Eternal Light
Volume 72, Issue 3
November 2013
Shabbat Schedule
Fri., November 1, 6pm
Gates of Prayer
New Member Shabbat
Potluck Dinner
Parasha - Toldot
Fri., November 8, 6pm
Union Prayer Book
Parasha - Vayetzei
Fri., November 15, 6pm
Gates of Prayer
Parasha - Vayishlach
Fri., November 22, 6pm
Music Shabbat
with Jessica Yellen &
Michael Roth
Parasha - Vayeshev
Fri., November 29, 7pm
Shabbat Chanukah
Gates of Prayer
Parasha - Miketz
RelectingonChanukah&Thanksgiving
As we gather with our families and friends this year to share
Thanksgiving, we will be lighting the 2nd candle in the Chanukah
menorah. This is a special time of year when we take stock of what is
precious to each of us and express gratitude for it.
But on Chanukah, we can add a new dimension to our Thanksgiving
celebration. We know the story: A single cruse of pure oil miraculously
lasted for eight days. But this story first appears in a rabbinic discussion that
occurs hundreds of years after the event itself. So if it wasn’t that miracle
which the Macabees were celebrating, what miracle was it?
Despite the impossible odds against the fierce and well-trained Syrian-Greek
army, Matathais and his sons were able to rout their enemies from Jerusalem
and eventually to restore Jewish sovereignty over the land. A century’s long
era of renewed Jewish cultural, spiritual and political
power commenced. This indeed was a miracle.
Once the troops secured the Temple compound, they purified the altar and
prepared for a rededication celebration. Their best model was Solomon’s
original eight-day ceremony celebrated around the time of the holiday of
Sukkot. Perhaps this time was chosen because Sukkot, following the powerful cleansing rituals of Yom Kippur, was always thought of as a
joyous time of renewal and rededication, a time when people genuinely
trusted in their abilities to make miracles of renewal happen.
So perhaps what we should celebrate this Chanukah is the power of every
culture, of every family, of every person to renew their own cultural, spiritual, and political powers, to assert their unique abilities and
capabilities in the midst of the many powerful homogenizing forces around
us.
Continued on page 2
NEW MEMBER WELCOME
Shabbat Morning
Minyan
Shabbat Morning Services &
Torah Study are held every
Saturday morning from
10am — 12pm
at Shabbat Services and Dinner
Friday, November 1, 2013
Congregation B’nai Israel will be welcoming all those who have joined our
Temple family in the last year at Shabbat Services on Friday, November 1st.
Services being early at 6 pm and will be followed by a festive Shabbat Potluck
Dinner. Please join us as we bless our new friends and welcome them
formally into our community.
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Volume 72, Issue 3
President’sMessageby Marc Sager
As you read this article, chances
are, Halloween has just passed. I
came across an article that stated
many American Jews do not
celebrate Halloween.
From the time I could trick-or-treat,
I knew the basics of Halloween:
There were witches and goblins, I
went trick-or-treating and got
candy, and later in life, we collected
money for UNICEF (in those orange
boxes).
As far as I was concerned, religion
had nothing to do with Halloween.
How do Halloween and Judaism
relate? Well, without even realizing
it, my wife and I taught our children
good Jewish values. There have
always been more treats than tricks
at Halloween: Shaving cream is
meant for shaving, toilet paper is
meant for the bathroom, and only
bad kids pulled pranks. And being
Jewish and celebrating Halloween
can even provide financial savings!
With a little bit of pre-planning,
Halloween costumes can be reused
for Purim.
Interestingly enough, Halloween is
considered a Pagan holiday.
According to Webster’s, a Pagan is
“one who has little or no religion
and who delights in sensual
pleasures and material goods: an
irreligious or hedonistic person.”
At its core, Halloween goes against
the beliefs to worship one God –
and because it’s not a national
holiday, schools and government
buildings remain open and essential
services are fully operational.
So should we not participate?
Should this be one of those taboo
holidays?
As Reform Jews, we live in a secular
world, and while we may not agree,
in principal, with the backstory of
Halloween, sometimes, in my
opinion, we have to adapt.
Halloween is one of those times. I
can’t imagine putting an end to my
family’s trick-or-treating traditions
just because we are Jewish.
