March 2016 - Congregation Mishkan Israel

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The Congregation Mishkan Israel
More than a place. We’re a community.
Series 100, Number 6
March 2016
Mishkan Israel
Young Adult (MIYA)
Costume Party
Saturday, March 19
6:30 PM
CMI Family
Purim Carnival
Sunday, March 20
10:00 AM
Erev Purim
Megillah Reading
Wednesday March 23
7:00 PM
at
IN OUR SYNAGOGUE
Mazel Tov
Joshua Halickman,
son of Nancy Mendel
& Tom Ross and Jack
& Doreen Halickman
engagement to Rachel
Freed, daughter of
Gaye and Robert Freed of Newton, Mass.
David & Sue Millen on the marriage of their son,
Todd to Maja.
March Birthday Blessings
Celebrate your birthday at
Shabbat Services. March
birthdays will be celebrated at
the Family Service on Friday,
March 11 at 7:00 p.m. If your
child was born in March and
will be at the Shabbat
Service, please call Tamara
at (203) 288-3877.
MEMBERSHIP CORNER
WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS
The Congregation extends a warm welcome back
to David & Stacey Eldredge.
ONEG SHABBAT & PULPIT
FLOWERS
One of the nicest ways to honor a special occasion
is to sponsor an Oneg Shabbat and/
or pulpit flowers for services.
Congregation Mishkan Israel is
grateful to the following Oneg
Shabbat/Flower Sponsors.
March 12 - Flowers and Oneg are
given in celebration of Zoe Shaina
Hoffmann Kamrat becoming a bat
mitzvah with love from Nana and
Papa Hoffmann.
March 19 - Flowers are given in
celebration of Jacob Levy becoming a bar mitzvah
with love from Grandma Deb & Papa Bob.
To arrange for your sponsorship, contact Merav at
(203) 288-3877 or mcanaan@cmihamden.org
CONNECT
WITH CMI
ONLINE
Keep up-to-date with all CMI
events. Check our website
regularly at http://cmi.hamden.
org. You will find announcements, upcoming
events, calendar, worship service times, and
contact information. New members can join the
congregation, and everyone can register for
religious school and nursery school, pay your
bills and make contributions. And don’t miss the
slideshow of recent events – it changes frequently
so check back often!
We have several e-newsletters to keep our
congregational family informed of upcoming events,
recent passings, and school events. If you’re not
currently receiving our e-newsletters, contact Merav
at mcanaan@cmihamden.org so that you can get
on the distribution list.
Livestream service is now available at CMI. Read
more on page 12.
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TODAH RABAH
SHABBAT WELCOME TEAM
Thank you to our greeters:
January
1 Sarah Greenblatt, Michele Abrams, Karen Kimball
8 Harvey Cheskis, True and Cliff Wolff
15 Joan Lipin, Phyllis Bausher, Judy and Chuck Naden & Board of Trustees
22 Howard Lurie, Ivey Cooley, Joan Lipin
29Alan Sturtz & Richard Shaw
February
5 Alan Sturtz, Stephanie Hertz
12 True and Cliff Wolff
19 Sheila Greenstein, Ed Biondi
26 Ivey Cooley
For more information about our Team of
greeters, contact co-chairs Karen Kimball at
kjkimball@sbcglobal.net or Richard Shaw at
rshaw@snet.net.
www.cmihamden.org • (203) 288-3877
Rabbi Herbert N. Brockman
“My House Shall be Called a House of Prayer
for All People”
When I looked around our congregational “house” in January, my heart kvelled.
I thought of those words of the prophet Isaiah. Our “house” was filled with all
people. In the second week of January we welcomed guests from the Columbus
House overflow shelter. It was our turn to host Abraham’s Tent for a week and
provide a “home” for the homeless. This is our 7th year being one of the original
congregations to develop this program. Members of our Life is Delicious provided
the dinners and bag lunches and volunteers got up every morning to make a hot breakfast. Some members
staffed the overnights and our youth group gave our guests a tour of the synagogue and shared our 175 year
history. It was, as the young people say, awesome. And this year, because of our long history and experience,
Columbus House asked us to take in women for the first time. While it was a bit strained at first, having men
and women, within a few days they had all built a respectful relationship and the coed practice now is assured.
As our guests were leaving for the last time, they handed me a note.
LEADERSHIP
A MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI
“The time I spent at CMI was very pleasant. Coming from Columbus House to start a new program was
unexpected, yet because of your kindness I found it very warming. The “Shalomie Homies” (a group of our youth
groupers) are great. They welcomed us here and gave us an educated tour of our Church (sic!) The knowledge
that the young people have about their place of worship is awe inspiring....” Yes, we all have a right to kvell.
Then, on Friday of that week, we celebrated our annual tribute to the Rev Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. What a night!
500 people joined us to worship, to sing, and to rock to the music of our own Afro-Semitic Experience. (This was
a particularly special year as the Experience was celebrating its 18th year of existence where it all begin at our
MLK service). We were all inspired by 17 other religious leaders from across the religious spectrum and were
moved to tears by David Goodman, brother of Andrew Goodman, one of the 3 young civil rights martyrs slain in
Mississippi during Freedom Summer in 1964.
Here are a few comments made to me following the service. From one of the clergy: “Thank you for inviting me to be a part of such a hopeful, meaningful event as tonight....This world we share is so very challenging right now, but the time we spent together in prayer, song and love earlier this evening was a true
blessing.”
By a new member of CMI: “I was so moved by the MLK service last night that I felt I had to write and thank you for
organizing the amazing experience...The service was inspiring and uplifting--everything we could have hoped for.
It makes me proud to be a member of the congregation.”
A member of the band: “It was a powerful evening. Everyone involved really brought their best selves to the service and it resonated in ways none of us could have imagined.”
A long time member of the congregation wrote: “Eloquence escapes me when I try to describe my joyous personal experience Friday evening...Early on I scanned the Bima and had a vision when what I saw and heard was
suddenly replaced by the sights and sounds of Thursday’s Republican debate. When my view of our Bima returned I was so grateful that this is where we were, where our people were. Later David Goodman made a similar
affirming observation. At the end of the evening, I felt as if I was sixteen again, brimming with faith and hope.”
