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Shofar April 2021
Shevat/Adar 5781
715 Paxon Hollow Rd
Broomall, PA 19008
THE VOICE OF 610-356-8700
CONGREGATION BETH EL – NER TAMID Office@CBENT.org
A Community Supporting Family, Spirituality, Website: www.cbent.org
Tradition and Lifelong Learning
WEEKLY RELIGIOUS SERVICE TIMES
Sunday 9:00am Monday 7:15am
Tuesday 6:30pm Wednesday 6:30pm
Thursday 7:15am Friday 7:00pm
Shabbat 10:00am (6:00pm 1st of month)
Dr. Gary Bernett
Co-President
Dear Fellow Congregants,
Pesach is literally around the corner, and by the time you read this hopefully you will have
recovered from the second set, and hopefully the last set of socially distanced Sederim. The term
“socially distanced” is a term that is new to our vocabulary and probably very few people used it 15
months ago. It is now part of the vernacular, and our everyday lives. Dare I say that, there are very
few members of our Synagogue who are not familiar with social distancing and close adherents?
Pesach and the Seder are the antithesis of social distancing. Pesach has traditionally been the time to
come home and be with family, the larger the Seder the better. I remember when I was very young
it was not unusual for my grandparents to have 40 people each night for Seder, with the crowd
changing from night to night so no one would be left out. It was also traditional to extend an
invitation to an away from home service man to join us.
CBENT has gone to great lengths, while practicing physical social distancing, to maintain, at the
same time, social proximity through our online programs and activities. It is remarkable and
admirable how well we have done keeping our active membership engaged. But appealing to a
“core” group is not the only goal of the synagogue. Rather reaching out and attracting new
members and new ideas. Spring is the traditional time of renewal and rebirth, and this spring needs
to be when CBENT begins its efforts to enlist new participants and grow our membership. Our
newly invigorated Strategic Planning Initiative will be doing just that along with our Membership
Committee. Brainstorming new and creative ideas, and reinvigorating some of our historically
dependable programs ( can you say Bid and Buy) will put us on the right path, but it is also
incumbent on all of us to actively contribute to CBENT’s future by being active members. Sign up
and participate, and bring someone else along, even for services!
By the time the next Shofar is published, we will have been back in the Sanctuary with limited
attendance B’nai Mitzvah. It is exciting and is really a preamble to return to some normalcy. Let’s
hope that all proceeds with safety and success.
Gary Bernett
Marilyn Bamash
Sisterhood President
Wishing everyone a sweet, healthy and safe Passover! Please join the joint program with
Temple Sholom on April 29th at 7:00 PM as I present my pictures and experiences of
The Lessons of the Holocaust. In the mid 1990’s , while teaching in the Philadelphia
School District, I was selected by the Jewish Labor Committee and the American
Federation of Teachers to visit Poland and Israel including on site visits to the Warsaw
Ghetto, Auschwitz, Majdanak and Treblinka. This experience changed my life
including my commitment to carry out the words written in stone at Treblinka,
“NEVER AGAIN!” The Zoom link will be sent out closer to the date, and as always,
everyone is invited.
BID n BUY!! May 6th. Ellen Glassman, Joyce Brody and Karen Brown are once again
working feverishly to give us a great experience while helping raise funds for CBENT.
Please support us in anyway you can! Invite your friends and family. The gift packages
are outstanding!! Again, thank you all for making this difficult year meaningful and fun.
Yours in Sisterhood,
Marilyn
Celebrate Israel Independence Day with an epic, family-friendly and virtual concert! For Israel’s 73rd birthday, our community-wide party will feature American rocker and Jewish camp favorite Rick Recht, Israeli legend David Broza, and many of their musical friends.
