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The Word is Collaboration
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uring these months that I have worked as Chizuk Amuno’s Director of Congregational Life, the focus has been increasing collaboration among groups. Every program of the Congregational Life Committee (CLC) reflects this theme. In fact, the CLC itself is composed of representatives from every affiliate and school group with the goal of bringing all of Chizuk Amuno together for community celebration and learning. Collaboration is not only seen at CLC events, such as the opening BBQ Bash and the Laser Lights program for Hanukkah. The Israel Engagement Committee, so ably chaired by Ellen Friedman, with the assistance of Jenny Baker, has cosponsored three events this year.
The first was a breakfast with Brotherhood, featuring our congregant Matt Freedman, an expert on the aliyah of Ethiopian Jews. The second event was Jerusalem on a Plate, a movie and food tasting with the Stulman Center for Adult Learning. Most recently, Israel Engagement cosponsored a movie on Ariel Sharon, joining forces with the Baltimore Zionist District . We also gathered for music, schmoozing, and food at Pub Night, a coming together of the Brotherhood and Sisterhood for an incredibly successful event. And kudos to Rabbi Stuart Seltzer and Erica Allen, for creating ACHSHAV, a new program for our 8th and 9th grade Rosenbloom Religious School graduates, in collaboration with the Beth El religious school. Add to that, the Kadima youth group, which brings together middle school students from both KSDS and RRS, and you see that in every area of synagogue and school life, we are coming together for excellence.
Saturday evening, March 15, 2014 7:30 p.m. • Ma’ariv, Havdalah, and family celebration for all ages – reading of the Megillah, Sanctuary Come in costume. Experience the Purim story like it has never been told before! Enjoy Ahasuerus the Unicyclist, Queen Esther the Singer, and Mordechai the Juggler. 8:00 p.m. • Traditional Megillah Reading, Esterson Auditorium 8:30 p.m. • Fabulous Fun, Food, Entertainment, DJ, and Dancing for Families • High School Purim Party • Middle School Purim Party • Adults’ Got Talent, Karaoke, Schmoozing, and Adult Drinks
March brings us Purim, an opportunity for every family at Chizuk Amuno and its schools to join together for two major events. The first is on Purim night, Saturday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m., in the Sanctuary, for the megillah reading when the CLC brings you “Shushan’s Got Talent.” Come in costume, and thrill to the extraordinary talents of the major Purim Megillah characters, dance to the music, and enjoy delicious Purim treats. Special programming for families, middle school students, high school students, and adults follows. And on Sunday, March 16, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., come one, come all to the Purim Carnival! At Chizuk Amuno, collaboration is what it’s all about. B’Shalom,
Rabbi Paul Schneider
Purim Carnival
Sunday, March 16, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Fun, Food, Games, and Prizes In advance: $12/child or $20/family • At the door: $15/child or $25/family New this year: Photo Booth - included in ticket price! Pre-sales are available online or at school offices. To volunteer, contact Linda Lebovic, linda.lebovic@gmail.com. Sponsored by the Parent Association of Chizuk Amuno Schools
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Chizuk Amuno Congregation 8100 Stevenson Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21208 www.chizukamuno.org
Synagogue Office 410/486-6400 Synagogue Fax 410/486-4050 Synagogue E-mail info@chizukamuno.org Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center 410/486-8642 Krieger Schechter Day School 410/486-8640 Rosenbloom Religious School 410/486-8641 Stulman Center for Adult Learning 410/824-2055
OFFICERS
President Michelle Malis, pres@chizukamuno.org First Vice President Dr. Andrew J. Miller, 1stvp@chizukamuno.org Vice President Jason A. Blavatt Vice President Sandra Moffet Secretary Michelle Hettleman Treasurer Louis E. Sapperstein Assistant Treasurer Stephen Pomerantz, MD
S Y N A G O G U E S TA F F Rabbi Ronald J. Shulman x230 rshulman@chizukamuno.org Rabbi Deborah Wechsler x231 dwechsler@chizukamuno.org Rabbi Paul D. Schneider x226 Director of Congregational Life pschneider@chizukamuno.org Rabbi Emeritus Joel H. Zaiman x296 Hazzan Emanuel C. Perlman x233 eperlman@chizukamuno.org Dr. Moshe D. Shualy x243 Ritual Director mshualy@chizukamuno.org
Executive Director Glenn S. Easton | x224 | geaston@chizukamuno.org Director of Congregational Education Rabbi Stuart Seltzer | x234 | sseltzer@chizukamuno.org Head of School, Krieger Schechter Day School Bil Zarch | x259 | bzarch@ksds.edu Director, Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center Michelle Gold | x238 | gecec@chizukamuno.org Director, Stulman Center for Adult Learning Judy Meltzer | x287 | stulman@chizukamuno.org Director, Gemilut Hasadim Program Miriam Foss | x281 | mfoss@chizukamuno.org Bar/Bat Mitzvah Coordinator Debby Hellman | x290 | dhellman@chizukamuno.org Curator, Goldsmith Museum Dr. Susan Vick | x291 | svick@chizukamuno.org Choir Director, T. Herbert Dimmock
Gemilut Hasadim Activities at Chizuk Amuno Adopt-A-Road
Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood performs the mitzvah of shmirat adamah, protecting the earth, by cleaning a segment of Greenspring Avenue on Sunday, March 23 (rain date: March 30). Meet us at 9 a.m. by the front office. All supplies will be provided. All are welcome. To volunteer, please call Irwin Golob at 410/560-7422.
