Congregation Beth Shalom - Bloomington Jewish Community
3750 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47401
(812) 334-2440
Congregation Beth Shalom is a house of community, of learning and of prayer that provides a unifying Jewish focus for its diverse membership as congregants explore their identity as Jews and their relationship as Jews to the larger community. To fulfill its mission, Beth Shalom offers communal activities; inreach to its members; outreach to the community; social welfare projects; education for children, teenagers, adults and families; and activities that foster spiritual exploration. Click here for CONTACT information. Click for printable Membership Form (PDF)
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Bulletin: February 2010
Calendar: February Do please direct corrections, changes, new events to webmaster@bethshalom-bjc.org.
(NOTE: This calendar can be updated in "real-time;" just email office@bethshalom-bjc.org and webmaster@bethshalom-bjc.org.
All calendar events must, of course, go through the office; do also notify the webmaster.) At Beth Shalom weekly email: updated to 2/25/2010
Tikkun Olam: Updated to January 2010
Rabbi's and President's pages reflect: President bio and picture posted. Rabbi picture pending. Links to monthly columns updated. Proof-reading help is always appreciated!
Please help us to identify broken links, errors, corrections, etc. Send
corrections or questions to webmaster@bethshalom-bjc.org
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March 2010
Topic: Introducing New Technology for Everyone!
Presenter: Joe Marcoux from Best Buy
An opportunity to learn about new cameras, camcorders, I-phone and other handhelds, home theatres, games, among others. Tables will be set up with equipment outside the social area. Everyone can come to the synagogue at 11:30 am to visit the displays. RSVP to Phyllis Dumas.
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Rabbi Steven Ballaban has been serving Beth Shalom since July 1, 2009. Prior to that, he served as Head of School at The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy in Atlanta, and Tarbut v'Torah Day School in Irvine California. He has also served as a Chaplain in the United States Navy.
Rabbi Ballaban earned his BA in English Literature from Vassar College, and was ordained at the Cincinnati campus of the Hebrew Union College. He subsequently earned his Ph.D. from HUC-JIR in 1995.
Rabbi Ballaban has been involved in a number of community volunteer positions, and has served as the President of the Progressive Association of Reform Day Schools, and has served on the national board of American ORT.
Rabbi Ballaban is married to Lynda Ballaban, and is the proud father of Reuven, Aryeh, Gavriella and Adina Ballaban, and is the proud step-father of Jason, Jordyn and Julia Russo. Go to the Rabbi's page. Read the Rabbi's recent Beth Shalom Bulletin Column.
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 President Paul Eisenberg was born and educated in Massachusetts, where he attended Worcester’s public schools and religious-education classes at Temple Emanuel from age six through high school, and then Clark and Harvard. But he has been in Bloomington since 1966, when he joined the philosophy faculty after completing his doctorate, and he has gradually become an Indianan, if not exactly a Hoosier. He served several terms as chair of his department and was elected secretary of the Bloomington Faculty Council and co-president of the University Faculty Council. He was a member of the Jewish Studies faculty from the inception of that program. In philosophy he is primarily interested in the thought of various great ethical theorists, including Plato, Spinoza, and several nineteenth-century figures. He has long served as a member of IU’s Racial Incidents Team and Religious Bias Incidents Team.
At Beth Shalom he has served as chair of the Sunday Night Forum Committee, as a member of the board, and as congregational vice-president. He is especially interested in the areas of adult Jewish education and tikkun olam. He and his wife, Lana, are regular participants in the Friday night minyan. Read the President's recent column in the monthly Bulletin.
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