Of course, that might be the candy
talking…
Marc
Rabbi’sMessagecontinued
Chanukah is a time for reconnecting to our own authenticity, and for celebrating our cultural, familial and
individual uniqueness. In a sense, the Chanukah candles are search lights for what is precious in each one of
us that can shine out toward the world.
So this Chanukah is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Because it falls on Thanksgiving (and will not do so
again during our life times), in the midst of a holiday that our entire culture celebrates, we can make time to
think about how we integrate our Jewishness into our everyday lives. This is an opportunity to light the candles in a dark room and think of them as search lights into our hearts. The question we can ask ourselves is
“Can I rededicate myself to my Jewishness, in my own unique way? And if so, how am I going to do that?”
With a Jewish community that is assimilating more and more deeply into American culture, this question is as
relevant today as it was to the Maccabees in the Second Century BCE. We have the ability to make miracles
happen as a Jewish community by renewing Jewish life here. This is a good time to decide what our own role
will be. May this Chanukah/Thanksgiving be a time of joy, renewal and rededication for you and all those
you love.
Rabbi Jordan
Mazel Tov
To Marc Sternberg for being named by the Walton Family Foundation as the Senior Deputy Chancellor
of the New York City Department of Education. In his new role, he will work to provide 1.1 million students with access to high-quality education. Marc is the son of Donna & Hans Sternberg and brother of
Erich,
Erich Julie & Deborah.
Deborah
Cheshvran—Kislev
November
November 1
November 9
November 20
Shabbat Evening
Service, 6pm
New Member Shabbat
Story Telling & Potluck
Dinner
Shabbat Service &
Torah Study, 10am
B’nai Mitzvah Prep, 4pm
Talmud Class, 7pm
November 10
November 22
Confirmation, 11:30am
November 2
November 12
Shabbat Evening Service, 6pm
Music Shabbat
Shabbat Service &
Torah Study, 10am
Board Meeting, 6pm
November 23
November 13
Shabbat Service &
Torah Study, 10am
November 3
Confirmation, 11:30am
Sam Glaser Concert, 4pm
Israeli Folk Dancing, 7pm
November 6
B’nai Mitzvah Prep, 4pm
Talmud Class, 7pm
November 8
B’nai Mitzvah Prep, 4pm
Talmud Class, 7pm
November 24
November 15
Confirmation, 11:30am
Shabbat Evening Service, 6pm
Gates of Prayer
November 27
November 16
Shabbat Service &
Torah Study, 10am
Shabbat Evening Service, 6pm November 17
Union Prayer Book
Turkey Train, 11:30am
Israeli Folk Dancing, 7pm
First Night of Chanukah
November 29
Shabbat Evening Service, 7pm
Gates of Prayer
November 30
Chanukah Party, 7pm
December
December 1
Israeli Folk Dancing, 7pm
December 11
December 20
B’nai Mitzvah Prep, 4pm
Men’s Club Shopping Spree
Shabbat Evening Service, 6pm
Music Shabbat
December 11-15
December 21
URJ Biennial
San Francisco Conf. Ctr.
Shabbat Service & Torah
Study, 10am
December 12
December 27
Shabbat Evening Service, 6pm
Union Prayer Book
Shabbat Evening Service, 6pm
Gates of Prayer
December 4
B’nai Mitzvah Prep, 4pm
December 6
Shabbat Evening
Service, 6pm
Story Telling & Potluck
Dinner
December 7
December 13
Habitat for Humanity
Shabbat Service &
Torah Study, 10am
December 8
Confirmation, 11:30am
December 15
Israeli Folk Dancing, 7pm
December 10
Board Meeting, 6pm
December 18
B’nai Mitzvah Prep, 4pm
December 28
Shabbat Service & Torah
Study, 10am
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BuildingFund
Robbie & David Rubin, in memory
of Faye Davis
GaryWeillYouthRoomFund
Lynn & Felix Weill, in memory
of Edward Peal
GeneralFund
Robert Blumberg, in memory
of Thelma Langsner
Beth & Gary Roth, in memory
of Faye Davis
Julie & Leonard Nachman, in memory
of Faye Davis
Ann Keogh, in memory of Faye Davis
Anne & Alvin Rotenberg, in memory
of Faye Davis
David Safer, in memory of Ike May
Insa Abraham, in memory of
Joseph W. Alton, Jr. and
Joseph W. Alton, III
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CemeterySecurity
An off-duty officer will provide
security at the cemetery every
2nd Sunday of the month from
10:00am until 2:00pm.