New! Art with a Heart
Come join with Chizuk Amuno in volunteering at Art with a Heart. We will be doing hands on art activities to help this vibrant agency in reaching out to the Baltimore Community. Art with a Heart’s mission is to enhance the lives of people in need through visual art. Art with a Heart brings its visual art programs to abused, neglected, and abandoned children; homeless people; battered women and their children; pregnant adolescents; mentally and physically disabled adults; low-income senior citizens; elementary, middle, and high school students; youth in after-school programs; and children receiving long-term health care. Upcoming date: Sunday, March 9 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Carpooling will be available from the Chizuk Amuno parking lot at 1 p.m. To register and for driving directions please contact Miriam Foss.
Paul’s Place Women’s Listening Circle Help a listening circle for women at Paul’s Place’s. The circle is facilitated by Barbara Sugarman Grochal. Participants share experiences, listen to one another, and build community in an atmosphere of mutual respect. Rides are available from the Chizuk Amuno parking lot. For more information or to volunteer, contact Barbara, bgrochal@gmail.com or 410/484-0544.
Hakhnasat Orhim– Welcoming Guests
Director of Congregational Advancement Laurel Freedman | x275 | lfreedman@chizukamuno.org
If you live within walking distance of the synagogue and are able to host visitors for Shabbat, please e-mail Rabbi Wechsler, dwechsler@chizukamuno.org.
Synagogue Administrator Jenny Baker | x227 | jbaker@chizukamuno.org
Knit One, Learn Too
A D M I N I S T R AT I V E S TA F F
Controller Rick Bernard | x256 | rbernard@chizukamuno.org Information Systems Manager Bruce P. Yaillen | x284 | byaillen@chizukamuno.org Cemetery Director Marsha Yoffe | x309 | myoffe@chizukamuno.org Director of Communication and Member Services Cheryl Snyderman | x300 | csnyderman@chizukamuno.org Graphic Designer Rachel Levitan | x282 | rlevitan@chizukamuno.org
We knit and/or crochet blankets for babies in Israel and Baltimore. Each session includes study and discussion. Knitting instruction is available and everyone is welcome. We meet from 2-3:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month, led by Miriam Foss and Judy Meltzer. Upcoming dates: March 19 and April 23 (4th Wednesday due to Passover). Todah Rabbah to our knitters and blanket makers: Vivian Chait, Edna Crystal, Claire Freeland, Linda Eisenberg, Harriet Udell, and Hazel Radowsky. To participate please contact Judy Meltzer, 410/824-2055 or jmeltzer@chizukamuno.org. 2
Operation Welcome Home Maryland
Join us as we welcome home our troops from military service overseas. Volunteers meet at BWI airport and help pack goodie bags, welcome and cheer for soldiers, and thank them for their service. Dates are set one to three weeks in advance of the incoming flights. If you would like to be informed of these welcoming opportunities contact, Rabbi Wechsler at dwechsler@ chizukamuno.org. This project is suitable for adults and children of all ages. Many thanks for all those who generously donated candy for the goodie bags that all returning soldiers receive upon arrival at BWI and especially to Linda Freud for delivering it to Operation Welcome Home. Also, we thank Linda Freud and Judi Shulman for helping to welcome soldiers in February.