Indeed that evening, the congregation made up of such diversity of race and gender and faith truly represented
in microcosm the original words of the prophet which spoke to a time not yet, but of possibility. That evening we
were “a “house” of prayer for all people.” It was a moment in time that gives us hope for the future.
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LEADERSHIP
Cantor Arthur Giglio
March is harkening Springtime
and the thaw of winter. It is also
Erev Purim on March 23 at 7:00
p.m. It is an evening of fun and
mayhem as the Megillah is read
by Rabbi Brockman in a most
unique way and who knows
what other magical merriment.
Remember! “Oh today we’ll
merry, merry be and nosh some hamentaschen”.
Mark it on your calendars, bring the family, the kids,
the grandparents and don’t forget to save room for
all those yummy hamentaschen (I especially like the
poppy seed)!
It is also time for me to send a shout out for the
CMI fund raising event of the year. In the past it
was called the Cantor’s Concert. This year we are
giving it a slightly different twist and calling it “Cantor
G Presents:” And we are particularly blessed to
present the wonderful Klezmer ensemble “Isle of
Klezbos”. They are, and I quote, “a soulful, fun-loving
powerhouse all-gal klezmer sextet touring from
Vienna to Vancouver since 1998.” Powerhouse is
certainly the correct word to describe them. Every gal
is an extraordinary musician and they will have you
on your feet and dancing in no time flat! Go to the
website, www.klezbos.com and watch the video called
“Uncle Moses Wedding Dance” and you will see just
what I mean. It will be a joyous day of music that will
celebrate our Jewishness and our diversity. It will be
a very special family event that will leave you grinning
from ear to ear.
March also brings us the first B’nei Mitzvah of 2016
starting with Zoe Hoffman-Komrat on March 16th.
These children are our legacy and they bring to bear
all of their studies since they began religious school. It
is not just the Cantor having them for six months and
teaching them everything thing they know. Sounds
good for the Cantor but that is not reality. It is a
learning process beginning when they are in Pre-K up
until they are ready to come to Rabbi Brockman and
me for their B’nei Mitzvah studies. It is the years of
study in our religious school that cultivates the young
adults who become our Bar and Bat Mitzvot. These
children are the Jews who in the future will be on
our committees and boards and we must be there to
support them and gently guide them into their future
rolls of leadership. So, join us on a Shabbat morning
and kvel along with the rest of us for our B’nei
Mitvzvah. They are a celebration of our future and we
are blessed by being allowed to share in their simcha.
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PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
CANTOR’S NOTES
Alan Lakin
As I write this in late
January, we are actively
interviewing for an interim
Executive Director. As you
read this, it is anticipated
that person is in place
and assisting us as we
move into the next phase
of reassessing our staffing needs and filling open
position(s). This process will probably take a few
months. Thank you to the many of you who offered
to help out as we go through the transition process.
While the staff was able to keep everything
running smoothly, it was great to know there were
volunteers to call on if help was needed.
The Nominating Committee is working on a slate for
Board of Trustee officers and Board members to fill
expiring or vacant Board seats. Much effort goes
into ensuring the Board is representative of the
congregation - women and men, older and younger,
empty nesters and families with children of school
age…. The committee makes sure prospective
nominees understand the responsibilities that go
with the position they may accept. And once the
election is completed at the annual meeting in
June, it is that newly elected Board that influences
the focus of the congregation for the coming year.
And, once again, it is time for the Board, working
closely with the professional staff, to develop next
year’s budget. It begins with various board
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The congregation joins us
in congratulating our member
and former Town of Hamden Mayor
Scott Jackson
on his recent appointment as
Commissioner of the
State Department of Labor
for the State of Connecticut.
In December 2015, Congregation Mishkan
Israel helped to form the Jewish Community
Alliance for Refugee Resettlement (JCARR),
a collaboration of four synagogues working
together to co-sponsor refugee families arriving
in our area. Welcoming refugees is intricately
connected to our Jewish tradition, our heritage,
and to our recent history of being refugees and
wishing there had been more people reaching
out to help us. JCARR co-sponsors refugees
who come through IRIS, the Integrated Refugee
and Immigrant Services. Refugees may come
from Iraq, Afghanistan, Congo, Eritrea, Sudan,
even Syria. We will sponsor families from any
country and any religion. Jean Silk serves as the
Coordinator of JCARR, which is supported by the
Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven and the
Jewish Community Relations Council.
Susan Millen (smillen179@sbcglobal.net)
is the leader of CMI’s refugee resettlement
team. Our team works with teams from Temple
Emanuel, Congregation Beth-El-Keser Israel,
and Congregation B’nai Jacob in task forces that
deal with Housing, Transportation, Education and
Cultural Orientation, Healthcare, Employment,
Legal Services, Fund Raising and Finances.
For each refugee family we sponsor, we need
to raise at least $ 5,000 to help subsidize rent
and other necessities for half a year, after
which families are expected to be independent.
Volunteers start working before a new family
arrives. They find affordable housing, furnish
and supply the home, and collect clothing.
JCARR volunteers meet the new families at
the airport, offer them a warm welcome, and
provide a culturally appropriate, meal upon their
arrival. They help them enroll in English classes,
register children for school, learn to use public
transportation, navigate the American health
care system, and find jobs. In some cases,
sponsors obtain a donated car for refugees who
know how to drive and are able to get a license.
Our congregations help refugees adjust to dayto-day life in our culture by providing cultural
orientation and organizing social events that help
us get to know each other. As we work through
challenges in cross-cultural communication, as we
resolve problems that arise, as we share social
experiences together, we come to understand and
appreciate our differences and to recognize our
commonalities, and long-lasting friendships are
often the result!
As we prepare for the new family we are looking
for possible leads for renting apartments,
donations of household goods in good condition,
and employment leads. As we know more about
the family we will be able to be more specific.
social action
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
IRIS - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services Update
CONECT - Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut
How often do you get to attend a multi-racial
meeting with a whopping 648 people of
many faiths, all ages and from congregations
both urban and suburban? 18 members of
Congregation Mishkan Israel did just that when
they trooped down to Congregation B’nai Israel
in Bridgeport on January 28 to the Winter
Action Assembly of CONECT (Congregations
Organizing for A New Connecticut), where CMI
was formally recognized and welcomed to the
organization. (CONECT is a multi-faith, multi-racial
and ethnically diverse organization comprised
of 26 congregations whose purpose is to bring a
collective moral and religious voice to issues of
social and economic justice in our state.)
