Join your CBI Family for the First Passover Seder on Friday, April 22

April 2016
Adar 11– Nisan 5776
Volume 5776 Issue 8
IN THIS ISSUE
Join your CBI Family
for the
First Passover Seder
Contacts
Page 2
Announcements
Page 3
Messages
Pages 4-5
A Team
Page 9
Adult Studies &
Special Services
Pages 6,10
PRECEC
Page 12
Mitzvah
Men’s Club
Page 11
Youth
Page 12-13
Calendar
Pages 14-15
Women’s League
Pages 16-17
Life Cycle
Pages 18-19
Donations
Pages 20
Tea/tee For Two
Page 21
Advertisers
on Friday, April 22,
following
Erev Yom Tov Services.
Pages 23-27
Debbie Marmon
Back Cover
B’nai Israel REVIEW
April 2016
Our Mission
Through our congregational life, our goal is to provide the opportunity for our
members and friends to experience Jewish life to its fullest. We want to transmit
the ideals of Conservative Judaism to our children and grandchildren, to enable
them to be knowledgeable and responsible participants in Jewish life, sensitive
and ethical human beings and reliable custodians of an enduring heritage.
Through the synagogue, we want to find strength and inspiration in worship and
study, in the sharing of life cycle events, in acts of caring, in
reaching out to the wide Jewish and non-Jewish
communities, and in concern and support for Israel.
Contact Us
Rabbi
Jacob Luski, D.D.
727.381.4900 x1008
Rabbi.luski@cbistpete.org
Cantor
Jonathan Schultz
727.381.4900 x1005
Cantor.schultz@cbistpete.org
Executive Director
Susan Goldstein
727.344.1017
execdir@cbistpete.org
Torah Reader/Educator
Deborah Marmon
727.381.4900 x1005
dmarmon@cbistpete.org
Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood
Education Center Director
Rachel Bennett
727.302.9668
preschool@cbistpete.org
Accounting Assistant
Dianne Gettler
727.381.4900 x1004
accounting@cbistpete.org
Office Manager
Pam Askin
727.381.4901
officemgr@cbistpete.org
Community Engagement
Liz Sembler
727.381.4900 x1007
lizsembler@aol.com
Men’s Club President
Jesse Rodman
jesse.rodman1@gmail.com
Women’s League Catering
Livia Wein
polyglatt@gmail.com
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President
Susan Marger LeVine
doc2roc@aol.com
USY President
Corey Sokolov
cnsok4@gmail.com
Announcements
You Don’t Want to Miss...
Kehilla
Community Women’s Seder Tuesday, April 5,
6:30 pm at Congregation Beth Shalom
BIKKUR HOLIM One of the most important mitzvot in Judaism is bikkur holim: visiting the sick. It is a responsibility that
the clergy of B’nai Israel take very seriously. When our members are ill or hospitalized, we want to know. In the interest
of protecting confidentiality, hospitals today are extremely
cautious about sharing patient names, even with clergy. We
need our congregants to communicate directly with us and to
inform us of illness or hospitalization. Please call Pam Askin at
727.381.4901 so that, as clergy and the synagogue family, we
can be helpful in moments of difficulty or stress.
First Passover Seder, Friday, April 22
AIPAC Tampa Bay Briefing at the Hilton Tampa,
Wednesday, May 4
Light yellow Yom Hashoa candles after dark,
Wednesday, May 4
Kabbalat Shabbat at the Beach, Friday, May 6, at 6:15pm
Hebrew High School Graduation,
Shabbat Morning, May 7
Community Yom Ha’atzma’ut Celebration, Thursday,
May 12, at Temple B’nai Israel
Daven & Dine at the Kotel, Friday, May 13, at 6:00pm
Shabbat Morning Daven at the Kotel, May 14, at 9:00am
Federation Women of Distinction Event
Sunday, May 15, at Temple B’nai Israel
Annual Congregational Meeting, Tuesday,
May 17 at 7:00PM.
SHABBAT DINNER AT PBT The Benjamin Tower Foundation invites CBI congregants who would like to join PBT residents for Shabbat dinners. Dinner is $10 every Friday at 4:45
pm. This is a great opportunity to enjoy dinner and fellowship
before walking over to CBI for Shabbat services. CBI will post
each week’s menu to cbistpete.org on Monday afternoons.
RSVP with payment and entrée choice to Debbie Kobernick
by Wednesdays at 12:00 pm: 727.347.5191 or
dkobernick@benjamintowerfoundation.org.
SUNDAY MORNING UNIVERSITY 2016
Second Annual Joint Adult Education Event co-sponsored by
Congregation B’nai Israel of St. Petersburg and Temple Beth-El
Sunday, April 3,
at Temple Beth-El
Great Class Choices!
Do you want to know how you can secure
CBI’s future and bring in dollars today?
Call Susan Goldstein to find out.
