Aug 17 - Congregation Beth Shalom

6800 35th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98115
206.524.0075
Welcome to Beth Shalom! Great to have you with us.
Please join us during Kiddush after services. B’ruchim Habaim (Welcome!)
Shavuon
A Beth Shalom Weekly
“Judaism’s mission is just as much to teach the world that there are
false gods and false ideals, as it is to bring it nearer to the true one.“
~ Solomon Schechter
29 Av-6 Elul 5772 August 17-24, 2012
Board Members & Staff
Congregation Beth Shalom • Voted in JT News
Best Congregation for 2011! 3rd year in a row!
President
Mark Stiefel
Past President
Jill Cohen
President-Elect
Andrew Cohen
Vice-President
Michael Madwed
Treasurer
Marie Poole
School Committee Chair
Galit Ezekiel
Secretary
Craig Lawson
Members at Large:
Karen Binder
Rhona Feldman
Neeloufar Gharavi
Jeff Gillman
Nancy Goldov
Steven Katz
Rachel Kleit
Susan Morgensztern
John Schochet
Peter Shapiro
David Tarshes
Perry Weinberg
Rabbi Jill Borodin
Tzachi Litov
Executive Director
Irit Eliav
Director of Education
Leah Lemchen
Early Childhood Center
Director
Carol Benedick
Program Director
B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator
Marjie Cogan
Front Office Coordinator
Emma Shusterman
Bookkeeper
Sandy Sloane
Lifecycle Coordinator
Carlos Del Cid
Rimma Lobas
Morena Guidos
Custodians
Transliterations of
services are available;
speak to an usher to
get a copy.
Hearing Devices:
Beth Shalom has
hearing devices for all
services.
Should you require
one, please speak to an
usher.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service in the Beit Midrash
Candlelighting for August 17 is at 8:00pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services from 6:00-7:00pm
Service Leader: Carl Sayres
Shabbat Morning Services in the Sanctuary at 9:30am
Rosh Chodesh
Re'eh
Deuteronomy 12:29-14:29
Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1 - 66:24
Guest Darshan: Marilyn Meyer
This week’s Kiddush is Sponsored by CBS and prepared by Shabbas Chefs,
Shoshanna Barnett & Mike Jolson with their helpers, Joel Freedman,
Shabbat Babysitting at 10:15am in Room 7/8
FDI (Future Daveners of Israel) - kids ages 3-6 from 10:45am
Kid's Kehilla - kids ages 7-11 from 10:45am
Kiddush Co-op from 12:30-1:30pm in the open space downstairs
Learn Talmud after Lunch with Stuart Light
What’s Shabbas without a little Talmudic logic Put your lawyerly skills to work learning
how the Rabbis of old picked apart every word of the Torah and Mishna in order to discover
nothing less than TRUTH.
Middah of the Month: Silence - Shtikah
with Rabbi Harry Zeitlin and Shirah Bell from 1:15pm in the Beit Midrash
The central statement of faith in Judaism is the Sh’ma, which reads: “Hear Israel, the
Lord your God, the Lord is One.” Only in silence is it possible to hear. Two aspects of
silence are explored in Mussar—restraint in speaking with others and contemplative quiet.
The interpersonal dimension of silence gets more attention. In the Tanach we are told
that a wise person is one who knows what to say and when to say it but also
knows when to keep silent. (Proverbs 17:28).
Weekday Minyanim in the Beit Midrash
Monday - Friday: 7:00AM • Monday Evening: 7:30 PM
Thursday Evening: 7:30 PM • Sunday Morning: 9:30-10:15 AM
Torah study group every Sunday;
Torah study immediately following Minyan in the Beit Midrash
To honor the sanctity of Shabbat and High Holidays, we do not permit smoking, photography,
writing, use of beepers, cell phones or other wireless equipment.
When congregants are standing in prayer please do not disturb their concentration
by moving around the shul.
In consideration of other members, please minimize the use of scented body products. Thank you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
ERUV Website
Follow this link to check on the Eruv update each week
http://twitter.com/cstleruv. If you want to take a look at
the Eruv map use this link (it’s a long one) :
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Join our Facebook group! Or Twitter!
Get the latest news, join in discussions, keep in touch.
From www.facebook.com, just search on Congregation
Beth Shalom and click “join.”
The link to our twitter account is:
https://twitter.com/#!/BethShalomNW.
