2715 30th Street Rock Island, IL 61201 (309) 788-3426 E-mail [email protected]Website www.TriCityJewishCenter.org Facebook Facebook.com/TriCityJewishCenter Candle Lighting Times Parasha Friday Night Havdalah June 1 & 2 Beha’alotecha 8:12 p.m. 9:12 p.m. June 8 & 9 Sh’lach 8:16 p.m. 9:17 p.m. June 15 & 16 Korach 8:19 p.m. 9:20 p.m. June 22 & 23 Chukat 8:21 p.m. 9:21 p.m. June 29 & 30 Balak 8:21 p.m. 9:21 p.m. JUNE / JULY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 5778/2018 Rabbi Jeffrey Lipschultz E-mail [email protected]President Michael Weindruch Vice President Maynard Siegel Dues & Reviews Justin Teitle Secretary Vicki Levin Thursday, June 14 6:00 p.m. Farewell Party for Rabbi Saulson At Temple Emanuel Tuesday, June 19 12:00 p.m. Nosh & Mingle Luncheon Tuesday, June 26 7:00 p.m. Annual Open Board Meeting Saturday, June 30 10:00 a.m. Brunch & Learn with Rabbi Jeff Wednesday, July 4 Office Closed in Observance of Independence Day Sunday, July 15 9:00 a.m. Sisterhood Bake Day at Center Thursday, July 19 9:00 a.m. Sisterhood Bake Day at Center Tuesday, July 24 7:00 p.m. Center Board Meeting The following members have been nominated for a three year term, expiring in 2021 to the Center’s Board of Directors. The election will take place at the Annual Open Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. All Center Members are invited and encouraged to attend the annual Open Board Meeting. Steve Barkan Lee Blumberg Michael Weindruch Allan Ross Kris Cawley Debbie Weindruch THE SEDRA NEWSLETTER JUNE / JULY 2018
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Sisterhood will be baking challah for the upcoming Bake Sale. If you would be willing
to help, please contact Randi Segal at 309-762-4479 or Marla Andich at 309-738-4336.
CENTER NEWS
Welcome new members Dan and Brandi Fleming, Austin, Kyleigh, and Logan
and Mazel Tov! on their conversion to Judaism.
Mazel Tov! to Dan and Brandi Fleming on the birth of their son, Logan.
Thanks to contributions from the Elsie Kohen and Ruth Evelyn Katz funds, the
Center has purchased 104 new Etz Hayim Chumash prayer books for the main
sanctuary. The new books are now available for plaquing (dedication in honor or
memory of loved ones) at a price of $75.00 per book. Please contact the Center
office if you are interested. 30 books have been dedicated in memory of Elsie
Kohen and Ruth Evelyn Katz.
Farewell to Scott, Elizabeth, Max, & Grant Stroud, Greg & Sheri Kinman, and
Nancy Kaplan on their recent move. We wish them the best on their new chapter
in life, may it be full of joy and success on behalf of Congregation Beth Israel.
Dues & Holiday Honors
Birdies for Charity
Dear Center members,
Recently you received your Birdies for Charity pledge
brochure from our synagogue. The board has decided that any pledge by our
members can count toward your dues and or High Holiday honors.
As an example if you pledge $50 to "Birdies", that amount will count toward your
holiday honors commitment. By pledging to Birdies the Center can receive up to a
10% bonus.
Everyone benefits by pledging to Birdies, local charities, the Center, and of course
you. This is a good way to bring in some needed revenue to our synagogue. If you
need new pledge cards, please stop by the office to pick one up.
Let's increase our Birdies money this year. Final pledges are due by July 13th.
Pledge now! www.birdiesforcharity.com
SCHOOL NEWS
JRS Mitzvah Project Hosts an Overflow Crowd
The eighth grade class of the Joint Religious School organized the third annual African Dinner at the Tri-City Jewish Center in May, They were assisted in this Tikkun Olam Project by the members of the Confirmation class. More than 200 guests poured into the Center for the dinner surpassing all estimates and necessitating quick runs to HyVee for more ingredients for the dinner. The dinner preparations were overseen by Aline Nshimirimana of Burundi with help from class members Madelyn Rode, Ethan Geifman and George Rothbardt as well as Rabbis Saulson and Lipschultz. Great music was provided by Sheryl Hassell-Bennett, Neal Sears, David Smith, St. Mary's Swahili Choir and the Teranga Drum Group. A beautiful quilt by local artist Sarah Detweiler was raffled, and an incredibly diverse group of guests appeared to be having a wonderful time. As a result of funds raised, the JRS will be able to pay school fees for two deserving students in rural Kenya. The project started two years ago when the JRS students saw a video about a Holocaust survivor who had "paid it forward" by doing the same thing for a Kenyan student who eventually became a noted human rights lawyer and philanthropist. Thanks goes to all who supported this project including Ryan, Juanita and Ben of the Center staff and many congregants of Beth Israel and Temple Emanuel. Eighth grade JRS Instructor Linda Golden is grateful to all who helped her class to know that this community sup-ports their efforts to become caring adults. Anyone who would like to help but missed the op-portunity can send a check to the Temple or the Center made out to "Temple Emanuel" with a note saying "For African Dinner."