April 2016
The Sh o f a r 's V o ice
Adar II - Nisan 5776
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B'nai Israel Synagogue Pensacola, Fl
Features: 2 President's Message
6-7 Ritual Comittee
3 Shlicha
8 Donations
4 Religious School News
9 Birthdays & Yahrtzeits
5 Passover
10-11 Advertisers
President 's Message ?Vikki Gol dst ein, Synagogue President Did you not ice? Our newsl et t er has an excit ing new l ook t hanks t o Samant ha Gol dst ein, our new Edit or of t he Shof ars Voice! Pl ease join me in t hanks t o her on t his endeavor. Passover has arrived and we are t hril l ed our new HVAC syst em wil l be compl et e just in t ime f or our communit y Seder. Rabbi Vana is once again preparing our Passover meal , which is al ways f est ive and del icious! Pl ease join our BNI f amil y f or t he f irst night of Passover. At t his t ime of Passover l et us ref l ect on how t he exodus rel at es t o our own personal experiences. It is not just t he st ory of f reedom of sl avery and l iberat ion of t he Jewish peopl e; t here are many injust ices in t he worl d. Ask quest ions. Be mot ivat ed t o improve. Be a part of t he sol ut ion. Each of us doing our part , no mat t er how smal l , can make t he worl d a bet t er pl ace. Use t his t ime as remembrance, a t ribut e t o t hose who have gone bef ore, and our connect ion wit h t he past t o t he f ut ure.
BNI has a moment ous past and l ivel y f ut ure. Sist erhood has been very busy and t he kit chen sal e is coming up Sunday April 10t h. Kat e Lol l ar IS amazing, but she st il l needs your hel p. Pl ease show her your support . Men's cl ub is reJEWvenat ing and such a big part of BNI. Pl ease l et Al an Shemaria and Arny Pock know you support men's cl ub. I must once again t hank Lou Gol dst ein f or his near dail y BNI check ins, supervision of buil ding repairs/ const ruct ion and even ordering and hanging t he sign f or sist erhood! Moses said "We wil l go wit h our young and ol d, we wil l go wit h our sons and daught ers". What a commit ment t o f amil y and communit y. Benjamin and mysel f pl edge t his same commit ment t o BNI. Thanks t o James Gaus a survey has been email ed as wel l as post ed on our Facebook page. Pl ease compl et e so we hear f rom YOU on t he direct ion you woul d l ike f or BNI. Think about what part you can pl ay in our BNI f amil y. Chag Sameach! Vikki Gol dst ein
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A Message From Our Shl icha
DearCommunit y, Pl ease join us f or an int erest ing l ect ure and discussion about t he BDS movement 's campaign against Israel . Monday, April 11t h, 6PM Cact us Fl ower Caf e, 3425 N 12t h Ave, Pensacol a
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Religious School
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BNI religious school students are awesome! They have been very busy learning Hebrew, the holidays and completing cool crafts. I was so proud of the students and teachers in their play performance at Purim services! We were also thankful for the Pensacola Jewish Federation sponsored Purim Carnival. Fun was had by all! This month we will be taking a field trip to the BNI cemetery to plant roses donated by a congregant, Rosemary Lieberman, and help in any clean up duties as assigned by Leonard Swartz. Teaching the students about the cycle of life, traditions, and importance of us all doing our part in taking care of our community. Of course then it will be time for Passover with loads of games, crafts, and a mock Seder. I personally want to thank my fabulous teachers Herman Davies, Benjamin Nettles and Rabbi Vana as well as our parents for your dedication and commitment to our children's learning! Vikki Goldstein Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr.
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Hel l o Everybody; It is t ime t o make pl ans f or Pesach. B'nai Israel wil l be cel ebrat ing 1st Seder on Friday evening April 22, 6:30pm.
