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Vol. 5782 No. 10BSBI’s Chai LightsJune & July 2022,Saturday, June 4th6:00pm Tikkun Leil ShavuotSunday, June 5th10:00am Shavuot Morning Service6:00pm Shavuot Evening ServiceMonday, June 6th10:00am Shavuot & Yizkor ServiceTEMPLERabbi’s ColumnPresident’s ColumnBSBI CommunityCelebration DatesRLWRSSisterhood SpeaksBrotherhood CornerTOPICS345678-910Leave a LegacyThe Endowment FoundationContributions from Thoughtful PeopleCalendarAnnouncementsAds from Our SponsorsBack-to-School Ice Cream Social111213-14151617-19Back PageBeth Sholom B’nai Israel, 400 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT 06040 (860) 643-9563 www.myshul.org1
BETH SHOLOM B’NAI ISRAEL400 Middle Turnpike East, Manchester, CT 06040(860) 643-9563 www.myshul.orgUpcoming Events!Please visit www.myshul.org for all updates.ClergyRabbi: Randall J. Konigsburgrabbenu@myshul.orgRabbi Emeritus: Richard J. PlavinShabbat, June 4: Erev Shavuot, 49th DayOmer (Sivan 5)6:00pm Tikkun Leil ShavuotStaffOffice Manager: Judy Sawtelleadmin@myshul.orgMarketing Coordinator: Allison Sawtelleprogramming@myshul.orgBookkeeper: Shari Haleyaccounting@myshul.orgEducation Director: Rabbi Alan LefkowitzRLWRSDirector@myshul.orgMaintenance Specialist: Dave PastulaSunday, June 5: Shavuot - 1st Day (Sivan 6)10:00am Shavuot Morning Service6:00pm Shavuot Evening ServiceMonday, June 6: Shavuot - 2nd DayYizkor (Sivan 7)Office Closed10:00am Shavuot & Yizkor ServiceBSBI Board of DirectorsPresident: Russ BenblattCo-Vice Presidents of Finance: Alan & Hope IgdalskyCo-Vice Presidents of Membership: Judy Meyer/ Ilene O’NeilCo-Vice Presidents of Ritual: Maury Luxemburg /Paul RubinCo-Vice Presidents of Education: Rebecca Rumbo/Bea BrodieVice President of Administration: Ron AbrahamsVice President of Buildings & Grounds: Ed ReillyRecording Secretary: Steven WollinsImmediate Past Co-Presidents: Dawn & Jack SteigelfestSisterhood Representative: Brina AbrahamsBrotherhood Representative: Dave AlterBoard of Trustees Representative: Gordon BrodieMember At Large: Jay BigmanMember At Large: Spin ZuckerCo-Chairs, Personnel: Gayle Block/ Mike TurkCo-Chairs, Social Action: Deb Carlson/Susan MendelsohnChair, Adult Programming: Liza MandelLegal Counsel: Bruce BeckServicesMonday through Thursday: 7:00 PMFriday: 6:00 PMSaturday: 10:00 AMShabbat, June 11 (Sivan 12)10:00am Shabbat Services & Joe Davis AwardSunday, June 12 (Sivan 13)9:30am Brotherhood Breakfast & SpeakerMonday, June 13 (Sivan 14)7:30pm Sisterhood/Hadassah Book ClubTuesday, June 14 (Sivan 15)1:30pm Knit & KvetchWednesday, June 15 (Sivan 16)7:30pm BOD Board MeetingSunday, June 26 (Sivan 27)10:00am Sisterhood Adventure WalkTuesday, June 28 (Sivan 29)7:30pm Sisterhood Board MeetingMonday, July 4 (Tammuz 5)Independence Day: Office ClosedAll service times are as listed above unless otherwise noted in thecalendar. The entire community is welcome to attend any of ourservices.AFFILIATED WITH THE UNITED SYNAGOGUE OFCONSERVATIVE JUDAISMCall the Rabbi!Rabbi Konigsburg visits the local hospitals on a regular basis. An importantpart of his duties is to bring comfort and healing to those who are sick. Dueto privacy laws, the hospitals can’t tell him if one of our members has beenadmitted. He could be just down the hall, but if he doesn’t know someoneis there, he will not know to make a visit.Please call the Rabbi if you or someone you know is in the hospital so atimely visit can be made: 860-643-9563https://www.facebook.com/myshul/2Erev Shabbat, July 8 (Tammuz 9)6:00pm Sisterhood Garden ShabbatTuesday, July 12 (Tammuz 13)1:30pm Knit & KvetchWednesday, July 20 (Tammuz 21)7:30pm BOD Board MeetingTuesday, July 26 (Tammuz 27)7:30pm Sisterhood Board MeetingCondolences to:Patricia (Kenneth Goldberg) Case, Susan(Richard) Lunt, Alfred (Isabel) Case, andKimberly (Andrew) Rastallis and their entirefamily for the loss of their mother,Joyce Althea Case.
