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August 2016
Tammuz/Av 5776
The Bulletin
HAVE FUNDS -- WILL TRAVEL
...to ISRAEL, that is !!!
WHAT:
WHO:
WHY:
Jewish Federation trip to Israel
Rabbis and lay leaders
To exchange ideas, learn about Israel, and bring back
connections and stories to share with us so that we
can all benefit from this amazing opportunity
January 14-20, 2017
HAVE FUNDS - WILL TRAVEL
...to Israel, that is!
WHEN:
We know Rabbi Harkavy and Glenn Kersey have the passion, the
energy, and the chutzpah to pull this off! But they are counting on
us to help supply the funds that will take them there!
WON’T YOU PLEASE HELP???
Check out Page 9 to find out all about this amazing opportunity!
PSST! PSST! HERE’S AN IMPORTANT REMINDER!
If you have not yet returned your Annual Pledge Packet,
please do so as soon as you can.
Let’s all work together to keep CBI moving forward successfully!
COMING EVENTS
Don’t miss any of these amazing CBI events!
Check your E-Blast, the CBI website,
or call the Office (678-817-7162) for more details!
August 9
August 10
Board Meeting
Mahjong
7:00PM
10:30AM
August 12
Family Shabbat led by Rabbi Harkavy
Kid Friendly Menu/Dairy Dinner
Family Shabbat Service
6:30PM
7:30PM
August 13
Teacher Training for Religious School
11:00AM
August 14
1st Day of Religious School
Hebrew High
Religious School and Registration
Torah Tots
9:00AM
10:00AM
11:00AM
August 14
Outside Beautification Day at CBI
10:00AM
August 14
Back to School Bash (for everyone)
CBI sponsored picnic and fun day after Religious School
12:00PM
August 17
Mahjong
10:30AM
August 17
1st Day of Hebrew School
For students grades 4-6
August 19-21
Youth Group NFTY Leadership Kallah
At Camp Coleman
August 19
Shabbat Service (Innovative) led by Rabbi Harkavy
August 20
Torah Study led by Rabbi Harkavy
10:00AM
August 24
Mahjong
10:30AM
August 26
Shabbat Service (Customary) led by Susan Burden
7:30PM
August 27
New Member/Brotherhood Havdalah and Barbecue
6:30PM
August 31
Mahjong
6:30PM
7:30PM
10:30AM
Family Shabbat
“Back in The Swing”
Friday, August 12, 2016
6:30pm—Potluck Dairy Dinner
7:30pm—Shabbat Service, led by Rabbi Harkavy
Bring your favorite dairy dish!
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Cold fare for hot days
Comfort food
Fast and easy dishes
We’ll supply drinks and dessert
Join us for a fun evening of friendship and worship
WANT TO PLAY MAHJONG?
We try to play every Wednesday at CBI
10:30am - 1:30pm
Just call the Office at 678-817-7162
to find out when and where
you can catch a game!
Beginners are welcome!
Sunday, August 14
12:00 noon
Everyone’s invited!
When Religious School registration and classes are completed and the
Outdoor Beautification Day is winding down, it’s time to have some fun!
Stay for a picnic lunch, with games and activities for the kids. Get to
know our new families and reconnect with old friends. See you there!
We are in desperate need of
sponsors for our upcoming
August Shabbats:
August 19th
August 26th
It's a Mitzvah to enjoy Shabbat with food and friends! Sponsoring an Oneg
is an important way to help build our CBI community. Please click the link
below to see available dates and guidelines.
from Rabbi Rick
Several people asked to read my annual report, so I have provided an excerpt that
focuses on my plans and goals for CBI.
I am committed to engaging our members, creating a feeling of excitement and
greater connection with CBI, implementing new ideas to attract young families,
promoting an engaging religious school, and increasing participation in worship
services, social action and volunteer opportunities among congregants of all
ages and backgrounds.
During the upcoming year, I plan to develop the following: A viable social action
committee that will partner with local religious institutions to address social
issues. CBI must become more visible within the general community. We must
be a leader in interfaith relations.