You may donate to the Temple in many ways.
The designated Temple funds are listed below
with a brief description of each. When making your donations, please designate your
fund of choice.
Building Fund: for Temple maintenance,
repairs & improvements.
Camp Scholarship Fund: for student
scholarships to Jacobs Camp, Kutz Camp or
Reznikoff Day Camp.
Cemetery Fund: for cemetery repair,
improvement & maintenance.
Endowment Fund: for temple operating
expenses (interest income).
General Fund: for current expenses.
Judge Alvin Rubin Ner Tamid Fund: for
post Confirmation class student classes to
further their Jewish education.
Rabbi’sDiscretionaryFund
Susan & Byron Kantrow, to assist
those affected by the disaster
in Boulder
JoAnn & Marvin Bender, in honor
of Rabbi Goldson’s birthday
Laurie & Harold Brandt, in honor
of Rabbi Goldson’s birthday
Beth Sachse, in memory of Sammy
& Irene Kahn
AMAZON.COM
Is a good deal for you and CBI
Most of us have scored great deals by
shopping online at amazon.com. Now, if
you go to our website, www.bnaibr.org, and
click on amazon.com, you will go directly to
their website and the Temple will get a
percentage of the sale. What an easy way to
support your Temple.
Sandy Sager Beautification and Garden
Fund: for outdoor Temple beautification.
Library Fund: to purchase Temple library
books and supplies.
Memorial Fund: to be used at Temple board
discretion.
Prayer Book Fund: to purchase prayer
books.
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund: used to support
worthy charitable organizations, pay for special religious, educational and cultural temple
programs, and to assist members in need.
Sylvia Steiner Religious School Fund: to
help defray Religious School tuition for needy
students and to purchase
supplies.
Gary Weill Youth Room Fund: for Youth
Room improvement and maintenance.
Peggy L. Blumberg Fund: to be used to
support WCBI in its endeavors.
The following memorials or dedications
are also available:
Tree of Life Leaf: $250
Yahrzeit Memorial Plaque: $250
Tree of Life Stone: $1000
Sanctuary Pew (1/2 side): $1500
The TURKEY TRAIN is
coming on November 17!
Get your ticket aboard the 5th annual Congregation B’nai Israel
Religious School Turkey Train for families in need this
Thanksgiving! There are 2 ways you can participate in this mitzvah:
Donate $17 for the purchase of a 12-14 lb. turkey
Matherne’s Market on Highland at Kenilworth is joining us in this mitzvah
by providing a huge discount! Please bring your donation to Religious
School by NOVEMBER 5 and make checks out to:
Matherne’s Market.
OR
Bring a frozen turkey of any size to Religious
School on the morning of Sunday, November 17.
All students will have a “hand” in this mitzvah by participating in our
train of passing each turkey from the kitchen to the truck(s). The
turkeys will then be delivered to St. Vincent de Paul, where they will be
feeding hungry families throughout the long Thanksgiving weekend.
Bring mittens/gloves to wear on November 17 at 11:30am and participate
in the mitzvah of feeding the hungry this Thanksgiving by joining us on
THE TURKEY TRAIN!
Congregation B’nai Israel Religious School
3354 Kleinert Avenue • Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 343.0111 x205 • relschool@bnaibr.org
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by Jessica Yellen
This month we study the Torah Portion, Toledot, which tells about
Abraham’s twin grandsons, Esau and Jacob, and the powerful and dramatic
story of their switched birthright. Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson explains
that an impulsive and hungry Esau agrees to sell his birthright for a bowl
of Isaac’s lentil soup. Some of our classes took this description and
expanded on the idea of hunger and its implications in our community.
