Circle of Friends evokes the spirit of Tom Sawyer!  Rhoda Rosen and Barbara Schwartz are having such a great time sorting through boxes of Beth Israel photographs, that they want others to have as much fun as they are having.  Wednesday, October 6, 2010 from 7Pm to 9Pm at Beth Israel the West Temple is our first meeting of the new year.  After a short service to welcome Cheshvan led by Enid, we will have a great time looking at old photographs, identifying the who, what, and when in them.  This is an essential step in sorting and preparing the photos to add to the Beth Israel archives at the Jewish Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society.

We think this will all go better with whatever snacks you would like to bring and share.  We’ll provide coffee, tea, etc..  Please feel free to bring, spouses, friends, or anyone who has had anything to do with the Temple, Sunday School, Tot Shabbat, Galas, etc., etc..  You’ll love looking at the pictures, and we need all the help we can get!

If you need a ride, have any questions, or to R.S.V.P., please call Barbara Schwartz or Susan Wagner

Friday night October 1, 2010:  Dinner at 6:30pm, Services at 7:30pm.  Come enjoy dinner with friends and family, then march around the Temple in celebration of the reading of a new Torah year.  Please bring a dairy dish to share for supper AND for supper R.S.V.P. to Louise Zeitlan Howsman (phone number and email address in the directory)

We would like to thank all those who have given of their time, effort and money over the past year to support our Social Action activities.

Anyone interested in discussing and/or helping to plan future projects is invited to meet with us at the Temple on Sunday, September 26,  2010 at 10:30 A.M.

Barbara Feldmar:  barbarafeldmar@verizon.net

Laurie Levinson:  lhlevinson@oh.rr.com

Social Action Committee Co-Chairs

Please join us at the future site of the Westside Center for Jewish Life in North Olmsted.  Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 6:00 – 7:00pm.  This is the chance to fulfill two mitzvot and see the future site of the Center for Jewish Life.  Bring good walking shoes if you want to walk around the property since this is uncleared forest land.  Light refreshments will be provided inside the Sukkah.  Directions:  Take I-480 to the Stearns-Crocker exit.  Head South on Stearns Road one block to Dorechester Drive.  Turn right on Dorechester Drive and park on the street.  DO NOT PARK ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE STREET AS THE FIRE HYDRANTS.  Walk back to Stearns Road and cross the street at the traffic light.  Walk North (toward the expressway) on the sidewalk along Stearns Road half a block until you see the Sukkah set up on open grass.  This is our property!

Sunday, September 19, 10:00AM Holiday Parent Talk/ Learn ‘n Lunch- (opening session- other sessions November 21, March 13, 2011 and April 10, 2011)  This four-part series held on Sunday mornings will deepen you understanding of the major Jewish holidays.  Morning discussion from 10:00 – 11:00AM will be led by Rabbi Lettofsky.  Participants will receive a copy of Living a Jewish Life:  A Guide for Starting, Learning, Celebrating and Parenting by Anita Diamant and Howard Cooper.  Learn ‘n Lunch with adults and children together will begin at 11:45, led by Bela Fischer.  Even if your children are grown, there is always more to learn about the holidays!

Parents join in with your children at the beginning of Sunday School for a 15 minute session of singing and learning with the rabbi.

There will be a semi-annual general meeting on Sunday September 19, 2010 at 12:30 pm immediately following the Learn and Lunch program.  Please plan on attending both events.

David:  Poet, Warrior, Politician, Lover and Hero. Taught by Professor Ronald Brauner. This is a study of the many dimensions of one of the most famous persons in history, using classical and modern sources.  By popular demand Beth Israel- The West Temple is joining with The Siegal College of Jewish Studies to offer another course by Prof. Ron Brauner – and you don’t have to travel all the way to Beachwood to take it.  It will be taught for six weeks via teleconference in Ratner Hall at Beth Israel on Tuesdays, 7:30 – 9:30 pm starting on September 14. The cost of the course is $135.  Prof. Brauner has just announced his intention to retire at the end of this academic year, so this may be the last time you have the opportunity to learn from a renowned master teacher and scholar.  Registration instructions:  Call Ruth Kronick at 216-464-4050 ext. 101 and tell her you will be taking the course at Beth Israel.  You may pay by credit card over the phone.