Dear Friends, In my Bellingham congregation there was a small number of members some of whom I didn’t even see on the High Holy Days. Maurice Schwartz, may he rest in peace, was one of them. A gentle but studious man, he struck me as curious as he had a deep affection for Chanukah, in […]
Dear Friends, Your attendance at our annual congregational meeting is vital so that we can have a quorum and conduct Temple business. A quorum consists of “not less than twenty-five percent of the membership in good standing. A member in good standing shall be deemed one who is not more than six months in arrears of […]
Thank you to all those who helped make this year’s bake sale a success. We were able to clear over $5,000. At our meeting on Sunday, we voted to support three charities with donations. We will be sending donations to Mobile Meals, The Soup Kitchen, and to Crystal for the dinners she provides on holidays […]
12/3 Shannon Smiley 12/4 Rebecca Seibel 12/14 Bogdan Gheorghiu 12/15 Stefanie Keen 12/15 Sharon Packer 12/15 Alexandra Poliakoff 12/18 Richard Keen 12/20 Louise Garrell 12/18 Gary Koshak 12/29 Elaine Hyman 12/31 Dave Wood
12/1 Ida Gelburd 12/1 Simon Hecklin 12/1 Harry Levine 12/1 Hannah E. Nabow 12/2 Sarah C. Margolis 12/5 Bernie Fleishman 12/5 Esther Minsky 12/6 Max N. Davidson 12/6 Rebecca Price 12/7 John Barbarash 12/8 Marvin Hyman 12/8 Helen Klausner 12/13 Seymour Feinstein 12/14 Clara Barbarash 12/20 Samuel Price 12/20 Rabbi Laurie Skopitz 12/22 Morris Siegel […]
It is 27 years ago to this day that I served on the board of the Rancho Mirage California Rotary club as its Club Secretary. It was customary for the executive board to select a nominating committee for the coming year which ran from January to December. It was just a few days before Thanksgiving, […]
Dear Congregation B’nai Israel Members, My husband, David, and I enjoy planting flowers at our mailbox twice per year. In the fall we plant Pansies to enjoy bright colors during the colder months. In the late spring we remove the Pansies and plant pink Begonias and a Mandevilla, which is a beautiful flowering vine. Mid […]