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Northern Hills Synagogue
Congregation B’nai Avraham
Decem-
February 2015
To Discuss Clinical Research At Friday Evening Services
We are delighted that Cheryl Bernstein will be our speaker at our 8:00 pm
service on Friday evening, February 6.
Cheryl directs the Bernstein Clinical Research Center, and has worked
as a clinical research coordinator in the fields of allergic disorders, asthma
and pulmonary disease since 1982. Cheryl oversees a team of
experienced and well-respected clinical research coordinators who have
conducted high quality research on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry
and the National Institute of Health. She currently serves as a representative for the Ears, Nose
and Throat Device Panel of the FDA, and is an active committee member for the Academy of
Clinical Research Professionals, writing exam questions for certification.
Cheryl will discuss clinical research and the process by which new drugs and medical devices
are studied and approved by the FDA. Please join us for what promises to be a most informative
discussion.
Table of Contents
Calendar2
Rabbi’s Column
4
World Wide Wrap
5
Men’s Club
6
Create Your Jewish Legacy
6
Donations7
Chaverim Youth Group
8
Gift Shop Sale
8
Rabbi’s Installation
9
Maksim’s Column
10
Bim Bam Shabbat
11
Sisterhood, Gift Shop
12
HaZaK13
Service Leaders
14
Yahrzeits 14
Jewish Emotional Tune-up
Family Havdalah
Jewish Summer Camp
Adult Education
Anniversaries & Birthdays
Purim Festivities
Gift Shop 15
15
16
17
18
19
20
SUN 1
9am World Wide Wrap
and Morning Service
9am Kehilla
10am Fundraisimg
Committee Meeting
1pm Mercaz Tailgate Party
2pm Mercaz
8
WED 14 Shevat 4
12:30pm Current Events
Discussion with Rabbi
7:30pm Kehilla Board
Meeting
20 Shevat 10
2pm Cancelled Hebrew
Class w/Maksim
4:30pm Kehilla (Gr 3-7)
NHS
5pm TuBishvat Seder
21 Shevat 11
12:30pm Current Events
Discussion with Rabbi
7:00pm Rummikub
THUR 7 am Morning Service
12:30pm Cancelled The
Golden Age of Spanish
Jewry
7pm Caring Connection
Meeting
22 Shevat 12
4:30pm Kehilla (Gr 3-7)NHS
FRI
16 Shevat 6
15 Shevat 5
5:45pm Candle Lighting
8:00pm Shabbat Service
with Guest Speaker,
Cheryl Bernstein
Celebrate Anniversaries
9:00pm Oneg Shabbat
23 Shevat 13
7 am Morning Service
12:30pm Cancelled The
Golden Age of Spanish
Jewry
27 Shevat 17
2pm Cancelled Hebrew
Class w/Maksim
28 Shevat 18
12:30pm Cancelled
Current Events Discussion
with Rabbi
29 Shevat 19
12pm HaZaK: Rabbi Shena
Potter Jaffee
4:30pm Kehilla (Gr 3-7) NHS
7pm Men’s Club Program &
Meeting
30 Shevat 20
7 am Morning Service
12:30pm Cancelled The
Golden Age of Spanish
Jewry
7:30 pm Curriculum
Meeting
Rosh Hodesh
3 Adar 23
9am Morning service
9am Kehilla (K-7) NHS
10am Jewish Emotional
Tune Up: Overcoming
Jealousy
1pm Chaverim Run Jump
and Play
6:30pm Mercaz
NOTES:
4 Adar 24
2pm Hebrew Class w/
Maksim
5 Adar 25
12:30pm Current Events
Discussion with Rabbi
6:30pm Movie Night: The
Island President
6 Adar 26
4:30pm Kehilla (Gr 3-7)
NHS
7 Adar 27
7 am Morning Service
12:30pm The Golden Age
of Spanish Jewry
1pm Rummikub
6pm Mason Girl Scout
Thinking Day
7:30 pm Curriculum
Meeting
Specialty Kinnus/8th Gr
KinnusI
2 Adar
Torah: Terumah
8:45am Talmud Study
9:30am Shabbat service
10am Bim Bam Shabbat
Celebrate Birthdays
12pm Luncheon
12:30pm Parsha Study
8 Adar 28
6:09pm Candle lighting
6:15pm Shabbat service
25 Shevat
Torah: Mishpatim
8:45am Talmud Study
9:30am Shabbat service
12pm Kiddush
8pm Installation Gala
1 Adar 21
6:02pm Candle Lighting
6:15pm Shabbat Service
18 Shevat
Torah: Yitro
8:45am Talmud Study
9:30am Shabbat service
12pm Kiddush
24 Shevat 14
