Established 1858

Bulletin September 2014

Elul 5774 - Tishrei 5775

Vol. 63, No. 11

The Board of Trustees and Clergy invite you and your family to join us for a Rosh Hashanah Reception

1 Tishrei 5775 . Thursday, September 25, 2014Reception is in Blumauer Auditorium, immediately following the service

Catering by Alfresco Catering and Sheraton HotelWith thanks to the WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood for organizing the sweets table

The bright sun and blue skies of our Portland summer are starting to shift now, as the leaves begin their inevitable, colorful change and fall. But for many of us, this summer, which should have had spirits as clear as the infinite sky, has held a darkness ominous as a rain cloud. The Middle East has been roiling, and it is hard not to be affected. Even as we pray for peace, we have seen the reality of war. An unprecedented number of missiles have fallen on Israeli territory. Unprecedented attacks through terrorist tunnels have been attempted. An unprecedented number of Palestinians in Gaza have been killed. Around the world and close to home, Anti-Semitic language and attacks have risen to levels not seen since the darkest years.

Even outside the media glare, violence continues unabated: in Syria, in Iraq. Even here in the United States, racial tensions have boiled over, and children flee for their lives across our Southern border. Peace and safety seem like naïve dreams.

We tremble, if only inwardly.

Soon, it will be time for us to gather as a community. The Yomim Norayim – the “Days of Awe” – will see us all together once again (and for some of us, for the first time with this community) in our sacred Temple. This is a time to remind ourselves that we are not alone in our fears. This is a time to reinforce our dreams for a better tomorrow. We pray that this

will be a time of peace for us, for Israel, for the world. We pray that we will find the comfort and security and confidence of our congregational family. We will greet each other with hope. As the prophet said:

Blow the shofar in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly;

Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children. . . And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else; and my people shall never be ashamed. (Joel 2:15-16, 27)

May 5775 be a year of blessing for you, your family, and our community. May we strengthen one another. And may the world know peace.

Shanah TovaRabbi Michael Z. CahanaCantor Ida Rae CahanaRabbi Rachel L. JosephRabbi Emanuel RoseCantor Judith B. Schiff

Praying for Peace in a Dangerous World

daeh dpylL’Shanah Tova

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Selichot Saturday, September 20

5:30 PM Selichot Service Temple

Erev Rosh Hashanah Wednesday, September 24

6:00 – 7:00 PM Multi-Generational Service Age appropriate for families and grandparents with children K–4th grade and their siblings

Temple

7:30 PM Traditional Adult Service Also for families with children 5th grade and older

Temple

Rosh Hashanah Thursday, September 25

10:00 AM Traditional Morning Service Temple

11:00 AM Multi-Generational Service Goodman Hall

12:00 PM Families join the service in Temple for the Shofar Service

Temple

12:30 PM Rosh Hashanah Reception Blumauer Auditorium

2:00-3:00 PM Tashlich in Tanner Park This is an easy, flat walk, less than one mile from CBI. No CBI transportation will be provided.

Tanner Park: NW 10th and Marshall Streets

Kever Avot V’imahot Sunday, September 28

1:00 PM Service of Faith 426 SW Taylors Ferry Rd

CBI Cemetery

Kol Nidre Friday, October 3

5:30 – 6:30 PM Multi-Generational Service Age appropriate for families and grandparents with children K–4th grade and their siblings

Temple

7:30 PM Traditional Adult Service Also for families with children 5th grade and older

Temple

Yom Kippur Saturday, October 4

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Traditional Adult Service and for families with children 5th grade and older

Temple

10:00 – 11:00 AM Multi-Generational Service Age appropriate for families and grandparents with children K–4th grade and their siblings

Goodman Hall

12:45 PM Rabbi Talk Back Pollin Chapel

2:00 PM Tot ServiceSpecial service for Tots ages 0-5

Temple Bima

2:00 PM The Bible as LiteratureA discussion group on the Book of Jonah as a literary work, led by Barney Milstein

Pollin Chapel

3:00 PM Afternoon/Yiskor/Neilah Service

Temple

Following services Break the Fast, sponsored by WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood

Blumauer Auditorium

Sukkot Thursday, October 9

12:00 PM Lunch & Learn in the Sukkah CBI lawn

Sunday, October 12

4:00 - 7:00 PM Open Sukkah at Rabbi and Cantor Cahana’s home 3139 SW Fairmount Boulevard

Simchat Torah Thursday, October 16

6:00 PM Consecration and Simchat Torah Service

Temple

Friday, September 17

10:30 AM Festival and Yizkor Service Pollin Chapel

Admission cards will be mailed after Labor Day:We will be sending two family admission cards to each household. This year, your children (up to age 24) will not need individual admission cards. Your family’s admission cards can be used at either the multi-generational service or our traditional service. Please hold onto your admission cards for all the services, as we will not have separate cards for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Your guests are welcome at all services.

Reciprocal agreements with other URJ congregations:If you will be traveling during the High Holy Days, please call Tracy in the Temple office at 503-222-1069 to help with your reciprocal arrangements. If you have family or friends visiting, please have them make their own reciprocal arrangements with their home URJ congregation, so they can join us while in Portland.

See page 4 for information about the Annual High Holy Days Food Drive.

5775 • High Holy Days • 2014

L’Shanah Tova

Sunday, September 284:30 PMCBI Sanctuary

This event is free and open to the community.

No RSVPs are necessary.

Congregation Beth Israel is pleased to welcome Robert B. Reich as the 2014 Oseran Family Lecturer on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 4:30 PM in our historic Byzantine sanctuary (1931 NW Flanders Street). Mr. Reich’s talk is titled “Should we worry about widening inequality?”

Robert B. Reich is one of the world’s leading thinkers about work and the economy. Now Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, he has served under three national administrations, most recently as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton. He also served on President Barack Obama’s economic transition advisory board. In 2008, TIME magazine named him one of the ten most successful cabinet secretaries of the past century.

Reich is the author of 14 books, including The Work of Nations, which has been translated into 22 languages, and the best-sellers Locked in the Cabinet and The Future of Success, which in 2002 was ranked by Business Week magazine as the #2 best-selling business book. His book Supercapitalism, published in 2007, warned of the perils of an under-regulated and over-leveraged financial system. In his 2010 best-seller, Aftershock: The Next Economy and America’s Future, Reich looks at where the economy is heading after the Great Recession and what to expect over the next decade.

Reich is the co-creator and host of the widely acclaimed 2013 documentary Inequality for All, in which he explains the underlying forces that are shaping our economy and lays out pragmatic solutions for a broader prosperity.

Reich has a nationally-syndicated column, and he also writes frequently for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Financial Times. He is a contributor

to CNBC and a frequent panelist on ABC’s This Week and other television programs.

In late 2003, Reich was awarded the prestigious Václav Havel prize, in Prague, for his original contributions to economic thinking. The Wall Street Journal has named him one of the nation’s top ten thought leaders.

The Oseran Family Fund was established in 2008 to provide annual lectures with a socially responsible Jewish theme. Past lecturers have included U. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon, author and national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg, and op-ed columnist, Georgetown University Professor, and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution EJ Dionne.

Parking will be available at Metropolitan Learning Center (2033 NW Glisan Street).

