March 6, 2009 • 20 Adar 5770

Shabbat Weekly Portion: Kee Tissa ~ Shabbat Parah
Perek Yomi: March 6-12: Numbers 25-31

Evening Minyan: Sunday-Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Beit HaMidrash
Morning Minyan: Sunday at 9 a.m.; Monday and Thursday at 8:10 a.m.; Tuesday at 7 a.m. (with bagels and coffee every first Tuesday of the month); Wednesday and Friday at 8:15 a.m. in the Beit HaMidrash.

Sanctuary Service: Meets each Shabbat at 9 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Rabbi Amy Roth will give the D’var Torah.
Parallel Minyan: Meets the 1st and 3rd Shabbat of each month at 9:30 a.m. in the Beit HaMidrash. Meets this Shabbat. Eillene Leistner will give the D’var Torah.
Minyan Koleinu: Meets the 2nd and 4th Shabbat of each month at 9:15 a.m. in the Curtis Hereld Room.
Parshat Ha’Shavuah: Meets at 8:15 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Rabbi Robert Abramson will lead the discussion.

Children’s Services
Minyan Katan: For young children accompanied by a parent; meets in Room B-1 at 10:30 a.m.
Minyan Shalom: For children in pre-K and Kindergarten; meets in Room B-4 at 10:30 a.m.
Minyan Gesher: For children in grades 1-3; meets in Room B-3 at 10:30 a.m.
Jr. Congregation: For children in grades 4-6; meets in Room B-2 at 10:30 a.m.

Upcoming Events

• Sat 3/6: Rabbi Eliezer Diamond’s shi’ur will not meet again until March 13.
• Sat 3/6: Sisterhood Book Club at 12:30 p.m. in the Family Conference Room
• Sat 3/6: Ruach Committee Rock n’ Roll Dance and Wine Tasting. Sample fine kosher wines with an opportunity to purchase followed by hors d’ovures, finger foods, and dancing with a DJ. $18 per person, $25 per couple. Make your reservation with the synagogue office by Tuesday, March 2.
• Sun 3/7: Adult Education Class with Rabbi Michael Chernick will meet at 9:45 a.m. in the Library.
• Sun 3/7: Open Brainstorming Meeting, sponsored by the Rabbinic Search Committee, at 10 a.m. in the Curtis Hereld Room. Share your vision for Beth Sholom to enable the committee to select candidates who match our goals. RSVP to the synagogue office.
• Sun 3/7: Rob Moss Purim Award Judging at 10 a.m.
• Mon 3/8: Pilates at 7 p.m. in the Auditorium. Please note the new time
• Tue 3/9: Adult Education Class: The Book of Job and Classic Jewish Responses to Suffering with Rabbi Berger at 9:30 a.m.
• Tue 3/9: Yoga at 7:15 p.m. in the Auditorium
• Tue 3/9: Artists’ Beit Midrash at 7:30 p.m. in the Curtis Hereld Room
• Tue 3/9: 300 Ways to Enhance Your Seder, an interactive program presented by Sisterhood at 7:30 p.m. Learn fun parodies and unusual translations of the Four Questions with authors Murray Spiegel and Ricky Stein. $5 per person; dessert will be served; RSVP to the synagogue office by Thursday, March 5.
• Tue 3/9: Adult Education Class: Tuesday Evening Bible Study Group: The Book of Job Arthur Konigsberg at 8:15 p.m.
• Wed 3/10: Shulman Scholarship Committee Meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library
• Wed 3/10: Hazak Board Meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Family Conference Room
• Wed 3/10: Our Aging Parents Meeting at 7:45 p.m. in Room B-3
• Thu 3/11: Yom Ha’atzmaut Planning Meeting at 8:15 p.m. in the Library

• Sun 3/14: Keruv group meeting at 7 p.m. Keruv is for those who are dealing with interreligious relationships within their families. All are welcome. Contact the synagogue office for details.
• Tue 3/16: Hazak Schmoozeday at 11 a.m. in the Curtis Hereld Room. Harry Kissileff will speak on Environmental Zionism — an Old New Idea. Refreshments will be served..
• Fri-Sun 3/19-21: Torah Lishmah: Learning for Learning’s Sake, featuring the faculty and students of Yeshivat Hadar – the first full-time egalitarian yeshiva in North America. This promises to be engaging and exciting. Sign up online at www.cbsteaneck.org/hadarweekend. This program is graciously underwritten by Adina and Harman Avery Grossman in honor of Harman’s 50th birthday.
• Sat 3/20: Hug Ivri at 5 p.m. in the Library
• Sun 3/21: Teaneck USY Curling from 2-6 p.m.
• Mon 3/22: Constitution Committee Meeting at 8:15 p.m. in the Library
• Fri 3/26: Tavim Concert and Dinner

Community Information

Congregation Beth Sholom is pleased to honor Kenneth E. Berger, Rabbi Emeritus, at our annual Gala on Sunday, June 6. There are many ways you can be involved:
** Solicit personal and business ads for the Gala Journal; ad blanks are available in the synagogue. Closing date is May 3, only 59 days away.
** Participate in the Congregational Siyyum. See Devorah Silverman for details.
** Join the Planning Committee. See Deborah Greenstein for details.

Check out the NEW Congregation Beth Sholom website at www.cbsteaneck.org. The web address is the same but everything on the site is different: updated content, a functional calendar, online forms, and more. Make sure to check out the site regularly as we continue to make improvements.

This year’s selection for One People, One Book is People of the Book: A Novel, by Geraldine Brooks. Copies are available in the synagogue office for $15 each.

Registration for the Congregation Beth Sholom Religious School continues; all interested parents are invited to observe classes in session. Contact Marilyn Yeshua, principal, through the synagogue office to make an appointment or for more information. You can also click here for more information.