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Congregation
Beth Torah
May 2015
Iyar / Sivan 5775
Shavuot
Dinner
Study
Session
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(See page 7)
Shavuot 2015 begins in the evening of
Saturday, May 23
and ends in the evening of
Monday, May 25
From the President
Alan Hoffman | President@congregationbethtorah.org
This month’s article will take on a different feeling from prior months. As I write this
article, Karen and I are ending a 10-day tour of Poland, Czech Republic, and Germany.
This was a journey through the past (actually ,1,000 year history) as well as a reflection
on today and thoughts for tomorrow. We began our tour with the expectation of seeing
how difficult life was for our fellow Jews in this part of Europe. I thought it was going to
be nothing but one depressing site after another. It was actually quite the contrary. We
saw how life has changed from German dominance to Communist rule to open
democratic societies. The countries are vibrant with palatable young adult energy.
We also learned and discussed the two Jewish points of connection, ritual and cultural. The question came up:
“Am I a Jew?” One answer was, I am a Jew because I enjoy programming at the JCC and Synagogue, but I don’t
attend services regularly. “Am I a Jew?” Another answer was, I am a Jew because I go to shul every day, yet
never reach out to my community, or participate in cultural events. Of course there is middle ground, as well,
yet the answer was always YES, I am a Jew. In Warsaw, Prague, and Berlin we saw engaged communities.
However, we also saw the generation of Jews that did not affiliate with anything Jewish. This seemed to be
rooted in Nazi and Communist rule. The difference in the generations was obvious.
This experience started me thinking about Beth Torah. Are we offering all the opportunities that YOU need to
connect your Jewish identity with your fellow congregants? Are there programs (inside the shul and outside in
the community) that provide a better entry point? Are there ideas that you as congregants would like to
explore that we have not yet championed?
We have been—and continue to be—a lay-led congregation. It’s what makes us who we are. I would like to
hear from you—our congregant—about any thoughts or ideas you feel will continue to move CBT on the
inclusive trajectory we are on.
As I conclude my comments, I must pause to thank my Executive Board, as well as your Board of Directors, for
another fantastic year. Our successes are a result of each individual’s passion for our congregational family.
Cheryl Drazin—Exec VP
Vikki Silvis—Development VP
David Rosen—Treasurer
Chuck Smith—Past President
David Engleberg—Financial VP
Jessica Winter—Education VP
Marty Fried—Board Secretary
Lou Kaiser—Assistant Treasurer
Debbie Wills—Membership VP
Neil Burnstein—Ritual VP
Liz Cox—Operations Director
When you see these passionate volunteers at services or a program, pause to thank them for a job well done.
I look forward to seeing all of you at the congregational meeting on Tuesday May 26 at 7:30 PM. You will hear
comments from Rabbi Zelony and myself. We will also vote on our new officers for the coming year.
L’Shalom
In the event of an emergency—
Rabbi
Elana Zelony
LC Director
Ruth Schor
President
Alan Hoffman
Executive VP
Cheryl Drazin
Development VP
Vikki Silvis
Education VP
Jessica Winter
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Financial VP
David Engelberg
Membership VP
Debbie Wills
Ritual VP
Neil Burnstein
Treasurer
David Rosen
Board Secretary
Marty Fried
Past President
Chuck Smith
For illness, death, or other family life
cycle emergency after-hours, please
contact Rabbi Zelony at 310.409.6532.
Synagogue offices are open—
Sundays, 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Mondays—Thursdays, 9AM to 5:30 PM
Fridays, 9AM to 5PM
From Learning Center
Ruth Schor, Director of Learning Center | 972.234.1542 x232
LC-Director@congregationbethtorah.org
In the beginning of the month of September we all gathered in the sanctuary to welcome
the new school year. We expressed our hopes for greater achievements and fulfillments
and I extended my annual invitation to the parents to become partners in our Jewish
education and to help us to play a significant role in their children’s Jewish upbringing. Our
school has been blessed with this very important partnership and it has been expressed in
various ways throughout the years.
I have had the pleasure to teach Hebrew and prayer skills to parents who wished to
become knowledgeable so that they could help their children. Jewish teaching turned into
actions thanks to parents and congregants who organized mitzvah projects and all our celebrations of special
milestones in our student’s lives always look and feel extra special and warm due to parental involvement and
thoughtfulness.
