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March & April 2015
Iyar, Sivan, Tamuz 5775
Vol. 41, No. 2
Three Days with Yoga-Rabbi
Myriam Klotz in March
By Rabbi Jamie Arnold
In April and March, we’ve mapped out a four-fold curriculum
for our soul: 1) Weighing Words Wisely, 2) Celebrating
Silence, 3) Being in the Body, and 4) Facing Fears with Trust.
A tall order, perhaps. So we’re bringing in reinforcements.
Between our communal celebrations of freedom, Purim and
Passover, we have a special treat in store for you. Let me
introduce you to my friend and teacher, Myriam.
When I started rabbinical school, I had spent far more time in Buddhist stupas and soccer
pitches, than in synagogues. The classroom was comfortable enough, with its familiar
conversations about literature, philosophy, and language. It’s the prayer-space where I
felt so out-of-place. As a newcomer to Hebrew and the choreography of services, my
customary ease (especially surrounded by wainscoting woodwork that warmed the walls)
was fleeting when I entered the sanctuary at the school. Everyone else seemed to know
exactly what to say, how to sing, when to stand, and why. Everyone, but me. Perhaps you
can relate.
Well, that changed dramatically
July 2008when I learned that another new student was offering a
yoga class one morning a week…in the prayer-space. Yoga class in rabbinical school? Huh?
That’s how I met Myriam Klotz, the certified yoga instructor, massage therapist, healer, ivy
leaguer, rabbinical student. She was my yoga teacher when I started rabbinical school.
She offered a bridge between my past and present paths, an invitation to draw on my
experiences on those other arenas when I entered the gates of Jewish devotional practice.
My Rinpoche’s refrain of “body, mind, breath” found new form and texture in liturgy, and
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News from the President
Congregation Beth Evergreen of Evergreen, Colorado
The
Shofar
By Carrie Urban, CBE President
In the midst of our ever-evolving Beth Evergreen life, we
have the fortunate opportunity to re-vision our future. This is
a message we have been talking about, aspiring to, and now
taking action to form a collective vision for our spiritual and
communal growth.
Entering into our next phase with Rabbi Jamie’s leadership, we
are projecting balanced budgets for the next two years. This presents us with innumerable
opportunities to focus on the meaning of being Beth Evergreen. We are opening doors to
our future, short and long term, and we want to hear from you!
Reconstructionism is all about the congregation, congregational needs through the
spectrum of life; religious school, ongoing education, spiritual life, mussar initiatives, life
cycle events, and music. And we are inviting you to please join and participate in that
process. Help us define where we have been, where we are, and most important where we
are headed over the next three years, and down the road ten years and beyond.
Financially, we are on the cusp of stability, which is a real turning point. We have no debt,
as the mortgage has been paid off. But, we are ever increasingly challenged by increasing
costs of day to day expenses. Our board annually has the pressing decision whether or not
to raise dues, go to voluntary dues structures, and alternative ideas to generate income. Each
year, we agree that raising dues is not the best decision, and spend ample time working
with tenants, applying for grants, and fundraising.
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Calendar
Inside this Issue
From the Rabbi
1
Message from the President 1
Calendar for March & April
2
Bnei Mitzvahs
5
Religious School News
6
CBE Young Family Chavurah
6
Martin Luther King Day Reflections 7
This And That
7
Purim!8
Embodied Spirituality Yoga
9
Passover Form
10
CBE Scholarship-in-Residence
11
Tzedakah & Tributes
12
Community Partners
13
Making Soup for EChO
14
Holocaust Cook Book
14
Look for these Events at CBE
16
March & April At Beth Evergreen!
Be Part of What’s Happening at CBE
March Middah: Weighing Words Wisely [Speech and Silence]
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
7:30 AM Morning Minyan, meets weekly on Tuesdays
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 – EREV PURIM!
4PM Religious School in session
4PM Religious School Purim Carnival
5:30 PM Purim Service and Megillah Reading
6:15 PM Adult B’nei Mitzvah class
Thursday, March 5, 2015 -- PURIM
1PM Mussar Class: “The Power of Unspoken Words in the Book of Esther”
Friday, March 6, 2015
– Shushan Purim Shpeil – ORIGINAL MUSICAL PRODUCTION
7PM Purim Shpiel & Celebration. Come in costume. BYO (white only) B!
Costumes encouraged. See page 8 for details.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
5PM BroHo group for teen boys
3-7 PM Teen Middot Workshop, see website for details.
THE SHOFAR IS PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY. THE DEADLINE TO
SUBMIT ARTICLES TO THE SHOFAR IS
THE 1st OF THE MONTH PRIOR TO
THE MONTH IT WILL BE PUBLISHED.
