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February-March 2022 Adar 1-Adar II 5782

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 “

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’

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” 

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Cantor Lisa, her staff of teachers and madrichim

 David Wesson,

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Lisa Sadler-

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

Lisa Sadler

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Rabbi BenjaminBeth Shalom Blue

Hills Shtix

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Jay Balaban

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Arlene Klotz, Karen Wong, Bill and Karen Hanna

and Michelle Sturdivant 

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’

Dr. Jon Pincus, Dr. Paul Etkind and Dr. Molly

Perkins 

House Team Chair Matt Zamaloff

Safety & SecurityRob-

ert Baylor 

Bill Hanna



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’Elliot

Reid,Matt and Michelle Reid 

Samantha Forster, Sara Forster, 

, Samara Solomon-Sanneh,

Stacey Solomon,Rafa Corcoran,

Margie Skeer and Casey Corcoran,

Scarlet Richardson-Ellement, 

John and Franci Richardson-Ellement,

Luke Zamaloff,Matt and

Cheryl Zamaloff,  









Educational Director,

Cantor Lisa Kipen-Hershenson and our teachers

(Lori Kipnes, Lisa Yorra, Mindy Perry, Rav Dawn

David WessonReligious School Team

(Shlomit Gladstone, Deborah Ala, Lindsay Rosen-

feld, Jon Pincus, Margie Skeer, Rob Milt, Marilyn

Monderer, Ruth Gershman and Lisa Sadler, our

Vice President of Family and Adult Education).

Cantor LisaTikkun Olam Teens

’



Strategy Team led by Natasha Minsky, along with

Steve Ostrovitz, Michelle Sturdivant, Margie Skeer,

Shelley Charnoff, Seli Kaya and Rabbi Benjamin



(“”), (“

”) (“

”). 

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 -

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Arlene Klotz and Janet Petkun

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Inclusion Team is led by Vice President of So-

cial Action and Community Outreach Deborah

Ala Jon Pincus, Francine Weistrop, Shelley

Charnoff, Lindsay Rosenfeld, Karen Friedman-

Hanna, Robert Milt, Ada Rosmarin, Pam

Shrago, Lila Rosenbaum and Michelle Sturdi-

vant   ’

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Rabbi Benjamin’s

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Arlene Klotz, Harriet Pollard and Candice

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











“” 



’

’















Tzedakah Team led by Jen Zaslow

The

Board of Directors voted to use the discretionary

portion of the Tzedakah Fund (amounts raised

over $40,000) to seed monies needed for new

sanctuary seating that will have siddur and hu-

mash holders and to seed the installation of a re-

tractable awning over the patio. 

Annual

Tzedakah Campaign 

.



Guzovsky Family

Minyanaires



Mitzvah Program led by Jack Levy













 Board of Directors and staff







Chesed 

 Team of Ellen Berlin, Shelley Charnoff,

Emily Goldman, Lindsay Rosenfeld and Lisa

Sadler led by Janet Petkun 







creating an ever more inclusive communityOur

’

’

Directors and all of our teams have worked to 



teams that are making so many things happen

















“

” 









Paul Cooperstein, President

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Spiritual Life and Ritual Practices

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 

 

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

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



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  

Deborah Ala

The Beautification Team



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 



 

 

 

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

 

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 

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 

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 

 

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



2022– 5782 Pesach Schedule

Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills

Kosher Guide for Passover found at this link:

--

If you need a printed copy, please contact the office.

Go here for a full explanation of Passover preparation traditions



Thursday Night, April 14th

 

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Friday, April 15th

--“” -

’

- -

Saturday, April 16th – Passover Day 1

-

-

Sunday, April 17th - Passover Day 2

-

-

Thursday Night, April 21st –Erev Passover Day 7

-

-

Friday, April 22nd – Passover Day 7

-

- 

Saturday, April 23rd – Shabbat/Passover Day 8

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-  

8:29 PM - Chametz can be eaten!