I trust that your May calendar is already marked with the very important date, May 17. On this day we will
celebrate Yom Yerushalyim and the last day of school. This will be my last celebration with you and I hope you
will all join so that I can thank you in person for the 19 years of Jewish inspiration, friendship, collaboration,
support, and so much more.
Yom Yerushalyim is a national holiday in Israel celebrated on the 28th of the Hebrew month Iyar, to
commemorate the unification of Jerusalem after conquering the Old City and East Jerusalem during the 1967
Six-Day War.
Jerusalem has been a symbol of hope and promise for Jewish eternity and I cannot think of a more appropriate
day to celebrate the last day of school when celebrate our own unity as a community.
The most meaningful and uplifting reward of leading the same school for 19 years is seeing my very young
students years later assuming leadership roles in the Jewish community. The hugs that accompany these
reunions are even more heartwarming. If we can produce Jewish leadership in our school, then we know our
mission has been accomplished, as leadership ensures the continuity of Jewish life and vibrant community
building.
Our success is not measured by the frequency of changing our curriculum and naming our programs, titles and
goals differently. Rather, it is measured by the long-term commitment our families make to ensure continued
Jewish education. The most important thing is to realize that the development of meaningful Jewish identity
begins after the B’nai Mitzvah celebration. It is after our youth enter Jewish adulthood that they realize that
being Jewish does matter and that belonging to a synagogue and the Jewish community brings more
fulfillment and meaning into their lives.
When you join us on May 17 for a morning of celebration, you will be granted with the honor and privilege to
offer gratitude and acknowledgment to all of those who helped us to reach higher in our goals and deeper in
their accomplishments. Our one of a kind faculty is responsible for our achievements and successes. Each
teacher contributes his/her special skills and talents to our programs and we are thankful to our wonderful
students who express an interest in their teaching and reached out and supported our teacher’s efforts.
Thank you all for being a part in my Jewish journey and I am looking forward to continuing it and reaching new
heights in my new endeavor.
Submissions for the Family Record are encouraged! The deadline for each issue is the FIRST OF THE MONTH
prior to publication month and can be done online at http://congregationbethtorah.org/calendarcommunications. The Family Record is published in color and mailed monthly, except bi-monthly during summer,
to those who subscribe ($50 per year subscription). Contact the office to subscribe.
Photo of President courtesy of DSPN Photos—Photography by David Duchin
Congregation Beth Torah
720 W. Lookout Drive, Richardson TX 75080
972.234.1542 | 972.783.1463 (Fax)
http://congregationbethtorah.org/
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Family News
Mazal Tov to...
Sarah Meth, daughter of Claire & Alvin
Meth of Plano, who is engaged to be married to
Jared Harding, son of Cindy & Kenny Harding of
Mansfield. The couple are planning a Spring 2016
wedding.
Share your news! Go to www.congregationbethtorah.org
and click on the ‘Congregant News’ link (don’t forget to
upload a photo if you have one!) or contact Carren, office
administrator, at 972.234.1542 x221.
Happy Anniversary
Noah Sasson & Amy Pinkham
3-May 7 yrs
Gary & Suzanne Booth
7-May 34 yrs
Nydia & Ruben Granado
15-May 8 yrs
Abbey & Kathy Garber
17-May 28 yrs
Karen Prager-Eaves & Greg Eaves 18-May 30 yrs
Albert & Miriam Creemer
22-May 53 yrs
William Pervin & Susan Chizeck
22-May 34 yrs
Richard Meth, son of Claire & Alvin, will
Larry & Shirley Strauss
23-May 44 yrs
marry Robyn Glassner, daughter of Barbara & Bill
Glassner of Plano, on May 31, 2015 at Arlington
Hall in Lee Park, Dallas. The ceremony is being
officiated by Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor.
