Community News
This Week
Birthdays: Leah Minkoff (14), Reuven Deutscher (11), Shelley Zak, Boaz Ruth (2), Jonah Bernstein, Rachel Astrachan, Nadav Boskovitz (15)
Anniversaries: Wayne & Pninit Lampert, Richard & Naomi Applebaum, Stephen & Terry Friedkin, Adam Eilath & Lauren Wilner, Tim & Vicki Hoffman
Mazal Tov: Mazal Tov to Ben and Amy and the entire Kellogg family on the bris and naming of Asher Chaim on Wednesday.
Mazal Tov to Jack and Cheli and the entire Ruth family on the bris and naming of Yoshi Uziel last week.
Congratulations Class of 2021!
Mazal Tov to All of Our Beth Jacob Graduates!
May You Go From Strength to Strength
College
Gabriella Burshteyn, University of Michigan
Avigayil Edelman, Barnard College
Daniel Sosebee, Washington University in St. Louis
Ali Zak, Washington University
Josh Zak, Cornell University
Tessa Zitter, Wesleyan University
Preschool
Carmel Atias
Re'em Dahan
Yoni Friedman
Max Harris
Jacob Kovner
Jacob Rubin
Aria Sofman
Reagan Teplitsky
Elementary School
Nadav Atias
Yoseph Baskin
Ezra Dahan
Jonah Dahan
Laura Hart
David Isaac
Eitan Lichterman
Jack Mendelsohn
Sevan Randell
Eitan Weinberger
Middle School
Eitan Joselewitz
Jakub Lichterman
Leah Minkoff
Lyla Randell
Ariela Rubens
Idana Shapiro
Jacob Shusteff
Rose Zimmerman
High School
Levi Eig
Hannah Krenn
Jacob Leider
Sarah Offenberg
Gabriella Ross
New Adventures
Click here to read a letter to the community from the Whitten-Viles.
Welcome
BJC would like to send a warm welcome to the newest members of shul:
Barak Raz & Dana Pomerantz
Zoe Levine Lenhoff & Maxwell Kushner-Lenhoff
Paul Schaffert & Nene Kalu
Hila Cohen & Slavic Teplitsky
Archived
TU BSHEVAT
Check out the vibrant Tu BShevat Tree our BJC kids made!
While each child only got to see and make a small portion, even in these distant times the pieces can join together to make a beautiful mosaic. It will be on display at the Brick House (3718 Emerson Street) over the weekend, next door to the shul. Make it a destination on your Shabbos Walk!
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Ernie Hollander Z"L
Ernie was a longtime member of BJC and a Holocaust surviver with an incredible story.
Click here to read an amazing article on Ernie Hollander, Z'L".
Rabbi Shua Brick
Please help us give a warm welcome to Rav Shua Brick, who just arrived on Sunday and is joining our community as our Director of Family Learning.
Rabbi Brick’s role at Beth Jacob will involve reimagining youth engagement during this uncertain time, as well as planning for how we can continue to meet the needs of young families in the future. For those of you who loved the adult learning that Rabbi Brick brought to our community – don’t worry. He’ll continue to play an active role in our adult education program as well.
Rabbi Ezra Cohen
We benefited greatly from last year’s experience with Rabbi Shua Brick and look forward to welcoming Ezra Cohen to Beth Jacob as this year’s Rabbinic Intern.
Rabbi Ezra will join our community (either virtually or in real life) for approximately five weekends throughout the coming year, and spend time learning about the community rabbinate from Rabbi Albert. He is a third-year rabbinical student at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (YU), and has previously served as a rabbinic intern at Congregation Ohr Torah in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a talented educator with a passion for psychology and its relationship with Judaism, and is a close student of Rabbi Judah Dardik.
We look forward to learning from Reb Ezra as he gets to know our community!