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Sale of Chametz*



MechiratChametzChametzChametz



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no later than 9:30 AM, Friday, April 15

It is customary at the time of selling Chametz to make a contribution to a Ma’ot Chitim/Food

Assistance Fund in order to help others in the community have the necessities for the Pesach holiday.

If you wish to make a donation, please submit this form with a check made payable to:

Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills.

This year funds will go to

Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger

* Regardless of whether or not a person keeps a kosher home, the sale of Chametz is an extremely symbolic

and significant part of Pesach observance, so much so that Chametz owned by a Jew during Pesach be-

comes , and is forever forbidden for consumption by any Jew.

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 



 

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







Annual Tzedakah Campaign: Making a Difference





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’



 





’





’











’ 















Every additional dollar contributed through the end

of the Campaign on May 31, 2022, will increase re-

sources to invest in the awning and new chairs, and

reduce the endowment income needed to fund the

operating budget.

’















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Jewish Family Living

Pesach



 



 

 

 

  









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 



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 

  

 

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



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 

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

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

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

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

 

  



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



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

 

 



 

 



 







 





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

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Why a Jewish Education?

“

”

-











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













-















“” 







’















“”  “

”. 

“’

’

”



-



- 















-

“

”, 

’

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Cantor Lisa Kipen-Hershenson

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Emily Goldman & Karen-Friedman Hanna,

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CBSBH Mission, Vision and Values Initiative

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



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Natasha Minsky



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

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













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











 

Francine Weistrop

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THE NOMINATING TEAM SPRINGS INTO ACTION!

’







What is the Nominating Team? 





Who is on the Nominating Team? 





How does the Nominating Team Work? 













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











’



How do I get involved?   

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

Lindsay Rosenfeld [email protected] Ronit Voigt [email protected]

TEAM OPPORTUNITIES

We would love for you to be on a TEAM or create a new one. It's a great way to meet new

people and support our programming. We're very conscious of everyone's time constraints,

but we really need your talents and expertise!

Contact Paul Cooperstein at [email protected] or the temple office (617-696-4889

or [email protected]) for information regarding any of our current teams.

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







 Sammy Goodman, El Craghead-

Goldman, Nina Minsky, Jonas Ala and Liam

Sadler.



Lila Rosenbaum, Bernie Ross, Irene Davis, Ruth

Gershman, Irene Balaban, Gladys Petkun, Toby

Friedman and Francine Weistrop.

Jeff Calish and Lil Konowitz

Zoe to Cody Hoffman

Deborah Felton and Robert Baylor 

Jessica to Jeremy Healey

Paul

Cooperstein and Maria Meloni. Lila Rosenbaum

, Miriam to

JP,  Josh to Jordan.

, Jack Edwin

Braese to Paul & Sue Etkind and Francine

Weistrop  

.

David Ehrmann, Toby Friedman,

Mel Klotz, Alan Rosmarin, Shelley Charnoff 

Toby Felton  



Andrea Gordon 

MarvinSteve Ostrovitz

Rosemarie Naples

Louis GalloMatlin-Heiger family

--

Marilyn HeigerLakie and

Pamela Shrago 

--Joseph B. Shrago

Howard Held and Jay Balaban

Jack Morris HeldHelen

Wolk

Leonard LiebersonAla Family 

--

Francis AlaLisa Sadler

Rita DelawterS. Sidney Grossman

Linda Cohen





 



 Ruth Gershman

Monthly Mitzvah and Family Table Programs

2021-22









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Marvin Gordon

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--Marvin Gordon

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Gallo

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Donald Fisher

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 







Linda Cohen

  

 



Rita Delawter

 

 

Leonard Lieberson

 

 



--

, Francis Ala

 

 





Joseph B. Shrago--



 

 

Jack Morris Held 

---

 

 

Donald Fisher

 

 

Ronnie Litant

 

 

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Bea Krensky

 

 

Alexander Z. Wolk

 

Mildred Barron



 

 

Lenny Shrago 

 

 

Rabbi H. Bruce Ehrmann



 

 

Harriet Rossen

 

 

 John Drachman.