Susan Goldstein: 727.344.1017
execdir@cbistpete.org
The Constitution: How We Got It &
How We Figure Out What It Means
The Warsaw Ghetto:
A Survivor’s Story
Shakespeare’s Shylock
Art from the Torah in 16th and
17th Century Netherlands
RSVP to:
http://www.templebeth-el.com/ssundaymorninguniversity
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From the Rabbi
The Haggadah: A Story of a Living Drama
The Festival of Freedom 5776
Properly understood, the Seder is a unique and inspired tradition for blending the past, the present and the future
into a simple, comprehensive, and transcendent experience. The Seder ceremony is not only an act of pious
recollection, but it is our history. The actors in this story are not only the Israelites, freed from bondage by Moses, but
also all generations of Israel throughout all of time. In an ideal sense, all Israel went forth out of Egypt, and all Israel stood at
Sinai, before the presence of God. Whenever the trumpets sound in history, they sound for all generations, and the echo lives on forever.
The concept of the Seder as an experience, rather than a recitation, runs like a silver thread through the whole of Jewish tradition and finds a voice
on every page of the Passover Haggadah. “Every person in every generation” says a passage in the Mishna, “must look upon himself and herself as
if they personally had come forth out of Egypt. It was not “them” alone that the Holy one redeemed, but ourselves as well, today.”
The Haggadah is the script of a living drama. When we recite it, we are performing an act not only of remembrance, but also of personal
identification in the here and now. The Passover story as told in the Haggadah recounts how Israel moved from darkness into light, from
ignorance and the shame of idolatry to freedom and the glory of a high calling. The Passover story is a continuing saga, a permanent experience,
and event with an eternal character, involving the children of all generations.
The door opened by the Exodus cannot and will never be closed again! We are free with an eternal freedom, with a moral, as well as physical
liberty. This is the festival of freedom, which blew away the dust of abject misery, a fascinating miracle by which human dignity is restored to
all its grandeur.
The Seder night forces Jewish men and women to face themselves. At the end of the “dialogue” it becomes quite clear that man has summoned
man to join his brothers and sisters in the rebuilding of Jerusalem and Israel and, by that very fact, in the rebuilding of the world!
Join us at CBI for the first Seder on April 22, and at services throughout the Yom Tov.
With my best wishes for a Hag Kasher V’sameah!
Shalom,
Rabbi Jacob Luski
From the Cantor
One of the highlights of the Passover Seder is the singing of Dayeinu. From a very young age, children learn the
words and the tune and delight in learning the song. Perhaps some of our most loving memories of Passovers
past are the family singing Dayeinu together.
But, did you ever stop to read the words in English? The beginning works well, but five or six lines in, we begin to
wonder. “If He had brought us out of Egypt but not split the sea for us – it would have been enough.” Really? Surely we
would have ended up dead. “Had He split the sea but not taken us through it on dry land – it would have been enough.” I’m not so sure
about that. “Had He taken us through on dry land but not drowned our oppressors – it would have been enough.” What? “Had He
drowned our oppressors but not provided for us in the desert – it would have been enough.” So we would die in the desert instead of at
sea? Is that really enough?
Do you see the problem? It would not have been enough. Perhaps it would be better if, after lines such as these, the Hebrew word Dayeinu
would be intoned not as a statement but as if it were a question – “Would it have been enough?” One may reasonably ask what the rabbis
had in mind when writing this and including it in the seder.
The rabbis want to teach us something very deep. Often, people judge the present not for itself, but by its future outcome. The present will
be judged favorably only if it leads to something positive. Not true, say the rabbis in Dayeinu. See the beauty and the wonder of the
moment – at the moment. If God had delivered us from Egypt but not split the sea, then, yes, we would have died, but we would have died
free, having experienced an amazing miracle. And who knew at the moment, when we were leaving Egypt, if everything would turn out
well? We never know what the next moment will bring. But if we wait for the future to judge the present, then we will always miss out on
the wonders and miracles of the moment. The rabbis are teaching us to be able to say Dayeinu for the blessing of the present regardless of
what the future will bring.
Hag Sameah,
Cantor Jonathan Schultz
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From the President
Bubbies baked Hamentaschen with our preschoolers in preparation for Purim, and the preschoolers
decorated the congregational mishloach manot bags. It was particularly encouraging to see so many of
our young families attend and participate in the Purim celebration this year. April 9 will be the next Tot
Shabbat and Junior Congregation services. We are constantly striving to provide a welcoming environment
for our youngest congregants and their families.
Join us at shul on April 1-2nd and April 8-9th to meet two top candidates for the position of Director of Lifelong
Learning to direct religious education (including Bar/Bat Mitzvah training) and youth programming. Both candidates will also
participate in reading Torah.
April 2nd is also our farewell Shabbat celebration for Debbie Marmon, our most amazing Torah reader and Bar/Bat Mitzvah trainer.
We will have a special Kiddush lunch with lox (Debbie’s special request) and we will present a gift to Debbie on behalf of our board.
We are one of the few Conservative Congregations in the Southeastern United States who have been able to maintain a full Torah
reading every Shabbat. Debbie has graced our congregation for the past 13 years with her talent, her knowledge and her dedication
to CBI.
The Ritual Committee and Personnel Committee are aggressively working to try to maintain the tradition of Full Torah readings.
Our Engagement Director, Liz Sembler, has taken on a lion’s share of the task to find volunteers to read until we can hire a full-time
reader. If the appropriate candidate is not available, we have discussed the option of switching to a Triennial Torah reading cycle.