Leslie Greenblatt & David Gold
25-May 7 yrs
Ron & Gwen Roberts
25-May 18 yrs
Michael & Jackie Wald
25-May 35 yrs
Tim & Elissa Wolff
26-May 8 yrs
Marc & Lori Kahn
27-May 31 yrs
Adriane & Roberto Dela Cruz
28-May 9 yrs
Raphael & Jill Levy
28-May 20 yrs
Beth & Daniel Seltzer
28-May 9 yrs
Howard & Jessica Taper
28-May 26 yrs
Allen & Sheri Udisky
29-May 48 yrs
Steven & Amy Hankin
30-May 22 yrs
Arika & Stephen Kraut
30-May 12 yrs
Benjamin & Mindy Levine
30-May 33 yrs
Rick & Teri Oruch
30-May 33 yrs
And still in the Meth Family…
Thank You!
We thank the following congregants for their
Kiddush sponsorship and contributions last month...
Danette & Dean Morgan in celebration of
their 25th wedding anniversary.
Jennifer & Michael Shaub in celebration of
Hal Shaub's 80th birthday.
Kiddush Sponsorship
One of Beth Torah’s focal points is the time we
spend together after services—noshing and
schmoozing. Contact Esther Cohen (972.985.7105)
if you'd like to sponsor or contribute to a Shabbat
luncheon.
Did you know…
You can submit reimbursement requests online? It’s
fast...easy...and you’ll receive a copy for your own
records! Just scan your receipt and submit online at
http://congregationbethtorah.org/reimbursementpayment-requests/
Do you have news you’d like to share
with your Beth Torah family? Send us your Bar/Bat
Mitzvahs, engagement/marriages, graduations, new
babies, baby-naming/Bris...send in all of your news
and please include a photo if you have one!
Send in by email...
communications@congregationbethtorah.org
Submit online...
http://congregationbethtorah.org.congregant-news
To update your member information, contact Carren in the office at 972.234.1542 x221 or submit the correction online at
http://congregationbethtorah.org/member-information-update/
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Shul Doings
Festive First Friday
Joyful Noise
1 May, Friday, 8PM
8 May, Friday, 6:30–7PM (Sanctuary)
Join us on the first Friday of each month when our
service will start at 8PM instead of the usual 6:30
PM and we celebrate birthdays and anniversaries
coming up in the new month.
Joyful Noise has returned to the 6:30 PM Kabbalat
Shabbat services. If you're in the mood for a
Shabbat service that's got a "beat" then come and
join us in welcoming Shabbat with instruments and
singing on May 8 & 29, June 19, July 31, August 21,
September 25, and October 23.
6th Grade Lead Prayers
2 May, Saturday, 9:30 AM
Contact Learning Center Office
LC-Office@congregationbethtorah.org
Adult Hebrew Class
Join us for services this Shabbat and support our
students as they lead us in prayer.
9 & 16 May, Saturday, 9AM beginners / 9:50 AM
advanced (Library)
Contact Ruth Schor
LC-Director@congregationbethtorah.org
Muffins & Minyan with Mom
Join Ruth Schor twice a month to learn Hebrew.
3 May, Sunday, 8:15 AM
Contact Leah Singleton
young_families@congregationbethtorah.org
Join Young Families for a light breakfast and minyan.
Israel Action—Israel & Middle
East Updates with Gil Elan
Men’s Club Breakfast
13 May, Wednesday, 7:30 PM at the JCC
Contact Magdi Olah or Anna Segal
Israel-Action@congregationbethtorah.org
3 May, Sunday, 9 AM
Contact David Mandell
Mens_Club@congregationbethtorah.org
Join the Men’s Club for breakfast. $7 members / $10
non-members / $5 students.
Join us each month for this FREE monthly
update open to the public. Interested in dinner
beforehand? Contact Anna Segal or email Magdi
Olah (Israel Action chair).
17 May, Sunday, 9AM
Contact Arlene Berlin
Gil Elan, President/CEO of SWJC, is a former
colonel of IDF and an acclaimed senior Middle East
analyst. He has a weekly column in the Texas
Jewish Post and combines his knowledge and wit
into easy-to-read analyses on current events. Read
more about Gil online at https://www.swjc.org.
Our end-of-school-year sale has the entire store on
sale with as much as 50% off!
Sisterhood Elections & Potluck
Gift Shop Madness
Mahjongg
3 May, Sunday, 10AM
Contact Debra Pak / tilly8008@yahoo.com
All experience levels welcome. Even if you've never
even seen a mahj tile, please join us. Breakfast is
available—$5 at the door.
