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October 2015
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Jewish-Catholic Community Event
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Rabbi
Jacob Luski, D.D.
727.381.4900 x1008
Torah Reader/Educator
Deborah Marmon
727.381.4900 x1017
Office Manager
Pam Askin
727.381.4901
President
Susan Marger LeVine
Cantor
Jonathan Schultz
727.381.4900 x1005
Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood
Education Center Director
Amy LaPiccirella
727.302.9668
Community Engagement
Liz Sembler
727.381.4900 x1007
Men’s Club President
Jesse Rodman
Women’s League Catering
Livia Wein
Executive Director
Susan Goldstein
727.344.1017
Youth Director/
Religious School Educator
Melanie Tolchin
727.381.4900 x1011
Communications Coordinator
Carolyn Moritz
727.381.4900 x1001
USY President
Corey Sokolov
B’nai Israel REVIEW
October 2015
Contact Us
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 lifecycle
events, in acts of caring, in reaching out to the wide Jewish and non-Jewish
communities, and in concern and support for Israel.
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Sukkot Events & Services
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
7:45 am Minyan, followed by breakfast in the Sukkah
11:30 am Dairy Picnic in the Sukkah
6:00 pm Men's Club Annual Suds in the Sukkah (Page 17)
7:00 pm Evening Service
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
7:45 am Minyan, followed by breakfast in the Sukkah
6:00 pm Shabbat Hol Hamoed Service, followed by Kiddush in the
Sukkah & Got Shabbat? Sukkot Dinner in the Social Hall
6:59 pm Candlelighting
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
9:00 am Shabbat Hol Hamoed Services, September & October
Simha Shabbat, followed by Kiddush in the Sukkah
12:00 pm Minha
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
9:00 am Hoshanah Rabbah Service, followed by breakfast in the
Sukkah
9:45 am PRTT in the Sukkah & classrooms
6:30 pm Erev Shemini Atzeret Yom Tov Service
6:56 pm Candlelighting
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
Office & PRECEC closed for Shemini Atzeret
9:00 am Shemini Atzeret Yom Tov Services, Yizkor Memorial
Service, Memorial Plaques Dedication
6:30 pm Minha, Maariv, & Torah Procession, Erev Simhat Torah &
Youth Simhat Torah Celebration
7:55 pm Candlelighting
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
Office & PRECEC closed for Simhat Torah
9:00 am Simha Torah Tom Tov Service, honoring Hatanei
Hatorah, followed by Kiddush in the Sukkah (Pages 20 - 21)
12:00 pm Yom Tov Minha
Announcements
Kehilla
BEREAVEMENT GROUP Gulf Coast Jewish
Family & Community Services is sponsoring
a bereavement support group, to meet for 6
weeks at 12:00 noon, Thursdays, October 8,
15, 22, 29, November 5 and 12. The
October meetings will be in the Library and
the November meetings in the chapel
because of the Gift Show. Renee Baseman
will lead the group sessions.
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.
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 Kelli Rolfe by Wednesdays
at 12:00 pm: 727.347.5191 or [email protected].
Life & Legacy
We look forward to creating CBI's Legacy Society. Some of you have already made provisions in your wills and
estate plans to support CBI. If you have already made these plans, please let us know so we can acknowledge your
generosity now.
✡ Laurie Reiskind
✡ Joel Shane
✡ Susan Goldstein
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From the Rabbi
COME AND SAY “THANK YOU”
Most people see Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as belonging together, while Sukkot, which comes
four days after Yom Kippur, is perceived as being something entirely different. Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur comprise the “High Holy Days.” Sukkot is grouped together with Pesah and Shavuot as
part of the three Pilgrimage Festivals. What relationship, if any, can be said to exist between Rosh
Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot?
We must begin by understanding that in reality there is no such thing as the “High Holy Days.” Our ancestors referred to Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur as Yamim Noraim, Days of Awe, because it was on these days that one’s personal fate was sealed
for the forthcoming year. They never meant to imply that Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur were more important or stood
higher in sanctity than other days in the Jewish calendar. As a matter of fact, the claim could be made that as long as the
Temple stood it was the three Pilgrimage Festivals that were probably considered to be of greater importance. For it was on
those days that one was required to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and to appear at the Temple. Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur have no such requirement.
But human feelings take precedence over religious requirements. It is precisely because Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur deal
with each individual’s future that they have come to occupy their pre-eminent place in the Jewish calendar.
Nonetheless, I feel sad. While on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur our Sanctuary overflows with worshippers, on Sukkot, four
days later, the crowds are gone and the Sanctuary appears empty because there are insufficient worshippers to fill its many
seats. My sadness is for those who missed the opportunity to express their gratitude for all the good things in life we all enjoy.