Dr. Marc Belitsky Please join Men's club for a fun-filled Magical Event. On April 18th at 7:30 PM Men’s club will be hosting a magic night with magician Ari Paul Felber. Ari is a very accomplished and professional magician that has been featured on multiple TV stations, hired by multiple professional sporting organizations, and has done over 50 Zoom magic shows during the pandemic. This is a great opportunity to enjoy something different and live. The charge is $36 per household. Contact the office and we will send you the zoom link. This will be an interactive show and is open to members and nonmembers alike. We appreciate your support and look forward to enjoying this evening together. We would also like to thank our individual sponsors for their support; Debbie & Henri Levit, Janet and Marc Belitsky, Bonnie and Gary Bernett, Pam Stein & Alan Gorberg, Sondra and Michael Gutkind, Karen and Andy Rosenfeld, Audrey and Arthur Pollin, Sarah Wolf and Rich Gordon, and Matt Rosin. The CBENT men's softball team has been given the go ahead to begin the season. The first game will be on April 18th at 9:30 AM. The schedule will be posted on the synagogue website. Everyone is welcome to come and support our team as we take on different synagogues throughout the Delaware County and mainline region. Ari Paul Ferber, Magician Saturday night September 18th, WELCOME BACK BASH. We are going to throw a big party with music, dancing, food, and spirits. This is a great opportunity to shake off the COVID cobwebs and dance all night. Enjoy gossiping and catching up with friends and congregants that we have not seen since the start of COVID. We will also be honoring our past President and past Treasurer David Wolf. More to come on this event. Marc Belitsky
Cantor Larisa Averbakh
Education Director
Now is my favorite time of the year! What a joy it is to wake up to the sounds of the birds
singing, to open the windows and let the spring in, to watch days become brighter, the world
greener and new flowers appearing every day! After a dark and cold winter, spent in isolation
(and after being fully vaccinated, B”H), I am filled with anticipation of being able to visit people
I love, outside of my household, and to gradually reunite with my Or Tamid family.
We just celebrated virtually the Bar Mitzvah of Ian Shapiro at Or Shalom, who did an
outstanding job leading congregation in prayer and chanting or Sacred Texts! We hope, it will
be our last Zoom Bar Mitzvah. Our eighth graders who had their Bar or Bat Mitzvah on Zoom
last year, have put extra work and are prepared to do it again, this time from the bimah in the
CBENT Sanctuary, although with a very limited attendance. As a mother, who was lucky to
celebrate my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah just a few months before the pandemic and the quarantine,
I have a lot of empathy and admiration for these students and their families, and applaud their
resilience and hard work. They are making us all very proud! And our sixth graders are getting
ready for their big day, just look at the picture and see what a beautiful, exclusive hand painted
yad each of them made in class! This year every class had multiple opportunities to lead
different prayers at student services, and their confidence and fluency in liturgy increased
greatly. Many thanks to our dedicated teachers and staff for carrying us through this difficult
year.
As the warm weather sets in, I hope to be able to celebrate many special events outside with you,
and to have fun with our Or Tamid family in the open air in person, from Ready Set Aleph Bet
gatherings to the Confirmation of our graduating class. On April 3oth this year we will be
celebrating Lag BaOmer, a day on which according to a tradition of the geonim, the great plague
ended in the time of Rabbi Akiva. May it also mark overcoming COVID! Amen.A Note From the Desk of Larry Gorson-Marrow
Executive Director
An Update on Building Security, Part I
Following the Tree of Life tragedy in Pittsburgh, we chose to conduct a comprehensive security evaluation of our facility and operations,
paid by the generosity of Jewish Federation of Philadelphia Real Estate Division.
Several security related upgrades to our facility were recommended. We have applied for and been awarded a security grant from The
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency (PCCD) of approximately $30K. The grant required a 30% CBENT investment. The
additional funds to pay for the project came from the Security Fees paid by the congregants and designated fund donations.
We have also applied and have been awarded a secondary security grant in March 2021 in the amount of $23,500. The grant proceeds
are to be used to replace the emergency exits doors in the Sanctuary, and to apply “Bullet Resistant Film” to the remaining, unprotected
glass windows.
Completed Security Projects
• New interior and exterior camera system (with recording capability)
• New extended burglar alarm system. All exterior doors are now alarmed for added interior protection.
• New Audio and Video Intercom on the Paxon Hollow Entrance
• Wireless Panic Button Alarms installed
• Kitchen and classroom doors “open alarm”. (The office will be notified when any of these doors are left open for more
than 1 minute.)