The agenda of the Assembly’s was to report
on CONECT’s work in 2015, kick off the new
year and to take action with public officials on
issues of gun violence, police reform, school
funding. Governor Malloy, Bridgeport Mayor
Ganim, Commissioner Dora Schriro of the State
Department of Emergency Services and Public
Protection attended in person, and Senator Chris
Murphy sent a video message addressing the key
role CONECT has played in fighting gun violence.
The evening also included election of the 2016
CONECT Strategy Team. CMI has already taken
a leadership position, with the selection of Karen
Baar to be part of that team.
The evening was an exciting way to launch CMI’s
membership in CONECT. We urge others to
join us as we develop our CONECT core team,
shape our involvement, and choose the issues
of greatest concern to us in the coming year.
Please contact Karen Baar at baarkaren257@
comcast.net for more information or to join our
email list. Stay tuned to the weekly CMI email for
our next meeting date.
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upcoming events
Erev Purim Megillah Reading
Wednesday March 23•7:00 PM
CMI Family Purim Carnival
Sunday March 20•10:00 AM
MIYA
There’s something for EVERYONE!!!
Play your favorite games, have fun in the
Moon Bounce, enjoy hotdogs, pizza,
hamantaschen & more
(available for purchase)
Come one…come all as we tell the story
of Esther in the most hilarious manner
possible. Adults and children are
invited to dress in costume
PURIM PARTY
SATURDAY
M A R C H 19 T H
6:30PM at CMI
Costume Par ty
& Pot-Luck
DRESS UP!
Come and party
WITH US!
Please RSVP to miya@cmihamden.org for pot-luck info.
alex & Michelle Forte • MIYA co-coordinators
CMI•785 Ridge Road Hamden, CT 06517•203-288-3877•www.cmihamden.org
CONGREGATION MISHKAN ISRAEL
Hands
Sunday, March 6
Book Discussion Group
By
Philip Roth
"A deeply resonant portrait of a father and son. . . . Roth has
looked past all comfort and condolence to find the truth about
himself and his father; about death and the fear of it; and about
the absolute vulnerability to which love condemns us all."
Chicago Tribune
anyone interested is welcome.
Bring your lunch; coffee and tea are provided.
For more information, contact
Sue at (203) 288-9797 or
smillen179@sbcglobal.net
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The Brotherhood of Men and Women is grateful to
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld for presenting at our Presidential
Primary Special Table Talk on February 7th. We are
so fortunate to have Jeff and Clarky and family in our
CMI community. And if you watch the talking heads
on TV this political season, or catch a blast from
Donald Trump, look and listen for Jeff; he’s often a
rare voice of sanity in that discourse. Thanks Jeff!
The BMW is putting together its new board for
the 2016/2017 year. This is a perfect time, then,
to ask for names of anyone (even yourself!) who
might enjoy participating more closely with the
Brotherhood of Men and Women. The BMW
board meets 9 times a year to plan and put into
place programs that enhance the congregational
community. We welcome your support! Please
contact our Nominating Co-Chairs, John Keegan
at brokeeg@aol.com or Jon Alderman at jon.
alderman@yale.edu, for more information.
Parents and students looking ahead to the summer
should be aware of the BMW’s Greta Puklin
Scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to
provide financial assistance to an eligible child of
Congregation Mishkan Israel whose desire is to
attend a Jewish leadership camp. Greta Puklin was
a longtime assistant to Rabbi Robert Goldberg;
awarding this scholarship to an aspiring student
of leadership honors both their memories. Please
contact me for more information.
And this just in! Our biggest and tastiest event of
the year will be the 11th Annual Comedy Deli Night.
Note that we are moving to a June date this year,
Saturday June 4th. I’ll reveal the musical and comedy acts next month as well as plans for a possible
mini-wine tasting to start off the evening!
Until then,
Shalom
Michael Ross
President, CMI Brotherhood of Men and Women
mross56@comcast.net
SAVE THE DATE
Israeli jewelry designer, Yael Avraham, is returning
to CMI for another Spring Show!! If you missed
it last year, this is your chance to meet the artist
behind the stunning pieces. She is so much fun and
very knowledgeable about the materials she
chooses. She’ll be joining us in the rotunda on
Sunday, April 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Light refreshments will be served.
President’s Message continued from page 4
committees working with the appropriate department
head to develop department level budgets – general
operations, facilities operations and maintenance,
cemetery, religious education, nursery school/day
care. Presentations are made by the department
heads to the Executive Committee. Out of those
discussions comes an initial budget document
for the Board to review. Then questions and
suggestions move back and forth between the
Board and the staff as numbers are crunched to
produce a final document. That document is then
sent out to you by early May, a month ahead of the
annual meeting, for your information. The Budget
goes into effect July 1, the beginning of our fiscal
year. Every effort is made to ensure we account
for all expenses, ensure we are staffed properly for
the work that needs to be done, pay our employees
fairly, and keep our dues and fees as reasonable
as possible. It is a very difficult balancing act and
one the Board takes very seriously. This year a
Development Committee was named, something
we have not had in a number of years. Their focus
will be to help develop opportunities for more
successful fundraising. As that effort brings more
positive results, it will help us to meet our financial
responsibility to ensure all program needs are met
and achieve a balanced budget.
get involved!
BROTHERHOOD NEWS
Does your child have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah coming
up? Did you know we can do a consultation in
person or via Skype to order you a special Tallit?
Delivery is quick, and your purchase supports
the Religious school! We also carry celebration
candles as well as custom made, beautiful, one-ofa-kind invitations through Cards and Invitations by
Reva.
If you are attending someone else’s Bar or Bat
Mitzvah and are looking for a gift, we have a
lovely assortment of jewelry to fit every taste.
Please come by and see our fresh window display
showing off the newest additions to our collection!
Thank you for your ongoing support of the gift
shop. Remember, all of our proceeds go directly
back into the Religious School!