For Sukkot is our holiday of thanksgiving. It is time to ask for life, for health, for prosperity, for naches from children, when
everyone is there. But when it comes to thanking God for these gifts, many are absent.
It was great having you in shul for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. I am now asking that you join me in shul also on Sukkot, to
say “Thank you.” Hag Sameah!
Shalom,
From the Cantor
As I write this, we have just observed the sweet and regal holiday of Rosh Hashanah and the solemn day of Yom Kippur, and we now look ahead to the joy of Sukkot, Sh’mini Atzeret and
Simchat Torah. Before we move on, I would like to thank the CBI Choir for another job well
done on S’lichot, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The choir members were: Susan Goldstein, Phyllis Werner,
Mali Feld, Sarah Blanchard, Rebecca Douglass, Joan Epstein, Eve Epstein, Ellie LeVine, Mitch LeVine, Cary Reich,
Gerry Werner, and Sidney Werner.
Simchat Torah is the final day of the Fall festival season, and its name literally means “the rejoicing of/in the Torah.”
It is the day on which we complete the annual cycle of reading from the Torah by reading the final chapters of
Deuteronomy, and we then immediately begin the next cycle by reading the first chapter of Genesis. Additionally,
the Haftarah for Simchat Torah is the first chapter of Joshua, which is the next book in the Bible after Deuteronomy.
So, that’s the “Torah” part of Simchat Torah. The “Simcha” part is that we take all of the Sifrei Torah out of the ark, we dance with the Torahs, we sing songs while we dance with the Torahs, and we complete seven Hakafot (circuits)
around the sanctuary with the Sifrei Torah. It is also the only holiday on which we take the Sifrei Torah out of the
ark and read from them at night, and the only holiday on which everyone in the congregation gets an Aliyah,
including children under the age of Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
When I was studying in Israel during my first year at JTS, I went to Simchat Torah morning services at Shirah
Chadashah, an independent Egalitarian Orthodox minyan (they have a mechitza, but they let women read from the
Torah and lead parts of services that don’t contain an Amidah, such as P’sukei D’zimrah and Kabbalat Shabbat) that is
well known for their spirited singing and melodies. After those services were over, I walked to the Kotel, and the
Hassidim were still dancing around with the Torahs all through the afternoon. It was a marvelous experience.
Hag Sameah,
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From the President A close friend recently lost her mother and she worked through her grief by filling her home with the
smells and tastes of her mother’s best recipes from the Jewish holidays. Instead of the traditional
custom of having her friends cook for her, she greeted her friends by cooking for them! I tasted
dishes I had never experienced before. It was sorrowful yet joyful as the spirit of her cooking was
shared. I am always excited to learn new recipes, and I hope that as a congregational family, we can
continue to learn and care about each other.
The tradition of festive food thrives at CBI! Don’t miss our delicious “Got Shabbat” dinners, Sukkot
parties, Shabbat Onegs, Latke fest, and more.
The 50th Anniversary of the Pope’s Nostra Aetate, which addresses interfaith dialogue, is being observed with Reverend Bishop
Lynch giving a community address at CBI on October 21 and Rabbi Luski speaking to the community at the Cathedral of
St. Jude on October 28. In addition, Rabbi Luski is being honored with the Bon Secours coveted “Good Help” award on
November 4 at the Museum of Fine Arts. Contact me if you’d like to make a table.
Volunteers are requested as we host our big CBI Gift and Craft Show, set for Saturday evening November 14 (free dessert
reception) and all day Sunday, November 15. If you enjoy sports, join the volunteer team to present “Chase the Dreidel,” our
first-ever Chanukah 5-K run which will kick-off our Menorah lighting and Latke feast on Sunday, December 6.
This Yom Kippur, my father-in-law, Morris LeVine, wore his sneakers with his white suit into shul and he looked handsome.
It is difficult to believe he will be turning 90 years old on October 7. As is his every day ritual, Morrie plans to go to morning
minyan and Marilyn will make sure the breakfast following services is especially festive to celebrate his milestone birthday.
Become a Minyanaire! With the New Year starts the new count. Attend 36 non-Shabbat/Holiday minyanim over the course of
the year (sign-in sheet is at the back of the Chapel). Be a Mensh, do a Mitzvah and make a Minyan!
After a recent morning minyan, Sandy Heller shared a toast and a toasted bagel with some congregational friends before
bidding them farewell as he moves to the New York area to be closer to his sons.
I wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year!
From the Executive Director
The High Holy Days are behind us and, as you read this, we’re enjoying the beautiful Festival
of Sukkot and looking forward to solemnity of Shemini Atzeret and the joyous celebration of
Simhat Torah.
What’s next?
