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Message from Rabbi Borodin continued (Continued from page 1) This statement of Micah is the organizing principle of the book which is divided into three major sections. The first section, Walking Humbly with God, concerns matters of Jewish ritual. The second section, Acting Justly, deals with the challenges that face committed Jews who are engaged with the modern secular world. And the third section, Deeds of Loving-Kindness, considers our relationships with others. As suggested by this description of its contents, this book covers numerous subjects including chapters on Shabbat, prayer, repentance, citizenship, personal integrity, public appearance and behavior, civic morality, commerce, intellectual property, same-sex relationships, responsibilities between parents and children, relationships between siblings, medical ethics, and caring for the needy. This book is aimed towards people trying to lead richly Jewish lives in the context of our contemporary world which seems to provide endless possibilities and pitfalls – providing guidance on how to live lives suffused with values of faith and sanctity in all areas of our daily engagement in the world (be it the home, the synagogue, the bank, the theater, the law court, the old age home or the emergency room). The underlying principle is that there is no place on earth devoid of the divine spirit and no aspect of life that is not enhanced through approaching it with the spirit of Godliness and with acts of holiness. And the book provides guidance as to how one might live such a life. The Observant Life is a tremendous resource for all dedicated Jews who are interested in learning about our tradition’s wisdom about living a life of holiness in this world. It is an incredible resource for us who desire to travel on the sacred path of living a life where everyone is cherished and seen as created in God’s image. It is an invaluable guide for the journeys of our lives. Throughout this coming year, we will be creating opportunities for us to learn and dialogue around some of the many subjects discussed in this book. Among other programs in the works, will be a monthly Shabbat afternoon discussion group. This book is suitable for study with others and study on your own, and a resource for when questions arise. It is one of the few books that I would consider a must for all of our homes. Now, is always the right time to learn. CBS 2012-2013 Board of Directors President Mark Stiefel President Elect Andrew Cohen Past President Jill Cohen Vice-President Michael Madwed Treasurer Marie Poole Secretary Craig Lawson Religious School Committee Chair Galit Ezekiel Members at Large: Karen Binder Rhona Feldman Neeloufar Gharavi Jeff Gillman Nancy Goldov Steven Katz Rachel Kleit Susan Morgensztern John Schochet Peter Shapiro David Tarshes Perry Weinberg Deadlines: Articles / Announcements are due in synagogue office by the 10th of each month for the following month’s newsletter. 206-524-0075 CBS phone 206-525-5095 CBS fax info@bethshalomseattle.org Rabbi Jill Borodin rabbiborodin@bethshalomseattle.org Tzachi Litov Executive Director tzachilitov@bethshalomseattle.org Irit Eliav Director of Education iriteliav@bethshalomseattle.org Leah Lemchen Early Childhood Center Director leahlemchen@bethshalomseattle.org Carol Benedick Program Director and B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org Marjie Cogan Front Office Coordinator marjiecogan@bethshalomseattle.org Sandy Sloane Lifecycle Coordinator sandysloane@bethshalomseattle.org Emma Shusterman Bookkeeper emmashusterman@bethshalomseattle.org Rachel Kotkin Asst to the Director of Education joshscafe@bethshalomseattle.org Carlos DelCid Custodians/Handymen Rimma Lobas Morena Guidos Custodial Attendant Synagogue office address: 6800 - 35th Ave NE • Seattle, WA 98115 • website: www.bethshalomseattle.org R2
For this message I will highlight the new Livnot Project and our Scrip program. One of the most exciting new programs for Beth Shalom high school students is the Livnot Project. This fall, as a partnership between our Shul and Herzl-Ner Tamid, Livnot will offer teens the ability to learn from hands-on experiences. In addition to time in the classroom, students will “walk the talk” by working directly with social justice agencies and learning from some of Seattle’s best Jewish educators. Please join me in welcoming Julie Hayon, the Livnot program director to our community and thank Carol Starin, Irit Eliav and Rabbi Borodin as well as their Herzl-Ner Tamid counterparts for their excellent work and innovative thinking to create this program. We also appreciate the generous grant received from the Jewish Federation to assist in the start-up of this program. I would also like to highlight our Scrip/Gift Card program. In this program, members purchase Scrip (Gift Cards) at face value to use at local stores to purchase groceries and household items. Beth Shalom benefits as we receive 4% to 5% of the Scrip sales amounting to income of $10,000 per year. Currently one-quarter of our members participate in the Scrip program and our retailers include: QFC/Fred Meyer, PCC, Safeway, Albertsons, Starbucks, Home Depot and ARCO. Many of us already shop at these retailers on a regular basis. Message from the President members joined in – our income would increase to over $30,000 per year. You might wonder, is it difficult to obtain Scrip In fact it is very easy -- just stop by the Shul office or send in a check; in addition you can order Scrip via email or over the phone. You can also set up an automatic monthly purchase plan and in the future we expect to have additional purchase options. PCC allows you to reload your Scrip card at the store. Kevin Coskey works tirelessly managing the program and he can be reached at scrip@bethshalomseattle.org. A special thanks go to Kevin for his leadership of our Scrip program. I’ll share with you how Sheryl and I use the Scrip program. Every month we figure out our budget for Scrip, often $600 and then we email an order to the office. The next time we are at Shul we provide our check and pick up our Scrip. We started buying a small amount of Scrip and after a few months we determined a regular amount to purchase. For us, Scrip has become part of the shopping culture for our family and I would encourage you to do the same. Enjoy the rest of our wonderful summer in the Pacific Northwest! As always, if you have a comment for me, email me at: CBSMarkS@gmail.com. B’Shalom Imagine the increased income for our Shul if more members participated -- if three-quarters of our Mark Stiefel T OD D A H R A B A H A N D W E LC OME: C HA N G E S I N OUR B ’ N A I M I T Z V A H C OOR D I NA T OR From Rabbi Borodin I want to begin by thanking Michal Stern for her dedication and hard work the past 6 years as our Bar/Bat Mitzvah Coordinator, working with our B’nai Mitzvah students, their parents and our tutors. I know many of you have benefited from Michal’s guidance, sensitivity and teaching. We are excited for Michal who will be taking on new and additional teaching responsibilities at SJCS (Seattle Jewish Community School) starting this fall and look forward to many of our children benefiting from her strong teaching as she will now be the lead Hebrew and Judaics teacher for both first and second grades at SJCS. We look forward to Michal continuing her involvement at Beth Shalom as an active member, teacher, leyner and haftorah reader. I want to welcome our new Bar/Bat Mitzvah Coordinator – someone who is not new to Beth Shalom, but new to this role. I am delighted that Carol Benedick, in addition to her work as our part time Program Director, will now be our Bar/Bat Mitzvah Coordinator. Carol brings a number of strengths to this role including being an active davener, Torah reader, haftorah reader, parent of two daughters who have celebrated becoming bat mitzvah at Beth Shalom and mother of a bnai mitzvah tutor. Additionally, Carol (with her family) recently spent a sabbatical year in Israel where she was able to do extensive Hebrew study and studied davening with HaMorah, Joyce Shane, z”l. Carol also brings to this role, strong organization skills, knowledge on Beth Shalom customs and practices, and resources on organizing events and communal meals at Beth Shalom as our longtime program director. Michal and I have been working carefully with Carol to facilitate a seamless transition between coordinators. We are blessed at CBS to have many wonderful committed Jewish educators. Toddah Rabah to Michal and Brucha Habaa to Carol. R3
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