eNews – September 10, 2011

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BMH-BJ eNews
September 10, 2011
11 Elul 5771

Ki Tetze

Torah Portion: page 1046
Haftarah: Isaiah 54: 1-10 page 1201
Haftarah chanted by: Cantor Zachary Kutner
Ashrei:  Hailey Banker
Anim Zemirot & Mizmor Shir: Sam Rosen

Guest Speaker: Rabbi Bahir Davis – The Trinity in the Foyer at 9:45 am. Reb Bahir is a storyteller and creative teacher of 40 years. He works with Jews of all flavors by sitting in council helping to discover personal paths of Jewry.

We remember….
…..the victims of 9/11

Kol ha-olam kulo gesher tzar me’od,
Veha’iker lo lefached klal.
The whole world is a very narrow bridge, but the main thing to recall is to have no fear at all. (Reb Nachman)

  Mincha: 6:45 pm
Shabbat ends: 8:01 pm

Daily Minyan Times              

Sunday, September 12 – 8:45 am & 5:55 pm
Monday-Thursday, September 12-15 – 6:45 am & 5:45 pm
Friday, September 16 – 6:45 am & 6:30 pm

Mazel Tov to:                       

ŸJoe Bean and Graeme Bean, whose company Alphapage, received the highest ranking from the Association of TeleServices International

Happy Birthday to:               

Yaacov Ariel
Carrie Axelrod
Hailey Banker
Sunny Brownstein
Ed Buchman
Pamela Costanza
Elana Costanza
Patti Jo Enoch
Murray Fersztendig
Sam Finer
Barbara Hahn
Courtney Hirsekorn
Aaron Holstein
Willy Lexier
Debbie Lustig
Donna Mandel
Julia Milzer
Larry Mizel
Doreen Molk
Charlene Sachter
Joan Saliman
Sidney Shafner
Darlene Shwartz
Allan Tenenbaum
Todd Tenenbaum
Daniel Wolf

Happy Anniversary to:          

Edwin & Lillian Fiss 59
Jeff & Jocey Kraus 29
Israel & Ella Kushnir 38
Joel Shaun & Barbara McMillan 19
Ousmane & Lisa Samake 5
Todd & Janet Tenenbaum 11

Speedy Recovery to:

Joan Brown
Hedy Buckstein
Don Cawelti
James Dunn
Frances Fine
Steve Friedman
Wendy Friedman
Evelyn Gardenswartz
Anne Gilbert
Ian Gilbert
Cookie Gold
Miriam Goldberg
Rosaline Greenspoon
Bruce Kippur
Donna Mandel
Barry Melnick
Morton Miller
Bertha Morein
Sarha Patrick
Bonnie Rice
Gerald Rothberg
Esther Sachter

Please contact our office so our clergy can offer support and visitation to any members who are ill or hospitalized

Staff                                   

Rabbi Selwyn Franklin
Cantor Joel Lichterman
Michael Engleberg, President
Mark Boscoe, Honorary Chairman of the Board
Loretta Cawelti,
Executive Director
Rebecca Lobel,
Education Director
Mindy Hecht,
Preschool Director
Steve Miller, Administrator, Mt. Nebo Cemetery
Rabbi Stanley M. Wagner, Rabbi Emeritus
Cantor Zachary Kutner, Cantor Emeritus
Debbie Hailpern,
Women’s League President

Save the Date!
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Shabbat for All Children
Friday, September 16    3:15-4:15 pm
in the Adelman Chapel
Bring the family, Bring friends!
Welcome Shabbat as our children do. Join Super Rabbi and Cowboy Cantor followed by a kid-friendly Kiddush
No Charge!
Sunburst Shabbat Experience & Oneg
Friday, September 16     6:00 pm
Moving toward the High Holidays. Connecting & Reconnecting – Social & Spiritual. Register Early!
See our new website: www.bmh-bj.org/sunburst
Contact: 303.951.8235 or sunburst@bmh-bj.org
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Senior Chavurah   Wednesday, September 14  1:00 pm
Blitt Learning Center in Fisher hall
Osi Sladek returns to entertain with his charming brand of music
No Charge ~ Refreshments Served