Shalom,
Toni and Reva
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March Yahrzeits
March 4
Babetta Adler *
Leo Altvater *
Herbert Baltimore *
Sophie Lerner Bass
Jack Belman
Pauline Bloom
Celia W. Brown *
John J. Fox
Shirley Glooskin
Marvin Chaucer Gold *
Samuel Goodman *
Anna S. Gratenstein *
Marilla G. Guttman *
Dr. J.M. (Julius) Harrison *
Laurence L. Jaffe *
James S. Johnson Sr.” *
Bruce B. Kauffman *
Hermina Kornicker *
Arnold Lawall
Eziel Lederman
Esther (Estelle) Levinson
Anna G. Levy *
Mildred C. Liner *
Raymond C. Lurie *
Esther Margulies
Hyman Mendelsohn *
Frederick A. Merliss *
Nathan Merriam *
Beatrice Rattner Milner
Doug Moller
Flora Oliver
Samuel M. Opper *
Rollin G. Osterweis
Sherwood (Pinky) Irving Pinkus
Harold Seymour Roswig *
Marion Breslav Silverberg *
Melvin Silverman
Edith Spiegler
Eva Sugenheimer *
Helen Ullman *
Milton Weiner
Clara Weissman *
Jack Zalon
March 11
Sylvia Kaufman Alterman
Nathan Berke
Maxine Appell Born *
Walter Breslav
Mort Brozinsky
Irene Burkholz
Jack S. Chasin *
Albert Chorney *
Mortimer L. Cohn *
Gertrude Feldman
Sadie Gelb Fisher *
Terry Fleischer *
Monroe Frankenberger
Harry Fribush
Marci Brumberger Frosch
Dr. William Glaser *
Robert Goldstein *
Joseph Goldstein
Harold Harris
Benjamin Henchel *
Rose Jacobson
Janet S. Kleinman *
Jack Kliger *
Moses Koizim
Robert S. Krevit *
Alice Kruger
Bessie M. Kushlan *
Melvin Laubstein *
John C. Liner *
William Mack Jr
Lena Markle
Elaine V. Orland *
Alexander H. Perlman
Earl Rosenblum
Laurence I Sandlers
Bernard N. Schaefer
Laurance E. Schoenberger *
William Schwartzman
Isadore A. Schycon *
Reuben Shemitz
Morton Silver
Pearl Silverman
Harry Siperstein
Isadore Sugenheimer *
Emanuel Thalheimer
Herbert Turkel *
Sholom Omi ”Waife MD”
Doris Waldman
Louis P. Weil *
Alan Robert Weiner *
Irma Stein Weiss *
Rose W. Werzburg *
Augusta Young
In Memoriam
Richard Belford
May his memory be for a blessing
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March 18
Meta Arnopolsky
Eli Baar
Symmie Bachman
Philip Baggish
Morris Baser *
Boris Bass
Nancy T. Berdon
Jean C. Berdon
Jennie Besser *
Peter Blackman *
Charles Byer
David Caplan
Albert Chasin *
Joseph Chauser *
Gladys Cutler
Eliezer Danishevsky *
Bertram M. Eager
Santo (Sonny) Festa
Rachel S. Freedman *
Marcelle Friedman *
Elias Friedman
Irma Cohen Galer *
Edna Goldstein *
Eunice Wasserman Gordon *
Herman Robert Greenhouse *
Mildred Greenwald *
William J. Handleman *
Helen Schreiber Heller
Irene Siegel Hillman
Lowell D. Isenstadt *
Frieda Katz
Elliott R. Katz *
Ernest Klein *
Clara Kleiner *
Theodore I. Koskoff *
Zelly Levine *
Fanny Lipton
Max Mager *
Moses Mann *
Nathan Marder
Arthur Hesse Mendel *
Isaac Mendelsohn *
Gustave Osterweis *
Pearl Pearl
Leah Premark
Albert Rogowski *
Simon Rosenberg *
Belle Semack *
Leah Unger Serow *
Roberta Lurie Shapiro *
Simon B. Shoninger *
Dr. Harvey A Siegel
Harry Silverman
Theresa Strauss *
Isadore G. Strauss *
Fred Ticotsky
Robert Tiven
Rick Wallace *
Fred Walman *
Kurt Weiss *
Laura Zuckerman
March 25
William Barkin *
Jack Beech
Fanny Berger *
Reyna Berman *
Shirley Bernstein
Bendid Bruskin
Fannie Calechman *
Amy Goldman Cohen
Burton Richard Dunn
Sylvia Weller Fish
Richard Maxwell Garsten
Rose Giskin
Minna M. Gompertz *
Charles ”Grannick Jr.” *
John J. Groves
Dr. Gene G. Haber *
Bernard Horwitz *
Julius Jacobs *
Ruth Katz
Max Kerman
Cantor Sidney Kizer
Robert Paul Lev
Yvette K Levine
Norman Levine
Simon R. Lipsher *
Melville W. Machol *
Isaac Newman *
Gertrude O’Brasky *
Marshall J. Rachleff *
Gladys L. Rosenberg *
Rachel Rosenthal
Joseph Sonnenberg *
Emily Spiegel
Eva Sterling
Sylvia Stern *
Pearl Bass Ticotsky
Maurice B. Ullman *
Malcolm Webber
Franny Weiss
James Welsch
Arnold Werner
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7:00 p.m. Executive
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9:00 a.m. Brotherhood Coffee Shop
9:30 a.m. 7th Grade Family Program
9:30 a.m. Religious School
10:00 a.m. Brotherhood Board
10:00 a.m. Purim Carnival
12:00 Noon Religious Ed
Committee/Faculty
Meeting
21
7:00 p.m. Board Meeting
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7:00 p.m. Board Meeting
L’Taken Program – CMI High
in Washington DC
Mon
20
9:30 a.m. PK-1st Grade Family Mitzvah Program
Daylight Savings Time
10:00 a.m. Chevra Hands
10:00 a.m. Intro to Judaism
12:00 Noon Life is Delicious
in Washington DC
Sun
1
7:00 p.m. CMI Chorale
Rehearsal
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4:00 p.m. Religious School
Rehearsal
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Rehearsal
15
Rehearsal
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7:00 p.m. CMI Chorale Rehearsal
7:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting
Tue
March 2016
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2
12:15 p.m. Intermediate
Hebrew
30
12 Noon Book Discussion
7:00 p.m. Megillah Reading
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Hebrew
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Hebrew
Hebrew
Hebrew
Wed
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4
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6:00 p.m. Evening Service
5:30 p.m. Early Oneg
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7:00 p.m. Family Service & Birthday Blessings
5:45 p.m. 5th Grade Family Dinner
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in Washington DC
Fri
5
9:15 a.m. Bible Study
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10:30 a.m. Morning Service
2:00 p.m. MITYOR Meeting
6:30 p. m. MIYA Purim Party
Bar Mitzvah of
Jacob Levy
Bat Mitzvah of Zoe Hoffmann Kamrat
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in Washington DC
Sat
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Thu
School News
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS
Michelle Goldstein
Religious School Director
Often we are surrounded by negative news stories and concerns about the current
state of the world. The issues discussed are worrisome, often horrifying and
sometimes very confusing. It is without question why we might be concerned about
our future. That is, unless you have the privilege of being in my position. I worry little
about the future because I have the joy of being inspired by it. Our students and
our madrichim are simply incredible human beings! They have a passion for others
showing empathy and understanding, a recognition of the importance of Tikkun
Olam and dreams that define what it means to be the changers and doers of the world. In January, I led
a program on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and each student took a turn reading part of his “I Have a Dream
Speech.” In response, we wrote our own and I share it with you now. The future to me looks so much
brighter because their dreams have the ability to make all the difference!
