Webmaster on July 3rd, 2009

This evening’s Erev Shabbat Service will be conducted by Carole Fefferman, Ernie Ratowitz and the usual Independence Day crew and will be held in our main sanctuary, and not in the Garfien Wing.  The service will begin at 8:00 pm.  An oneg Shabbat featuring red, white and blue cake and similar holiday goodies will follow the service.

Tomorrow morning’s Shabbat service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus will begin at 10:00 am in the main sanctuary and not in the GarfeinWing.  The service will include an AufRuf (pre-nuptual blessing) of Ben Dreyfus and Rabbi Elizabeth Richman.  A Kiddush Lunch will be served after the service, in honor of the happy couple.

The Parsha will be Balak, Numbers 22:2 - 25:9.


Parshat Balak from G-dcast.com

The URJ commentary for the double portion Chukat / Balak is available at urj.org/torah.

Webmaster on June 26th, 2009

This evening’s Erev Shabbat service, conducted by Susan and Barry Bayer, will begin at 6:15 pm. Weather permitting, we will be outside in the Deutsch Prayer circle.  (If it is too hot or too wet we’ll be in the Garfien wing.)  An Israeli  Style Shabbat DInner will be served after services, in the Social Hall  Those  congregants with reservations are invited to continue their Shabbat celebration over an Israeli style dinner prepared by our member, Sigy Rafalovitz.  The food  will include chicken, rice, potatoes, vegetables and dessert.  The cost is $12.00 for adults (13 yrs. +) and $8.00 for children.   RSVP to Sigy at 708-991-2750 or sigy.rafalovich@gmail.com or the Temple office at 708-799-4110 immediately, and it may be too late.   Checks should be made payable to BYBS.

Tomorrow morning’s will be conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, beginning at 10:00 am.  Carole Fefferman will be the Cantorial Soloist.

The Parsha is Chukat, Numbers 19:1 - 22:1.

The Haftarah is Judges 11:1 - 11:33

Webmaster on June 19th, 2009

This evening’s Erev Shabbat Service will be conducted by Carole Fefferman beginning at 8:00 pm. The service will take place in the Garfien Wing.

Tomorrow Shabbat service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, will begin at 10:00 am.

The Parsha is Korach. Numbers 16:1 - 18:32

The Haftarah is Samuel 1 11:14 - 12:22

Webmaster on June 12th, 2009

This evening’s Erev Shabbat Service, the first of our summer service, will be conducted by Carole Fefferman, beginning at 8:00 pm. Services will be held in the Garfien Wing. We recommend parking in the rear for easy access.

Tomorrow’s Shabbat Service, in the Garfien Wing, will be conducted by Niki Cummings, Brian Cummings, Larry Burrows and Carole Fefferman, beginning at 10:00 am.

The Parsha is Sh’lach L’cha, Numbers 13:1 - 15:41

The Haftarah is 2:1 - 2:24

This evening’s Erev Shabbat Service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, with music by the Adult Choir and the Klezmedics, will begin at 8:00 pm.

Tomorrow morning’s Shabbat Service led by Rabbi Dreyfus, will begin at 10:00 am. Nancy Friedman will be the Cantorial Soloist. Allison Stahl will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah.
The Parsha is Behalotecha, Numbers 8:1 - 12:16.
The Haftarah is Zacharia 2:14 - 4:7

Webmaster on June 3rd, 2009

The Tapestry Weekend was great.
But what should we do as an encore?

These, and other important questions you may wish to ask,
may be answered at our annual meeting this evening
Wednesday, June 3, 7:00 pm,

Ice Cream after we take care of the business.

Please plan to attend this important meeting.

Webmaster on May 29th, 2009

This evening’s Tapestry Weekend Erev Shabbat service conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, will begin at 7:30 pm. Everybody who has been anybody for the last 30 or 40 years (and is still around) will participate.

Tomorrow morning’s shabbat service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus,  will begin at 10:00 am.

The Parsha is Naso Numbers 4:21–5:31.

The Haftarah is Judges 13:2–12

After services, the Congregation will present its first annual Kugeloff — a celebration of a wide variety of Noodles and various other things with recipes collected and realized by some fo our congregation’s finest chefs. Come to pray and celebrate, stay for lunch and vote for the winners.

Webmaster on May 19th, 2009

Tuesday, May 19, 7:30 pm at the Anita Stone JCC
Popular political analyst Professor Paul Green “100 days and Counting”…an update on the current political scene.

Webmaster on May 15th, 2009

This evening’s Erev Shabbat Service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, will begin at 8:00 pm.  Nancy Friedman will be the Cantorial Soloist.

Tomorrow’s Shabbat morning’s service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus will begin at 10:00 am. Nancy Friedman will be the Cantorial Soloist.

Benjamin Marks will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah.

The Parsha is the double reading B’har/B’chukotai, Leviticus 25:1–27:34.

Parshat Behar from G-dcast.com

Parshat Bechukotai from

The official URJ D’var torah is at www.urj.org/torah.

From the Torah in Haiku Blog,

In the year after

Seven Sabbatical years

The Jubilee year

Your slaves shall go free

And all land shall be redeemed

It belongs to G-d

Webmaster on May 8th, 2009

This evening’s Erev Shabbat Service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, begins at 8:00 pm.  The Adult Choir will provide the evening’s music.  Rabbi Dreyfus will bless thos members of the congregation celebrating their wedding anniversaries during the month of May.   Rabbi Lennard Thal will speak as  part of the service.

Tomorrow morning’s Shabbat Service, conducted by Rabbi Dreyfus, will begin at 10:00 am. Nancy Friedman will be the Cantorial Soloist. During the service, Jordan Stelmpel will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah.

The Parsha is Emor, Leviticus 21:1 — 24:23.

Parshat Emor from G-dcast.com

A D’var Torah for the current week’s reading is available at urj.org/torah.

The Hafarah is Ezekiel 44:15 - 31