Our Daily Bread
Join the Chizuk Amuno team to help serve meals to hungry men, women, and children on Sunday, March 23 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To sign up, please contact Wendy Davis, 410/358-5979 or bandwdavis@aol.com, or Jenny Baker, 410/602-9885 or bakerjenny@yahoo.com. Todah Rabbah to those in who served in January: Jenny Baker (leader), Barbara Cohen, Jeff Kreshtool, Janice Perlman, Mel Schehr, Susan Schehr, Jeff Snyder, and Rebecca Snyder
Ronald McDonald House
Join us as we cook and serve dinners at Ronald McDonald House for families with seriously ill children. The families look forward to home-cooked meals to ease the strain and pressure that come with seeking medical treatment far from home. Upcoming dates for dinner are Wednesdays, March 12 and April 9. Please contact Miriam Foss to volunteer. Todah Rabbah to our February volunteers: Molly Bookoff, Nancy Bookoff, Harriet Brown, Hillary Crystal, Garth Gerstenblith, Hazel Greenstein, Hilly Greenstein, Madison Greenstein, Jeff Kreshtool, Saundra Madoff, Janice Perlman, Nancy Safferman, Frada Wall, and Marsha Yoffe We express special gratitude for funding from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund of the Chizuk Amuno Foundation, Inc. For questions or to participate in any Gemilut Hasadim programs, contact Miriam Foss at ext. 281 or mfoss@chizukamuno.org, or refer to our website for more information.
Milestones in Our Community
B’nei Mitzvah
We proudly celebrate with these students who will be called to the Torah as B’nei Mitzvah. Mazal tov to their families. MARCH 8 Anya Brooke Litofsky Aviva daughter of Teri and Brian Litofsky
MARCH 22 Danielle Alexis Jacobstein Davida daughter of Drs. Julie and Douglas Jacobstein
In Loving Memory
In sadness, our synagogue community mourns the passing of our members: Louis Culiner, husband of Judith Culiner and father of Kathy Abt, Alan Culiner, and Scott Culiner Sharon Friedlander, wife of Richard Friedlander, father of Brad Friedlander and Tracy Friedlander, and daughter of Irvin Falk Patsy Gilbert, wife of Dr. Harold Gilbert and mother of Stephany Gilbert, Lawrence Gilbert, and Debbie Glassman Esther M. Weinberg, mother of Marjorie Weinberg, Howard Weinberg, and Steven Weinberg
We wish Happy Birthday to these members of our synagogue family who each celebrate a birthday milestone this month. Albert Kishter Louis Miller Sharon Rubin
We offer our sincere condolences to our members: Kate Berge, on the loss of her mother, Ginny Councill Henry Finkelstein, on the loss of his sister, Rose Kozlovsky Ann Hantgan, on the loss of her step-father, Richard Cowan Dr. Arthur Harrow, on the loss of his mother, Phyllis Harrow Dr. Richard Kolker, on the loss of his mother, Bertha Friedberg Ian Salditch, on the loss of his mother Beatrice Salditch-Herling As a synagogue community, we express our sincere condolences and prayers for comfort to those who mourn.
Anniversaries
Mazal Tov to our Member
APRIL 5 Shira Helene Pomerantz Chaya Sarah Daughter of Leslie and Stephen Pomerantz, MD
Birthdays
Mazal tov to the following members of our synagogue family who will be celebrating their wedding anniversary in the coming weeks. 60th: Lorraine and Earl Raffel
Engagements
We congratulate these couples and their families as we wish them much happiness. Jennifer Greenberg, daughter of Joanie and David Greenberg and granddaughter of Peggy and Bill Lewis, to Eric Stromberg, son of Ava Feiner and Cliff Stromberg Beth Novey, daughter of Alison Dray-Novey and Michael Novey, to Dan Suzman, son of Janice Krupnick Suzman and Richard Suzman Adee Telem, daughter of Deborah and Peter Telem, to Jordan Elpern-Waxman, son of Sarah Elpern and Bruce Waxman
Congratulations to Sam Crystal, an alumnus of KSDS and son of our members Bill and Sue Crystal, who was just accepted into the Israel Government Fellows Program, an initiative of the Menachem Begin Heritage Center. This ten month Jerusalem-based leadership training program provides participants with an opportunity to intern in government offices, as well as policy and diplomacy organizations.
Sponsor a Breakfast
At our Wonderful Morning Minyan
Following our daily morning minyan the camaraderie is continued over a light breakfast. Often we celebrate special occasions, honor upcoming b’nei mitzvah children, observe a birthday, remember loved ones, or just appreciate the season by breaking bread together. Members and friends can help sponsor a morning minyan breakfast with a $50 contribution for the basic breakfast or $150 for a delicious fish platter. One can also sponsor a week of regular minyan breakfasts ($250) or a month ($1,000). Our thanks to the regular supporters of our daily minyan. To sponsor a minyan breakfast, please contact Glenn Easton at the synagogue office. 3
143rd Annual Meeting of Chizuk Amuno Congregation Sunday, June 1 • 11:30 a.m.