Submit articles, ads, and Chai
Lights to the Executive Director at
shalom@bethevergreen.org
Monday, March 9, 2015
7PM CBE Basketball Game (at Wolf rec cntr)
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 – “Embodied Spirituality” with Yogini/Scholar in
Residence, Rabbi Myriam Klotz (day 1)
7:30 AM Morning Minyan, meets weekly on Tuesdays. See page 9 for details.
ABOUT CONGREGATION BETH EVERGREEN
The Shofar is published bi-monthly by
Congregation Beth Evergreen,
a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization.
Physical Address:
2981 Bergen Peak Drive
Evergreen, CO
Mailing Address:
PO Box 415
Evergreen, CO 80437
For More Information:
Phone: (303) 670•4294 ext. 1
www.bethevergreen.org
E-mail: shalom@bethevergreen.org
Congregation Beth Evergreen
Board of Trustees:
President: Carrie Urban
Vice President:
Treasurer: Victor Ronder
Secretary: Rich Levine
Abby Gardner
Dan Herman
Nadine Kagan Wilson
Beth Miller
Rich Mohr
Jeff Richker
Elisa Robyn
Administrative Office Hours:
Schedule updated daily on ext. 1.
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Staff:
Rabbi Benjamin “Jamie” Arnold
(303) 670•4294 ext. 7
rabbiarnold@bethevergreen.org
Executive Director: Neshama Mousseau
(303) 670•4294 ext. 1
shalom@bethevergreen.org
Director of Education: Carol Morris, Ph.D.
(303) 670•4294 ext. 8
carol@bethevergreen.org
Office Administrator/ Assistant
Director of Education: Leah Conner
(303) 670-4294 ext. 2
leah@bethevergreen.org
Newsletter Design & Layout:
Laurie Romberg
www.bethevergreen.org
March & April 2015
Calendar
March & April At Beth Evergreen!
Be Part of What’s Happening at CBE
5:30 PM Yoga Class. This is part of the Tikkun Middot Scholar-inResidence program featuring Rabbi / Yogini Myriam Klotz. The
theme for all of the programs is: Embodied Spirituality. Cost: $ 10
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 – Embodied Spirituality, with
Rabbi/Yogini Scholar in Residence (day 2)
4PM Religious School in session: “Torah Yoga” With Rabbi Myriam
6:15 PM Religious School Staff Meeting/Dinner
6:15 PM Teen Program
7:30 PM Tikkun Middot Scholar-in-Residence featuring Rabbi
Myriam Klotz presents Community Wide Workshop,
“How you Say It: Mindful Speech through Body Awareness”
Thursday, March 12, 2015
12PM Brown-bag lunch with Rabbi Myriam Klotz
1PM Mussar Class with guest Rabbi Myriam Klotz, “Tikkun
Middot: Practicing Balance in Body, heart, Mind and Spirit”
2:45 PM Adult Ed Committee Meeting. Please contact Marilyn
Saltzman for more info.
Saturday, March 14, 2015 – Shabbat Vaykahel-Pekudei
8AM Adult B’nei Mitzvah class: “Words, Silence, and Sound in the
Siddur [order of prayers]”
9AM Family (Mishpochah) Shabbat service, especially oriented
towards those whose children are 0-8.
10AM Shabbat Service. Alexander Zinn Bar Mitzvah (grandson of
Susan and Bernie z”l Goldman). Childcare available.
Monday, March 16, 2015
7PM Social Action Committee meeting by teleconference. Please
contact Judy Sherman for more info.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
4PM No Religious School – Spring Break
7PM Mitzvah Matters Meeting. Please contact Leslie Lipstein for
more information.
March 27-28, 2015
No service this weekend, spring break
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
7:30 AM Morning Minyan, meets weekly on Tuesdays
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
4PM Religious School in session
5:45 PM Religious School Spaghetti Fundraiser: Get Your Carb On
Pre-Passover Dinner
6:15 PM Adult B’nei Mitzvah class
6:15 PM Religious School Staff Meeting
Thursday, April 2, 2015
1PM Mussar Class: “What is Trust”
Friday, April 3, 2015 – Erev Passover (1st Seder)
No services
Saturday, April 4, 2015 – Community Passover Seder
5:30 PM 2nd Night of Passover Community Seder led by Rabbi
Jamie Arnold
at Mt. Vernon Country Club
Pre-registration required at www.BethEvergreen.org or (303) 6704294 x 1.
Mazeltot.org funds are available for families with at least 1 child
younger than 5 years.