5:54pm Candle Lighting
6:15pm Shabbat Service
7pm Potluck Dinner
Rosh Hodesh
22
SAT
17 Shevat 7
BULLETIN DEADLINE
26 Shevat 16
9am Morning service
TUE 13 Shevat 3
2pm Hebrew Class w/
Maksim
19 Shevat 9
9am Morning service
9am Kehilla (K-7) NHS
10am OTR Soup Kitchen
1pm Kitanim: Cincinnati
Circus -Tight Rope and
Juggling Workshops
6:30pm Mercaz
15
MON 12 Shevat 2
February 2015
9 Adar Torah: Tetzaveh
8:45am Talmud Study
9:30am Shabbat service
12pm Kiddush
12:30pm Parsha Study
7pm Shabbalalah Havdalah at
the home of Natalie Freeman
Northern Hills Synagogue
Congregation
B’nai Avraham
http://www.nhs.-cba.org
5714 Fields Ertel Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45249
Office (513) 931-6038
Fax (513) 530-2002
David Siff
Rabbi
George Barnard
Rabbi Emeritus
Maksim Shilkrot
Director of Education & Programming
Jennifer Braner
Administrative Assistant
Chava Vidal
Youth Advisor
~
David Bernstein
President
Henry Spitz • Sandy Spitz
Schedule of Services
February 2015
Shevat - Adar
Friday evenings:
First Fridays - 8:00 p.m.
All other Fridays - 6:15 p.m.
Saturday & Festival mornings:
9:30 a.m.
Morning minyanim
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - Thursday: 7:00 a.m.
(except as noted)
Talmud Study
Saturday at 8:45 a.m.
Shabbat Candle Lighting Times
Fri. Feb. 6 5:45 pm • Fri. Feb. 20 6:02 pm
Fri. Feb. 13 5:54 pm • Fri. Feb. 27 6:09 pm
Anniversary Service
Friday, February 6• 8:00 pm
Birthday Service
Saturday, February 21•10 am
Bobbi Handwerger • Natalie Freeman
Vice Presidents
Laurie Dubin • Joel Suddleson
Financial Secretary
Treasurer
Amy Frankel
Corresponding Secretary
Holly Robinson
Recording Secretary
Matt Yosafat
Cemetery Warden
Joyce Leahr • Edie Neusner • Pam Gardner
Sisterhood Co-Presidents
March Bulletin Deadline
Tuesday, Feb. 10 - 5:00p.m.
Holly Robinson - Bulletin Proofreader
Judy Knapp - Sisterhood Page Editor
Gayna Bassin - Webmaster
gmbassin@hotmail.com
Barry Wolfson
Men’s Club President
February 2015
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From Our Rabbi - Rabbi David Siff
Shalom Haverim,
In the beginning of March, we will celebrate the holiday of Purim. One of the pivotal moments in the
book of Esther involves Esther considering whether to become involved in fighting Haman’s decree.
Mordechai’s response is “who knows if for just this reason you were made the queen.” Can we see the
opportunities God puts right in front of us, the opportunities to help each other, to bring some love and
healing into the world? Can we speak out, like Esther, in ways that challenge violence and hatred in
the world?
This year, we are trying something very exciting for our Purim celebration. We will be holding
an intergenerational megillah reading, involving the children in acting out the megillah as it is read (in
a combination of Hebrew & English). This will be followed by a festive Persian banquet; we will hold a more traditional, Hebrew
reading in the morning.
Mitzvot of Purim
There are four basic mitzvot that we are encouraged to do on purim:
1. Hearing the megillah—reading the megillah of Esther, in the evening and morning, in Hebrew or English. There’s lots of ways you can do it, but the best will be joining us here at NHS!
2. Seudah-a festive meal celebrating the occasion. It is customary to have a few l’chayyims.
3. Mishloach manot: giving gifts of food to our friends and neighbors.
4. Matanot Le-evyonim: we want to make sure that even those with bad fortune enjoy the day, so it is a mitzvah to give tzedakah directly to poor people on Purim.
In addition, it is really a day for festivity, so if you can, spend the day spreading holiday cheer.
