May 2011 Issue 5 NISAN-IYAR 5771 B’nai Sholom newSletter B'nai Sholom Congregation RELIGIOUS SERVICES SABBATH SERVICE FRIDAY 7:30 P.M. SABBATH SERVICE SATURDAY 9:00 A.M. WEEKDAY MINYAN SUNDAY 9:00 A.M. Friday, May 6 - Sisterhood Shabbat Dinner– 6:00 PM RSVP to Mary Lee Glaser. Shabbat Family Services - 7:30 PM Birthday Blessings for children born in May. Bima: Mark Newfeld and Malinda Cains Usher: Randy Miller Oneg: The Breslin family in honor of Jason’s graduation from Marshall. May 13 - Israel Independence Day Shabbat Services -7 :30 PM Special Guests: Seventh Avenue Baptist Church Shabbat Services - 7:30 PM Bima: David Glick and Gail Feinberg Usher: Rose Marie Riter Oneg: Rena Steirn and Pauline Kaplan Friday, May 20 - Shabbat Services - 7:30 PM Bima: Derek Hyman and Lisa Ketchum Usher: Sharon Weed Oneg: P.J. Scarr Friday, May 27 - Shabbat Services - 8:00 PM Bar Mitzvah of William Beverage Anniversary Blessings for couples married in May Bima: Tom Scarr and Nancy Newfeld Usher: Pat Johnson Oneg: Samantha Beverage in honor of William’s Bar Mitzvah. Child care is provided during Friday evening services as a courtesy to families with small children. Saturday, May 7 Comedian Joel Chasnoff performs at the Temple. Reception: 7:00 PM Performance: 8:00 PM See page 7 Sunday, May 8 Last Day of Religious School Pancake Breakfast 10:00 AM Sunday, May 15 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Israel Independence Celebration/Federated Event at Pullman Square See page 5 and Sunday, May 15 Congregational Spring Dinner Meeting at the Temple 6:00 PM Sunday, May 22 W.V. Symphony Chorus performs Ernest Bloch’s “Avodath Hakodesh” at the Temple. 4:00 PM It is important for as many members as possible to attend the May 15 Congregational Dinner Meeting at 6:00 PM. RSVP to the Temple office. You will receive a notice and proxy form in the mail later this week.
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May 2011 Issue 5 NISAN-IYAR 5771
B’nai Sholom newSletter
B ' n a i S h o l o m C on g r e g a t i on
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
SABBATH SERVICE FRIDAY 7:30 P.M. SABBATH SERVICE SATURDAY 9:00 A.M. WEEKDAY MINYAN SUNDAY 9:00 A.M.
Friday, May 6 - Sisterhood Shabbat Dinner– 6:00 PM
RSVP to Mary Lee Glaser.
Shabbat Family Services - 7:30 PM
Birthday Blessings for children born in May.
Bima: Mark Newfeld and Malinda Cains
Usher: Randy Miller
Oneg: The Breslin family in honor of Jason’s
graduation from Marshall.
May 13 - Israel Independence Day Shabbat Services -7 :30 PM
Special Guests: Seventh Avenue Baptist Church
Shabbat Services - 7:30 PM Bima: David Glick and Gail Feinberg
Usher: Rose Marie Riter
Oneg: Rena Steirn and Pauline Kaplan
Friday, May 20 - Shabbat Services - 7:30 PM Bima: Derek Hyman and Lisa Ketchum
Usher: Sharon Weed
Oneg: P.J. Scarr
Friday, May 27 - Shabbat Services - 8:00 PM
Bar Mitzvah of William Beverage Anniversary Blessings for couples married in May
Bima: Tom Scarr and Nancy Newfeld
Usher: Pat Johnson
Oneg: Samantha Beverage in honor of William’s Bar Mitzvah.
Child care is provided during Friday evening services
as a courtesy to families with small children.
Saturday, May 7
Comedian Joel Chasnoff
performs at the Temple.