We learned that in just three years, the rate of food-insecure households in
the United States increased by a staggering 14 million people to reach 50
million people (1 in 6). The rate of hungry children also increased to 17
million. With Thanksgiving approaching, it is now more important than
ever to teach our children to embrace our obligation of tikkun olam, by
participating in our annual Turkey Train. Last year, we donated an amazing 116 turkeys to St. Vincent de Paul for their holiday weekend of feeding
the hungry. St. Vincent de Paul is the number one hot meal provider in
Baton Rouge, seeing thousands come through their doors over the
Thanksgiving weekend. Please join us in the Turkey Train this year by
sending in a check for $17 made out to Matherne’s Market by November 5,
by bringing in a frozen turkey to the temple by November 17, and/or by
joining us on Sunday, November 17 at 11:30 a.m. as a turkey schlepper!
To learn more about the Jewish response to hunger, visit www.mazon.org.
Congregation B’nai Israel is made up of an amazing community of people
committed to giving, not only at Thanksgiving, but all year round. We are
always talking about the innovative and meaningful ways our families
make a difference in the local and global community. One of our students,
Joey Roth, has been busy creating a mitzvah project that has been generating a lot of excitement. Joey started “Jar for Change” to raise money for babies in the NICU at Woman’s Hospital. In taking a simple Jewish concept
such as a tzedakah box and a desire for tikkun olam (repairing the world),
Joey has found a way to bring people together for a meaningful cause. In
October, the Religious School donated a day of tzedakah towards Joey’s
efforts. To learn more about “Jar for Change” visit
https://www.facebook.com/jarforchange.
With Thanksgiving AND Chanukah approaching this month, I join our entire Religious School family in wishing you much health and happiness
over the holidays, and thank you for giving us the gift of sharing your children each week.
Todah Rabah
To Julie Tepper & Ally Bombet for
their help with Consecration
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November 3
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Fall Back
9:30am Religious School
11:30am Confirmation
November 5
Turkey Orders due for the
Turkey Train
November 6
4:00pm B’nai Mitzvah
November 10
9:30am Religious School
Jacobs Camp Day
11:30am Confirmation
November 13
4:00pm Bnai Mitzvah
November 17
9:30am Religious School
Creative Chanukah Menorah
Entries Due
Chanukah Shopping
@ CBI Gift Shop
11:30am Turkey Train
2nd grade gets a lesson in the Sanctuary from Rabbi Jordan Goldson
November 20
4:00pm B’nai Mitzvah
November 24
9:30am Religious School
M&Ms with Rabbi Jordan
11:30am Chanukah Celebration
11:30am Confirmation
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October25
Sarah Razafsky, grandmother of Dore Binder
John Dardenne, husband of Tonet Dardenne, father of Jay Dardenne
Elayne Bressler, sister-in-law of Sylvia Washauer
Robert “Bobby” Bressler, brother of Sylvia Washauer
Freddie Miller, father of Robbie Rubin.
Betty Fishbein, mother of Alan Fishbein
Rene LeBlanc, nephew of Diana Mann
Paul L. Marks, father of Paul L. Marks
Rosalie Preis Marcus, grandmother of Susan Dampf, aunt of Julie Nachman
Ruth Gainsburgh Dampf, grandmother of Jack Dampf
Kay Carroll, mother of Kathy Beck
Betty Weisberg
Belle Goldberg, aunt of Joe Edelman
Thelma Beer, mother of Bettye Hirsch
Janice Ginsberg Rubin, mother of David & Michael Rubin
John Walter Dupaquier, Sr., father of John Dupaquier
November8
Rosa Van Os, grandmother of Sidney Dreyfus
Henry L. Dreyfus, gather of Rachelle Hirsch
Sarah Black, mother of Jerry Black
Leonard Levy, grandfather of Laurie Brandt & Felix Weill
Jack Isaacs, Sr, father of Jack Isaacs
November15
Dorris Rubenstein Kantrow, grandmother of Staci & Sue Sommer
Rosalyn Liss, mother of Ayan Rubin
Ralph Israel Brookner, brother of JoAnn Bender, uncle of Ralph Bender
Elsa Rosenthal, mother of Susan Kantrow
Annette Phillips Hirsch, mother of Marcus Hirsch
Florence Vander Linden, mother-in-law of Bert Rosenbaum
Sarah Black, mother of Jerry Black
Wilbur Marvin
Rae W. Rozolsky, mother of Judy Feder
November22
Evelyn Rosenbaum, wife of Bert Rosenbaum
O.J. Cook
Rufus Craig, father of Cathy Craig Labens
Herman Moyse, father of Betty Simmons
Sarah L. Safer, mother of David L. Safer
Frances Rubin, grandmother of Michael & David Rubin
Harold Berg, grandfather of Seth Kaplan
Rocky Moyse, mother of Buck Moyse
Doris Levy Watsky, aunt of Nathan Levy
Betty Rothberg, grandmother of Hilary Shaw
May their memory be a blessing
November29
Irwin E. Coen, father of Linda Weinstein
Carolyn Rosenthal Schmulen, mother of Lynn Weill & grandmother of David
Weill
Sam Hoffman, father-in-law of Paula Hoffman
Dorothy Weinstein, mother of Richard Weinstein
David Paille, friend of Deborah Salazar
A.T. Wimberly
Marilyn Feuer, mother of Sandra DiTusa
Natalie Fraenkel, mother of Albert Fraenkel
Fredrick Green, father of Victoria Green
Paul Arst, Jr.
