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<strong>June</strong> 4 th & <strong>June</strong> 5 th , 2021 * 5781<br />
Parashat Sh’lach<br />
Welcome to the Bat Mitzvah of Charli Isabella Braccille<br />
Dear Family and Friends,<br />
Your presence adds to the joy of this special day in our lives, as Charli<br />
Isabella becomes a Bat Mitzvah. Becoming a Bat Mitzvah symbolizes<br />
Charli coming of age, and the beginning of life as a fully participating<br />
Jewish adult. This special day marks enormous growth and maturity for<br />
Charli and reflects many years of study and practice. This celebration is a<br />
time of immense joy for us because it honors Charli’s hard work and<br />
accomplishments, and gives her family the opportunity to share in this<br />
important milestone in life.<br />
During the Saturday service, Charli will read her Torah portion and will<br />
lead the congregation in prayers. The Torah is the sacred scroll containing<br />
the five books of Moses. It is read each week by Jews around the world as a<br />
guide and reminder to live a life based on Tikkun Olam, repair of the world.<br />
Both Rabbi Franken and Charli will guide you through the service. Please<br />
feel free to read along, and join in song as we celebrate this joyous occasion.<br />
We are grateful to have family, friends, teachers, and community members<br />
with us virtually to celebrate one of the most important milestones in<br />
Charli’s life. We are so incredibly proud of her.<br />
Warmly,<br />
Meredith & Jason Evans<br />
Jim & Andrea Braccille<br />
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Charli Isabella Braccille<br />
We are very excited about Charli’s upcoming Bat Mitzvah<br />
service, which will take place on <strong>June</strong> 5, 2021. The service<br />
will be held virtually, which is not what any of us had<br />
envisioned pre- Covid, but we are confident it will be<br />
special nevertheless.<br />
Preparing for a Bat Mitzvah via Zoom was a daunting task, particularly after spending all<br />
day learning from home in the same manner. Still, Charli rose to the occasion, and we<br />
couldn’t be more proud of how she persevered and met the challenges presented to her.<br />
Charli is able to complete 7 th grade in person at South<strong>amp</strong>ton Middle School, and I think<br />
it’s safe to say that she has a newly found appreciation for being able to ride the school bus<br />
and see classmates and teachers in person!<br />
Charli has an older brother and two younger siblings, and she is a loving sister to all of<br />
them. She also has a furry brother named Rocky, who she never forgets to share a nightly<br />
cheese stick. Additionally, she is fortunate enough to have cousins who feel more like<br />
siblings, and together they always keep things interesting.<br />
Charli is passionate about social justice and is quick to speak up for those she feels need a<br />
voice. She has a strong vision for the world she wants to live in, and we are excited to see<br />
how she puts her beliefs into action over the coming years. Charli spends her time outside<br />
of school playing lacrosse, soccer and taking hip-hop dance classes. Though moving<br />
forward, she will be focusing on soccer year-round, as she recently earned a spot on a club<br />
soccer team.<br />
Charli often participates in service projects in the area, and this year was no exception.<br />
She and her friends made casseroles for a homeless shelter and spent an afternoon filling<br />
easter egg baskets as part of a fundraiser for the Amanda Hichkad foundation. She also<br />
stepped up during Covid and created an outdoor soccer clinic so that young kids who had<br />
their seasons canceled still had a safe opportunity to participate in the sport that they love.<br />
Her service project for the temple will take place when it is open to congregants. She has<br />
expressed interest in volunteering to work the Purim Carnival.<br />
Charli started her religious education at Temple Adas Shalom in Kindergarten. We are<br />
very thankful for her dedicated teachers, Rabbi Gila Ruskin and Rabbi John Franken. We<br />
are also extremely grateful that Mark Wolkow agreed to be Charli’s Bat Mitzvah tutor.<br />
Without his guidance and patience, none of this would have felt manageable. Lastly, a big<br />
thank you to Charli’s peer tutor, Eliana Joslin. We have always been grateful that Charli<br />
has such an incredible role model, and it was so special having Eliana play such an<br />
important part in Charli’s Bat Mitzvah preparations.<br />
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Honors for the Bat Mitzvah Service<br />
SATURDAY MORNING SERVICE:<br />
Greeter<br />
Melissa Immel<br />
Opening Prayer<br />
Meredith Evans and Jim Braccille<br />
Tallit Presentation<br />
Meredith Evans and Charli Braccille<br />