BMH-BJ Reminders
BMH-BJ Calendars will not be mailed to congregants this year. Please come into the office to receive yours.
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Start thinking about the High Holidays
Sunburst High Holiday youth program, Selichot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah
High Holiday seating: Contact Sheila
skramer@bmh-bj.org    303-951-8221
Lulav, Etrog & Schach: Contact Della
djultak@bmh-bj.org    303-951-8231
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BMH-BJ is sponsoring BINGO!
Join us each Thursday at 11:30 am at Turn of the Century Bingo, 1921 S. Havana, for our weekly $2000 cash payout and giveaways.
Volunteers needed: contact Bruce at 303-369-7789
Women’s League & Gift Shop
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We are open every Sunday when MLC has classes
9:30 am – 12:30 pm

In Our Gift Shop
September-October Special!
With a purchase of $36 or more, receive one ticket to be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate! Drawing will be held on October 24.
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zipit_fuchsia_deep_brown_2_1_2Stop in to see Israeli-madeZipit Bags!
100 Voices: A Journey Home DVD featuring our own Cantor Lichterman has sold out! Reserve your autographed copy today for the next order.  $30 each. Call 303-951-8238 or email the Gift Shop
Purchase your reloadable King Soopers Gift Cards
for yourself or as gifts
Registered in the Gift Shop:
Sam Rosen Bar Mitzvah, September 17
Tamara Pressel & Jason Buniger Wedding, October 22
Aleeza Strouse Bat Mitzvah, November 12
Hours:  Monday-Thursday  10:00am-4:00pm
Friday  10:00am-1:00pm or by appointment
Direct: 303-951-8238   GiftShop@bmh-bj.org
Children & Youth

BMH-BJ Preschool is currently registering for the 2011-12 school year. We have openings for children ages one to four. Please contact the Preschool for a tour. 303-388-7543 or preschool@bmh-bj.org

Thank Goodness It’s Shabbat!
Through LaGrue’s Flowers & Gifts, 303-744-6275, we are now offering 2 different bouquets delivered Friday morning to the BMH-BJ Preschool. 25% of the price will be donated to our preschool! Contact the Preschool office to order: 303-388-7543 or preschool@bmh-bj.org.

We have received the Entertainment books.
They are available in the Preschool office and the Gift Shop for $30

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Shabbat FUNdamentals – 10:00-12:00 Saturday mornings.  New session starts today. Contact Shanit Oesterle for more information or visit this link for the registration form.

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The BMH-BJ Confirmation Class of 2012 (10th graders) is raising money for their trip to New York in February 2012 with the clergy to see and learn about ‘Jewish’ New York.
Come for Spaghetti, Lasagna & Dessert!
Saturday, September 24  -  8:30 pm
Blitt Learning Center in Fisher Hall
Cost: $12 per person; $40 family price for immediate family
Following dinner Rabbi Aryeh Furman will speak in the Chapel at 9:30 pm on  Selichot: Looking at the World Through the Eyes of G-d
Selichot 10:15 pm         Selichot-Shaarei Simcha 11:30 pm

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mesorah tree & background

The Mesorah Learning Center (MLC)
BMH-BJ’s new religious school

Classes have begun. Mesorah means tradition. Our goal is to impart to our children traditional values, synagogue and Jewish cultural literacy and an excellent Hebrew foundation.
Mesorah means tradition. Our goal is to impart to our children traditional values, synagogue and Jewish cultural literacy and an excellent Hebrew foundation. Register now!
Contact Rebecca at 303-951-8228 or rlobel@bmh-bj.org.
MLC registration form

Responsible, fun teen volunteers are needed at BMH-BJ during the High Holy Days for children’s programming. Please contact Sadie at 303-267-0031, 303-512-3254 or sadielady95@msn.com

Ongoing Adult Education
Experiencing Talmud with Rabbi Franklin Sundays at 8:00 am

Judaism in the 21st Century Mondays, 9:45 am in the Miller Library with Rabbi Franklin

Sefer HaChinuch (Book of Education) with Rabbi Yehudah Amsel meets Mondays at 7:00 pm in the Gallery

Weekly Torah Class with Cantor Lichterman Wednesdays following morning services. Enjoy a light breakfast with us in the Blitt Learning Center in Fisher Hall

Women’s Torah Study with Ellyn Hutt Thursdays, 11:00 am in the Gallery

 Contact Us                                                                          

560 S. Monaco Parkway     Denver, CO 80224
303-388-4203  www.bmh-bj.org
info@bmh-bj.org

eNews – September 3, 2011

September 1, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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BMH-BJ eNews
September 3, 2011
4 Elul 5771

