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B’nai Portland
February
How can you show thanks and appreciation for awhen ityou whatfamilies who have lost loved ones. Chesed Shel Emet, Kindness in truth, orCaring for the Dead, is the highest form of giving since the deceased cannotrepay.have been hospitalized, or require home care for an extended time.as a force andthey don’t even know, becauseand wwho are illBlesses, becausepositive vibe for health.and check in to see how they are, and if they need something. We sponsor acharity every time we have Shabbat services, ancollectedsports balls for a local school,collecting jackets, hats, and mittens for Portland schools. These actions are
Thoughts FromRabbi Laura
Upcoming Shabbat Services
All Services begin at 6:30pmat Lunt Auditorium in Falmouth
unless otherwise noted.
Tu B’Shevat Friday, February
Purim (DRESS UP) Friday, March 6th
Murder Mystery Saturday, March
February’s Shabbat Tzedakah
Sponsored by Hester & Andy MishkinThey are collecting winter coats, hats, andmittens for Portland Schools. Waterproof
mittens (for playing in the snow) arepreferred. Thanks!
B’nai Portland
552 Blackstrap Rd Falmouth, ME 04105207-613-5888 [email protected]
February, 2020 Newsletter
How can you show thanks and appreciation for a ‘thingwhen it’s a person, but what about an organization? Wellyou what an organization can do. This year we helped comfort and supportfamilies who have lost loved ones. Chesed Shel Emet, Kindness in truth, orCaring for the Dead, is the highest form of giving since the deceased cannotrepay. B’nai Portland cares for and offers assistance to those who are ill,
been hospitalized, or require home care for an extended time.as a force and our members prepare and deliver meals, sometimes to peoplethey don’t even know, because - Bikor Cholim, Visiting the Sickand we realize the help it truly offers. At services we ask for names of thosewho are ill and we recite a prayer called Mi Shabeirach, May the One whoBlesses, because many people invoking God’s help in healing can create apositive vibe for health. When I know that someone is ill, I try to reach outand check in to see how they are, and if they need something. We sponsor acharity every time we have Shabbat services, and have as a communitycollected feminine hygiene products, diapers, food, socks and underwsports balls for a local school, food for student snacks, and this week we arecollecting jackets, hats, and mittens for Portland schools. These actions are
both Acts of Loving Kindness and healing the world,Gimelut Chasadim & Tikkun Olam. Lastly, asome other professions, is sworn to secrecy in matters thatare of a delicate nature. I am a safe resource for anysensitive things that you feel you need to talk over withsomeone. Your private information does not leave mand is not shared with others, ever. So, going back to myquestion - B’nai Portland doesn't ask for much, and we onlydo one fundraiser a year.
But we really need our congregants to support us, andjust as we are always here for you in your times ofneed, foreseen or unforeseen, we simply canwithout your generosity and giving.
That’s the nature of religious organizations. We don't raiserates, we don't nickel and dime you.you help us, so that we can continue toeducate your family. Please come to our Murder Mysteryit’s a fabulous night out and there will be a silent auction aswell. Ask your friends to join you, this is open to everyone.And, if you can’t make it, please consider donating to us, orbuying a ticket for someone else. Because it simply is thatimportant.
~ Rabbi Laura
Upcoming Shabbat Services
All Services begin at 6:30pmFalmouth
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Saturday, March 21st
Tzedakah
Sponsored by Hester & Andy Mishkinhats, and
mittens for Portland Schools. Waterproofmittens (for playing in the snow) are
B’nai Portland
Falmouth, ME [email protected]
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thing’? Gratitude is simples a person, but what about an organization? Well, first let’s show
can do. This year we helped comfort and supportfamilies who have lost loved ones. Chesed Shel Emet, Kindness in truth, orCaring for the Dead, is the highest form of giving since the deceased cannot
to those who are ill,been hospitalized, or require home care for an extended time. We rally
members prepare and deliver meals, sometimes to peopleBikor Cholim, Visiting the Sick, is a mitzvah
At services we ask for names of thoserecite a prayer called Mi Shabeirach, May the One who
invoking God’s help in healing can create anow that someone is ill, I try to reach out
and check in to see how they are, and if they need something. We sponsor ad have as a community
feminine hygiene products, diapers, food, socks and underwear,and this week we are
collecting jackets, hats, and mittens for Portland schools. These actions areboth Acts of Loving Kindness and healing the world,
Lastly, a Rabbi, likesome other professions, is sworn to secrecy in matters that
I am a safe resource for anysensitive things that you feel you need to talk over with
Your private information does not leave my lips,So, going back to my
nai Portland doesn't ask for much, and we only
But we really need our congregants to support us, andjust as we are always here for you in your times of
or unforeseen, we simply can’t existgiving.