CBS Gift Card / Scrip Program
The gift cards that are available include: PCC, QFC/Fred
Meyer, Safeway, Albertsons, Home Depot, Starbucks and
ARCO. If you have any questions about the Beth Shalom
gift cards, please contact Marjie Cogan in the office or
Kevin Coskey at scrip@bethshalomseattle.org.
For New & Prospective Members
Tuesday, 9/11 from 7:30pm
We invite you to an Open House to learn more about
Congregation Beth Shalom.
Following the Open House, please stay for a class taught
by Rabbi Borodin.
Sunday, 9/16 from 5:00pm
Join us before Erev Rosh Hashanah services for an opportunity
to schmooze and nosh with Rabbi Borodin and other
members of the Beth Shalom community.
Join us for Erev Rosh Hashanah services at no charge.
High Holiday tickets are also available for purchase.
Do you Enjoy Cooking
Shabbas Chef Captain Annual Meeting
Sunday, 9/9 from 4pm
Some of our wonderful captains have moved away
this year, so we are looking for new recruits. If you'd
like to get more information about what a captain
does, or if you're ready to sign on to be a captain this
year, please contact Judith Benjamin at
judithbenj@comcast.net or 525 7791.
PS The annual meeting of Shabbas Chefs Captains
will be Sunday, 9/9 at 4PM and we'd like to have all
our captains in place by then. So do call Judith!
Come Leyn Torah on Weekdays or JUST COME
The daily minyan at Beth Shalom is looking for volunteer
leyners and people to make minyan. Whether you are
dusting off your leyning skills or giving it a first try, you
could not find a more supportive and appreciative group.
We read the torah every Monday and Thursday, plus Rosh
Chodesh and the like. Services start at 7:00 am and are
over by 8:15 am. Send Norbert Sorg a mail at
norbert.sorg@live.com, if you are interested.
There is a Doodle poll for the weekday minyan too!
Sukkot, Hanukkah, Tu B'Shvat, Purim - A Call for
dreamers and workers to help make these holidays
happen
We are looking forward to creating a new holiday planning
committee this year that will work with the rabbi and
program director helping to dream, plan, and implement
our synagogue holiday programs. If you are someone who
has ideas for celebrating the holidays, or likes to work on
details, or happy to help out at the holiday celebrations
themselves - we would love to have you for this exciting
new committee. Please speak with either Carol or the
Rabbi if you are interested.
Call for Poetry and Prayer Submissions
For the sixth year in a row, we look forward to producing
our own original book of prayers, poems and reflections
written for the high holidays. We would love to include
your writings or art. Please send or deliver all submissions
to Sandy at sandysloane@bethshalomseattle.org in the
office by August 31. This book of prayers and poems has
been an important source of inspiration during the
holidays. For more information, please speak with Editor,
Pat Hurshell at (206) 722 9237 or phurshell@comcast.net
or speak to Rabbi Borodin.
Tot Shabbat
Upcoming dates - 9/1, 10/6
1st Shabbat monthly 11:00—11:30am in Room 2
A community-led, interactive celebration for children ages
0-3 and their parents. Join us monthly for songs, stories,
and snack. All are welcome.
For more information email:
iriteliav@bethshalomseattle.org.
MILESTONES
Mazel Tov to Debi Vans Evers & Mike Bottenfield, on
the birth of their daughter, Frances
Mazel Tov to Nancy Goldov, on her PhD and becoming
a Licensed Clinical Phycologist
Mazel Tov to Jacob Gown & Debbie Cohen-Gown, on
their wedding
TODDAH RABAH
Shabbas Chef, Shoshanna Barnett & Mike Jolson, for
creating this week’s Kiddush, with their helpers,
Carl Sayres, for leading Kabbalat Shabbat services
Joanna Gerber, and Marilyn Bierman, for their help in
our office
Mark Berman, for providing computer assistance

UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Rosh Chodesh Gathering
Sunday, 8/19 at 7-9pm at the home of
Carolyn Friedkin
Wow! A Rosh Chodesh gathering actually on Rosh
Chodesh! Come celebrate the new month and
participate in planning for the upcoming New Year.
Bring your personal goals and aspirations and join the
discussion of how our group can help support these
goals. Let’s use the energy of the new month to bring
new ideas and exciting learning opportunities to our
lives. Carolyn will provide the libations, please bring
dairy snacks.
Please RSVP to Carolyn at cbienn@yahoo.com.