2014 Oseran Family LectureRobert B. Reich – “Should we be worrying about the widening inequality?”

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B’nei Mitzvah

Alexa Grace Leopold GrenleyAlexa Grenley will become Bat Mitzvah on September 6, 2014. She is the daughter of Gary and Heidi Grenley and younger sister of Jordan. She attends St. John Fisher School in SW Portland. Alexa has chosen to focus on CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates – for her Mitzvah Project. CASA advocates for children in the foster care

system who have been abused or neglected and works to get them into a permanent home safely, quickly, and effectively. While Alexa is too young to begin training as a CASA advocate (you need to be at least 21!), she is working to raise money for CASA and will volunteer at CASA events whenever she is able. You can learn more at www.casahelpskids.org.

Harry Elias PopowichHarry Popowich will become Bar Mitzvah on September 13, 2014. He is the son of Yale Popowich and Tina Skouras and older brother of Julian. Harry is a student at the Catlin Gabel School, where he is beginning his term as Middle School Class President. An avid tennis player, he has selected Portland After School Tennis & Education

(PAST&E) for his Mitzvah Project. PAST&E is a nonprofit organization that partners with schools, families, and volunteers to help at-risk children in K-12th grade gain athletic and academic success. They offer academic tutoring, fitness and nutrition curriculums, and tennis lessons and team tennis. Created in 1996 to give at-risk kids more learning opportunities while introducing them to tennis, they have since impacted the lives of more than 7,000 at-risk children and their families. Harry explains his involvement with the program: “I would like to bring awareness and support to the PAST&E program because I am passionate about tennis. Over the past few years, I have been playing lots of tennis, often competing against the PAST&E youth team at their facility. I would be very grateful if you would help me in my effort to support PAST&E by donating at the link below. Where it says, ‘Please tell us what prompted your gift today?’ you can write, ‘Harry Popowich’s Bar Mitzvah Project.’ Thank you for helping me extend a child’s education and bring the sport that I love to them.” Visit interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E165381&id=1 for more information.

Mitchell Morris StonerMitchell Stoner will become Bar Mitzvah on September 20, 2014. He is the son of Ed and Elyse Stoner and older brother of Drew. Mitchell attends West Sylvan Middle School in Portland. He has selected the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as the focus for his Mitzvah Project. He explains, “I participated in the 2014 MS Walk to honor my deceased

grandmother, who had this disease for many years. I learned how to advertise for this 5k walk and how to respond to people who donated to my efforts. As I become a Bar Mitzvah, I plan on participating in MS fundraising events, since I know that in Judaism it is important to honor your ancestors. If you’d like to support my efforts, please visit main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/mitchellstoner.”

The Torah and our traditions compel us to feed those who would otherwise go hungry. As Maimonides knew, a hungry person cannot think of higher things. Even the day-to-day tasks we do without a second thought are difficult when food is scarce.

This year, CBI’s High Holy Days Food Drive will focus on raising cash, rather than food, for Sunshine Pantry and Lift Urban Portland. Responsible stewardship practiced by these agencies means that when you give a dollar, it buys considerably more than it would in the grocery store. Bulk-buying and long-term relationships with generous members of the food industry make this possible.

The average bag of regular groceries weighs 16 pounds, and if you’re a good shopper, it costs at least $23. The agencies we support can purchase food in bulk for less than half of that price:

$18 can purchase 31.18 pounds of food$36 can purchase 63.72 pounds$54 can purchase 95.58 pounds$72 can purchase 127.44 pounds$108 can purchase 191.16 pounds

That said, if you and your families find the giving of food to be a more meaningful experience, please do so! Good stewardship counts here, too: Please buy and donate what the programs need.

Sunshine Pantry and Lift Urban Portland have lists posted on their websites of most-needed items. At press time, these included low-fat, shelf-stable milk; peanut butter; canned fruits and vegetables; plain oats and whole grain rice; and boxed macaroni and cheese and canned soups, stews, chili, and ravioli.

To make cash donations, mail or drop off a check in the main CBI office or call 503-222-1069 to donate with a Visa or MasterCard.

To give food, items can be dropped off in food barrels in the main office or in the Temple.

The CBI High Holy Days Food Drive continues through October 4.

509,000 Oregonians without enough food

8,508 Lunches served by Lift Urban Portland last year

500 People served by Sunshine Pantry in a typical month

< 5 Minutes it takes to write a check to CBI’s High Holy Days Food Drive

High Holy DaysFood Drive

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Our Leadership

L’Shanah Tova! by Ned DuhnkrackPresident, Board of Trustees

 L’Shanah Tova! I am so honored and grateful to serve as your Temple president. Lots of meetings and hard work were what I anticipated, but serving as president has also brought me much joy. You may be wondering, “Why the joy?” Let me explain. The learning curve is

steep during the first months of being synagogue president. One of my first lessons occurred while I was sitting on the bima next to Rabbi Joseph. I noticed that the prayers frequently referenced “oneg,” a word I associated with eating, so I asked Rabbi Joseph what “oneg” meant.

“It means joy, Ned, not cookies,” she replied. Well, the cookies are great, but the joy I feel at our onegs is even better. Dancing with our

children at Shabbat on the Plaza, planting flowers at the cemetery on Mitzvah Day, and sorting books in our library to get ready for the start of Religious School all filled me with happiness. Those meetings? Time and conversation with our amazing clergy, hard-working staff, and committed board members are inspiring and rewarding.

My joy comes from being part of our community, a caring and compassionate extended family committed to learning, faith, and active engagement. In the new year, I hope you, too, will have an opportunity to share this joy. Join us for a Friday night service, an Adult Education program, or a cup of coffee and conversation at the Brotherhood Café. Participate in the choir, a chavurah, or one of our social action programs. Bring a friend. In this coming year, do one more thing to increase your connection to Congregation Beth Israel. Create one more link between you and CBI. By connecting here, by being part of this community, and by supporting Congregation Beth Israel, your life with be enriched, and you will be enriching our synagogue community for now and for the future. I wish you much joy in the new year.

Leaders are inspired and inspiring. Renee and Irwin Holzman exemplify these traits, and their continued acts of generosity and commitment further enhance the high esteem in which they are already held.

Congregation Beth Israel is grateful to be the recipient of a $1,000,000 endowment from Renee and Irwin Holzman and family. The funds from this incredibly generous leadership gift will establish the Holzman Family Religious School Scholarship Fund, providing our education program with permanent scholarship funding. This fund will ensure that all CBI families can receive the high-caliber Jewish education provided by CBI’s Religious School and that no child will ever be denied a Jewish education because of a family’s inability to pay.

The Holzmans are well-known and highly-respected philanthropists. They understand the need to break down the economic barriers that inhibit some people from affiliating with a synagogue. CBI is proud to welcome all Jewish families, and we are especially pleased that so many families in our community pursue quality Jewish education. These families seek assurance that this opportunity not be taken away because funding has run out. The Holzmans’ gift ensures that a joyful and meaningful Jewish education will be permanently available to everyone in our community.