Join us when we honor our outgoing president, Shelly Malis, and our incoming synagogue leaders.
Nominating Committee Selected The Chizuk Amuno Nominating Committee has been selected and has begun its task to nominate synagogue officers and board members for the 2014-15 synagogue year. Serving on the committee are: Richard Manekin (chair), Fred Heyman, Lauren Klein, Neil Leikach, Eric Nislow, Pam Platt, and Joel Suldan. Suggestions for synagogue leaders may be sent to Dick Manekin, rmanekin@cregllc.com, or to Glenn Easton, geaston@ chizukamuno.org, in the synagogue office. Elections of our new synagogue leaders will be at the Annual Meeting on June 1.
Regional Kadima Day at Kings Dominion Amusement Park Sunday, April 6
For 6th-8th grade students. For more information, please contact Erica Allen, eallen@chizukamuno.org.
Krieger Schechter Day School Music Room Dedication Sunday, March 23, 10 a.m.
Please join the Krieger Schechter community at a gathering to acknowledge contributions made in memory of Joyce Lederman z”l and David Greenberg z”l. Enjoy a light breakfast, musical performances, and the music room dedication honoring their memories. RSVP by March 17 to Miriam Golob, mgolob@ksds.edu.
Schechter Alumni Parent Reconnector Reunion Sunday, May 18, 6:30 p.m.
Krieger Auditorium Back by popular demand! If you have questions or are interested in a volunteer role, contact Alison Wielechowski, alisonw@ksds.edu.
Schechter on the Move 5K Race and 1 Mile Family Fun Run Sunday, June 1, 8 a.m.
Join us for the race and family friendly post-race festivities! Visit www.ksds.edu to register and for additional information.
Schedule of Shabbat Services Each Friday evening and Shabbat morning we enjoy celebration, prayer, and Torah study with Rabbi Ronald Shulman, Rabbi Deborah Wechsler, Hazzan Emanuel Perlman, and our synagogue community. This schedule indicates the weeks when our Chizuk Amuno Choir participates in services, as well as study themes, or other service features including family activities. Join with us to express yourself in the presence of God, to nurture your soul, and to connect your life with the life of our synagogue family. Babysitting is available beginning at 9:15 a.m. most Shabbat mornings, except holiday weekends.
March 21/22 | Adar II 19/20 6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat New Shabbat
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m. TORAH PORTION: SH’MINI, SHABBAT PARAH, LEVITICUS 9:1-11:47 AND NUMBERS 19:1-22 Bat Mitzvah of Danielle Jacobstein Rabbi Shulman’s Sermon No Family Service Torah for Tots 10:30 a.m.
MARCH 2014 | Adar I & II 5774
Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
February 28/March 1 | Adar I 28/29
March 28/29 | Adar II 26/27
Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m. TORAH PORTION: P’KUDEI, SHABBAT SH’KALIM, EXODUS 38:21-40:38 AND EXODUS 30:11-16 Rabbi Schneider’s Sermon Chizuk Amuno Choir joins Hazzan Perlman Family Service 10:30 a.m. Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:26 p.m.
March 7/8 | Adar II 5/6 Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service TORAH PORTION: VAYIKRA, LEVITICUS 1:1-5:26 Bat Mitzvah of Anya Litofsky Rabbi Wechsler’s Sermon Family Service Torah for Tots Simhat Shabbat Meet the Assadys
9:15 a.m.
Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:33 p.m.
March 14/15 | Adar II 12/13 Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m.
Sisterhood Shabbat Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m. TORAH PORTION: TZAV, SHABBAT ZAKHOR, LEVITICUS 6:1-8:36 AND DEUTERONOMY 25:17-19 Rabbi Schneider’s Sermon Family Service 10:30 a.m. Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah followed by Megillah Reading
5:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 7:47 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m. TORAH PORTION: TAZRIA, SHABBAT HAHODESH, LEVITICUS 12:1-13:59 AND EXODUS 12:1-20 Family Service 10:30 a.m. Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
5:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 7:54 p.m.
