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BETH EL<br />
SYNAGOGUE<br />
“We shall go forward with our young and with our old” June 3-4, 2011· 2 Sivan 5771<br />
Service & Program Times<br />
SHABBAT<br />
Friday:<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat<br />
Fiterman Chapel<br />
Candlelighting<br />
Saturday:<br />
Shaharit<br />
Minha<br />
Spiegel Sanctuary<br />
Fiterman Chapel<br />
Havdalah<br />
SUNDAY<br />
Minyan<br />
Minha<br />
ETHAN FOGEL<br />
Son of Randi & David Fogel<br />
In honor of Ethan’s bar mitzvah,<br />
his parents will be sponsoring<br />
the kiddush.<br />
All are invited to attend in the<br />
Gruman Social Hall—Sanctuary Side.<br />
DAILY MINYAN<br />
Shaharit<br />
Minha<br />
Rabbi Olitzky is out of<br />
town this Shabbat.<br />
5:45 p.m.<br />
8:36 p.m.<br />
9:00 a.m.<br />
5:45 p.m.<br />
9:38 p.m.<br />
9:00 a.m.<br />
5:45 p.m.<br />
7:00 a.m.<br />
5:45 p.m.<br />
Cantor Abrams is away this weekend<br />
attending the Hava Nashira<br />
Songleaders Camp in Wisconsin.<br />
Help Us Keep the<br />
Spirit of Shabbat<br />
In Honor of Shabbat, please refrain<br />
from the following activities:<br />
photography or writing<br />
using cell phones or other<br />
electronic devices<br />
wearing perfume or cologne<br />
(the person sitting next to you may<br />
be allergic)<br />
And at the conclusion of services,<br />
please pick up papers from the<br />
pews and discard appropriately.<br />
~Thank you!<br />
Welcome to <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong>! If you are new to <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong>, we’d love to meet you!<br />
Please introduce yourself to the greeters, clergy or officer sitting on the bimah. We invite you<br />
to learn more about <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong> and to discuss joining our congregational family by contacting our<br />
Executive Director, Linda Goldberg at lgoldberg@bethelsynagogue.org or 952-920-3512.<br />
Naso<br />
Numbers 4:21-7:89 (p. 791)<br />
Haftarah<br />
Judges 13:2-25 (p. 812)<br />
Erev Shabbat:<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat 5:45 p.m.<br />
Wedding Anniversaries – Mazal Tov!:<br />
Michael & Jessica Tilton on their 35 th<br />
on June 5<br />
Michael & Rachel (Cookie) Goldman<br />
on their 45 th on June 9<br />
William & Sharon Hope on their 55 th<br />
on June 17<br />
Mark & Pamela Greenberg on their<br />
20 th on June 23<br />
Alan & Michelle Yousha on their 15 th<br />
on June 30<br />
Yom Shabbat:<br />
Todah to our Women’s League<br />
Shabbat Morning Greeter:<br />
Karen Rubin<br />
<strong>DROPS</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>TORAH</strong><br />
Todah to our Shabbat Torah Readers<br />
1: Ethan Fogel 4:21-37<br />
2: Richard Spiegel 4:38-49<br />
3: Mike Tilton 5:1-4<br />
Talia Hoffman 5:5-10<br />
4: Nina Shragg 5:11-22<br />
Jenny Hage 5:23-31<br />
David Hope 6:1-6<br />
Larry Pepper 6:7-15<br />
Dana Yugend-Pepper 6:16-27<br />
5: Janet Shanedling 7:1-29<br />
Fred Rose 7:30-41<br />
On the anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah<br />
6: Janet Shanedling 7:42-71<br />
7: Ari Pepper 7:72-89<br />
On the anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah<br />
M: Ethan Fogel 7:87-89<br />
Haftarah:<br />
Ethan Fogel<br />
REMINDER: Yizkor will be<br />
recited this Thursday, June 9<br />
at 9:00 a.m.<br />
Numbers 7:1 “It came to pass, on the day Moses finished erecting the Tabernacle, and he<br />
anointed it and consecrated it and all of its utensils, and the Altar and all its utensils, and<br />
he anointed them and consecrated them.”<br />
במדמר ז:א<br />
וַיְהִ י בְּ יוֹם כַּלּוֹת מֹשֶׁ ה לְהָ קִ ים אֶ ת־הַ מִּ שְׁ כָּן וַיִּמְ שַׁ ח אֹתוֹ וַיְקַ דֵּ שׁ אֹתוֹ וְ אֶ ת־כָּל־כֵּלָיו<br />
וְ אֶ ת־הַ מִּ זְ בֵּ חַ וְ אֶ ת־כָּל־כֵּלָיו וַיִּמְ שָׁ חֵ ם וַיְקַ דֵּ שׁ אֹתָ ם:<br />
<strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong> has a deep tradition behind it and God-willing, a wonderful future ahead. From<br />
the above verse, our rabbis understand the central role our places of worship, like the<br />
Tabernacle (mishkan), play in the relationship between humanity and God. We learn in<br />
Midrash Tanhuma 20, and as well in the Gur Aryeh’s explanation of Rashi’s comments,<br />
that the Tabernacle was the place where God and the Israelites joined in a sacred spiritual<br />
union—just like a bride and groom meeting under the wedding canopy. And so, when<br />
Moses began erecting the Tabernacle, so too came the true beginning of the spiritual<br />
cleaving of God to the people, and the people to God. We care deeply about our houses<br />
of worship, especially <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong>. And our synagogue helps us to focus our intentions of<br />
getting closer to God. As we move forward into the next chapter of <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong>’s history,<br />
may our newly constructed home be a place of union and communion—for human and<br />
Divine alike. -AO<br />
Rabbi Alexander Davis ● Rabbi Avi Olitzky ● Cantor Audrey Abrams ● Rabbi Kassel Abelson (Emeritus) ● Cantor Neil Newman
Condolences to our congregants (members in bold):<br />
Pam Gruber and family on the loss of her father, Arthur Sovold.<br />
Sunday Morning Minyan Hevrah Breakfast (Following services at 9:00 am)<br />
To sponsor a breakfast, contact Steve Moldo 952-545-4198 or Lou Jurisz at 612-396-9270 or David Jurisz 612-987-7644.<br />
June 5—Sponsored by Robert & <strong>El</strong>ayne Walensky, Gail & Steven Katz, Davidene & Gary Weinberg and their families in<br />
loving memory of their parents Sophie & Mitchell Walensky. Special Guest Speaker: Alexander Fuster, son of Cuban artist<br />
Jose Fuster, will speak about his father, Jose Fuster’s story as a Cuban artist. Fuster will be featured at the Cuban Art &<br />
Music benefit on Monday, June 6 at 7:00 p.m.<br />
UPCOMING AT BETH EL<br />
For more information on these programs and events, call the<br />
<strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong> office at 952-920-3512, or visit www.bethelsynagogue.org.<br />
Instrumental Minyan ● June 11 ● 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. ● NEW Victor Hall<br />
Join Cantor Abrams, John Orenstein and special guest, Yair Harel—Stillman Scholar-in-Residence,<br />
and a Middle Eastern Instrumental Ensemble for a morning filled with beautiful music and prayers.<br />
Great Advertising Opportunity!<br />
There is still time to purchase ads and listings on the<br />
Chai & L’Shanah Tovah pages of the Women’s League<br />
Calendar. Ads may be purchased at<br />
www.bethelsynagogue.org/wl-calendar. For more<br />
information contact Rosa Stein at 763-544-0655 or<br />
pstein3@comcast.net.<br />
Metro Dining Cards<br />
Now on sale in the <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong> Office for $20 per pack. The<br />
Dining Cards offer a year of “2 for 1” dining pleasure at<br />
over 160 local restaurants. Call 952-920-3512.<br />
Aleph Preschool Update<br />
We have the following openings for Fall 2011-2012:<br />
Toddler ages 16 mos to 3 yrs on Tuesday/Thursday<br />
Preschool ages 3 to 4 yrs on Mon/Wed/Friday<br />
PreK ages 4 to 5 yrs, Monday - Friday with optional<br />
afternoon enrichment programming.<br />
Our experienced staff is loving, warm and nurturing and<br />
will provide a stimulating Jewish environment for your<br />
child. Please call Karen Burton, Director at 952-873-<br />
7319 or email at kburton@bethelsynagogue.org<br />
Nosh ‘n Drash: Torah Study—Next study June 6th<br />
Eat and learn with Rabbi Olitzky from 11:30 a.m.-12:30<br />