I especially want to evolve CBI into a Caring Community. By offering our
presence to one another in times of celebration or sorrow, we create a more
compassionate community. Upon a birth or adoption of a baby, or the death of
a loved one, our Caring Community ensures that we reach out with a human,
Jewish touch: a phone call, a note, a hand-delivered challah, or a Jewish baby
book. We are there for one another.
My ultimate goal as rabbi is to help evolve CBI into the Jewish community center
of the Southside of Atlanta, the second Jewish home of our area. This means
offering religious, educational, cultural and social programs for the entire
Jewish community, for Jews of all ages and all backgrounds.
I believe that our congregation has a bright future so long as the prevailing
attitude and atmosphere at CBI is “let’s try it” and not “we already tried it and it
did not work.”
CBI will have a bright future if we are known to be a place in which people,
regardless of their background, feel like they are welcomed and appreciated, a
place where every life cycle event is special and meaningful.
Shalom,
Rabbi Rick
RITUAL & PULPIT NEWS
August 5
7:30pm - Customary Shabbat Service, led by Rabbi Harkavy
August 12:
Family Shabbat:
6:30pm - Dinner: Kid Friendly Foods (Dairy)
7:30pm - Family Shabbat Service, led by Rabbi Harkavy
August 19:
7:30pm - Innovative Shabbat Service, led by Rabbi Harkavy
August 20
10:00am - Torah Study, led by Rabbi Harkavy
August 26:
7:30pm - Customary Shabbat Service, led by Susan Burden
SHABBAT SERVICES COME IN MANY STYLES
Customary
Services which align to what CBI has had in past years, with familiar tunes and worship practices,
responsive readings, and a more traditional feel
Innovative
Services in which new music may be introduced and/or in which different forms of prayer and service
practices may be incorporated, with CBI musicians sometimes providing a musical backdrop for worship
Family
Services which use the Children’s Siddur and/or are in some way tailored for families and children, with
stories replacing sermons, with shorter service times, and with CBI musicians sometimes providing
music for worship
HIGH HOLIDAYS ARE COMING
Selichot
TORAH STUDY
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Rosh Hashana
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Monday, October 3, 2016
Kol Nidre
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Yom Kippur
Rabbi Harkavy, Facilitator
10:00am-11:30am
CBI Social Hall
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Saturday, August 20, 2016
More information will be out in September
HELP US SEND THE RABBI AND
GLENN KERSEY TO ISRAEL
The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta is sponsoring an amazing excursion
for rabbis and their lay leaders to travel to Israel for a week-long trip during
January 2017. They will be meeting other Jewish leaders, interacting with
our brothers and sisters in Israel, exchanging great ideas, building bridges,
and bringing back a wealth of information and ideas to share with us. It’s
definitely a Win-Win for CBI. Rabbi Harkavy and Glenn Kersey are ready,
willing and able to go.
THERE’S A CATCH, OF COURSE!
We need funds to make this dream trip possible.
$5000 would be about right!
$5000 - GOAL
$4000
$3000
$2000
$1000
We have already collected $2000,
so our task is already much easier.
WON’T YOU PLEASE HELP???
If each of us would donate even a small amount,
we could raise the needed money
long before the January trip rolls around.
We will keep you updated on how close we are to
meeting our goal. The sooner we reach it,
the sooner Glenn and Rabbi can pack their bags!
Please make your checks out to “CBI”
and be sure to write “Federation Israel Trip”
on the memo line.
Feel free to speak to the Rabbi about the purpose and
plan for the trip. Call the Office at 678-817-7162
if you have any questions or concerns.
SAVE THE DATE -- SAVE THE DATE -- SAVE THE DATE
CBI HAVDALAH AND BARBECUE
Welcoming our New Members
Saturday, August 27, 2016
6:30pm at CBI
Look for more information on what to bring in upcoming Eblasts
Sponsored by the CBI Brotherhood
Family
Fun Day Event
~organized by our
CBI YOUTH GROUP/BROTHERHOOD
CLASSIC RAFTING TRIP
Enjoy class I-III+ rapids on the Classic Trip!
Perfect for ages 7 years and up, this is the milder of our trips on the Chattahoochee.