Change in kitchen policy:
After my high holiday talk about the use of slaves
in chocolate production, a congregant approached
me and suggested we rethink what we serve here
at Northern Hills Synagogue. It is of course hard to
try to make one’s consumption entirely ethical, but I
believe that kashrut pushes us to do the best we can. In that vein, we will now using only slavefree chocolate, cage-free eggs, and recyclable or biodegradable plates and utensils. For those
of you who are interested in doing this yourselves, Costco chocolate (dairy) is slave-free, and
certain Trader Joes chocolate chips are pareve & slave-free.
Wishing you all the best, and stay
warm!
Rabbi David B. Siff
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February 2015
February 1– 9:00 AM
Join the NHS Men’s Club, our 7th Grade Class and our
T’fillah Buddies as we “Unravel” the meaning of T’filllin.
Inter-Generational Learning Opportunity
Musical, creative and participatory Sunday morning service
Program on T’fillin will take place during the service.
Breakfast by your Men’s Club Master Chefs
You better believe
this is pretty heady stuff.
The Ancient Prophet Hosea said:
At the Start of the Day bind yourself
to these God–Given qualities.
“Righteous,” “Law,” “Loving Kindness,” “Compassion,” “Mercy,”
“Faith,” “Forever,”
and then you will have “Knowledge Of God”
February 2015
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Men’s Club News – February
Membership request letters were mailed out in
January. Our Men’s Club plays an important role in the
life of NHS as an auxiliary organization that adds to the
goals of our community. Please join the club and
participate in events, each of which enhances synagogue life and experience.
Upcoming Men’s Club Events:
World Wide Wrap XV – February 1, 2015 – 9:00 am
Join the NHS Men’s Club, our 7th Grade Class and our
T’fillah Buddies as we “Unravel” the meaning of Tefillin
See Flyer For Additional Information
J
ewish tradition teaches
that we have a responsibility to
make the world a better place for
future generations. One method
of accomplishing this is to leave
a Jewish Legacy. This obligation
is being furthered by the Jewish
Federation of Cincinnati partnering with the Harold Grinspoon
Foundation to assist greater Cincinnati congregations and Jewish
agencies to increase their
endowments – for more
information, see www.createyourjewishlegacy.org
Bill Freedman, a member of our
congregation, is chairing the
Federation committee overseeing CYJL development. Northern
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Dinner Program @ Firehouse Grill
February 18 at 7:00 pm
Special Beer Week Event featuring 50 West
Enjoy good food, drink, and fellowship along with a
presentation on an issue of interest to Men
Details to follow.
Stay Tuned for Men’s Club Shabbat
Saturday March 21, 2015
Please contact Herb Brass or Barry Wolfson about
parts of the service you may want to lead.
Hills Synagogue-Congregation B’Nai
Avraham is one of twelve organizations in Cincinnati participating
in the Create Your Jewish Legacy
(CYJL) partnership. Joe Lazear
chairs our CYJL committee. The
Board of our congregation approved participation in this program
and a status report was provided at
the December meeting. A considerable number of Board members
have submitted a non-binding Letter of Intent to provide a legacy gift.
You don’t have to be wealthy to
participate – a legacy commitment
of any size will help build our synagogue’s endowment and provide
vital resources for our future when
you are no longer here to support
us and other charitable organizations. This is the time to ensure
our collective Jewish future by
building a strong, secure and
permanent endowment for our
Synagogue. By completing a
nonbinding Letter of Intent to
leave an after-lifetime gift, you
can help us reach our goal and
secure a $10,000 grant for
NHS-CBA! Additional information
about CYJL-- NHS-CBA will be
provided in this bulletin on an
ongoing basis. Additionally,
members will be contacted
beginning on March 1. To request
a Letter of Intent or for questions
and comments, please contact
Bill, Joe, or Herb Brass.
February 2015
to Synagogue Funds
Northern Hills Synagogue/Congregation B’nai Avraham has a number of funds that you may
donate to for special occasions or convey congratulations, gratitude, or sympathy. The synagogue welcomes contributions in any amount (minimum $5 for a card to be sent). We will do our best to acknowlege these donations in the monthly bulletin.
Send all donations to the synagogue office or their designee.
Please see the “Who-What-When -Where-Why & How” details available in the Synagogue office for
your convenience, to assist with your intentions. Thank you.