Price is: $25 -- Adul t s $15 -- chil d under 13 Cal l t he of f ice f or reservat ions. Thank you! rivkah
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Rit ual Commit t ee For t he Person wit h Too Many Social Commit ment s CONTRIBUTED BY THE RITUAL COMMITTEE OF B'NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE DR. ARNOLD POCK, CHAIR By Rosal l y Sal t sman Dear Rachel , Overwhel med, overschedul ed, overst ressed, overcommit t ed, t hat ?s me! Thank Gd, I have a l arge ext ended f amil y and many f riends, and I?m act ive in t he communit y. I must go t o ashivah, abrit , t wo weddings and t wobar mit zvahsa week! That ?s besides vol unt eer work and t he regul ar commit ment s t o my own f amil y. When I st art ed keepingShabbat , I said, ?Yay, now I?l l have a day of f !? But Shabbat al so ent ail s endl ess obl igat ions, f rom kiddushl uncheons t o visit ing f riends, host ing guest s and going t o cl asses. I?m just exhaust ed, burnt out and at my wit s?end. My husband says t o cut mysel f some sl ack and do l ess. But what social obl igat ions does he want me t o cut out exact l y? Pl ease hel p!
Fading Fast Dear Miss Popul arit y, You must be a very f riendl y and social person t o int eract so successf ul l y wit h so many peopl e. You seem t o be quit e t he ext rovert , but even ext rovert s need t heir downt ime. If you?re experiencing burnout , t hen your husband?s right ? you have t o cut back. The sol ut ion is mul t i-l ayered: eval uat e, priorit ize and t ime-manage.
Eval uat e Usual l y, peopl e are so busy being busy t hat t hey?re not aware of what t hey?re act ual l y doing. I suggest t hat f or t wo weeks you make a l ist of everyt hing you do and how l ong each act ivit y t akes you. Incl ude preparat ion t ime. If you st op by a wedding af t er work t o st ay f or t hechuppah, say ?mazal t ov?and t hen go home, it ?s a whol e dif f erent bal l game t han if you go home, change and have t o drive t wo hours t o a wedding out of t own. Then, on a scal e of 1?10, rat e each act ivit y according t o how l ong it t akes you. You can?t have 17 t ens! Al so, dif f erent iat e bet ween t he social commit ment s you enjoy keeping and t he ones you f eel obl igat ed t o at t end. Do al l of t hem require your personal presence, or woul d sending f l owers, a gif t or good wishes be enough? Do you have t o go t o t he f uneral and t heshivah(house of mourning), or can you just go t o one? Do you need t o go t o t he engagement part y, t he wedding, and t hesheva berachot (cel ebrat ions af t er a wedding)? Is your vol unt eering out of t he house inf ringing on your t ime wit h your own f amil y? We al l have l imit ed t ime and energy? so are you spending it in conjunct ion wit h your core val ues? Using t ime wisel y is a very import ant precept in Judaism. (We are commanded t o break al l but t hree l aws in t heToraht o ext end a person?s l if e f or even one minut e l onger, as a person can use t hat minut e t o do amit zvah.) By t aking st ock of how you spend your t ime, you?l l be bet t er abl e t o priorit ize your act ivit ies. Because every minut e count s.
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Priorit ize There is a wel l -known st ory of a prof essor who st ood in f ront of his cl ass wit h an empt y jar, and sand, pebbl es and big rocks. How coul d he f it it al l int o t he jar? When he t ried t o put in t he sand and pebbl es f irst , t he big rocks woul dn?t f it . The big rocks? your major commit ment s and priorit ies? come f irst , and t hen you can f it in t he smal l er obl igat ions (t he sand and pebbl es). Famil y comes bef ore f riends, f riends come bef ore communit y, making a l iving comes bef ore vol unt eering. For exampl e, your chil d?s school recit al t akes precedence over an acquaint ance?s wedding, and preparing properl y f or Shabbat comes bef ore having guest s. See which peopl e and act ivit ies are real l y not t hat import ant t o you, and l et some go. By sacrif icing t he minor rel at ionships, you?l l be abl e t o invest more in t he major ones. Above al l , you need t o t ake care of yoursel f bef ore you can t ake care of t he worl d. AsHil l el said, ?If I am not f or mysel f , who is f or me?? Or as f l ight at t endant s put it , you need t o put your oxygen mask on f irst bef ore hel ping anyone el se wit h his. This means eat ing right , get t ing enough sl eep, exercising, and yes, enjoying yoursel f and doing t hings you l ike t o do. Of course, t here?l l be except ions (when you have a newborn, you can?t expect eight hours of sl eep ...), but in general , you can?t f il l anyone el se up if you?re not f ul l yoursel f . Spend your t ime on act ivit ies and wit h peopl e who energize you, not drain you of energy.