 

 

 John Drachman.

 

 

Michael Guerman

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Lila Rosenbaum

 



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

To: Bernie Ross

From: 





 Irene Davis

 





 Ruth Gershman

 



 Francine Weistrop

 





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

 

 

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

To: David Ehrmann

 



 

 



 Mel Klotz

 













 Alan Rosmarin

 





 Shelley Charnoff

 

IN HONOR

Zoe and Cody Hoffman

 

 









Jessica and

Jeremy Healey

 

 





 

 Jeff Calish & Lil Konowitz

 

Miriam’sJP

 Lila Rosenbaum

 

Jessica’s -

 

 

Paul Cooperstein & Maria Merloni

 













CONTRIBUTIONS(continued)

 Jonas

 

 





-

Laurie Stillman

 



 Karen & Bill Hanna

 

Bill & Rita Needel

 

Paul EtkindMolly PerkinsJon Pincus

“”





’

 Lila Rosenbaum

 



 

 

Jack Edwin

Braese

 Dr. and Mrs. Paul Etkind

 

 



 





 

 

IN APPRECIATION:

Jay Balaban & David Ehrmann



 

THE CHESSED/MITZVAH FUND

Jessica’s marriage to Jeremy Healey

 

 

Joseph B. Shrago--



 

 

--

Marvin Gordon

 

 

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

CONTRIBUTIONS (continued)

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Rabbi Benjamin’s



 

Marvin Gordon, 

--

 

 



 



 



 

Ruth and Dr. Morton Wolf

 

BEAUTIFICATION FUND

Toby Felton



Adam’s

 Karen & Bill Hanna

 

Paul Cooperstein & Maria Merloni

 

Toby Friedman

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

 

Karen & Bill Hanna

 



RABBI JEROME WEISTROP RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Sammy

 The Goodman Family

 

Rosemarie Naples

Louis Gallo

 

 --



Bill Hanna, 

 

Sammy

 Rona & Harold Goodman

 

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Liam

 

 



-





-



EL’

 The Craghead-Goldman Family

 



Nina

 The Minsky Family

 



Paul Cooperstein &

Maria Merloni





Jonas

 The Ala Family

 



Cantor Lisa’s

’

 

Sydney Skoler

 

SUNDAY MORNING MINYON FUND



 

ROSENBAUM FUND

Albert Rosenbaum

 -

El’

 Craghead-Goldman Family

 

Nina

 The Minsky Family

 

Sammy

 The Goodman Family

 

Dr. Eliot Barron,

---

 The Garfinkel-Barron Family

 

Michael and Samantha

 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ackertein

 

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Paul Cooperstein & Maria Merloni

 

Jonas

 The Ala Family

 

’Jack Morris Held

 Jay Balaban & Howard Held

 



 Francine Weistrop

 

Irene Davis

 

Joseph B. Shrago--

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 

 

Jack Edwin Braese

 

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Milton, MA 02186

Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills

18 Shoolman Way

Milton, MA 02186

Office Telephone # 617-698-3394

Email:[email protected]

Web Address: www.BethShalomBlueHills.org

Alfred Benjamin………………………………………….Rabbi

Paul Cooperstein ………....……………………. President

Steven Jacobs………………...…….VP Admin. & Financial

Lisa Sadler..………………..… VP Youth & Family Services

David Ehrmann………………….. VP Spiritual Life & Ritual

Deborah Ala …………. VP Social Action & Com. Outreach

Steve Ostrovitz..…………………………………….Treasurer

Lindsay Rosenfeld ...........................……..............Secretary

Lisa Kipen-Hershenson……………...Director of Education

Arlene Klotz & Janet Petkun…………Women’s Network

Co-Presidents

Pamela Shrago……………………………………………Editor