NHS-CBA Fund
In Memory of Beverly Lichtin
From: Steve Selss
From: Beverly Saeks
From: Marlene & Jon Englander
From: Fran Bistrica
Youth Scholarship Fund
In Memory of Ilya Bratslavsky
From: Herb and Raye Brass
In Honor Susie and Marty Cohen’s daughter
Elizabeth’s new position at the Cleveland Clinic
From: Jerry and Phyliss Shubs
Leonard J. Singerman Scholarship Fund
In Honor of the birth of Julie and Steven Pentelnik’s
granddaughter, Naomi Letts
In Honor of the birth of Matt and Claire Lee’s
grandson
From: Amy and Scot Pearlman
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
In Memory of Susan Bernstein
From: Paula Nevins
Robert V. Goldstein SIR Fund
In Memory of Beverly Lichtin
From: Joe and Karyn Lazear
For the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
From: Matt and Claire Lee
Zorndorf Fund
In Memory of Sidney Groetzinger
From: Herb and Raye Brass
Education Endowment Fund
In Memory of Beverly Lichtin
From: Sonia Milrod
Aaron and Rosa Lichtin Library Fund
In Memory of Beverly Lichtin
From: Laura Freeman
Mae Ackerman Prospective and New Member
Fund
In Memory of Beverly Lichtin
From: Diana and Henry Fenichel
Shabbat Luncheon Fund
IIn Memory of Liz Zucker’s mother, Bernice MulerFrom: Herb and Raye Brass
Thank you to Leah Letts, Tamar Pentelnik-Ribnick,
and Elana Pentelnik, the daughters of Steven and
Julie Pentelnik, for purchasing the Talmud Series
for the synagogue in honor of Steven’s significant
birthday.
Northern Hills Synagogue/Congregation B’nai Avraham has a number of funds that you may donate
to for special occasions or convey congratulations, gratitude, or sympathy. Each month a Synagogue
Fund will be highlighted to encourage donations to a variety of our funds. This month’s fund is:
Leonard J. Singerman Scholarship Fund
February 2015
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Kitanim Youth Group Event (3rd – 5th graders)
Come on down to the Big Top - Sunday, February 8, 2015
Lunch, Crafts, Learn to Tight Rope Walk, Juggle & So Much
More (after Hebrew school 1:00pm – 3:00pm
At Ohav Shalom 8100 Cornell Road - $15 per person
(Excludes Haggadahs, parchments, cards, books and candles)
No additional discounts given during this sale.
SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH
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February 2015
Friday February 13, 6:15 pm
Family service, especially for families with
children grades K-3.
Followed by pot luck Shabbat dinner
Service and dinner to be held at the Hunter’s
Ridge Clubhouse (park at NHS):
9970 Hunters Place.
RSVP to attend and to coordinate your cold,
dairy food item with Lisa Crawford:
Lcrawford@sibcycline.com
Main course will be provided.
Saturday February 14, 9:30 am
Service at Northern Hills Synagogue
Rabbi Siff will speak:
“Values I Bring into the Rabbinate”
Rabbi Siff’s family will be honored guests.
RSVP’s to the synagogue office for the
enhanced Kiddush would be appreciated:
nhs-cba@fuse.net or 931-6038.
Saturday February 14, 8:00 pm
Installation Celebration: Gourmet desserts,
music, and dancing—see the invitation for details!
February 2015
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Message from Moreh Maksim
Let’s Talk About Faith
Ihasn thebeenlastinvolved
10 months my dad
with Partners
in Torah. Every Wednesday night
he studies with a young Russian
speaker. As part of their discussion
they go over weekly parshah, Pirkei
Avot, and Jewish ethics. One day
after he finished speaking to his hevrutah (Torah partner) he
gave me a call.
After several pleasantries, he asked a questioned that completely stopped me my tracks. The question was: “When you
left for college in Baltimore, did you wish for your mom and I to
have a conversation with you about faith?”
I was floored! I did not know how to respond to him. We never
studied Torah together, never prayed together outside of synagogue, and we never dwelled deeply with the matters of faith.
In fact, my parents never talked to me about
God.
As I was thinking on how to respond to his
question my dad changed the conversation to
discuss a Torah passage he just learned with
his hevrutah. When we hung up the phone,
I continued thinking about the question he
posed. I could not come-up with an answer.
Then something happened. I married my beautiful wife and then the answers came flooding
in. I thought about when I would become an abba (father in
Heb.) what conversations about faith would I have with my own
children someday.