Reception: 7:00 PM
Performance: 8:00 PM
See page 7
Sunday, May 8
Last Day of
Religious School
Pancake Breakfast
10:00 AM
Sunday, May 15
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Israel Independence
Celebration/Federated
Event at Pullman Square
See page 5
and
Sunday, May 15
Congregational Spring
Dinner Meeting
at the Temple
6:00 PM
Sunday, May 22
W.V. Symphony Chorus
performs Ernest Bloch’s
“Avodath Hakodesh”
at the Temple.
4:00 PM
It is important for as many members as possible to attend the May 15
Congregational Dinner Meeting at 6:00 PM. RSVP to the Temple office.
You will receive a notice and proxy form in the mail later this week.
As I move into the last
months of my 22-year tenure as
Rabbi of B’nai Sholom, I think it
is appropriate to reflect on some
of the things that we have
accomplished, and that I am
especially proud of, that have
occurred (and still continue)
during these years.
Maintaining our schedule of three different
worship services every week:
Friday night, Saturday morning, and Sunday
morning. This may seem obvious; but I can tell you
for a fact that there are many small congregations--
including some that I have served myself, in past
years-which struggle to maintain even one regular
weekly service. I am proud that, although our
numbers have diminished in recent years, we still
have our three weekly services, with each one
representing a somewhat different Jewish
perspective. I hope this tradition will continue.
Continuing our regular Torah study:
With the addition of the new “Ets Chayim” Torah
commentary, which we use every Saturday morning,
and with the usage of other volumes such as the
new “Women’s Torah Study” text from WRJ, we
have been able to have regular, meaningful study
and discussions of our weekly Torah and holiday
portions. This is fundamental, for all of us, for a
deeper understanding of our faith.
Our volunteer/congregational choir on Friday
nights:
Some of you will remember when, in the early
1990s, we switched from having a professional
Friday night choir, to having a volunteer choir,
composed of dedicated members of our congrega-
tion, and wonderfully-led (for may years now) by
Judy Williams Lentz. This has been a tremendous
addition to our Friday night worship! It has been
increasingly difficult to maintain our choir, as our
congregation gets a little smaller; but I certainly hope
that this new tradition will go on for years.
Our Jewish Literature Discussion Series:
Of all of our Adult Education programs over the
years, this has been my favorite. With the help of
Niza Uslan and the staff of our Public Library, we
have had many wonderful discussions of great
Jewish literature--from well-known giants such as
Philip Roth and Bernard Malamud and Isaac Singer,
to dozens of lesser-known but still terrific authors.
And these discussions have been open to the
general, as well as the Jewish community.
Which leads me to:
Inter-faith/Community activities in the region:
from the Community Thanksgiving Service, to
the annual Martin Luther King Commemorative
service, to our Brotherhood Dinners, and on and on:
it has been my pleasure to be involved in dozens
of different inter-faith/community events over the
years. These sorts of dialogue, bridge-building
activities are terribly important, and I know they
will continue. Indeed, we are scheduled to host the
Martin Luther King Service in the near future!
These are just some of the things I am proud
of; most of all, I am simply proud of our Jewish
congregation and community. I hope God will bless
us, and all our activities, for many years to come!
William Beverage invites you to help with his Bar Mitzvah project: JWB Jewish Chaplains Council. Our Jewish troops truly need to know that we, the American Jewish community, love and support them. This is why I have chosen to combine my Bar Mitzvah celebration with a tzedakah project that supports our Jewish troops. Donation information is available at the Temple. We will also be sending a Congregational email.
B'nai Sholom Congregation with generous support from
State Electric Supply Company
“Sung in Hebrew, Bloch’s Sacred Service
is one of the most important choral works of
the twentieth century and perhaps the most
important musical setting of a Jewish
service by a major composer. This should
be a truly memorable production!”