Faith, Hope, and PrayerI attended an online minyan. I arrived early but the Zoom channel wasnot open. It only opened at the time minyan was supposed to start. Wedavened together and then, everyone said “goodbye” and the Zoom channelclosed. Each person’s “box” had their name on it, but nobody had any timeto talk to each other. We came, we prayed, we left. We never got to meet orgreet each other, except to wave.I understand why many synagogues are trying to entice their membersand guests to come back to in-person services. It is hard to have aconversation with someone when there are other people listening in fromother “boxes.” It is impossible to sing on Zoom; there is enough of a delayfrom one computer to the other. I have seen people only attend onlinewithout turning on a microphone or turning on a camera. They are just aname on a screen. Are they really there? Are they really praying?Sometimes, by accident, their sound comes on and you hear them talking onthe phone or listening to the radio. Sometimes, by accident, their camera comes on and they are not even thereat all.I don’t want to pick on those who are praying online. Those who attend in person may talk to each otherwhen they are supposed to be praying. Sometimes singing does not work in person; the back of the room isnot singing along with the front of the room (a distortion of the time/space continuum). Some people doze offduring prayer; some are just staring off into space, their mind somewhere else.Judaism would have us pray as a community. Alone, we are subject to many distractions. When we aretogether, we strengthen each other; we help each other find our way through the siddur. We are moreconnected to prayer when we are connected to each other. During the dark days of the pandemic, all we hadwas our online connections. To be together two years ago was to court illness and death. Now, COVID haschanged. The new strains, so far, are not so virulent. While we can still catch COVID, with the vaccinations,boosters, and therapeutics, it is not nearly the devastating illness it once was. Case numbers may rise and fall,but slowly the world is opening up again. And slowly, prayer is becoming, once again, a public event.It may be easier to just open up a laptop or turn to your phone to be in shul again. It certainly is easier thantaking the time to travel to the synagogue. But the reasons we used to attend, the collegiality, seeing friends,sharing prayers and even, sometimes, having a bite to eat afterwards, are still strong pulls to in-person prayer.The reality is, real life is better than virtual. Come back and join us in the sanctuary and in the chapel. Itmay have been two years since you were back, but even after all this time we saved you your seat!Rabbi Randall J. KonigsburgJewish History 1012 Sivan – 3 Av16 Sivan – Jewish settlement of Massachusetts began with the arrival of several Jewish merchants from Londonon the ship Restoration in 1716.21 Sivan – In 1453 Sultan Mohammed II conquered Constantinople and gave equal rights to all Jews and non-Muslims.This policy made the Ottoman empire a haven for Jews 40 years later when they were expelled from Spain.2 Tammuz – The first truce of Israel’s War of Independence ended on this date in 1948. The month-long truce allowedIsrael to bring in more guns and more refugees from Europe to create a battle plan. When this truce broke, Israel beganto win its war against her neighbors.6 Tammuz – In a daring and well-planned raid, Israeli commandos in 1976 rescued 100 hostages held by the PLO at theairport in Entebbe, Uganda.19 Tammuz – On this date in 1862 American law finally permitted Jewish Chaplains in the American armed forces.3
