July Birthdays
7/9 Wanda Greenfield
7/11 Laura Filler
7/11 Mark Packer
7/11 Mauro Wilk
7/14 Susan Abelkop
7/14 Nancy Anderson
7/18 Miriam Gordin
7/18 Rabbi Yossi Liebowitz
7/20 Hanna Keen
7/21 Barbara Barnet
7/26 Cheryl August
7/28 Stephen Talbot
7/29 Linda Tanenbaum
July Anniversaries
7/3 Sandy & Gary Smiley
7/3 Shannon & Steve Smiley
7/5 Ruth & Paul Friedberg
7/16 Joan & Tom Barnet
7/21 Kim & John Pickett
July Yahrzeits
7/3 Maurice Bromley
7/5 Rosa Lessner
7/6 Miriam M. Price
7/8 Frances Briller
7/8 Sarah Freedman
7/9 Abe Morris
7/9 Kathy H. Steinberg
7/10 Evelyn Fleishman
7/10 Evelyn Z. Small
7/11 Richard August
7/11 Reba B. Morewitz
7/11 Irving Soloway
7/11 Jack STeinberg
7/12 Miriam Shapiro
7/14 Louis Anderson
7/14 Lillian S. Lustgarten
7/16 Isaac H. Greenwald
7/17 Abraham Freedman
7/17 Edward Reichel
7/17 Trudy Reimer
7/18 Daisy Spigel
7/19 Jack Garrell
7/19 Ralph Neufeld
7/20 Freida Anderson
7/20 Toba M. Segal
7/20 Linda S. Ungvarksy
7/21 Herb Moglin
7/21 Fannie E. Poliakoff
7/21 Fannie Yoffe
7/22 Maurice Freedman
7/23 Sidney Kirshman
7/23 Estelle D. Kaplan 7
7/27 Mayer J. Price
7/28 Pauline H. Bernanke
7/28 Chayim E. Levovitz
7/30 Leuvina M. Powers
From the Heart with Rabbi Liebowitz
Dear Friends,
Each Shavuot marks for me (and I suspect for many colleagues) the end of the season. Not until Tisha B’Av a fast day in late July or early August will there be any holiday demands. Yet, we do look forward to our Friday night services which will be followed by dinner out for those who are inclined. Shavuot has taken on additional meaning as it coincided with the loosening up of Covid – 19 safety measures. (If you are inoculated.) As such, our outdoor services will give way to indoor once more, starting with our annual summer Lasagna Shabbat dinner.
I have already begun to cogitate about High Holy Day services which the Board will re- view in late summer for the safest way to proceed. Keep tuned!
In the meantime, we will continue with hybrid in house services with steaming, somewhat reluctantly as a certain habituation has set in. For some it is a convenience that has its upside and its downside. Such is the residue of what was a very, very difficult year.
In Yiddish there is an expression Shpilkes in Tuchus often shortened to Shpilkes. (My mother would often say when I was impatient; “Er haut a Bissel Shpilkes”). It was the linguistic equivalent of “ants in your pants” or “pins and needles” or simply fidgety. Shpilkes! As things have opened up there is a burst of activity due to the Shpilkes endured by millions.
Let us hope we never have to experience it ever again.
Yossi Liebowitz, Rabbi
A Message From Our President
Summer! It seems summer is the time of the year where everything slows down. I am not sure if it’s the routine of school being out in the summer or it’s the southern heat that slows the pace. Either way, I am grateful for the ease of which summertime allows the heartbeat to slow and take in some enjoyable moments with family and friends.
Happily, for those of us fortunate enough to have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by now, this summer seems to be one to look forward to more than many summers in the past.
There is much I am looking forward to this summer now that I feel it is safer to socialize and eat out. One thing I am looking forward to is seeing many of you once again at our Temple as we embark upon having in person services along with continuing Facebook Live services. Please be aware of our mask guidelines based upon current CDC recommenda-
tions. You can find our guidelines in this issue of Temple Topics. The Temple Board is continuing to monitor the CDC recommendations and will make adjustments to our mask guidelines as needed.
I am also looking forward to being with my family and pets, summer reading, and just relaxing a minute or two and reflect- ing on the past year and what lessons it held.
What are you looking forward to as we approach this new season with less mask restrictions and more confidence to be with family and friends? I hope it is all you imagine and more!
I wish you all a safe, happy, and fun summer with those you care most about!
Tina Lyon
Board President, Congregation B’nai Israel
Summer Services
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June Birthdays
6/12 Dot Frank
6/12 Paul Freedman
6/13 Marla Steinberg
6/14 Sophia Russell
6/16 Elliott Leader
6/16 Courtney LeBauer
6/22 Rachel Brough
6/25 Stuart Filler
6/26 Matthew Poliakoff
6/28 Stan Hyman
6/29 Bob Britanisky