Begin Counting the 7 weeks of the Omer
7:30 AM Morning Minyan, meets weekly on Tuesdays
6:30 PM Board Meeting. Please contact Carrie Urban for more
information.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
4PM Religious School in session
6:15 PM Adult B’nei Mitzvah class, Torah study with Rabbi Jamie
7:00 PM Adult b’nei Mitzvah class with Dr. Julie
7:30 AM Morning Minyan, meets weekly on Tuesdays
4PM No Religious School this week (Passover)
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Thursday, March 19, 2015
1PM Mussar Class: “Calling on the Small, Silent Aleph”
1PM Mussar Class: “Counting the Omer with Trust”
2:45 PM Adult Ed Committee Meeting. Please contact Marilyn
Saltzman for more info.
Saturday, March 21, 2015 – New Moon of Nisan, vayiqra
Saturday, April 11, 2015 – Shabbat Shemini
8AM Adult B’nei Mitzvah class: “Prayer suited to Seasons -- From
Rain to Dew”
9AM Tot Class: “Say What? Good Words, Bad Words, and No
Words”
9AM Family / Adult Education: “Weighing Words Wisely!”
10:30 AM Shabbat Bagel Table: “Elections in Israel, Election of
Israel: Call Me…?”
March & April 2015
8AM Adult B’nei Mitzvah class
9AM Tot Class: “Trust Me?”
9AM Family / Adult Education: “Investing in Trust, Facing Fears”
10:30 AM Shabbat “Matzah” Table: Topic TBA
Sunday, April 12
5PM RoHo group for teen girls
5PM BroHo group for teen boys
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March & April At Beth Evergreen!
Be Part of What’s Happening at CBE
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
7:30 AM Morning Minyan, meets weekly on Tuesdays
7PM Spiritual Life Committee (SLC). Please contact David Jordani
for more information.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
4PM Religious School in session
6:15 PM Adult B’nei Mitzvah class
7PM Adult Education: Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance)
program.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
1PM Mussar Class: “Counting the Omer
Friday, April 17, 2015 – Shabbat Tazria-Metzorah
6PM Religious School – End of Year Shabbat.
RSVP requested to www.BethEvergreen.org or (303) 670-4294 x 2.
Monday, April 20, 2015 – New Moon of Iyyar
7PM Social Action Committee meeting by teleconference. Please
contact Judy Sherman for more info.
And SAVE THE DATES:
May 1-2, 2015 – In-House E.D. Shabbaton
with Rabbi Dayle Friedman
Annual Ellen Diesenhof Scholar-in-Residence Shabbaton with
Rabbi Dayle Friedman
Friday, May 1 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 2 at 10AM
Friday, May 8 – Mostly Music Grateful Dead service with
Hal Aqua and band plus Doug Gertner’s multi-media presentation
“Who were the Grateful Dead and why were they always
following Jews around?”
Saturday, June 13, 2015 – Adult Bnei Mitvah Class Service
and Celebration
10 AM Shabbat morning service with Diane Amdur, Susan
Becker, Jamie Bernstein, Lauren Grossman, Bonnie Houghton,
Jackie Mohr, and more!
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
7:30 AM Morning Minyan, meets weekly on Tuesdays
6:30 PM Board Meeting. Please contact Carrie Urban for more
information.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 –Yom Hazikaron, Israeli
Memorial Day
4PM Religious School in session
Thursday, April 23, 2015 – Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israeli
Independence Day
1PM Mussar Class: “Independence and Trust”
Save the Date:
Saturday, April 25, 2015 – Shabbat
8AM Adult B’nei Mitzvah class
9AM Family (Mishpochah) Shabbat service, especially oriented
towards those whose children are 0-8.
10AM Shabbat Service. Sophie Orsund Bat Mitzvah. Childcare
available.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Concert and Reception at CBE featuring
Fiddler, singer, songwriter Katie Glassman and her band!
The evening will be a celebration honoring Rabbi Jamie’s
10th anniversary at Beth Evergreen!
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
CBE’s Religious School
Purim Carnival & Megillah Reading
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Carnival: 4:00pm-5:30pm
Megillah reading: 5:30-6:00pm
Who: Open to the Community!
Cost: $5 per child admission includes unlimited games & prizes, a
pizza fun meal and a hamentaschen*
RSVP: www.BethEvergreen.org for children or for adults who can
volunteer
Costumes are optional, but encouraged! *You may pay by cash or
check at the door on the day of the carnival, or in advance to the
office (303) 670-4294 ext 1.
7:30 AM Morning Minyan, meets weekly on Tuesdays
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
4PM FINAL Religious School session of the year.