Words from the PresidentWhen I started down the path toward assuming the role of Presidentof Beth Sholom B’nai Israel, never in my wildest dreams did I imaginewhat the last two years would bring. I remember thinking, as many did,that the pandemic would be over soon, and we could all return tonormal. Boy, were we wrong. These last two years have been, to say theleast, challenging for all of us. I struggle to find even one person whohasn’t been affected (directly or indirectly) by COVID. Too many havebeen lost, too many are living with long-term effects, and too many arestill wondering what is the “new normal?”To be honest, I don’t think we can answer that question, at least notwith any degree of certainty. “Normal” is a concept that is everchanging — much like our synagogue, our kehila, our community, ourlives.So, even though we’re entering a time where people are able to loosen their own personal restrictions,and we as a shul are easing up a little on our restrictions and precautions, there’s still a degree of cautiousoptimism. And while this may seem a little odd — that excites me! To be cautiously optimistic, one firsthas to be optimistic. That means that we’re looking toward the future with a fair amount of hope, and withan undertone of “How can we make this better?”Now, as I look towards the next two years as President, I think about the change that we’ve alreadyembraced, changes that we’re in the middle of, and the changes that—whether we want them to or not—will come. Change is a scary word. In fact, for some it might be the most terrifying six-letter word in theEnglish language.But change is inevitable, because life is dynamic. So I choose to embrace change, to grab it with bothhands and point it in a positive direction to influence it wherever I can. But to do that, we need tochange how we think.Instead of asking, “How many people will come back after two years away?” I choose to ask, “What dowe need to do to bring them back?”Instead of asking, “Is it really safe to attend services?” I choose to ask, “How do we create anenvironment that makes the most people comfortable and safe?”It’s all about how you look at things and how much faith you have in a better and stronger future. TheTalmud tells us that to change our place (position) is to change our future. So who am I to argue?So for these next two years, my goal is to help people embrace the changes that are on the horizon, tosee things a little differently, and instead of anchoring ourselves to the past and “the way we’ve alwaysdone things” to change our place, our position, and to help change our future.Russ BenblattPresidentBeth Sholom B’nai Israel4
CommunityUpdate Your ContactInformation!Thank you to BSBIDear BSBI,Thank you so much for your generous Passover donation to Leket Israel fromthe Sisterhood of Beth Sholom B’nai Israel. We are truly so appreciative of BSBISisterhood’s support of providing food to those in need throughout Israel.If anyone from the BSBI community will be visiting Israel this Summer or laterthis year, we would love to set up a Leket volunteer opportunity and show youour programs.Thank you all again so much for your generosity and support. Have a new cell number orgave up your landline? Want to be added to ouremail list to get our biweekly announcements, sadnews notifications and otherimportant informationrelated to the congregation?Best,Elèna RosenbaumDevelopment Coordinator & Community OutreachAmerican Friends of Leket Israel May 6, 2022Dear Rabbi Konigsburg,Thank you for contributing to HVCC’s Campaign for a Year of Health, Healing& Hope. With your contribution of 85 pounds of assorted food, you have helpedbrighten the lives of others in our community. With each passing year, HVCC looksto adapt to and meet the needs of our community, no matter the