We are proud of and strengthened by CBI’s Open Door Policy, but it comes with a hefty “price tag.” Our Religious School currently operates at over a $140,000 deficit on an annual basis. Religious school education is a core mission of synagogues, and it is common for them to subsidize the cost of this opportunity. But for many families, even the subsidized cost is an excessive burden. Our congregation strives to never turn anyone away due to a lack of financial resources, and this most generous endowment gift will have a positive impact on that annual deficit. In addition, the Holzmans believe that this gift will inspire other generous donors to step forward. In a very literal sense, this Legacy Gift will remain in place forever, impacting the lives of generations to come. With this gift, the Holzman family is helping CBI shape a more promising future.

Renee and Irwin have said they love CBI and are committed to educating our next generation. They continue to be inspired by Rabbi and Cantor Cahana’s joyful leadership and style of worship and love that the Cahanas invite us to take a moment to introduce ourselves to others at services and wish them Shabbat Shalom. They believe that it creates a warm and welcoming community for all.

When making this generous gift, Renee shared the motto which inspires them and guides their foundation:

“I shall pass this way but once; any good that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”

– Stephen Grellet

Thank You to Renee and Irwin Holzman and the Holzman Family

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The Magic is Here by Jenat Levison FeldmanDevelopment Director

Do you believe in magic? (If you remember the song by the Lovin’ Spoonful, you just dated yourself.) Certainly you have seen a magic show and wondered how the performers execute illusions in front of your very

eyes. There are always certain tricks which seem simple, and often, we think we know how that illusion was created. However, unless you know how to perform magic, it can be difficult (if not impossible) to figure out how it was really done.

This year’s Fundraiser Committee Co-Chairs, David and Tiffany Goldwyn, have assembled an exciting and creative committee who are working to bring you yet another fabulous Fall Fundraiser. On Saturday, October 18, you will have the opportunity to see illusionist David Shimshi perform magic up close and personal. This fantastic evening will include a performance of his full Mind Illusions show. (Full details are included in this bulletin.) Shimshi is a Wynn Resort resident magician and is currently appearing as a wizard on Penn & Teller’s new SyFy reality series, Wizard Wars.

We are especially fortunate to have The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation as our Lead Sponsor; Arlene has also added a $10,000 challenge grant to our Mitzvah Moment, if we can raise another $50,000 through our paddle raise. In addition to this gracious gift, Harold and Jane Pollin are once again providing the food and drink for this year’s fundraiser through Al Fresco Catering

by Sheraton. These are all lovely statements of support for the programs and services CBI offers, and they provide a wonderful incentive for us to hit the ground running and create yet another successful fundraising year.

We certainly hope you will mark your calendar now and plan to join us for this fun/fundraising annual event, knowing that your participation both as a supporter and a participant has a direct impact on our $200,000 annual fundraising goal. Sponsorship, which begins at the $1,000 level, comes with additional benefits. To learn more, please contact Jen Feldman at (503) 222-1069 or jen@bethisrael-pdx.org.

The Fundraiser Committee, composed of experienced as well as emerging CBI leaders, has chosen the theme: The Magic is Here. These individuals embrace the “magic” that CBI offers, with the knowledge that being connected to their congregational community has been a real game changer. That is no illusion, and it is no trick. It truly is the magic of CBI. So when they say The Magic is Here, they are confirming they have figured out that getting connected to CBI brings magical moments to numerous aspects of their lives. I want to help you experience that magic, too, as being connected to this congregation has changed my life both personally and professionally.

Join us on October 18, as well as anytime before or after, so you too can experience all the magic that your CBI community has to offer.

Developing CBI

“ How wonderful it is that nobody needs to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

- Anne Frank

During Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we reflect on the past and plan for the future. This then becomes the perfect time to ask, “What matters to me, and how have I let others know?” Being able to answer this question strikes at the very core of what creating a Legacy Gift is all about.

In conversations with family and friends, we often share what matters to us. Responses noted most often include making an impact on one’s family/children and making the world a better place. Creating a Jewish Legacy through Congregation Beth Israel can accomplish both of these goals and many others. In addition, it can help ensure that our congregation is here to serve generations to come, just as those before us have done for more than 155 years.

CBI proudly recognizes the over 100 families, individuals, and foundations as members of our Legacy Circle. Each donor has a

different reason that motivated them to choose CBI as a beneficiary of their life’s work. We are fortunate that our members embrace the benefit that creating a Jewish Legacy brings to their lives and their memory. And just as we benefit now from the gifts created by previous generations, we strive to continue to expand this circle of Legacy Donors so that CBI can continue to nurture Jewish lives, create Jewish memories, and keep CBI strong for generations to come.

Our congregation is proud to be participating, along with 10 other organizations, in the inaugural year of The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation’s Life & Legacy program. This new program will provide every member of the Jewish community with the opportunity to have a long-term impact on the Jewish institutions that resonate with them.

Today is the perfect time to decide: What will be my Jewish Legacy? We are ready to discuss how you can make your impact with a donation that will live on in perpetuity, whether through an endowment, trust, will, estate plan, or other means. Please consider joining our esteemed and appreciated Legacy Circle by letting us help you create YOUR Jewish Legacy today. We look forward to working with you. For more information, please contact Jen Feldman, Development Director, at jen@bethisrael-pdx.org or (503) 222-1069.

Everyone Can Create a Jewish Legacy

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New Year’s Resolution: Continuing to Create Meaningful Connections within our CommunityBy Sydney A. Baer,Executive Director

This is truly my favorite time of year. There is always a sense of joy, excitement, new beginnings, and a bit of stress

as we prepare for the Holy Days. Historically, this is when we have the largest attendance at our services. Believe it or not, my fellow Executive Directors have a listserv enabling us to share new ideas and best practices for creating more joyful, memorable, and meaningful experiences for all. And that translates to all we do here at CBI, where we are in constant pursuit of meaningful programs, throughout the year and for the High Holy Days in particular. Because it’s truly a special time: I love the two-degrees of connection that we all have and that is most evident during the Holy Days. I love that we all dress up a bit more, see family and friends, gather and linger, have our ushers and greeters at all of our doors welcoming everyone to our services, and share the many hugs and quick conversations as we come and go from services. All this – three weeks and counting!

This summer, we have welcomed many new families to our community, and when we gather, we hope everyone will take the opportunity to both greet longtime friends as well as introduce yourselves to those you don’t know. Our Board of Trustees is working hard on new and innovative ways to engage our community – we all know the importance of welcoming the stranger, as we too were once strangers. We have many plans in store to help us welcome strangers who are soon-to-be-friends, such as making nametags available for all events, as they have been so successful and appreciated at our Shabbat Services.

As has become our newest tradition, if you would like to invite your family and friends to our magnificent High Holy Day services, please have them call the CBI office for guest admission cards. We look forward to giving them a warm welcome and sharing all that is remarkable about Congregation Beth Israel. We hope that you will also

help us continue to grow our membership by inviting your unaffiliated adult children, family, and friends to join our community.

CBI belongs to all of us:L’Dor v’dor. We have been blessed with several extraordinary gifts this summer. Many thanks to Renee and Irwin Holzman for their extraordinary gift (article on page 5). We are profoundly grateful for those who came before us and understood the importance of our being here for the generations to come. They are an inspiration. May we continue to go from strength to strength.