Continuation ceremony. Details?
Thursday, April 30, 2015
1PM Mussar Class
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Inside Beth Evergreen
Rabbi’s Message Continued From Page 1.
Bnei Mitzvah
my soccer coach’s example of silent strength invigorated the
bending, bowing and whispers (and song) of Jewish prayer. Soon
she and I began experimenting together, integrating meditation
and [yoga-informed] movement into student-led services…and it
grew from there.
Alexander Latsis Zinn
(Rafael David)
A few years ago, I had an opportunity to learn and practice Rabbi
Myriam’s evolving array of embodied spiritual practices with her.
We soon discovered that we also shared a passion for mussar
and the work of tikkun middot. The grant that CBE received this
year has enabled us to bring Rabbi Myriam here to Evergreen to
share with us the ground-breaking and heart-healing practices
and ideas that she is pioneering.
Bar Mitzvah: March 14, 2015
Parents: Lisa Zinn
Sibling: Brandon Shuman Zinn
Grandparents: Susan (and Bernie z”l)
Goldman of Lakewood, CO
School: Denver Jewish Day School
where he is in 7th grade and has attended since Kindergarten.
B’nei Mitzvah Project: JEFCO Action Center & Volunteers of America
Hobbies/ Interests: Skiing, basketball, football, baseball, traveling
Sophie Beatrice
Orsund (Simcha)
I know of no more gifted a teacher of what she has called ‘Torah
of the body.’ What she has to offer is a prayerful integration of
intellectual-spiritual-ethical life that begins and culminates in the
body, presented by a smart, beautiful, generous, and centered
soul. You will not want to miss this opportunity. A yoga class
on Tuesday evening, March 10. A workshop for the kids (and
parents) ‘on the go’ during religious school on Wednesday the
11th. An exploration of ‘body language’ on Wednesday evening,
and some mussar study with movement on Thursday the 12th.
Bat Mitzvah: April 25, 2015
The Torah relates that the people of Israel devoted three days of
preparation before standing at Sinai. Join me in this three-day
journey, preparing us for the embodiment of spacious freedom,
reintegrated selves, and the spirited joy that the promise of spring
(and Passover) can bring.
Parents: Rebecca and Jim Orsund
Shalom, RJ
Sibling: Shaina Orsund
Grandparents: Rita and Nick Lenn,
Bronxville, NY; Sharon and Jerry
Orsund, Littleton, CO.
President’s Message continued from page 1.
School: Evergreen Middle School, 7th grade.
B’nei Mitzvah Project: Collecting running shoes for “Girls on the Run”
Scholarship program and fundraiser race for the Leukemia Society.
Hobbies/interests: Singing and acting, reading, skiing, vacationing
with family
We fully understand that contributions of both volunteerism and
fiscally are gifts and commitments of choice and generosity. Beth
Evergreen has been able to achieve its fiduciary goals this year,
and we appreciate your ongoing support. The solstice to solstice
(Dec 21-June 21) campaign is off to a great start, as we are 70%
of the way towards our annual fundraising goal of $10,000. This
campaign is aimed at maintaining our values across the spectrum.
The visioning process begins with discovering where we excel and
what we could improve. We will be identifying our areas of most
importance, and how we can invest energy and budget. The next
couple months, you will be receiving emails with surveys, meeting
times for focus groups, and you can always call me with your
thoughts. Proactive involvement helps direct committees provide
meaningful opportunities.
Light the candles in our Solstice to Solstice campaign, and tell us
which candles you are lighting.
CBE enjoyed hosting the Evergreen Chamber’s monthly mixer February
12, where over 120 people enjoyed good food while networking.
March & April 2015
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Inside Beth Evergreen
Young Family Chavarah Religious School Update
Carol Loveman Morris, Ph.D., Director of Education
CBE invites families to come enjoy its
Family Mishpacha Shabbat Services and
all other events. These events are open
to the greater community, as everyone is
always welcome to attend, members and
non-members alike! Rabbi Jamie leads us
in a kid-friendly service from 9-9:30am at
Congregation Beth Evergreen. Afterwards,
families typically gather for a post service
playdate at either a member’s home or
nearby outdoor location in the beauty of
the foothills where kids can play (and eat)
while parents nosh and schmooze.
This year we will be celebrating Purim as a whole community. Our incredible Purim
Carnival with games, food and fun for everyone is the same day as the community Purim
Shpiel. The carnival is fun for all ages. The religious school celebration and carnival
will be from 4-6 pm on Wednesday, March 4th. Come and join your children and your
community in all of our Beth Evergreen Purim Festivities.
