Where coming to shul is like coming home

Schedule of Services

Friday, June 7 (Erev Shabbat)

7:00am - Shacharit

6:30pm - Minchah/Kabbalat Shabbat/ Maariv

8:06pm - (latest) Candle Lighting

Shabbat, June 8 (Parshat Bamidbar)

9:30am - Beit Medrash

10:00am - Shabbat Tefilot

Shacharit - Eliot Norwood
Torah Reading - Harry Weller, Rabbi Adler
Haftorah - Philip Mannheim
Dvar Torah - Philip Mannheim
Musaf - Elliot Rank

Kiddush Contributors

Kiddush today is dedicated in memory of Allen Keller

on the completion of a year of mourning

Jerry & Karen Benjamin

Jonathan & Galya Greenberg

Philip and Fay Mannheim

Harry & Robyn Weller

Ruth Yancovich

Laurie Feldman

In memory of Ruth Duskin Feldman

Harry and Robyn Weller

To all our graduates and to Miriam Kaye (Hasten Jewish Academy)

7:30pm - Class / Pirkei Avot

8:00pm - Minchah / Seudah Shelishit / Maariv

9:06pm - Havdallah

Sunday, June 29

8:30am - Shacharit

8:10pm - Minchah/Maariv

Monday, June 10

7:00am - Shachartit

8:10pm - Minchah Maariv

Shavuot / Zman Matan Toratainu

Tuesday, June 11 (Erev Shavuot)

7:00am - Morning Tefilot

7:00pm - Minchah

7:15pm - Guest Speaker - see blue box below

8:00pm - Maariv

8:08pm - Candle Lighting

Dairy dinner with Torah study

June 12 (Wednesday / Yom Tov I) -

9:30am - Bet Medrash

10:00am - Shacharit

12:00pm - Break-Out Study Groups -see blue box below

Kiddush Sponsor

Edward and Shari Freeman

7:00pm - Minchah/Maariv

9:08pm - Candle Lighting

June 13 (Thursday / Yom Tov II)

9:30am - Beit Medrash

10:00am - Shacharit / Megillat Ruth / Yizkor

Kiddush Program - see blue box below

Kiddush Sponsor

Shira Bortniker & Joshua Vorensky

8:20pm - Minchah/Maariv

9:02pm - Havdalah

Friday, June 14 (Erev Shabbat)

7:00am - Shacharit

6:30pm - Minchah/Kabbalat Shabbat/ Maariv

8:09pm - (latest) Candle Lighting

Click This Box For A Dvar Torah on This Week's Parsha.

From The Ritual Committee -

The changing of the seasons and the coming warmer temperatures present an opportunity to review protocols for maintaining sanctity in our sanctuary -

We request that water bottles for adults not be brought into the sanctuary. Our staff has been instructed to maintain a water station, cold water and cups, in the social hall accessible to worshippers as needed.
Modesty in attire is always encouraged. Men participating in any manner of leadership (baal tefilah, baal keriyah, aliyah) should tuck in shirt tails.
Timely arrival at services enhances the tefilah experience for everyone, including men and women wishing to recite Kaddish. Minimizing private conversations maximizes the shul prayer experience for everyone.

The Ritual Committee is ever ready to assist members in learning how to lead, how to chant, or simply how to keep up with the services. Please let Rabbi Adler know if you would like to study any aspect of prayer with a member of our Committee.

Mark Your Calendars for Shavuot June 11-13

June 11 (Tuesday Night / Erev Yom Tov) -

7:00pm - Minchah

7:15pm - Keynote Yom Tov Presentation by Dr. Yonatan Miller (Director of Jewish Studies at UConn)

Topic - "Denialism, Conspiracism, and Campus Antisemitism"

8:00pm - Maariv - Candles, Dinner-by-Reservation

9:30pm - Study Session with Rabbi Adler

Topic - "God's Calling Cards"

June 12 (Wednesday / Yom Tov I) -

9:30am - Beit Medrash/Chevra Mishnayot

10:00am - Yom Tov Tefilot

12:00pm - Pre-Kiddush Break-Out Study Sessions

Alana Blum - "Addressing Domestic Abuse in the Jewish Community through a Jewish Lens"
Allison Gamzon, "“R.E.S.P.E.C.T - Find out what it means...in Pirkei Avot” - discussion for preteens and teens
Emma Strumpf - "Questions Asked by Jewish Students on College Campuses"

7:00pm - Minchah/Maariv

9:08pm - Candle lighting

June 13 (Wednesday / Yom Tov II) -

9:30am - Beit Medrash/Chevra Mishnayot

10:00am - Yom Tov Tefilot

Megillat Ruth - traditional in sanctuary, women's in the chapel
Yizkor

12:00pm - Kiddush Luncheon

Post-Kiddush Discussion with Rabbi Adler - "How Do we Bless Each Other?"

8:20pm - Minchah/Maariv

9:02pm - Havdallah

Click this box for your Tuesday Night Shavuot Dinner reservations.

Adult Education News

New Webinar Series!

Beth David has just joined the Adult Education Consortium, a national group of Jewish organizations that delivers monthly educational webinars. First up? Dalia Ziada, Egyptian blogger, writer, and founder of the Liberal Democracy Institute, on Thursday, 6/20 at 8:30pm.

Chug Ivrit (Hebrew Club)

Join Hebrew speakers and Hebrew students for discussion, singing, reading, and more! The first meeting of the חוג עברית is scheduled for Sunday June 23, 7:30-9:00 pm at a private home. Light refreshments will be served. Note: this group is not intended for beginners. Native speakers welcome! Location provided in advance of meeting.

Click HERE to view itinerary!

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE UPDATE:

One year ago, the Board of Directors approved a Mission Statement and Strategic Directions that were developed over a period of six months by the Strategic Planning Committee under the guidance of an expert consultant. We are offering the opportunity for all BDWH members to give feedback and to ask questions as we reflect upon our progress at the one year mark. We appreciate your comments in order to help us to evaluate the process and the impact thus far. Please click on the following link to share your observations, questions, and comments:

https://forms.gle/bXWfi3KZkaF78R1P8

If you would prefer to give your answers over the phone, rather than in an online form, please contact the Strategic Planning Committee at planning@bethdavidwh.org and a member of the committee will get back to you.

The War

As Israel navigates the war against Hamas, and we celebrate the release of hostages, let us not forget those Israelis who paid the ultimate price. Please CLICK HERE for brief biographies of brothers and sister that have been lost.

From the Beth David Inbox -

From Elisha and Anat Rosenzweig

"As you can imagine, things here in Israel are challenging, but B"H we are doing fine, and Gd willing we will get out of this soon, and stronger for it.

I wanted to share that I've started to record a "war diary" of the Israel-Hamas war that is taking place these days around us, tracking how things evolve from our perspective. The point is to give people - especially those who are not Israeli, but want to gain a sense of how things are here, "on the ground" - a sense of what it feels like, as well as what are the personal, political and strategic forces at work. I'm not a reporter or an expert in anything related to this war. Just an informed citizen of the State of Israel, who has lived in this tiny country in the Middle East most of his life and so has (hopefully) a broad context within which to help place these events. So far I've done two episodes. I'll be trying to do these in a semi-daily manner." Click here for Elisha's updates, and save the link.

Feel free to not only watch but also share with those you think would find this meaningful.

Hope to see you soon, in quieter times, Elisha Rosenzweig and Family

In Pursuit of Information -

There is a massive amount of information filling our inboxes multiple times daily with updates from Washington, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The Times of Israel is a source you might want to consider. Click Here.