May 14, Thursday, 7:30 PM, home of Stacey Clark
Contact Esther Cohen and Robyn Rose
Sisterhood@congregationbethtorah.org
Join Sisterhood for elections, dinner, and guest
speaker Dr. Yoram Solomon who will share why we
see so much innovation coming out of Israel. RSVP
to Esther Cohen or Robyn Rose.
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Shul Doings
Shabbat b’Shirim
16 May, Saturday, 10:30 AM (MPR)
Join us for this family service created for children (K
–5) and their parents to experience Judaism and
spirituality together. There is lots of singing,
conversations about God and Torah, and many
opportunities to participate and ask questions.
Donuts & Davening with Dad
17 May, Sunday, 8:15 AM
Contact Leah Singleton
young_families@congregationbethtorah.org
Join Young Families for a light breakfast and minyan.
2015 Texas Hold’em Poker
Tournament
17 May, Sunday, 1PM (Oneg)
Contact Ron Jacobs and Neil Burnstein
poker@congregationbethtorah.org
The Book of Daniel
17 May, Sunday, 7:30 PM (CBT)
Contact Earl Bills / earlbt@gmail.com
The Book of Daniel is one of the most enigmatic and
fascinating books of Hebrew Scripture - full of
dreams, visions, miracles and heavenly figures - and
one of the least studied biblical books among Jews.
Many Christians on the other hand, see it as
foundational to their faith and study it religiously.
This class will present a Jewish perspective on the
book, highlighting its role in preparing the way for
post Scriptural Judaism. Reference will also be made
to Christian interpretations of certain passages,
especially those understood as prefiguring the
advent of Jesus as messiah.
Ladies Who Lunch
19 May, Tuesday, 12:30 PM
Contact Carol Taper
ctaper@sbcglobal.net / 972.931.0202
Nosh with the ladies around town at a different
location each month. RSVP to Carol by May 10 for
location. Future dates: June 16, July 21, August 25,
October 13, November 17, and December 15.
Texas Hold’em Poker
Get ready to take a chance to win your choice of
either (1) the entry fee into a 2015 World Series of
Poker Tournament (non-main event up to $3,000
value / includes up to $700 in hotel and travel) or (2)
the entry fee into a 2015 World Poker Tour
Tournament at Choctaw Casino.
A minimum $100 donation receives 5000 in starting
poker chips. Rebuy chips and a tone-time add-on/
top-off will be available at the event. Additional
prizes for other top spots will be announced soon.
Register before May 10 for this fundraiser and
receive 500 bonus chips. Doors open at 12:15 PM.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided. For all
the details, visit http://congregationbethtorah.org/
events/poker.
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19 May, Tuesday, 7PM (Oneg)
Contact Neil Burnstein / mrneilb@swbell.net
Come for a night of fun and friendship each month.
$20 members and $25 non-members. All proceeds
benefit CBT.
Can you Talk & Stuff?
If you enjoy chatting with others and have a free hour(ish) a
month, join this group and help put out synagogue mailings.
Materials are always ready-to-go and just need to be either
stickered or stuffed in an envelope. Sign-up online at http://
congregationbethtorah.org/volunteering/ so we will know
your day and time preferences or call Carren at 972.234.1542.
Shul Doings
Sisterhood Book Club
20 May, Wednesday, 7:30 PM
Contact Carol Rothschild
bookclub@congregationbethtorah.org
Join us as we discuss The Seamstress by Sara Tuvel
Bernstein at the home of Laurie Sutkin. RSVP to
Laurie so she can plan accordingly. See page 10 for
more details about the book as well as upcoming
events.
Shavuot Dinner and Study Session
23 May, Saturday, 5:15 PM / 6PM
Contact Neil Burnstein
Ritual-VP@congregationbethtorah.org
Bring the whole family for Shavuot! There will be a
Young Families program at 5:15 PM with dinner
for everyone at 6PM followed by a group
introduction before breaking into a variety of
sessions designed to appeal to both children and
adults; theme - "Offering Up Our Best Fruits To
God."