Also significant, many thanks to all who continue to support us with their annual giving contributions, additional contributions to the Every Family Initiative, and all of the ongoing contributions to our essential Tribute and Endowment Funds.

Many thanks to all who make our celebrations appear so seamless:This is a huge list, and I’m reticent to start mentioning names for fear I will leave someone off. Todah rebah to all of our volunteers, staff, WRJ/BI Sisterhood, and Brotherhood who make up our extraordinary team, our bakers for the Rosh Hashanah reception, our artists who arrange the flowers, our ushers for the Holy Days, our musicians, our clergy, our administrative staff, our education staff, and our facilities staff. They are all integral to making the Holy Days run smoothly and the services so memorable for all of us.

Get your calendars ready:We have another extraordinary year planned for our congregation and community. Our Holy Day celebrations are not to be missed, followed by our latest Oseran Family Lecture with Robert B. Reich, Chanukah celebrations, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Program and Shabbat Service with CBI Choirs and the Northwest Community Gospel Choir, and our now-legendary Purimschpiel. We also have many Adult Education, Social Action, Preschool, Religious School, Brotherhood, and WRJ/BI Sisterhood programs planned for this year – enough to keep your dance card full!

Shanah Tova u’metukaMay the New Year be a good, sweet, and meaningful one for you, your family, and your friends. We hope that you will join us, find your niche, share your expertise, make new friends, learn something new, and enjoy the camaraderie within your home under our dome.

Rosh Hashanah is sometimes referred to as the birthday of the world, a time of new beginnings, new opportunities to grow and expand oneself. For this new year’s birthday, you each will receive a gift. We are delighted that through the vision and generosity of the Nettie Director Library Book Endowment Fund, Cantor Cahana has produced a CD representing some of the beautiful new music we love to listen to and sing along with on Friday nights. Please ask for your copy of The Soul of Shabbat: Melodies from the Friday night service at Congregation Beth Israel at the Rosh Hashanah reception. The CD features Cantor Ida Rae Cahana, accompanied by pianist Michael Barnes, bassist Ben Sandler, percussionist Arthur Steinhorn, guitar/vocalists Beth Hamon and Kim Schneiderman, cellist Irving Levin, saxophonist Stacy Friedman, accordionist Fred Cirillo, narrations by Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana, and very special guest pianist Michael Allen Harrison, who has also been our amazing recording engineer and supervisor.

May you be inscribed for a good healthy year surrounded by sweet sounds of Jewish music!

With much gratitude to the Director family, the Nettie Director Library Book Endowment Fund, and all the wonderful musicians and office staff who have helped make this dream a reality.

Soul of Shabbat – Melodies from our Friday evening Shabbat Services

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Upcoming Events

years at Organ Grinder Pizza. He is equally skilled in both traditional classical and modern/popular schools of musical performance. He has over 30 highly acclaimed recordings on a variety of labels, which are frequently heard on the syndicated radio show “Pipedreams.” Notable national television appearances include the “Today Show” and “Good Morning Australia.” In addition to his performing career, Nordwall has been a major influence in the latter 20th century design and manufacturing of both pipe and electronic organs. He was with the Rodgers Organ Company for over 30 years and presently is an artist for the Allen Organ Company.

Oregon Board of Rabbis’ Introduction to Judaism ClassBegins October 23Thursday evenings, 7:00-9:00 PM

The Introduction to Judaism Class taught by The Oregon Board of Rabbis will be offered once in the coming academic year. It includes twenty classes taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis and rotates between several different locations. A carefully-constructed curriculum includes Jewish history, life cycle events, holidays and Holy Days, ritual and daily practice, theology, mysticism, and study of Torah and contemporary Jewish America. These themes are taught with lectures, discussions, group activities, and practice of some blessings and songs.

Students come from a variety of backgrounds: some are Jews reclaiming their heritage; some are people interested in converting to Judaism, while others are investigating different religions in search of a spiritual comfort level. Many students are living with a Jewish partner and want to better understand that partner’s background. All are people wanting to learn more about the Jewish faith and what it has to offer.

The fee for the course is $360 (per student or per couple sharing materials) and includes a Chumash (Hebrew/English Bible), a notebook of reference material, as well as supplementary material distributed throughout the course.

For more information about the course and registration procedure contact Sheri Cordova, Class Facilitator at lscord@comcast.net or (503) 639-0853. (Please, no calls on Shabbat: sundown Friday to an hour after sundown Saturday).

Please note that this is only open to adults over eighteen years of age and is not a conversion class.

CBI Book Group Sunday, September 7, 9:00 AMHerbert & Shirley Semler Board RoomPlease join our book group each month for a morning of pleasant literary discussion. There is no need to sign up. September’s selection is The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman.

Mothers Circle & Information SessionSunday, September 21, 9:30 AMMittleman Jewish Community Center 6651 SW Capitol Highway, 97219

Want to learn more about raising kids with Jewish traditions and values, but you do not have a Jewish background yourself? You are not alone! CBI is co-sponsoring the Mothers Circle, a community program featuring a 16-week empowering course geared to women without a Jewish background who are raising kids in a Jewish family environment. Held at the MJCC, this

free class (with free childcare) is for anyone wanting to learn more about tradition, holidays, and ritual. For more information, contact Jennifer Greenberg at jgreenberg@nevehshalom.org or (503) 293-7313, or visit www.facebook.com/motherscirclepdx. The Mothers Circle is co-sponsored by the Mittleman Jewish Community Center, B’nai B’rith Camp, The Oregon Board of Rabbis and Congregations Beth Israel, Havurah Shalom, Kol Ami, Neveh Shalom, Shaarie Torah and Shir Tikvah. Thank you to our generous funders: The Holzman Foundation, The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation, and The Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. Mothers Circle is an affiliate program of the Jewish Outreach Institute.

Music Under the DomeSunday, September 21, 4:00 PMTemple

CBI, Cantor Ida Rae Cahana, and the Portland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists are pleased to announce a special organ recital this month, featuring organist Jonas Nordwall and the First United Methodist Church Choir. The concert, the first of our Music Under the Dome concerts this year, will focus on transcriptions for the organ and will include such works as Allegro from Symphony # 4 by Mendelssohn, Mephisto Waltz #2 by Franz Liszt, and music from

“Harry Potter” by John Williams.

Jonas Nordwall is an internationally renowned virtuoso organist and Portland native who is perhaps best known for playing many

Jonas Nordwall, organist

9September 2014

L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation New Congregants

Mazel Tov to Jeff Burstein and Jennifer Crowe on the birth of their son, Bryce King Burstein, on June 14, and his naming on July 12. Bryce joins big brother Jax (2).

Joshua Feinberg and Jessica Pierce on the birth of their son, Noah Robert Feinberg, on June 25, and his naming on August 1. Noah joins big sister Sophia (3).

Tyler and Alexa Hasman on the birth of their daughter, Madisyn Avery Hasman, on June 21, and her naming at the July 25th Shabbat on the Plaza service. Proud CBI grandparents and great-grandmothers are Stuart and Nancy Hasman, Arline Hasman, and Ruth Gassner.

