Battle of the Bands

Saturday March 13, 2010 

Presenting some of the hottest local bands around, including exciting groups with a Beth Israel connection. Enjoy a night of classic rock and more. Support Beth Israel.

 

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Doors open at 7:30 PM

Show begins at 8:00 PM

 

Bands scheduled to appear: J. D. and the Blades, Shinola, Teacher's Pet

 

Tickets in advance: $20 per person

At the Door: $25 per person

Bring friends: Reserve a table of 10 for just $180.

 

Pub snacks included. Cash bar.

 

In lieu of mailing tickets, reservations will be held at the door. All reservations must be paid in advance by Friday, March 5, 2010.

 

Because alcoholic beverages will be sold, attendees must be 21 and older.

 

Silent auction 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM.

 

Checks or cash.  No credit cards, please.

 

Jewish Singles 40's to 60's

 

Saturday Night - March 20, 2010

 

Beth Israel Congregation

3706 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, 21117

 

7:30 PM to 11:30 PM

 

$18 in advance no later than March 16

 

$23 at the door

Make Checks payable to Beth Israel Congregation. Subject line: Singles Dance

 

Music by DJ Joe

 

Enjoy lite fare and beverage

 

On the eve of its 50th anniversary, The Jewish Museum of Maryland will open an original multi-media exhibition in the newly-restored Lloyd street Synagogue. The Synagogue Speaks tells the story of the landmark synagogue and the three immigrant congregations - two Jewish and the one Roman Catholic that occupied it.

 

Tours of the exhibition will take place on Sunday, March 21 from noon- 4:00 PM at the Lloyd Street Synagogue, 11 Lloyd Street. A reception will be held next door in the lobby of the Jewish Museum of Maryland, 15 Lloyd Street. The event is free to the public, and free parking is available. For information, call (410) 732-6400, or visit the Museum's website at www.jewishmuseum.org.

Please support the efforts of our B'nai Mitzvah as they complete their mitzvah projects for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Items can be taken to the Hebrew school office.

 

Yadin Bromberg is selling Gilad Shalit dog tag necklaces to raise funds for the efforts to release Isaeli soldier Gilad Shalit who is being held prisoner by Hamas. Donate $3.00 to receive a dogtag. Funds go to America Zionist Movement: "Free Gilad Now" Fund and The Friends of Israel Defense Forces Maryland Chapter.

 

Rebecca Gross & Alaina Kahn are collecting plastic bottle caps which they wish to create a beautiful mural. This is a great way to recycle!

 

Natalie Saroff is collecting new games and kitchen cleaning supplies for Sinai Hospital's Hackerman Patz House.

This March 21-23, pro-Israel America is coming to Washington, DC for the three most inportant days affecting Israel's future.

 

The AIPAC Policy Conference is the pro-Israel community's preeminent annual gathering. Join more than 6,000 community and student activists from all 50 states, more then half of the Senate, a third of the House of Representatives and countless Israeli and American policymakers and opinion leaders. During the three-day conference, delegates will have the opportunity to choose from dozens of informative sessions and participate in the pro-Israel community's largest and most important advocasy day. To make your voice heard and to show your support for Israel at the Policy Conference, please call Tara Brown, AIPAC Area Director, at (410) 223-4190. There will be a free bus leaving from Beth Tfiloh every morning and coming back every night to make your commute easier - sign up today! For more details go to www.aipac.org/PC2010 or call Tara Brown.

During Passover we will have Jr. Congregation on March 30th, April 3rd and 6th.

 

 

 

Beth Israel Congregation considers service to the community to be among the highest values of our Jewish tradition. Our history of involvement in synagogue and community based social action shows our commitment to serving the needs of the less fortunate. Our past Mitzvah Day events have had a positive impact on our community and our congregants.

 

The Mitzvah Day Registration Form is available on our Website. To begin the process, please fill out the Registration FOrm. We will respond to you as soon as possible with your assignment. You can submit your form by mail or in person. RSVPs by April 17. First come, first placed on your choices of activities.