How about joining me for coffee on Tuesday morning, October 13, at 10:30 to consider ways
you can use your talents to volunteer at CBI? Think broadly. We’re looking for all kinds of help.
Here are a few examples:
✡ Use your computer skills to help us enter information into our membership management database;
✡ Bring your smiling face and welcoming voice to “man” the reception desk from time to time when Carolyn is on
vacation or working on a communications project;
✡ Read to our youngest students in the Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center (PRECEC);
✡ Work with our Pauline Rivkind Talmud Torah (PRTT) students on Wednesday afternoons or Sunday mornings;
✡ Make phone calls;
✡ Help with mailings; or
✡ Act as Volunteer Coordinator.
Clearly, this list is NOT exhaustive. Think about what YOU would like to do to help CBI. In addition to the
opportunities for working in the office and schools, the Gift & Craft Show Committee, Women’s League, and
Mitzvah Men’s Club always need volunteers.
Meet me in the Sembler Family Atrium at 10:30 on Tuesday morning, October 13, and let me know how YOU want
to volunteer!
Hag Sameah,
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Advocacy for Israel Committee Marvels in Israel
A series by Dr. Leslie Pearlstein
Israel is home to a successful high-technology industry and a young, highly educated workforce, including a talented
pool of physicians and biologists. This makes the country a natural breeding ground for Biotechnology development.
Biotechnology is a relatively young industry worldwide. The founding of Biotechnology General and of
Interpharm - a subsidiary of the Swiss pharmaceutical company Ares-Serono - in 1981 catalyzed the birth of Israel's
Biotechnology industry. For over a decade, these two companies were virtually the only players in the field, despite
the active research taking place in the country's hospitals and universities. As the high-tech wave gathered strength
in the early 1990s, the first Biotech start-up companies began to emerge.
By 1996 there were close to 90 Biotech companies, but many were unable to survive the difficult market conditions
in the latter half of the decade. By the turn of the century, however, numerous Biotech companies were performing
the first clinical trials in the arduous process of obtaining regulatory approval for new drugs and medical
technologies.
As of today there are over 100 Biotech companies listed on the Israel Science & Technology web page (http://
www.science.co.il/Biomedical-Companies.asp), running the gamut of technologies from therapeutic
pharmaceuticals to diagnostics and bioinformatics. There are 42 companies just developing new pharmaceuticals
alone.
Israel has an enviable pool of human talent and research
facilities, with more than 1,700 students a year
graduating in the life sciences. Life sciences represent
about 35% of civilian research activities, mainly at Israel’s
seven universities. Funds for life science research equal
half of the total research funding in Israel. All of the
country's major hospitals are involved in advanced
Biomedical research and some 60% of the country's
scientific publications are in biology and related medical
and agricultural fields.
The industry employs 4,000 people and sales have
reached over $800 million a year, with 80% of Biotech
products going to export. Yet despite the industry's
growth over the past few years, the country's combined
sales of Biotechnology-derived products is just a small
fraction of Israel's gross domestic product ($93 billion).
A number of factors may be responsible for these facts.
The majority of Biotechnology companies are still at an
early stage of development and many suffer from a lack of adequate funding. Currently funding for these
companies comes from many sources including venture
capital financing, the financial resources of the stock
market, foreign investors and government aid.
In my next article I will cover the major Israeli Biotech
companies and their areas of research and development.
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Adult Studies & Special Services TALMUD MADE EASY
Steve Wein and his Talmud Class continue their study of Sanhedrin this October along with its
selected commentaries. The classes are in English, and Steve explains all. Materials will be provided.
The class involves both textual analysis and lively discussion, and is open to everybody. No previous
knowledge necessary! Meet at CBI’s Buns Family Library.
Wednesday, October 7, 7:00 pm
CARLEBACH KABBALAT SHABBAT
This month’s Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat services will 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.
Carlebach is considered by many to be the foremost Jewish religious songwriter of the 20th century.
In a career that spanned 40 years, he composed thousands of melodies and recorded more than 25
albums that continue to have widespread popularity and appeal. His influence also continues in
“Carlebach minyanim” and Jewish religious gatherings around the globe.
Carlebach was considered a pioneer of the Baal teshuva movement (“returnees to Judaism”),
encouraging disenchanted Jewish youth to re-embrace their heritage. Reb Shlomo’s daughter
Neshama is a popular performer on today’s Jewish musical scene, often appearing with Jewish rock
star Josh Nelson.
Friday, October 9, 6:30 pm
TORAH FOR SENIORS
Join Rabbi Luski at the Philip Benjamin Tower for a meaningful Torah discussion.
Tuesday, October 13, 11:00 am
LUNCH WITH THE RABBI
Join Rabbi Luski for a special Lunch With the Rabbi Siyum this month! The Mishna group will
complete the fourteenth Tractate, Orlah, on this 301st session of Lunch With the Rabbi.