Shoftim

Torah Portion: page 1024
Ba’al Koreh (Torah reader): Jerry Rotenberg
Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-
52:12
page 1199
Haftarah chanted by: Dr. Reuven Geller
Anim Zemirot & Mizmor Shir: Sam Rosen

Guest Speaker next week: Rabbi Bahir Davis -
Reb Bahir is a storyteller and creative teacher of 40 years. He works with Jews of all flavors by sitting in council helping to discover personal paths of Jewry. 

The Trinity in the Sanctuary at 9:45 am
A creative, innovative, interactive program focusing on how Torah enriches our lives

  Mincha: 7:00 pm
Shabbat ends: 8:13 pm

Daily Minyan Times         

Sunday & Monday, September 4 & 5 – 8:45 am & 5:55 pm
Tuesday-Thursday, September 6-8 – 6:45 am & 5:55 pm
Friday, September 9 – 6:45 am & 6:30 pm

Thank you to:               

Professor Martin Mendelsberg for leading Shacharit and Musaf

Mazel Tov to:               

David Pells – a belated birthday wish!

Steve & Renee Leventhal on the marriage of their son, Sean, to Jaynee Levit this weekend in California

Happy Birthday to:         

Allegra Banker
Richard Bernstein
Alan Boxer
Bradley Edelman
Michael Gordon
Marilyn Gottesfeld
Robert Hazan
Ezra Hirsch
Edith Kern
Jeffrey Miller
Kevin Molk
Manuel Nash
Samuel Rosen
Joshua Rotenberg
Javier Waksman
Jeffrey Waldman
Heather Wedgle
Jeremy Williams

Happy Anniversary to:      

Dennis & Lynn Blum 29
Gary & Marsha Blum 38
Gayor & Stephanie Geller 1
Stuart & Marilyn Gottesfeld 50
Robert & Sami Hazan 25
Bruce & Merrie Kippur 25
Jon & Sharon Madison 24
Harvey & Stephanie Milzer 27
Kevin & Nina Molk 33
Joe & Melissa Schweid 21
Lee & Melanie Siegel 18
Javier & Patricia Waksman 23

Speedy Recovery to:        

Hedy Buckstein
Don Cawelti
Frances Fine
Steve Friedman
Wendy Friedman
Evelyn Gardenswartz
Anne Gilbert
Ian Gilbert
Cookie Gold
Miriam Goldberg
Rosaline Greenspoon
Bruce Kippur
Donna Mandel
Barry Melnick
Bertha Morein
Sarha Patrick
Bonnie Rice
Gerald Rothberg
Esther Sachter

Please contact our office so our clergy can offer support and visitation to any members who are ill or hospitalized

Staff                        

Rabbi Selwyn Franklin
Cantor Joel Lichterman
Michael Engleberg,
President
Mark Boscoe, Honorary Chairman of the Board
Loretta Cawelti,
Executive Director
Rebecca Lobel,
Education Director
Mindy Hecht,
Preschool Director
Steve Miller, Administrator, Mt. Nebo Cemetery
Rabbi Stanley M. Wagner, Rabbi Emeritus
Cantor Zachary Kutner, Cantor Emeritus
Debbie Hailpern,
Women’s League President

Save the Date!                                                 
 

preschool logo colorsunburst shabbat experience logo with background 3
Shabbat for All Children
Friday, September 16    3:15-4:15 pm
in the Adelman Chapel
Bring the family, Bring friends!
Welcome Shabbat as our children do. Join Super Rabbi and Cowboy Cantor followed by a kid-friendly Kiddush
No Charge!
Sunburst Shabbat Experience & Oneg
Friday, September 16     6:00 pm
Moving toward the High Holidays. Connecting & Reconnecting – Social & Spiritual. Register Early!
See our new website: www.bmh-bj.org/sunburst
Contact: 303.951.8235 or sunburst@bmh-bj.org
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The administrative and clergy offices will be closed Friday, September 2 and Monday, September 5 for Labor Day

