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Temple Beth Hi l le l
F RO M T H E RA B B I ’S S T U DY
Shevat/Adar I 5779
H I L L E L H A P P E N I N G S
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Simchas 2
Oneg schedule 2
Yahrzeits 3
Donations 4
Shema Tour 5
Torah Portions 6
Consultation on Con- 6
Purim Shpeil Rehersal 7
K2P 7
Purim Party 7
Lumch Bunch 7
Adult Ed 8
Book Club 8
Yoga 8
Yiddish 8
Concert 8
Upcoming Meetings 8
Sisterhood 9
Local Businesses 10
TBH Information 11
Excerpt of a poem by Danny Siegel, entitled, "Happy Are We
Whose Synagogue Is Small."
Happy are we whose synagogue is small
because we love each Jew
because we have to
because we do
I think it is a rather nice motto for us!
B'shalom,
Rabbi G.
Hello Temple Beth Hillel Families,
I hope that everyone has been keeping warm during the last few weeks. On Martin
Luther King, Jr. day a group of us representing Temple Beth Hillel and the Mitzvah
Mamas went on the annual Shema Tour. While it was a cold day, it was an opportunity
to see the people in our community that need our help. As usual, it was an eye opening
experience, if you have not gone in the past, you go next year.
I have been working with the Board to get our Community Conversations scheduled.
These conversations will allow for members to have a chance to discuss the future vi-
sion of Temple Beth Hillel. The schedule is just about finalized and will be sent out in
the next few days. These conversations will be led by members of the Board and held
at TBH or at people's houses. All the information will be shared and we will have a
signup available when the schedule is final.
Thank you,
Michael Skott
FROM THE PRESIDENT
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Judy Glickman-Lauder 2/1
Judith Fogg 2/6
Mark Abrahamson 2/8
Joyce Ben-Kiki 2/8
Richard Don 2/8
Sharon Serow 2/8
Dr. Doug Clouser 2/9
Phyllis Liebman 2/12
Ben Wallace 2/12
Judy Locker 2/13
Rick Moylan 2/13
Stanley Goldberg 2/15
Sharon Harris 2/15
Jennifer Marvin 2/15
Libby Wallace 2/19
Dr. Jeffrey Kraman 2/20
Dr. Ira Schecker 2/22
Phyllis Frank 2/23
Roger Parrott 2/25
Michael Rothberg 2/26
S IM CH A S B I R T H D AY S
ON E G I NFO RMATIO N
2/1 Stephen & Chrisitne Brouillard, Alice Capezzi
2/8 Phyllis Green, Sheila Alpert
2/15 Ed & Deb Luria, HELP WANTED
2/22 Kevin & Angelica Hoffman, Gabe & Luann Izraelevitz
3/1 Sue Simons & Barbara Gordon
3/8 Deb & Jeff Greer , Bonnie & Glenn Zinn
3/15 Frank Luena & Joyce Ben-Kiki, Rick & Michele Moylen
3/22 Judy Scott, Steven & Marsha Taback
3/29 Aylse & Peter Castonguay, Carrie & Blake Ward
As a reminder, the following items should be provided for each oneg:
1 challah
3 baked goods (one gluten-free item)
Cheese and crackers
Fruit
White grape juice
Paper goods can be found on the rack in the kitchen. Wine is in the fridge.
