Dear B’ShERT Community,

We’re pleased to tell you that the November 2019 edition of the Voice of Truth is now available online.

https://pubsecure.lucidpress.com/2019-11-VoT/

You can also find the current issue of the VoT below.

As a reminder, the VoT is published monthly September through June and the FIRM deadline is the 20th of the prior month, unless otherwise noted. Send all submissions to news@bshert.org.

We always welcome ideas and feedback. Email us at news@bshert.org or feel free to reach out to me directly at a1editor@bshert.org.

Have a sweet and healthy New Year!

Best,

Adrienne Knoll and the Voice of Truth team

Jews, God, and History

(Not Necessarily in that Order)

A New One-Man Show

Written and Performed by

Michael Takiff

Directed by Brian Lane Green

Tickets On Sale Now

A two act work of solo theater which, through comedy and drama, shows how modern humans live with ancient traditions, exploring the “big questions” about God, faith, reason, good and evil, heritage, and tribe.

Suitable for mature audiences

See the trailer at https://www.michaeltakiff.com

Sunday, December 8, 2019, 4:00 pm

~Q&A session, with the actor, will follow the show~

Admission: $25.00 if payment received by 11/27/19

$30.00 after 11/27/19 or @ door

$16.00 for young people aged 16 to 18

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Brunch 9:30 am – Lecture 9:45 am

Shabbat Services to follow

Guest Speaker – Artist Jonathan Blum

Topic:  Jonathan’s Art, Fanciful to Realistic

The Sisterhood of B’ShERT proudly welcomes artist Jonathan Blum. Mr. Blum was a Washington, DC native, who studied at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.  He considers himself to be first and foremost a portrait painter whose work ranges from the fanciful to the classically realistic. In 1994, he studied with an inspirational Rabbi in Israel and before long he was painting fictitious portraits of orthodox rabbis.  This was a stylistic breakthrough for him. Mr. Blum is currently living in Park Slope, where he has a storefront and studio.  He will be exhibiting various pieces of art he has created.

You can learn more about Jonathan Blum’s work and aesthetic at his website https://www.jonathanblumportraits.com/.

Temple and Sisterhood Members – $10.00

Non-Temple Members – $15.00

Monday, October 7th – 7:30 pm – Israeli Dance.

Tuesday, October 8th – No Tuesday afternoon Torah study. Torah study will commence next Tuesday, October 15th.

Kol Nidre – 7:30 pm, promptly.

Wednesday, October 9th – 10:00 am – Yom Kippur Service.

1:15 pm – Children’s Service/Study Session.

2:30 pm – Yizkor/Afternoon Service/N’ilah.

7:00 pm – Break the Fast.

Friday, October 11th – 10:00 am – Tot Shabbat for children 5 years old or younger and their caregiver.

7:00 pm – Shabbat Schmooze.

8:00 pm – Shabbat Service.

Saturday, October 12th – No religious school.

11:00 am – Shabbat Service.

Rosh Hashanah Food Drive – Beginning on Rosh Hashanah bags will be available for you to take home and fill with unexpired, non-perishable food to be given to Our Lady of Refuge Church Food Pantry (with a portion going to our “Little Pantry”). Bags can be returned to the Temple anytime through Sukkot.

Jewish Cultural Committee – October 27th at 3 pm at the Yeshiva of Flatbush High School (1609 Avenue J). Join us when we see “The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,” Harry Bialor’s oratorio. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased by contacting Harry Bialor, 718-375-8669, or on Eventbrite. You can also contact Yvette Pomeranz at yphomecrest@yahoo.com with any questions you may have.

Jewish Cultural Trip – Join the B’ShERT Jewish Cultural Committee and Union Temple of Brooklyn for their 8th Annual Getaway Weekend Trip, Saturday, Nov. 16-Sunday, Nov. 17th. Must register by October 31st. Contact Yvette Pomeranz at yphomecrest@yahool.com for pricing, registration, or if you have any questions.

Remember the Little Free Pantry—On the Church Avenue side of the building is our Little Free Pantry, built by the b’nei mitzvah class a couple of years ago. We stock it with food and toiletry items for members of the greater community to take if they need them. Items placed in the pantry are almost always gone within a few hours, so there is always room for more. Please bring non-perishable, desirable, unopened, unexpired food or new, packaged toiletry items (diapers, wipes, shampoos and soaps, toothpaste, mouthwash, sanitary pads and tampons, etc.) when you think of it. You may put items directly in the pantry or leave them in Rabbi’s office. Thank you!

What’s Your Name Again? – As our consolidated congregation continues to get acquainted, the Membership Committee suggests that when you attend Temple events you wear the name tag/lanyard you received at High Holy Days services. (Let us know if you need a lanyard.)

Introduction to Judaism: An Exploration for Curious Adults

Join this 20-session course on Jewish life, thought and practice
• Discover Judaism from an adult perspective
• Become a more confident parent of Jewish children
• Explore long-standing questions that you haven’t yet asked

In a warm and open environment,
explore Jewish thought, prayer and practice,
learn about Jewish history and holidays,
wrestle with inherited texts and contemporary issues,
discuss Jewish views of God, ethics, life and death.

The curriculum is designed to give you access to concepts, vocabulary and observances that are central to Judaism. Explore the holy and the historical, inherited texts and contemporary issues, rhythms of the calendar and of our lives in this seminar-style course.

Rabbi Sue Oren, Instructor and Coordinator

Class meets in two sections:
Weds eves, 7:00-9:00 pm at Flatbush Jewsh Center (Church Ave & E 5th Street)
OR
Sun eves, 7:30-9:30 pm at Park Slope Jewish Center (8th Ave & 14th Street)

first session for everyone: Weds, Oct 30th at Flatbush Jewish Center

$425 course tuition
plus $25 materials fee

For registration & questions,
contact Rabbi Sue Oren at introclass@earthlink.net

This class is co-sponsored by:
Beloved, Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, B’ShERT: Beth Shalom v’Emeth Reform Temple,
Congregation Mount Sinai, East Midwood Jewish Center, Flatbush Jewish Center,
Kane Street Synagogue, Kolot Chayeinu/Voices of Our Lives,
Park Slope Jewish Center, Union Temple

B’ShERT congregant & Hanna Senesh Society President Harry Bialor has composed an opera entitled “The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,” which will receive its world premiere on Sunday October 27 at 3 pm at Yeshiva of Flatbush, 1609 Avenue J. The ticket cost is $30 which includes a tax-deductible membership in the Hanna Senesh Society. You may purchase tickets on Eventbrite or RSVP to Harry directly at harrybialor@optonline.net.

(This program is not sponsored by B’ShERT, but the Jewish Cultural Committee is organizing a group to attend. Contact Yvette Pomeranz at yphomecrest@yahoo.com if you would like to attend with the group.)