Selichot marks the start of High Holiday preparations, a
time when we are called upon to do teshuva—
the work of inventory and reconciliation.
Join us for a Selichot Program,
an evening of learning, conversation and services to
help us begin our spiritual preparation
TORAH OF RECONCILIATION WITH RABBI SHELDON LEWIS
Saturday Night, September 8
9:15PM Havdalah
9:30PM Discussion with Rabbi Sheldon Lewis,
Author of Torah of Reconciliation
11:00PM Dessert
11:15PM Selichot Services
-no charge-
Sheldon Lewis was born in Chicago and educated at the
University of Chicago and the Jewish Theological
Seminary in New York City, where he received his
rabbinic ordination. He is rabbi emeritus of
Congregation Kol Emeth in Palo Alto, which he served
for thirty-three years. Rabbi Lewis has always tried to
promote peace and understanding in his community,
within families, between varying streams in Judaism,
and among religious faiths. He has been deeply
engaged as well in nurturing peace between nations, in
the Middle East and beyond.
Read Blu Greenberg Food for Thought-Dining
Room Learning
Started Tuesday, now running
through 9/11
7:00pm
Robert Hovden & Ron DeChene are
holding a class "Food for Thought -
Dining Room Learning" at their
house starting on Tuesday, May 22
at 7pm. The class will continue on
Tuesday nights through Sept. 11
and includes a pasta dinner. No
charge. Come ready to learn from
Blu Greenberg's book, How to Run
a Traditional Jewish Household. RSVP to Carol at
carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org.
Do you want to join Israeli Dancing
but are worried that you don't know the steps
Israeli Dancing now begins at 7:00pm on Wednesdays.
The first half hour we'll learn and review the steps that
are the basic building blocks for many dances. This is a
great time for beginners to join the class.
ADULT EDUCATION
Don’t wait until October to start learning.
Yiscah Smith is teaching an early session of Pirkei Avot
and Ivrit in the Machzor starting on Thursday, 8/30.
Registration is available on our website,
www.bethshalomseattle.org. Sign up today!
Ivrit in the Machzor, Instructor: Yiscah Smith
Yiscah has just returned from Israel and is eager to
share her deep knowledge of Hebrew prayers. This
pre-holiday class will focus on the tefillot, prayers, of
the High Holiday Machzor, offering both literal and
theological ways to understand the prayers. This class
will help you understand what you’re saying when
davening in Hebrew. Students should have a basic
knowledge of Hebrew grammar and vocabulary.
Advanced students will also benefit from this class.
Time: Thursday, 7:00-8:00pm
Dates: Aug. 30, Sept. 6, 13, 20 (4 sessions)
Cost: $40/Member, $60/Non-member
PIRKEI AVOT “PREQUEL”
Avoth (Pirkei Avot – The Ethics of the Fathers) is the
one Talmudic tract that explores the very roots of
Judaism. It has long been regarded as a rare treasure
of our Torah tradition. Yiscah Smith uses the
commentary of Me’am Loez to help us understand the
Jew’s relationship with G-d and fellow human being.
Time: Thursday, 8:15-9:15pm
Dates: Aug. 30, Sept. 6, 13, 20 (4 sessions)
Cost: $40/Member, $60/Non-member
Take both the Pirkei Avot “Prequel”and Ivrit in the
Machzor for a discount.
$70/member, $110/non-member
High Holiday Prep Classes – September 11 and 12
RSVP on our website, www.bethshalomseattle.org
Unataneh Tokef: Who Will Live and Who Will Die
this Coming Year – Choosing and Enjoying Life in
the Face of our Mortality
Instructor: Rabbi Borodin
Tuesday night, 9/11 from 7:30-8:30pm
If you’re a new or prospective member, join us for an
Open House at 7:00pm and stay for Rabbi Borodin’s
class at 7:30pm.
Preparing yourself spiritually for Rosh HaShanah
and Yom Kippur - discovering its inner meanings,
Instructor: Yiscah Smith
Wednesday night, 9/12 from 7:00-8:00pm
Dan l'kaf zechut - - Give the Benefit of the
Doubt, Instructor: Shirah Bell
Wednesday night, 9/12 from 7:00-8:00pm
דן לכף זכות
Jeremy Alk will also teach a High Holiday Prep
class
Wednesday night, 9/12 from 8:15-9:15pm
HIGH HOLIDAY PREP CLASSES ARE FREE!
Please pre-register so we’ll know how many to prepare
for.