Be on the lookout for the Tea/Tee for Two, Non-Event Fundraiser. What is a non-event fundraiser? Check out the notice in this
month’s Bulletin, proceed to our website, and give to a personal meaningful level. We are trying very hard to make the synagogue
fiscally sound and any donation is greatly appreciated.
Pesach is right around the corner. CBI will provide a Seder on the first night on Friday, April 22. Please join us for services during the
eight day festival. May you all have a Hag Kasher v Sameach!
Susan Marger LeVine
From
the
Executive
Director
Being A Synagogue Executive Director
Recently, I’ve given a great deal of thought as to what being the executive director of a synagogue means to
me. It’s a vocation in which I’ve been privileged to engage for the last 13 years. During that time, my passion
for Conservative Judaism has grown into a passion for serving Klal Yisrael. This passion has been nourished
through working with dedicated lay leaders who give their time and talents lovingly to enhance their synagogues. It’s also been nurtured by talented colleagues who generously share their knowledge and experiences.
I’ve met most of these wonderful colleagues through membership in the North American Association of Synagogue
Executives (NAASE). I am honored to have served on NAASE’s Board of Governors for the last five years, chaired last
year’s Week of Study at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and just co-edited the first joint Journal with Reform colleagues from the
National Association of Temple Administrators (NATA). Participating in these projects, and others like them, are part of what make the
executive director something very different from that of an office administrator, business manager, or office manager. Working in
partnership with lay leaders, we undertake the challenges of finance, staffing, maintenance, calendar management, kosher kitchens,
landscaping, communications, and anything else that comes along. And, most of the time, we love doing it! We also work to become
a part of the community we serve by leading minyan services, chanting Haftarah, reading Torah (not so much that one in my case!),
being part of Sisterhood and Men’s Club, and participating in community events.
A few weeks ago, I attended the NAASE International Conference in Tampa along with about 100 colleagues from the US and Canada.
At our closing banquet, I received my certification as a Fellow in Synagogue Administration (FSA). This certification was developed to
recognize the critical role that executive directors play in the life of a congregation. The FSA credential is a standard of knowledge and
experience that demonstrates the competence of an executive director, as well as his/her commitment to knowledge, personal
growth, and improved professional performance. Achieving FSA certification is a goal to which I have aspired, and toward which I’ve
worked, for several years. Receiving it means that my dedication to serving Klal Yisrael and my enthusiasm to growing as a Jew, expanding Jewish knowledge, and “doing” Jewish grows day by day.
Best wishes to you and to those you love for a Hag Kasher v’Sameah,
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PESAH SERVICES & EVENTS SCHEDULE 5776
Mehirat Hametz Authorization of Agent to Sell Hametz
Please submit to Synagogue Office
by 7:45 am Friday, April 22, 2016
I, _________________________________, hereby
authorize Rabbi Jacob Luski to act as my agent to sell
the hametz that may be at home, place of business,
or elsewhere, in accordance with the requirements
Thursday, April 21 Evening Bedikat Hametz Search for Hametz
Friday, April 22, 7:45am Siyum B'horim Service
followed by Breakfast
Siyum B’horim is the morning minyan and brief study
session followed by a light breakfast and is the last
hametz meal eaten before Pesah. Attendance at this
minyan is a special mitzvah for all first born and all others
who wish to attend are also welcome!
and provisions of Jewish Law.
Name______________________________________
Home address_______________________________
Business address_____________________________
Signature___________________________________
Donation to Maot Hittim Fund
The mitzvah of Maot Hittim (money for wheat)
has evolved to ensure that all Jews are able to
celebrate Pesach. By giving to CBI’s Maot Hittim
Fund, you are helping us respond to the financial
needs of those in our community who would not
otherwise be able to participate in a seder.
YES, please count me/us in for this year’s
Maot Hittim Fund.
Please find my check in the amount of $_________.
Please make your check payable to:
CBI - Maot Hittim and send to
Congregation B’nai Israel, 300 58th Street N,
St. Petersburg, Florida 33710 or bring it to the CBI
office.
Yom Tov:
Friday, April 22, 6:00pm - Minha, Maariv, followed by
Congregation First Seder at CBI
Saturday, April 23, 9:00am - Yom Tov Services,
1st day Pesah, Includes Tal, the prayer for dew
in Musaf Service.
Saturday April 23, 12:00pm- Minha
Second Seder at home after dark
Sunday, April 24, 9:00am - Yom Tov Morning Services
2nd day Pesah, 12:00 pm Minha
Hol Hamoed Pesah:
Monday, April 25, 7:45am - Hol Hamoed Morning Minyan
6:30pm Hol Hamoed Minha
Tuesday, April 26, 7:45am- Hol Hamoed Morning Minyan
6:30pm Hol Hamoed Minha
Wednesday, April 27, 7:45am- Hol Hamoed Morning Minyan
6:00 pm Passover BBQ
6:30 pm Hol Hamoed Minha
Thursday, April 28, 7:45am- Hol Hamoed Morning Minyan
Yom Tov:
Thursday, April 28, 6:30pm -Minha, Maariv - 7th day Pesah
Friday, April 29, 9:00am- Yom Tov Services, 7th day Pesah,
6:30 pm Yom Tov Service, 8th day Pesah
Saturday, April 30, 9:00am -Yom Tov Services, 8th day
Pesah, Yizkor & Memorial Plaques Dedication
12:00 pm Minha
CANDLELIGHTING
Friday, April 22 - 7:42 pm
Saturday, April 23 - 8:42 pm
Thursday, April 28 - 7:45 pm
Friday, April 29 - 7:46 pm
Download the Passover Guide for 2016
at
www.rabbinicalassembly.org/pesah-guide
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Advocacy for Israel Committee
ISRAEL BONDS FOR AFIKOMEN
Israel bonds eMitzvah bonds ($36, $54, $72, $90) are the most meaningful and convenient trade-for-the-afikomen gift ever (better than a
gift card and no trip to the mall). Go to israelbonds.com or
call 888.764.2631.
