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COMING EVENTS at BHC SYNAGOGUE
FAMILY SHABBAT ~ PURIM FUN
10 AM, Saturday, February 27
Potluck dairy/pareve lunch and celebration follows.
BHC BOARD MEETING
10 AM, Sunday, February 28
Important discussions over coffee or tea and bagels - Share your questions and comments with a BHC Board member. |
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Sarah Sadie Myers 
Members of BHC mourn the loss of Sarah Sadie Myers, mother of BHC Past President Bernice Dinner, grandmother of Tara Kaplan, and great-grandmother of Teva, Raya, and Jonah Kaplan.
Sarah Sadie visited North Country several times during the last eight years. With each visit, she brought her indomitable spirit, good-natured humor, and unwavering love of Judaism. She enjoyed sharing her knowledge of many topics of Jewish thought and learning, and she relished opportunities for spirited discussions. It was a pleasure for all of us to be part of her joy in each day's social moments and happenings.
Sarah Sadie's funeral is Tuesday, February 16, in Denver,Colorado. A memorial service for family and friends in North Country will be announced by the Dinner-Kaplan families. |
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TZEDAKAH
Mazon - A Jewish Response to Hunger
This spring season sparkling with events and gatherings for Purim and Passover, we celebrate our people's freedom from bondage. It is a time for us to also make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. Mazon asks that we take action against hunger by donating tzedakah to help the millions who face hunger every day. Donate to Mazon what you would spend on a shalach manot basket or a seder dinner for one additional guest.
Haiti - The Disaster Situation Continues
Rabbi Kevin Hale of Congregation Beth-El suggests that we consider donating through a Jewish organization as an intentional Jewish act of tzedakah. Among the many organizations is the American Jewish World Service, 45 West 36th Street, 11th floor
New York, NY 10018-7904 - 212.792.2900 ajws@ajws.org
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TEN REASONS TO CELEBRATE PURIM 10. Making noise in shul is a mitzvah.
9. Levity is not reserved for the Levites.
8. If you're having a bad hair day, you can always wear
a mask and no one will know who you are.
7. Purim is easier to spell than Khanuka, Chanukah,
Chanuka, Hanuka ... oh, well ... Festival of Lights.
6. You don't have to kasher your house and change all of
the pots, dishes, and silverware.
5. You don't have to build a sukkah and eat outside.
4. You get to drink wine and you don't have to stand for
Kiddush.
3. You can't eat hamentaschen on Yom Kippur.
2. You won't get hit in the eye by a lulav.
AND ... #1 ... Mordechai WON! |
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BHC NEEDS YOUR HELP! PLEASE ...
Send items and photos for our 90th Anniversary Weekend Book -
and please label everything clearly. (For photos, please list
photos by number on a separate sheet of paper and then
note details. Do not write on the backs of photos.)
Send items of interest for the spring issue of the BHC STAR to us
by March 1. We need items for the Nus & Schmooze page, and
we always welcome book reviews as well as other commentary
on any aspect of Jewish life and culture. |
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EVENTS IN NORTH COUNTRY
CONGREGATION BETH-EL, ST. JOHNSBURY
Congregation Beth El: A History with Recipes of the Jewish Community of St. Johnsbury, Vermont is now in second printing. Copies are $14.95, with a 10% discount for orders of 4 books or more. Books will be shipped for an addtional charge.
March 5 - 6:30 p.m. Potluck supper and Kabbalat Shabbat Service
March 6 - 9:30 a.m. Children's service followed by an abbreviated
Shacharit service.
11:30 a.m. Study session, Siddur Seder ... Examine an array of siddurim that reflect a variety of languages of prayer. Bagels and coffee will be served.
JEWISH FEDERATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Shuly Nathan Concert - 8 p.m., Saturday, March 6,
JFNH Building, Manchester
Jewish Catholic Seder - Thursday, March 18,
JFNH Building, Manchester. RSVP by February 27: 603-627-7679.
Purim Blood Drive -11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Thursday, March 4. Celebrate Purim by giving the gift of life at the American Red Cross Blood Center, 425 Reservoir Ave., Manchester.
Appointments recommended: 603-625-1951, Ext. 134.
PJ Library Concert - 3 p.m., Sunday, March 21
Concert features Grammy Winner Dennis Scott leading songs and antics for families. Tickets: $5 each or $18 per family.
New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival - April 10 to 18, 2010
Details soon! Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire.
PHOTOSTOP GALLERY OF WHITE RIVER JUNCTION PRESENTS SHOWS OF JEWISH INTEREST
Cynthia Beth Rubin, digital media artist, will show "Memories & Wanderings," an interactive sound and image installation at the gallery from February 5 through March 6. Her exhibition includes a variety of electronically based artworks, including "Layered Histories: The Wandering Bible of Marseilles," created in collaboration with Bob Gluck. This story is of an actual 13th century Spanish illuminated Hebrew Bible that traveled from Spain to Safad to Marseilles. This installation has been shown at Yale University, the Jewish Museum in Prague, Czech Republic, and in major cities in the US. Toned black and white photographs from Auschwitz-Birkenau, taken last spring, will also be on display.
Photostop Gallery, Suite 150, Tip Top Media Arts Building,
85 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05001. Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 2 to 7 p.m.
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MEMBERSHIP DUES & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PAYMENTS NOW DUE FOR FY 2009-2010 FAMILY: $400 + $50 Capital Improvements Fund
INDIVIDUAL: $235 + $50 Capital Improvements Fund
2009-2010 Membership Goal ~ ~ 50 Paid Memberships
Paid Memberships to Date ~ ~ 32
Please send payments to BHC, PO Box 395, Bethlehem, NH, 03574. Include your full name(s) and contact information (snail mail, E-mail, and phone number)
BHC policy emphasizes the importance of inclusion, regardless of the ability to pay full dues or Beit Sefer tuition. If your family needs an abatemenrt or an extended payment or charge card plan, please contact Treasurer Sid Regen at 603-823-7711.
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We look forward to seeing you soon ... and often! |
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90TH ANNIVERSARY
HISTORY WEEKEND September 30 to October 3, 2010 |
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Let's celebrate together in the White Mountains!
Simchat Torah
90 Years of BHC
Foliage Season |
KEEP IN TOUCH
President
Dave Goldstone
90th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND
Martin Kessel
Treasurer
Sid Regen
Hazzan
Marlena Fuerstman
Beit Sefer Director
Amy Badurina
Publicity/Communications
Eileen Regen
BHC WEBSITE
www.
bethlehemsynagogue.org
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| PROVERBS FOR CONTEMPLATION |
| The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks.
What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth. |
| A wise man hears one word and understands two.
Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.
... Yiddish Proverb |
| From BHC Member
Emily Cowan ...
This year I discovered the miracle of enough. On the first night of Chanukah, some friends and I were discussing the meaning of the oil story.
They suggested that the people believed that there was enough oil, despite appearances to the contrary. And then I understood the miracle.
When I let myself accept that what is before me and can be and is enough; whe I let go of my fears of not getting my needs met; when I stop pushing and start embracing ... suddenly there is enough. And the second miracle: there is room for more. My acceptance softens things, creates safety, and nurtures trust.
From trust is born action, and from action flows change. | | |
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