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Anniversaries
Mr & Mrs Theodore Groenstein 2/6
Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell Blutt 2/28
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Y A H R Z E I T D AT E S
On February 1 we observe the yahrzeit of:
Harry Lowenstein Husband of Ellen
Lew Schwartz Brother of Shelley Haslett
Helen Bachenheimer
Louise Shook Wife of Herb Shook
Sol Tulchinsky Father of Judy Bogatz
Samuel Shoham Grandfather of Nancy Shoham
Jacob Bloom Grandfather of Robert Wake-
field
Ruth Kirschenbaum Kliman Mother of Bob Kliman
Bess Shoham Mother of Nancy Shoham
Anna Rothberg Grandmother of Michael Roth-
berg
Eva Snyder Mother of Herbert Snyder
On February 8 we observe the yahrzeit of:
Howard M. Barach Father of Susan Kahn
Selma Rothstein Mother of Sharon
Lois Silver Smith Sister of Stan Silver
Irving Zelman Father of Sheila Alpert
Abraham Doigan Grandfather of Michael Rothberg
Lillian Geber Mother of Marion Berman
Roz Siegal Sister of Stanley Baskind
Abraham Waksman Father of Lawrence Waksman
Joshua Maciel Son of Rochelle Maciel
On February 15 we observe the yahrzeit of:
Harry Kanner Father of Judith
Gertrude Katz Mother of James Katz
Esther Cohen Mother of Sybil Goldberg
Sadie Goldbaum Mother of Jesse Goldbaum
Betty Weiner Grandmother of Michael Pollack
Nettie Manasevit Grandmother of Sharon Harris
Wayne Markman Father of Sara Markman
Mollie Zuckert Mother of Pam Steinberg
Edith Cohen Mother of Roz Cooper
Adolph Snyder Father of Teri Parrott
May Soll Mother of Laura Soll-Broxterman
David Hyman Brother of Phyllis Frank
Jacob Rothberg Grandfather of Michael Rothberg
Leonard Cantor Husband of Elaine Cantor
Geneive Mandell Mother of Janet Miller
Morris Sirota Grandfather of Lawrence Waksman
Lena Welensky Grandmother of Ed Luria
On February 22 we observe the yahrzeit of:
Irving Ellis Father of Judy Glickman-Lauder
Grandfather of Jeff Glickman
Arnold Harris Father of Cantor Scott
Adele Kossoy Mother of Lynn Welborn
Morris Weinstein Father of Judy Melocowsky
Diana Crystal Mother of Joyce Katz
Minnie Carlin
Betty Freeman Mother of Nelson Freeman
Daisie Merican Grandmother of Jeffrey Kraman
David Nissenblatt
Thomas Salonia Father of LuAnn Izraelevitz
Percy Alpern Uncle of Harriet Leitz
Samuel Cutler Father of Lois Wasserman
Grandfather of Jason Wasserman
William Westreich Uncle of Susan Ruchin
Ida Bernstein Mother of Beverly Bernstein-Prass
Samuel Aron Uncle of Phyllis Frank
Uncle of Herb Shook
Benjamin Greene Grandfather of Sheri Swan
Hugo Lowenstein
Ellen Sharp Grandmother of Christine Kurtzman
As you are making donations throughout the year, please consider donating to the following funds. If you would
like to make a donation to a specific project or for a specific purpose, simply include a note with your check of con-
tact the office at 860-282-8466 or [email protected]
Adult Education Fund
Art Fund
Cemetery Fund
Current Facility Fund
General Fund
Landscape Fund
Larry Gilbert Fund (Library)
Martin Turshen Fund
Membership Fund
Men’s Club Fund
Mortgage Retirement Fund
Music Fund
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund
Religious School Fund
Sisterhood Fund
Social Action Fund
Youth Committee Fund
Development Fund
Ediebaby Streaming Fund
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CEMETERY FUND
Joel & Marilyn Davidson in memory of Morris Berger, father of Marilyn
Jim & Sue Katz in memory of Gertrude Katz, mother of Jim
Marion Berman in memory of Lillian Geber, mother of Marion
GENERAL FUND
Sandra & Raymond Schneider
Richard & Michele Grigorian in memory of Bea Grigorian, wife of Richard and mother of Michele
Charlotte Toback in memory of Dr Martin J Toback, husband of Charlotte
Joyce Ben-Kiki Speedy recovery for Harriet Mindlin
June Silver in memory of Lois Silver Smith, sister of Stanley Silver
RETIRE THE MORTGAGE
Carol Schulman in memory of Anna Schulman, mother of Sam Schulman
CANTOR DISCRETIONARY FUND
Stanley Goldberg in memory of Sylvia Molin, aunt of Sybil Goldberg