Break-Out Sessions include:
 Puppet Mastering with Mike Wurzman
 Art projects for adults and kids Janine Bergknoff
 Poetry with Miriam Creemer
 Study group with Harriet Gross
Following these sessions we will come back together
for discussions and presentations. This will be
followed by Ma’ariv, Havdallah and dessert.
RSVP’s are requested for dinner so that we
can plan accordingly. Please RSVP to
Evelyn Utay at evelynpaul@sbcglobal.net.
Donations are also welcome to help defray the
costs of the dinner. Donations can be sent to CBT,
ATTN Rabbi Zelony. Please write ‘Shavuot’ in the
memo line of your check.
Shavuot First Day
24 May, Sunday; services at 9:30 a.m.
Shavuot Second Day
25 May, Monday, Memorial Day - offices closed
Services at 9:30 a.m. including reading from Megilat
(Book of) Ruth and Yizkor (at approx.11 a.m.)
Annual Congregational
Meeting
26 May, Tuesday, 7:30 PM (Sanctuary)
We hold an annual congregational meeting to elect
new officers as well as update our members on
what is happening. All members of CBT are
encouraged to save the date and plan to attend!
High Holy Days Bulletin
This year, CBT will be replacing the September and
October issues of the Family Record with a special
and expanded High Holy Days Bulletin.
Are you chairing a project and/or committee? Do
you have an event on the Beth Torah 2015-2016
calendar year? Need a Save-the-Date or are your
details already coming together?
Share all about what you do...when you’re doing it…
and what you need to get it done in this year’s High
Holy Days bulletin. Submissions are being accepted
online only at http://congregationbethtorah.org/
hhd-bulletin-submission.
Last date to submit is
9 AM Sunday, August 2
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Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship
Sunday, October 25

We are excited to announce that in addition to Simon
Majumdar, we will also be welcoming Jody Dean of KLUV to
our celebrity Judges table. For more information, and to keep
up with all the excitement, check out our website at http://
dallaskosherbbq.com, and be sure to "LIKE" our official
Facebook Page (Dallas Kosher BBQ Championship).
Also, we are still seeking great sponsors to partner with, so if you, your
business, or someone you know is interested, please have them contact
us at info@dallaskosherbbq.com. There are many sponsorship levels
available, and every dollar in sponsorship helps us reach our goal of
putting on a fanstastic event!
Together, our Men's Club and the CBT Family can make this event great.
29 - 31 May, Friday night,
Saturday and Sunday Two
Worlds, One Painful Hope.
A weekend of discussion and thought with
Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and
Ali Abu Awwad. Join Ali & Hanan as they tell
their personal stories and of their efforts to build
a better future. Listen as they share their painful
hope that human understanding and trust will
lead to peace on the tiny sliver of land they both
call home. Friday night dinner at 7:30 p.m.; $18
for adults, $5 for children; rsvp by May 22 to
Rabbi Zelony;
rabbizelony@congregationbethtorah.org
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Publication
Reminders
1 May, Friday, June/July Family Record
4 May, Monday, M3 (monthly mini
mailing)
1 July, Wednesday, August Family
Record
5 July, Sunday, M3 (monthly mini
mailing)
Contact Marty Fried,
Board-Secretary@congregationb
ethtorah.org
Do you have information or an event
announcement that should be
highlighted? Don’t miss out! Submit it
(or them) online at http://
congregationbethtorah.org/calendarcommunications. Submit it once for all
of our deadlines.