Upcoming Security Projects
(expected to be completed within the next month)
• New vestibule (Paxon Hollow entrance)
• New Doorway Audio and Video Intercom (Sanctuary Lobby Doors)
• New Keypad Entry (Sanctuary Door)
• Bullet resistant film applied to both entrances
• New Kitchen Door (located between sheds)
• New Sanctuary Lobby Doors
Our goal is to protect our congregation. These upgrades will aid in securing our building and improve the safety of our daily synagogue
operations.
Unfortunately, we have experienced a number of false alarms with the new system. False alarms can be costly ($250 fine); if you expect
to be in the synagogue after normal business hours, please contact the office (610) 356-8700. The office will provide you with the
necessary procedures to prevent an unwanted security breach alarm.APRIL 2021 EVENTS
All Events are Online
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
7:15am Morning 6:00pm First Family 10:00am “Shabbat For
Minyan Shabbat Service The Soul” Services
INTERMEDIATE DAY INTERMEDIATE DAY PASSOVER
PASSOVER PASSOVER
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9:00am Weekday 7:15am Weekday 6:30pm Evening 4pm Religious School 7:15am Weekday 7:00pm Shabbat 10:00am Shabbat
Minyan Minyan Minyan Minyan Services Services
6:30pm Evening
YIZKOR 7:30pm Men’s Club Minyan
PASSOVER Meeting YOM HASHOAH
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
9:00am Weekday 7:15am Weekday 6:30pm Evening 4:00pm Religious 7:15am Weekday 7:00pm Shabbat 10:00am Shabbat
Minyan Minyan Minyan School Minyan Services Services
6:30pm Evening
9:00am Religious Minyan
School ROSH CHODESH ROSH CHODESH 7:00pm Rabbi YOM HA’ATZMA’UT
Support Group
YOM HAZIKARON
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
9:00am Weekday 7:15am Weekday 6:30pm Evening 7:15am Weekday 7:00pm Shabbat 10:00am Bat Mitzvah
Minyan Minyan Minyan 6:30pm Evening Minyan Services Elizabeth Strieb
9:00am Religious Minyan
School 6:30pm Bid N Buy
10:00am Ready Set 7:00pm Planning Meeting
Alef Bet Congregation Board
Meeting
25 26 27 28 29 30
9:00am Weekday 7:15am Weekday 6:30pm Evening 4:00pm Religious
Minyan Minyan Minyan School
6:30pm Evening
9:00am Religious Minyan
SchoolAPRIL 2021
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
Sandra & Marvin
Melnikoff
Lisa Krautheim
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Karen Brown
Jeffrey Poot Laura Schreiber Rick Hamler Michael Berkowitz Susan Twersky
Davis Schulman Ruth Pulwer
Robert Samberg
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Gigi & Larry Gorson- Ilene Chester Amy Cohen Bruce Thomas Anne & Bruce Jason Bernett
Marrow Neil Stolar Aaron Law Thomas Michelle Fuiman
Floss Berkowitz
Henri Levit
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Marc Jaffe Estelle Erlick Joshua Bernett Marlene Ozer Elizabeth Streib
Penny Reiter Anne Thomas Blair Cetlin
Sarah Wolf Debbie Goldberg
25 26 27 28 29 30
Maury Reiter Ina Galer Bonnie Bernett Joan & Benjamin Derek Homel
Davd Strayer Nancy Rosin David Schultz Rose David Kaplan
David Schreiber Joyce Brody
Bill Wegener Rachael McGowan
George SaxeO
Mora Amy Blum’s Hebrew School Class
CONGREGATION BETH -. EL NER TAMI D'S
Vir tual Ser vices Fir st Friday
of each month!
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Email office@CBENT.or for links!As our Talmud wisely teaches:
“Just as my ancestors planted for me, I too shall plant for my
descendants.” Ta’anit 23a
The formation of CBENT’s L’dor V’dor Legacy Society was announced in the December 2020
issue of the Shofar. Now, we are actively asking our fellow congregants to join the Legacy Society.
This is a way for you to show your support for CBENT that doesn’t have any current cost to you! All
that is required to become a member of the Legacy Society is for you to tell us that you have made a
planned gift to CBENT.
