TBJ to honor Steve Schoenebaum and Ben Shlaes, Oct. 18

TBJ First Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner honors Steve Schoenebaum and Ben Shlaes, Oct. 18

 

On October 18, Temple B’nai Jeshurun will be honoring two individuals for efforts benefiting our congregation and our community, Ben Shlaes and Steve Schoenebaum.

 

Ben has not only been the Brotherhood's keeper of the books for many years, he has put in hours upon hours over the past several years helping to make sure that the Temple's books have been in order and was at one point a nearly constant presence in the Temple office for months on end.  Ben is to be found at virtually every Temple Brotherhood function and leads our monthly Classical Reform Shabbat service along with Ira Lacher.  In honor of Ben's time, energy and commitment to the well being of Temple B'nai Jeshurun, he is being awarded with the President's Volunteer of Honor Award.

Steve recently served as Chair of the Jewish Community Relations Commission of the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines.  He has also devoted countless hours to community not for profit organizations with legal matters, by-law changes, and other guidance including the Jewish Federation, Temple B'nai Jeshurun and the Temple Brotherhood, as well as providing guidance and council to me as I helped to create organizations promoting Israel advocacy and anti-genocide efforts.  For his many years of devotion to the broader community and humanitarian efforts, Steve is being recognized by the Temple Brotherhood with this year's Chautauqua Award.

 

We will celebrate the efforts of Ben and Steve along with those of our many other volunteers on Friday night, October 18, during Shabbat services and at our First Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner that night.  We know that there are no few others who are deserving of praise for their volunteer efforts both on behalf of our congregation and for their work within the broader community.  While this year, we praise Ben and Steve specifically for their efforts, we look forward to recognizing others in a similar manner in the years to come.

Thank you to all those volunteers for the time and energy that you give to organizations, families and individuals in need.  Thank you for all that you do for our congregation and for our community at large.  Our congregation and our community are both far better for having the wonderful volunteers that we have, you are all blessings in our lives.

 

- Rabbi David Kaufman

 

Tifereth: Sheldon Low musical artist in residence weekend, Oct. 25-27

The Iowa Holocaust Memorial to be dedicated October 23, 2013

 

The Jacqueline and Myron Blank Fund along with

The Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines

invite you to attend

A program in dedication of the

Iowa Holocaust Memorial

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

 

·         WHAT: Dedication of the Iowa Holocaust Memorial

·         WHERE: Iowa State Historical Building, 600 East Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50319

·         WHEN: October 23, 2013

o        12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Dedication program at Historical Building, including light meal

 

Please RSVP to info@IowaHolocaustMemorial.com

or call Lyanna Lindgren at the Jewish Federation (515) 987-0899 ext. 232

 

View the memorial facebook page online at http://facebook.com/IowaHistoricalMemorial

 

The Iowa Holocaust Memorial is a gift of the Jacqueline and Myron Blank Fund to the people of Iowa.  Approved for construction by the Capitol Planning Commission in late April of 2013, it was constructed by the architectural firm Confluence during this past summer and was in place for viewing by July 3rd.  A landmark, the Memorial is situated on the West Terrace of the State Capitol, near the corner of East Grand Avenue and East 7th Street, directly across from the Iowa State Historical Museum.

The Memorial was erected in memory of the millions of victims of the Holocaust, in gratitude to the Iowans who, as members of the U.S. Armed Forces, liberated the concentration camps, and in honor of the survivors who made lives for themselves and their families in Iowa.

A page devoted to the Memorial is online at facebook.com/IowaHistoricalMemorial and its website, archiving educational material is under construction at IowaHolocaustMemorial.com.

Ms. Judy Blank, executor of the Blank Fund, wishes to express her sincere thanks to all who have assisted in the project.

 

 

 

 

From Jewish Press: High Holiday schedule at TBJ and Bar Mitzvah announcement of Jacob Brown ( Oct. 19)

Friends,   Due to an error, the new edition of the Jewish Press omits important information from Temple B’nai Jeshurun.  We’re forwarding the information, below.  Sorry for the omission.  //Mark and Tom

 

Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Brown,  October 19 at the Temple.

 

 “Susan and David Brown are proud to announce that their son, Jacob Fisher Brown, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on October 19 at 10:00 A.M. at Temple B’nai Jeshurun. The Jewish community is cordially invited to join us for this joyous occasion and for a Kiddush luncheon immediately following the service. Jake is a seventh grader at Bergman Academy.”

 

 

 

High Holiday Schedule at Temple B’nai Jeshurun,   5101 Grand Avenue, Des Moines

 

 

 

 

Sept. 16: Rabbi David Saperstein "Finding Peace in the Middle East"

Distributed by the JCRC of the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines   jcrc@dmjfed.org

 

May 5: Federation's Parents & Kids Group for Jewish and Interfaith Familes

A new program! Contact: Fannie@dmjfed.org

 

Holocaust Remembrance Day programming in Des Moines

Tonight, April 4 at Drake University:   Comparison Project: Innovative Jewish Theological Responses to the Holocaust [Academics]

07:00 PM - 08:30 PM @ Olin 101 - Steven Katz, Alvin J. and Shirley Slater, Chair of Jewish and Holocaust Studies, Boston University

 

Two programs on Sunday, April 7

 

 

 

 

Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration
Sunday, April 7th, 5:30pm @ Tifereth Israel
Join us for a short memorial service for the victims of the Holocaust, followed by a presentation on Gays and Lesbians in the Holocaust, by guest speaker Dr. Warren Blumenfeld, professor of Multicultural and International Curriculum Studies at Iowa State University. The program is free of charge, but seating is limited, so reserve your spot by calling us at 515-255-1137 or emailing us atoffice@tifereth.org. This event is co-sponsored by One Iowa, Des Moines University, and the First Friday Breakfast Club.