difficulty, whetherthat means switching to a drive-up service for our food pantry, expanding where ourbusses can go, or telemedicine appointments for those struggling with their mentalhealth. Regardless of circumstance, your contribution represents the belief thatwhere there is Health, Healing, & Hope, there is a will to make a difference.Thank you again for joining HVCC’s Campaign. Every service we provide, everylife that we impact, is all due to your belief in a better tomorrow. With you standingby our side, there is no limit to our ability to make positive change in our community.From everyone at HVCC, thank you again for your support.Sincerely,David M. O’RourkeChief Executive Officer, HVCCThink you signed up to getemails but haven’t receivedany? Planning on moving orgetting a new email address? Have a child who has goneoff to college and would liketo keep up to date with lifeat BSBI?Please contact the office directlyregarding ANY changes or issuesby or by sending an email toadmin@myshul.org.REMEMBER: We cannot reachyou if our records are not up todate!Joe Davis AwardSaturday, June 11th during Shabbat ServicesMazel Tov to Ron & Brina Abrahams, who are this year’s recipients of theJoe Davis Award! Join us on Saturday, June 11th as they are honored fortheir contributions to BSBI.Social ActionLast month, Debra Carlson and Sue Mendelsohn were installed as the new CoChairs of the Social Action Committee. The past and present leadership would liketo extend our thanks to all the members of the committee who have worked hard tocarry out our activities and to the Congregation who support our efforts.We will continue to accept food donations for our local food pantries, andJessie’s Garden will be supplying produce to them as well. Have a good summer!Carol Hatch, Social Action Chair5
CelebrationDatesinJune & JulyHave a simcha youwant to share with thecongregation? Makesure to notify Allisonat programming@myshul.org so she caninclude it in thebulletin!Cathy Ludlum 6/1Rebecca Norman 6/1Arlene Norman 6/3Jack Cohen 6/3Alan Zitomer 6/3Alan Igdalsky 6/3Peter Buch 6/4Randall Nelson 6/6Sharon Chesler 6/6Arnold Zackin 6/6Elaine Kahaner 6/11Barry Resnick 6/11Stanley Falkenstein 6/12Michael Winkler 6/13Rebecca Hauer 6/14Brina Abrahams 6/15David Hatch 6/16Carol Lewis 6/16Irene Milzoff 6/17Lucas Carlson 6/17Charles Borgida 6/18Edward Kloehn 6/18Florence Polens 6/19Ross Novgrad 6/20Herbert Byk 6/20Leslie Brown 6/21Laurie Bayer 6/22Neil Kovensky 6/23Matthew Friedman 6/24Sidney Schwartz 6/25Theodore Zupnik 6/27Philip Margolis 6/28Ellen Marmer 6/29Elaine Nelson 6/29Michael Delaney 6/30Ellen Frankel 6/30--------------Sydney Bula 7/1Emily Margolis 7/2Barbara Leshin 7/2Stephanie Orringer 7/3Steven Eckhouse 7/3Donna Rubin 7/5Jeffrey Garfield 7/5Elise Carlton 7/7Steven Cohen 7/7Drs. David & Ellen Neuhaus 6/1Aaron & Laurie Bayer 6/3Marshall & Linda Grodofsky 6/5Arnold & Diane Keyser 6/6Arnold & Ruth Zackin 6/9Manuel & Maxine Lerman 6/10Drs. Laurie Bain & Robert Parnes 6/10Thomas & Ona Mastronarde 6/11Abe & Iris Linner 6/12Drs. Nelson & Stephanie Orringer 6/12Rabbi Randall & Michelle Konigsburg 6/12Matthew & Randi Friedman 6/12Michael & Susan Gross 6/13David & Donna Plen 6/13Ronald & Brina Abrahams 6/16Ira & Anne Fink 6/17Craig & Barbara Banks 6/17Samuel & Teri Norman 6/18Howard & Linda Grad 6/18Alan & JoAnn Itzkowitz 6/19Maury & Susan Luxemburg 6/19Arlene Bonilla 7/7Diane Wurmbrand 7/7Ari Hartstein 7/8Gregory Booty 7/11Graham Serow 7/11Teresa Lloyd 7/12Deborah Alter 7/14Saul Nesselroth 7/17Shirley Segal 7/18Benjamin Carlson 7/18Eric O’Brien 7/19Judy Bogatz 7/19Beatrice Brodie 7/19Michael Turk 7/20Joel Ellis 7/20Marcia McGee 7/21Pearl Podrove 7/21Rachel Donnell 7/26Roberta Weiner 7/29Philip Partney 7/31Laurie Bain 7/31Mary Leon 