Congregation Agudath Jacob January Tevet/Shevat 5779 www.agudathjacob.org Rabbi: Ben-Zion Lanxner President: Susan Silver Phone: 254-772-1451 Office Admin: Karen Eason Fax: 254-772-2471 [email protected][email protected]This bulletin is published twelve times per year by Congregation Agudath Jacob, a non-profit organization. Founded in 1888 * Celebrating 131 years * Member of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Your Board of Directors A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO SERVE THE COMMUNITY “May the one who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, bless this entire congregation, together with all other holy congregations: they, their families, and all that is theirs, along with those who devote themselves to establish synagogues for prayer, as well as those who enter them to pray, and those who provide for their maintenance, wine for Kiddush and Havdalah, food for guests, bread for the hungry, tzedakah for the poor, and shelter for the homeless; and all who faithfully devote themselves to the needs of this community and the Land of Israel. May the Holy One reward them, remove sickness from them, heal them, and forgive their sins. May God bless them by making all their worthy endeavors prosper, as well as those of the entire people Israel, their brothers and sisters.” Think about the words you’ve just read. This is a powerful prayer from our Siddur Lev Shalom and it is a prayer that holds special meaning to so many of us. We imagine those who came before us when we read this and those who helped to establish Congregation Agudath Jacob. We think about those among us whose job it is to continue their legacy. Both groups are equally important. Our incoming Officers and Board of Directors take their jobs seriously and we know that we have a huge responsibility. We welcome your thoughts, your concerns, your time and when warranted even your praise. This is a small synagogue and we need everyone to participate wherever or whenever you can. The face of our congregation is changing but the commitment to Judaism in our small town is alive and well with all of us. Our hope is that you will get to know each other and share your ideas and your backgrounds and what makes us different and what makes us the same. Help us make a minyan, work in the kitchen, plan a program, take a class. There’s a lot to do and our hope is that all of us commit ourselves to the needs of our community and our shul. We look forward to seeing everyone soon. 2019 Executive Board 2019 Elected Board Members Susan Silver - President Judy Hersh Shanna Rogers - Vice President Joseph Settle Harry Harelik - Treasurer Abbye Silver Dianne DeMoville - Secretary Gloria Yoder Brent DeMoville - Past President
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Congregation Agudath Jacob January Tevet/Shevat 5779 www.agudathjacob.org Rabbi: Ben-Zion Lanxner President: Susan Silver Phone: 254-772-1451 Office Admin: Karen Eason Fax: 254-772-2471 [email protected][email protected]
This bulletin is published twelve times per year by Congregation Agudath Jacob, a non-profit organization.
Founded in 1888 * Celebrating 131 years * Member of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Your Board of Directors
A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO SERVE THE COMMUNITY
“May the one who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, bless this entire congregation, together with all other holy congregations: they, their families, and all that is theirs, along with those who devote themselves to establish synagogues for prayer, as well as those who enter them to pray, and those who provide for their maintenance, wine for Kiddush and Havdalah, food for guests, bread for the hungry, tzedakah for the poor, and shelter for the homeless; and all who faithfully devote themselves to the needs of this community and the Land of Israel. May the Holy One reward them, remove sickness from them, heal them, and forgive their sins. May God bless them by making all their worthy endeavors prosper, as well as those of the entire people Israel, their brothers and sisters.” Think about the words you’ve just read. This is a powerful prayer from our Siddur Lev Shalom and it is a prayer that holds special meaning to so many of us. We imagine those who came before us when we read this and those who helped to establish Congregation Agudath Jacob. We think about those among us whose job it is to continue their legacy. Both groups are equally important. Our incoming Officers and Board of Directors take their jobs seriously and we know that we have a huge responsibility. We welcome your thoughts, your concerns, your time and when warranted even your praise. This is a small synagogue and we need everyone to participate wherever or whenever you can. The face of our congregation is changing but the commitment to Judaism in our small town is alive and well with all of us. Our hope is that you will get to know each other and share your ideas and your backgrounds and what makes us different and what makes us the same. Help us make a minyan, work in the kitchen, plan a program, take a class. There’s a lot to do and our hope is that all of us commit ourselves to the needs of our community and our shul. We look forward to seeing everyone soon.
2019 Executive Board 2019 Elected Board Members Susan Silver - President Judy Hersh Shanna Rogers - Vice President Joseph Settle Harry Harelik - Treasurer Abbye Silver Dianne DeMoville - Secretary Gloria Yoder Brent DeMoville - Past President
Saturday, January 26 Shacharit 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Ends 6:36 p.m.
January 1
Shanna Rogers January 3
Hope Hacker January 5
Craig Hoffman
January 9
Bernard Jortner January 10
Javis Howeth January 12
Mike Stupak
January 16
Felicity Jortner January 27 Mona Farley January 30 Diane Glick
Food from the Faithful Please bring cereals and pasta packages throughout the year and
Susan Silver will see that they are delivered to Caritas.
December Food Sponsors:
Inez Bonneville
Jim & Gabrielle Howle
Rogers Family
Joseph Settle
Special Donations: Robert & Gayle Monta
Shabbat Donations:
December 1
David Fay
Mike & Cindy Perry
Jim & Morasha
Stuckey
Gloria Yoder
December 8
David Fay
Judy Hersh
Javis Howeth
Mike & Cindy Perry
Jim & Morasha
Stuckey
December 15
David Fay
Jim & Gabrielle
Howle
George & Kathleen
Keller
Ray & Shayna Via
December 22
David Fay
Inez Bonneville
Aislinn Brooks
December 29
David Fay
Judy Hersh
Javis Howeth
George & Kathleen
Keller
Abbye & Susan
Silver
Ruth Goldwater Evans
Carron Thomson
Margaret Harelik
Harry Harelik
Frances Novy
David Novy
Jack Silver
Abbye & Susan Silver
Harold Warren Israel
Nancy Israel
Taube Jacobson Cohen
Naman & Esther Lipinsky
M.B. Farmer
Paul & Paula Farmer
Arthur Rubel
Rina Ruttenberg & Daniel
Holland
Phyllis & Mahmoud Akmal
Gandler, Chodorow, and
Beerman families
Michael & Michaele Brown
In Honor of the Birth of Norah Violet Silver Brent & Dianne deMoville
Rabbi & Susan Lanxner
THANK YOU to all who purchased items from the Hanukkah event to make it a great success. Also, a very special THANK YOU to all who donated their time on decorations, crafts, gift items,
supplies, and help in the kitchen preparing the latkes and sufganiyot.
HOW TO OBSERVE THE YAHRZEIT
It is traditional to kindle a Yahrzeit Candle in the home on the evening Yahrzeit begins. It should
remain lighted until sunset the next day. Possible prayer before lighting a Yahrzeit candle:
Eternal God, I/we light this candle in memory of (name) _________, my/our beloved (relationship)
___________. The light of the flame rekindles all the warm memories of the moment we shared
together, and reassures me /us that a piece of his/her soul dwells in my/our heart(s) forever.
May his/her soul be bound up with the bonds of eternal life. Amen. Candles are available at the
Gift Shop. Every effort should be made to say Kaddish at congregational services. It is
meritorious to perform some Mitzvah or to contribute to the synagogue in commemoration of the