Susan and Stuart Shleifer on the birth of their first granddaughter, Vera May Shleifer, on July 3 in New York City. Proud parents are Scott and Elena Shleifer. Aunt and uncle are CBI members Mark and Lauren Goldstein. Susan and Stuart have seven grandsons.

Robert and Leslie Peltz on the birth of their granddaughter, Freida Wonder Van Duser, on July 8. Proud parents are Tova Peltz and Patrick Van Duser.

Gail and Irv Handelman on the birth of their grandson, Elias Archer Bezanson, on July 12. Proud parents are Thea Handelman and Phil Bezanson. Other grandparents are Jeffrey and Janie Bezanson.

Sarah and Mac Barr on the birth of their son, Samuel Tilden Barr, on July 25. Samuel joins big brother John (2).

Lauren Davis on the naming of her daughter, Lila Dawn Davis, at the July 11th Shabbat on the Plaza service.

Sergio Toledo and Tamar Hajar on the naming of their daughter, Sofia Michelle Toledo, on July 19.

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

Jill Lauren Demsey and David Mendelson on their June 22 wedding in the Temple, officiated by Rabbi and Cantor Cahana. David is the son of Dr. Robert Mendelson and the late Lottie Mendelson (z”l).

Michelle Rosenbloom and Glen Collins on their August 15th wedding. Michelle is the daughter of Dr. Robert Mendelson and the late Lottie Rosenbloom (z”l).

Deborah Kaplan, CBI’s Early Childhood Education Director, on the completion of a Master of Administrative Studies in Jewish Early Childhood Education through the Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute.

Condolences toSteve and Michelle Gradow & family on the death of his father, Jeffrey Gradow, on June 23 in Los Angeles, CA.

Allan and Marney Pike on the death of his brother, Steven Pike and Allison Sneider-Pike on the death of his uncle, Jamie Pike on the death of her uncle, and Michelle Pike Guthormsen and Scott Guthormsen on the death of her uncle, Malcolm Pike, on June 24 in Michigan.

Gail and Irv Handelman on the death of her mother, Charlotte Pearlman, on July 3 in Phoenix, AZ.

Robyn Taylor Barbon and Howard Taylor and families on the death of their uncle, Michael “Mickey” Greenberg, on July 14, in Atlanta.

Ruth Sheinin and family on the death of her longtime companion, Thomas Barnett, on July 20.

Richard Garfinkle on the death of his mother and Judah Garfinkle and Paula Reed on the death of their grandmother, Henrietta Samuely Garfinkle, on July 25.

Marcia Colton on the death of her nephew and Risa Colton-Feldman and family on the death of her cousin, Scott Colton, on July 26.

Ralph London and family on the death of his wife, Bobbi London, on August 9.

Both Randy and Debbie Geller are originally from New York, though they came to Portland individually, Debbie in 1994 after graduating college and Randy in 1995 to further his professional career. Randy works in HR Software Sales for Ultimate Software, and Debbie has recently launched Core Abundance Group, a business consulting

and outsourcing company specializing in operations, process improvement, and bookkeeping. The Gellers enjoy exercise, travel, and spending time with their family. They have a four-year-old son, Aaron, and Randy has two older children, Nick, 26, who manages Steve Alan Clothing here in Portland, and Olivia, 23, who lives in Los Angles and is pursuing a career in music. They will soon celebrate their five-year anniversary and look forward to deepening their connection with the CBI community. Debbie notes, “We were drawn to Beth Israel for the progressive nature in which Judaism can be understood in today’s world. We fundamentally believe in the oneness of all faiths and know Beth Israel is a community that supports our spiritual understanding.”

Dr. Melissa Fireside holds a PhD in Organization and Management with a specialization in Management Education. She relocated to Portland from Ohio in January and is an Associate Professor with the Forbes School of Business. Melissa also consults with University NOW on curriculum design and course content. She loves her job, particularly

“guiding and assisting [her] students in achieving their academic and professional goals.” Melissa enjoys living in the Pacific Northwest with its wealth of opportunity for outdoor activities, as do her two dogs, Anastasia and Arabella. She enjoys travel, particularly to visit family in San Francisco, and has recently begun to play the piano again after a ten-year absence. She is excited about joining Congregation Beth Israel and finds “something very peaceful and renewing about having roots in the community based upon Jewish values, something [she holds] very dear to [her] heart.”

Welcome, New Congregants!

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Brotherhood

Brotherhood CafeFollowing the summer break, the Brotherhood Café will re-open on Sunday, September 7. Your schmoozing with friends at the café during Religious School hours helps support the Brotherhood and the synagogue. Don’t be the last kid on your block to get coffee and a snack at the café. Twenty-five dollar Brotherhood Café gift cards make great yarmulke stuffers for the holidays.

UsheringMembers of Brotherhood will be organizing ushering for the 5775 High Holy Days. Volunteers are needed for any or all of the following: Erev Rosh Hashanah on Wednesday, September 24; Rosh Hashanah on Thursday, September 25; Kol Nidre on Friday, October 3; and Yom Kippur on Saturday, October 24. Please contact Mel Birge (melbirge@gmail.com) for information regarding upcoming planning meetings and safety training for boutonniere pinning.

SpeakerOn Sunday, September 21, at 10:30 AM in Polin Chapel, the Beth Israel Brotherhood and Neveh Shalom’s Men’s Group will sponsor a talk by Stanley Wulf, M.D., member of the J Street National Advisory Council. The talk entitled “The Gaza Wars: 2008, 2012, 2014, 20??” will present an analysis on how fighting in Gaza has affected the relative strengths and weaknesses of Israel, Hamas, and the Palestinian Authority and how those changes influence forward pathways. Since 1989, Dr. Wulf has served as treasurer of Berkeley’s Modern Orthodox synagogue. He recently retired as chief medical officer of a medical technology company, and in 2009, he was chosen by his peers as one of the “100 Most Inspiring People in the Life-Sciences Industry.” This talk is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Eric Flamm at ericflamm@comcast.net.

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Last Chance: Honey from the HeartWhat better way to wish family, friends, and business associates a “Sweet and Healthy New Year” than sending a jar of honey? Order Honey from the Heart. This 8-ounce jar of delicious kosher honey arrives in time for the Rosh Hashanah holiday, decorated with a colorful label, and includes a personalized card reading “L’Shana

Tova - Wishing you a Healthy and Happy New Year.” This card also lets the recipients know that a donation has been made in their honor to WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood.

Your cost is only $10.00 per jar plus shipping. (Unfortunately, the free shipping deadline has passed.) We guarantee delivery by Rosh Hashanah for all orders sent to domestic addresses that are placed online by September 5th. To order honey online, go to www.orthoney.com/POR and follow the step-by-step instructions.

Sisterhood Happy HourWednesday, September 10 5:30 PM-7:30 PM Indigo (1205 SW Washington St)

Come join your Sisters and Next Generation for a pre-New Year’s

Happy Hour. RSVP to Stephanie Siegel at takoma66@gmail.com.

The Table is Set! WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood 2nd Annual Progressive DinnerSaturday, September 20

Appetizers & Havdalah: 5:30 PM, Lipman Foyer at Congregation Beth Israel

Dinner: At individual participants’ homes

End the evening with dessert and music at the Oregon Jewish Museum

Please join us for a fun and delicious evening. Bring your friends. Meet new people. Everyone is welcome (adults only, please)!