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Schedul e according t o priorit y.Make a l ist of t hings you need t o do each day/ week/ mont h and schedul e t hem int o a cal endar. Whenever someone asks you t o do somet hing or be somewhere, l ook at your cal endar. If t hat t ime sl ot is al ready f il l ed, you can?t do it unl ess it t akes priorit y over your schedul ed act ivit y. Pl an f or bumps in t he road.Al ways add 10 t o 15 minut es t o your est imat e of how l ong an act ivit y wil l l ast . That way, you won?t be rushed if somet hing hol ds you up. Verif y t he st art t ime bef orehand.If you know achuppah, cl ass or meet ing wil l real l y st art a hal f hour l at er t han schedul ed, t ake t hat int o account . Set l imit s f or social int eract ions.If a f riend cal l s and you have onl y 10 minut es, t el l her you onl y have 10 minut es. She won?t be of f ended, and you won?t be st ressed. If you go t o an event , decide bef orehand how l ong you?l l st ay. You don?t have t o be t he one t o shut of f t he l ight s! Limit your t ime on social media.It ?s a big t ime-guzzl er! Decide how much (if any) t ime you spend on your email s and Facebook each day, and don?t overst ep t hat bound. Schedul e ?me t ime.?Schedul e t ime t o just be, wal k in nat ure, nurse a cup of cof f ee or have a conversat ion wit h someone near and dear. Be real ist ic about what you can do. Recharge on Shabbat .Have guest s f or onl y one meal , pay onl y one social cal l , or go t o onl y one cl ass or group once a mont h. Shabbat is f or rest ing and bonding wit h your f amil y. Al so, you may f ind it rel axing t o go away f or Shabbat once in awhil e. Our most val uabl e commodit y is t ime. And as we get ol der, it becomes more val uabl e because it becomes more depl et ed. We need t o use our t ime wisel y f or act ivit ies t hat give us t he biggest payof f , emot ional l y, spirit ual l y and physical l y. Thank you f or your t ime, Rachel
BY ROSALLY SALTSMAN Rosal l y Sal t sman is a f reel ance writ er original l y f rom Mont real l iving in Israel . Art work by Sef ira Ross, a f reel ance designer and il l ust rat or whose original creat ions grace many Chabad.org pages. Residing in Seat t l e, Washingt on, her days are spent bet ween mul t it asking il l ust rat ions and being a mom.
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Donat ions!!
General Fund - Keit h St immel - Lewis and Deborah Sims In Honor of Purim
Rabbi's Discret ionary Fund - Del ores Livingst on - Mark and Joan Robison
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Birthdays 1
Mitzi Goldstein
18
Lauren Allen
1
Marci Goodman
19
Marci Shemaria
1
Nathan Kahn
19
Ryan Klemm
3
Nancy Haller
19
Roy Masters
4
Phillip Davies
21
Jackie Goodman
5
Benjamin Rosenbaum
22
Jean Ellen Gordon
6
Sarah Davies
23
Alex Lollar
6
Joseph Davies
25 Rachel Haller
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Cara Kailey Faith Shemaria
29 Delores Gelfand
12 Elizabeth Allen Harris
Yahrzeit s Adar II / April 22
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Jon Davies -- Husband to Sarah Leah Davies, Father to Leah , Annie, Blossom Rachel, Betty, Jon Allen II, Joseph Rosenthal, Phillip Levy, and Herman Morris.
Nisan / April 1
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Norman Willenzik
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Harry Regalsky
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Martin Weiner
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Jack Goldstein
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Marilyn Safer
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Gerson Snyder
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Stanley Levin
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Sam Rabin
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Advert isers
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B'nai Israel Synagogue P.O. Box 9002 Pensacol a, Fl 32513-9002 t el : 850-433-7311 Rabbi: Israel Vana President : Vikki Gol dst ein Vice President : Benjamin Net t l es Secret ary: Rosemary Lieberman Treasurer: Richard Hal l er Sist erhood: Kat e Lol l ar Men's Cl ub: Al an Shemaria Have a st ory f or t he newsl et t er? Pl ease send submissions t o t he Shof ar's Voice Edit or Samant ha Gol dst ein via Jussduckie@aol .com, by t he 15t h of each mont h.