p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month at <strong>Beth</strong><br />
<strong>El</strong>. Lunch is $5. To RSVP, contact Roger Rubin at<br />
bikingdad@msn.com.<br />
Yom Kippur Food Drive Planning Committee<br />
The need for food is greater than ever and everyone is<br />
welcome to help plan the annual Yom Kippur Food<br />
Drive. The committee meets only twice a year and will<br />
be meeting on Wednesday, June 15th at 7:00pm at <strong>Beth</strong><br />
<strong>El</strong>. Its a wonderful mitzvah and a fun committee as well.<br />
Each year, <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong> donates over 5 tons of food to the<br />
food shelf. Come and help make this year just as<br />
successful.<br />
We are on the move!<br />
The building is abuzz with activity: The Aleph School is busy<br />
unpacking their rooms. New furniture makes already beautiful rooms<br />
stunning. We look forward to filling the school with children as we<br />
prepare for the summer camp program. The main synagogue offices<br />
have officially moved from the coat closet to the upper level. This<br />
requires more than moving a few desks and boxes. The computer,<br />
phone, copy, security systems, etc. are currently being set up. The<br />
Ring lobby is one of the final areas receiving attention- new carpet and<br />
a new ceiling will make our entrance inviting and warm. Boxes fill the<br />
halls and a moving truck makes the drive back and forth to the<br />
warehouse bringing new loads on the hour. Outside, the sod is being<br />
laid, the irrigation system tested and the landscaping touched up.<br />
Inside, architects are working on a “punch list” of final items. Can you<br />
imagine all of this activity while continuing with a full program<br />
schedule: holding a Cuban art auction, Tikkun Leyl Shavu’ot, Stillman<br />
Weekend, Rabbi Abelson celebration, hosting the JFCS annual<br />
meeting, celebrating Tiny Treasures and on and on! Thank you to all<br />
the professionals and volunteers helping with this enormous task.<br />
Soon, the first phase of construction will be complete!<br />
B’nai Mitzvah Israel Bond Program <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong> and Israel Bonds continue to offer our B’nai Mitzvah an opportunity to<br />
invest in Israel Bonds. Through the generosity of our congregant, Fern Badzin, <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong> is able to match the amount of the<br />
investment. Please call the synagogue office for more information.<br />
Gifts Presented to the Bar/Bat Mitzvah A bar/bat mitzvah is a celebration not just for an individual family but for the<br />
entire Jewish community, indeed the entire Jewish people. <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong> and the Minneapolis Jewish community generously<br />
give the following gifts in celebration of b’nai mitzvah:<br />
A personalized kiddush cup by <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong>’s Sisterhood & Men’s Club for Shabbat and Festivals.<br />
A matching contribution for those who invest in Israel Bonds through the generosity of <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong> congregant, Fern Badzin, to<br />
solidify the bond between b’nai mitzvah and Medinat Yisrael.<br />
A free year’s membership to the Sabes Jewish Community Center including use of fitness and teen centers.<br />
A partial scholarship toward an Israel trip for young adults who continue their Jewish education from the Louis Herman Israel<br />
Experience Fund, an endowment of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.<br />
The Etz Hayim Humash for students of the Talmud Torah to encourage ongoing Torah study.<br />
A Pirkei Avot book for students of the Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School to commemorate their passage through the<br />
doorway of Jewish adulthood.