April 4/5 | Nisan 4/5 6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat New Shabbat
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m. TORAH PORTION: M’TZORA, LEVITICUS 14:1-15:33 Bat Mitzvah of Shira Pomerantz Rabbi Shulman’s Sermon Family Service 10:30 a.m. Torah for Tots 10:30 a.m. Simhat Shabbat 10:30 a.m. Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:01 p.m.
Daily Services, Hoffberger Chapel Unless otherwise noted: Daily: 7:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Sunday: 9:15 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Shabbat Minhah, Ma’ariv, and Havdalah: refer to weekly Shabbat schedules
5:45 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 7:40 p.m.
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February 28
5:40 p.m.
March 7
5:47 p.m.
March 14
6:54 p.m.
March 21
7:02 p.m.
March 28
7:08 p.m.
April 4
7:15 p.m.
New Shabbat
“And I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit into you…” —Ezekiel 36:26 Fridays, March 21 and April 4, 7:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m.
Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat
Candle Lighting
Join our popular and contemporary Friday night service with guitar music led by Rabbi Shulman and Leslie Pomerantz. Adults, school families, friends of all ages celebrate in our New Shabbat service once each month at Chizuk Amuno. We use a special prayer book that includes Hebrew transliteration and English reflection.
Welcome Mamoun and Efaf Assady!
With the support of Daniel Joseph Siegel’s Sparks of Change Foundation, Krieger Schechter is bringing Mamoun and Efaf Assady, Israeli Arabs, to our community for a week of special learning. Mamoun, a prominent educator in the village of Deir al Assad, is a strong supporter of the State of Israel. He and his wife will visit with classes at Schechter, Netivon and the Stulman Center for Adult Learning. We have arranged for the Assadys to meet with interested members of the congregation following Shabbat Kiddush on Saturday, March 8.
With Respect to Those in Need
You may have noticed some new signs in our parking lot. We have removed the reserved staff parking sign and have replaced them with a few signs that one sees on a bus in Israel. These parking spots are for those who do not have a handicap parking permit but who may need a spot just a little closer to the building. This may include someone with a stroller and many children, someone carrying some boxes into the synagogue, someone with a temporary injury, or someone who just needs a little more help and a shorter walk. We are maintaining our many designated handicap spots for those with permits. Our thanks, in advance, to those who will reserve these spots for others. Our thanks as well to the staff for sharing their parking spots for those in need.
Derekh Amuno ~ Pathway to Faith Friends,
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s the snow and ice melt, we can once again see the tribute walkway, Derekh Amuno, that was installed last fall… We are inviting you to join the more than 130 families who have already memorialized and honored loved ones. This new brick walkway leads to the Hoffberger Chapel entrance and is a beautiful addition to our synagogue grounds. Engraved tribute bricks are a wonderful way to recognize milestone occasions such as b’nei mitzvah, graduations, and birthdays, as well as to honor the memory of loved one. Bricks can also be purchased to recognize the good works of teachers or as expressions of gratitude. With graduation season around the corner, consider a brick on Derekh Amuno for a special gift. Each paver can hold up to four lines with 15 characters per line, including spaces. For more information or to order your brick, contact Laurel Freedman at lfreedman@chizukamuno.org or 410/824-2054. Sincerely, Judy Schwartz Chair, Derekh Amuno
Leave a Legacy at Chizuk Amuno
Purchase an Inscribed Tribute Brick on Chizuk Amuno’s Pathway to Faith
Honor the memory of a loved one or celebrate a milestone or lifecycle event. • $250 per brick for up to four lines of text, 15 characters per line • Package options available
“Like” Us on Facebook!
You Could Be a Winner! What? You haven’t “Liked” us yet? What are you waiting for! Join our Facebook community. And tell your friends, parents, children, siblings, significant other, and if bubbie and zayde are into it – tell them, too. Once we have 500 “Likes,” we will hold a drawing and a special Chizuk Amuno Facebook “Liker” will be the recipient of a wonderful gift. Get going – “Like” us now at www.facebook.com/ chizukamuno!
Tuesdays with Sisterhood
We hope you’ll join us for these great mornings among friends: March 4, 11, 18, and 25
Help Us Remember
REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS
Annual Community Joint Sisterhood Dinner
In the fall, we sent a questionnaire to shul HONORING and school families asking for information THE SURVIVORS on relatives who were impacted by the Holocaust, as we are planning a memorial for the victims, and a special program on April 22 to honor the survivors. To date, we have received over 200 forms documenting the death of victims of the Holocaust, and 50 forms informing us of survivors. If you have not yet completed the form, you may do so on line at bit.ly/cac-zachor. During the next few weeks, teenage volunteers will be contacting and interviewing every survivor. If you have a question, please contact Rabbi Schneider at pschneider@chizukamuno.org
Annual Edith Askin Book Review
Schools and Synagogue Closings
Sisterhood Shabbat March 15, 9:15 a.m. Luncheon following services.