Levels of Giving (per person): Chai $36, Rachel $54, and Miriam $72. Proceeds benefit the Sisterhood Programming, Leadership and Enrichment Fund. Your entire donation is tax deductible.

Your payment is your reservation. You can call the CBI office to pay with Visa or MasterCard, or you can mail in a check payable to CBI. Please include your email address and phone number, let us know who is in your party, and if any are vegetarians. RSVP by September 15th.

Are you unable to attend? Please mark your check, payable to Congregation Beth Israel, as a donation. Thank you!

Bakers Wanted for Sisterhood Sweets TableWednesday, September 24, 10:00 AM Blumauer Auditorium Kitchen

Sisterhood traditionally provides the delicious homemade baked goods for the sweets table at the Rosh Hashanah Reception following morning services. Please consider sharing the sweetness of the New Year by baking. All congregants’ contributions are welcome!

We will arrange sweets trays on Wednesday, September 24th at 10:00 am in the Blumauer Auditorium Kitchen. Please contact Leslie Geller at lesliejgeller@gmail.com if you would like to bake or help tray sweets.

If you are unable to bake, please consider a contribution to Sisterhood. You may send your check to the CBI office, payable to Beth Israel Sisterhood, marked “Sisterhood Sweets.” All contributions are greatly appreciated.

Gift Shop Happenings Fall hours: 2nd & 4th Fridays, 11:00 AM-1:00 PMSundays, 9:15 AM-12:15 PM

Volunteer: We always need volunteers in the Gift Shop.

Please contact Debbie Braymer, Gift Shop Volunteer Coordinator, at (503) 649-8043 or djsbraymer@gmail.com for details.

Sisterhood Members Enjoy Summer HikeNine outdoorsy sisters ascended the Mirror Lake Trail on Mt Hood for a 4+ mile round trip hike. After the hike, the group returned to Cristina’s house for lunch on the deck beside a bubbling creek.

Sisterhood

Sarah Epstein, Lynn Tobias, Cristina Draghicescu, Linda Blum, Anita August, Bonnie Barg, Marney Pike, Stephanie Siegel, and Jill Neuwelt (behind the camera).

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AltAr Flowers And oneg shAbbAtIn Memory of

Bud BlumenkronRachel BlumenkronHerbert L. NewmarkThe Abrams FamilySharlene BenderHoward and Barbara Cohn

In Honor ofMr. and Mrs. Henry Oseran

(Special birthdays)Liz and Ruben Menashe

(Special anniversary)Robert and Rita Philip Family Fund

of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation (OJCF)

Amy r. goldsmith librAryIn Memory of

Rose BerlinerMaxine McComas

In Honor ofHenry and Nancy Oseran

(Birthdays)Claire and Zanley GaltonJanet Zell (Special birthday)Rosalyn Menashe

brotherhood scholArship FundIn Memory of

Gene MillerMorris and Gerry Jackson

cemetery beAutiFicAtionIn Memory of

Daniel Jeremy BerksonJulie BerksonViolet GreenbergGary GreenbergSelene and Chuck RobinowitzSandy KowittKay KowittMorris BloomentholEsther BloomentholFloyd BlackGert NeubergerRC NeubergerEthel TonkinRena and Cheryl TonkinDavid and Daniel LernerMarcy TonkinFred JosephGertrude Joseph

Edward RosenbergSusan StruckJeffrey GradowRobert and Rita Philip Family Fund

of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation (OJCF)

Theodore S. BloomLoretta Bloom, Linda, Michael, and

LeslieIn Honor of

Nancy and Henry Oseran (Birthdays)

Gerel Blauer

rAbbi cAhAnA discretionAryIn Memory of

Mathilde LewinsohnCynthia and Peter LewinsohnSarah ReiterDorthea RothDr. and Mrs. Philip J. ReiterIan BrownMegan BrownEugene Hirsch KrantzCarolyn WexlerEdward Mayer MorgensternMartha and Les SolteszWilliam FeinsteinJudith K. FeinsteinKaren McAllisterRobert McAllisterAdolph CantonMary CantonSusan Golden

In AppreciationBecky and Greg EwerJacob WarshawskyThe Peterman FamilyHarvey LissMichael and Freyda DavisBarry and Vicki BursteinJeffrey Burstein and Jennifer CroweRayna and Eli Green

General ContributionGiven ByMarc Carver

cAntor cAhAnA discretionAryIn Memory of

Joseph MendelsohnSylvia NessanJulian AlbertBenjamin IsenbergAlan and Lynn Lertzman

In AppreciationBecky and Greg EwerJacob WarshawskyThe Peterman FamilyMichael and Freyda DavisBarry and Vicki BursteinRayna and Eli Green

rAbbi Joseph discretionAryIn Honor of

Samuel Barr (Bris)Lois and Chuck Koteen

In AppreciationJacob WarshawskyThe Peterman FamilyMichael and Freyda DavisBarry and Vicki Burstein

rAbbi rose discretionAryIn Memory of

Irving PuzissKelly PuzissMartha LewinIlse Orthmeyer

generAl AdministrAtiveIn Memory of

David Avner CohenGarry CohenFelice L. DriesenDr. Jacob L. DriesenLettie SonnesDr. Robert SonnesCharlotte PearlmanSydney and Bill BaerBessie Loeb BondyStan and Joyce LoebMitzi TobiasBob TobiasAlyne SchlesingerOwen and Lynn BlankJeanne MomentRoger MomentHelen StammPhillip MargolinRoscoe C. Nelson, Jr.Maddie Nelson

In Honor ofGail and Irv Handelman

(Birth of newest grandson, Elias Archer Bezanson)

Sydney and Bill BaerGeneral Contribution

Given ByJacob and Sara Menahem

hAl ruthizer culturAl ArtsIn Memory of

Suzanne C. PowellIan Cartwright, MDLouis GelwasserSylvia and Arthur Kaplan

In Honor ofJeffrey Lachman (Birthday)Alan and Lana Miller

Jill newmAn slAnsky eArly childhood leAder FundIn Memory of

Ann Marie AsiloMargaret O’Brien WhiteJill Ann Slansky

oserAn FAmily lectureIn Memory of

Lillian F. ZellAlan and Janet Zell

In Honor ofNancy and Henry Oseran

(Birthdays)Ted and Davia RubensteinMorris J. GalenBill and Nell SimkoffHerb Black

preschoolIn Memory of

Eileen ScherlDaniel NeillLottie MendelsonHarry NemerPatti NemerDavid R. TrachtenbergJohn and Barbara Trachtenberg

In Honor ofMrs. Shelly SandersPaul Schmidt

ruth semler youth ActivitiesIn Memory of

Malcolm PikeBunny and Jerry SadisJack PollinHarold PollinJoan ShipleyDr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Semler

Very Thoughtful People

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sAlly vidgoFF cAmp kAlsmAn scholArshipIn Honor of

Ruben and Liz Menashe (50th Anniversary)

