Shabbat Blast 7/7/17: Asot Mishpat

Coming Soon!!! The Congregation Beth Ohr High Holiday Mechina service! A New Idea for an Old Concept! The service is for families and learners where adults and kids will explore the High Holiday service in an accessible and meaningful way. We are looking for input from all members. Please contact the Rabbi at rabbi.bernstein@cbohr.org, Mrs. O. at principal@cbohr.org, and Sheree Jarmol at 1froggy@optonline.net with any comments or concerns about this meaningful event.

Congregation Beth Ohr is creating a Caring Committee. This group of individuals will be available to help with transportation to Doctors, Hospitals, or other Medical Visits. If you are in need of a ride, or if you are available to help, please contact the office at 516-781-3072

COMING SOON! SUPPLIES FOR SUCCESS!

Join Supplies for Success, UJA-Federation of New York’s initiative to provide new school supplies for children in need. Each year, we provide brand new filled backpacks to thousands of disadvantaged children through UJA-Federation beneficiary agencies, schools, shelters, and other local organizations.

The goal of Supplies for Success is to ensure that all children in need return to school with the tools they need to succeed.

We are collecting new supplies for this project that can be brought to Congregation Beth Ohr and placed in the box outside of the office. Deadline is August 16!

Suggested items:
Backpacks • Binders • Filler Paper • Spiral Notebooks • Marble Notebooks • Pocket Folders • Index Cards • Book Covers • Pencil Cases • Crayons • Markers • Highlighters • Colored Pencils • Rulers • Scissors • Glue Sticks • Protractors • Calculators

No time to shop? $18 will fill a backpack for one child. Please help as many children as you can. Checks can be made out to UJA Federation Supplies for Success. Drop it off in the Office.

Questions, comments, want to help out more? Contact Iris Astrof at irisastrof@aol.com or 516-541-6559

Dear [first_name],

It’s so exciting to enter my second year here with you! Imagine, it’s been not only an entire year in the secular (Gregorian) calendar, but we’ve also come around to Torah portions for which I’ve previously sent emails and music recordings.

Last year, for this week’s Torah portion Balak, I sent this recording of Ma Tovu, the text of which comes from the gentile prophet Bilaam’s blessing of Israel. This year, I’m sending a setting of the last verse in the haftarah portion,

God has told you what is good, and what God requires of you: to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

CLICK HERE to listen to Asot Mishpat

Composed and recorded by Cantor Sarah Myerson (voice and banjolele)

Text from Micah 6:8

This verse from the prophet Micah is so famous that I was certain there must already exist numerous musical settings. When I looked online, I found lots of Christian songs based on the verse, but to be frank, I didn’t like any of them. I couldn’t believe there were no settings aimed towards Jewish audiences, no settings in Hebrew! Perhaps I just didn’t look in the right places.

Anyway, I wrote my own, which I’ve attached above. I hope you enjoy listening and maybe by the end, you’ll be singing along!

Speaking of singing along, we hope to see you at our upcoming outdoor Shabbat experiences. Shabbat by the Sea was a huge success last week! While tonight we’ll be inside at our regular 8pm time, next week July 14 is Shabbat on the Grass at 6:30pm on, obviously, the grass outside the synagogue. Friday night August 4, we’ll celebrate Shabbat Under the Stars, complete with a BBQ at 6:30pm.

Wishing you a Shabbat of justice tempered with mercy, divine inspiration couched by humility, and the loving embrace of family and friends,

Cantor Sarah Myerson

SUMMER DATES TO WATCH FOR!

July

14th- Shabbat on the Grass

August

Monday, July 31st and Tuesday, August 1st- Tish’a B’av

August 4th- Shabbat Under the Stars

Wednesdays, August 9th and 23rd- Midweek Meditation on the Beach

HAZAK ACTIVITIES

Sunday, Aug. 6 – Folksbiene Theatre Production – Amerike: The Golden Land – 12 noon departure

Wed. Aug. 9 – 1:30 PM – “Stop at the Red Apple” – Our guest is Elaine Freed Lindenblatt, daughter of the original owner of The Red Apple Rest, the landmark restaurant along New York Route 17

Thurs. Aug. 22 – Vanderbilt Mansion and Planetarium – 9:45 AM departure

Summer Extended Trip – We are going to Boston for three days and two nights, Tues. July 11 to Thurs. July 13

Although quite far off, put Wed. Nov. 8 on your calendars. Rabbi Bernstein will be accompanying us on a visit to the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) for an interesting day – a tour of the facilities, some interaction with students, a visit to the rare books collection, some learning with one of Rabbi Bernstein’s teachers, and lunch at the Seminary. Details about time and cost will be sent in a later mailing.

Game Days (all Mondays at 1:30 PM): July 10, 24; Aug. 7, 21; Sep. 11, 25; Oct. 16, 30; Nov. 13, 27; Dec. 11

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For further details please refer to flyers in recent mailings and in lobby of synagogue. Or call Bill Berkowitz (516) 221-2056 or Lucy Safir at (516) 221-4107.

Pre-registration recommended for in-house-programs, and pre-payment for trips.

Congregation Beth Ohr, in conjunction with The Friedberg JCC, will be hosting a Bereavement Support Group for those who have lost a spouse in the last year. Congregation Beth Oh will be hosting these meetings on Tuesdays, July 11 through August 29 at 11 AM. If these times are not convenient or you would like more information, please see our Partners In Caring Page.

Family Kabbalat Shabbat! Beginning in September, Join us on the first Friday of every month for a special Family Service. Services will begin at 6:30. Dinner or a special themed snack will follow!

The Alix Rubinger Food Pantry is open and volunteers are always needed. Please call the office if you can offer your time. We are looking for people to staff when the doors are open, as well as come in on off hours to maintain the space and stock the shelves with donations.

Thank you to Lauren Lefkowitz for building the lovely bin. Please use this for all of your donations!

Heading to Israel in 2018. Informational sessions have occurred. We have hit our Max! If you would like to get on the waitlist, contact the office. Click here for a detailed itinerary!

Rabbi's Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class! Mondays at 6PM, join the Rabbi for an informative class to learn all about the Torah/Haftorah Service, the prayers and tunes associated with it, and the history of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah service. This is geared toward those who do not have any background in the Torah Service. Flyer is available here.

Junior Congregation is done for the year. Watch for the dates for Next Year! Miss Rachel is looking forward to coming back and spending Shabbat with all of the students!!!

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