We will continue to infuse the tikkun middot curriculum in our school including our
teen programming and programming for families with very young children. We expect
to have a great turn out for an afternoon of improv and middot for our teens led by Rich
Levine with Jonah and Tal Arnold on Sunday, February 22nd. This curriculum is having
an extraordinary impact on our community from our staff to our students. We have a
language of building character that is making us a more mindful community.
Here’s a look at family-friendly and/or
family-oriented events at CBE over the next
few months:
On Wednesday, March 11th at 5 pm, the Scholar in Residence Rabbi / Yogini Myriam will
meet with our students and teachers and help us make the practice of mussar or tikkun
middot come to life. We are so lucky to provide this opportunity to our school and we
hope that parents will join us.
March 2015
Wednesday, March 4, Purim Carnival,
Megillah Reading, Shpiel - open to
everyone, 4-6pm at CBE.
Saturday, March 14, Family (Mishpacha)
Shabbat Service, 9-9:30am at CBE followed
by play group.
Our 2nd Annual ‘Get Your Carbs On” Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser is right before Passover
this year on April 1st at 5:45. Join us for a yummy meal prepared and served by our
religious school students. Last year this fundraiser was a great success and we hope to
make it an annual event. April is filled with special programs including our end of the year
Family Shabbat Dinner and Services on April 17th starting at 5:30 pm This year will be
the 2nd year that B’nai Havurah teens will join us. It is a great way to connect these two
Reconstructionist communities.
***Saturday, March 21, Tot / Family Class
#4, “Silence & Mindful Speech” with R.
Jamie, 9-10:30am at CBE.
NOTE: This is a date change.
It is hard to believe that April 29th is scheduled as our last day of religious school. As always
we will close out our year of learning with a continuation ceremony and celebration that
will start at 5:00 pm. We hope that this is just the first segment of a lifelong journey of
Jewish learning for our students.
April 2015
Saturday, April 4, 2nd Night of Passover
Community Seder, 5:30pm at Mount
Vernon Country Club.
MazelTot.org discount (up to $100)
available. Advance reservations required
via www.BethEvergreen.org.
***Saturday, April 11, Tot/Family Class #5,
“Trust” with Rabbi Jamie, 9-10:30am at
CBE.
Friday, April 17, Religious School End
of Year Shabbat and Potluck, open to
everyone, 6-8:30pm at CBE.
Saturday, April 25, Family (Mishpacha)
Shabbat Service, 9-9:30am at CBE followed
by play group
*** Fee, please contact Leah in the CBE
office for registration or more information.
The CBE Young Family Chavurah wants YOU!
Are you ready to have some fun with other CBE families like yours?
Then look no further!
Who we are: Families with young children looking to connect in Jewish ways with
other CBE families.
What we do: We attend Family (Mishpacha) Shabbat Services, meet for family-friendly
holiday celebrations (i.e. Chanukah, Purim Carnival, Passover, etc.), pot lucks, hikes,
camping trips and more.
When and Where we do it all: We hold Family (Mishpacha) Shabbat Services at
CBE once a month, followed by family activities at members’ homes or around town.
We also hold additional Chavurah adventures throughout the year.
Who to Contact: Amanda Greenberg amanda.greenberg@yahoo.com
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Inside Beth Evergreen
Martin Luther King Day
A Personal Reflection by Stan Dragul
Last week (January 19) we honored MLK at Beth Evergreen. I
mentioned to Neshama that I had been in Washington with the
civil rights march on the day in 1963 when King gave the “I have
a dream” speech. Neshama asked me to write something for the
CBE letter because it was special to have witnessed history up
close. At first I said “No, I have so little to say.” But when I thought
about it more and realized that many members were not alive fifty
years ago to see and feel what happened there I gave it a second
thought.
Prior to the 1960s the black/white relationships even in the Jewish
communities were still one of white superiority over African
Americans. Even in Cincinnati, my home, the first northern stop
for African slaves on the underground railroad from the slave South
to the free North, black people were for the most part treated as
an inferior race. This was especially hypocritical for Jews because
they, themselves, were well aware of prejudice not only after
the Nazi experience but also in interactions with non- Jews in
America. It was in this atmosphere that black leaders, along with
white liberals, emerged to push for equality.
I marched in Cincinnati with a sign that simply said, “We want
the right to vote Now”. On that march we were met by shouting
passers by with, “You yellow bellies! Why don’t you get a job?” In
other parts of the country there were worse problems with race riots
and the black power movement. And of course there was Selma.