I Have A Dream
Based on the speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Written by: CMI Religious School’s 4th-7th graders
I have a dream that everyone can work with anyone without
complaint and that when problems arise we do our best to fix
them. That we realize that no one can or is perfect. I have a
dream today.
I have a dream where one day our world will be clean,
where all the scars created by war and fear will have fresh
skin and where our world may be able to breathe fresh,
non polluted air into the lungs of our communities. I have a
dream today.
I have a dream that everyone will have a good education.
And everyone will have freedom of religion, everywhere. I
have a dream today.
I have a dream that people can emigrate from Syria to be
safe. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that there will be no racism or antiSemitism. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that solar power will be used world wide to
prevent global warming. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that life won’t be overcome with war and
fighting. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that kids can feel safe in school and not be
bullied. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that cancer is going to be cured. I have a
dream today.
I have a dream that there will be peace through all the
world and conflicts will be resolved. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that all people will be able to determine
their dream and fulfill it. That the world will be a better place
for future generations and that we can begin to make the
difference.We have a dream today.
I have a dream that people will not smoke. Also guns will be
used for good and believe in good. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that there will be no homeless people and
peace around the world. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that people of all ages, religions, sizes and
shapes will join together and sing. Where all children are
equal to play together as friends, everyone. None of this
bullying business. No name calling or punching or biting.
All having a wonderful time together. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that people will have enough food. That
people will have all the things they need in life. I have a
dream today.
I have a dream that no one will be poor, no one homeless,
no one hungry. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day, very soon, we will not need
police or law enforcers because there will be no crime,
scams or anything of the sort. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that the Earth will one day be as we
found it. It will be clean and healthy. People will not kill
unnecessarily. I have a dream today.
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I have a dream that all men and women will be treated as
equals and harassment will end about what the opposite
gender can or can’t do. I have a dream today.
March B’nai Mitzvah
Zoe Hoffmann Kamrat
Daughter of Avi Kamrat &
Allison Hoffmann
March 12, 2016
Jacob Levy
Son of Eli & Carolyn Levy
March 19, 2016
Susan Witten Nason
Early Childhood Director
Now that March has arrived, we
are hopefully seeing the last of
winter!
We have had a lot of fun playing
in the snow, but if I can speak
for everyone- we are all ready for warmer weather!
We are beginning our spring enrichment sessionswe will be offering Happy Feet, Shining Stars and
Bricks 4 Kidz.
Our Shining Stars class ends with a little theatrical
production, so keep your eyes open for the dates. It
is really fun to watch the children act out a story.
Our Scholastic Book Fair is Monday, March 14Friday, March 18.
Book Fair hours are between 8 a.m- 9:30 a.m,
12:30p.m.-1:30p.m, and 4p.m-5:15 p.m.
Please feel free to come visit us. If you would like to
come during different hours, just give us a call and
we’ll be happy to accommodate you.
comfort and security. Now the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness will partner with Paddington to launch Be Homeful, a campaign to end
homelessness before it begins.
Kids around Connecticut are joining Paddington
and the be homeful project in making a difference
in the lives of children in our state. You can do
your part to make sure a child like you can stay
in the comfort of home this year. It’s easy--- simply empty out a marmalade jar, decorate it with
pictures that remind you of home, and hang a be
homeful tag around the neck. Then try to be clever
like Paddington and figure out how you can fill
your jar with change.
school news
NURSERY SCHOOL NEWS
We will be giving out be homeful tags, and asking our families to share Paddington’s story with
their children, and work together to fill a jar with
change.
Please join us in this project to end homelessness
before it begins.
Our Tzedakah project for March is called:
The “Be Homeful” Project
The mission of be homeful is to end family
homelessness, one family at a time. Our vision is
a country where resources exist to keep families
out of shelter and in actual homes. Our goal is to
raise awareness and funds to give families and
businesses tools to help neighbors in need.
The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness is
proud to bring you be homeful, a bold and innovative
project designed to help Americans stamp out family
homelessness for good. We understand that the
most effective way to end homelessness is to never
let it begin in the first place. Now we need your help
spreading the word.
Once upon a time...
A small bear traveled all the way to England in
search of a new home. When he arrived at his
destination, he had almost nothing to his name only a suitcase containing an almost empty jar of
marmalade and a label round his neck with the
words:
LIBRARY NEWS
New books:
I is for Israel /
by Gili Bar-Hillel
The Hired Girl /
by Laura Amy Schlitz
(YA FIC)
(ALA notable and AJL
award winner)
The Yid /
by Paul Goldberg (FIC)
Their Promised Land:
My Grandparents in Love
and War / by Ian Buruma.
Please look after this bear. Thank you.
Paddington’s encounter with homelessness didn’t
last long --- he quickly met the Brown family in
London’s Paddington Station. But 70,000 families
across America struggle to find this same sense of
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Donations
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“...who donates much to charity becomes the richer for it...”