7/31Liza Mandel & Jeffrey Lassow 6/20Michael & Madeline Turk 6/20Steven & Merle Cohen 6/21Richard & Leslie Abrahams 6/23Carl & Cruz Mandell 6/25David & Carol Alter 6/25Rabbi Richard & Lisa Plavin 6/27Kevin & Marcia Cyr 6/27Steven & Elly Cohen 6/27Dr. & Mrs. Barry Haight 6/28Dr. Gayle Block & Mr. Edward Reilly 6/28Stanley & Lois Falkenstein 6/30Jim & Beverly Ladue 7/1Samuel & Marilyn Krutt 7/1Diane & Mitchell Wurmbrand 7/4Peter & Reese (Marisa) Goldsmith 7/19Harold & Judy Meyer 7/21David & Carol Hatch 7/28Alfred & Eileen Stern 7/31If we have overlooked a special date please contact us at: 860-643-9563 ext. 100so that we may celebrate it in the future.6
RLWRS UpdateA Word from Rabbi AlanOur little school is growing! Last year, the Rabbi Leon Wind Religious School ended the year with only ahandful of students, but this year, we have moved into double digits, with the great anticipation of newstudents joining our school program in the fall.Like the young shepherd—later king—David, we may be small, yet we are mighty. Our students have beenlearning Hebrew, our holy language, and are able both to read the Siddur and understand many of the words.Our older students have been participating in the main service by leading the introductory blessings, and havebeen learning various parts of the Shabbat morning service, which they lead in our monthly JuniorCongregation.Our teachers Michele Karasik, Laura Lopez, and Sarah Karasik have been diligent in teaching our studentsTorah, holidays, history, and Jewish values. In our Mechina (primary school), we added Lillian O’Neil as anassistant to help Sarah keep the class of four boys in order.On Sunday mornings we begin with Tefillah, in which our parents have participated, and have gained adeeper appreciation for our prayers. In our Sunday music session, our students have learned many songs andare filled with lots of ruach (spirit). We are proud of their growth this year.Many thanks to Rabbi Konigsberg for his guidance and friendship, to Bea Brodie and Rebecca Rumbo forall their support, and of course to Judy Sawtelle for helping me get things done. I want to express greatadmiration to the parents for allowing me to bring my love of our Jewish traditions, culture, stories, and ritualsinto their and their children’s lives.I look forward to seeing you on August 25 (see back page), and when school starts in September!Rabbi Alan7
Sisterhood SpeaksMimi Kalman, EditorSisterhood-Hadassah Book GroupWhat’s Ahead for Sisterhood?Monday, June 137:30 pm: Hadassah - SisterhoodBook GroupOur next meeting will be on Monday, June 13th at7:30 pm on our own Zoom link.The Mary Cheney Research Librarian has ordered thebook Bee Season by Myla Goldberg and will be holdingcopies of the books for the BSBI Book Group. The zoomlink will be posted closer to the meeting date.Tuesday, June 141:30pm: Knit & KvetchTuesday, June 287:30 pm: Sisterhood Zoom Board meetingand InstallationFriday, July 86:00 pm: Shabbat Service in the Gardenand DinnerMaxine Lerman& Becky MurraySisterhood Gift Shop, Your Source for all Your SimchotMother’s Day is long gone, but our salecontinues. We have drastically reduced prices onAnytime: Yoga with Adriene on YouTube. earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and rings. Items willbe on SALE for 5, 10, and 15 for mostSisterhood Nominatingjewelry items.Stop by and call Harriet Beede or BrendaCommittee ReportLerner to meet you at your convenience to selectI am pleased to report the proposed slate a gift for someone special in your life!of Board Members for the July 1, 2022 toHarriet Beede,June 30, 2024 term. They will behmbeede@gmail.com,860-305-8711formally elected and installed at our JuneBrenda Lerner,Sisterhood Board Meeting, which will bebrenler@cox.net, 