MLK, taking his nonviolent approach from Gandhi, believed that peaceful demonstrations
(civil disobedience) were the ways to proceed in spite of the violence against him. The
march on Washington was one such demonstration. About 250,000 people from all over
the country came and sat on the National Mall between the Lincoln Memorial and the
Washington monument. We arrived by train to be in the march and immediately returned
without staying in Washington. This was to avoid clashes with other demonstrators or
police. We were peaceful and walked with serious expressions on our faces. Even
the rabbi from my temple, the Wise Temple in Cincinnati, came--incognito. He was
concerned that the board of the temple would not approve. Much later they fired him for
his ideas. We were angry about prejudice, though with our upbringing we also carried
some prejudice ourselves. Some of us had hard work to do to resolve our own fears of
the African American. In the middle of the crowd it was often difficult to hear, but we
sensed that with our bodies we were voting for a better way, a more fair society. Racism
was wrong.
The eloquence of King’s speech and its delivery and the importance of the moment did
not register in me until long afterwards. Phrases like “…the fierce urgency of now…
This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of
gradualism…” or, “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the
cup of bitterness and hatred…” and the often quoted, “I have a dream that my four little
children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but
by the content of their character…” were not only stimulating and inspiring but poetic.
Even today I marvel at King’s ability to motivate people with words. But more work both
within ourselves and in the country as a whole has to be done. Consider the lack of
respect shown to President Obama. In my memory no other president (or even the office
of president), no matter the political differences, has been the object of such personal ad
hominem attacks. This is a symptom of the racism that persists today.
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This and That
By Neshama Mousseau,
Executive Director
After Hours Mixer:
On Thursday, February 12th CBE hosted
the monthly ‘after hours’ mixer for the
Evergreen Chamber of Commerce. It was
a big success with approximately 120
people coming through for networking,
conversation, food and drink. A big thank
you to our co-sponsors:
Fresh Tracks Foods and Catering (Dave
Pruett) for the delicious food and
incredible service; Nadine Kagan Wilson
on behalf of Truly BoHotique, her new
store in downtown Golden, for sponsoring
the beer and wine; Coyote Gold margaritas
and Allwell Rents for the rentals.
Board Elections:
There are several vacancies on the CBE
board. If you are interested in learning
more, please contact Carrie Urban,
Preisdent.
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The CBE Purim Players
are at it again!
March 6, 2015 7:00 p.m.
Congregation Beth Evergreen
It’s All About Their Race
(Another Twisted Purim Musical)
There is nothing kosher about this one!
Come in your best Purim costume...
Maybe we’ll borrow it.
Rated PG for obscene Yiddish
5 Fony Award Nominations
Including
• Best Purim Shpiel
• Best Ensemble
• Most Flagrant Musical Ripoffs
Another Friedman/Posner Production
PO Box 415
Evergreen, CO 80437
(303) 670-4294 x1 www.BethEvergreen.org
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Congregation Beth Evergreen
Embodied Spirituality with Rabbi-Yogini Myriam Klotz
Rabbi-Yogini Myriam Klotz is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC). She
is the Director of the Spirituality Initiative at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in
New York. She is the former Director of Yoga and Embodied Practice at the Institute for Jewish
Spirituality and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Yoga and Jewish Spirituality Teacher Training
at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center. Myriam has been teaching Torah Yoga for over two
decades. She lives in Philadelphia, PA with Margot, Raffi, and their shih tzu, named Tiger.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015, Practicing Yoga with Rabbi Myriam – 5:30 p.m. –
Community-wide Yoga Session (BYO yoga mat, donation $10/person).
Wednesday, March 11, 2015, Religious School Workshops and Teachings –
4:15 - 5:00 p.m. – “Torah Yoga: Movement as a Way of Torah Living” (ages 5 - 9);
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. – “Torah Yoga: Movement as a Way of Torah Living” (ages 10 -14);
Wednesday, March 11, 2015, Community-Wide Workshop –
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. – “It's Not Just What You Say, It's How You Say It: Cultivating Mindful
Speech Through Body Awareness and Practice."
Thursday, March 12, 2015, Midday Mussar
Class – 12:00 p.m. – B.Y.O. lunch and
conversation with Rabbi Myriam; 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
– Tikkun Middot Practice: Alignment and Balance
in the Body, Heart, Mind, and Spirit.
This program made possible through a grant
from the Institute for Jewish Spirituality's
Tikkun Middot project funded by the John
Templeton Foundation.
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Inside Beth Evergreen
Congregation Beth Evergreen
2nd Night Passover Community Seder
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Mt. Vernon Country Club
Rabbi Jamie Arnold
Doors Open 5:00 PM • Seder 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Please help us out and register early! Space is limited. Reservation deadline is March 30, 2015.