From Sisterhood
Sisterhood Book Club
20 May, 7:30 PM
Esther Cohen & Robyn Rose, Co-Presidents | Sisterhood@congregationbethtorah.org
The Seamstress by Sara Tuvel Bernstein
Contact Carol Rothschild at 972.805.3612
bookclub@congregationbethtorah.org
2016 meeting dates: January 20,
March 16, May 18, July 20
July 15
The Eight by Katherine Neville
September
Richardson Reads—date/book TBA
October/November
JCC Reads (Tycher Library)—date/book TBA
From Kirkus Reviews
A striking Holocaust memoir, posthumously published, by a Romanian Jew with an
unusual story to tell. From its opening pages, in which she recounts her own
premature birth, triggered by terrifying rumors of an incipient pogrom, Bernstein's
tale is clearly not a typical memoir of the Holocaust. She was born into a large
family in rural Romania between the wars and grew up feisty and willing to fight
back physically against anti-Semitism from other schoolchildren. She defied her
father's orders to turn down a scholarship that took her to Bucharest, and got
herself expelled from that school when she responded to a priest/teacher's vicious
diatribe against the Jews by hurling a bottle of ink at him. Ashamed to return home
after her expulsion, she looked for work in Bucharest and discovered a talent for dressmaking. That talent--and
her blond hair, blue eyes, and overall Gentile appearance--allowed her entry into the highest reaches of
Romanian society, albeit as a dressmaker. Bernstein recounts the growing shadow of the native fascist
movement, the Iron Guard, a rising tide of anti-Semitic laws, and finally, the open persecution of Romania's
Jews. After a series of incidents that ranged from dramatic escapes to a year in a forced labor detachment,
Sara ended up in a women's concentration camp deep in Germany. Nineteen out of every twenty women
transported there died. The author, her sister Esther, and two other friends banded together and, largely due
to Sara's extraordinary street smarts and intuition, managed to survive. Although Bernstein was not a
professional writer, she tells this story with style and power. Her daughter Marlene contributes a moving
epilogue to close out Sara's life. One of the best of the recent wave of Holocaust memoirs.-- Copyright ©1997,
Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Ladies Night Out
18 June, Thursday, 8PM, Yoshi Shabu Shabu
1801 N Greenville Suite 400,
Richardson RSVP to Rachel Leventon
Rachel.leventon@gmail.com
Give yourself a break...and a margarita! RSVP to
Rachel and plan on joining the girls for some R&R.
Future dates are July 9 and August 13.
End-of-Year
College Connection
Contact Melanie Joison / meljoison@gmail.com
College Connection helps students stay connected
while away from home. Although we have
completed our quota of packages for this year you
can still join for one final package—end of year
finals! You can send to anyone who is dear to you—
kids, grand kids, nephews, nieces and just a friends
kid too!
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From Ritual
Neil Burnstein, Ritual VP | Ritual-VP@congregationbethtorah.org
Marty Barenblat & Garry Kahalnik (Co-Chairs) | Ritual@congregationbethtorah.org
On behalf of the congregation, the Ritual Committee wishes a hearty Yasher
Koach and Thank You to the following congregants, friends and family who led
a service, read from the Torah, or chanted a Haftarah on Shabbat, Sukkot,
Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah during the month of MARCH 2015:
Torah Readers:
Friday Night Leaders
Ari Robinson, Phil Stayman, Nancy
Wurzman, Bennett Robinson, John Wills,
Casey Gendason, Jerry Zeffren, Joe
Liken, Eleanor Eidels, David Stein, Brian
Rubenstein, Ron Blumka, Rabbi Elana
Zelony, Rusty Dworkin, David Engelberg,
Paul Utay
Rabbi Elana Zelony, Hope Decker, Jerry
Zeffren, Joe Liken, Ron Blumka, Men’s
Club, 5th grade of the Learning Center
Psukei D’Zimra:
Earl Bills, Rabbi Elana Zelony, Phil
Stayman, Joe Liken
Shacharit:
Rabbi Elana Zelony, Joe Liken, David
Mandell, Phil Stayman
Hallel:
Haftarah:
Jerry Zeffren, Gary Booth, David
Mandell, Chuck Smith
Sermons and Sermonettes:
Joe Liken
Rabbi Elana Zelony, Ken Mogbo, David
Mandell, Dr. Vanessa Ochs
Torah Service:
Garry Kahalnik, Jeff Markowitz, Rabbi
Elana Zelony
While we generally do not
schedule service leaders and
Torah readers in advance for
the daily minyanim, we
would also like to thank
everyone who steps forward
and helps our daily services
be just as enjoyable and
participatory as during
Shabbat and the Chagim
(Holidays).
Musaf:
Dean Morgan, Francine Simpson, Ron
Blumka
Gabbai:
Chuck Smith, Garry Kahalnik
Torah and
Haftorah Readers
and Service
Leaders Wanted
Are you interested in learning to
chant Torah or Haftorah or lead
part of the Shabbat evening or
morning service? If you are,
please contact Rusty Dworkin at
972.713.0159 or
Adult_Ed@congregationbethtorah.org.
