memory of her sister, Paula Lang • Gail Baron in honor of Rabbi Eric Solomon • Saul Berenthal in memory of his father, Harry Berenthal
• Martin & Adele Kaplan in memory of Martin's uncle, Simon Gottlieb
• Alison & Seth Weinreb in honor of Rabbi Eric Solomon for Marni's Bat Mitzvah
Rabbi Jenny's Discretionary Fund
• Liliane Himmel in honor of an aliyah • Ellen Adelman in memory of Adele Feierstein, mother of
Steven Feierstein Religious School Fund • Alison & Seth Weinreb in honor of Cathy Kaplan for help
with Marni's Bat Mitzvah Ronald Bidwell and Betty Mandel Operating Endowment
• Betty Mandel & Ron Bidwell in memory of Betty's mother, Gertrude Mandel
• Barbara & Jeffrey Margolis in honor of Norma & David Zendels celebrating their 60th anniversary
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HaMaggid Beth Meyer Synagogue
October 2019 Beth Meyer Synagogue
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sept 29
Minyan 9:00a
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 6:00p
Sept 30
Office Closed for Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah I Service 9:00a
Tashlikh 5:00p
Oct 1
Office Closed for Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah II Service 9:00a
Oct 2 Minyan 7:00p
Intro to Judaism 7:30p
Ritual Comm Mtg 7:30p
Sisterhood Mtg 7:30p
Oct 3
Oct 4 Candle lighting 6:35p Shabbat Service 8:00p
Oct 5
Shabbat Shuvah
Shabbat Service 9:30a Havdalah 7:34p
6 Minyan 9:00a
Becoming a Soulful Parent 10:45a
7 Preschool PAC Mtg 7:30p
8
Office Closed at noon for Kol Nidre Kol Nidre Service 7:00p
9
Office Closed for Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur Services 9:00a
Community Break the Fast 7:45p
10 RS Comm Mtg 7:30p
11
Candle lighting 6:25p
Mindfulness Kab Shab 6:30p
Shabbat Service 8:00p
12
Shabbat Yoga 9:00a
Shabbat Service 9:30a
Guest Speaker Pete Tannenbaum
Shababa 10:30a
Havdalah 7:24p
13
Minyan 9:00a
14
Office Closed for Sukkot
Sukkot I Service 9:30a
Sukkot Family Service 10:00a
15
Office Closed for Sukkot
Sukkot Ii Service 9:30a
16
Minyan 7:00p
Intro to Judaism 7:30p
Board of Trustees Mtg 7:30p
17 Movie Night in the Sukkah 7:00p
18
Dinner in the Sukkah 7:00p
Candle lighting 6:16p
Simhat Shabbat 5:52p
Shabbat Service 8:00p
19
Shabbat Service 9:30a Sisterhood Havdalah in the Sukkah 7:00p Havdalah 7:15p
20
Minyan 9:00a
Becoming a Soulful Parent 10:45a
21
Office Closed for Shmini Atzeret
Shmini Atzeret Service 9:30a Simhat Torah Service 6:30p
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Office Closed for Simhat Torah
Simhat Torah Family Service 10:00a
23
Minyan 7:00p
Intro to Judaism 7:30p
24
25 Candle lighting 6:08p Shabbat Service 8:00p
26
Shabbat Service 9:30a
Havdalah 7:07p
27
Minyan 9:00a
Becoming a Soulful Parent 10:45a
Adult Ed Comm Mtg 4:00p
28
Meditation Intensive—7:00p
29
Senior Luncheon 12:00p
30 Adult Ed Study Session 11:00a
Minyan 7:00p
Intro to Judaism 7:30p
Bd of Trustees Mtg 7:30p
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Nov 1 Candle lighting 6:00p
Shabbat Mishpahah 6:30p
Shabbat Service 8:00p
Nov 2
Shabbat Service 9:30a Sydney Caplan Bat Mitzvah Havdalah 6:59p
“The world rests on three things: Torah, Prayer, and Acts of Lovingkindness.” - Pirkei Avot
Beth Meyer Synagogue is a holy community rooted in these sacred principles---
• Torah: We study the Torah to refine our souls and become more moral human beings.
• Avodah: We pray with heartfelt intention and seek ever greater ways to connect with God.
• Gemilut Hasadim: We care for each other in times of need and celebrate with each other in times of joy. We act to make the world a better place---here in Raleigh, in America, in Israel, and throughout the world.
504 Newton Road Raleigh, NC 27615 Office: 919-848-1420 School: 919-848-8111
Fax: 919-848-1571 Email: [email protected]
Web: www.bethmeyer.org