Please include a check or credit card information for the full amount and mail to: CBE/Seder P.O. Box 415,
Evergreen, CO 80437. Questions? Please call 303-670-4294 ext. 1 or e-mail: shalom@bethevergreen.org.
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All dinners include:
Matzoh Ball Soup (Chicken or Vegetarian); Hard Boiled Egg; Gefilte Fish;
Dessert: Flourless Chocolate Torte and Strawberries; Red or White Wine and or Grape Juice
Name
First and Last
Adult Buffet
(13 years +)
Adult
Vegetarian
(13 years +)
Child Buffet
(13 years & under)
(see adult buffet for
food details)
Broiled Chicken Breast
Strips; French Fries
and Fruit Garish;
Grape Juice; Dessert.
Will receive an
empty plate to share
with adult.
$60
$30
$30
FREE
Entrees: Lemon Herb
Filet of Salmon; Roast Entrees: Sicilian Roasted
Top Round of Beef with Vegetables, including
Aus Jus and
Portabella Mushrooms,
Horseradish Sauce.
Roasted Herb Potatoes.
$60
Child Plate
(4-12 years)
Infant/Toddler
(3 & under)
TOTAL
PO Box 415
Evergreen, CO 80437
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Tzedakah & Tributes
Building Fund
In honor of the CBE Reggae Band and Sound Guys: Ron, Jon, and Ron,
Tara, Tami, Julie, Nancy, and Robbie, Cheri, Allen, Neshama and Steve,
Jonah and Alan.
In honor of MLK Gospel singers
In honor of Franny Rubin
In honor of Steve Posner and Nancy Friedman and their original Purim
Speil
In honor of the CBE Purim Spiel Cast
Rabbi Jamie and Marti Arnold
In memory of Joann Chalat
Jim and Linda Chalat
General Fund
In honor of Martha Glantz’s yahrtzeit
Jeff and Robbie Glantz
In honor of Rabbi Jamie and Neshama Mousseau
Stacey and David Weiland
Rabbi Discretionary Fund
In honor of the yahrtzeits of Anna and Harry Bernstein
Stephen and Jamie Bernstein
In honor of the bat mitzvah of Molly Babitz
Martha Taub
In honor of Susan Lehman’s birthday
In honor of Tara Saltzman’s birthday
In honor of Leah, John and Kasey Conner
In honor of Alexander Zinn’s bar mitzvah
In honor of Sophie Orsund’s bat mitzvah
Neshama and Jim Mousseau
In honor of CBE hosting the parenting safe children workshop
Karen and Gary Torf
Ritual Fund
In honor of the talented cast of “It’s All About Their Race”, the 2015
Purim Shpiel
Nancy Friedman and Steve Posner
In honor of Susan Lehman’s birthday
In honor of Tara Saltzman’s birthday
In honor of Alex Zinn’s Bar Mitzvah
In honor of Sophie Orsund’s Bat mitzvah
Carrie and Andy Urban
Social Action Fund
In honor of Russ Arnold’s birthday
Ellen and Dick Arnold
Solstice to Solstice Fund
In honor of Logan Dorsey’s Bar Mitzvah
Sue and Greg Dorsey
In honor of the yahrtzeits of my grandparents,
Helen and Abraham Friedman
Nancy Friedman
In honor of Carrie Urban, Vic Ronder, Rich Levine
In memory of Fred Becker’s mother
In memory of Arlynne Stark
In honor of of Marti’s birthday (Arnold Family)
In honor of birthdays of Ellen and Dick Arnold
In honor of the birthdays of Russ and Ginger Arnold
In honor of Luda and Art Ginley
In honor of CBE BBallers: Russ, Tal, Jonah, and Jamie Arnold, Vic
Ronder, Jim Orsund, Gordon Zellner, David Schreiber
In memory of Adella Grunberg, grandmother of Nadine Kagan Wildon
In memory of Howard Taylor, stepbrother of Hal Stein
In memory of Allan Pearlman, father of Josh Pearlman
In memory of Scott Crissey, brother of Karen Torf
Rabbi Jamie and Marti Arnold
Mitzvah Fund
In honor of Susan Lehman’s birthday
Carolyn and Fred Simon
In honor of Marti Arnold’s birthday
Ellen and Dick Arnold
In honor of Susan Lehman’s birthday
In honor of Tara Saltzman’s birthday
Rabbi Jamie and Marti Arnold
Music Fund
In honor of Mildred Jordani’s yahrtzeit
David and Gail Jordani
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With gratitude for all the kind support I received from CBE in the past year
Irene Clurman
Cathy and Sandy Baim
Ellen and Keith Baranoff
Dianne and Joe Chorny
Jodi and Lee Dorkin
Daniel and Sara Friedman
Daniel and Jeni Goldman
Amanda and Ari Goldman
Lauren Grossman
David and Michelle Lieberman
Scott and Reney Lordith
Ellen Rich Reiter
Jeff and Renee Richker
Marilyn and Irv Saltzman
Gary and Karen Torf