Making a planned gift means taking formal action to provide for CBENT in the future, such as
providing for CBENT in your will, trust or beneficiary designation of a retirement account or life
insurance policy. A Legacy Society member must do more than merely intend to name CBENT later.
However, anyone who wishes to become a Legacy Society member will be accepted based upon her
or his indication that an actual planned gift has been made to CBENT. No documents or proof will
have to be provided.
A planned gift means that no current payment is required. Thus, there’s no current financial
pain whatsoever. A planned gift may be in any dollar amount – no gift is too small.
We already have a few founding members of the Legacy Society. You, too, can have your
name recorded permanently as a founding member if you join by June 30, 2021. We invite you to
contact any of us, or CBENT’s office, to express your interest in joining the Legacy Society, and we’ll
be reaching out to many of you personally in the coming weeks. We hope you will join the Legacy
Society to bolster the future financial stability of CBENT.
Sincerely,
The L’dor V’dor Legacy Society Committee
Richard Chaitt Marc Jaffe Arthur Pollin Matt RosinCongregation Beth El – Ner Tamid
L’dor V’dor Legacy Society
Please mark one or more of the boxes below and return this form to the office. Be sure to enter the date,
sign, print your name, and enter your phone number and email address
I/we would like to learn more about the L’dor V’dor Legacy Society or I’m/we’re interested in becoming a
member of the L’dor V’dor Legacy Society;
I’m/we’re in the process of making a planned gift to Congregation Beth El – Ner Tamid;
I/we have already made a planned gift to Congregation Beth El – Ner Tamid and please list me/us as a mem-
ber of the L’dor V’dor Legacy Society.
Print name(s) to be listed: __________________________
I/we have already made a planned gift to Congregation Beth El – Ner Tamid but wish to remain anonymous.
I’m/we’re interested in being on the L’dor V’dor Legacy Society Committee.
Date: _____________________ Print name(s): ____________________________________
Phone number(s): ________________________________
Email address(es): ________________________________Donations to Designated, Non–Designated & Rabbi’s Fund Congregation Beth El – Ner Tamid has many worthy Designated Funds. Below you will find the mission statement for each of these funds. Please consider making a donation in memory/honor of someone to one or more of these funds. In addition, donations can bb made to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund. Please note that there are also opportunities to donate to the General Fund of the synagogue in the name of Funds that do not meet the requirements to be a Designated Fund. See the section labeled “Undesignated Funds” on the following pages for donations made to undesignated funds this past month. DICK PACKEL LEARNING SUPPORT FUND The funds defray the cost of the Dick Packel Special Needs Education Program and any other special education needs for the children of the Religious School. In addition, the funds help defray the cost of Religious School tuition for families in need. J. JAY WOLF FUND The funds are for the education programming for the Religious School or to help children in some as of yet unspecified capacity as well as helping families defray the cost of Religious School tuition. LANDSCAPING These funds defray the cost of keeping the lawn, shrubs and flowers in good condition based on the need of the season and any special occasion landscaping needs of the Congregation. THE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND To help defray, augment and enhance the programming for Beth El - Ner Tamid's Religious School students. THE SHAMES SCHOLARSHIP FUND To provide money for families in need of financial assistance in order to pay for Religious School fees, tutoring, textbooks, trips and items necessary to the education of the children involved. This fund will be allocated jointly with the Shames family, the Rabbi, Principal of the Religious School and Executive Director. THE JUDY LINDER FUND The funds will be used for education (adult, school, or extra programming) purposes and/or in whatever capacity the Board and Founder may determine. THE DOROTHY & WILLIAM SAMPSON FUND The funds will