No experience necessary. Please wear shoes that slide
easily. Tennis shoes are NOT recommended. A 5 class
punchcard is $30 for members, $40 for non-members.
There is no class on August 22.

HAMAKOM YINACHEM ETCHEM: “May God Comfort You”
MEMBERS IN SHLOSHIM OR YUD BET HODESH
Ruth Dick, for her cousin,
Kim Isaac, for her grandmother, Gerda Haas, z”l (22 Av)
Iris Brumer, for her husband, David Brumer, z”l (18 Tammuz)
Nadav and Asaph Brumer, for their father, David Brumer, z”l
(18 Tammuz)
Craig Saran, for his mother, Dorothy Saran, z”l (8 Tammuz)
Linda Portnoy, for her uncle, Marvin Tarnof (7 Tammuz)
Steve Katz, for his mother, Harriet Katz, z”l (3 Tammuz)
Olivia and Michael Zieve, for their grandmother, Charlotte Zieve, z”l (3
Tammuz)
Sandie Zieve, for her mother-in-law, Charlotte Zieve, z”l (3 Tammuz)
Carol Brown, for her husband, Brent Brown, z”l (18 Sivan)
Rachel Brown, and Craig Brown, for their father, Brent Brown, z”l (18
Sivan)
Carol Brown, for her mother, Eleanor Covell, z”l (29 Iyar)
Vera Kantor and Israella Kleiman, for her mother, and her
grandmother, Leah Schwartz, z”l (12 Iyar)
Elizabeth Braverman, for her father, Barry Braverman, z”l (8 iyar)
Nadine Cadesky-Zimmerman, for her father, Macey Cadesky, z”l (2
Iyar)
Lyle Margulies, for his father, Isadore Margulies, z”l (21 Nissan)
Elizabeth Richmond, for her step-mother, Helga Ashkenaze, z”l (24
Adar)
Gene Huppin, for his brother, Sam Huppin, z”l (8 Adar)
Harold Bobroff, for his mother, Pamela Bobroff, z”l (22 Shevat)
Bob Rothstein, for his mother, Beulah Rothstein, z”l (20 Shevat)
Beth Skirm, for her mother, Rosemary Skirm, z”l (13 Shevat)
Bob Rothstein, for his father, Alvin “Buddy” Rothstein, z”l (1 Shevat)
Allen Gown, for his father, Daniel Gown, z”l (17 Tevet)
Wally Kegel, for his mother, Katie Kegel, z”l (9 Tevet)
Julian Judelman, for his mother, Esther Judelman, z”l (4 Tevet)
Betsy Deutsch, for her father, Cyrus Rubin, z”l (24 Kislev)
Grace Rubin, for her husband, Cyrus Rubin, z”l (24 Kislev)
Margaret Montsaroff, for her father, Peter Williams Montgomery, z”l
(19 Kislev)
Joel Erlitz and Marc Erlitz, for their father, Stanley Erlitz, z”l (18 Kislev)
MEMBERS IN SHLOSHIM OR YUD BET HODESH - CONTINUED
Jeff Miller, for his mother, Ruth Miller, z”l (7 Kislev)
Rick Kustina and Frank Kustina, for their mother, Helen Kustina, z”l
(26 Heshvan)
Michelle Weinberg, for her father, Milton Lubow, z”l (9 Heshvan)
Ellen Spear, for her father, Howard Arbetter, z”l (19 Tishrei)
Sharona Gordon, for her father, Robert Gordon, z”l (8 Tishrei)
Joe Orzech, for his father, Ze’ev Orzech, z”l (15 Elul)
Rita Edelson, for her son, David Harris Edelson, z”l (8 Elul)
MEMBERS OBSERVING YAHRZEITS
Judith Osman, for her mother, Rose Horowitz, z”l
Karen McGonigle, for her husband, Michael Venar, z”l
Ted Eisenhardt, for his mother, Mila Eisenhardt, z”l
Jason Schneier, for his father, Monroe Schneier, z”l
Peter Shapiro, for his wife, Gail Shapiro, z”l
Jessica Shapiro, for her mother, Gail Shapiro, z”l
Elizabeth Skirm, for her father, George Skirm, z”l
Amy Stephson, for her father, Cyrus Stephson, z”l
Kim Goldov, for his uncle, Robert Goldschmidt, z”l
Deborah Kerdeman, for her grandmother, Rose Kerdemann, z”l
Scott Cline, for his mother, Beverly Cline, z”l
James Mayer, for his mother, Ellen Moers Mayer, z”l
Danielle Yancey, for her grandmother, Stella Nacamuli, z”l
Jane Fein, for her aunt, Lillian Karmiole, z”l
Deborah Frockt, for her grandparents, Belle and Aaron Weiss, z”l
David Barrett, for his father, David Barrett, z”l
David Rapp, for his mother, Margaret Holloway Rapp, z”l
Edith Horn, for her father, Max Horn, z”l
Louis Janson, for his mother, Florette Weiss-Janson, z”l
Robert Low, for his mother, Florence Low, z”l
Polly Amkraut, for her mother, Laura Mackoff, z”l
Merrill Ringold, for his father, Solie Ringold, z”l
Laurie Almoslino, for her grandmother, Edith Bernstein, z”l
Edward Krigsman, for his friend, James Winshall, z”l
Cynthia Green-Alk, for her mother, Ruth Greenberg, z”l
Mildred Rosenbaum, for her brother, Malcolm Hardin, z”l
Joshua Niehaus, for his father, David Niehaus, z”l
REFUAH SHLEMAH
If your loved one’s name is not listed, you may announce them during the
prayer for the sick, after the reading of the Torah.
