Friday, October 26, 2012

Jewish Yoga @ CBS

Dear Haverim:

Oops, I forgot to mention....

Debute of Beth Shal -OM

JEWISH YOGA

Tomorrow, Saturday, 8:45 am

Levin Chapel

w/Zach

(you can dress in Shabbatwear, Zach will go easy on us

--he promised)

Rabbi Michael

"The Other Son" & Lech L'cha: Identity,Transitions

Dear Haverim,


*Tonight, Friday, October 26, 6 p.m. Happy Hour followed by 6:30 pm. Services. We are celebrating Jacob Richman’s bar mitzvah. Sermon Topic:

NEW MOVIE: THE OTHER SON or Puddin’head Wilson Meets the Middle East.

*Tomorrow, Saturday, October 27, 9:30 a.m. Jacob Richman darshan. His Sermon Topic:

Lech L’cha: Making Tough Transitions
Looking ahead…

Saturday night, November 1st, 7:30 pm – Jewish Views of the Afterlife w/Dr. Simcha Raphael (location TBA).
Come to Shabbat service and be inspired!
Shabbat shalom,

Rabbi Michael



Friday, October 19, 2012

Noah's Drinking Habit & Celebration of the Animals


Dear Haverim:

        *Tonight, Friday October 19th, 6:30 p.m. services (happy hour at 6 p.m.). We celebrate Molly Adelman’s bat mitzvah. Sermon topic:

Noah’s Drinking Habit: Jews & Addiction.

        *Tomorrow, Saturday, October 20th, 9:30 a.m.  Molly Adelman darshanit. Her sermon topic:

Parashat Noah: Celebrating Individuality

      *Sunday, October 21st, 12:30 p.m. Celebration of the Animals

Please bring your pets to the garden, along with stories. We will include a misheberach prayer for sick animals, and a Yizkor service to remember pet friends who have passed away.

        *Note: Next Sunday, October 28th, 10 am – 3 pm,

Vered’s HEBREW CRASH COURSE MARATHON in the Library. Please RSVP at 302-654-4462 ext. 10 ASAP!! (free of charge).

        Celebrate! Stay informed! Attend Shabbat services, educational and cultural programs at Congregation Beth Shalom!

        Shabbat Shalom!

        Rabbi Michael

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Columbus-Jewish? & Einstein on Ebay:Creationism vs. Darwinism

Dear Haverim:


*Tomorrow night, Friday, October 12, please note the later,
8 pm., service start time. My Sermon Topic:

WAS COLUMBUS JEWISH?
In honor of the recently concluded, Columbus Day Holiday, except some kosher Italian-themed desserts at the dessert oneg following services.

*Saturday, October 13, there is a Hebrew School Shabbaton for students (K-Kehilla) and families in the Chapel. There is a PJ Library Shabbat Program (0-5 years old) and families in the Lower Level. My Sermon Topic in the Sanctuary is:

Genesis: Creationists vs. Darwinists & Einstein’s Ebay Letter.

*Notes: Shiva minyanim, Sat. & Sunday nights, 7:30 pm, for Lorraine Miller at the Zayback residence, 12 Perth Drive, Wilmington. No Hebrew School this Sunday, so please attend 9 am. CBS Services to ensure a minyan for congregants saying Kaddish.

Stay informed! Be inspired! Attend Shabbat services at Beth Shalom!

Shabbat shalom!

Rabbi Michael





Friday, October 5, 2012

Ushpizim, Holy Day Services, Funerals, etc.

Dear Haverim:
Moadim l’simcha! Happy Holidays!
*Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Friday, October 5, abridged (aka short) Shabbat services, followed by family-friendly Shabbat-Holiday “Sameach in the Sukkah” Dinner (with pre-arranged reservations).
* Tomorrow, Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. For little ones:
Fun Time with Ariella in the Rabbi’s Study. Rabbi’s daughter, Ariella, creates interactive Jewish playtime & Shabbat stories in her new initiative to supplement next-week’s PJ Library Event. Stop by.
Sermon Topic: Ushpizim: Who Would YOU Invite into your Sukkah?
Please bring thumb-nail sketches of some of your lesser-known Jewish heroes and take turns being the teacher, along with Rabbi Michael, who will bring in three of his own favorites.
Note: For each night of Sukkah, you are supposed to recite the following formula:
I am honored to welcome into my Sukkah the following honored guests: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, and Sarah, Rebecca, Leah, Rachel, Miriam, Deborah, and Ruth.
(the addition of the famous women is a unique Conservative Movement contribution).
Then, for each night, each biblical “couple” take turns getting their own special greeting. Here is the greeting for this Friday night:
Welcome Aaron, welcome Deborah. You shaped Israel’s history one with words of peace, one with a call to battle. May we have the wisdom always to strive for peace, but never lack the courage to oppose injustice.
*Tomorrow night, Saturday, 7 p.m. Sukkah Home Hospitality. Come usher Shabbat out with a Havdalah, wine, cheese and dessert Celebration at the Beals home, 611 Berwick Road, Edenridge, North Wilmington, co-hosted by Elissa and Rabbi Michael, and Cantor Elisa and Loren (in abstentia). Rabbi Michael will have his guitar on hand to lead you through lots of sing-a-longs. This is a family friendly event.
*Sunday, 9 a.m., Hosahana Raba & Hebrew School Interactive Sukkot Program. Tentative funerals: 1 pm, George Dubin, Jewish Community Cemetery, grave side. 2 pm, Mildred Glass (mother of Mitch Glass), CBS and interment at Har Zion Cemetery. Email to follow to confirm. (Note: tonight light yahrtzeit candle before Yom Tov candles).
*Monday, 9 a.m., Shemini Atzeret (including Yizkor). Office closed.
*Monday, 7 p.m., Simchat Torah family friendly program. Bring a musical instrument and play in our simcha band!
*Tuesday, 9 a.m., Simchat Torah including honoring Kallat Torah Jill Downard and Hatan Bereshit Jay Rappaport, capped off with festive lunch. Office closed. (Note: Shiva for Mildred Glass, 7:30 pm, Glass residence, 902 N. Broom St., Wilmington 19806)
(Next week: 8 p.m. Late Friday night Service: Was Columbus Jewish? And a Salute to Italian Jewry. Saturday morning, PJ Library Shabbat).

Rabbi Michael