Purchasing eMitzvah bonds ($36, $54, $72, $90) and Mazel Tov
bonds ($100, $10 increments to $2500) make meaningful (and
convenient) b'nai mitzvah, baby-naming, or other life-cycle event
gifts. Cash or check is just a gift, but an Israel bond is a gift and a mitzvah!
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Adult Studies & Special Services
Rosh Hodesh Women’s Group
Kabbalat Shabbat
Sunday, April 10, 10:30 am This session
will be facilitated by Sandi Rodman, at the home
of Carol Marger.
Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat services feature
melodies written by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach.
Reb Shlomo, as he was known to his followers,
was a teacher, composer, and singer who was
known as “The Singing Rabbi” during his lifetime
(1925 – 1994). Although his roots lay in
traditional Orthodox yeshivot, he branched out to
create his own style combining Hasidic Judaism,
warmth and personal interaction, public
concerts, and song-filled synagogue services.
Join other CBI women for this monthly get
together. We’ll share a little learning, a little
schmoozing, and a lot of noshing !
Todah Rabah to Linda Goldfarb, Claire Yogman,
Sandy Brasch, and Valerie Hyman who have
hosted, and to Sheryl Feinman, Ricki Lewis,
Mavis Wallace, and Susan Turner who have
facilitated these sessions.
For information, contact Sheryl Feinman at
sherlam@tampabay.rr.com or 727.422.222.
You can find Rabbi Carlebach’s full bio on our
website:
cbistpete.org/calendar/upcoming-events/
carlebach-kabbalat-shabbat-5
Friday, April 15, 6:30 pm
CBI-Hadassah Book Club
Please note that our April meeting is one week
early due to Passover.
Introduction to Judaism
Rabbi Luski is offering an Introduction to
Judaism course for those considering
conversion, or simply wanting to learn more
about Judaism. If you know somebody who may
be interested, spread the word! Those who are
not members are requested to arrange an
interview with Rabbi Luski. Classes are from
5:15 - 6:30 pm on Wednesdays April 6,13,and
20. For more information, contact Pam Askin at
727.381.4901 or officemgr@cbistpete.org.
Wednesday, April 13, 10:00 am CBI Library
Book: The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah
Moderator: Delores Diamond
Wednesday, May 18, 10:00 am CBI Library
Book: The Laundry Room by Lynda
Lippman-Lockhart
Moderator: Lynda Lippman-Lockhart
Torah For Seniors with Rabbi Luski on
Tuesday, April 12, at 11:00am at Philip
Benjamin Tower.
Lunch with the Rabbi on Wednesday,
April 13, at noon at CBI. RSVP and give your
lunch order to Pam at 727.381.4901 or
officemgr@cbistpete.org by noon Tuesday, April 12.
Talmud Made Easy
Steve Wein continues to lead Talmud study
classes. He teaches in English, and explains
all! Materials are provided. No special
knowledge is required. Classes meet on
Wednesday evening, April 20, at 7:00 in the
Buns Family Library.
Download the Passover Guide for 2016
at
www.rabbinicalassembly.org/pesah-guide
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Monday, April 4
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February 2014
Pauline Rivkind
Early Childhood Education Center (PRECEC)
Spring has been filled with adventure for our little friends!
Some highlights from March at PRECEC; Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat came to
school for a visit, we learned how to be brave at the doctor’s office with Ms. Iris from
All Children’s Hospital, Rabbi Luski came to read to our VPK Caterpillars, we took a field
trip to Philip Benjamin Towers for a pre-Purim celebration, AND we celebrated Purim
with a costume parade and classroom parties!
To top off a fun-filled month, Ms. Rachel has also completed her National Administrative Credential and is now a nationally ranked administrator and preschool director.
Coming up in April:
Tuesday April 5: Visit from the Dentist – Classrooms
Saturday April 9: Tot Shabbat – CBI
Friday April 15: Family Pre-Shabbat – CBI
Wednesday April 20: Practice Seder - CBI Atrium
Friday April 22 – Friday April 29: Passover Break
CALLING ALL
STORYTELLERS!
Pauline Rivkind Early
Childhood Education
Center is looking for some
fabulous volunteers to come
read to our youngest
learners. We will even
provide you with a selected
P.J. Library Story! Schedules
are flexible as we have
availability Monday through
Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm.
Interested in getting
involved? Please contact
PRECEC Interim Director
Rachel Bennett at
preschool@cbistpete.org
or 727.302.9668.
PRECEC is accepting new enrolls for Summer Camp Shalom 2016!
Call today to book your tour, space is extremely limited.
