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First Run of Courtyard Fountain!
Watch the first run of the spectacular sculptural Fountain, dedicated by The Geller Family, in the Linden Family Courtyard!


B'nai Jeshurun Congregation

Shul News
August 28, 20142 Elul 5774
This week's parshah is Shofetim.  Please click on the Quick Link in the right hand column to read more about this week's Torah portion. The office will be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day.

 

 Candle lighting: 7:47 pm
Friday evening: 7:00 pm
Saturday morning service: 9:00 am
Starbucks, Bread & Torah with Rabbi Michael Hecht: 9:00 am
Minyan: 6:00 pm
Havdallah: 8:46 pm
 
3rd Annual Browns vs. Steelers Football Party 
Sunday, September 7 * 12:30 pm


Watch the Browns crush the Steelers on the synagogue's big screen TV. Kick-off at 1:00 pm. Hand-cut corned beef sandwiches, potato salad, coleslaw, beverages and more only $10 per adult; $5 per child age 12 & under. RSVP to David Cohen or 330-425-4989 by September 2. Please make checks out to B'nai Jeshurun Men's Club. All are welcome to attend.

Men's Club 2014-2015 Pro Football Pool Fundraiser

 

How to join the pool:

1. Submit $50 per entry for Men's Club members and $60 for non-members.

2. Make checks payable to B'nai Jeshurun Men's Club and send to the synagogue office before the first NFL Sunday game. This year's deadline is 5:00 pm on Friday, September 5.

 

How to play:

1. Select one regular season Sunday game per week, per entry.

2. If your team wins, you move on and select a winning team for the next Sunday.

3. You MUST select a NEW team each week. Selecting a team that wins eliminates you from selecting that team again.

 

For additional details, contact Jerry Brodsky (216-291-4164).

Shabbat and Dinner
Friday, September 5 * 5:45 - 7 pm

Get ready for Shabbat and the High Holy Days with Rabbi Hal with songs, blessings, a holiday project and fun.

Dairy dinner $5 per person 2 and over; $25 max per family.
Kids come in your pajamas and slippers! RSVP required by September 2 and prepayment requested.

Open Tent Minyan

Saturday, September 6 * 9:45 am

Gottlieb Auditorium

 

A song-filled, participatory lay-led minyan that welcomes experienced davenners and those newer to prayer who are looking for a more intimate service.  Opportunities are available to lead services, Torah discussions and chant Torah; if interested, please contact Rabbi Hal Rudin-Luria. Open Tent minyan meets the first Shabbat of every month.

Shop Chico's for Sisterhood 

Sunday, September 7 beginning at 11 am Beachwood Place

 

Shop at Chico's and earn money for Sisterhood! We will receive 10% of proceeds of sales. Just tell them you are shopping on behalf of B'nai Jeshurun Sisterhood. Anyone can do this - you don't have to be a member of Sisterhood or the synagogue.

Sisterhood/Men's Club Ohio Bus Trip

Sunday, September 14 * 8:30 am - 8:30 pm

 

Start the day visiting the new Holocaust Memorial at the State Capitol in Columbus and then stop at The Ohio State University. After lunch, we'll visit an Indian Mound, the Warther Museum and then play miniature golf at a very unique course. There will be more stops as we continue our planning.

 

Limited to 55 passengers. $35 per person includes lunch and dinner; please make checks payable to B'nai Jeshurun Men's Club. RSVP to Jerry Brodsky (216-291-4164) or online.

Welcome Back Bessie Hershey Religious School Students!

 

Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd Grade:  9 am - noon - 

Shabbat Opening Date: September 6, 2014

 

Bet Limmud: Grades 3 through 6:  4:15 - 5:45 pm - 

Tuesdays & Thursdays Opening Date: September 2, 2014

 

Bet Limmud: Grade 7:  4:15 - 5:45 pm - 

Tuesdays Opening Date: September 2, 2014

 

Shabbat Morning Program: Grades 3 through 6:  9 am - noon - Shabbat Opening Date: September 6, 2014

 

Gross High School Institute: Grades 7 through 12: 9:15 am - noon - Sundays Opening Date: September 7, 2014

 

If you haven't registered, please click here. If you have any questions, please contact Rabbi Foster.

 

 

 

 

In This Issue
Browns vs Steelers
Pro Football Pool
PJ Library Shabbat & Dinner
Open Tent Minyan
Shop Chico's for Sisterhood
Ohio Bus Trip
Welcome Back BHRS Students
Straight from our website
 
 I'm Turning Into My Mother-in-Law and I Think I Like It
MAZAL TOV TO:
 

Elaine Maniker & Sheldon Steiger on their wedding.

Quick Links
Announcements:

Sisterhood Holiday Boutique:  Call for Vendors.  The deadline for applications is Friday, September 5.  Contact Barbie Barnholtz (216-342-4672) to register.  The boutique will be held Sunday, October 26 from 11-4.

The deadline for submissions for the Sisterhood Yizkor book is Wednesday, September 10.  The cost to list a loved one is $18 per name.  Please make checks out to B'nai Jeshurun Sisterhood and send them to the synagogue office.

The deadline to order memorial plaques and/or listings in the Golden Book of Remembrance in time for Yom Kippur is Monday, September 8.  Order online or contact Diane Shalom.

Gross Schechter's annual Totally Kosher Rib Burn Off Monday, September 1 from 12 noon - 5 pm.

High school juniors and seniors interested in strengthening the Jewish community and making the world a better place are encouraged to apply for the 2014-2015 Maurice Saltzman Youth Panel (SYP), sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. Applications due by September 2. For information about submitting nominations or obtaining an application contact Ann Garson or Jessie Bruder 216.593.2900.

Cemetery Cleanup - Sunday, September 14 from 9:30-11:30 am at Lansing Cemetery, 3933 E. 57th St. Cleveland.  RSVP by September 10.  This is a family-friendly mitzvah!

Jewish Genealogy Society Meeting @ Menorah Park, Wednesday, September 3 at 7:30 pm with Ken Bravo and Dr. Ben Barzilai, "Death Certificates, Obituaries, Headstone and Probate Records - What Our

Ancestors Have Been Dying to Tell Us"


 

HaZamir Cleveland - all 8th-12th grade musical Jewish teens welcome.  Contact Tina Keller for more information.

 

Jewish Federation of Cleveland Launches 2015 Annual Campaign for Jewish Needs, Thursday, September 11 at 7 pm at Corporate College East in Warrensville Hts.  Dr. Jonathan Schanzer will speak.  Register online, by email or call 216-593-2900 ext. 740.


Calling all Clevelanders, ages 22 - 26: Visit Israel this winter for FREE on a 10-day travel experience. The Jewish Federation of Cleveland is partnering with Israel Outdoors, the largest provider of Taglit-Birthright Israel trips, to offer a trip exclusively for residents of the greater Cleveland area. New this year: applicants who have participated on a teen program to Israel are now eligible!

Registration Day for the Winter 14-15 trip is September 9 at 

www.clevelandbirthrightisrael.com.


Straight from Israel

 Jerusalem's start-up ecosystem takes off.


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