CBS Members
Yocheved bat Batyah v’Avraham Meir (Jacquie Bayley)
Malka Belah bat Kareen (Margot Kravette)
Cora bat Asher v'Sarah
Yakov Shmuel ben Eti Yocheved v’Zvi Yisrael (Jacob Rodan)
Gedaliah Yosef ben Yehudit
Rolande bat Vivie (Rolande Chesebro)
Avigdor ben David (Avi Erlich)
Masha bat Shaindel
David Henached shel Goldja (Elric Wolfsbruder McCurdy)
Yachna Maryam ha’Cohen bat Masha Leah
Chisda ben Yonah (Tony Moore)
Chizkiyahu Yitzchok Yehoshuah ben Rachel v’Eliezer
Yitzchak ben Miriam v’Benjamin (Ira Kalet)
Yaffa Tova bat Reuven (Jane Fein)
Batsheva bat Sofia
Ita bat Taube (Inna Lacker)
Aviella Bara bat Nechama Raisel v’Shlomo Vared (Susan
Aylesworth)
Malka bat Leah v’Rav Avram (Mildred Rosenbaum)
RELATIVES of Members
Ezra Zimmerman, nephew of Henry Zimmerman (re-listed 7/14)
Ira Weiner, cousin of Kayla Weiner (re-listed 8/2)
Joyce Sundsvold, mother of T.J. Sundsvold (re-listed 7/1)
Daniel McNamara, brother of Tink Williams (re-listed 7/14)
Lori Abrams, sister of Eileen Klein (re-listed 8/2)
Refuah Shlemah
The Refuah Shlemah list is for the seriously ill and names need to
be re-submitted monthly.
Each entry is dated. The listing expires one month from the listing
date. To renew names on the list call Marjie at 206-524-0075.
Thank you for understanding our policy
to make room for names in the future.
RELATIVES of Members - continued
Sima Tema bat Chava v'Gershon (Shirley Stephson), mother of
Amy Stephson (re-listed 7/23)
Baruch Zvi ben Itke Batia, cousin of Rebecca Polyakovsky (listed
7/17)
Helena Baronheid, cousin of Debbie Gordon (listed 8/16)
Steven Balick, cousin of Peggy Mesnik (listed 8/8)
Hershel ben Tova, brother of Lynn Katz (listed 8/16)
Yochanan Yeshua Ben Moishe, cousin of Ronnie Katz (listed 8/16)
FRIENDS of Members
Yehuda Dov Ha'Cohen ben Malkah, (Ernest Cohen), friend of
Sharon Greenberg (re-listed 8/2)
Larry Zolton, friend of Patti Kieval (re-listed 8/2)
Rabbi Joshua Stampfer, friend of Congregation Beth Shalom and
Camp Solomon Schechter (re-listed 7/14)
Rachel bat Gavriela v’Yehuda (Andrea Stern), friend of Patti Kieval
(re-listed 7/19)
Krista Conner, friend of Kayla Weiner (re-listed 8/2)
Renee Freiden, friend of Debbie Gordon (re-listed 8/16)
Seth Barronian, son of a collegue of Michael De Haan (re-listed 8/7)
Erica Harris, friend of Jacquie Bayley (listed 8/3)