Guests will get to experience our Habitat Pool; a lazy river section of our river where guests get in
river position and the natural current of the Chattahoochee pulls them downstream.
This trip is 2 hours of whitewater fun.
Date: September 10th, 2016
Time: 11am arrival
Price: $38.50 per rafter
Columbus Outpost
1000 Bay Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
Phone (706) 321-4720
For parents that do not wish to raft we will get-together at The Cannon Brew Pub
1041 Broadway, Columbus, GA 31901
http://thecannonbrewpub.com/
RSVP to sfeldman@bnai-israel.net
If the words you spoke appeared on your skin,
would you still be beautiful?
RABBI FUND CAMPAIGN 2015
Congregation B’nai Israel sincerely appreciates all of you, our generous donors,
who enable us to enhance our synagogue building, purchase needed equipment and fund our social action endeavors. Without your help, we would not
be able to continue as a viable and vibrant organization.
We have just completed YEAR ONE -- 2015 -- of our fundraising campaign to assure the salary of our new rabbi (THE RABBI FUND). It has been an exciting
year in which about half of our members donated funds to help secure our rabbinic leadership. We applaud those of you who came forward to help us.
YEAR TWO -- 2016 -- has now begun. We have already received donations from
some new participants into THE RABBI FUND in 2016, for which we are extremely grateful. If you have not already done so, please consider joining the
campaign and making a donation in 2016! For more information, contact Stuart
Rich at treasurer@bnai-israel.net.
With great respect and gratitude, Congregation B'nai Israel acknowledges all
those who made a donation to the fund in its initial year of 2015. We hope to
add many more names to this list as 2016 unfolds.
2015 DONORS
$2,400 Level
$1,500 Level
Charyton, Hector and Claudia
Cross, Brian and Kerry
Edison, Mike and Debbie
Ellis, Ralph and Angie
Rich, Stuart and Cheryl
Caplan, Brad and Amy
Muller, Steve and Gerri
$1,300 Level
Krasow, Mel
2015 DONORS
(continued)
$1,200 Level
$400 Level
Burden, Gene and Susan
DeMuth, John and Sandy
Flug, Zachary and Sari
Hamson, Dan and Dedee
Hudgins, Dennis and Sharon
Kalins, Jeff and Karen
Kaplan, Barbara
Kersey, Glenn and Peg
Lapidus, Brian and Rebecca
Rampil, Linda
Saleh, Richard and Lais
Smith, Brad and Mindy
Mendelsohn, Joel
$365 Level
Aiken, Honey
Clement, Idie
Holland, Fran
Klepinger, Margery
Leopold, Marshall and Lee, Charlotte
Robbins, Eli and Heather
Stroger, Sylvia
Trakhtengerts, Abram and Valentina
Tyler, Beverly
$650 Level
Polinsky, Len
$600 Level
Burden, Jonathan
Feinstein, Steven and Andrea
Goldstein, Michael and Fern
$500 Level
Hirsch, Gary and Bonnie
Other Contributors
Baratz, Max
Carter, Joy
Feldman, Stacey
Fritz, Darren and Sheri
Levine, Ray
Schwartz, Michael and Gail
Tucker, Claudia
Thank you for your generous support
of our 2015 Rabbi Fund.
Congregation B’nai Israel
RABBI FUND PLEDGE
I/WE, ______________________________________________________, pledge to make the following special contribution
to Congregation B’nai Israel (CBI), Fayetteville, GA, for a period of three years beginning January 2016
and ending in December 2018, for the purpose of establishing a fund to be used solely to pay for the
professional services of the rabbi of Congregation B’nai Israel. This special contribution is in addition to
synagogue dues, Religious School tuition or any other contributions made to CBI.