860-643-9700held on Tuesday, June 28th.Lynn CohenBarbara LeshinIlene O’NeilRenny ResnickSusan RubinSusan ScherickKnit & KvetchKnit and Kvetch will not be meeting in June, July, and August. See youall again in September.However, if you love to knit or crochet, want to do a Mitzvah and putyour talents to use, or want to knit at home over the summer, call me forsuggestions of items that we can use. I also have access to yarn that you canJudy Meyer, Chair use for your projects.Sisterhood Nominating CommitteeIf you have any questions, you can email me at Irannefink@gmail.com orcall me at 860-649-6551.Anne FinkAdventure WalkTorah Fund CardsOur walks will not be held during themonths of June, July, and August. Have a Condolences to Susan Stoppelman in memory of her husband Jay andgreat summer, we will start again in theHappy Mother’s Day wishes to Marilyn Lassow from Sylvia Cheerman.Fall.Condolences to Susan Stoppelman and family in memory of Susan’sMargie Partney husband Jay from Lynn and Jack Cohen.Share an OnegCondolences to Scott Zoback & Emily Zoback Silverman in memory of theirmother, Ronni Zoback from Susan and Ron Scherick.Call or email me if you would like to Condolences to Patricia Casey in memory of her mother Joyce Althea Caseyenhance your Simcha with pulpitfrom Judy and Harold Meyer.flowers.To order cards for all occasions contact our Torah Fund Card ChairpersonMimi KalmanLynn Cohen at (860-298-0457) or cohenlynn334@gmail.comPulpit Flower Chairmimrk524@gmail.com860-649-38908
SisterhoodShabbat Service in the Garden and DinnerFriday, July 8th at 6:00pmOur Annual Friday Evening Shabbat Service in the Garden will be held on July 8th. The service will be heldat 6:00 pm and will be followed by dinner. The cost for the dinner is 12.00 per person.The final date to make your reservation is July 1.Sisterhood Summer Kabbalat ShabbatFriday, July 8th, 2022Services at 6:30 pm, dinner to follow.RSVP by July 1stPlease make checks out to BSBI Sisterhood and return to Brina Abrahams at 10 Vinetta Drive, Vernon, CT 06066.Questions? Email Brina at brinaron@sbcglobal.net or call 860-872-0820.Name(s): Phone:E-mail:Need a ride?Address: City: State: Zip:Please note any food allergies or sensitivities we need to be aware of:Number of people attending:@ 12each9
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Leave a Jewish LegacyIRA Assets and Qualified Charitable DistributionsBSBI would like to encourage charitable donations, to help our congregantsoptimize their charitable giving and to reach their charitable goals. On behalfof the Endowment Board of Trustees I would like to review some of thebenefits of gifting Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) to theEndowment. The QCDs may also be used to pay Synagogue dues as well ascontribute to the Hineni Society.Donation of “Qualified Charitable Distributions” (QCD)In legislation at year end 2016, Congress made permanent qualified charitabledistributions (QCDs) from individual retirement accounts.What are QCDs?A QCD permits direct transfers to a qualified charity (or charities) totaling up to 100,000 annually of tax-deferred IRAsavings. QCDs offer advantages over taking a taxable IRA distribution and then contributing the proceeds of thatdistribution to a charity. That’s because taxable IRA distributions must be included in adjusted gross income.Importantly, QCDs automatically satisfy required minimum distributions (RMDs) for the year when the QCD is made.That’s a real advantage for a charitably minded IRA owner who doesn’t depend on some or all of the RMD for livingexpenses.What are important things to know about QCDs?Only individuals who’ve attained age 70 ½ or older on the date of distribution may make QCDs. The charitableorganization