Newletter March 2014

M a rc h 2 0 14 Te m p le Be t h Hi l le l A da r /A da r I I 5 7 7 4 HILLEL HAPPENINGS F R O M T H E R A B B I ’ S S T U DY INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Simchas 2 Oneg Information 2 Adult Education News 2 Sisterhood News 3 Tenement Museum Trip 3 Local Businesses 4 Purim Carnival 5 Yahrzeit Dates 6 Donations 6 Shema Tour Project 8 Membership Committee 8 TBH Book Club 8 Purim Bar Sale 9 Social Action News 9 House Committee News 9 So, the salesperson at the other end of the counter asks, "Can I help you?" My routine response is to look at them blankly and say, "Is it that obvious I need help?" Torah Portions 10 Second Night Seder 11 Purim Misloach Manot 12 TBH Information 13 Really. I say that all the time. It elicits a variety of reactions -- mostly positive. It is full of pithy statements such as: "Hillel used to say, "Don't separate yourselves from the community."" "Another thing that Hillel used to say is, "In a place where there are not human beings, strive to be one."" What is it that you say all the time? Have you ever thought to write them down? It would be a noble task. Our Temple Beth Hillel Board of Trustees has been studying Pirke Avot every month for ten years. We just finished. This is a major accomplishment. We have a book of the lines that our rabbis of old would say all the time. It is actually part of our Mishnah. It is the book of Avot and is sometimes referred to as Pirke Avot or Wisdom of the Fathers. We are taking up a new study -- the book of Ecclesiastes. Hopefully, we will finish this endeavor several years from now. B'shalom, Rabbi G. SISTERHOOD = L OV E Love was in the air (and in the challah) at the February Sisterhood meeting! Edie Chernack created a delicious treat ("...with a little help from her friend" and 'Sister' Sue Weinman) to share with all the Sisterhood members. Edie said she wanted to bake this special challah for the Sisterhood members because we are all sisters and she wanted to share something from her heart with us all. Thank you, Edie—it was delicious!