Here’s looking forward to many more engaging lunch and Mishna Study to come!
RSVP your lunch orders to Pam Askin at 727.381.4901 or [email protected]
by Tuesday, October 13, at 12:00 noon.
Wednesday, October 14, 12:00 noon
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Adult Studies & Special Services CBI-HADASSAH BOOK CLUB
CBI and the St. Petersburg Chapter of Hadassah co-host a monthly book
readers’ Discussion Group in the CBI Library. If you are interested in leading the discussion for a
meeting, please contact Sheila Wasserman at 727.347.5816.
All books are available at the St. Petersburg Public Library!
This month's reading is The Difficult Saint by Sharan Newman:
Catherine’s estranged younger sister, Agnes, has returned to Paris with the news that she has been promised in marriage to a German lord. When Catherine and Hubert arrange
for Agnes to be escorted to Germany with her dowry, they assume that they have seen
the last of her. But then one of Agnes’s escorts returns to Paris with terrible news:
Agnes’s new husband appears to have been murdered by poisoning, and Agnes is the
prime suspect. In spite of their differences, Catherine believes in her innocence, and
knows that she must do everything she can to save her sister’s life.
(Description courtesy of the St. Petersburg Public Library)
Wednesday, October 21, 10:00 am
Want to get a head start on next month's reading?
This November, the Book Club will discuss The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro.
“ASK THE RABBI” SIT-DOWN ONEG
Come for a lively session of Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Luski at the Oneg Shabbat following Shabbat
Ruach services at CBI on Friday, October 16, at 8:00 pm.
Friday, October 16, 8:00 pm
Rabbi will engage in a dialogue with the congregation at Dialogue With the Rabbi during Shabbat
morning services. Be sure not to miss it!
Saturday, October 24, 9:00 am
RAMAH ISRAEL SEMINAR & KIDDUSH LUNCH
Former USY President Hannah Weiss will speak on her experiences from Ramah Israel
Seminar during Shabbat morning service. Ramah Israel Seminar is a six-week travel program in Israel
designed for entering 12th graders who previously participated in Camp Ramah. Hannah is now the
Social Action/Tikun Olam (SATO) Vice President on the 2015-2016 HaNegev Regional USY Board.
Saturday, October 31, 9:00 am
INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM
Rabbi Luski will begin 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 will begin in November, and will be from 5:15 - 6:30 pm on Wednesdays. For more
information, contact Pam Askin at 727.381.4901 or [email protected].
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February 2014
Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center (PRECEC)
It has been a very busy month at Pauline Rivkind Early Childhood Education Center. On Tuesday, September 8,
Miss Iris Merryweather visited our preschool, from All Children’s Hospital. She used a black light and “magic”
soap to do a fun presentation about the importance of proper hand-washing.
On Wednesday, September 9, Rabbi Luski helped us celebrate Rosh Hashanah! He talked to the children about the Jewish New Year, and the children enjoyed hearing the blowing of the shofar. Of course it wouldn’t have been a
celebration without the apples, honey, and sweet challah to signify the start of a sweet New Year. The children
visited both Phillip Benjamin Tower and Menorah Manor. The residents lit up with joy and excitement as the
children colored with them, read stories, and shared a special snack together.
Lori Collins from the St. Petersburg Police Department came out with a 9-1-1 simulator and gave the children a
presentation on how and when to dial 9-1-1. The children had the opportunity to dial 9-1-1 and interact with a
simulator to practice dialing 9-1-1. October will be equally busy, as we have many upcoming in-house field trips
planned for our precious little ones.
In October the preschool will be audited by the Early Learning Coalition, this is the first step towards going for the
National Accreditation process. The teachers and I are excited about getting Pauline Rivkind nationally accredited.
Sincerely,
Amy LaPiccirella, PRECEC Director
UPCOMING EVENTS AT PRECEC
✡ Monday & Tuesday, October 5 - 6
PRECEC Closed for Shemini Atzeret &
Simhat Torah
✡ Tuesday, October 13, 4:45 pm
PTA Meeting
✡ Monday, October 19
PRECEC Open, No VPK
✡ Friday, October 30, 9:30 am
Family Shabbat Celebration
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
that supports our Judaica! Schedules are flexible as we have availability Monday through Friday,
9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Interested in getting involved?
Please contact Preschool Director Amy LaPiccarella at
[email protected] or 727.302.9668.
Irv Weissman Adult Day Center participant Sue Walker and PRECEC
student Emma Schuck enjoy a Rosh Hashanah coloring project.
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FROM THE DESK OF THE YOUTH DIRECTOR: OCTOBER 2015
It has been a busy few weeks as we have begun the fall routines of school and the High Holy Days.