 

To make an appointment to donate blood please visit

 

Project Reconnect seeks to reconnect alumni of USY, Koach, Nativ, the Conservative Yeshiva, Camp Ramah, the SOlomon Schechter schools, the Leadership Training Fellowship, and other Conservative movement programs. 

 

Project Reconnect's mission is to reinvolve, reinvigorate, and reconnect Jewish adults who were touched by the Conservative movement's programs for teenagers, college students and young adults. Its Israel component provides a rich resource for potential olim and for strengthening Israel - Diaspora relationships. 

 

Project Reconnects outreach effort for Pesach called Kol Dichfin is a simple outreach initiative which puts a warm friendsly and welcoming face on the Conservative movement and demonstrates our ability to reach out to the traveler, the unaffiliated, the young adult, etc.

 

FOr move information on Project Reconnect please go to http://www.projectreconnect.org/ .

If you are in job transition, please join us every Monday morning for minyan at 7:00 AM in the chapel followed by Job Club at 8:00 AM in the conference room.  The next scheduled Job Club meeting is Monday, March 22, 2010.

 

Raffle Tickets are $100 each. Please send your check to:

Lee Kirsh, 6903 Jones View Drive, Baltimore, MD 21209

 

Be part of 90,000 hours!

 

As a celebration of it's 90th anniversary, THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore is challenging our community to participate in and register 90,000 hours of service. Be part of a community effort and be recognized for your service to the community! As an added incentive, from now until May 30th, THE ASSOCIATED is sponsoring a challenge between organizations to see which organization will log the most hours. Help Beth Israel win $500 by logging your hours today! You can lof Beth Israel hours no matter where you do your volunteering. Hours can be logged at Associated's Volunteer Page or by completing a 90,000 hours form availablem at the synagogue. For more information, contact Cindy Goldstein at 410-843-7563 or cgoldstein@thdfi.org

Conservative Judaism

Third Annual Young Leadership

Recognition Reception

 

Plese join us as we honor this year's young leaders from across the Seaboard Region who have exhibited outstanding commitment to their congregation, their region and the Conservative movement.

 

This year both Dan Dinkin and Marc Hertzberg will be honored from Beth Israel.

 

Sunday, April 25, 2010

11 Iyar 5770

5:00 PM

 

Chizuk Amuno Congregation

8100 Stevenson Road

Baltimore, MD 21208

 

PS - Mazal tov to our honorees - Dan Dinkin and Marc Hertzberg.

 

 

Refer a friend to Beth Israel for Membership.  They will benefit from being part of our community.  And - you will benefit too.  Receive a credit on your 2010 membership of $180 ($90 for a single).  To be eligible, your referral must be a new, first-timemember, joining in 2010.  You will receive the credit once the new member pays their dues in full.  For further information, contact David Rothenberg.

 

Alan Gross, a resident of Potomac Maryland and former member of Beth Israel, is being detained in a Cuban jail for distributing laptop computers and cell phones to the Jewish community in Havana on behalf of the USAID program. Fortunately, he has not yet been charged with a crime, but the Cuban government claims that he is a spy for the United States. He has been in prison since December 3rd, and the State Department has been unsuccessful in securing his release.

 

In addition to your prayers, there are two things you can do to help. First, send a letter to your various Senators and Representatives. Follow this link for the contact information for your representatives.

 http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html

 

Second, Chris Van Hollen is working on a bipartisan letter to the Cuban government seekign Alan's release. We are hoping to get as many members of Congress to sign the letter as possible. Please urge your Congressmen and women to sign the letter so that we can send a clear message to the Cuban government. To contact Chris Van Hollen's office

 

This past week a letter has circulated through the House and Senate asking Congress to assist in the release of Alan Gross, a resident of Potomac, MD who was arrested on December 3, 2009 by Cuban authorities.  Mr. Gross was in Cuba under a UNSAID contract to help the small Jewish Community improve communications with Jews in Cuba and overseas. 