must be an organization that qualifies for a charitable income tax deduction of an individual. The BethSholom B’nai Israel Synagogue and the BSBI Endowment qualify as such organizations The BSBI Endowment andSynagogue will be required to provide the same contribution acknowledgement to the owner of the IRA requiredclaiming a charitable tax deduction. Failure to obtain the acknowledgement will quash the QCD. QCDs may be madefrom any IRA or individual retirement annuity, but not from a simplified employee pension, a simple retirementaccount, or an inherited IRA. Among other benefits, the use of QCDs for charity may reduce taxable income, reducestate and federal tax, reduce taxation of social security, reduce supplemental IRMMA payments to Medicare parts Band D. Individuals and couples with low as well as high incomes may benefit by contributing QCDs to charity.Examples of using QCDs for charitable givingThere are several attractive options for the use of QCDs for charitable giving. For example one can use the QCD to paySynagogue dues and contribute to Hineni. Another example of optimizing the use of QCD is to establish a perpetualendowment fund. By making a QCD donation to the Endowment of BSBI, the donor may create a 25,000 endowmentfor BSBI. This endowment may be given over the course of a number of years to reach the level necessary to provideperpetual support of a 1000 to Hineni. By adding to the donation annually the donor could reach a 45,000 over anumber of years. This amount would support a perpetual Hineni donation at the 1800 per year level. Details offurther possibilities and arrangements for payment can be obtained from the Endowment members or via email notedbelow. Since the use of QCDs for charitable giving can have specific tax advantages the donor should consult their taxadvisor prior to making a QCD contribution. Some plans require significant lead time to process the paper work, soadvanced planning may be necessary.For further information, contact a member of the Endowment Committee.You may reach out to the BSBI Endowment at BSBIEndowment@myshul.orgor directly to Roy Filkoff or Jeff Wasser. Remember to discuss this and allother tax matters with your tax advisor before taking any action.Sincerely,Jeff Wasser, MDPresident of the BSBI Endowment11
Endowment FoundationScholarshipsRabbi Leon WindReligious SchoolAdult EducationCommunityGloria Byk FundBayer/Davison FundSylvia A. Cheikin FundBerkman Family FundAnn and EmanualHirth FundDavid Sherman FosterFundClare-Kramer FundKlemens-Wiener FundMaxine & Efrem JaffeFundHochberg Family FundRuth and Sidney CohenFundSeymour B. KaplanFundJacobs Family FundJack Goldberg Fund*Sonia and Max Karpand Anita KarpTreston FundRose Jaffe FundF. Ruth and S. I.Kummer FundJerome and Louise NathanFundJoseph Kopman FundKatz-Robbins FundElla and Herman PlavinFundAnne and LeonKramer FundRuth Podrove Melton FundFay and Benjamin Levyand Max Mandel Fund*Aida S. NesselrothEducationalEnhancement Fund*Saul and CarolNesselroth Fund forIsrael AdvocacyGeorge and LillianSandals FundMax Lundy FundLaurie Margolis FundCantor Israel andIrene Tabatsky FundMarsha and SamuelYules FundBarney, Jean, Rachel, andSarah Moses EducationFundGertrude and AbrahamPodrove FundPodrove - Resnick FundMartin L. Rubin FundRuth and Jack SandalsFundRabbi Jeshaia andHilde Schnitzer FundGordon Barshay Lassowand Jay Joshua LassowFundEsther Margulies Lessnerand George C. LessnerFundGeneralEndowment FundIsrael and LillianAbramovitz FundSheldon and DorisAdler FundLouis and SadyeApter Family FundRaymond BernsteinFundA. Elmer Diskan FundJay E. Rubinow FundRuben Fialkoff FundRita and David SchmerlerFundMorris and AnnFirestone FundLeonard Seader FundRhoda Goldstein FundShapiro Family FundEdith