Monday, March 31, 6 p.m. Join us for a musical evening, featuring Chizuk Amuno’s Bob Hallock, singer, pianist, actor, and cabaret performer. RSVP by March 21 to the synagogue office, to the attention of “Joint Sisterhood Dinner.” $25 per person.
Monday, April 28, 7 p.m. Judy Meltzer will discuss The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer. For more information, please contact Beth Blumberg, 410/484-3237.
The Sisterhood Judaica Shop is stocked and ready for your Purim celebrations Check out our new groggers and Shalah Manot containers, and we have activities for kids. Hours: Sunday ~ 9:15-11:30 a.m. Monday - Thursday ~ 10 a.m.-Noon and 1-5 p.m. Friday ~ 10 a.m.-Noon Or shop “buy” appointment: call Anne King, 410/3037716 or 410/484-5813, or Edna Crystal 410/653-3495.
Club Hatikvah presents The Music of Lerner and Lowe: My Fair Lady Sunday, April 6, 6 p.m.
The Musical Artists Theatre will perform these beautiful songs as we enjoy each other’s company over a scrumptious dinner. For more information, contact Carol Davis, 410/833-7673 or carolgildavis@aol.com.
Brotherhood American Red Cross Blood Drive
Wednesday, March 12, 2-7:30 p.m. Please plan to donate at this year’s “Save 3 Lives in Just 1 Hour” Pekuah Nefesh Mitzvah Day Blood Drive. To reserve a time slot, please call Warren Gould, 301/602-0017.
Pizza n’ Fun Night
Wednesday, March 19, 6 p.m. For every age – join us for dinner, door prizes, and a fabulous magic show by Eric Energy. $4/person, children 3 and under are free. Tickets available in the synagogue office or at the Purim Carnival. For more information, call Ted Walman, 410/486-7423. 5
Pesah is only six weeks away. Please be aware of the following dates the building will be closed. Monday, April 14 • Erev Passover, 1st Seder Schools Closed/Offices Close at noon Tuesday and Wednesday, April 15 and 16 First two days of Passover • Schools and Offices Closed Sunday, April 20 • Passover Erev Yom Tov Schools and Offices Closed Monday and Tuesday, April 21 and 22 Last two days of Passover • Schools and Offices Closed
Chef Annie’s Brisket for Your Passover Seder! It’s time to order!
Just $63 per 3 lb. container of first-cut brisket – plenty for ten people • Orders must be received and paid for by Monday, March 24. No late orders will be accepted. Please make your check payable to CAC and return it to the synagogue office, attn: Passover Brisket, indicating how many 3 lb. containers you would like, your name, phone number, e-mail address, and any dietary issues you may have. • Pick up: Monday, April 14, 8 a.m. - noon at the Stulman Auditorium kitchen
RRS Pre-Passover Raffle
To help fund school-wide and family programming! Deadline to purchase tickets: Friday, March 21. Drawing: Sunday, March 23. Tickets: $5 each; 5 for $20. For information or to purchase tickets, contact Shari Rosen, srosen@chizukamuno.org or 410/486-8641. Thank you: Charles Levine Caterers, Diwine Spirits, Flowers & Fancies, and Miller’s Minuteman Press. • $25 gift certificate to DiWine Spirits • Complete seder dinner for 10 people from Charles Levine Caterers • Seasonal floral centerpiece from Flowers & Fancies • Gift basket with two bottles kosher wine and wine accessories from DiWine Spirits
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A service initiative made possible by the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund
A service initiative made possible by the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund
Please join us as we honor JUDY MELTZER for her 18 years of dedicated service.
Sunday, March 30, 2014 • Noon Krieger Auditorium
The Phyllis and Louis Friedman Scholar-in-Residence, Dara Horn, will discuss her most recent work, A Guide for the Perplexed, an engrossing adventure that intertwines stories from Genesis, medieval philosophy, and the digital frontier. Complimentary brunch will be served. Kindly RSVP online at http://bit.ly/Horn-Meltzer
If you would like to help underwrite our annual newly named program, “The Judy Meltzer Cinema under the Stars Movie Night,” you may do so at the above web address, or contact Laurel Freedman, 410/486-6400, ext. 275 or lfreedman@chizukamuno.org.
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