Shiva, Shloshim, and Yahrzeits<br />
Friday, June 3 – Friday, June 10, 2011<br />
1 Sivan – 8 Sivan 5771<br />
This Shabbat, June 5, we welcome our littlest new members with their families<br />
to the bimah for a special blessing. An “Animal Cracker Kiddush” will follow.<br />
This year’s Tiny Treasures were born between<br />
May 1, 2010 and May 31, 2011:<br />
Eitan Atar<br />
son of Dorit & Ron Atar<br />
Reese Awend<br />
daughter of Robyn & Josh Awend<br />
Maren Baker<br />
daughter of Abbey & Seth Baker<br />
Myra Berdass<br />
daughter of Alison & Joshua Berdass<br />
Jonathan Blehert<br />
son of Maggie & Steven Blehert<br />
Reuben Bukstein<br />
son of Jennifer & Ben Bukstein<br />
Joseph Dveris<br />
son of Shari & Adam Dveris<br />
Farrah Flamenbaum<br />
daughter of Michelle Drake &<br />
Michael Flamenbaum<br />
Noah Furman<br />
daughter of Rivital & Michael Furman<br />
Naomi Furman<br />
daughter of Lisa & Andrew Furman<br />
<strong>El</strong>la Gelfman<br />
daughter of Dori & Daniel Gelfman<br />
Mirabelle Kravchenko<br />
daughter of Julia & Yan Kravchenko<br />
Mikayla Kurman<br />
daughter of Lori & Max Kurman<br />
Alena Leon<br />
daughter of Shelley Goldstein &<br />
Albert Leon, Jr.<br />
Ethan Levy-Rothschild<br />
son of<br />
Judie & Michael Levi-Rothschild<br />
Noah Lewis<br />
son of Jill & Uriel Lewis<br />
Rafi Ludomirsky<br />
son of Arielle Kaufman &<br />
Ohad Ludomirsky<br />
Miles McColgan<br />
son of<br />
Mindy & Doug McColgan<br />
Annabelle & Josie Mintz<br />
daughters of<br />
Audra & Loren Mintz<br />
Julianna Oleisky<br />
daughter of<br />
Andrea & Bob Oleisky<br />
Benjamin Orkin<br />
son of Tania Shapiro Barr &<br />
William Orkin<br />
Dahlia Plotsker<br />
daughter of<br />
Robyn & Manny Plotsker<br />
Delilah Rajkowski<br />
daughter of<br />
Amy & Ben Rajkowski<br />
Chase Simon<br />
son of Keira & David Simon<br />
Sofia Sneider<br />
daughter of Ana Paula Corriedo &<br />
Mark Sneider<br />
Joee Strauss<br />
daughter of Cara & Andy Strauss<br />
Eve Sulman<br />
daughter of<br />
Chaya & Jonathan Sulman<br />
Louisa Swanson<br />
daughter of<br />
Claire & Matthew Swanson<br />
Mia Zamansky<br />
daughter of<br />
Natalie & Drew Zamansky<br />
Abraham Zis<br />
son of<br />
Dr. Deborah Zis & Michael Zis<br />
ECJFE Summer Session begins June 23<br />
Still time to sign up!<br />
Early Childhood Jewish Family Education (ECJFE) welcomes<br />
returning and new families to our Summer program in our NEW <strong>Beth</strong><br />
<strong>El</strong>! Open to parents and their children ages 3-24 months, this 6-week<br />
session provides a young family community with a parent education<br />
component in a safe, supportive, and nurturing Jewish environment.<br />
Please join us Friday mornings, beginning June 23, from 9:30-10:45<br />