Bessie Chesler, mother-law-law of Doris Chesler
Meyer Kahn, uncle of Elizabeth Sachse
Lydie Sommer, cousin of Betty Simmons
Jill Kaplan, cousin of Ralph Bender
Alfred M. Posner, uncle of Lisa Binder
M.P. Elkind, father of Karen Elkind-Hirsch
Wallace B. Shlopack, father of Lois Elisar
Joan Pressburg
Yarzheits
Yarzheits are traditionally read during the Friday night service prior
to the date of the yarzheits unless other arrangements have been
made.
Healing
Mi Shebeirach, the prayer for physical and emotional healing, is recited at
the Friday evening Shabbat service. If you are ill and would like a mi
shebeirach recited on your behalf, please call the Temple ofIice at
343-0111 before noon on Thursdays, so the congregation may offer its
prayers for you. If you know another person who needs the same, please
ask the individual for permission to read his/her name before calling the
ofIice.
Visiting Those Who Are Ill
Congregation B’nai Israel wants to make sure we care for our members
and their families. If you have a family member or know of someone in
our congregation who is in the hospital, has been in an accident, or is ill
and recuperating at home, please call the Temple ofIice at 343-0111 so
Rabbi Jordan can contact them and arrange for a visit.
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Men’s Club by David Spivak
The Men’s Club invites you to help in the upcoming annual
ChristmasShoppingSpree. Along with the Baton Rouge Big
Buddy program and Macy’s, volunteers from Congregation B’nai
Israel and members of the Jewish Community come together to
help young children buy gifts for members of their family.
There are two powerful ways to assist: you can send in a
donation to help defray costs of the spree and/or you can
volunteer to help the kids shop and wrap presents.
Our goal this year is $5,000, and donations of any amount are
welcome and greatly appreciated. And pleasedon’t underestimate the power of boxing and wrapping the hundreds of presents. Its an enjoyable evening for EVERYONE involved.
The date for the shopping spree is Wednesday,December11
from5:00pm–8:00pmatMacy’sattheMallofLouisiana.
All donations should be sent to the B’nai Israel ofIice
(attention: David Spivak), and checks can be made out to the
B’nai Israel Men’s Club. If you have any questions, feel free to
contact David Spivak at dspivak@lsu.edu.
BaRFTY by Erin Dean
BaRFTY had an exciting October and is looking forward to
November and the upcoming Fall Conclave.
Our most recent event included attending services, enjoying some
pizza, and getting to be scared at the 13th Gate haunted house. We
held hands, walked through, and eventually were able to laugh at
each other’s screams.
This month, BaRFTY will attend Fall Conclave in Little Rock, AR.
We can’t wait to come together with the rest of NFTY-SO for an
exciting event!