Zohar, iii, 110b
December 1, 2015 – february 1, 2016
Jay Bovilsky Scholarship Fund
Deborah Bovilsky
In Memory of
JAY BOVILSKY
Rabbi Brockman’s Discretionary Fund
Kenneth Berman
Randi & Thomas Brandt
Harold & Carole Greenbaum
Sarah Greenblatt
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
Sandra Milles
Sydney Perry
In Appreciation of
Betty & Paul Goldstein
RABBI HERBERT BROCKMAN
Karen Orzack-Moore
ROBERTA FRIEDMAN
The Sorochan Family
In Honor of
Richard & Adriana Bernstein
ALAN & ELIZABETH REZNIK
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Kramer
Karen Orzack-Moore & Daniel Moore TODD & MAJA MILLEN marriage
Elaine Yudkin
TODD & MAJA MILLEN marriage
In Memory of
Stephanie & Jonathan Alderman
HYMAN LAND
Betsy Barnston
ISABELLE HAHN my dear mother
Berdon Family
LOUIS BERDON
Berdon Family
ANNIE COHEN
Lynn Bullard
CLIFFORD ALTSCHULER
The Forte Family
LEE PERLMAN
Betty & Paul Goldstein
DAVID SKOLNICK
Dr. Andrew & Elizabeth Graham
BENJAMIN (DOV BER) PIOUS
Marlene & Neil Greenberg
ELEANOR JACOBS
Larry & Roberta Harris
ABE HARRIS
Stephanie Hertz
ELAINE SAMPLINER
Karen Kimball
DR. BERNARD SCHNEIDER
ANDY SAGE
DR. HARRY SAGANSKY
Joan Lipin
CHARLES LIPIN
Howard & Bobbi Lurie
JUDY SIPERSTEIN
Ken & Jan Musen
ERICA SANBORN with thanks
and gratitude to Rabbi Laura Baum
Judy Naden
ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH
Susan Neitlich, Matt, Daniel,
MARK WALTER NEITLICH
Maddie & Emma Broder & Family
Nancy & Mark Olins
SAMUEL A. SIMONS
Linda Prosco
LUCILLE HOLMES
Linda Prosco
STAN PROSCO
Lorraine & Joel Roseman
MORRIS ROSEMAN
Hedda Rubenstein &
MAXWELL RUBENSTEIN
Michael Dimenstein
Rita & Wallace Rubin
BABETTE EPSTEIN
Rita & Wallace Rubin
HERMAN EPSTEIN
Ellie Rachleff-Serow
DR. ARNOLD SEROW
The Sorochan Family
AVRAHAM BEN YA’AKOV
JOSEF AVERBUCH
The Sorochan Family
TEVYE-RASIA HANINA
The Sorochan Family
HERSCHEL BEN VELVEL GINGIS
The Sorochan Family
MALKA GINGIS
The Sorochan Family
DIROTHY SANDS
The Sorochan Family
BELLA BAT MOSHE SOROCHAN
The Sorochan Family
GERSHON TZIFERMAN
Debra Swirsky
GEORGE SWIRSKY
Elaine Yudkin
RABBI MARJORIE YUDKIN
Elaine Yudkin
MARISA YUDKIN
Beverly & Irv Zakar
IRVING BLEICH
Rabbi Herbert N. Brockman Rabbinic Endowment Fund
Andrew M. Ullman
In Honor of
Stuart & Hedy Bush
NOAH ARTHUR BUSH
In Memory of
Bill & Sue Eisenberg
MONA MAIZELL
Bill & Sue Eisenberg
ROBERT MAIZELL
Sandra Portugal
NANCY ACKERBAUM
Sandra Portugal
SYLVIA BERNSTEIN
George & Diane Lublin
JOANNE EISENBERG
Building Fund
Anonymous
Meir & Barbara Kryger
Meir & Barbara Kryger
In Memory of
SAMUEL KRYGER
EVELYN ROSENBLUM
Cemetery Restoration Fund
The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation, Inc.
Cemetery Fund
Strauss-Thalheimer Charitable Trust
Linda Greenhouse
Jerry Korman & Family
Kenneth Landorf
Andrew & Maryann Postman
Lynn Stone
In Memory of
DOROTHY GREENHOUSE
LILLIAN (BUNNI) KORMAN
CAROLYN LANDORF
GRACE ZEIDENBERG POSTMAN
LILLIAN (BUNNI) KORMAN
Norman Gans Fund for Scholarship in Israel
In Memory of
Marjorie Jacobs
JOSEPH U. LABOV
Nancy Kramer
LOUIS VENER, grandfather
General Fund
Katharine Sacks & Joseph Huether
Robert Winegrod & Rosalie Weiss
Alice Baxter
David & Ruthann Beckerman
Joel & Marion Garsten
Sarah B. Greenblatt
Sarah B. Greenblatt
Sarah B. Greenblatt
Sarah B. Greenblatt
Sarah B. Greenblatt
Joan Pines Grossman & children
Courtney Hessberger & Family
George Levine
Margo Merin & Charles Barr
David & Ruth Sack
David & Ruth Sack
David & Ruth Sack
In Honor of
DR. JACQUELINE HENCHEL’s
retirement
In Memory of
MARY LEVINE
HOWARD BECKERMAN
WALTER MOSCOVITZ
RICHARD BELFORD
DOROTHY GREENBLATT
ELAINE GREENBLATT
SAMUEL GREENBLATT
GLADYS STENGER
IRENE PINES FINKEL
FRANK LEWIS
FLORENCE LEVINE
LORRAINE SANDS POPOWICH
RICHARD BELFORD
JANE COHEN
GLADYS STENGER
Robert E. Goldburg Peace & Justice Fund
In Memory of
Lisa Adams
IRENE C. ADAMS
Barbara Ginden
BLANCHE T. SHAFER
Merle Levy Hornstein
HERBERT N. LEVY
Merle Levy Hornstein
MILDRED ROBIN LEVY
Carolyn Kone &
MAX RUBENSTEIN
Allan Rubenstein
Richard Ruth & James North
ABRAHAM HUBELBANK
Richard Ruth & James North
ESTHER HUBELBANK
Adele Shapiro
ABRAHAM MARDER
Adele Shapiro
NANCY MARDER
Mabel Klebanoff Transportation Fund
In Memory of
Martin Korn, Sylvia Betcher,
JENNIE SCHYCON
& Jeremy Korn
Martin Korn, Sylvia Betcher,
SYLVIA S. KORN
& Jeremy Korn
Isidor E. Offenbach Music Fund
Nancy Hertz Ellis
Nancy Hertz Ellis
Russell & Maxine Offenbach
Bobbsie Hertz Rifkin
In Memory of
DR. AARON R. HERTZ, father
ROBERT K. HERTZ, grandfather
ISADOR OFFENBACH
Music Fund
Jack & Harriet Fast
Jim & Cis Serling
Paula Adelson & Jaanet Rozman
Brenda M. Arovas
Joyce Hirschhorn
In Honor of
AARON SINGER
TODD MILLEN’s marriage
In Memory of
SONIA GROSSMAN
SIMON AROVAS
ADRIAN HIRSCHHORN
Religious School Development Fund
In Memory of
Nancy Hertz Ellis