defray the cost of bringing lecturers, speakers and programming for educational purposes or whatever capacity the Board and Founder/s may determine. ADULT EDUCATION FUND To provide funding towards Jewish and Israel themed educational program, classes and speakers for the CBENT adult community 18 years and older. The Adult Education Committee shall allocate funds for programming. In lieu of an Adult Education Committee, Rabbi, Hazzan and the Education Director will have input on adult educational programming. THE DORI RIESENFELD FUND The funds will defray and continue in support of the Beth El-Ner Tamid Gift Shop and/or whatever capacity the Board and Founder may determine. THE DAVID M. SCHWARTZ SCHOLARSHIP FUND The fund will defray the cost of Religious School fees, tutoring, textbooks, trips and items necessary for the scholarship and education of children who have demonstrated leadership skills with recommendations from the CBENT School Board. THE FLORENCE FRIEDLANDER FUND A designated fund in memory of Florence Friedlander which provides scholarships for CBENT Religious School students or CBENT young adults who exhibit energy in enriching our synagogue and the Jewish Community. The funds may be used for candidates to strengthen their Jewish education/ identity. In the spirit of Florence’s love for learning, the fund may also provide tuition assistance for Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutoring. CBENT School Board along with the Rabbi may identify the recipients. CANTORIAL FUND FOR MUSICAL PROGRAMMING To provide funding for musical programming, activities and equipment that will benefit the congregants and religious school. The Hazzan will have the principal authority to submit a request to the CBENT designated fund representative for use of these funds. The request will include a cost estimate and a brief description of the program and/or equipment. Prior to making the request, the Hazzan shall have consulted with the Rabbi and/ or a representative of the religious committee regarding the contents of the programming. THE RABBI & AMY BLUM SOCIAL ACTION FUND A designed fund to honor Rabbi Barry Blum on his retirement, The Rabbi Barry and Amy Blum Social Action Fund will in the best tradition of Jewish Tzedakah, identify and support programs that address food insecurity, increase self-sufficiency, provide acts of loving kindness, and promote social justice to enrich the quality of life for those in need. Suggestions for disbursement of the fund’s monies will be done by Barry and Amy Blum in partnership with the Designated Fund Chair.
THE JULIE LYNN GORSON-MARROW MEMORIAL MUSIC CHAI WALL
FUND
Celebrate a Bar/Bat
The Julie Lynn Gorson-Marrow Memorial Fund is established for the Mitzvah, Wedding
musical education and enjoyment of Beth El – Ner Tamid children.
Anniversary,
significant Birthday
MORRIS & ESTHER BERNETT Z”L LITURGICAL BOOK or Wedding by
FUND purchasing a Chai
Provide the Congregation new editions of Etz Hayim, a contemporary Wall Plaque.
replacement for the outdated and worn Hertz Humashim. Once sufficient
quantities of the books have been purchased for congregational needs, the
Fund can be used to purchase replacement for prayer books or other Cost is only $175.00.
devotional books as needed and as determined by the Rabbi and/or
Religious Committee. Your Simcha will always be
ELLEN GLASSMAN MITZVAH FUND remembered in our Synagogue!
The purpose of this fund is to continue Ellen Glassman’s legacy of kind,
compassionate and generous mitzvot. Funds may be used to help others
in ways that will enhance their lives. Contact the Synagogue office for
details.
610-356-8700
UNDESIGNATED FUNDS
Davidow Fund Prayer Book Fund
Hulnick Fund K’Tonton Fund
Library Fund Orloff Fund
AVAILABLE FOR DEDICATION MEMORIAL PLAQUES
AVAILABLE FOR DEDICATION AMOUNT Honor a deceased
loved one by
Eternal Light $ 36,000
purchasing a
School Entrance $ 10,000 Memorial Plaque.
Chapel Chairs (group of 10) $ 2,500 Plaques are placed
in the Hall of
Sound System $ 5,000 Remembrance and
Chapel Built-In $ 3,000 provide a lasting memory. On
the yahrzeit date, the plaque is
Kipah Holders (2) $ 2,500
brought to the sanctuary
Founder $ 1,500 -$ 1,999 entrance and mounted on the
Jr. Congregation Ark $ 1,000 yahrzeit memorial wall located
outside the Minyan chapel
Sanctuary Seats $ 500 entrance.