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Hebrew Bits and Pieces by Jimmie Murvin
A well-known and well-loved portion of our liturgy in the section beginning with the Shemah is the
V’ahavtah. It begins “You shall love your G-d with all your heart, with all your soul (mind) and
with all your being (strength).” It goes on to remind us that G-d has placed those words into our
hearts, and that we are to teach them to our children, talk about them in our homes and as we go
about our business, when we go to sleep at night and when we get up in the morning. We are also
reminded that we are to bind them as a sign on our hands and that they should be symbols before
our eyes. (The laying of tefillin is the physical manifestation of those words, but those things can be
done virtually as well as physically.) We are also to write those words on the doorposts of our houses and on our gates (our mezuzot). This paragraph seems to be a conversation in which G-d addresses “you,” and the “you” that is used in the Hebrew is the singular “you,” which looks and sounds
like -echa at the end of many of the words in this first paragraph. The verb endings also use the singular “you” suffix. Why did the speaker use the singular “you” instead of the plural “you”? Perhaps
it is because these words are meant to remind us each, personally and individually, that all these
tasks are our responsibility to perform.
The second paragraph commands us to “be mindful” of all G-d’s commandments (Mitzvot) and to
perform them. That is how we are consecrated to G-d and fulfill the b’rit, the covenant we have with
G-d. Then we are reminded of the source of these words: The G-d who led us out of Egypt to be our
G-d. But now the “you” who is being addressed in Hebrew is in the plural, using the -chem ending,
and the verb suffixes used are also the plural “you.” Now the speaker has brought us all together as
a community to remind us that we have a special relationship to G-d.
Israeli Folk Dancing with David Kirshner
Sundays,7pmto8:30pm
Dancers, experienced or novice, singles, couples or families, young or young-at-heart, are invited
to attend free of charge. Or, if you prefer to, just come and listen to the lovely music of Israel.
Classesare:November3,17;December1,15
To register, call David at 756-5291
It is a Tree of Life . . . . .
And there is no better way to memorialize those monumental events in our lives
than with a leaf or a stone.
Tree of Life Leaf:
Leaf $250
Tree of Life Stone:
Stone $1,000
To purchase an honor, please contact the office at 343.0111
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An Afternoon of Music with Sam Glaser
Brought to you by The Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge,
Congregation Bnai Israel and Beth Shalom Synagogue
This is a FREE event for the Baton Rouge Jewish Community
Location: Louisiana State Police Academy
7901 Independence Blvd. • Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Date: 11/03/2013 Time: 4pm
RSVP: ellen.sager@jewishbr.org
or 225.379.7393
Sam Glaser is a composer, performer and interpreter of Jewish
music. Referred to as one of the top ten Jewish artists in the
United States by Moment Magazine, he holds a global fifty-city
music tour culminating in Israel every year.
CBI Religious School
JACOBS CAMP DAY
Sunday, November 10
9:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.
Our annual Religious School Jacobs Camp Day is coming up! We
will have camp-style activities from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Jacobs Camp Assistant Director, Gary Brandt, will be here to present the new HSJ video and answer any camp questions from
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Join us this day and experience a bit of
the Jacobs Camp magic!
Please contact Jessica Yellen with any questions: 343-0111 x. 205
or relschool@bnaibr.org
Congregation B’nai Israel Religious School
3354 Kleinert Avenue • Baton Rouge, LA 70806
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Mitzvah Project with Habitat for Humanity
On Saturday, December 7th, volunteers from Congregation
B’nai Israel will dedicate part of their Shabbat to help build a
home for a needy Baton Rouge family.
We will be working from 8 amam-noon.
noon
We will meet at the building site.
Location:
2452 Elvin Drive Lot#5 in the Rosewood Subdivision.
Snacks and drinks will be provided.
If you would like to be part of this mitzvah (holy act), please
call or email Rabbi Jordan (rabbijg@bnaibr.org)
URJ Biennial in San Diego December 11-15, 2013
TheBiennialConventionoftheUnionforReformJudaismwill be held this year in
San Diego from December 11-15.
All members of Congregation B’nai Israel are invited to attend this important assembly
of our movement. This is a great opportunity to participate in inspiring Torah study
sessions and discussions concerning the welfare of Judaism in America.
RabbiGoldson, JessicaYellenand JulieTepperwill be attending. But we would like
for some of our members to attend as well.
For more information and to register, go online towww.urj.org/biennial13/registration/
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Congregation B’nai Israel’s
Chanukah Celebration
Saturday, November 30th
5:30pm Havdalah
6:00pm-8:00pm “Latke Dinner” and Party
Featuring
Dreidel Games & Gelt
White Elephant Gift Exchange
Bring 1 gift per person. The value should not exceed $20.
