General Announcements - June/July 2004
The Mitzvah of Sponsoring
an Oneg Shabbat
Sponsoring an Oneg serves many purposes. It helps in
our desire to socialize with one another following an evening
of spiritual renewal. Jews are known for noshing and
talking, usually at the same time! It's an opportunity to share the
joy of a special mitzvah … a birthday, an anniversary, a bar
or bat mitzvah, a graduation, a confirmation, recovery
from illness, a …you get the point. Sponsoring an Oneg
is something each family can and should do from time to
time. We all have events in our lives worth sharing with one another.
What's involved? Nothing more than providing a selection
of cakes, cookies, and/or fruit, including a few sugarless items,
on your chosen Friday. The office can assist in letting you
know how many people to plan for.
Won't you share your next celebration with your Congregation Albert family? What special event is on
your calendar? Plan ahead. Call the office to pick a date and
sponsor an Oneg Shabbat today.
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Meet Cantor
Barbara R. Finn
Shalom to my new congregational family.
My name is Cantor Barbara R. Finn and I come to "The Land of Enchantment" from "The Land
of Oz." I have lived in the Kansas City area most
of my life but I truly look forward to living where
the terrain is a little more varied and the seasons are
a little less extreme.
My husband David and I have been married twenty-six years and we have two
wonderful children. Elizabeth is twenty-two and just
received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Jewish Studies
from the University of Indiana. Our son, Daniel,
is eighteen and will be a freshman at the
University of Kansas in the fall. David has a Bachelor of
Arts in English from California State University, Northridge and a Masters in Secondary
Education from the University of Missouri at Kansas City
and has been teaching for over thirty years. My
degrees include a Bachelor of Music from the
University of Texas at Austin in Music Education and
Voice with Minors in History, Yiddish Language and Literature, a Masters Degree from the
University of Missouri at Kansas City in
Educational Administration and my Cantorial Certification
and Investiture came from Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion School of Sacred Music.
Although this is just an "introduction" I hope
this will be the first of many "conversations" I will
have with you via the newsletter. I would like to
close with a brief excerpt from my resume:
My goal is to serve Congregation Albert as cantor and to use my spiritual, musical
and educational leadership skills and my love of Judaism, and Jewish music to enrich all aspects
of congregational life.
I look forward to meeting you all very soon.
Kol tuv,
Cantor Barbara R. Finn
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Mark Your Calendars
for Kabbalat Shabbat Services
on August 6, 2004 at 6:00 pm
Followed By Pot Luck Picnic Dinner.
New Members Meet "Old" Members
and Help Welcome Cantor
Barbara, David & Daniel Finn.
Beverages will be provided.
Please RSVP to 883-1818
so that we have ample seating!
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Team Rosh Chodesh
With your help, Team Rosh Chodesh (co-captains Toby Friedman and M. Jennifer Markus; Julie Gordon,
Joanie Hershfeld, Lisa Jackson, Mahina Miller and her friend Ashley Fohn, Judy Pleer, Judith Sussman, Paula
Schwartz and Rebecca Wood) raised nearly $2500 for the American Cancer Society. Thank you for your support.
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Seeking NFTY Alumni
Any year. Any region.
Any level of involvement.
Also seeking UAHC campers.
Please send your name to
.
Optionally, but preferably,
please also include year(s), region
and/or TYG, positions held
(including advisor), miscellaneous comments.
Our objective: identifying all of us, and then...
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Challah Orders
Challah
will not be available
at the Temple
from
July 2 through August 13.
Challah baking will resume
on August 20, 2004.
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Everybody's Business
Hedwig Bronitsky would like to announce that her
grandson, Dan Admoni, is now a sergeant in the Israeli Police
Force, stationed in Tel Aviv.
Mazel tov to Linda and Yehiel Hayon. Their son, Oren,
has been recently ordained as a Reform Rabbi, and will be
moving to Dallas, TX with his wife Julie to serve as Assistant Rabbi
at Temple Emanu-El.
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