Please mark a selection below:
_____$2,400 per year for a period of three years, payable
____ annually ($2,400 each January)
____ quarterly ($600 per quarter)
____ monthly ($200 per month)
OR
_____$1,200 per year for a period of three years, payable
____ annually ($1,200 each January)
____ quarterly ($300 per quarter)
____ monthly ($100 per month)
OR
_____$365 per year for a period of three years, payable ($1 per day)
____ annually ($365 each January)
____ monthly ($30 per month) ($360 per year)
OR
$___________ per year OR $ __________per month for a period of three years
I/We would prefer to pay via:
____ credit card (Please fill out and sign separate credit card authorization)
____ check (must be a separate check from any other checks payable to CBI and should be made
payable to CBI Special Fund)
Signature ________________________________________
Date signed ____________________________
Signature ________________________________________
Date signed ____________________________
CALENDAR OF JEWISH HOLIDAYS
Yahrzeits
NOTE: Each holiday begins and ends at sundown
on the days listed
JEWISH YEAR
5776
SECULAR YEAR
SEPTEMBER 2015 SEPTEMBER 2016
SELICHOT 5775
ROSH HASHANA
YOM KIPPUR
SUKKOT
ATZERET SIMCHAT TORAH
HANUKKAH
TU B’SHEVAT
PURIM
PESACH
YOM HASHOAH
YOM HAZIKARON &
YOM HAATZ’MA’UT
LAG B’OMER
SHAVUOT
TISHAH B’AV
SELICHOT 5776
SEPTEMBER 5, 2015
Saturday
SEPTEMBER 13-15
Sunday - Tuesday
SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2015
Tuesday - Wednesday
SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 4,
2015
Sunday - Sunday
OCTOBER 4-5, 2015
Sunday - Monday
DECEMBER 6-14, 2015
Sunday - Monday
JANUARY 24-25, 2016
Sunday - Monday
MARCH 23-24, 2016
Wednesday - Thursday
APRIL 22-29, 2016
Friday - Friday
MAY 4-5, 2016
Wednesday - Thursday
MAY 10-12, 2016
Tuesday - Thursday
MAY 25-26, 2016
Wednesday - Thursday
JUNE 11-12, 2016
Saturday - Sunday
AUGUST 13-14, 2016
Saturday - Sunday
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
Saturday
“We aren't the things we collect, acquire,
read. We are, for as long as we're here,
only love.”
~ Gabrielle Zevin ~
August 5, 2016
Sam Amlin
Murray Chuven (Barbara Maryn’s father-in-law)
Dennis Davidson
John Kshimetski (Debbie Edison’s father)
Miriam Ullman
August 12, 2016
Rebecca Alpert (Rob Alpert’s grandmother)
Chaskiel Klajman
Susan Levine (Ray Levine’s wife; Carol Montesinos’ sister)
August 19, 2016
Roslyn Biener
Lewis A. Edison (Mike Edison’s father)
William Jaye (Honey Aiken’s father)
Betty Levenson (Nancy Levenson’s mother-in-law)
Gene Loud (Linda Davidson’s father)
Blanche Spivak (Marilyn Ware’s mother)
August 26, 2016
Bessie Horowitz
Mollie Maryn (Nat Maryn’s mother)
Barbara Shaw (Sylvia Stroger’s daughter;
Sharon Hudgins’ sister)
Shirley Strum (Vicki Leopold’s mother)
May their memories be a blessing
With great sorrow, we share the news that three members of our congregational family have sadly
mourned a family death in the past months:
On June 5, 2016, Susan Shapiro, mother of Shari Weston, died while on a trip to Israel. Susan was an
energetic, dynamic woman who loved to watch her beloved grandson Joseph participate in Religious
School activities at CBI. She was loved by so many people in our Jewish community. Our thoughts
continue to be with Shari, Adam, Joseph and Susan’s husband Larry.
On July 31,2016, Bertram Gumble, father of Karen Kalins, succumbed to an illness in Pennsylvania.
He had not been well for several months. Karen and her family were able to visit him earlier in the
year for a warm and meaningful visit. Bert visited the CBI family often and was a kind, gentle person
to all who met him. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the Kalins family.
On August 10, 2016, Jim Cox, brother-in-law of Ira and Linda Rampil, died in New York after suffering
a heart attack the previous Monday. Linda and Ira were with the family during this difficult time. We
offer our condolences to the Rampils and to Ira’s sister in her loss.
Please keep the Weston, Kalins, and Rampil families in your thoughts throughout the weeks ahead.