I certainly would have wished for my parents to speak to me
about:
• Why does God care if I pray to Him three times daily?
• How can I show my love to God when I can’t see, touch, or hear Him?
• When my teachers and rabbis spoke about “Tikkun olam” what did it really mean? Did it mean for my life specifically, or only for the world at large? Was I selfish to think about “me”?
• If I question the narrative of the Torah, where does that leave me with the rest of my faith?
The problem is that conversations like these do not happen
naturally, probably because most of us never had deep faith
based discussions with our own parents. If we want our children to be proud of their faith, to affiliate with Jewish organization and to synagogue life, I challenge you to have deep faith
based discussions with your children.
Awkwardness will be the major challenge to overcome
when asking questions or discussing matters of faith. It can
be overcome when you realize that feeling awkward does not
mean you are not the right person for the job, on the contrary,
it is completely normal when you are doing something new or
something challenging. Once the awkwardness wears off you
will be able to parent with a single-minded vision.
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How will you overcome your own
awkwardness?
Don’t be afraid to parent with a single-minded vision.
What I mean by this is to make sure that all conversations
pertaining to faith have a refrain. Make it known to your
children that there is nothing more important in life than to
grow in spiritual maturity. Pray out loud with your children at
home or a synagogue, when seeing something beautiful in
nature highlight that God has made it, and make sure that
all faith based discussion fall back to that refrain.
What refrain will you chose for your
family?
Know what you wish to
share with your children about Judaism. Most of you will struggle
to find meaningful faith based
conversation with your children.
Develop your own questions.
Concentrate on what you wished
you knew about Judaism before
you left home, what questions
you have always wanted to ask,
and what are you struggling with right now in regard to your
faith.
What faith based questions will you
ask?
As you form your questions don’t wait for comfortable
answers. Otherwise, a conversation will never come to fruition. The key to faith based dialogue with your children is to
allow them to simply start thinking about deeper questions
they otherwise would not have thought of. If both you and
the child can’t find the answer ask Rabbi Siff or myself for
an answer. The most important thing is to have a dialogue.
Finally, don’t get discouraged. Your children will react accordingly based on their age: they may be indifferent, annoyed, silent, or unwilling to talk. Keep on trying. Think back
to the time when you were a child and your parents were
trying to instill in you some values. I bet, if you were like
me, you response was “whatever!” or even an eye roll. Yet
as adults we realized that they planted within us seeds that
grew to maturity with age. Focus on what seeds you will be
planting and at the end they will grow into proud ETZ HAIM
deeply rooted in their Jewishness.
When will your start your own
conversation?
Happy Conversing, Moreh Maksim
February 2015
Hmmm! I wonder if my
mommy and daddy know where
I can do all these fun things
on Shabbat:
Drama and Songs…. Prayer….
Games….Yummy lunch…Fun…and
so much more!!!!?
I bet they will say,
“Only at Northern Hills’
Bim Bam Shabbat!”
~ A service for kids in grades K-5 ~
A little praying…a little singing…a little learning…
a little storytelling….and a whole lot of fun.
Shabbat, February 21, 2015
10:00 am – 12 pm
A Shabbat experience you
do not want your family to miss!!
The fun does not stop on February 21;
it continues throughout the year:
March 21, April 18, May 16, and June 6.
RSVP to (513) 931-6038 or nhs-cba@fuse.net
by Monday, February 16th
February 2015
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Sisterhood News
NORTHERN HILLS SISTERHOOD IS TRULY A FAMILY OF WOMEN
YOU WANT TO KNOW AND BE WITH !
Presidents’ Report-Pam Gardner,
Edie Neusner, Joyce Leahr
Todah Rabah to the many Sisterhood members
who provided an inspiring Sisterhood Shabbat on
January 17th! Chairs for the event were Sarah Barnard and Bev Shapero. The wonderful luncheon
was planned and directed by Harriet Freedman;
she was assisted by a super team of Sisterhood
volunteers. We especially appreciate Lynn Kohel
who stepped up to the plate for the Haftarah again
this year --she is always very gracious about it. Our
very fine Torah readers were Chana Wolfson and
Sarah Barnard.
Reminder:
Royal Duncan is our new Sisterhood Corresponding
Secretary. Please let her know if there are notes
from Sisterhood that should be sent to members
celebrating happy occasions, or those who would
welcome get well or condolence wishes.