David Castleberry
Tkt# Winner
333 Mary Holtman
82 Nancy and Donald Lewis
334 Carolyn Templeton
422 Marcia McGrory
89 Menis and Judy Ketchum
36 Carol Katz
242 Carolyn Smith
187 Stephanie and Helene
Jacobs-Skolik
345 Mark Newfeld
206 Judith Halpern*
376 Amy Levine
123 Lawrence Lewis
Tkt# Winner
371 Stephanie Jackson
391 Stuart Fish and Donna Wolery
421 Marcia McGrory
5TH LAST 172 Mark and Nancy Newfeld
4TH LAST 239 Sam Kincaid and James Smith
3RD LAST 232 David Wucher
2ND LAST 174 Joan Lerner
Final Tkt. 256 Wayne Scott (Grand Prize)*
50-50 Winners #1 Sam Kincaid
#2 Samantha Beverage
*Thanks to Wayne Scott for donating a portion of his
winnings back to the Temple. Thanks also to Judith Halpern
for donating her winnings to the Temple Library Fund.
8 May 2011
B’NAI SHOLOM NEWS LET TER
As you know, during High Holy days in October, 2010, Rabbi Wucher announced that he would be retiring
on July 1, 2011 after twenty-two (22) years of service to B’nai Sholom. Realizing that we had limited time
to conduct a rabbinic search, Temple President Gail Feinberg immediately appointed two committees, a
Rabbinic Search Committee, and a Rabbinic Selection Committee, with the ultimate goal of locating,
recruiting, and selecting for approval by the Congregation, a new Rabbi to lead B’nai Sholom Congregation
into the future. Both the Search and Selection Committees were diverse and each was reflective of the age,
gender, life/family status, religious philosophies and background of the Congregation as a whole. The
Committees immediately began their work and spent an enormous amount of time consulting with the
Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ), with other
Congregations of similar size and makeup in the area and elsewhere of similar size and makeup to better
understand the search and placement processes. They worked to establish and adopt process guidelines
which would be effective and efficient, and would ensure meaningful review and consideration of all
candidates and allow for input into the search process by individual congregants and by the many constitu-
ents within B’nai Sholom.
Beginning in December, 2010, and continuing through April, 2011, the Rabbinic Search Committee
received resumes from twenty (20) interested candidates. The Committee faithfully followed the search
process and guidelines adopted. It carefully reviewed and considered the credentials and background
information provided by each candidate, consulted with URJ and USCJ, and conducted limited background
checks on the candidates. The candidates were indeed a diverse group, including men and women,
experienced and newly ordained Rabbis, Rabbis ordained by URJ and USCJ, as well as many who were
ordained by other small unaffiliated Yeshivas. Some Rabbis were Reform, and others were more
Conservative in their personal and religious traditions. For some Rabbinic candidates, the Rabbinate is
their first profession, and for others it is a second or third career. Eight (8) of the candidates were formally
interviewed by the Search Committee by telephone/Skype. Thereafter, the Selection Committee invited
five (5) candidates to come to Huntington to interview with the full Selection Committee and to meet the
Congregation.
Ultimately, decisions were made by the Selection Committee which mirrored those reflected by the
Congregational survey. Offers were made and on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, Rabbi Jean Eglinton
accepted the offer from B’nai Sholom Congregation to serve as our next Rabbi. I thank and congratulate
the members of the Search and Selection Committees, and the Congregation as a whole, for its handling of
this difficult and important responsibility.
Rabbi Eglinton has an impressive personal and professional background, as reflected in her resume and
personal statement which were recently circulated to the entire Congregation. Rabbi Eglinton is a 1981
graduate of Antioch College with the B.A. in Art. She obtained her Masters in Hebrew Letters in May
2009, from Hebrew Union College, winning the Nathan Stern prize for highest academic standing. She
received her Master’s in Education Administration, with a specialization in Jewish Education, in May 2010
from Xavier University, and was ordained from Hebrew Union College in June 2010, winning the Simon
Lazaus Memorial Prize for highest academic standing. She was Senior Class President at HUC, and since
her ordination and graduation, has served as the Coordinator of Outreach Education for the Hebrew Union
College/Jewish Institute of Religion.
