March 2010 Adar-Nisan 5770
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First Seder – March 29
Upcoming Rabbinic Visits
June 26: with Rabbi Brody
TBA: ISJL Rabbi Marcy Shimmel Green
The next writer’s session will be on March 6, which is Ki Tissa and Shabbat Parah. There will be a second session at the end of the month on March 27, which is Parshat Tzav and Shabbat HaGadol. Writers will meet following services and Kiddush, and they will use the parasha as a prompt for creative writing. For more information, contact Larry Golden.
Thanks to those who participated in feeding the hungry and homeless under the bridge on February 7: Gary Kurzban, Rona Aduna, Holly Cassells and Michaela Haffner, Benno Athens, Terri Foose, Nancy Oseasohn and Vivian Weinstein.
Programs for Jewish Elders
Golden
Manor Jewish Senior Services will be offering a weekly session to
Jewish residents at the Madison on Monday afternoons at 3. They need
volunteer guest speakers who would teach a one-time class for this
“Jewish Living” series If you are interested or have programming ideas, please call Sherie Trakhtenbroit at 302-6946.
Shaliach Tzibur made Simpler… If you'd like tArchived_Bulletins/BAbulletin_Current.pdfo lead some (or all) of our Shabbat morning service but think you need a little practice, Beth Am has the solution: a CD with everything you need to know. We would like to thank Karen Berkowitz and Mark Hyman for creating this learning aid.
For information, contact Terry Ruiz, 826-4890.
B’nai Mitzvah Policy - Download Bnai Mitzvah Policy
To those who provided a Kiddush in February: Jennifer Noyes, Betty Simmons & Inez Quintero, Debbie Maltz, and Rona Aduna.
To those who helped make Purim a success:
Our hosts, Terry Ruiz and Gary Kurzban
Karen Berkowitz, for the loan of the Megillah
Stan & Wendy Drezek and Frances “Fancy” Simmons, who provided mishloach manot goodie bags with cookies and hamantaschen to our religious school children
Rabbi Monty Eliasov and his buddy Kupi Kof for an enjoyable Megillah reading.
Additional thanks to Frances Simmons for supplying fruit and nuts for Tu B’Shevat.
Mazal Tov
Send your news to Marion Bernstein at hlb@texas.net
Seder Nights
The Jewish Community Center will be holding a community First Night Seder on Monday, March 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. Call Aliyah Kuchinsky, 302-6827, for information, for reservations, or to volunteer.
Beth Am members who have a spot at their table or who need a host should contact Marion Bernstein, 493-1801.
Yom Ha-Shoah
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Sunday, April 11, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Archived_Bulletins/BAbulletin_Current.pdf
Yom Ha-Zikaron & Yom Ha-Atzma’ut
Jewish Campus of San Antonio
Monday, April 19, 5 to 8 p.m.
DON’T WASTE GOOD FOOD! If you’re planning a party or reception, don’t throw away the leftovers. Donate them to Second Servings at the San Antonio Food Bank. You’ll benefit the city’s hungry and enjoy a tax advantage with no liability involved.
For more information, call Cathy Adelman, coordinator, 614-4160
Hebrew Fee Loan Has Money Available For Emergencies
In these uncertain times, Hebrew Free Loan of San Antonio has added new
categories that will help our fellow Jews alleviate credit problems.
With monies available, we ARE HERE for you. NO interest is EVER charged
and our monthly payments are quite affordable. If you are interested in
details please call either HFLA-SA @210-734-HFLA (4352) or Hinda
Greenberg - President, at 210-834-6918.
Cemetery Plots Offered
Temple Chai, which has purchased and consecrated a new Jewish cemetery on the north side of town, is offering plots for sale to Beth Am members at the same price it is charging for its own congregants. Those who are interested should contact Dr. Elliot Weser, 824-8791.E-mail BethAm@satx.rr.com
For more information about cemetary plots and funeral arrangements click here
To Rachel Stern on the death of her father, Dr. George Stern.
24 Adar (March 10) Samuel Hilton, father of Sylvia Hilton
28 Adar (March 14) Max Goldstein, grandfather of Mark Hyman
2 Nisan (March 17) Shirley Dal, mother of Barbara Fagan-Williams
3 Nisan (March 18) Samuel Shuster, father of Leroy Shuster
8 Nisan (March 23) John Goss Skelton, congregant
13 Nisan (March 28) Arthur Golden, father of Larry Golden
15 Nisan (March 30) Rabbi Jerome Kestenbaum, father of Lenny Kestenbaum
15 Nisan (March 30) Felicita Navarro Ruiz, grandmother of Teresa Ruiz
16 Nisan (March 31) Rosa Haas, mother of Eric Haas
March 6: Ki Tissa/Shabbat Parah Gabbai: Larry Golden; Shaliach Tzibbur: Marion Bernstein; Torah: Gail Jennings; Haftarah: Karen Berkowitz; D’var Torah: Nancy Oseasohn; Kiddush: Sylvia Hilton
March 13: Vayakhel-Pekudei/Shabbat ha-Chodesh Gabbai: Peter Janes; Shaliach Tzibbur: Marion Bernstein; Torah: Mark Hyman; Haftarah: Steve Blauer; D’var Torah: S
March 6: Ki
Tissa/Shabbat Parah Gabbai: Larry Golden; Shaliach Tzibbur: Marion
Bernstein; Torah: Gail Jennings; Haftarah: Karen Berkowitz; D’var Torah: Nancy
Oseasohn; Kiddush: Sylvia Hilton
March 13: Vayakhel-Pekudei/Shabbat
ha-Chodesh Gabbai: Peter Janes; Shaliach Tzibbur: Marion Bernstein; Torah:
Mark Hyman; Haftarah: Steve Blauer; D’var Torah: Steve Blauer; Kiddush:
Marianne & Lenny Kestenbaum
March 20: Vayikra
Gabbai: Mark Shiver; Shaliach Tzibbur: Marion Bernstein; Torah: Peter Janes;
Haftarah: Vivian Weinstein; D’var Torah: Jennifer Noyes; Kiddush: Nancy
Oseasohn
March 27: Tzav/Shabbat
Hagadol Gabbai: Nancy Oseasohn; Shaliach Tzibbur: Marion Bernstein; Torah:
Karen Berkowitz; Haftarah: Vivian Weinstein; D’var Torah: TBA; Kiddush: the
Shiver family
All Saturday services are at 10 a.m in the Fellowship Hall, UUC, 7150 IH-10 West.
President: Jennifer Noyes
Vice-President: Betty Simmons
Secretary: Stan Drezek
Treasurer: Gail JenningsBoard Members:
Rona Aduna Marion Bernstein
Steve Blauer Inez Quintero
Past President: Peter Janes
Bookkeeper: Rhoda Rappaport
Newsletter: Marion BernsteinPhone No.: 210/492-4014
Web site: www.jrf.org/bethamtx/
E-mail BethAm@grandecom.net