Our PRTT students made beautiful ceramic honey pots and plates during our opening day program a
few weeks ago. They have learned all about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and are getting ready to
decorate and have a meal in the Sukkah. If you are interested in your child attending PRTT, please
contact me!
We are currently in the planning stages of starting the Kadima youth group again. If your child is in
Grade 6 - 8, please contact me. We are planning to start a group for Grade 3 - 5 as well.
Our USY’ers bagged apples and honey to give out to members of the congregation after Selichot
services. They also helped to set up the sanctuary for the High Holiday Services. A big thanks to
USY’ers, Marc and Danielle, who read Torah during Junior Congregation Services on Rosh Hashanah.
Hebrew High students created individualized Tzedekah boxes with ceramic pieces thanks to Sandy
Brasch. Enrollment for Hebrew High & Mehina is still open.
Upcoming Events:
✡ Friday, October 2: Got Shabbat? Sukkot Dinner following services.
If you are a USY’er and are planning to help plate or serve dinner, please
let me know if you are attending. USY volunteers eat free!
Lots of great events to come,
Melanie Tolchin, Youth Director/Religious School Educator
561.866.8630 727.381.4900 x1011
B’RUCHIM HA’BA’IM: WELCOME BACK!
Are you in Grade 8 - 12?
Registration is still open for an all-new Hebrew High & Mehina, freshly remixed for this
upcoming season. Join your friends for learning, light fare, and laughs!
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Morning
Minyan Followed by
Breakfast
Sunday: 9:00 am
Monday - Friday:
7:45 am
Evening
Minyan
Sunday -
Thursday:
6:30 pm
See calendar for
special holiday
service times
Tishrei - Heshvan 5776
October 2015
Sun Mon Tue
4 HOSHANAH RABAH 9:00am Hoshanah Rabah
Service, breakfast in
Sukkah
9:45am PRTT
6:30pm Erev Shemini Atzeret
Yom Tov Service
6:56pm Candlelighting
5 SHEMINI ATZERET
Office & PRECEC Closed
9:00am Shemini Atzeret Yom
Tov Services, Yizkor,
Memorial Plaques Dedication
6:30pm Erev Simhat Torah & Youth
Celebration
7:55pm Candlelighting
6 SIMHAT TORAH
Office & PRECEC Closed 9:00am Simhat Torah Yom Tov
Services Honoring
Hatanei Hatorah,
Kiddush
12:00pm Yom Tov Minha
11 USY MERCAZ
CONVENTION - Tampa 9:00am Minyan, breakfast
9:45am PRTT
6:30pm Minyan
12 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:30pm Minyan
13 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
11:00am Torah for Seniors
Philip Benjamin Tower
6:30pm Minyan
7:00pm Women’s League Paid
Membership Fashion
Show
18 9:00am Minyan, breakfast
NO PRTT
6:30pm Minyan
19 Pinellas Schools Closed
PRECEC Open; No VPK 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:30pm Minyan
20 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:30pm Minyan
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9:00am Minyan, breakfast
9:45am PRTT
11:30am Menorah Manor
Re-Dedication
1:00pm USY Ice Skating
Clearwater Ice Arena
6:30pm Minyan
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7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:30pm Minyan
27 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:30pm Minyan
7:00pm Board of Trustees
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Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 7:45am Sukkot Minyan,
breakfast in Sukkah
10:00am Library Committee
11:30am Dairy picnic in the
Sukkah
6:00pm Suds in the Sukkah
7:00pm Sukkot Service
2 7:45am Sukkot Minyan,
breakfast in Sukkah
6:00pm Hol Hamoed Sukkot
Service, Got Shabbat?