Royal can be reached most easily by email at royalduncan@hotmail.com. We thank Elaine Hordes,
our outgoing corresponding secretary, who served
in that office for several years.
Todah Rabah
The Northern Hills Synagogue Sisterhood thanks
Dr. Aaron Lichtin and his family for a very generous
donation to Sisterhood in memory of our longtime
member Beverly Lichtin. We will miss her.
SAVE THE DATES!
Tuesday, March 10th
Women’s Seder
Place: Temple Sholom
Time : 7 PM.
Details to follow. Contact person for NHS is Laurie Dubin.
This is our 15th year….co-sponsored by our sisterhood
and Temple Sholom Sisterhood and Naamat
Sunday, May 3rd
Annual Sisterhood Luncheon and Election Meeting
Time: 12 noon
Book reviews: - Raye Brass
Date: March 8
Time: 10 AM
Place: to be determined
RSVP to Bea 521-0440
Book: The Aviator’s Wife
by Melanie Benjamin
“The Aviator’s Wife takes us
behind the scenes and into
the heart of the woman who
loved and married Charles
Lindbergh. That was her destiny—a life that took her soaring into the skies and then
plunged her to earth, a story of both triumph and pain
that will take your breath away.”
Gift Shop - Roz Shapiro
See page 8 and the back of the
bulletin.
Evening Rummikub
Date: February 10
Time: 7 PM sharp
Place: Home of Lois Pornoy
In case of inclement weather or if you need a sub,
please call Bea (521-0440) and /or the hostess Lois
(522-0770 ) with the name of the sub.
Day Rummikub
Dates: February 26 and March 26
(last Thursday of the month)
Time: 1 PM
Place: NHS
Thank you for the Sisterhood Donation
to the Youth Activity Fund In Memory of Susan Bernstein
From: Myron and Jeri Fish
Kaufman Family, Jaime and Jamie
and their daughters, Hannah and Ruth
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February 2015
Hokhma – Wisdom Zikna – Maturity Kadima –Forward!
Northern Hills Synagogue HaZaK
presents
Rabbi Shena Potter Jaffee
Director of Jewish Family Life at the Mayerson Jewish Community Center Rabbi Jaffee helped
research and curate an exhibit about modern slavery held at the Mayerson JCC last April.
The exhibit, When Slavery Hits Home, explored themes of slavery throughout history
and educated about the epidemic of modern day slavery.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
12:00 p.m.
Lunch and an enlightening program!
RSVP to Jennifer Braner (513) 931-6038 or via email to
nhs-cba@fuse.net by Monday, February 16th
There is no charge for this event. However, donations will be gratefully accepted.
Transportation for NHS members may be available upon advance request.
5714 Fields Ertel Road (between I-71 and Snider Road)
NHS-CBA is an accessible facility that strives to make all events inclusive for people with disabilities.
February 2015
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TORAH READING COACHING
Would you like to learn to read the Torah?
Would you like help in preparing a Torah
reading portion?
Speak to Oded Zmora (898-9193) for help.
Thank You
We thank the following congregants who have led
Shabbat Services from Dec 6 - Jan 24
(This information is fragmentary.
Others may have participated and our apologies
if someone is not listed)
Lay led services are a very important part of the culture of Northern
Hills Synagogue. WE are fortunate and proud that so many of our
congregants are able and willing to take responsibility for the synagogue’s essential function of public worship. If you would like to lead
some part of religious services, speak to the Rabbi or David Zucker
(Ritual Chair) Allan Satin
Don Hordes
Abigail Lee
Harry Suddleson
David Zucker
Rabbi Barnard
Steve Karmel
David Bernstein
Mark Washofsky Ben Lee
Doug Mossman
Maksim Shilkrot
Bea Opengart
All the ladies that
led the Sisterhood
Shabbat
February Yahrzeits
(Shevat 12, 5775 to Adar 9, 5775)
*Names are on Memorial Plaques in Sanctuary
Alexander Elovic
Pauline Brodzki
Gustav Carter*
Sylvia Dubin*
Lena Freeman
Howard Lazear
Cyndi Weiser Stewart*
Sophie Weiss*
Benjamin Wise*
Samuel Comins*