Chapel Mezuzah $ 500 Cost is $350.00
Sponsor $ 100 -$ 499
*Some members already gave $5,000DONATIONS
DESIGNATED FUNDS IN HONOR OF AMY BLAKE
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND IN MEMORY OF BELOVED FATHER PHILIP COHEN
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCY ABRAMS! Ina & Arnie Galer
Audrey & Arthur Pollin
IN HONOR OF RABBI JANINE JANKOWITZ
IN HONOR OF RABBI JANKOVITZ ON THE BIRTH OF EVIE JANKOVITZ PASTOR
ON THE BIRTH OF EVIE JANKOVITZ PASTOR Helen Alexander
Audrey & Arthur Pollin Debbie Weiss
Eileen & Mark Jacobs
IN MEMORY OF FRANCES WEISFIELD Debbie & Scot Goldberg
Phyllis Weisfield Sandy & Marvin Melnikoff
IN HONOR OF NATALIE PACKEL MARKOWITZ ON THE BIRTH OF ELLEN GLASSMAN MITZVAH FUND
GREAT GRANDSON DILLON MAX IN MEMORY OF LILLIAN ISAACSOHN
Audrey & Arthur Pollin Marilyn Bamash
IN MEMORY OF PAUL COHEN IN MEMORY OF STUART HIRSH
BROTHER OF DR. ALAN COHEN
Andi & Adlai Joseph
Audrey & Arthur Pollin
IN MEMORY OF IRENE KOSSMAN
ADULT EDUCATION FUND
Ellen & Arnie Glassman
IN MEMORY OF LOUIS WEISS
Debbie Weiss IN MEMORY OF SHERRY LITCHCO
Feri Law
IN HONOR OF LILLIAN GARFINKEL
HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY!
IN MEMORY OF RAHIM BENHAIM
Elaine Cohen Feri Law
RABBI BARRY & AMY BLUM
IN MEMORY OF HESHMAT BENHAIM
SOCIAL ACTION FUND
Feri Law
IN MEMORY OF SARAH RIFE
The Brenner Family
CANTORIAL FUND FOR MUSIC PROGRAMMING
N MEMORY OF LEONAD LAFAIR
IN MEMORY OF BERNARD BRENNER
Beth & Steve Burak
The Brenner Family
DICK PACKEL LEARNING SUPPORT FUND
IN MEMORY OF GIL COHEN
IN MEMORY OF MOLLIE HALPERN
Judi Ostroff & Family
Natalie Packel Markowitz & Family
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN HONOR OF DRS. CARYN & STEVE RICHFIELD
IN MEMORY OF ABE BROOKS
WE ARE EXCITED & DELIGHTED TO WISH YOU MAZEL TOV ON
Susan Ellman BECOMING PARENTS
Sandy & Marvin Melnikoff
IN MEMORY OF RON ELLMAN
Susan Ellman IN HONOR OF NATALIE PACKEL MARKOWITZ
WE ARE EXCITED & DELIGHTED TO WISH YOU MAZEL TOV
IN MEMORY OF JONATHAN LAFAIR ON BECOMING A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
Beth & Steve Burak Sandy & Marvin Melnikoff
IN HONOR OF STEPHANIE & GERMANY RICHFIELD
WE ARE EXCITED & DELIGHTED TO WISH YOU MAZEL TOV ON
BECOMING PARENTSDESIGNATED FUNDS, CON’T
IN HONOR OF JESSE RICHFIELD
WE ARE EXCITED & DELIGHTED TO WISH YOU MAZEL TOV ON
IN MEMORY OF HELEN LEICHTMAN
BECOMING AN UNCLE!