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4th Rabbinic Search Report continued…
Prior to attending Rabbinic School, Rabbi Eglinton served on her Temple Board in Louisville, Kentucky,
and was an executive committee member. She was on the Temple Operating Committee, served as Vice-
President of Education, and was a volunteer, parent, Religious School teacher, B’nei Mitzvah teacher,
Torah study facilitator, Chair of Sisterhood, and served as an Assistant to the Temple Rabbis. I recommend
that each of you review Rabbi Eglinton’s resume and in particular, her personal statement, which will give
you a better understanding and idea of the person who has agreed to become our new Rabbi. Throughout
the Rabbinic search and Selection Committee’s time with Rabbi Eglinton, and based on numerous very
positive references, it was apparent that she is mature, scholarly, flexible, and creative. We believe that she
will be a strong member of and spiritual leader for B’nai Sholom Congregation and its many diverse
members.
As chair of both the Rabbi Search Committee and Rabbinic Selection Committees, I have nothing but
praise for members of the Committees who devoted considerable time and effort to the search process.
They put their personal opinions and preferences aside, and at all times considered what was in the best
interest of the Congregation as a whole. They thoroughly, openly and candidly considered and discussed
the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate and ultimately made well informed and well considered
decisions and recommendations. The search and selection process has been extremely time consuming, not
only for members of the Search and Selection Committees, but the Congregation as a whole. I cannot
overstate the enormous contribution made by various Committees, groups, and members of the
Congregation. Thank you to all. There is a lot for which we can be proud. Despite what your personal preferences and opinions may have been on the various candidates considered,
I hope that you all join me in welcoming Rabbi Eglinton as our new Rabbi and will support her and our
efforts to move forward. Again, I thank everyone for their active participation in the Rabbinic search
process, for your opinions, insights, and support, and I now thank you in advance for your participation and
support as we move forward. It is now time that we come together once again as a Congregation, to
support the decisions made, and to continue as full, actively engaged participants in the spiritual and social
life of B’nai Sholom Congregation.
Rabbinic Search and Rabbinic Selection Committee
Thomas Scarr, Chairman
B’NAI SHOLOM NEWS LET TER
One question I generally ponder in the season between Passover and Shavuot is: What am I doing with my freedom? The Israelites left Egyptian slavery in order to be free, but for what purpose?
For my part, it was a lovely Passover gift to get your invitation, via Tom Scarr, to serve as rabbi of B’nai Sholom. That is the direction my freedom is taking. I don’t think I can adequately explain how honored, excited, and awed I am at the prospect that lies ahead..
Plus, we will have a lot of fun together. I am looking forward to seeing you soon and finding out how you use freedom. Rabbi Jean Eglinton
9 May 2011
Dear Rabbi Wucher,
We wish to express our heartfelt appreciation to you and
the Sisterhood of B’nai Sholom Congregation for your
assistance and compassion during the funeral
preparation for Harry Fallon. You all made a difficult
time for us a little easier to bear.
Sincerely,
The Fallon Family
10 May 2011
Thanks to many congregants who volunteered for the Empty Bowls project,
and those who donated items and services. The Silent Auction was a great success!
Dear Congregants of B’nai Sholom,
On behalf of everyone associated with Empty Bowls in Huntington, thank you for your
dedicated work securing items for the silent auction.
Between the silent auction and bowl sales, we raised over $15,200 for the Huntington Food Bank.
That helps feed thousands of hungry people in our community and I am very grateful to you for
your participation in this important event.
Students in the College of Fine Arts at Marshall are deeply involved in the Empty Bowls effort and
helping them understand the importance of service and demonstrating for them that together, we
can make a difference, is the lesson it teaches them.
Thank you for helping our students see the value of sharing and giving to those less fortunate.
I very much appreciate your support of Empty Bowls.
Sincerely,
Donald Van Horn
Dean of College of Fine Arts, Marshall University
Below is an excerpt of a letter from one of the
winners of the 15th Annual Historic Preservation
Raffle.