Morning Minyan
Sunday, May 3
8:30 AM
Sunday, May 17
8:30 AM
Monday, May 4
6:45 AM
Monday, May 18
6:45 AM
Sunday, May 10
8:30 AM
Shavuot 1st Day Sunday, May 24
8:30 AM
Monday, May 11
6:45 AM
Shavuot 2nd Day Monday, May 25
6:45 AM
Sunday, May 31
Candle Lighting
Friday Services
Shabbat Services
7:51 PM 5/1
8:00 PM May 1
9:30 AM May 2
7:56 PM 5/8
6:30 PM May 8
9:30 AM May 9
8:01 PM 5/15
6:30 PM May 15
9:30 AM May 16
8:06 PM 5/22
6:30 PM May 22
9:30 AM May 23
8:10 PM 5/29
6:30 PM May 29
9:30 AM May 30
Joyful Noise—Friday, May 8, 6:30 PM
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Tot Shabbat
11:00 AM May 9
11:00 AM May 23
8:30 AM
Junior Congregation
Havdalah (60)
10:30 AM May 2
9:09 PM 5/2
10:30 AM May 9
9:15 PM 5/9
10:30 AM
9:20 PM 5/16
10:30 AM May 23
9:26 PM 5/25
10:30 AM May 30
9:29 PM 5/30
Shabbat b’Shirim—Saturday, May 16, 10:30 AM (MPR)
We Gratefully Acknowledge the Following Contributions...
Burn the Mortgage Fund
In Celebration of
Jackie & Mike Wald’s new grandchild
Esther & Nat Cohen
Elaine's Special Birthday
Esther & Nat Cohen
Hal Shaub's 80th Birthday
Jo & Jerry Zeffren
In memory of
Jeanette Linker
Robert Linker
Paul Koch’s mother, Margorie Koch
Jeff & Linda Markowitz
Milton Inbody
Gayle Inbody
Robert Chozick’s mother, Rose Jacobson
Esther & Nat Cohen
Camp Scholarship Fund
In memory of
Jack Wasserman
Jo & Jeffrey Zeffren
Cemetery Fund
In memory of
Solomon Ingber
Laura Levy Goldstein
Learning Center
In memory of
Sara Minkus
Chick Sham
Joanie Block's father, Norman Hyman
Ann Shirley & Edward Green
Mark A. Siegel Adult Education
In memory of
Mark A. Siegel
JoAnn & Eric Pasternack
Abraham Lazaruz
Roberta & Robert Lazaruz
Operating Fund
Pesach Yizkor
Susan & Barry Slotnick
In Memory of
Rose Lischin
Susan & Barry Slotnick
Florence Schwartz
Esther Rae Weinstein
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
In Memory of
Michael Fass
Simon Fass
Mercedes Baum
Ruth Feldman
Marilyn Shapiro
Carol & Gene Taper
Ruth Gibbs
Lisa Rosemore
Ritual Fund
In Memory of
Sarah Robins
Ken Robins
Robert Chozick’s mother, Rose Jacobson
Lynda & Jeff Markowitz
Cyd & Cliff Friedman
Morris Siben
Robbie Siben
In Honor of
Phil Stayman repetition of Amidah and
Seudah Shlishit at Rabbi Zelony's
Gloria Stayman
In Celebration of
Elaine Scharf’s birthday
Evelyn & Paul Utay
Social Action
In Memory of
Walter Greenblatt
Hal Shaub
Walkway Brick
To Hal Shaub Happy 80th From Havurah
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Congregation
Beth Torah
720 W. Lookout Drive
Richardson, TX 75080
972.234.1542
www.congregationbethtorah.org
Service Times
Friday Evenings
6:30 PM
Saturday Mornings
9:30 AM
Junior Congregation
(K—5, Sept-May)
Saturday Mornings 10:30—Noon
Tot Shabbat
11:00 AM
nd
th
2 and 4 Saturdays of each month
Minyans
Sundays—8:30 AM
Mondays—6:45 AM