B’nai Midar: And if That Wasn’t Enough—We Need You!
Melanie Einbund
B’nai Midbar. Our board is very skilled, proactive and wishes to bring the best that we can be to our congregation and friends.
They can’t do it alone! Trust me, I know.
We need a “numbers” person. If you have a background as a CPA, accountant or financial guru we are hoping that you will offer your expertise and help our Treasurer and Finance person to work with our numbers, gather information and assist with the reporting of our financial health.
And more
The board has laid out an agenda of maintaining and growing our congregation. Should you have interest in helping either as a board member or with a project please contact Joy Erickson at infocbm18@gmail.com.
Seeking: Development experience is being sought to help us manage current programming and growth. Experience with educational programming, working with the board and clergy is desired. Organizational and administrative positioning is always desired.
The B’nai Midbar board is an active, energetic and dynamic group of persons with dynamic personal and professional backgrounds. Meetings and projects are vibrant resulting in teamwork, proficiency and results. If you like this type of environment and momentum than being a member of the B’nai Midbar is a position for you.
It is time for honey cakes! A tradition of giving honey cakes at the end of Rosh Hashanah day services is an event met with smiles and appreciation. We need a lead and bakers! We are seeking eight bakers to make 10, one–pound honey cakes. Instructions, a recipe (You can use your own if you wish) pans and labels are given to the bakers. This year I hope that someone will be able to help me lead this event. It is a time of happiness and the sweetness of the honey cakes to take us forward to a Good and Sweet New Year. Please contact Melanie Einbund (meinbund@sbcglobal.net).
Back to the Future: Bonnie Lasky is the chair of our Nominating Committee. B’nai Midbar has grown rapidly over the past three years. While having our beginnings at SaddleBrooke we have ventured out to the Tucson Northwest community. We have answered the need and desire of many looking for a place of worship where they can practice their faith, customs, and traditions. To grow, thrive and continue on the path of inclusion with the opportunity to celebrate, practice, and learn from Jewish culture and religion in a welcoming and socially fulfilling environment we need you, our congregants, to help us. If you are so inclined, have questions and/or interest please contact Bonnie at bglasky@att.net. It would be wonderful if you would join us!
B’nai Midbar
Melanie Einbund
The Gift Continued with a new class! In case you missed, a lot of us gathered on June 1 to learn about the variety of care in Tucson. We learned about navigating the Continuum of Care strategies for choosing a variety of services from residential care and its eligibility to in-home services. Figuring out how to do it and understanding resources is a conundrum. We dove into palliative care and hospice care, their similarities and differences. Many thanks to Deb Seng of PCOA who led and guided us on this journey. Bonnie Lasky also told us that “The Gift”, an excellent course on guiding us through the essentials and needs of our aging and wishes. Contact Bonnie Lasky at bglasky@att.net for more information.
It’s a Mitzvah! With the High Holy Days approaching we are asking Congregants and guests to read passages, help on the Bimah and with the Torah. Leslie Weiss, lesweiss47@yahoo.com, is coordinating readings and those wishing to aid on the Bimah. Please reach out to her if you are interested.
An aside: In May, after visiting the United States, King Charles III was gifted a Challah at Golders Green. He was checking in on victims of an antisemitic stabbing attack. But of course he went to Grodz, a kosher bakery in London well known since 1888. There, children from the Jewish Day School gifted him a challah. King Charles and his challah left after the King spoke to several citizens affirming his government and its intention to “tackle antisemitism and ensure that all communities feel safe.”
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We at Congregation B’nai Midbar provide individuals of all backgrounds the opportunity to celebrate, practice, and learn from Jewish culture and religion in a welcoming and socially fulfilling environment. For information and to learn about our community contact Joy Erickson at infocbm18@gmail.com.
Congregation B’nai Midbar hopes that you enjoy the beauty of our surroundings. Stay cool and hydrate!
Summer, Shabbat, and What Else?
Melanie Einbund
Our sincere thanks to members of our congregation opening their homes during the summer to celebrate Shabbat.
July 17 Shabbat services will be sponsored and led by Judi Friedman and Jerry Lankin.
For location and directions email Esta Goldstein at jsda38@icloud.com.
August 28 Shabbat services will be held at the Parish Hall of the Santa Catalina Catholic Church. Rabbi Price and Susan Kravitz will lead the service.
All services begin at 7 p.m.
Congregation B’nai Midbar provides individuals of all backgrounds the opportunity to celebrate, practice, and learn from Jewish culture and religion in a welcoming and socially fulfilling environment. Please join us!
September 5 Havdalah Service combined with a Meet and Greet is sponsored by Joy and Bill Erickson. Havdalah is a beautiful ceremony closing Shabbat and preparing us for a new week. Please contact Joy info@cbm18@gmail.com. If you would like to help with this event. Reservations will be required. Please let Joy know if you would like to receive an invitation.
Dates to Remember:
Summer services (please contact jsda38@icloud.com for time and locations
July 17
August 28
High Holy Days
Erev Rosh Hashanah—September 11
Rosh Hashanah—September 12
Kol Nidre (Erev Yom Kippur)—September 20
Yom Kippur and Break the Fast—September 21
Shabbat Services Year 5787
October 16
November 20
December 18
Annual Meeting
December 11
Oneg Celebrations: An Oneg is a mitzvah (good deed) to celebrate and sponsor a special occasion, memory, an honor, or just because.
Our sponsors for October are Mike and Gerri Koen, celebrating their 64th wedding anniversary. In November Leslie Klipper Stewart will be celebrating her 70th Birthday with an Oneg for all. December is sponsored anonymously. Come and see who it is! If you have a celebratory or memorial event, please consider sponsoring an Oneg. You can always share the Oneg honors with another.
Celebratory Events
Havdalah Service—September 5
Chanukah—December 5 to 12
Please remember, the publication of our newsletter Jewish Links is now in the very capable hands of Leslie Stewart. Leslie is a new board member. She is a consummate professional and communications professor. We know she will lead the way, keeping us up to date and then some. Thank you, Leslie, for stepping up and helping us grow! Please send your ideas, ways to assist, articles of interest, etc. to Leslie at lesliekstewart21@gmail.com.
And there’s more! Susan Kravitz is the founder of Comedy Klatch in SaddleBrooke. She is also known as “Sonoran Sue,” a comedic writer for the SBInsider.org. Plus Susan is an ILR instructor. And now, Susan has contributed her talents to Jewish Links. The monthly column is called Mining Jewish Humor. Take a few moments and enjoy Susan’s uplifting, funny and sometimes satirical take on the world. Thank–you, Susan, for giving us a smile and a happiness pause. To access Jewish Links, please visit our website at bnaimidbar.com for additional information and to receive our e-newsletter.