Prayer for Peace<br />
Lisa Kochanowitz and Paige Reardon<br />
Parents Prayer<br />
Alli and Barry Baker<br />
Nancy & Bill Evans, Donna & Jim Braccille, Sr.,<br />
Generation to Generation Andrea & Jim Braccille, Elaine & Larry Cocco,<br />
Meredith & Jason Evans, and Charli Braccille<br />
Torah Openers<br />
Lyla Braccille and James Braccille<br />
READING THE TORAH:<br />
1. Charli Braccille/Meredith Evans<br />
Aliyah/Torah Portion:<br />
Sh’lech<br />
2. Charli Braccille/Melissa Joslin<br />
3. Charli Braccille/Eliana Joslin<br />
4. Charli Braccille/Charli Braccille<br />
AFTER READING THE TORAH:<br />
Prayer for Congregation Phil Joslin<br />
Prayer for Country<br />
Drew Evans<br />
Prayer for Israel<br />
Pat Wolkow<br />
Grandparents Prayer<br />
Elaine & Larry Cocco and Donna & Jim Braccille Sr.<br />
Drash<br />
Charli Braccille (Ariella Elisheva bat Miriam)<br />
Presentations<br />
Mark Wolkow<br />
Kiddush<br />
Karen Wood<br />
In Memoriam<br />
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We lovingly remember those who are not physically here<br />
with us today, but forever in our hearts.<br />
Myrtle Bornstein<br />
Rita Bornstein<br />
Robert Bornstein<br />
Victor Bornstein<br />
Charles Cocco<br />
Gretchen Cocco<br />
Diane Doherty<br />
Mona Gold<br />
Bea Tanner<br />
Mario Braccille<br />
Clayton Freeman<br />
Eleanor Braccille<br />
Jean Freeman<br />
Lynn McGee<br />
Robert Darr<br />
Barbara Darr<br />
Mary VondeTann
Mi Sheberakh * We Pray for Healing<br />
Adam Bornstein<br />
Amy Schoenberger<br />
Arlene Zweibach<br />
Barbara Chancey<br />
Connor Mullis<br />
Dvir Sabag<br />
Evie Ciuchta<br />
Fred Belkin<br />
Gerry Murphy<br />
Glen McCain<br />
Gloria Joslin<br />
Harriet Colman<br />
Kelcey Klass<br />
Len Cohen<br />
Michael Gordon<br />
Michael Schneck<br />
Natalie Litofsky<br />
Philip Chancey<br />
Rabbi Fred Natkin<br />
Robert Sachs<br />
Sidney Birnbaum<br />
Sig Gast<br />
Terry Weiner<br />
Recently Passed<br />
Phyllis Getz<br />
Beloved sister of Gary Getz, sister in law to Elaine Hirsch, cousin to Terry Weiner, and aunt to her<br />
nieces and nephews.<br />
Susan Fotiadis<br />
Beloved sister of Marianne Fridberg and sister in law to Andrew Fridberg.<br />
Abraham Karp<br />
Remembered by the Congregation<br />
Benjamin Hoffman<br />
Remembered by Barbara and Natalie Litofsky<br />
David Cohen<br />
Remembered by the Congregation<br />
Gunther D. Hirsch<br />
Remembered by Gary Getz & Elaine Hirsch<br />
Yahrzeits Observed<br />
Jack Klass<br />
Remembered by Mason Klass<br />
Marcel Spigler<br />
Remembered by Roberta Foard<br />
Margaret Katherine Zader<br />
Remembered by John & Jennifer Zader<br />
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TAS/HJC Calendar of Events<br />
FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY<br />
4 24 th of Sivan 5781<br />
RSVP Deadline<br />
Sisterhood End of Year Event<br />
8:10 pm<br />
Candle Lighting<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Shabbat Live!<br />
Rabbi John Franken and<br />
Charli Braccille<br />
5 25 th of Sivan 5781<br />
Parashat Sh’lach<br />
10:00 am<br />
Bat Mitzvah &<br />
Shabbat Torah Live!<br />
Rabbi John Franken,<br />
Charli Braccille, &<br />
Karen Wood<br />
6 26 th of Sivan 5781<br />
10:00-12:30 pm<br />
Hike with Us<br />
at the Susquehanna<br />
State Park in<br />
Darlington, MD<br />
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY<br />
8 28 th of Sivan 5781 9 29 th of Sivan 5781 10 30 th of Sivan 5781<br />
Mazel Tov<br />
12:15 pm<br />
Lunch ‘n Learn<br />
“Our Jewish Composers<br />
Sacred & Secular”<br />
Brian Folus<br />
7 27 th of Sivan 5781<br />
BIRTHDAYS<br />
4 th Gerri Bronk * 4 th Jeremiah Vogelhut * 4 th Sam Vogelhut * 4 th Maggie Vogelhut<br />
4 th Thomas Westendorf * 5 th Kevin Bress * 6 th Lisa Bress * 6 th Ken Farkas<br />
6 th Mindy Goldman * 8 th Mark Way<br />
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Upcoming Zoom Live Streaming Information<br />
BRACCILLE SHABBAT TORAH LIVE! & BAT MITZVAH<br />
Friday, <strong>June</strong> 4th & Saturday, <strong>June</strong> 5th<br />
Live Streaming starts at 7:00 pm on Friday and 10:00 am on Saturday<br />
https://zoom.us/j/97473584871 * Meeting ID: 974 7358 4871<br />
Password: BM2021<br />
One tap mobile: +13017158592,,97473584871# US (Washington DC)<br />
Dial by your location: +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)<br />
LUNCH ‘N LEARN - OUR JEWISH COMPOSERS SACRED & SECULAR<br />
Wednesday, <strong>June</strong> 9th<br />
Live Streaming start at 12:15 pm<br />
Leader: Brian Folus, New Adult Education Chair<br />
https://zoom.us/j/97813708462 * Meeting ID: 978 1370 8462<br />
One tap mobile: +13017158592,, 97813708462# US (Washington DC)<br />
Dial by your location: +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
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