WHAT YOU ARE
LOOKING FOR
IS NOT OUT THERE…
IT IS IN YOU.
Tree of Life
In Honor of Our
Grandchildren
Jacob & Aiden Lapidus
Love, Grandma & Grandpa
Help keep CBI lookin' good!
We need help keeping the lawn in good
shape. Sign up for a week, and stop by
whenever you have time to mow.
Need a driving lessons?
Email Adam Weston at
aweston@bnai-israel.net
Rebecca Sammi Flug
Bat Mitzvah 3-19-2016
We love you,
Mom, Dad, Amanda, Jeremy
Danielle Foster
RS Director 2013-2016
In Honor of Your
Dedication and Service
Happy 1st Birthday
It is every man’s obligation to
put back into the world at least
the equivalent of what he takes
out of it.
Albert Einstein
Becca Tyler
Love GW and Gram
REFUAH SHLEIMAH
6/25/14
A speedy healing to all who need
prayers and thoughts:
Welcome on 6-26-15
Joseph Lawrence DeMuth
Love Grandma &
Grandpa Kalins
Donald Borim
Joy Carter
Debbie Edison
Sari Flug
Joe Gilliland
Bonnie Hirsch
Hunter Klepinzger
Mel Krasow
June Kunkel
Nancy Levenson
Ray Levine
Nat Maryn
Joel Mendelsohn
Alan Pokrassa
Gail Schwartz
Hanna Schwartz
Martin Schwartz
Lois Speaker
DONATIONS
In Memory of Irene Pavloff
Wayne & Beverly Tyler
Donating supplies is one easy way for each of us to help
CBI cut down on expenses. When you visit Costco,
Sam’s, or Wal-Mart, pick up something for CBI from our
WISH LIST. Drop the item off on the table in the office. If
each of us donated one item per a month, it would make
a HUGE difference in CBI operating expenses!
CBI Wish List
In Memory of Susan Shapiro
John & Sandy DeMuth
In Memory of Harry Tucker
Claudia Tucker
In Honor of Susan Burden
Stacey Feldman
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toilet tissue
liquid hand soap
coffee (reg & decaf)
plastic tablecloths
paper plates
(No Styrofoam)
plastic tableware
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paper towels (rolls)
C-fold paper towels
Splenda or Equal
33-gallon trash bags
disposable cups for hot &
cold (No Styrofoam)
napkins
In Honor of Zachary O. Flug
Dr. Arthur Flug & Honorable Phyllis Orlikoff
In Honor of Our Confirmands
John & Sandy DeMuth
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Howard & Vicki Leopold
William Leopold (In honor of the Rabbi’s beautiful
wedding ceremony)
CBI Special Fund
Howard & Vicki Leopold
Fly Chai
Mike & Debbie Edison
General Fund
Glenn & Peg Kersey
Ralph & Anglie Ellis
Terry & Patricia Brown
Religious School
Ira & Linda Rampil
Tzedakah—Doing the Right Thing
In our Jewish world, justice and righteousness
are very important concepts. We are obligated
or commanded to embrace them. The word
“tzedakah” means justice. In other words, we
are always obligated to do the right thing. To
perform an act of “justice” is to be a righteous
person. When we have extra money or time or
materials, it is the right thing to share with those
in need. Even when we are needy ourselves
and cannot contribute financial gifts, we should
perform acts of tzedakah, such as giving our
time and energy to help others.
Jewish High Holiday services remind us that
tzedakah (justice), t'shuvah (repentance), and
tefillah (prayer) are the three actions we should
take to help make up for our short-comings.
Hopefully, each of us will begin walking that path
today!
CBI POLICIES AND HELPFUL INFORMATION
POLICY CONCERNING
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS AT
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL
There will be no commercial transactions at CBI on
Shabbat. This includes but is not limited to: the
sale or delivery of Girl Scout, Boy Scout, school or
community fundraising items; sale or delivery of
personal items; the purchase of gift shop items.
Payments for such items as synagogue dues, donations, or other congregational activities should
be placed in the payment box outside the office
and will be counted when the office reopens on
Monday.