Frieda Schechter
Max Udow
Julius Barron*
Reva Ganson*
Harold Richman*
Moses Rhine
Simon Seidenman*
Ellen Zupinsky*
Ted Arnovitz
Gussie Hahn*
Rabbi Sanford Hahn
Jeffrey Weiser*
Slade Wood
Leona Bergstein*
Shirley Kaplan
Henry Rappaport
Lester H. Fischer
Steven Katz
Ruth Kritzer
Benjamin Muler
Raymond Shulman
Roslyn Cohen
Martha Fisher*
Jacob Brakhman
Ethel Lober
Mary Malowitz
Isabelle Petlack
Barbara Shaw*
Marvin Wilkenfeld*
Sam Gordon
Joseph Handwerger
Minnie Levine
Rosette Misrahi
Sofa Rotenberg
Carroll Bennett
Sigmund Fitter
James Levin
Lena Rack*
Simon Rosin*
Jack Shaw*
Sol Belfeld
Kurt Berman
Moshe Jaakobovitch
Paula Kessler
Mark Stecker*
Ruth Apfelbaum
Louis Kallas*
Alex Poss*
Carol Walker
Marvin Dembart
Rebecca Friedlander
Florence Hordes
Charles W. Miller
Esther Ninio
Sara Comins*
Sidney Dubin*
Samuel Grubin*
Irene A. Lipson
Morris Lowe
Sue Roth
Ruth Wilkenfeld*
James R. Davis
Jerrold Ketover*
Edith Marcks*
Herbert Morewitz
Frieda Horowitz*
Gloria Karpf*
Emma H. Rack*
Mildred Spitz
Bertha Wineburgh*
Maurice Zabary
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February 2015
Part II : Sunday, February 22nd 10:30am -11:30am Overcoming Jealousy
Part III : Sunday, March 15th 10:30am -11:30am Codependency vs Independence
Part IV : Sunday, April 19th 10:30am -11:30am Overcoming Grief and Depression
You Don’t Want to Miss It!
Please join us for a
Family Night Havdalah Potluck at the home of
Mitchell & Natalie Freeman
As we enjoy an exciting evening of Havdalah,
children’s laughter, yummy potluck, and
delicious ice cream social.
RSVP to Maksim at maksims@fuse.net by February 23.
Upon your reservation please let me know what kosher dairy
or parve food you will be bringing to the potluck.
February 2015
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Jewish Summer Camping
Jewish summer camping is one of the most important aspects of American Jewish life, and our
congregation and community offer several kinds of
assistance to families who want to take advantage
of this resource.
2. The community program makes grants for up to two years to any individual child. The Singerman Fund makes grants also to repeat campers beyond two years, subject to the availability of funds in
relation to the number of applicants.
For most of its existence, Northern Hills Synagogue
3. The community fund makes flat grants has supported Jewish overnight summer camping
of $900 or $1,800 (first year) or $500 with its Summer Camp and Israel Scholarship Fund
or $1,000, (second year) depending on (since 1989, the Leonard J. Singerman
the length of the camp session, while Summer Camp and Israel Scholarship Fund). This
the Singerman Fund makes grants of
fund makes grants to young people from the
varying amounts.
congregation who attend approved Jewish summer
4. Applicants for the Singerman Fund are camps or who participate in approved Jewish
available at the synagogue office summer’s summer camps or who participate in approved
programs.
programs in Israel. For the past five years, the
5. The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati will match Cincinnati Jewish community has also maintained
synagogue grants up to $1000.
a summer camp subsidy fund. Overnight summer
6. Applications for the community program camps are expensive, and our hope is that the two
may be downloaded from the Federation’s funds together will help as many people as possible website http://www.jewishcincinnati.org/
enjoy the significant Jewish experience provided by a camping.aspx and they are due May 1, Jewish summer camp.
2015 for this summer’s programs.
Both the synagogue’s Singerman Fund and the
community program apply only to overnight
camps which are under the auspices of some
Jewish organization or institution. They differ in
some details:
1. The Singerman Fund makes grants only
for camps whose programs are consistent with the standards of Conversative
Judaism, while the community fund has a longer list of approved camps.