Nancy Hertz Ellis
Hedda Rubenstein &
HYMAN DIMENSTEIN
Michael Dimenstein
Religious School Scholarship Fund
In Memory of
Nancy Hertz Ellis
DOLLY HYMAN HERTZ, mother
Nancy Hertz Ellis
ROBERT E. HYMAN, grandfather
Nancy Hertz Ellis
ROSE S. HYMAN, grandmother
David Rodnick
SALLY LEVINE
David Rodnick
STEVE ZIELINSKI
Kay & Art Ross Special Library Fund
In Memory of
Nancy Hertz Ellis
Nancy Hertz Ellis
Nancy Hertz Ellis
Hedda Rubenstein & GLADYS MAY COLLINS STENGER
Michael Dimenstein
Social Action Fund
The Atlantic Philanthropies Director/Employee Designated Gift Fund
In Memory of
Jim & Cis Serling
DOROTHY BOULLIAN
Linda Soha
JEFFREY H. COHEN
Elaine Yudkin
MARTHA NAMEROW
Abraham & Helen Ullman Youth Scholarship Fund
In Memory of
Elaine Blumenthal
ELSIE STROMFELD
Other Contributions
Rabbi Steve & Caryl Steinberg in appreciation of the Livestreaming
of the High Holiday Services.
Chevra Hands
Alan & Joan Lakin in appreciation of Rabbi Brockman
Helping Hands
Larry Schaefer, Barbara Tiven, Marian Wexler
Donations
Hunger Fund
The Atlantic Philanthropies Director/Employee Designated Gift Fund
In Honor of
Bev & Irv Zakar
SAUL & SONYA GOLDBERG’s anniversary
In Memory of
Irving & Harriet Calechman
GALE M. LEIBOVITZ
Irving & Harriet Calechman
JEAN MALTZMAN
Cindy Kissin &
WILLIAM STECKERL
John Jacobson
Bert & Martha Weisbart
MORTIMER L. COHN
William N. Kauffman Fund
In Memory of
Phyllis Kauffman
EILEEN FRANKEL
PROTOCOL FOR
MI SHEBERACH
(HEALING PRAYER) LIST
To add or delete a name to our Mi Sheberach
(healing prayer) list that is read at services,
please call Rabbi’s office at (203) 288-3877.
You must have permission from the individual
to have their name read in public. (There is
always the Hebrew option as well.) Names
will remain on the list for one month, unless
renewed or requested to be deleted. If you
join us for services, you can add a name that
evening by signing in with the greeter prior to
the beginning of services.
In Sympathy
Roberta Belford on the passing of her husband,
Richard Belford
James Cohen on the passing of his mother,
Jane C. Cohen
Scott Cohen on the passing of his father,
Sidney Cohen
Bonnie Lurie on the passing of her mother,
Judith Siperstein
Susan Neitlich on the passing of her father,
Mark Walter Neitlich
Cecelia Serling on the passing of her brother,
David Popowich
Beth Stenger on the passing of her mother,
Gladys Stenger
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get involved
2015-2016 CHAI APPEAL
It is with immense gratitude that we acknowledge
those families who, as of this publication, have
responded to the menu of additional giving
opportunities with a commitment above their
standard dues and to the holiday appeal.
Our Pacesetters:
Anonymous*
David & Karen Astrachan
David & Ruthann Beckerman*
Harvey Cheskis
Michael Dimenstein & Hedda Rubenstein*
Andrew & Eileen Eder
Sarah Greenblatt
Judi Hahn**
The Hellerman Family
Allan Hillman & Penny Marcus
Jim Horwitz & Sandy Allison**
Phyllis Kauffman
Robert Kauffman
Ruth Koizim
Alan & Joan Lakin
Ben Ledbetter & Deborah Freedman*
J. Lance Lichtor
Sandy Milles**
Lance Sauerteig
Larry Schaefer & Lina Lawall
Lou & Enid Scheps
Cis & Jim Serling
Mark & Judith Sklarz
Jeffrey & Clarky Sonnenfeld*
Corey Stone & Sue McDonald
Randy Wingate & Tanya Bilchik
*Double Chai
**Torah Circle
Additional Gifts:
Anonymous, Jason & Suzanne Alderman, Mark & Marian Altman,
The Astmann Family, Estelle Baltimore, Isabel Baltimore, Betsy
Barnston, Rabbi Laura Baum, Phyllis & Larry Bausher, Elaine
Blumenthal, Irwin Braverman, Stuart & Hedy Bush, Floyd & Letty
Caplan, David & Allison Cohen, Marilyn Cohen, Matthew & Michele
Cohen, Bob & Tamara Epstein, Claire Faiman, Lynne Franford, Bev
Franken, Ruth Freedman, Saul & Sonya Goldberg, Laura Goldblum,
Paul & Betty Goldstein, Harold & Carole Greenbaum, Neil & Marlene
Greenberg, Larry & Roberta Harris, Herb Hershenson, Rob Homer,
Al Klevorick & Susan Bender, Joel Kramer, Meir & Barbara Kryger,
Rochelle Lambert, Sandy & Arlene Levine, Herb Lewis, Joan Lipin,
George & Diane Lublin, Howard & Bobbi Lurie, William & Irene Miller,
Bob & Sue Nobleman, Anita Perlman, Norman Rashba, Sidney &
Betsy Savelle, Karen Scholder, Sandy & Carol Schrieber, Joel & Nira
Silverman, Jeff Smith & Edith Rotkopf, Rabbi Howard Sommer &
Linda Waldman, The Sorochan Family, Pearl Spodick, Rabbi Steve
& Caryl Steinberg, Marc Wallman & Cynthia Carr, Barbara Wareck,
Bert & Martha Weisbart, Marian Wexler
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PE’AH GARDEN
The Mitzvah of Feeding the Hungry
Love to garden but don’t
have a bright sunny space in
your own yard? Don’t have
time to commit to a garden
plot but still want to help
feed the hungry? The Pe’ah
Garden (located near the
upper parking lot) is looking
for new gardeners this year!