Sandy and Ed Oser

sociAl Action (generAl)In Memory of

Edward PressLouis PressSeymour PressStephen PressJeffrey GradowEve Stern and Les GutfreundDavid StraussAlbert OzielDonna BrownsteinRoger L. MeyerPaul and Alice MeyerAlvin RacknerRichard and Diane LowensohnMazie and Bill SakaiLoree and Ken Sakai

In Honor ofIlene Davidson (Leadership of

Social Action Committee)Eve Stern and Les GutfreundFreida Wonder Van Dusen (Birth)Robert and Leslie PeltzBarbara Caplan (Recovery)Bunny and Jerry SadisMarty and Sheila SeatonGerald and Evelyn LeshgoldLes GutfreundAlex Davidson

FoodIn Memory of

Zanly EdelsonJill and Richard EdelsonSadie KaufmanNancy GreenJan and Mon OrloffAlvin RacknerDr. William and Beverly GalenIrene FrischLouAnn FrischFlorence BerensonShirley MarkLouis LublinerRita S. LublinerGert NeubergerPatricia Neuberger

Sheldon BalickWilma Jane Balick and Sandra Kailes

Biller & FamilyMarvin Morris OzielDonna BrownsteinEsther OverbackEve and Alan RosenfeldScott ColtonMarcia Colton & FamilyJerry HammelSam HammelSusy, Marci, and Katrina HammelAnne PeltzLeslie and Robert PeltzIda MargulisDavid and Dolorosa Margulis

In Honor ofIlene Davidson (Leadership of

Social Action Committee)Rabbi and Cantor CahanaRabbi JosephSydney BaerCheryl and Rena TonkinNancy E. DuhnkrackLaurie KaplanLynne BartensteinLeslie PeltzJoanie RosenbaumJim and Ilene Davidson (Hosting

TOT House Party)Sydney BaerJean Pierce (Birthday)Shirley MarkNancy Oseran (Birthday)Liz and Ruben Menashe

(Anniversary)Jeanne NewmarkSuzanne Wapnick (Birthday)Donna Brownstein

i hAve A dreAmIn Memory of

Milton and Marilyn SingerThe Richard and Don Singer FamiliesPaul RubinsteinEleanore RubinsteinGordon BazelonMimi RichmanJim and Michael Richman

In Honor ofLiz and Ruben Menashe (Special

anniversary)Barbara and Barry Caplan

temple improvementIn Memory of

Leland H. LowensonLee B. LowensonSigmund HeilnerRC Neuberger

In Honor ofLiz and Ruben Menashe (50th

Anniversary)Rena Tonkin & Cheryl Tonkin

estelle director sholkoFF Jewish educAtors scholArshipIn Honor of

Barbara Caplan (Recovery)Bunny and Jerry Sadis

heims FAmily youth Activities endowmentIn Memory of

Isaac DavisI. Kenneth Davis

lloyd b. rosenFeld youth leAdership FundIn Memory of

Lloyd RosenfeldEric and Tiffany Rosenfeld

mAy georges study in isrAel scholArshipIn Memory of

Harry ZellLeonard Zell

nettie director librAry book endowmentIn Honor of

Stuart and Nikki Director (Granddaughter’s Bat Mitzvah)

Bunny and Jerry Sadis

simon & helen director endowmentIn Memory of

Ruth HeldfondWilliam B. LaytonCameron and Dick DavisRuth HeldfondThe Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE

FoundationIn Honor of

Nancy and Henry Oseran (90th birthdays)

Ruth Saltzman

temple endowmentIn Memory of

Joseph L. ByerHoward Byer

WRJ/Beth IsRael sIsteRhood Funds

prAyer bookIn Memory of

Maxine NewmanAda PostLynn NewmanLisa and Harvey NewmanEdith GersonHana GersonSamuel GersonTheodore GersonSusan GersonJerry M. ColtonMarcia E. Colton

service to the blindIn Memory of

Sydney SchubachArline Hasman

sisterhood progrAmming, leAdership & enrichmentIn Memory of

Andrea KarlinSally, Andrew, and Caroline Karlin

In Honor ofStephanie Siegel (Election as

co-president of Sisterhood)Shelly and Ron LevySue Schreiber, Susanna

Connaughton, and Kim PriceLynn TobiasStephanie Siegel

Very Thoughtful People

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

Senior CantorIda Rae Cahanacantorcahana@bethisrael-pdx.org

Assistant RabbiRachel L. Josephrabbijoseph@bethisrael-pdx.org

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

Cantor EmeritaJudith Blanc Schiff cantor@bethisrael-pdx.org

Education Department

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

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

Member Services

Executive DirectorSydney A. Baersydney@bethisrael-pdx.org

Development DirectorJen Feldmanjen@bethisrael-pdx.org

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

Finance DirectorJim Baldwin, CPAjim@bethisrael-pdx.org

Accounting AssistantVicki Greifvicki@bethisrael-pdx.org

Project CoordinatorDara Dochertydara@bethisrael-pdx.org

Office AdministratorTracy Alifanztracy@bethisrael-pdx.org

Facilities ManagerCasey Barkmeiercasey@bethisrael-pdx.org

Facilities StaffAndy ColesKeith PowersJoseph Thompson

Catering Panel

Alfresco Catering by Sheraton503-335-2858Shellie Postlewait

Art of Catering503-231-8185Larry Grimes

Food in Bloom503-223-6819Catherine Hernandez

Century Catering503-849-2605Allen Levin

Devil’s Food Catering503-233-9288Charles Stilwell

Culinary Artistry503-232-4675Jenn Louis

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In Remembrance ~ May their memory be for a blessing.

September 5 & 6Robert AutreyCharles F. Berg*Ruth BinderArnold CohenEstelle DirectorMelvin Mel DunnRichard C. EastDon FeltsAnne GilbertGerald HammelSam HammelPhillip Iliffe HardyAnatoly IoffeEvelyn M. JacobsBarbara JacobsonBessie Leveton*Mathilde LewinsohnJune LichtyLouis LublinerHarry Marcus*Daniel MeekcomsRoger L. MeyerSonija MilshteinAnna MuscovitzDavid Meyer Nayberger*Mary Baker NelsonGert Neuberger*Frank PerlmanJack Pollin*Edward PressSarah ReiterSamuel J. RobinsonDorthea RothJudith I. SchneiderSidney S. SchubachJane Daum SchwartzRosa Shainwald*Joan ShipleyMitchell Erwin Shore*Bernice ShulevitzHelen SilenMeyer SteinweisMary Stoloff*Ethel Tonkin*David R. TrachtenbergIrve TunickSheldon WeisbergAbram (Al) YuglerAudrey Rosalyn YuglerHarry Zell

September 12 &13Ethel BarrGordon BazelonSharlene BenderMichael L. Bergman*Juliette Bernays*Nathan BickHarold J. Blank*Esther BloomentholMorris BloomentholBessie Loeb BondyJoseph ByerRobert M. CoffeyRita DurkheimerPhilip EderJohn Einstein*William Israel FeinsteinKing FeldmanHarry FinkHelen GeorgesMelvin GerardFreidel GlaserSusan Gail Rose GoldsmithSeymour HaberHelene HaltenorthSigmund A. Heilner*Ida D. HoltzmanFred JosephBelle KahnEugene Hirsch Krantz*Esther Mazer KranzSam LennisLarry LiebermanSonya S. LoebnerCecelia LondonFaye MenasheMarvin Morris OzielAnne PeltzRuthella PopickEdythe RaffelPaul Rubinstein*Ida Schaffer*Daniel L. ShaftonMarcus Shemanski*Adolph Slotowsky*Herbert Raymond SokolskyKatie SteinweisArthur G. WeisfieldJennie Davis Wexler*Emily Wilson*