a.m. at <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong>. Developed and facilitated by Michelle Yousha and<br />
Amy Paster. Call 952-920-4169 or go to bethelsynagogue.org/ecjferegistration<br />
for more information or to register.<br />
Shiva<br />
Shloshim<br />
Udell (Idell) Levitt<br />
Ayon Engler<br />
Marion Brazeman<br />
Shalom Avraham (Sam) Kushner<br />
Steven Chall<br />
Eka Devorah (Ether) Barr<br />
Menuhah (Muriel) Zieve<br />
Arthur Sovold<br />
Yahrzeit<br />
1 Sivan / Friday, June 3<br />
Rachel (Rose) Baider<br />
Gavriel (Gabriel) Cohen<br />
Chaim (Himie) Ingber<br />
Jack Kay<br />
Dovid (Dawid/David Lewie) Levi<br />
Binyamin (Benton) Press<br />
Jacqueline Routman<br />
Pessie (Polly) Serchuk<br />
D'vorah (Dora) Warren<br />
Binyamin (Ben) Wasserman<br />
Nasan (Nate) Winer<br />
Chava (Evalyn) Ginsburg<br />
Chaim (Henry) Ginsburg<br />
2 Sivan / Saturday, June 4<br />
Lois <strong>Beth</strong> Ansell<br />
Velvel (William) Berman<br />
Shmuel (Samuel) Kagantzev<br />
Hillel (Albert) Orman<br />
Moshe Aharon (Morris Aaron) Rabkin<br />
3 Sivan / Sunday, June 5<br />
Israel Brudnoy<br />
Hanoch (Harold) Catcher<br />
Rasha Tziva (Sylvia) Chern<br />
Yehudit (Judy) Dragoner<br />
Chana Baila (Lorelei Joye) Kollins<br />
Esther Fink Persky<br />
4 Sivan / Monday, June 6<br />
Fannie Cooper<br />
Bentzion (Benjamin) Fiterman<br />
Efraim (Frank) Garelick<br />
Mindal (Mildred) Glasband<br />
Tzvi (Harry) Mankoff<br />
Yosef (Joseph) Miller<br />
Rivka (Ruth) Rosen<br />
5 Sivan / Tuesday, June 7<br />
Binyamin (Benjamin) Barry<br />
Nahum <strong>El</strong>iyohu (Brett) Bearman<br />
Yitzhak (Irving) Berg<br />
Channah Bailah (Anna) Brochin<br />
Perel (Pearl) Juster<br />
Sarah (Sela) Prohofsky<br />
Raful Zelick (Ralph) Shapiro<br />
Esther Wasserman<br />
Sora (Sarah) Weisberg<br />
6 Sivan / Wednesday, June 8<br />
Eugene Avrutin<br />
Avrohom (Albert) Charon<br />
Faye Glickman<br />
Avrohom Klein<br />
Raiza Klein<br />
Mayer (Marvin) Lazerine<br />
Aharone Shlomo (Arthur) Martin<br />
7 Sivan / Thursday, June 9<br />
Itka (Edith) Berman<br />
Yosef (Jerome) Dobrin<br />
Haya (Ida) Friedell<br />
Ya'akov (Jay) Gendler<br />
Haya (Ida Joy) Gottstein<br />
Tzipporah (Sylvia) Nairn<br />
Sivka (Sylvia) Rose<br />
8 Sivan / Friday, June 10<br />
Binyamin-Bernard Badzin<br />
Yitzhak (Dr. Irwin) Fox<br />
Zev (William) Galanter<br />
Lazar (Leon) Shapiro<br />
Ya'akov (Jack) Stoller<br />
Ettel (Ethel) Troup<br />
Do you need a hand<br />
We’re here!<br />
Call our Yad V’lev hotline<br />
952-920-3512 ext 7350<br />
Can you lend a hand We need you!<br />
Contact Jo Ann Gruesner at 952-920-3512 or<br />
jgruesner@gmail.com.<br />
Have health questions Call our Shul Nurse,<br />
Hadassah Zohara at 952-920-3512, ext 7356.