BELOVED AUNT OF RHONDA WENNER
Sandy & Marvin Melnikoff
Rhonda Wenner
IN HONOR OF RABBI JANKOVITZ
WELCOME BABY EVIE
Natalie Packel Markowitz & Family
IN HONOR OF MR. & MRS. JEREMY RICHFIELD
UNDESIGNATED FUNDS
ON THE BIRTH OF DYLAN MAX
Great Grandmother Natalie Packel Markowitz
ROY HULNICK FUND
IN MEMORY OF RONA MELNIKOFF ROSNER IN MEMORY OF GLORIA HULNICK
OUR BELOVED DAUGHTER Judy Ostroff & Family
Sandy & Marvin Melnikoff
DAVIDOW FUND
IN MEMORY OF SARA HOFFMAN IN MEMORY OF JACK SAMBERG
Natalie Markowitz Packel Andrea & Vance DiCristo
K’TONTON FUND
IN MEMORY OF CELIA MEYERS
Penny & Maury Reiter
IN MEMORY OF REUBEN REITER
Penny & Maury Reiter
IN MEMORY OF RITA SHERIN
Penny & Maury Reiter
GENERAL FUND
IN MEMORY OF MELVIN BLAKE
Amy Blake & Bill Wegener
IN MEMORY OF BELOVED HUSBAND
NATHAN FORM
Beatrice Form
IN HONOR OF THE CBENT SISTERHOOD
WITH THANKS & APPRECIATION OF PURIM CELEBRATION
Bonnie & Richard Kaplan
IN MEMORY OF VICKI GINSBERG
IN MEMORY OF CHARLOTTE LAFAIR
Judi Ostroff & Family
IN MEMORY OF CHARLES J. WENNER
BELOVED HUSBAND AND FATHER OF
RHONDA & SARA WENNER
Rhonda Wenner
IN MEMORY OF IVAN D. MILLER
BELOVED FATHER OF RHOINDA WENNER
Rhonda WennerCongregation Beth El – Ner Tamid (CBENT)
Security Protocols Building Entry/Door Policy
Updated by Security Committee for Kitchen Doors (as per CBENT Board
Direction) 12/18/2018
Goal/Background: This procedure is to establish guidelines for entry into the CBENT
building thereby improving security of the all of those within the building. This is a
“live” document and this procedure is expected to be updated when new building
improvements are approved by the CBENT Board which may include an intercom
system, additional door cameras, a key fob system, driver license scanner and new
lobby doors. etc.
Entry Points - A single point of entry and exit would be the preferred situation in order
to best control and be aware of the occupants of the building. But given the current
uses, infrastructure and layout of the building - school, pre-school and office nearest
Paxon Hollow entrance and services and programs occurring near parking lot entrance -
two points of entry will be established with their own set of protocols, except for a
narrowly defined use for Kitchen doors. ALL OTHER DOORS ARE FOR EMERGENCY
EXITS ONLY.
Paxon Hollow Entrance (Business and School Entrance) - Students known to office or
school staff will be buzzed in. Staff will have a list of all enrolled students. Unknown
adults will provide driver’s license for identification upon asking to enter. School staff is
to be stationed at Paxon Hollow entrance during high traffic periods. When people are
asking to be buzzed in during low traffic times, synagogue office or school staff MUST go
to door, check driver’s license and sign in the visitor if the person trying to enter is
unfamiliar. If the person states that they have an appointment, this must be confirmed
before the individual is allowed into the building. If no appointment, then the person
they are planning to meet with must authorize entry. A visitors book has been
established that requires all non-synagogue members and their guests to sign in upon
entering the building and sign out upon exit.
Sanctuary Lobby (Services and Programs) - Door is either to be locked or attended
by a congregant or staff member at all times. Congregant is to let known people in.
Those who are unknown will be asked for their driver’s license and their names will be
checked against the membership lists or a RSVP list for events that will be kept at the
door. Members who are expecting guests should provide their names to the office and
whenever possible plan on meeting their guests at the door. Regular attendees of
services and minyans will be provided with the security code for the Paxon Hollow door
as an alternative point of entry as it is difficult to staff the lobby door during low
attendance services and maintain a minyan.Kitchen Doors – The kitchen doors are to be kept closed and locked at all times except in the cases of accepting deliveries and removing trash from the building. All deliveries, whether from a CBENT member or non-CBENT member, must first check in with the synagogue office. See Paxon Hollow entry procedure for guidance for non-CBENT member entry protocol. When the office is closed, a synagogue member with knowledge of the delivery must meet the delivery person at CBENT. Deliveries through the kitchen door can only be made if the door is either continually attended/monitored by an adult while the delivery person moves between the delivery vehicle and the door, or the door is closed and locked behind the person as they move between their vehicle delivery and the door. Trash may be taken out through the kitchen door closest to the trash bins. The person removing the trash must keep visual contact with the door at all times and immediately re-enter the building and close and lock kitchen doors once trash is loaded in bins. Meetings - Effective immediately, all synagogue, school and outside groups (ORT, Weight Watchers, etc.) meetings must be scheduled and a list of attendees must be given to the Synagogue Office. The after-hour meeting leader will be given the security code for Paxon Hollow entrance so that they can let themselves in and accommodate the other meeting attendees. The dance group must have a designated door monitor at Felinton door. Maintenance Staff - Shall not open doors for children, adults, or any vendors, unless they are expecting them. Front Office Staff will supply off hour meeting lists to Maintenance Staff just for knowledge of building population (not to let people in). K’tonton Pre-School - K’tonton has its own set of security procedures in place that were developed in consultation with a security consultant.