Dear Rabbi Wucher,
Diane Shattls introduced me to this annual event
when I had the opportunity to work with her as she
volunteered to be part of the U.S. Youth Soccer
Region 1 Championships, held in Huntington in
2009 and 2010.
I can’t tell you how surprised I was to find that
Huntington had a synagogue, let alone such an
amazing historic one. Given the size of
Huntington, it is astonishing that the Jewish
community is able to support such a magnificent
building.
You have my best wishes for the continued
success of your annual Historic Preservation
Fund event.
Very truly yours,
Judith Halpern
A Special Thank You to the B’nai Sholom Youth Group and
Amanda White for the wonderful Purim Carnival conducted
by them. A lot of hard work filled with love for all of the
children went into it.
I know my grandsons Jackson and Brody and their friend
Owen had a great time.
Thanks again,
David Glick
11 May 2011
B’NAI SHOLOM NEWS LET TER
SHOLOMGRAMS May 2011
Please check the names you want to send Sholomgrams to and mail immediately to :
Sholomgrams Sandy Colker
401 10th St. #1007 Huntington, WV 25701
Please note: The address appears on the back of this sheet for your mailing convenience: fold, tape, stamp and mail.
We will send Sholomgrams for anniversaries every five years starting with the tenth; birthdays will be noted on 60th, 70th, 75th, 85th, 90th and every year thereafter. Sholomgrams are $2.00 each. We can’t note your special dates and birthday dates if we don’t have them in our file. You may send anniversary and birthday dates to the office.
If you wish to send to everyone, please contact : Sandy Colker
To recap: 1. Check the names of those to whom you would like Sholomgrams sent. 2. Indicate how you want the Sholomgrams signed. 3. Mail your list to Sandy Colker by the 15th of this month.
CONGRATULATIONS TO:
_____ Violet Wucher on her 98th birthday May 3rd. _____ Sheldon Levine on his 85th birthday May 8th. _____ Lee and Marla Balaklaw on their 30th anniversary May 24th. _____ Tim and Samantha Beverage on their 20th anniversary May 26th. _____ William Beverage on his Bar Mitzvah May 27th.
DON’T FORGET TO SIGN YOUR SHOLOMGRAM! Please indicate how you would like your Sholomgram signed: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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We have a new and awesome selection of Judaica and gift items just right for Mother’s Day, graduations, baby gifts and wedding presents. The shelves are covered with the beautiful and the practical, the sturdy and the sublime.
Come in and spend a few moments and a few dollars.
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Lisa : 304-638-3116 and Sunday mornings Barb: 304-633-7070 Sherri: 304-529-6398
Shopper of the Month
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Change of Address for Donna Wilson 234 Saratoga Lane
New Bern, NC 28562 Mobile: 305 654 6508
Home: 252-288-4612
15 May 2011
Tree of life
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brusman toward leaf in loving memory of
Harry and Edith Fallon
Dr. and Mrs. Ron Fallon towards leaf in memory of Harry and
Edith Fallon
B’NAI SHOLOM NEWS LET TER
TREE OF LIFE ORDER FORM
_____ I wish to purchase a Leaf on the Original Tree of Life for $180.00. _____ I wish to purchase a Leaf on the New Tree of Life for $180.00. _____ I wish to purchase a Root on the New Tree of Life for (a minimum of) $1800.00. Please indicate, on the lines below, the exact wording you desire to be inscribed on the leaf:
____________________________________________________________________________ Name _____________________________ Address ____________________________ ___________________________________ City ________________________________ State and Zip Code ___________________ Phone number ______________________ Mail form and check to: Tree of Life - c/o Martha Newby B’nai Sholom Congregation P.O. Box 2674 Huntington, WV 25726-2674
Donated by In Memory of Mary Cantor Rebecca Eisenberg
Lilly Kwiatkowski
Sara Guberman
Jerome and Sallie Hayflich Tessie Gersman Steinberg
Pauline Kaplan Samuel Abraham Kaplan
Joan Lerner Ida Lerner
Janice Levine Ruth Davis
Judy Lundy and Nathan Jurin Jim Amburgey
Ellis Clay Amburgey, Jr.