June is HOT at <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong>!<br />
Check out these exciting events!<br />
A Night of Ecstasy: Tikkun Leyl Shavu'ot* - Tuesday Night, June 7 • 6 Sivan<br />
Wander from home to home in the Fern Hill Neighborhood while learning, singing, star-gazing, eating and davening - all night long!<br />
Come for one. Come for some. Come for ALL sessions:<br />
5:45 pm - 6:15 pm Fiterman Chapel<br />
Daily Minha<br />
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm Spiegel Sanctuary<br />
Sacred Chant: An Ecstatic Practice<br />
Cantor Audrey Abrams<br />
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Fiterman Chapel<br />
The Bad News About Ecstasy: Filling The Voids In Our Lives<br />
Chief Michael Goldstein - Plymouth Police Dept, with special guest<br />
Rabbi Kerry Olitzky<br />
9:00 pm - 10:15 pm Fiterman Chapel & Ring Lobby<br />
Candlelighting/Ma’ariv followed by blintzes and Sebastian Joe's<br />
Ice Cream, scooped by the owners themselves!<br />
10:30 pm - 11:30 pm Fiterman Chapel<br />
Love, Sex and Ecstasy<br />
Maureen Campion - Licensed Psychologist and Marriage Counselor<br />
12:00 am - 1:00 am<br />
The Ecstasy of Comfort: Working Within One's Limits to Expand One's Limits<br />
Megan Kruger - Personal Trainer at The Movement Minneapolis and<br />
the Sabes JCC, Group Exercise at Lifetime Fitness<br />
Home of Jerry and Louise Ribnick—4235 Basswood Rd.<br />
1:15 am - 2:15 am (Two Options)<br />
• The Ecstasy of Cleaving to God: Devekus and Hitlahavus<br />
Rabbi Kerry Olitzky - Executive Director,<br />
Jewish Outreach Institute<br />
Home of Rick Kelber and Sharon Van Dyck<br />
2600 Monterey Ave S<br />
• Ecstatic Video Games - Are They Okay<br />
Sophia Temkin - 10th Grader <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong> Rishon USY<br />
Home of Shayne Brody Karasov<br />
2545 Monterey Ave. S.<br />
2:30 am - 3:30 am<br />
More Important Than Ecstasy<br />
Rabbi Alexander Davis<br />
Home of Debbie Deutsch—<br />
4209 Cedarwood Rd<br />
3:45 am - 4:45 am<br />
The Anti-Ecstasy Ecstasy: Nazirut<br />
Rabbi Avi Olitzky<br />
Home of Reuven & Shereen Rahamim—4248 Basswood Road<br />
5:15 am Sunrise Services<br />
Fiterman Chapel, <strong>Beth</strong> <strong>El</strong><br />
Stillman Torah Weekend Study<br />
June 10-11<br />
Erev Shabbat - June 10<br />
5:45 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Summer Style Services<br />
with special Middle Eastern Instrumental<br />
Ensemble<br />
7:15 p.m. Dinner—There’s still time to register!<br />
Call 952-920-3512<br />
8:15 p.m. Presentation: “Prayer, Poetry and Passion”<br />
Honoring Rabbi Abelson<br />
June 17, 18 and 22<br />
A Tribute to over 60 years in the Rabbinate<br />
featuring Rabbi Harold Kushner<br />
See flier handed out with this Hakol<br />
or go to www.bethelsynagogue.org/abelson<br />
Shabbat Morning - June 11<br />
10:00 a.m. Instrumental Minyan with Yair Harel &<br />
Middle Eastern Ensemble<br />
11:00 a.m. Sermon in Song:<br />
“The Art of Piyut -<br />
The Poetry of Prayer”<br />
Shabbat Afternoon Study<br />
Lunch & Learn “Deconstructing and<br />
Reconstructing a Piyut”<br />
30 minutes after services end.<br />
Cuban Art Exhibit & Auction ● Monday June 6 @ 7:00 p.m.<br />
Pay at the door or register online at<br />
www.bethelsynagogue.org/cubanart
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