Stanley Goldberg in memory of Henrietta Goldberg, aunt of Stanley
Alan & Donna Gittleman in honor of Rabbi Stephen Karol's thought provoking words and sermon
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Sheri & Eric Swan in memory of Benjamin Green, grandfather of Sheri Swan
MEMBERSHIP FUND
Judi Fogg in memory of Harry Kanner, father of Judi
FACILITIES
Sheila Alpert in memory of Norman Weiner, uncle of Sheila
Sheila Alpert In memory of Irving Selman, father of Sheila
RABBI DISCRETIONARY FUND
Sharon & Len Jacobs in memory of Freda Ziskis, mother of Sharon
Susan Simons in memory of Harry & Edna Gold, Parents of Sue
Susan Simons in memory of Sylvia May Mother-in-law of Sue
Mark & Marlene Abrahamson in memory of David Silver, father of Marlene
Daniel & Susan Rosenthal
Lee & Paula Bradbard in memory of Jeremiah Finn, father of Paula
Heather & Jeff Trachtenberg for appreciation
Steven Eisenberg in memory of Marvin Eisenberg
Roland Rychling in memory of Gary Rychling, brother of Roland
Richard & Carole Guttman
Fred Prass in memory of Ida Bernstein, mother of Beverly Bernstein-Prass
Len & Sharon Jacobs Shema Tour
Judi Fogg Rabbi Karol's Book
Emily Champ
ADULT ED FUND
Judy Bogatz in memory of Sol Tulchinsky father of Judy
D O N A T I O N S
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SHEMA TOUR
On this past bitterly cold Martin Luther King Day morning, eight hardy souls braved the icy roads and parking lots to join Rabbi
Glickman on TBH’s annual Sh’ma Tour. Bundled in hats, scarves and gloves, the effort did not disappoint thanks to the thoughtful
planning of Rabbi and Ed Melocowsky who, unfortunately, was not well enough to join us.
We started out at the Jewish Association for Community Living in West Hartford where we visited a group home inhabited by four
special needs adults cared for round the clock by caring staff. The JCL is part of the Jewish Federation and adheres to kashrut and
Jewish traditions, but serves the community at large regardless of religious affiliation. Denis Geary, JCL’s Director for the past 30
years, gave us an overview of the organization – its history and mission - and gave us a tour of the home which is one of several in
the West Hartford area. During our tour we met three of the residents: a severely autistic and disabled man in his sixties, an intel-
lectually disabled middle-aged woman who can function well enough to hold a job in a law firm, and a woman with cerebral palsy
confined to a wheelchair. All of them were ministered to by compassionate staff members who treated them with respect and dig-
nity. Staff at JCL far outnumbers its clients and there is a huge waiting list for these wonderful services. The need is great in fami-
lies with elderly parents who seek a secure future for their dependent aging children who have lived with them all their adult lives.
We next re-visited the South Park Inn in Hartford (we had been there on the Sh’ma Tour around 10 years ago), a homeless shelter
for men, women and children, where we were met by Kandyce Aust, Director of Development & Community Relations - a bubbly,
personable woman who took us on a tour and explained the wonderful work done to help people who have fallen on very hard
times. There is a concerted effort to help get these people back on their feet to a productive, independent life as soon as possible
and each resident must actively do work during the day to further this goal – counseling, resume writing, job training, seeking em-
ployment, etc. They have a special program to help veterans who find themselves homeless. Recently there have been large cuts
in government funding and some of their programs have had to be eliminated or re-worked. As unappealing living in such an envi-
ronment may seem to us, the sad fact is that there is a waiting list of over 600 people desperate to get in and we couldn’t help but
think about those unfortunate people without homes in the freezing temperatures we had just come in from.
During a fun lunch of fried plantains, beans and rice, salad and fish at Mi Sabor, a Dominican restaurant on Park Street a few
blocks away, Greg Andrews, a Hartford historian and guide, spoke to us about the history and architecture of some of Hartford’s
important landmark buildings. After lunch we boarded the bus while Greg continued his narrative on Hartford history, pointing out
sights in downtown Hartford.
Our last stop of the day was the Charter Oak Cultural Center, originally the home of Congregation Beth Israel which moved to
West Hartford in the 1930s. Built in 1859, it was the oldest synagogue building in the State of Connecticut. It is now a non-profit,
multi-cultural arts center providing many educational, musical and artistic performances and programs to the Hartford community.
It also houses the Youth Institute which provides tuition-free arts and music classes and workshops to underprivileged youth in the
Greater Hartford area. Steve, one of the Cultural Center staff persons, took us on a tour of the building. We went through the art
gallery and saw the current exhibit - photographic portraits of prominent Connecticut women – all without makeup. We stopped
by the office and spoke to Brenna who coordinates the many youth programs. Lastly we entered the beautiful sanctuary with its
stained glass rose window above the former ark. This serves as the theatre where performances are held.
We took our leave and headed back to South Windsor, anxious to get back to our warm homes but inspired by what we experi-
enced, and mulling over ideas for our upcoming TBH project to help one of these places in some way. It was a tremendously re-
warding day.
Nancy Gordon
Update – At our subsequent meeting the following Sunday it was decided to do a
towel and twin sheet drive for the South Park Inn.
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Mishpatim — Exodus 21:1-24:18 - The first three chapters of this Torah portion deliver a legal code of laws and commandments
that form a nucleus for the Torah's laws. The last chapter tells the story of how the people of Israel consented to keep these laws
and entered into a covenant relationship with God through a series of rituals conducted by Moses.
Terumah— Exodus 25:1-27:19- This Torah reading is occupied with the instructions for the building of the Tabernacle and
its furnishings.
Tetzaveh—Exodus 27:20—37:10- This Torah portion continues to narrate the instructions for the construction of the Tabernacle,
focusing particularly on the priesthood that was to serve in that sanctuary. The Israelites are commanded to make special garments
for Aaron and his sons to wear while ministering as priests. After describing the priestly garments, the portion concludes with in-
structions for the ritual inauguration of Aaron and his sons into the priesthood.
Ki Tisa— Exodus 30:11—34:35- The por tion begins with instructions for taking a census, finishes up the instructions for
making the Tabernacle, reiterates the commandment of Shabbat and then proceeds to tell the story of the golden calf. The majority
of Ki Tisa is concerned with the sin of the golden calf, the breach in the covenant between God and Israel, and how Moses under-
takes to restore that covenant relationship.
T O R A H P O R T I O N S
There has been a sign up genius sent out to all members.
Please sign up for our Temple Beth Hillel Community
Conversations. These small groups will be run by mem-
bers of the TBH Board. There will be several predeter-
mined questions that will be used to guide the discus-
sions. The information gathered from these conversa-
tions will help to guide the future of our congregation and
our community.
We all look forward to these conversations. If you can
not access the sign up genius and would like to partici-
pate, contact the office [email protected] or 860-282-
8466 and ask to be signed up.
The dates are as follows…
DATE TIME BOARD MEMBER
2/6 2pm Jennifer Marvin
2/10 9:30am & 5pm Jeff Levin
2/11 7pm Marcia Heneson*
2/12 6:30pm Jennifer Marvin*
2/17 1pm & 2:30pm John Halpern*
2/19 6pm Mike Skott
2/21 1pm Marcia Heneson*
2/24 9:30am Jeff Levin
2/25 7pm Mike Skott
2/28 6:30pm Adam Kaprove
* Not held at Temple
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The next Lunch
Bunch will be
Thursday ,
February 28
12:00pm
Bring you own lunch
and join us for cur-
rent event discussion.
We are planning the 5779 Purim Shpeil “Shushan Rhapsody.” If
you would like to participate, please contact Cantor Harris.
Looking ahead at the calendar: rehearsals dates:
Thursday, February 7th 7:30pm
Thursday, February 21st 7:30pm
Thursday, February 28th 7:30pm
Thursday, March 7th 7:30pm
Thursday, March 14th 7:30pm
Sunday Morning March 17th: TBH Celebrates Purim: 8:30 am Set-up and Run Through
Purim Shpeil
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Upcoming
Meetings
Membership
Meeting 2/5, 7pm
Board Meeting,
2/14, 7pm
Men’s Club
Meeting, 2/17
9:30am
RSC Meeting ,
2/10 9:30am
For additional
meetings and
locations, please go
to www.tbhsw.org.
Yiddish for fun is still being
offered. The next class will
meet Monday
February 11 from 1-2:30 at
Temple. For more infor-
mation contact Marsha Taback at marshata-
ADULT ED
The next book club meeting will be Tuesday, February 12, 7:00pm. The
book this month is “The Other Einstein” by Marie Benedict.
Mitza Maric has always been a little different from other girls. Most twenty-
year-olds are wives by now, not studying physics at an elite Zurich universi-
ty with only male students trying to outdo her clever calculations. But Mitza
is smart enough to know that, for her, math is an easier path than marriage.
And then fellow student Albert Einstein takes an interest in her, and the
world turns sideways. Theirs becomes a partnership of the mind and of the
heart, but there might not be room for more than one genius in a marriage.
Book Club
Yoga Classes:
February
5, 12, 19, & 26
Save the Date:
Saturday, May 4, 2019
8:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Hillel
Concert Sponsored by The Congregation Beth Ahm Legacy Fund
Sunday Morning, March 24 at 10:30 in the TBH Library Rabbi Stephen
Karol will talk about and demonstrate examples of "The Jewish Songs
of Bob Dylan." Light refreshments will be served.
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From Generation to Generation.
TBH IN F ORM ATIO N
Rabbi: Jeff Glickman, [email protected]
Cantor: Scott Harris, [email protected]
Temple Administrator: Lori Rondinone, [email protected]
Membership: Barb Klein, [email protected]
Board of Trustees President: [email protected]
The deadline for the next Bulletin is Thursday February 21,2018. Please for-
ward all e-mailed materials to the entire Communications Committee at
EDITOR : Lori Rondinone: [email protected]
WEBMASTER: [email protected]
E-MAIL and CALENDAR: [email protected]
TEMPLE ADMINISTRATOR: [email protected]
Articles should be no more than 500 words; please ask about longer
pieces. Event advertisements should be no larger than one-half a page.
Hillel Happenings Advertising Rates
$36.00 for a 1/4 page single issue
$60.00 for 1/2 page single issue
$100.00 for full page single issue
$100.00 for business card size ad for all twelve monthly issues
Please contact the Temple Administrator to make arrangements.
O F F I C E H O U R S
You can reach the TBH Office at (860) 282-8466 or [email protected]. Office hours
are 9am-2:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
In an emergency and you are in need of Clergy, please contact Rabbi Glickman by
Temple Office phone or his cell phone. In the event the Rabbi cannot be reached,
contact Cantor Scott Harris at 203-331-2692 or e-mail at
Rabbi Glickman has made arrangements with several of the other Rabbis in the
area in the event that neither the Rabbi nor Cantor is available. These Rabbis
will treat TBH Members as if they were members of their congregations. Please
contact these Rabbis in the following order:
1. Rabbi Kari Tuling of Kol Haverim in Glastonbury - (860-633-3966)
2. Rabbi Randall J. Konigsburg of BSBI in Manchester – (860-643-9563)
If these Rabbis are not available, the following Rabbis are available for fee:
.Rabbi Michael Pincus of CBI in West Hartford (860-233-8215)
Rabbi Richard Plavin retired from BSBI in Manchester (860-643-9564)