Toni Schoenfeld Miller Frances Schoenfeld Stein
Maury and Deedee Mufson Faye Mufson
Max Mufson
Lake and Louise Polan Frances Schoenfeld Stein
Ronald Polan Judge Michael E. Gersten
Abraham Isaac Polan
Rose Marie Riter Harry Paul Schenker
Alan and Sally Siegel Rhonda Van Derlaske
Andrew Van Derlaske
Samuel Kincaid and Evelyn Imogene Morris-Smith
James Morris-Smith
Jack Steinberg Tessie Gersman Steinberg
Kalman and Vicki Socolof Rebecca Eisenberg
Lilly Kwiatkowski
Sara Guberman
Rena Steirn Rebecca Eisenberg
Lilly Kwiatkowski
Sara Guberman
Nancy Cohen Tarbis Isador Cohen
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May Yahrzeits
May 1 -7 observed on May 6 Dr. Mayer S. Galpin 5/1
Benjamin Schaffer 5/1 Nissan 27
Tessie Gersman Steinberg 5/2
Judge Harold Tompkins 5/2
Rachel Rose Glaser 5/3 Nissan 29
Abe B. Hyman 5/3
Sam Horowitz 5/4
Rachel Schiff 5/4 Nissan 30
Sharon Simons 5/4
Sam Hyman 5/6
Ida Lerner 5/6
Harry Paul Schenker 5/6
Evelyn Imogene Morris-Smith 5/7
Frances Schoenfeld Stein 5/7
May 8-14 observed on May 13
Goldie Fetter 5/8
Ann Hyman 5/8
Joseph Fish 5/9
Helen Krasnow 5/9
Faye Mufson 5/9
Ellis Clay Amburgey, Jr. 5/10
Ruth Davis 5/10
Judge Michael E. Gersten 5/10
Daisy Masinter Gross 5/10 Iyar 6
Selma Mazo Jacobson 5/10
Dora Hermanson Mann 5/10
Jim Amburgey 5/11
Thelma Cohen 5/12
Abraham Isaac Polan 5/12
Murial Chase 5/13
Ralph Leon Masinter 5/14
May 15-21 observed on May 20
Samuel Footlick 5/16
Jack Pressman 5/16
Edith Fallon 5/17
Leonard Hartz 5/17 Iyar 13
Bessie Schlossberg 5/17
Rhonda Van Derlaske 5/17 Iyar 13
Andrew W. VanDerlaske 5/17 Iyar 13
May 15-21 observed on May 20 continued
Isador Cohen 5/20 Iyar 16
Minnie Friedberg 5/21
Dorothy Miller 5/21
May 22-28 observed on May 27
Morris Edelson 5/22
Pearl Botnek 5/23
David Ginsburg 5/23
Nathan Malmut 5/23 Iyar 19
Max Mufson 5/23
Max David Angel 5/24 Iyar 20
Simon Fetter 5/24
Rose Elderman 5/25 Iyar 21
Lela M. Jacobs Kuntz 5/26
Lilly Kwiatkowski 5/26 Iyar 22
Rubin Comet 5/27 Iyar 23
Dr. Lincoln M. Polan 5/27
Philip Hersh 5/28
Isidor Jaffe 5/28 Iyar 24
Terry Radow 5/28
Charles Simons 5/28 Iyar 24
May 29-31 observed on June 3 Sam Barrack 5/29
Lawrence I. Glick 5/29
Samuel Abraham Kaplan 5/30
Sarah Lazarus 5/30
Rosemary Freedman Cohen 5/31
Israel T. Gross 5/31
Ben Romer 5/31
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Friday, June 3 - Family Shabbat Services - 7:30 PM Birthday Blessings Thursday, June 9 - Sisterhood Rummage Sale Tuesday, June 14 - Temple Board Meeting - 7:00 PM Friday, June 24 - Anniversary Blessings Sunday, June 26 - Open House for Rabbi Wucher 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM