Board bimah assignment: 06 Behalotecha 13 Shelach June 2014 • … · 2014-06-12 · June 2014 • Sivan - Tammuz 5774 Temple Beth-El 24 Coveway Drive Brownsville, Texas 78521-3602

June 2014 • Sivan - Tammuz 5774 Temple Beth-El24 Coveway DriveBrownsville, Texas 78521-3602(956) 542-5263 • [email protected]

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Board bimah assignment:06 Behalotecha13 Shelach21 Korach28 ChukkatSaturday services begin at 9:30 AM with Torah study immediately following in the Temple Library.

featured artist - Aharon Yakobson“Synagogue Beit kneset”

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about the cover: “Synagogue Beit kneset”featured artist - Aharon Yakobsonhttp://yakobson-art.com/

Was born in 1958 in Tbilisi Georgia (the former USSR). In 1991, he was graduated from the Academy for Fine Arts in Tbilisi. He works in various genres. Noticed for his excellent style of paintings the artist was invited to work in Frankfurt (Germany) in 1992. In 1993, Aharon repatriated to IsraelSince 2007 the artist opened a permanent exhibition in the town of Safed in northern Israel, where he continues to this day workedThe warm coloring and original brushwork contribute to the style of the art-

ist paintings. German newspapers published very warm articles about him: “…Essentially complex, his work made use of a phenomenal imagination, an unusually rich, innovative visual mind, a vast curiosity about techniques of all sorts, a profound poetic sensitivity, and an unquenchable passion for painting, as well as a strongly defined set of intellectual positions...

The artist participated in many solo and group exhibitions in Georgia, Russia, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Israel and other countries.

His works can be found in private collections in Georgia, United States, Russia, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and other countries

Contributions to the General Fund

In honor ofLynda Furgatch’s mother’s birthdayMarla L’Amie and her sister Melanie Cox and of Betty Levin and Eva Silberman birthdays.Lynda & Mike Furgatch

In honor ofMr. Leon Horn’s 90th birthdayGuerta Rubinsky

In honor ofBetty Levin & Eva Silberman 80thbirthdaysLeonard & Elinor Alpert

In honor ofThe B’nei Mitzvah ofHannah & Nathan BlinderLeonard & Elinor Alpert

In loving memory ofNat WitzLeonard & Elinor Alpert

Isidor Hirschorn, Benjamin Hirschorn,Adela Goldman Hirschhorn, Cesia Horn, Izzy Horn, Lee Monowitz &Shirley BronsteinLeon & Muriel Horn

Education Fund:In loving memory ofJoseph Marion (Jody) MetzViolette Metz

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund:In loving memory ofDr. Morris Rodbart & Bonnet RosenbergLarry & Lynn Victor

Tzedakah: Charity The obligation to perform tzedakah can be fulfilled by giving money to the poor, to health care institutions, to synagogues or to educational institutions. It can also be fulfilled by supporting your children beyond the age when you are legally required to, or supporting your parents in their old age. The obligation includes giving to both Jews and gentiles; contrary to popular belief, Jews do not just take care of our own.

Contributions:We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who remember and honor their friends and loved ones through their donations.

Good Jewish Recipes... http://www.joyofkosher.com

RecipeSaucey Chicken and Red Pep-per Bites

These chicken bites are a fun easy to make little snack you can add to any menu. Easy to serve and eat with toothpicks. All the flavor here comes from Gold’s Steak Sauce, which is basically a BBQ sauce with horseradish mixed in.

Times

Prep Time : 5 min Cook Time : 15 min Ready Time : 20 min

8 Servings

Ingredients

4 boneless chicken breasts or thighs cut into cubes 1 red pepper cut into cubes 3/4 cup Gold’s Steak Sauce

Directions

Heat oven to 375.

Place chicken and peppers in a baking pan.Pour sauce over top and bake for 15 minutes until done. Serve with toothpicks.

Saucey Chicken and Red Pepper Bites

Calendar of EventsJune Yahrzeits 06*Ida Rubinsky

13**Pola Geifam**Morris Levy*Ralph Isaac Frapart

20*Sarah Dorfman Frapart**Jerry Jaross*Leon PerlRose Kalmans*Sam Levin*Edward Paris*Simon de Mayo**Dorothy Greenspan*May Rose Stein

27**Florence Friedman*Pauline Holzman**Prosper Suissa**Norman Friedman*Ruth Kirsh HoltzmanSimon KirelChaya Fuhrer**Dorothy Huddleston

June Birthdays:01 Bernice Edelstein12 Alan Gavronsky14 Lori Jaross16 Lynda Furgatch16 Larry Victor17 Marin Pierce18 Gay Greenspan21 Patricia Edelstein22 Violette Metz

June Anniversaries:03 Barry & Michele Goldsmith05 Mike & Robin Pierce09 Mike & Lynda Furgatch22 Bob & Rith Ann Hayter

Monthly Oneg June 20Our monthly Shabbat Oneg will be hosted on June 20th by Phylis & Jules Frapart, Sylvia Holzman, Muriel & Leon Horn and Rachel & Manny Perlman

Oneg ReminderPlease make sure to check the Oneg list when you are in charge of the Oneg. The list is as follows:Challah, decaf coffee, cream, sugar, cold drinks, cups for coffee and drinks, plastic ware, napkins, plates, cookies, cakes, nuts, fruit, cheese and crackers. Those in charge of the Oneg need to set up and clean after the Oneg is finished. Please launder and return tablecloths to the Temple as soon as possible. Board Meeting:The Board of Directors meets every second Wednesday of the month. This month will be on the 11th . Everybody is welcome to attend the meetings.

Weekly Parsha StudiesCantor Greenspan is conducting a weekly Torah study group held in the Library immediately following morning Shabbat services. Come enjoy some sweets and coffee along with some inspiring thoughts.

Temple Beth El Congregational Meeting May 25, 2014

Thanks to Jules Frapart for agreeing to step up in place of Leon Weisberg who declined to run in 2014.

Irwin noted that we’ll need more congregants to consider Board tenures – several folks will likely not run again in 2015.

*waiting on final board approval.

Irwin RiezemanPresident

Javier HuertaVice-President

Barry GoldsmithSecretary

Mike FurgatchTreasure

Jules Frapart *Chair

Alex BlinderChair, Fundraising

Sara KenigsteinChair, House, Ritual, Social

Board of Directors / Officers:

Proud Parents...

Beaming parents of Nathan and Hannah are evedent in all pictures taken during there B’nai Mitzvah.

Nathan reads the torah parshat bechukotai.

Hannah reads the torah parshat bechukotai.

Board on director Barry Goldsmith gives Bar and Bat Mitzvah certification and gifts to Nathan and Hannah

Henry Greenspan gives a beautiful hand signed Siddur to Nathan and Hannah

Hannah and Nathan’s B’nai Mitzva

The B’nai Mitzvah Partythat followed was nothing short of Hollywood style. From the props to the plate settings.

Everyone enjoyed the wide variety of healthy choices. Veggies and fruit for the health conscious and candy for the sweet tooth in all of us.

Also, a photo booth provided every-one with the opportunity to feel like a star.

HEB is offering 11¢ per gallon off gas when you pay

with a gift card, so hurry up and comeby the office and

pick up a few.

Dear Friends of Hadassah:

A big thanks to all of you who

donated so generously to HMO for

Betty Levin’s birthday. Hadassah is

having financial trouble in Israel.

Every dollar we send to them is

greatly appreciated.

Harriet Light

Hadassah

Hadassah Book Club Hi Book Readers:Our Book Club is coming to an end until the fall.

Our last book is “The Innocents” by Frnacesca Segal. We will meet June 8th at 10:00 am in the Temple Library.

Edith Wharton wrote “The Age of Innocences” in 1926. Violette Metz will discuss Wharton’s book. Then Elka Jaross will lead us in a discussion of Segal’s book.

Come help us compare the two books.

Please bring any book you have found interesting so we can discuss it for fall.

Please come join us.Harriet Light

Ongoing FundraisersTemple Beth-El sells HEB cards. Please pick up one or a few here at the office. A percentage of the sales go to Temple and Hadassah

Hello hello,My name is Gali Rosas and I teach the youngest group of students at the Temple Beth El Sunday School. I love the age group that I work with be-cause, besides the obvious cute factor, they are new to Judaism and to the world, and as such have a curiosity that is amazing to witness and share.

Before I came to Temple Beth El, I spent my time in New York , helping my older brother and sister to teach our Israeli-born parents that Thanksgiving is a holiday for turkey, not brisket, among other lessons. Despite our demand for American traditions, my siblings and I were surrounded by Jewish/Israeli tradi-tions too. No matter where I go in the world, I will always appreciate a fresh baked pita full of shawarma and a Prigat grape juice, and my mom will always set a place for me at the Passover seder.

Moving away from home has been hard at times, but I consider myself very lucky to have found such a warm and welcoming new home. Since starting at Temple Beth El I have become a wife and the proud parent of an adopted border collie mix. As I embark on this new adventure, I am grateful to be part of a community that shares the traditions of my past, and am eager to adopt new Texas traditions for the future.

Thank you and shalom, Gali

Sunday School News

Hebrew Cemetery News

Hebrew Cemetery News – June 2014Dr. Harry Kalman Lowe was born in 1878, and was the grandson of Dr. Arthur S. Wolff. Dr. Wolff was the quarantine officer in Brownsville during the Yellow Fever epidemic who caused an international incident when he quarantined an officer in the Mexican Army.

As a young man, Dr. Lowe would go with his grandfather on his rounds. Yes, in those days doctors made house calls. He studied with his grandfather and then attended The Univer-sity of Texas in Austin from 1897 to 1904. He passed the New York Medical Board as well as the Texas and Mexico Medical Boards. In 1907, Dr. Lowe returned to Brownsville to practice medicine as a physician and surgeon. He served as the city health officer until he entered into military service in 1916 as a medical officer. He served with distinction in France and Germany during World War I attaining the rank of Major by 1918.

Dr. Lowe returned to Brownsville in 1920 to resume his practice and was reappointed as city physician. He took up golf and became a local champion golfer. He also was a leader in the growing Jewish community in Brownsville and helped gather money for building the new Temple Beth-El synagogue which was built in the Riverside Addition of Brownsville. He died before he had a chance to see the completed building.

In 1932, a laborer came into Dr. Lowe’s office with a thorn in his hand which had become infected. It would be years before Penicillin would be available and Dr. Lowe had few treatment options. After treating the man as best he could, the man died. Unfortunately, while trying to cure the infection, some of the patient’s blood entered into Dr. Lowe’s blood through a small cut on his wrist. Dr. Lowe died on August 3, 1932. He is buried with his family in the Hebrew Cemetery.

23. Israel has won the Miss World contest once, in 1998. The winner, Linor Abargil, subsequently became known as a campaigner against sexual violence.

24. Israel celebrates its version of mother’s day on Shevat 30, the date that Henrietta Szold —the founder of Hadassah — marked her birthday.

25. Microsoft has more employees in israel than it does per capita anywhere in the world.

26. In July last year, a team of crafty-minded folk in Netanya broke the world record for the largest sock mosaic, using 12,000 in total.

27. Per square kilometre, Israel has one of the highest levels of bird traffic in the world. Over 500 million migrating birds cross its airspace.

28. An Israeli company has developed the world’s first jellyfish repellent.

29. Every year, an Israeli Arab hotel manager called Jaaber Hussein buys all of the state’s chametz for Pesach.

30. In February, a green pep-per grown in Moshav Ein Yahav claimed the record for the world’s largest, weighing half a kilogram.

31. The record for rubbish gener-ated was set by Eilat in 2011 — 3.3 kg per person per day.

32. There are around 273 kibbut-zim in Israel.

33. According to the latest figures available, the most popular name for Israeli babies — both boys and girls — is Noam.

34. Politicians hoping to become Israel’s president should go by the names of either Yitzhak or Chaim — there have been two of each in the role since the establishment of the state.

35. It is well known that the Dead Sea is the lowest place on earth — less well known is that it is 850 feet lower than the next lowest place — Lake Assal, in Djibouti.

36. The Dead Sea is also 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.

37. Bamba, Israel’s favourite snack, was first produced in 1964 as cheese-flavoured. Only two years later did acquire its much-loved peanut butter flavour.

38. The opening scene of the Al Pacino film The Insider was shot in Israel – although it was set in Lebanon.

39. The scene in which Tel Aviv beach is shown in Steven Spiel-berg’s Munich, was actually filmed in Malta.

40. Israel has the highest number of museums per head in the world.

41. More than nine out of 10 Israeli homes use solar power to heat water.

42. You can buy hummus flavoured ice cream in a shop in Jaffa.

43. Napoleon tried to lay siege to Acre in 1799. There is a “Napoleon Hill” in the city.

44. There are 285 replica models of historical, cultural and religious sites on display at the tourist museum Mini Israel.

45. Last year, Israel became the first country to place a ban on the use of underweight models on catwalks.

46. Israeli inventor Rafi Yoeli is currently building the world’s first flying car.

47. People who keep Shabbat can buy car insurance which doesn’t cover Saturdays, making it cheaper.

48. The Mount of Olives in Jerusa-lem is the world’s oldest continu-ously used cemetery

49. Israel was the first country to sign up to the Kimberly process, the international standard that cer-tifies diamonds as being “conflict free”.

50. The diet of animals at the biblical zoo of Jerusalem is altered over Pesach in accordance with kashrut.

51. Akhzivland, near Nahariya, was declared independent by resident Eli Avivi in 1970, after years bat-tling with the government over planning permission.

52. Writer Leon Uris’s Israel epic Exodus, stayed on the New York Times Top 10 best-seller list for more than a year.

53. Israeli scientists have ruled that giraffe milk is kosher.

54. Alexander the Great is said to have entered Israel in 333 BCE via the caves at Rosh Hanikra

55. Adi Rotem is the current fe-male Thai boxing world champion .

56. The word “Israel-” in morse code would be: .. ... .-. .- . .-..

57. The town of Kiryat Shemona is named after eight men who fell defending Tel Hai in 1920.

58. Beersheva is twinned with 14 towns and cities around the world.

59. Israeli academics produce more scientific papers per capita than anywhere else in the world.

60. Israel has appeared in the World Cup finals only once, in 1970.

61. Philanthropist Baron de Roth-schild died in 1934 in France but, after independence, his remains were transported to Israel.

62. Israel is one of only three democracies in the world without a codified constitution. The others are Britain and New Zealand.

63. By law, the Jewish National and University Library receives copies of every book printed in Israel.

64. Languages spoken in Israel include Marathi, northern Uzbek and Aramaic.

65. The most common street name in Israel is Hazait. It means “Olive Street”.

Two months ago 1-22. This month 23-65 Facts You Didn’t Know About Israelfrom THE JEWISH CHRONICLE ONLINEhttp://www.thejc.com/news/israel-news/105323/65-facts-you-didn’t-know-about-israel

Committees & Chairs

Budget Committee: Chair, Mike Furgatch/Irwin RiezenmanBuilding/Ground Committee: Javier HuertaDues Committee & Membership Committee: Mike FurgatchFundraising Committee: Alex Blinder/Morris EdelsteinHouse Committee/Welcome Committee: Sara Kenigstein/Barry GoldsmithLibrary Committee: Harriet LightReligious School Committee: Patricia Edelstein/Leon WeisbergRitual Committee: Sara KenigsteinScholarship Committee: Larry Holtzman

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