Sukkot Dinner
6:59pm Candlelighting
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Shabbat Hol Hamo’ed
SUKKOT 9:00am Shabbat Hol
Hamoed Services,
September &
October Simha
Shabbat, Kiddush*
7 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
4:45pm PRTT
6:30pm Minyan
7:00pm Hebrew High & Mehina
7:00pm MMC Board Meeting
7:00pm Talmud Class with
Steve Wein
8 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
10:00am Library Committee
12:00pm Bereavement Group
6:30pm Minyan
9 USY MERCAZ
CONVENTION - Tampa 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:30pm Carlebach Kabbalat
Shabbat
6:51pm Candlelighting
10 Parasha B’reishit USY MERCAZ
CONVENTION - Tampa 9:00am Shabbat Services,
Kiddush*
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7:45am Minyan, breakfast
12:00pm Lunch With the Rabbi,
Siyum Celebration
4:45pm PRTT
6:30pm Minyan
7:00pm Hebrew High & Mehina
15 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
10:00am Library Committee
12:00pm Bereavement Group
6:30pm Minyan
16 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:43pm Candlelighting
8:00pm Shabbat Ruach, Ask the
Rabbi Sit-Down Oneg
17 Parasha Noah 9:00am Shabbat Services,
Kiddush*
21 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
10:00am CBI-Hadassah Book
Club
4:45pm PRTT
6:30pm Minyan
7:00pm Hebrew High & Mehina
7:00pm Jewish-Catholic Event
CBI
22 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
10:00am Library Committee
12:00pm Bereavement Group
5:00pm Engagement
Committee
6:30pm Minyan
23 7:45am Minyan, breakfast
6:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat
6:37pm Candlelighting
24 Parasha Lekh L’kha 9:00am Shabbat Services,
Dialogue with the
Rabbi, Kiddush*
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7:45am Minyan, breakfast
4:45pm PRTT
6:30pm Minyan
7:00pm Hebrew High & Mehina
7:00pm Jewish-Catholic Event
St. Jude’s Cathedral
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7:45am Minyan, breakfast
10:00am Library Committee
12:00pm Bereavement Group
6:30pm Minyan
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7:45am Minyan, breakfast
9:30am PRECEC Family Shabbat
Celebration
6:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat
6:31pm Candlelighting
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Parasha Va-yera 9:00am Shabbat Services,
Ramah Israel
Seminar Speaker
Hannah Weiss,
Kiddush*
* Shabbat Minha service will begin approximately 45 minutes after the
conclusion of morning services.
October 7, 7:45 am
The Family of
Dr. Morrie LeVine
invites you to Minyan
and special breakfast
honoring Morrie on his
90th birthday!
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Women’s League
TORAH FUND CAMPAIGN 5776
DONATIONS
$180 – Benefactor
$300 - Guardian Level
$600 - Associate Patron
$1,200 – Patron
$2,500 - Scholarship (Annual)
$5,000 - Keter Kavod (Annual)
“Nat’ah Karem ~ She plants a vineyard ~ Torah Fund Theme ~ 5776”
The words, nat’ah karem, “she plants a vineyard,” appear in chapter 31, verse 16 of the book of Mishlei (Proverbs) in
the Hebrew Bible. Most of chapter 31 takes the form of a poem, and has long been known fondly in Judaism by its
opening words, Eishet Chayil (“woman of valor”). It describes the exemplary woman. The words that precede nat’ah
karem in verse 16 tell us that this extraordinary woman plants a vineyard mip’ri kapehah “by the work of her own
hands.” In this poem, planting a vineyard is one of many labors the woman performs for herself and her family, both
inside the home and by interacting with the outside world. Among the many other virtues mentioned in the poem
are: helping the needy, being a deep source of emotional support for her spouse and her children, and always
speaking with wisdom and kindness.
This year your support of Torah Fund as a benefactor remains at a donation of $180 (checks made out to “Torah
Fund,” mailed to Marilyn LeVine, 1900 Park St., St. Petersburg, 33710).
With your pledge, you will receive this beautiful gold and silver pin. Higher gift giving is also available, $300 for
Guardian, $600 for Associate Patron, see above opportunities.
CONTACT:
Joanne Luski: [email protected]
Marilyn LeVine: Babamfl@aolcom
Jennifer Sternberg (for Torah Fund Cards): [email protected]
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Etz Chaim Tree of Life
Leaves on the Tree of Life have been inscribed:
To honor Morrie LeVine
on his 90th birthday
from his loving family
October 7, 2015
Happy 80th Birthday
Phil Redisch
Love your CBI Friends
September 5, 2015
It is a Tree of Life to those who uphold it.
Proverbs 3:16-8
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
Life Cycle
Mazal Tov!
Sam & Sherri Cohen
New home
Jack & Linda Goldfarb
Wedding of son David Goldfarb to
Rebecca “Becca” Slatin
Michael & Arlene Hurwitz
New home
Rabbi Jacob & Joanne Luski, Abe & Rose Luski,
& Vivian Neumann
Appointment of Jeremy Luski to the University of Florida’s
Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute (EFTI) Advisory Board.
Bill Rosch
New home
Jeff & Jessica Strait
New home
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.
If you are interested in purchasing a permanent Memorial
Plaque and having it placed on our Memorial Wall, please
call Pam Askin at 727.381.4901 for more information.