PRECEC is BLASTING OFF! Stop by to say hello !
Rachel Bennett,
PRECEC Interim Director
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PU FUN
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Adar 11– Nisan 5776
April 2016
Sun
Morning
Minyan
Followed by
Breakfast
Sundays
9:00 am
Monday - Friday:
7:45 am
Evening
Minyan
Sunday Thursday:
6:30 pm
Mon
Tue
*Shabbat Minha will
begin approximately 45
minutes after the
conclusion of
morning services
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4
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9:00am Minyan, breakfast
7:45am Minyan, breakfast
9:00 am Sunday Morning
6:30pm Minyan
University at Temple Beth-El
9:45am PRTT
6:30pm Minyan
7:45am Minyan, breakfast
10:00am Music with Mar
6:30pm Minyan
7:00pm Community Women’s
Seder at CBS
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9:00am Minyan, breakfast
9:45am PRTT
10:30am Rosh Hodesh Group
6:30pm Minyan
Kitchen Closed for
Passover Cleaning
7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:30pm Minyan
7:45am Minyan, breakfast
10:00am Music with Mar
11:00am Torah for Seniors at PBT
6:30pm Minyan
7:00pm Women’s League
“Talk of The Table”
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NO PRTT
9:00am Minyan, breakfast
6:30pm Minyan
7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:30pm Minyan
7:45am Minyan, breakfast
10:00am Music with Mar
6:30pm Minyan
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Pesach, Second Day
NO PRTT
9:00am Yom Tov Service,
12:00pm Yom Tov Minha
NO Evening Miyan
NO PRECEC this week
7:45am Hol Hamoed Minyan
7:45am Hol Hamoed Minyan 6:30pm Hol Hamoed Minyan
6:30pm Hol Hamoed Minyan 7:00pm Board of Trustees Meeting
See calendar for
special holiday
service times
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Wed
Thu
Fri
Download the Passover Guide for 2016
at
www.rabbinicalassembly.org/pesah-guide
Sat
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2
7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:30pm Debbie Friedman
Kabbalat Shabbat
7:31pm Candlelighting
Parasha Shemini
Shabbat Parah
9:00am Shabbat Service
Honoring Debbie
Marmon
and Torah Study
12:30pm Shabbat Minha*
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7:45am Minyan, breakfast
4:45pm PRTT
5:15pm Intro To Judaism
6:30pm Minyan
7:00pm Hebrew High Remix
7:45am Minyan, breakfast
10:00am Library Committee
6:30pm Minyan
7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:00pm Men’s Club Kabbalat
Shabbat followed by
Got Shabbat? Dinner
7:34pm Candlelighting
Parasha Tazria/Rosh Hodesh
Nisan/Shabbat Hahodesh
9:00am Men’s Club Shabbat
Services, Simha Shabbat, Kiddush
10:30am Junior Congregation
11:00am Tot Shabbat
12:30pm Shabbat Minha*
Sam Bartholomew Bar Mitzvah
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7:45am Minyan, breakfast
10:00am CBI Hadassah Book Club
12:00pm Lunch with the Rabbi
4:45pm PRTT
5:15pm Intro to Judaism
6:30pm Minyan
7:00pm Hebrew High Remix
7:45am Minyan, breakfast
7:45am Minyan, breakfast
10:00am Library Committee
6:30pm Carlebach Kabbalat
5:00pm Torah On Tap at Vinoy
Shabbat
6:00pm JNF Tree of Life
7:38pm Candlelighting
Award Dinner, Tampa
6:30pm Minyan
Parasha Metzora
Shabbat Hagadol
9:00am Shabbat Services,
Kiddush
12:30pm Shabbat Minha*
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7:45am Minyan, breakfast
11:00am PRECEC Practice Seder
4:45pm PRTT
5:15pm Intro to Judaism
6:30pm Minyan
7:00pm Hebrew High Remix
7:00pm Talmud Made Easy
7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:30pm Minyan
7:45am Minyan, Siyum B’horim
Service and breakfast
1:00pm PRECEC and Offices
Close Early
6:00pm Minha, Maariv, followed
by First Seder at CBI
7:42pm Candlelighting
Pesach, First Day
9:00am Yom Tov Services,
Kiddush
12:00pm Yom Tov Minha*
8:42pm Candlelighting
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7:45am Hol Hamoed Minyan
NO Intro to Judaism
6:00pm Passover BBQ
6:30pm Hol Hamoed Minyan
7:45am Hol Hamoed Service
10:00am Library Committee
6:30pm Erev Yom Tov Service
7:45pm Candelighting
Pesach, Seventh Day
OFFICE CLOSED
9:00am Yom Tov Services
6:30pm Yom Tov Kabbalat
Shabbat Services
7:46pm Candlelighting
Pesach, Eighth Day
9:00am Yom Tov Services,
Yizkor, Memorial Plaque
Dedication, Kiddush
12:30pm Yom Tov Minha*
Search for Hametz after dark
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Women’s League
TORAH FUND DINNER, HONORING CAROL GRAY MARGER A HUGE SUCCESS
BY: JOANNE LUSKI, TORAH FUND VICE PRESIDENT
ON MARCH 8, 2016, WE GATHERED TO HONOR THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND CAROL MARGER, AS CBI
WOMEN’S LEAGUE “2016 JACKIE JACOBS WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT.” MAZEL TOV TO CAROL ON RECEIVING THIS
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD! WITH THE CAPABLE ASSISTANCE OF MARILYN LEVINE, SPECIAL GIFTS CHAIR, CBI WOMEN’S LEAGUE
BOASTS 1 PATRON, 10 GUARDIANS AND 46 BENEFACTORS! HOPEFULLY WE’LL AGAIN MEET OUR GOAL OF $13,000. TO
ENSURE THIS, CONSIDER INCREASING YOUR PLEDGE OR MAKING A CONTRIBUTION IN HONOR OF CAROL MARGER AND JTS.
I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO SCHEDULE A VISIT TO THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN NYC.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS:
HEAD CHEFS: SHERYL SUTTON AND SANDY BRASCH
SETUP: SUSIE BERMAN, KAREN KAUFFMAN, VIVIAN LURIE, SHELLEY LYNN, REVA PEARLSTEIN, PHYLLIS WERNER,
JACKIE WERTEL
CLEANUP: JANET AUGENBRAUN, REISHA FREEDMAN, HELEN KAHAN, CHANDAYE PASTMAN, LAURIE REISKIND,
EILEEN RICHMAN, LIVIA WEIN, JACKIE WERTEL
CENTERPIECES: PHYLLIS WERNER
SPEAKER: RABBI DANIELLE UPBIN
PROGRAM: LORRI HELFAND
TORAH FUND CARDS; JENNIFER STERNBERG AND KAREN KAUFFMAN
SPECIAL GIFTS CHAIR: MARILYN LEVINE
INVITATIONS AND RESERVATIONS: ANITA HELFAND
THANK YOU TO ANYONE ELSE WHO HELPED MAKE THE DINNER A SUCCESS!
Gift Opportunities:_______________________________
Chai
$18
Associate Patron $600
Koach
$28
Patron
$1200
Benefactor $180
Scholarship
$2500
Guardian
$300
Keter Kavod
$5000
With your donation of $180 or more, you will receive this beautiful gold and silver pin.
Make your check payable to “Torah Fund,” and send to Marilyn LeVine,
1900 Park Street North, St. Petersburg, 33710
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Tuesday, April 5: Community Women’s Seder Congregation Beth Shalom, Clearwater
Saturday, April 9: April Simha Shabbat and Kiddush
Tuesday, April 12: Women’s League Program 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 14: Yom Ha’atzmaut Israeli Breakfast Kiddush, May Simha Shabbat and Kiddush
Saturday, June 4: June & July Simha Shabbat and Kiddush
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Women’s League
This month is full of preparations and gatherings, in the
FROM THE JUDAICA SHOP CREW....
season of hope, springtime and Passover. Your Women’s
We are really thrilled with all the new Passover
items and gift items we added to the Judaica Shop.
Just by looking through the showcases, you will see
. we have so many beautiful gift items for every
occasion and for everyone's taste.
League continues to welcome you to the synagogue on
Shabbat with hospitality and refreshments. In other ways,
any day, Sisterhood (our original name) helps to
strengthen the connections between generations, making
strangers into friends. JOIN US with your membership and
Please note that we special order and that we gift wrap.
Just stop by appointment and we would be happy to
show you around. Some of the items we have available
are: ceremonial objects for the home, jewelry and
watches with Hebrew dial, yads, mezzuzot, klafs
(kosher), ahava products, draydels, gifts for the
mah jongg player and more.
JOIN IN at any event.
There’s a fun program, “Tale of a Table,” planned for Tuesday, April 12. It will be full of surprises with a sprinkling of
laughter and a ladle of learning. You may come alone, but
you won’t be alone for long. For a few hours that evening,
We invite you to call us for an appointment....
Diana Litt.............727.392.5554
Eileen Richman....727.393.6430
Anita Helfand.......727.347.2300
you can take a break from everyday concerns. Are you
thinking, “Why do I need this?” We’ll be honest: we need
you! Your smile could truly be the one that lifts the spirits
of someone else. See you at shul!
May you and yours have a healthy, happy and
sweet Passover.
Eileen, Karen, Diana and Anita
I appreciate every person who extended good wishes to me surrounding the March 8 Torah Fund dinner. It was truly
gratifying to receive this honor. Thank you especially for expressing personal messages of support, which I carry in my
heart.
Your generous donations to the Torah Fund and our Women’s League make a statement and, most importantly,
make a difference. I know that, by working together, we can go from strength to strength.
Sincerely, Carol Gray Marger
Todah Rabah!!
Todah Rabah to the many Women League Volunteers who spent hours baking our homemade hamentaschen. This
is a treat we all enjoy every year. It would and could not happen without the dough leaders, Irma Mayer and Esta
Blaxberg, and their team Reisha Freedman and Dianne Bloom. Then, on one special night, many women come to
CBI to roll, fill and bake the hamentaschen. Thanks to each of you who helped! The congregational family enjoyed
your efforts. Additional thanks go to Amy, Chris and Christopher Hale who help in our kitchen to make sure the
baking and clean-up is done.
Todah Rabah also to all of the CBI members who fulfilled the mitzvah of Misloach Manot on Purim by purchasing the
Mishloach Manot bags from Women League. This fund raising project is a win-win for CBI and Women’s League as
monies raised by Women’s League go directly back to supporting CBI in many significant ways. Todah Rabah to
those who purchased the bags, and to the students of the PRECEC who decorated the bags with the enthusiastic
cooperation from Director, Rachel Bennett, and to all who came to help prepare and fill the bags with treats.
Special thanks to Dianne Gettler for her administrative assistance, and to Laurie Reiskind who lovingly managed the
Mishloach Manot project from beginning to end.
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Life Cycle
Mazal Tov!
In Memoriam
Margot and Michael Benstock
Esther Fisch, z”l
Mother of Margot (Michael) Benstock
Grandmother of David (Erica) Benstock,
Yael (Ben) Alpert, and Yona (Jeremy) Friedman
on the marriage of their daughter
Yona to Jeremy Friedman
and to
Joan and Jerry Benstock, grandparents
David (Erica) Benstock, brother
Yona (Ben) Alpert, sister
Susie and Alan Schwartz, and Tonya and Peter Benstock,
aunts and uncles
Marvin Jacobs, z”l
Husband of Kitty Jacobs
Father of Jay Jacobs
Brother of Rita Jacobs
Dr. David LeVine
Rene Silverstein, z”l
Chief Medical Officer, Menorah Manor
on being named
AMDA’s 2016 Medical Director of the Year
by AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute
and Long-Term Care Medicine
Rosalind Sue Ayes, z”l
Daughter of Sylvia Ayes
Sister of Dr. Irwin (Hannah) Ayes
Susan Jarvis Goldstein
David Gil, z"l
on receiving her certification as a
Fellow in Synagogue Administration
from the North American Association
of Synagogue Executives
Son of Patzi and Asher Gil
Brother of Daniel Gil
Partner of Donald Windover
INTO GOD’S HAND I COMMIT MY SPIRIT
The Solitary Flame of the Yahrzeit light is a silent tribute to the
preciousness and eternity of the human soul. Attending
services, reciting Kaddish, and contributing to tzedakah are
appropriate ways to commemorate your loved one’s memory.
May God comfort the families among
the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
If you are interested in purchasing a permanent Memorial Plaque
and having it placed on our Memorial Wall, please contact Pam
Askin at 27.381.4901 or officemgr@cbistpete.org for more
information.
Etz Chaim Tree of Life
Looking for a special way
to honor family and friends
celebrating a Simha?
BUNS FAMILY TREE OF LIFE is just the answer.
What a joy it is for someone to walk into our shul and see
a tribute in honor of his/her Bar or Bat Mitzvah, special
birthday, anniversary, or wedding. Order forms are in the
synagogue office and lobby. Minimum donation $254
It is a Tree of Life to those who uphold it.
Proverbs 3:16-8
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Life Cycle
April Birthdays & Anniversaries
Birthdays
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Bob Warsaw
Jessica Strait
Sandy Brasch
Robin Schroeder
Dr. Naomi Abel
Sandi Rodman
Dr. Warren Abel
Joan Redisch
Joyce Seder
Diane Jay
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George Sakovich
Barbara Karpay
Rachel Wein
Susan Turner
Michael Hurwitz
I. Jerome Rosenberg
Dr. David Gross
Naomi Berg
Gerald Weisberg
Bette Schroeder
Dr. Steven Shwer
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Claire Yogman
Billie Bornstein
Meni Kanner
Pearl Brook
Leslie Kirsner
Joel Berman
Liz Sembler
Dennis Vorob
Teddi Robbins
Dr. Steve Warren
Joanne Luski
Anniversaries
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Jeremiah & Diane Weiner
Dr. Robert & Jennifer Sternberg
Dr. Harold & Anita Pollack
Dr. Fred & Mali Feld
Greg & Liz Sembler
Michael & Bonnie Walker
Download the Passover Guide for 2016
at
www.rabbinicalassembly.org/pesah-guide
Celebrate your April Birthday and
Anniversary at Simha Shabbat on
Saturday, April 9, 9:00 am.
MITZVAH GRAM!
Join us in wishing Mazal Tov! to members celebrating
their birthdays, anniversaries, and B'nai Mitzvah. Your good
wishes can be part of their memories, while at the same
time supporting CBI's commitment to help our schools,
youth groups, and kehilla through your donations to our
Mitzvah Fund.
Do a Mitzvah; make a Minyan!
Your special simha is a wonderful opportunity to attend
one of our twice-daily Minyan services.
See the calendar on Pages 14-15 for service times.
Circle the names of everyone you want to honor with a
Mitzvah Gram. Send this form together with a check made
out to CBI to: CBI c/o Kesef Accounting Services, PO Box
159 Montvale, NJ 07645. You can also donate online at
cbistpete.org/donate.
CBI is proud to be partnering with
TOP and the Grinspoon Foundation
in the
Life & Legacy Program.
We request a minimum donation of $10 per acknowledgement.