If you’re nervous about the
time commitment, consider
teaming up with another couple or family or one of
our existing experienced gardeners. First, we study
the Jewish sources from which the idea of Pe’ah,
leaving the corners (Pe’ah) of the field for the poor
and the strangers, comes from. Each gardener is
then given a plot. We ask you to plant half of that
plot with produce we’ll donate to local food pantries
and soup kitchens (we’ll provide the seedlings) and
the other half you can plant for your own use. If
you’re not interested in gardening we also need
volunteers willing to take our harvests from the
temple to a local soup kitchen once per week for
the summer months (we can work around summer
vacations!). If you want to help we’ll find a job for
you. Planting will happen in April-May and the
garden closes for the year in Oct-Nov. Last year’s
gardeners donated over 2,500 pounds of beautiful
organic produce!
Please contact Jennifer Pope at: jenniferpope@
gmail.com for more information.
CMI NOW LIVESTREAMS
SERVICES
While we always look forward to sharing the sabbaths
and holy days together, we are pleased to announce
we now livestream services so that members and
friends who are unable to attend in person due to
health or distance can still enjoy services and the
holidays. Regular services are available for viewing
on your computer or mobile device. Simply go to
http://cmihamden.org/ worship/livestream/. Copies of
past services are available under the Archived Videos
tab. If you do take advantage of this service, please
let us know of your experience. At the same time, we
look forward to seeing you in person again, soon.
The initiation of livestreaming was made possible in
part by a grant from the Jewish Home Building Fund
Corporation.
ADVERTISING SUPPORT
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COLLECTIONS
The Social Action Committee continues its ongoing
collection of non-perishable foods for the food pantry
at Chris-tian Community
Action. Please bring
non-perishable goods to
the collection bin in the
rotunda. CCA requests
that food be brought in
sturdy bags or be doublebagged and prefers no
glass containers. If you
have any questions,
contact Rick Molot at
richard.molot2@usdoj.gov.
The Committee also collects clothes for Immanuel
Baptist Church’s “Clothes Closet,” which provides
items at no charge to those in need. . Gently used
winter clothing and coats for children and adults are
appreciated at this time of year. The clothing bin is
located inside the CMI coatroom. For more information,
contact Sarah at sbg4750@aol.com.
Lear ning C omes t o Life at Hamden Hal l!
Our Early Learning Program provides a safe, nurturing
environment in which children can explore, create and experiment.
Hamden Hall Country Day School welcomes prospective students
and their families to learn more about our dynamic academic
community during upcoming visiting opportunities.
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Thursday, Feb. 18 / 9-10:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 14 / 9-10:30 a.m.
Thursday, May 19 / 9-10:30 a.m.
Thursday, July 21 / 9-10:30 a.m.
Call 203.752.2610 to schedule a private tour of our school community.
Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating students in PreSchool through Grade 12
1108 Whitney Ave.
Hamden, CT
203.752.2610
hamdenhall.org
Transportation available
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them that you are doing so
because you saw their ad in the
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If you would like to place an ad
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To all of our Customers, Members, Friends, and Family,
The Helping Hands Community Thrift Store & Furniture Bank has
helped people in need across Connecticut since 2010, including
people with disabilities, transitioning from homelessness or
military service or displaced by fire. Now we are hoping for a
helping hand in return from the community after fire wiped
through its West Haven warehouse.
Early in the morning on August 10th we had a destructive fire in
our West Haven warehouse. The majority of our inventory was
destroyed. This is not only a devastating loss to us, but also to
the families we help in the charities we raise money for.
We need your help. We need your donations. We need furniture,
clothing, knick knacks, and housewares. Anything that you could
donate we need.
Your donations are tax deductible and you can choose what
charity you would like to your donation to benefit.
Members, please ask your donors and supporters to make
donations to help out. Donors and shoppers please go through
your gently used items and see if you have anything you can
spare. Please tell your friends and family that we need your help.
We need to restock so we can continue to help people in need.
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The Congregation Mishkan Israel
785 Ridge Road
Hamden, CT 06517
Non Profit Org
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THE CONGREGATION MISHKAN ISRAEL BULLETIN
March 2016 Series 100, #6
Published monthly except July and August
THE CONGREGATION MISHKAN ISRAEL
785 Ridge Road, Hamden, CT 06517
Phone: (203) 288-3877 Fax: (203) 248-2148
http://cmihamden.org
Rabbi Herbert N. Brockman, Ph.D., D.D. x236
cmirabbi@cmihamden.org
Cantor Arthur Giglio x244,
cantorg@cmihamden.org
Michelle Goldstein, Religious School Director x237
mgoldstein@cmihamden.org
Susan Witten Nason, Early Childhood Director x245
sperry@cmihamden.org
Alan Lakin, President
alakin74@comcast.net
March WORSHIP SERVICES & STUDY
SHABBAT PEKUDEI
Ex. 38:21-40:38
SHABBAT VAYAKHEL
Ex. 35:1-38:20
Friday, March 4
Saturday, March 5
Friday, March 11
5:45 p.m. 5th Grade Family Dinner
7:00 p.m. Family Service &
Birthday Blessings
Saturday, March 12
Bat Mitzvah of
Zoe Hoffmann Kamrat
EREV PURIM
Wednesday, March 23
7:00 p.m. Erev Purim Service &
Megillah Reading
SHABBAT VAYIKRA
Lev. 1:1-5:26
Friday, March 18
Saturday, March 19
Bar Mitzvah of
Jacob Levy
SHABBAT TZAV
Lev. 6:1-8:36
Friday, March 25
Saturday, March 26
Service times are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information and to hear sample tunes from services,
go to http://cmihamden.org/worship.

March 2016 - Congregation Mishkan Israel

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