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October Birthdays & Anniversaries
Birthdays
Murray Fink 1
Jane Silverberg 2
Dr. Mitch Weiss 2
Sid Werner 2
Susan LeVine 3
Bruce Marger 3
Arlyne Popick 3
Sandy Slomka 3
Jorge Ronay 4
Sonya Horowitz 5
Lawrence Irwin 5
Rachel Seldin 5
Dr. Elizabeth Unruh 6
Brian Carroll 7
Dr. David Greenfield 7
Myrna Irwin 7
Dr. Morrie LeVine 7
Kathy Mendelblatt 7
Harold Goldberg 8
Richard Polsky 8
Janice LeVine 11
Caryn Baird 14
Mike Wallace 14
Alison Tralins 15
Elan Melamed 19
Debbie Sokolov 20
Lou Zerin 20
Sharon Koenig 21
Lou Bader 22
Nancy Lonschein 22
Dr. Jeffrey Pincus 22
Linda Grau 23
Lee Shenofsky 23
Forrest Feld 24
David Seldin 24
Joanne Greenberg 26
Mary Ann Marger 27
Dorothy Bowser 27
Jean Wittner 29
Arlene Hurwitz 31
Life Cycle
Anniversaries
Eliot & Audrey Dantowitz 10
Dr. Mandel & Karen Sher 12
Murray & Myrna Rubin 15
David & Stacey Seldin 16
Arnold & Pam Kravitz 19
Fred & Ronna Geffon 20
Shelly Kamins & Diane Sembler-Kamins 21
George & Faina Sakovich 23
Dr. Bernardo & Stephanie Stein 24
Jorge & Masha Ronay 24
Lawrence & Aldena Lew 25
Steve & Sasha Cantor 26
Dr. David & Amy Piper 28
Michael & Arlene Hurwitz 30
Howard & Elaine Rothstein 31
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 B’nai Israel’s commitment to help our
schools, youth groups, and Synagogue through
your donations to our Mitzvah Fund.
Celebrate your September & October
Birthday and Anniversary at Simha
Shabbat on Saturday, October 3, 9:00 am.
Do a Mitzvah on your birthday or anniversary,
and attend one of our daily Minyan services!
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Simhat Torah Celebration
CBI HONORS THREE LEADERS FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE
The festival of Sukkot reaches its joyous climax on Simhat Torah, which is the last day of the Holiday.
It is the happiest holiday of the Jewish calendar because we celebrate our joy and pleasure in Torah.
Because of Israel’s love of the Torah, a tradition evolved in ancient times to honor three individuals
for their commitment to the Torah, to the Synagogue, and the Jewish way of life. On this day we read
the last portion of Deuteronomy, then the first portion of Genesis.
✡ The individual called to the Torah when the last section of Deuteronomy is read is called
Hatan or Kallah Torah.
✡ The individual called for the reading of the first portion of Genesis is called
Hatan or Kallah Bereshit.
✡ The individual honored with the chanting of the Maftir on this day is called
Hatan or Kallah Maftir.
We continue this year the tradition at Congregation B'nai Israel’s tradition of assigning these
portions to individuals who, because of their devotion to Judaism and their record of service to the
synagogue and the Jewish Community, have merited public tribute.
To express our high regard and respect for the honorees, they are escorted under the Huppah to
the Bimah for the special honor where they publicly reaffirm their love of Torah, God and Israel.
We are honoring these individuals with these three very special Aliyot on Simhat Torah,
Tuesday morning, October 6.
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Cary Reich, our Hatan Torah, is a native of New Jersey. Cary attended the
University of Florida where he honed his music skills with the UF Vocal Jazz Troupe
while majoring in Business Administration. Since 1985 Cary has been writing and
producing award winning jingles. He recently launched his own company,
Sound Branding Ideas and brings custom musical ad campaigns to businesses across the
United States. He recently completed a “throw-back” jingle for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Early in his career he composed Jewish music with the late Rabbi Jan Bresky. Together
they wrote and produced the album, A Time for God. Cary was honored to have some
of his music published by Sounds Write Music for a contemporary compilation of
weekly Torah portions in collaboration with the late Debbie Friedman.
Cary has served on the boards of CBI and the Pinellas County Jewish Day School and
chaired the shul’s Youth Commission and Mitzvah Day. In 2012 he was honored with
the Gail S. Warren Legacy Award. He is a member of the CBI Choir and serves as the
Ba’al Tekiah for the congregation.
He and his beautiful bride Karen, married 25 years, are the proud parents of Yael, Ariel
and Avi Nissim.
Jackie Wertel, our Kallah Bereshit, is no stranger to CBI or the greater
community, having moved from New York to St. Petersburg at the tender age of one
and a half. She attended the Pauline Rivkind Preschool and the Pauline Rivkind Talmud
Torah (PRTT) and is a graduate of the University of South Florida where she received
her Bachelors of Science and Masters of Public Administration.
Over the years Jackie has been an active participant in shul life. In addition to
co-chairing CBI’s Mitzvah Day in 2013 Jackie has ushered on the High Holidays, helped
with the Women’s League catering service, assisted with the Kol Nidre campaign, and
volunteered at the Gift and Craft Show as well as countless other events.
