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“Hatikvah:” One of the Greatest Anthems Ever Written
BY CANTOR MARSHALL PORTNOY AND RABBI GERI NEWBURGE , 12/04/2017 As we approach Israel at 70, it is appropriate to consider the country’s national anthem, “Hatikvah,” a famous piece of music that was not officially adopted as the country’s anthem until 2004. There are other surprises connected to this piece. Most notably, the music is […]
December Yarhzeits
12/1 John Barbarash 12/1 Hannah E. Nabow 12/1 Asher Nickelsberg 12/2 Marvin Hyman 12/4 Sylvia F. Gray 12/5 Charles Gelband 12/5 Elaine Shapiro 12/7 Seymour Feinstein 12/8 Clara Barbarash 12/8 David Fellerman 12/8 Martha Glazer 12/9 Samuel Figur 12/14 Samuel Price 12/14 Rabbi Laurie Skopitz 12/14 Fred Ostrower 12/16 Avrum Shmuel Chayim Ben Lazar 12/18 […]
December Sunday School Dates
Class 12/3 9:20 Hebrew, 10:00 Class 12/10 9:20 Hebrew, 10:00 Class 12/17 9:20 Hebrew, 10:00 12/24 NO Sunday School 12/31 NO Sunday School
December Birthdays!
12/3 Shannon Smiley 12/20 Louise Garrell 12/5 Marilyn Bornstein 12/21 Greg Feldman 12/7 Ariella Garrell 12/23 Jake Levi Orseck 12/14 Bogdan Gheorghiu 12/25 Noah McKinney 12/15 Stefanie Keen 12/26 Jack Steinberg 12/15 Sharon Packer 12/29 Louis Carnevale 12/15 Alexandra Poliakoff 12/29 Elaine Hyman 12/18 Richard Keen 12/31 Dave Wood
Worship Schedule for December 2017
December 1 & 2 Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm, Refreshments at 5:30 Saturday: Morning Service December 8 & 9 Friday: Service at 7:30 pm Saturday: Morning Service 9:30 am December 15 & 16 Friday: Hanukkah Dinner 6:00 pm Saturday: Morning Service 9:30 am December 22 & 23 Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm Refreshments at 5:30 […]
FROM THE HEART WITH RABBI LIEBOWTIZ
Dear Friends, My favorite pop online magazine is called Tablet. It covers news from the Mideast to America and parts in-between. Though more cultural than religious Tablet does favor from time to time some spiritual reviews such as an occasional Talmudic response to current concerns affecting Jews. At the time of writing, and I believe […]
Save the Date! Linda Ott will be Speaking on Tuesday, December 5th.
Please be reminded that Linda Ott from Sustaining Way will be speaking at Temple B’nai Israel on Tuesday, December 5 at 12:00 noon on the topic “Tis a gift to be simple: How to Experience the Winter Celebrations in an Eco-Conscious Manner”. Please see attachments. We hope you will join us for this informative lecture. […]
November 29, 1947 – The UN Partition of Palestine – 70th Anniversary
As a people of history it is essential to recall how it is we got from there to here; at times in celebration, at times in consolation. The review by one of my long time colleagues and classmates reviews the partition plan and the little the world hesitatingly gave our people after the Shoah, the […]