Job Opening:
Religious School Office Administrator
Broomall, PA. synagogue is looking for an individual who is organized, attentive to details, and diplomatic.
Candidate should have excellent written and oral communication and be comfortable working inde-
pendently as well as collaboratively.
GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION:
Must be in person on school days (Wednesdays 3:00pm -6 :30 pm and Sundays
8:30 am- 12:30 pm) during school year; independent prep time.
Oversee day-to-day functions of the Religious School
Maintain inventory and supply demands of faculty
Assist in creating and monitoring schedules, events and meeting
Provide flyers for school events
Uphold PA state requirements for working with children;
Open, monitor and close school facilities on Wednesdays and Sundays when school is in session
Typical clerical duties
Skills needed:
Microsoft Office – Excel and Word
Publisher and PowerPoint a plus, but not required
Email proficiency – group emails, group mailings
Hebrew/Judaism knowledge helpful
Additional Duties (school aide):
Delegate or shop for events and school snacks as needed
Provide guidance for student aides
Oversee event set ups as needed
Hours and salary:
Approximately 13 hours/week including Sundays and Wednesdays
Annual Salary $11,320
Please send CV/Resumé to amyb@cbent.org
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Please contact amyb@cbent.org or call 610-356-8700Congregation Non –Profit Organization
CO-PRESIDENTS EDUCATION DIRECTOR Beth El - Ner Tamid U.S. Postage
Amy Blake Larisa Averbakh
Dr. Gary Bernett SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT
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Vance Dicristo Neal Stolar
2nd VICE PRESIDENT SISTERHOOD
Membership Marilyn Bamash
Ruth Henninger MEN’S CLUB
3rd VICE PRESIDENT Dr. Marc Belitsky
Building & Administration INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Richard Brody Richard Gordon, Chairman
FINANCIAL SECRETARY OR CURRENT RESIDENT
Mark Bernstein
Steve Bissey __________________________________________________________________
Richard Chaitt
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY George Saxe
Matt Rosin Arthur Pollin BETH EL – NER TAMID
RECORDING SECRETARY COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Margie Berger DESIGNATED FUNDS SERVICE SCHEDULE & MINYAN CAPTAINS
IMMEADIATE PAST Richard Schwartz
PRESIDENT FOOD CERTIFICATES
David Wolfe Marcie Levin Sunday – 9:00am Minyan
BOARD OF DIRECTORS GIFT SHOP
Bonnie Bernett Annie Weiss Monday – 7:15am Paul Kantrowitz 610-329-7567
Karen Brown SECURITY COMMITTEE Tuesday—6:30pm Rabbi Jankovitz
Richard Chaitt Mark Bernstein, Chairman
Nancy Fox STRATEGIC COMMITTEE Wednesday—6:30pm Cantor Steve Friedrich
Dr. Aron Freidenreich Scot Goldberg
Dr. Arnie Galer LEARNING SUPPORT Thursday – 7:15am Jay Warshall jwarshall@gmail.com
Ellen Glassman Natalie Packel Friday Evening - 7:00pm
Scot Goldberg RELIGIOUS COMMITTEE
Alan Gorberg Nancy Fox Saturday – 10:00am
Richard P. Gordon TRUSTEES
Marc Jaffe Arthur Pollin & Alan Cohen
Adlai Joseph LEGACY COMMITTEE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
Robert Koenigsberg Matt Rosin, Chairman
Ray Krautheim ABOUT SERVICES ON A PARTICULAR DAY,
Scott Noye CALL THE OFFICE
Arthur Pollin 610.356.8700
Ben Rose
Janine Jankovitz—Rabbi
Jill Samberg
Jay Scheinfield Barry Blum—Rabbi Emeritus
Richard Schwartz Steven Friedrich— Cantor
Larisa Averbakh—Education Director
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