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 (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!
Havdalah Service combined with a Meet and Greet on Sept. 5 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
Aug. 28
High Holy Days
Erev Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 11
Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 12
Kol Nidre (Erev Yom Kippur, Sept. 20
Yom Kippur and Break the Fast, Sept. 21
Shabbat Services Year 5787
Oct. 16
Nov. 20
Dec. 18
Annual Meeting
Dec. 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, Sept. 5
Chanukah, Dec. 5-12
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. To access Jewish Links, please visit our website at bnaimidbar.com for additional information and to receive our e-newsletter.
Community News
Melanie Einbund
The Gift continued with a new class! In case you missed it, 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. Much thanks to Deb Seng of Pima Council on Aging, who led and guided us on this journey. Bonnie Lasky also told us that The Gift is 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, and 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 given a challah at Golders Green. He was checking in on victims of an antisemitic stabbing attack. He also 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!