Your Name: ____________________________
Address: ______________________________
City:____________________ Zip: __________
Telephone: _____________________________
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Donations & Tributes
Adult Education Fund
Phil & Joan Redisch
Don & Annette Weinshank
In Memory Of
Loved Ones
Gus Barshefsky
Gail Warren Leadership Fund
Jack & Linda Goldfarb
Stanley & Nancy Rosenberg
Greg Liz Sembler
In Honor Of
Marriage of
Yona Benstock &
Jeremy Friedman
Carol Marger’s Award
Birth of Merit Gross
In Memory Of
Dr. Hyman Rosenberg
Esther Fisch
Library Music/Video Fund
Ruth Lebowitz
Bev Sherman
In Memory Of
Robert Erman
Gertrude Shure
Maller Education Fund
Joel & Ellen Goetz
In Memory Of
Gertrude Shure
Jack & Linda Goldfarb
Greg & Liz Sembler
Minyan Fund
Dr. Pat Cottrille
Dr. Leslie & Reva Perlstein
Mitzvah Fund
Sam Koppelman
Dr. Pat Cottrille
Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind
Morry & Billie Bomstein
Beverly Dikman
Beverly Dikman
Reisha Freedman
Lenny & Millie Gelfond
Jack & Linda Goldfarb
Susan Goldstein
Larry & Vera Green
Valerie Hyman
Byron Kolitz & Dr. Starr Silver
Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind
Eileen Richman
Eileen Richman
Eileen Richman
Dr. Mark & Debbie Sokolov
Lenny & Millie Gelfond
Judy Benjamin
Ira & Susie Berman
Reisha Freedman
Larry & Helen Freid
Harold & Charlotte Goldberg
Susan Goldstein
In Honor Of
April Birthdays &
Anniversaries
Speedy Recovery to
Naomi Berg
Birth of Merit Gross
Anita Silver
Dr. Warren Abel
Engagement of
Dr. Jocelyn Lewis
Birth of Merit Gross
Birth of Merit Gross
Birth of Merit Gross
Bev Sherman’s Birthday
Dr. David LeVine
Carol Marger
Birth of Merit Gross
Jay Kaufman’s Birthday &
Bar Mitzvah Anniversary
Michael Barth Birthday &
Bar Mitzvah Anniversary
Carol Marger’s Award
Marriage of
Yona Benstock &
Jeremy Friedman
Carol Marger’s Award
In Memory Of
Esther Fisch
Esther Fisch
Edith Sosonkin
Maximus Bloom
Sol Soman
Esther Fisch
Steve & Linda Grau
Jay & Terri Gross
Moe & Pam LeCompte
Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie
Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie
Arthur & Joan Richard
Dr. Frank & Arlene Moss
Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind
Dr. Mike & Sandy Slomka
Jean Wittner
Dr. Sidney Grau
Esther Fisch
Ted P. Wittner
Esther Fisch
Martin Lurie
Alan Koenig
Norman & Raela Moss
Robert Erman
Sheila Reed
Ted P. Wittner
Pauline Rivkind Fund
Barry & Jackie Kanner
In Honor Of
Birth of Merit Gross
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
Dr. David & Myra Gross
In Honor Of
Stanley & Nancy
Rosenberg’s New Home
In Memory Of
Esther Fisch
Penna Skop
Samuel Bernstein
Jerry & Thelma Gilbert
Fay & Alfred Sonn
Rhonda Gale Janofsky
Esther Fisch
Myron Kaplan
Charles Boux
Lou Bader
Ed Bailey & Dr. Nancy Landfish
Barbara Bernstein
Mark Gilbert
Larry & Myrna Irwin
Sam & Sandy Janofsky
Shelley Lynn
Susan Turner
Mike & Mavis Wallace
USY Fund
Rita Jacobson
In Honor Of
Dr. & Mrs. Richard
Melker’s New Home
Marriage of
Yona Benstock &
Jeremy Friedman
Shelley Lynn
Frank & Arlene Moss
USY Pilgrimage Fund
Murray & Myrna Rubin
Ellen Bernstein
Ellen Bernstein
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In Memory Of
Hortense Lasher
In Honor Of
Birth of Merit Gross
In Memory Of
Esther Fisch
Robert Erman
Membership Directory Updates
Sam Green
555 3rd Street N, Apt 13
St. Petersburg 33701
sam.green1130@gmail.com
Judge Ronald Parker &
Ms. Harriet Zimmer
6500 Sunset Way, #321
St. Pete Beach 33706
Rip5nj@aol.com
Robert & Elizabeth Weiner
8693 Bardmoor Boulevard,
#3011
Largo 33777
rhweine@mail.usf.edu
Dr. Ira Azneer
500 Trinity Lane N, #7210
St. Petersburg 33716
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MAZON: A Jewish Response To Hunger
BUNS FAMILY LIBRARY
We have just placed some wonderful books on the shelves
for you to borrow and enjoy !
NON-FICTION:
Not In God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi oF the
United Kingdom (170SAC)
Ally by Michael Oren, former Israeli Ambassador to the US ( 953.22 ORE)
Sacred Treasure: The Cairo Genizah by Rabbi Mark Glickman (902GLI)
Isaac Stern—My First 79 Years: written with Chiam Potok (B STE)
FICTION:
The Marriage fo Opposites by Alice Hoffman (F HOF) - the early life of Camille Pissarro
The Laundry Room by Lynda Lippman Lockhart (F LIP), Israel Resistance in 1946 by local author
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April 2, at 9:00am,
followed by Kiddush Lunch.
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