September 19 & 20Sheldon Balick*Frances BasinskiFlorence BerensonAhldor Kermit BergHarry BinderDaisy BiskindMax BloomEdgar BlumenthalSybil BonimeAdolph CantonMary CantonGloria B. CoodleyC. Girard DavidsonAdelyne Raban FreibergIrene FrischLouis GelwasserEdith GersonHannah Gerson*Samuel Gerson*Raquel GoldfarbMary GoldmanLeon Hirsch*Alan R. HoeflichCharles Josephson*Bertha Kohn*Aaron LertzmanBelle LewisAllan Edward Lichtgarn*Etta MaizelsKaren McAllisterJoseph MendelsohnEdward Mayer MorgensternRoscoe C. Nelson, Jr.Esther OverbackSamuel Palmer*Louis PressSeymour PressJack ReedDavida RosenbaumEdward RosenbergJacob W. SavinarKurt SchlesingerJames G. SendersWalter P. Sherlin*Albert I. SimonDaniel SlovicHelen StammMorris Taylor*Mitzi TobiasLuther Toothman

I. Jack Vidgoff*Reuben W. Weil*Everett Wyner

September 26 & 27Leo Baruh*Theodore S. BloomJared Michael BranfmanIan BrownIsabelle DanielsIsaac DavisLouis FarkasMax FischbackDaisy GeorgesTheodore S. Gerson*Pearl GevurtzMiriam GoldbergElizabeth HirschElaine Sweet HorwitchCharles JacobsLeopold Kaufman*Norman B. Kobin*Lewis Joseph KrakauerDanny LebMartha LewinMarcy MacoubrayMilton Markewitz*Gene MillerJeanne Moment*Norman B. Nemer*M. Don NudelmanRose NudelmanDavid RosenLouis Rubenstein*May “Mazie” SakaiWilliam Y. SakaiAlyne Schlesinger*Oliver Gordon SeymourEdward Shainwald*Bess SommerfieldAlbert StengerLeonard SubotnickLouis TanneHershal TanzerJeannette TurteltaubLillian F. Zell*Harry Zugman

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

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September 2014 Elul 5774 - Tishrei 5775

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY1 Elul 6

Labor DayTemple Offices Closed

2 Elul 7

3 Elul 8

Adult Education Committee9:00 AM SBR

Social Action Committee7:00 PM SBR

4 Elul 9

WRJ/BIS Board Meeting5:30 PM SBR

5 Elul 10

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Preschool Shabbat and Back to School Picnic11:00 AM Temple Lawn

Shabbat on the P laza 6:00 PM Temple Lawn

JND Service7:30 PM PC

6 Elul 11 Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Tot Shabbat Service 9:30 AM PC

Shabbat Service:Bat Mitzvah of Alexa Grenley10:30 AM Temple

7 Elul 12

FIRST DAY OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Book Group9:00 AM SBR

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

Kol Echad Choir Rehearsal11:30 AM BTB

8 Elul 13 9 Elul 14

10 Elul 15

WRJ/BIS Happy Hour5:00 PM Offsite

11 Elul 16

12 Elul 17

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

13 Elul 18

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service:Bar Mitzvah of Harrison Popowich10:30 AM Temple

14 Elul 19

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

Wimpel Program for 1st Grade Parents Only10:00 AM BA

Kol Echad Choir Rehearsal12:00 PM BTB

15 Elul 20

Preschool enrichment classes begin

16 Elul 21 17 Elul 22 18 Elul 23

Board of Trustees Meeting6:15 PM SBR

19 Elul 24

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat on the P laza 6:00 PM Temple Lawn

20 Elul 25

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Service:Bar Mitzvah of Mitchell Stoner10:30 AM Temple

Sisterhood Havdalah/Progressive Dinner5:00 PM LF

Selichot Service 5:30 PM Temple

21 Elul 26

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

Wimpel Program for 1st Grade Families10:00 AM GH

Brotherhood Speaker: Stanley Wulf10:30 AM MR

Kol Echad Choir Rehearsal12:00 PM BTB

Music Under the Dome: Jonas Nordwall4:00 PM Temple

22 Elul 27 23 Elul 28

Preschool Back to School Night5:30 PM MR

24 Elul 29

Erev Rosh Hashanah 5775

Multi-Generational Service6:00 PM Temple

Traditional Adult Service7:30 PM Temple

25 Tishrei 1 5775 Rosh Hashanah 5775

Temple Offices Closed

Morning Service10:00 AM Temple

Multi-Generational Service11:00 AM GH

Rosh Hashanah Reception12:30 PM BA

Tashlich2:00 PM Tanner Park

26 Tishrei 2 Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

27 Tishrei 3 Torah Study 9:00 am SBR Shabbat Service10:30 AM PC

28 Tishrei 4

Sisterhood Networking Event9:00 AM BA

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

Kol Echad Choir Rehearsal11:30 AM BTB

Kever Avot V’Imahot Service1:00 PM CBI Cemetary

Oseran Lecture - Robert Reich4:30 PM Temple

29 Tishrei 5 30 Tishrei 6 October 1 Tishrei 7

Social Action Committee7:00 PM SBR

2 Tishrei 8

WRJ/BIS Board Meeting5:30 PM SBR

3 Tishrei 9

Kol Nidre 5775

Multi-Generational Service5:30 PM Temple

Traditional Adult Service7:30 PM Temple

4 Tishrei 10

Yom Kippur 5775

Morning Service10:00 AM Temple

Multi-Generational Service10:00 AM GH

Tot Service2:00 PM Temple

Afternoon/Yizkor/Neilah Service3:00 PM Temple

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

AdministrationOffices & Clergy 503-222-1069Education Department & Preschool 503-222-2037Fax Machine 503-274-1400WRJ/BI Sisterhood Judaica Gift Shop 503-222-1069Beth Israel Cemetery 503-222-1069426 SW Taylors Ferry Road

View our online calendar atwww.bethisrael-pdx.org

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Congregation Beth Israel1972 NW Flanders StreetPortland, OR 97209-2097

Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism since 1879

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAID

PORTLAND, ORPERMIT NO. 594

Board of Trustees 2014/2015

Ned Duhnkrack President

Ted Nelson VP/President Elect

Ilene DavidsonVice President

Ali Garfinkle Vice President

Brad Tonkin Vice President

Mark Peterman Secretary

John Epstein Treasurer

Jonathan BargStuart Chestler, Immediate Past PresidentEric Friedenwald-FishmanStacy FriedmanRobin McCoySharon MeieranJoanne Van Ness MenasheMarney PikeYale PopowichBob RosenbaumDavid SarasohnArthur Steinhorn

TrusteesOfficers

AuxiliariesLinda Harrison and Stephanie Siegel - WRJ/BI Sisterhood Co-PresidentsBob Winthrop - Brotherhood President