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There are many fine Jewish summer camps from
which you can choose. We want to
give special mention to Camp Ramah,
the camping arm of the Conservative
movement. There are seven Ramah
Camps around the country, and Cincinnati kids
attend the camp in Wisconsin. Ramah offers a
first-rate camping experience and also a unique
experience in Jewish living. Information is available at the synagogue or at http://www.ramahwisconsin.com/
February 2015
“The Island President lifts the issue of global warming out of the theoretical and into the personal. President
Mohamed Nasheed is trying to prevent 385,000 people from drowning. His nation of 1,200 low-lying islands,
the Maldives, is sinking into the Indian Ocean as sea levels rise due to global warming. Climate change experts
say that some of the islands will be submerged within 20 years, threatening the lives of the largely impoverished
inhabitants as well as inundating the lavish resorts that dot the islands. Nasheed’s unprecedented contingency
plan is to move his entire population to a new homeland. As he conducts serious discussions about this with Sri
Lanka and Australia, Nasheed is doing all he can to prevent this looming disaster by trying to convince world
leaders to halt global warming.”~ http://itvs.org/films/island-president
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Come for dinner and enjoyable post movie Q and A with Moreh Maksim!
RSVP to Jennifer Braner (513) 931-6038 or via email to
nhs-cba@fuse.net by Thursday, February 19th
There is $6 charge for this event.
Transportation for NHS members may be available upon advance request.
5714 Fields Ertel Road (between I-71 and Snider Road)
NHS-CBA is an accessible facility that strives to make all events inclusive for people with disabilities.
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February
February
Birthdays
The following members are celebrating
birthdays this month:
Cheryl Bernstein
Matt Lee
Jeanne Aronoff
Sonia Milrod
Vanessa Leahr
Jonathon Mason
Dr. Henry Spitz
Jessica Silver
Howard Ain
Robert Reed
Anne Yosafat
Woody Weinstein
Glynis Smulian
Cecelia Cullen
Cecelia Euster
Roslyn Shapiro
Marvin Budd
Dr. Gary Kirsh
Brandon Engelman
Ken Charak
Mitchell Freeman
Abraham Goller
Robert Hessell
Sophie Roth
Sadye Goodman
Alexey Serota
Speedy Recovery to:
Hal Winkler
Sonia Milrod
Mark Washofsky
Nancy Goldstein
Mazel Tov to the following couples who
celebrate their wedding anniversaries this month.
A special Shabbat service will be held
on Friday, February 6
George and Glynis Smulian (28th)
Jerry and Fran Goodman (15th)
Congratulations to Michael Ganson on the
marriage of his daughter, Sarah, to Oren Shmoel.
Condolences to:
Pam Gardner on the death
of her husband, Leo Gardner
10 award-winning films from 10 different countries that will light up
screens for a month with provocative, humorous, inspiring and
controversial films. The festival features the best of the thriving
independent film industry showcasing established emerging
filmmakers, as well as a selection of Jewish interest films produced
outside Israel.
Watch Trailers & Buy Tickets MayersonJCC.org
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February 2015
NHS will hold an intergenerational, interactive megillah reading/
performance featuring our very own (incredibly talented) children
starring as the heroes (and villains) of the Purim story, as well as
sing-along, costume parade (with prizes), and a tasteless joke
competition. Guest hosted by the real hero of the Megillah” Hegai!!
Vashti’s Banquet
(Festive Purim Dinner)at 7 p.m.
Vashti’s Banquet Dinner Reservations—Wednesday, March 4th
DEADLINE Wednesday, February 25th
Name__________________________________________________________________________
# Adults @ $8 _____
# Vegetarians # Children 3-10
@ $5 ______
___________
# Children under 3 (FREE)___________
Special Dietary requirements _______________________
TOTAL ENCLOSED $____________(MAXIIMUM $20 PER FAMILY)
February 2015
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Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Permit No. 1534
Northern Hills Synagogue
Congregation B’nai Avraham
5714 Fields Ertel Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45249
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VISIT US ON THE WEB
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Email to nhs-cba@fuse.net
The NHS Gift Shop is affiliated with our Sisterhood. The Gift Shop is operated and maintained 100% by
volunteers fromSisterhood. The purpose of the Gift Shop is two-fold:
1.
2.
To provide our congregants and the community with a
selection of Judaica and generic merchandise of the highest quality at reasonable
prices in the convenient setting of our building.
To support NHS by contributing funds annually, through
Sisterhood, to the Synagogue’s Operating Budget.
In order for the Gift Shop to maintain its commitment to the synagogue we need the support of ALL OUR
MEMBERS. Perhaps many of our congregants have not yet visited us to see our OUTSTANDING offering
of variety. We invite everyone to visit the Gift Shop, check out all the ritual items, gifts for all occasions,
cards, candles and more. Then, come back and shop with us!! Complimentary gift wrapping is always
available upon request. If you cannot come in during our regular hours, just call the office to request an
appointment.