Gottlieb FundPauline and IsadoreZackin FundNat N. and Gertrude SturmSchwedel FundSaul and RebeccaSilverstein FundEileen & Fred SternFamily FundLeo and Shirley JuranFundDiane and JeffreyWasser RamahScholarship FundBerdine Spector StoltzFundWeil-Braunsberg Fund*Blanche and Robert StoneFundKahaner Family FundElliott and EveleenZimmerman LibraryFundContinuity FundProgram EnhancementBeth Sholom B’nai IsraelOperating FundEthel and NathanKasowitz FundMarcus Family andBula Family FundIrving and EthelMehlman Rose ax and Sally Glaiberand Joseph andGertrude Snider FundAnna Brita Chilberg FundBayer-Marlow FundTemple Beth SholomMemorial Park FundHoward Gold FundNellie Katz Cohen FundElaine and LeoCharendoff FundCongregation B’nai IsraelMemorial Park FundBernard and MayKahn and Eli andRose Lerman FundMurray H. and Celia D.Novins FundDavid S. and Norma C.Garber FundReichlin Family FundMiriam BarshayLassow and HermanLassow FundPauline and NathanRubin FundCapital ImprovementFundIsrael and ShirleySnyder Family FundRubinow-SchwolskyFundRebecca Ann andHerman SeidmanFundIrene and HenrySpringer FundDiane and BarryWeinbaum FundRabbi Leon WindFundMemorial ParkThe Needis Great!Clare and HerbertBernstein FundNathan Chesler FundPlepler Family FundThe Timeis Now,Irma and MerwinMeridy FundRita Oshinsky FundPhair Family FundGloria and RobertWeiss FundEdythe and AbrahamZubrow FundEndowmentsare anopportunity foreach of us toprovide for oursynagogue on acontinuous basisby creating apermanenttribute to ourvalues andprinciples.Our synagogueis here for youas youexperience life’sgreatest joysand greatestchallenges.TheEndowmentFoundation*These funds canalso be used inRabbi Leon WindReligious SchoolMax Zucker FundIrene and AbrahamZimmerman FundFor information about establishing an Endowment Fund or leaving a bequest,contact Dr. Jeffrey Wasser BSBIEndowment@myshul.org or Rabbi Konigsburg 860-643-9563 x101.12
Contributions from Thoughtful PeopleThank you to those who support BSBI by remembering and honoring friends and loved ones with generous contributions.Donations appearing in the newsletter may not reflect all donations received prior to publication. Listings are as current as the newsletter deadline allows.ANNE & LEON KRAMER FUNDMazel tov to David & Ellen Neuhaus on theYahrzeit of Meyer Clare from Carol & Paul Leiman and marriage of their daughter Kate from Ronald &Susan ScherickFamilyYahrzeit of my mother Mabel Zaref from BlancheBAYER/DAVISON FUNDRossYahrzeit of my beloved mother Peggy LudlumYahrzeit, in loving memory of Ruth Bayerfrom Cathy Ludlumfrom Barbara & Bill BayerYahrzeit of my mother, Blanche Mark; Yahrzeit ofEILEEN AND FRED STERN FAMILY FUNDBernard Bursack from Charles & Joyce BorgidaYahrzeit of Theresa Stern from Eileen & Fred SternYahrzeit of Mae Wichman from David WichmanYahrzeit of William Goober from Diane andGENERAL FUNDMitchell WurmbrandGet well Maxine Lerman; Mazel tov Ron and BrinaYahrzeit of Paula Olenberg Greenblatt; Yahrzeit ofAbrahams on receiving the Joe Davis Award from Carl Julius Bobrow from Herbert & Beverly Bykand Cruz MandellYahrzeit of Irene Friedman from Irving FriedmanHappy Birthday to Sissy Seader from Manuel &Yahrzeit of Elliott Bennett from Monroe MosesMaxine LermanYahrzeit of Arthur Fisher; Yahrzeit of Ethel PearlIn honor of Irma Menschell becoming a greatfrom Norman & Corinne Fishergrandmother to Artemis Clendaniel; In memory of Jay Yahrzeit of Bar
during prayer; some are just staring off into space, their mind somewhere else. Judaism would have us pray as a community. Alone, we are subject to many distractions. When we are together, we strengthen each other; we help each other find our way through the siddur. We are more connected to prayer when we are connected to each other.