Kate and Eric Tribbett
Carrie and Andy Urban
Stacey and David Weiland
Karen and David Zucker
Youth Activities and Education Fund
In honor of Tara Saltzman
Sarah Noonberg
In honor of Judy Regensteiner
In honor of Birth of Lila Elouise Deitz
In honor of Alex Zinn’s Bar Mitzvah
In honor of Sophie Orsund’s Bat mitzvah
Rabbi Jamie and Marti Arnold
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CBE has the opportunity to support EChO in April by providing
lunch for their clients for April 6-9. EChO will be open and serving
Clients for 4 days that week and we need soup for approximately
50 people per day. If you can take a few minutes to cook up some
soup, it would be appreciated. The recipe below makes 4-5 quarts
of soup. It can be made on the stove top or in a crockpot, your
choice. Please freeze the soup in sturdy gallon plastic bags and
label was follows: CBE Lentil Soup with Kielbasa, Mar15. You can
drop the soup at EchO directly (Monday 10-6P, Tues-Thurs 10-4P),
or call Judy Sherman to make arrangements for me to get the soup to
EChO. Thanks for all that you do to help our mountain community.
Lentil Soup with Turkey Kilbasa:
• 1 lb lentils
• 1 lb baby carrots, diced
• 3 ribs celery, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 qt. chicken stock
• 2-3 cups water
• 1lb turkey kilbasa, diced
• Salt and Pepper, as desired
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For the crockpot, cook on low for 4 hours and then add the kilbasa.
Cook 2 hours more, until lentils are tender. For the stovetop, cook
on low about 1 1/2 hours and then add the Kilbasa. Cook 1/2 hour
more, until lentils are tender.
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In honor of Purim and
Passover, please help
donate money to Carmel
hair, a soup kitchen
in Israel that caters to
Holocaust Survivors,
and the poor who are
in Jerusalem today by
purchasing The Holocaust
Cookbook (volume one)
or Miracles and Meals
(volume two). Both
editions feature several of
our own congregation’s
families. They each cost
$35 and a large portion
from the purchase is
donated directly to the
soup kitchen.
To purchase The Holocaust Survivors Cookbook (volume 1) and/
or Miracles and Meals (volume 2) please contact Karen Z. Brass to
make your purchase at 303-81-5811 or via her website (DVD page)
to order online at www.standupsters.com
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SYNAGOGUE LOCATION
Take Highway 74 to Lewis Ridge Road/
Bergen Peak Drive. (Left from the South;
right from the North.) The synagogue is
located behind the Evergreen Life Care
Center.
CBE MISSION STATEMENT
Set in the pines overlooking Elk Meadow,
Congregation Beth Evergreen offers
inclusive, warm, welcoming services and
programs in an intimate atmosphere. We
are committed to fostering community
by offering opportunities for meaningful
worship, the pursuit of spirituality and
lifelong Jewish education. Our informal,
egalitarian approach encourages inclusive
participation in the celebration of religious,
lifecycle and communal events.
Congregation Beth
Evergreen
CBE is a Reconstructionist
synagogue. To learn more, please
visit JewishRecon.org
Look For These Events at CBE
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - Purim Carnival & Megillah Reading
4-5:30 PM Purim Carnival, $5 per child includes games, pizza and hamentaschen.
RSVP at www.BethEvergreen.org for your child or to volunteer.
Friday, March 6, 2015 - Purim Shpiel
ORIGINAL MUSICAL PRODUCTION
“It’s All ABout Their Race”
7PM Purim Shpiel & Celebration. Come in costume. BYO (white only) B!
Costumes encouraged. Rated PG for obscene Yiddish.
See page 8
Tuesday, March 10 - Thursday, March 12
“Embodies Spirituality” with Rabbi-Yogini Myriam Klotz
See page 9 for complete schedule
Saturday, April 4, 2015
5:30 PM 2nd Night of Passover Seder at MVCC
See page 10 for details or RSVP at www.BethEvergreen.org
Save the Date:
Friday, May 1 - Saturday, May 2
Annual Ellen Diesenhof Scholar-in-Residence
featuring Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman. See page 11
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