Preferably it should be a re-gifted or “tchatcke” that you are
willing to part with, but it must be wrapped.
Community Menorah Lighting
Bring your own Chanukiah
$8 for adults
$4 for children
RSVP by Monday, November 25th.
office@bnaibr.org or 343.0111 x 200
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Are You Ready for Thanksgivikkah?
This year, the First Night of Chanukah is November 27— just in time to get the
turkey ready. The last time this has happened was in 1888, or at least the last
time since Thanksgiving was declared a federal holiday. The next time may see
us lighting candles from spaceships or other planets since it won’t happen for
another 79,043 years from now!
To celebrate this unusual alignment EVERYTHING * in the gift shop
will be 50% off the entire month of November!
Here are just a few items we have available
Hanukkah
Decorations
Menorahs- Electric and oil
Candles
Collectable Dreidles
Games
Toys
Decorative candles
Dreidles for the children
Jewelry
Hostess Gifts
Pillows
Bar and Bat Mitzvah
Planners
Picture Frames
Torah Portion
Jewelry
Jewelry Boxes
Yads
Picture Albums
Weddings
Picture Albums
Shabbat Candle Holder
Menorah
Picture Album
Young Children
Soft Menorahs
Soft Blocks
Plastic dinnerware
Stuffed animals
Books
Crib afghans
Home
Serving pieces for Hanukkah
Tea towels
Pot holders
Decorative bowls and plates
Decorative candles
Mezzuzahs
Door mats
Cookware
Cookie Cutters
Misc. Gifts
Wine stoppers
Mah Jong purses, gifts
Key chains
Paper weights
Religious school students will shop on November 17th and 24th.
The office staff will be happy to help you during Temple Office hours.
If you need additional assistance, please call Cathy Labens at 344-0581.
Remember, when you buy from our temple gift shop, there is No
shipping and No taxes and all profits benefit our synagogue.
* Exception to 50% discount includes all Shabbat candles, Chanukah candles,
Memorial candles.
Advertiser Spotlight: Realtor’s Pam Roby & Jill Roby Pike
Having grown up in the real estate business, Jill Roby Pike has been blessed
with parents who have a vast knowledge of the real estate industry. Her mom,
Pam, has sold residential real estate for 25 years and her dad, Andy, has sold/
managed residential for 16 years and commercial real estate for 8 years.
They have been great industry mentors since she began selling real estate in
January 2003.
Pam and Jill have been selling real estate as "The Roby Team", with CJ Brown/
Latter & Blum, for the last 6 years. As Pam moves closer to retirement, Jill is
striving to see that their business continues to grow.
Born and raised in Baton Rouge, and having graduated from the LSU Lab
School and LSU, Jill is a life-long member of Congregation B'nai Israel. She
has a great knowledge of the local neighborhoods and takes interest in the
changes and improvements that continue throughout the city. She prides herself
on staying up to date with market trends and the homes that are available. With
interest rates still at record lows, now is an excellent time to buy or sell.
Jill is married to Chris Pike, who is a commercial agent with Mike Falgoust and
Associates. Real estate is a certainly a family affair! Jill and Chris have 2
children, Reagan, 4 and Davis, 2. They were married at B'nai Israel in 2008.
Jill Roby Pike
Realtor
jroby@cjbrown.com
225.763.3216
Congregation B’nai Israel
3354 Kleinert Avenue · Baton Rouge, LA 70806
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Eternal Light
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B'nai Israel
Rabbi
Jordan E.Goldson
Rabbi Emeritus
Barry L. Weinstein
Religious School Director
Jessica Yellen
Asst. Rel. School Director
Julie Tepper
Office Administrator
Cathy Duplechin
President
Marc Sager
Past-President
Diana Mann
Vice-President
Deborah Sternberg
Treasurer
Lisa Binder
Secretary
Jay Jalenak
Sisterhood President
Linda Levy
Men's Club President
David Spivak
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Congregation B’nai Israel
3354 Kleinert Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Tel: 225/343-0111
Fax: 225/343-0653
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http://www.bnaibr.org
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