In the greater community Jackie has volunteered at many events including the Times
Festival of Reading and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg’s fall and spring
commencements.
She currently lives in St. Petersburg with her brother Daniel.
Joan Epstein, our Kallah Maftir, has been a member of Congregation B'nai Israel
since 1979. A native of St. Petersburg, she earned degrees from Smith College and the
Yale University School of Music before returning here to teach. Since 1981 she has
been a music professor at Eckerd College, where she has offered courses in
composition, music history, and interdisciplinary humanities.
At CBI Joan has been involved with adult education, organizing cholent Kiddush study
sessions, short courses and special events. When her three daughters, Ariel, Eve and
Eliza were growing up she was involved with youth programming. In recent years she
has sung with the CBI Choir.
Simhat Torah Celebration
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Donations (as of September 17)
Adult Education In Honor Of
Melvin & Minnie Goodman Steve Wein's Teaching
Talmud
In Memory Of
Anita Sher Lucille Ginsburg
Buns Technology Fund In Honor Of
Susan Goldstein Birth of Rebecca
Norton
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund In Honor Of
Sid & Phyllis Werner Birth of Emery Kanner
Gail Warren Leadership Fund In Honor Of
Stanley & Nancy Rosenberg Birth of Esslyn
Morgan-Yogman
Lenny & Millie Gelfond Jay Kauffman
Dr. Mike and Sandy Slomka Charlie Bresinger's 60th
Birthday
Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind Charlie Bresinger's 60th
Birthday
Greg & Liz Sembler Birth of Sofia Jay
In Memory Of
Dr. David & Janice LeVine Gail Warren
Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind Gail Warren
Library Fund In Honor Of
Rafael Ufret In Appreciation
In Memory Of
Charlotte Levine Lucille Ginsburg
Bev Sherman Lucille Ginsburg
Mitzvah Fund In Honor Of
Beverly Dikman Marilyn Benjamin's
Birthday
Hannah Freid Speedy Recovery of
Teddi & David Robbins
Joel & Ellen Goetz Speedy Recovery of
Alan Gross
Speedy Recovery of
Araceli Gross
Susan Goldstein Birth of Esslyn
Morgan-Yogman
Dr. Mark & Judi Gordon Birth of Rebecca
Norton
Sam & Sandy Janofsky Speedy Recovery of
Alan Gross
Judy Moore In Appreciation
Adele Morris Birth of Brantly
Shephard
Phil Redisch's 80th
Birthday
Jodi Reiskind Dr. Marc & Laurie
Reiskind’s Anniversary
Mitzvah Fund (cont’d.) In Honor Of Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind Speedy recovery of
Alan Gross
Birth of Brantly Shepherd
Warren & Rebecca Simmons Phil Redisch's 80th Birthday
Birth of Eitan Wein
Steve & Livia Wein Birth of Rebecca Norton
Birth of Brantly Shepherd
In Memory Of
Leslie Kirsner Dr. Matilda Gallant
Sheila Knapp Bessie Grusmark
Freda Kriger
Bob & Elaine Lachter Esther Lachter
Dr. Ed & Vivian Lurie Sandy Bush
Ruth Mauer Lucille Ginsburg
Bruce & Miriam Jacobs Jerry and Thelma Gilbert
Adele Morris Lucille Ginsburg
Dr. Marc & Laurie Reiskind Colin Van Gelder
Dr. Sheldon & Susan Scheinert Lucille Ginsburg
Frieda Scheinert
Marsha Sundick Arlene Helfand
Linda Weiss Sidney & Bonnie Barbanel
Pauline Rivkind Fund In Honor Of
Steve & Linda Grau Birth of Esslyn
Morgan-Yogman
Bev Sherman Birth of Esslyn
Morgan-Yogman
Prayer Book Fund In Honor Of
Jack & Linda Goldfarb Lucille Ginsberg
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund In Honor Of
Susan Turner In Appreciation
Lou Bader Phil Redisch's 80th Birthday
In Memory Of
Ed Bailey & Dr. Nancy Landfish Shaine Raisel
Esta Blaxberg Lucille Ginsburg
Vivian Neumann Lucille Ginsburg
Joe & Diana Rosin Lucille Ginsburg
Torah Covers In Honor Of
Byron Kolitz & Dr. Starr Silver In Appreciation
USY Fund In Honor Of
Charla Fogel In Appreciation
Ruth Mauer Birth of Rebecca Norton
Birth of Brantly Shepherd
Birth of Esslyn
Morgan-Yogman
Harold & Joyce Seder Birth of Rebecca Norton
USY Pilgrimage Fund In Honor Of
Ellen Bernstein Birth of Eitan Wein
In Memory Of
Ellen Bernstein Lucille Ginsburg
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