BMH-BJ Reminders
Start thinking about the High Holidays
Sunburst High Holiday youth program, Selichot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah
High Holiday seating: Contact Sheila
skramer@bmh-bj.org    303-951-8221
Lulav, Etrog & Schach: Contact Della
djultak@bmh-bj.org    303-951-8231
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BMH-BJ is sponsoring BINGO!
Join us each Thursday at 11:30 am at Turn of the Century Bingo, 1921 S. Havana, for our weekly $2000 cash payout and giveaways.
Volunteers needed: contact Bruce at 303-369-7789
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COMMUNITY
The Hadassah Ladies Bowling League is open for new members. They start Sept 6th at 12:30 pm and bowl Tuesday afternoons at Monaco Lanes on Leetsdale & Monaco. It’s fun to socialize and exercise while having a good time. Beginners welcome. Call Norma Sierota, 303-758-4204 for more info.
Women’s League & Gift Shop
women's league logo color 2
We are open every Sunday when MLC has classes (not open September 4)
9:30 am – 12:30 pm

In Our Gift Shop
September-October Special!
With a purchase of $36 or more, receive one ticket to be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate! Drawing will be held on October 24.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

zipit_fuchsia_deep_brown_2_1_2Stop in to see Israeli-madeZipit Bags!
100 Voices: A Journey Home DVD featuring our own Cantor Lichterman has sold out! Reserve your autographed copy today for the next order.  $30 each. Call 303-951-8238 or email the Gift Shop
Purchase your reloadable King Soopers Gift Cards
for yourself or as gifts

Registered in the Gift Shop:
Sam Rosen Bar Mitzvah, September 17
Tamara Pressel & Jason Buniger Wedding, October 22
Aleeza Strouse Bat Mitzvah, November 12

Hours:  Monday-Thursday  10:00am-4:00pm
Friday  10:00am-1:00pm or by appointment
Direct: 303-951-8238   GiftShop@bmh-bj.org
Children & Youth                                                           

BMH-BJ Preschool is currently registering for the 2011-12 school year. We have openings for children ages one to four. Please contact the Preschool for a tour. 303-388-7543 or preschool@bmh-bj.org

Shabbat FUNdamentals – 10:00-12:00 Saturday mornings.  New session starts today. Contact Shanit Oesterle for more information or visit this link for the registration form.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

mesorah tree & background

The Mesorah Learning Center (MLC), BMH-BJ’s new religious school

Classes have begun.
Mesorah means tradition. Our goal is to impart to our children traditional values, synagogue and Jewish cultural literacy and an excellent Hebrew foundation.
Mesorah means tradition. Our goal is to impart to our children traditional values, synagogue and Jewish cultural literacy and an excellent Hebrew foundation. Register now!
Contact Rebecca at 303-951-8228 or rlobel@bmh-bj.org.
MLC registration form

Girl Scout Daisy is the initial level of Girl Scouting for girls in kindergarten and first grade. They go on trips, learn about nature and science, and explore the arts and their community. Girl Scout Daisies can also earn Learning Petals and receive participation patches.
Another goal for our Daisy troop at BMH-BJ is to provide our girls with an opportunity to make friends and do fun activities with girls in the Jewish community outside their own school classrooms. The BMH-BJ troop welcomes girls from all schools and shuls.
An organizational parent meeting will be held at BMH-BJ on Thursday, September 8, at 6:30 pm. Come to the meeting or contact Liss Gruen at LissGruen@gmail.com if you are interested.

Responsible, fun teen volunteers are needed at BMH-BJ during the High Holy Days for children’s programming. Please contact Sadie at 303-267-0031, 303-512-3254 or sadielady95@msn.com

Ongoing Adult Education
Experiencing Talmud with Rabbi Franklin Sundays at 8:00 am. No class September 4

Judaism in the 21st Century Mondays, 9:45 am in the Miller Library with Rabbi Franklin. No class September 4

Sefer HaChinuch (Book of Education) with Rabbi Yehudah Amsel meets Mondays at 7:00 pm in the Gallery. No class September 4

Weekly Torah Class with Cantor Lichterman Wednesdays following morning services. Enjoy a light breakfast with us in the Blitt Learning Center in Fisher Hall

Women’s Torah Study with Ellyn Hutt Thursdays, 11:00 am in the Gallery

 Contact Us                                                                 

560 S. Monaco Parkway     Denver, CO 80224
303-388-4203  www.bmh-bj.org
info@bmh-bj.org

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