s the nature of religious organizations. We don't raiseBut, we do ask that
continue to help you andPlease come to our Murder Mystery -
there will be a silent auction asAsk your friends to join you, this is open to everyone.
t make it, please consider donating to us, org a ticket for someone else. Because it simply is that
~ Rabbi Laura
We DON’T: We DO:Ask you to pay a building fund Need you to help us with funding.Ask you to pay membership PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR B’NAIAsk you to pay for classroom supplies PORTLAND BY JOINING US AT THIS FUN
EVENT! BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
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And A Silent Auction With Great Items!
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Tu B'Shevat - The Jewish New Year … For Trees!
Tu B’Shevat, the holiday also known as the New Year for Trees, occurs on the 15th ofShevat each year. The word "Tu" is not really a word; it is the number 15 in Hebrew.Judaism has several different "new years". This is not as strange a concept as it sounds;in America, we have the calendar year (January-December), the school year (September-June), and many businesses have fiscal years. It's basically the same idea with the variousJewish new years.
Tu B'Shevat is the new year for the purpose of calculating the age of trees for tithing.Leviticus 19:23-25 states that fruit from trees may not be eaten during the first threeyears; the fourth year's fruit is for God, and after that, you can eat the fruit. Each tree isconsidered to have aged one year as of Tu B'Shevat, so if you planted a tree on Shevat 14,it begins its second year the next day, but if you plant a tree two days later, on Shevat 16,it does not reach its second year until the next Tu B'Shevat.
One custom related to Tu B’Shevat is to eat a new fruit on this day, or to eat from theSeven Species (shivat haminim) described in the Bible as being abundant in the land ofIsrael. The Shivat Haminim are: wheat, barley, grapes (vines), figs, pomegranates, olivesand dates (honey). You can make a nice vegetarian pilaf from the shivat haminim: a bedof cooked bulgur wheat or wheat berries and barley, topped with figs, dates, raisins(grapes), and pomegranate seeds, served with a dressing of olive oil, balsamic vinegar,and pomegranate juice.
In the 16th century, kabbalists, developed a Seder ritual conceptually similar to thePassover Seder, discussing the spiritual significance of fruits and of the shivat haminim.This custom spread primarily in Sephardic communities, but in recent years it has beengetting more attention among Ashkenazim.
Today, many Jews hold a modern version of the Tu B'Shevat Seder each year. The holidayalso has become a tree-planting festival in Israel, in which Israelis and Jews around theworld plant trees in honor or in memory of loved ones and friends.
Our Teen Confirmation Group has been busylately with community mitzvot.
Here they are showing off one of the fleeceblankets they made for a local women’s and
children’s shelter.Six bright young women making a difference in
our world!
Spots of Light – To Be a Woman inthe Holocaust
A documentary exhibit from the YadVashem Holocaust Remembrance
Center
This exhibit features nine aspects ofJewish women's daily life during theHolocaust: Love, Motherhood, Caringfor Others, Womanhood, Resistanceand Rescue, Friendship, Faith, Foodand the Arts. Each theme isaccompanied by an individual’snarrative, related in the first person.By giving expression to theseindividual women, the exhibitionreveals the human stories behind thehistorical events.
Free and open to the public.
April 1 – 27 during regular businesshours: Monday-Friday, 8:30AM-5:30PMJCA – 1342 Congress St., Portland
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Visit Our Website:www.bnaiportland.com
Got empty boxes laying around?
Retailers such as Amazon are teaming up withlocal charities to use empty shipping boxes andget rid of clutter filling homes at the same time.Once you remove your order from the shippingbox, fill it with clothes, toys, etc. Then visitwww.givebackbox.com to print a free shippinglabel. You can drop the filled box off with USPS orhave it picked up. You can also print a receipt fortax use directly from the site. Easy-peasey.
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Friday Torah Studyand Dinner
February 28th
Please join us in celebrating Shabbatand discussing the weekly Torah
reading at the same time!Fun and informative, as well as
delicious!Contact Rabbi Laura for more
information and to RSVP:
David Handwerker shared some of his storytelling skills with us last month at our Shabbatservice. If you weren’t there, you can listen tohis captivating tale here:
https://www.bnaiportland.com/connecting/short-story-by-david-handwerker/