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE
YOUR VEHICLE PARKED IN
THE CBI PARKING LOT WITHOUT LETTING ANGIE ELLIS
KNOW.
OUR LOT IS REGULARLY MONITORED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT. AN UNFAMILIAR VEHICLE COULD WIND UP BEING TOWED AT
YOUR EXPENSE. PLEASE CONTACT THE CBI
OFFICE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL
LEADERSHIP
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President:
David S. Rosenberg
Vice President:
Adam Weston
Treasurer:
Stuart Rich
Secretary:
Ralph Ellis
VOTING TRUSTEES
Trustee:
Steve Muller
Trustee:
Zachary Flug
Trustee:
Holly Faraldi
Trustee:
Glenn Kersey
Trustee:
Vicki Leopold
NON-VOTING MEMBERS
Rabbi:
Rick Harkavy
Cantorial Soloist:
Susan Burden
Administrator:
Angela Ellis
CELEBRATING SHABBAT AT CBI:
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Everyone is welcome at all Shabbat services
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All Shabbat services begin at 7:30pm
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Services generally last about 60-70 minutes
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Each service is followed by an Oneg Shabbat—light refreshments and beverages—in the Social Hall
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Once per month we hold a Family Shabbat , with a potluck dinner at 6:30pm and a shorter family-oriented
service at 7:30pm
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We ask that you not wear jeans or shorts to regular services, but you may wear jeans or shorts for all Family
Shabbat services
IMPORTANT CBI CONTACT INFORMATION
Call us:
The Forum at Ashley Park
342 Newnan Crossing Bypass
Newnan, GA 30265
Store Hours
Sun 9:00AM-9:00PM | Mon-Thu 9:00AM10:00PM | Fri-Sat 9:00AM-11:00PM
Information for THE BULLETIN:
The deadline for all submissions for this publication is the 15th of each month.
Send to:
Angie Ellis
bulletin@bnai-israel.net
If you have questions or information about
this publication, please contact us at
678-817-7162 or by email or mail.
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678-817-7162 (CBI phone)
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770-681-0111 (Rabbi’s phone)
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678-817-1279 (CBI fax)
Email us:
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cbiadmin@bnai-israel.net
(Angie Ellis, Administrator)
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sburden@bnai-israel.net
(Susan Burden, Cantorial Soloist)
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rharkavy@bnai-israel.net
(Rick Harkavy, Rabbi)
Write us:
Congregation B’nai Israel
P.O. Box 142481
Fayetteville, GA 30214
Send all donations and other communications to
Angie Ellis at the above address or by calling or
emailing.
August 2016 - Congregation B’nai Israel
Sun
Mon
1
Tue
2
Wed
3
Thu
4
Mahjong
10:30am
7
14
8
15
9
10
Board Meeting
7:00pm
Mahjong
10:30am
16
17
First Day of RS
HHS- 9:00am
Reg. & RS-10:00am
Torah Tots-11:00am
Mahjong
10:30am
Outdoor Cleanup
10:00am
Hebrew School
First Day
6:30pm
22
23
24
RS - 10:00am
Mahjong
10:30am
YG NFTY Kallah
Camp Coleman
Hebrew School
6:30pm
28
HHS-9:00am
RS - 10:00am
29
30
31
Mahjong
10:30am
Hebrew School
6:30pm
5
Sat
6
Shabbat service, led
by Rabbi Harkavy
7:30pm
(CustomaryService)
11
18
CBI Picnic
12:00pm
21
Fri
25
12
13
Family Shabbat
service, led by Rabbi
Harkavy, with Back
in the Swing dairy
dinner
Dinner: 6:30pm
Service: 7:30pm
Teacher Training
11:00am - 3:00pm
19
20
Shabbat service, led
by Rabbi Harkavy
7:30pm
(Innovative Service)
Torah Study, led by
Rabbi Harkavy
10:00am
YG NFTY Kallah
Camp Coleman
YG NFTY Kallah
Camp Coleman
26
27
Shabbat service, led
by Susan Burden
7:30pm
(Customary Service)
Havdalah /Barbecue,
celebrating new
members
Sponsored by CBI
Brotherhood
6:30pm