Alan Gross is a humanitarian, actively involved in Jewish causes, and has worked in over 50 countries to help improve the lives of the impoverished and jumpstarting their local economies. 

In recent weeks Mr.. Gross's health has started to decline.  In addition, he has lost 52 pounds in three months.

As your constituent, I urge you to please sign on to the letter to The Cuban Government, and do whatever you can to secure the release of Alan Gross.

Sincerely,

by Cantor Elias Roochvarg 

 

 

 

Signed copies of the book are available in the Beth Israel Judaica Shop. Cost of the book is $18.

 

It can also be ordered by calling 888-795-4274 or online at www.xlibris.com, www.amazon.com, www.bn.com or visiting your local bookstore.

 

ISBN13 Softcover: 978-1-4415-4995-2

Published by Xlibris Publishing

The ASSOCIATED's Baltimore Jewish Overnight Campership Program is an initiative of the Foundation for Jewish Camp's national campership incentive program, an outreach initiative intended for Jewish children not currently participating in a daily immersive Jewish experiences. The program is not to be looked upon as financial assitance, but as an incentive to choose the richness and warmth of a summer at Jewish overnight camp.

 

Eligibility criterea and a list of approved camps is available at www.associated.org/camp

 

Apply Now at www.onehappycamper.org for a $1000 incentive grant for first-time campers in grades 2-12.

Remember most Sundays during Religious School - Giant Gift Cards are available for sale in the Sanctuary Lobby, and during the week in the office.

 

These cards are same as cash, but Beth Israel recieves a contribution from Giant foods based on the dollar amount of cards sold. SHOP AT GIANT AND HELP THE SYNAGOGUE. 

 

 

Milestone Media Group presents the Bar / Bat Mitxvah and simcha showcase Sunday March 14th, 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM at the Sheraton Baltimore North in Towson.  Use the ad from the March Guide or the flyer located in the synagogue lobby for discounted admission.  A one-stop shopping event to find vendorsfor a simcha.  Great way to meet bands, DJs, decorators, florists, photographers, etc... REMEMBER - the synagogue sending the most registrants to the showcase gets a valuable prize!

 

BETH ISRAEL SISTERHOOD'S NEW COOKBOOK

 

 

Camp Ramah in the Poconos is now accepting camper applications.

 

Camp Ramah in the Poconos, the official camping arm of the Conservative movement, is now accepting applications form children grades 3-10 for the summer of 2010. Each summer, Camp Ramah provides children with educational and recreational experiences that are active, creative, and fun-filled. Camp Ramah is a great summer experience which combines Jewish living and learning in an overnight camp setting.

 

To learn more about Camp Ramah in the Poconos, or to get an application, email info@ramahpoconos.org or go to www.ramahpoconos.org. Scholarship funds are available. 

 

First-time campers can visit www.onehappycamper.org to learn how to apply $1,000 toward the cost of camp.

 

 

If you are in need of transportation to a doctor appointment or even a ride to services, please email Danny Stern at danielstern@comcast.net or call the Chesed Committee at 410-654-0800, ext. 247. Every effort will be made to accommodate your schedule.

 

Chesed is asking if any of our congregants would be interested in visiting home bound members of our congregation on a periodic basis. We presently have a few individuals who would appreciate a visit for an hour or so, to just talk and make them feel less isolated. If you have time during the week, and would like to undertake this mitzvah, please call Henry at 410-833-5585.

Join Beth Israel members for a fun, exciting night of Bingo at Weinberg Park, the 2nd Tuesday of EVERY month from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM.

 

For information about becoming a Bingo volunteer, please contact Renee Stadd at 410-363-4409 or Lois Wolf at 410-653-9145.

 

We can't wait to see you there!

 

Ronald McDonald House

Thinking about going 'green'? Think about recycling your old cell phones and empty printer ink cartridges. Feel free to drop them off in the Beth Israel Preschool boxes located outside of the Preschool office. For more information, please contact Stephanie Blockston at sblockston@comcast.net. 

 

 

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