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Temple Israel of Greater Miami
137 NE 19 St., Miami, FL 33132
Learning Opportunities

Every Wednesday at Noon, with Rabbi Mitch Chefitz.

Creative Modern Midrash with Rabbi Jody Cohen
Twice a month on ThursdaysNoon-1:00 PM.

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Saturday Mornings
9:30 - 10:30: Ohr Chadash - a fresh but traditionally connected expression of davanen / divining - drawing close to God. We pour Hebrew liturgy into new vessels and combine old rhythms with current niggunim.

10:30 - 12:30: Joseph's Table - weaving Torah texts of the great Jewish spiritual masters into a fabric of many colors and shades.

 


Chai Lites December 2010 is on the web.

 

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Gumenick Chapel featured in Beautiful Synagogues
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Join us to celebrate our

Chanukah and New Member Shabbat

Friday, December 3, 2010

5:30 PM

ECC Sing Along and Chanukah Storytelling

"Getting into the Chanukah Mood"

6:00 PM Dinner

*7:00 PM Shabbat and Chanukah Service

Festive Oneg  featuring

Tyler Trushin, the strolling magician.

Bring your Menorah and candles and together we will bless the festival lights during the dinner

RSVP to the Temple office at

305-573-5900, ext. 405  or plittman@templeisrael.net

by December 1, 2010

$20 for members, $25 for non-members, $10 for children under the age of 12,

Free for children 5 and under.

* Note change in time.

 

 

 

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Chanukah Packages for

Temple Israel's College Students

Sisterhood is preparing Chanukah gift packages to be sent to Temple Israel's college students.  If there is a college student in your family, please contact Sisterhood with the student's name and address.  The packages will be sent out by November 29th to those who attend college either locally or out of town.  Thank you for helping us reach out to the young members of our congregation.  Please call 305-891-5823 or forward the information to dodyraskin1@yahoo.com.

 

 

Temple Israel Sisterhood is sponsoring

First Mondays at the Temple

Join us December 6, 2010, at 12 Noon

Come to socialize and share.  Open to men and women.

Bring your bag lunch.  Dessert and coffee will be provided.

 

PJ Day  Bring your Children and

Friends to our next

Family Shabbat Service:

Pajama Sababa Shabbat

Friday, December 10, 2010 - 5:45 PM

 Pajama Sababa Shabbat (pajamas are the dress for this Shabbat and we encourage the children and possibly their parents as well, to dress accordingly).  We will feature bed time rituals, stories, songs and much more.  Please join Rabbi Jody Cohen, song leader Michelle Cohn, and ECC Director Valeria Michanie for a Shabbat experience for children in kindergarten and younger (older siblings are always welcome!)

5:45 PM - We'll welcome Shabbat in the Gumenick Chapel, with blessings and prayers and sing and dance to upbeat, fun

Shabbat songs.

6:30 PM - Stay for a child-friendly dinner, $5 per child and $5 per adult, followed by a deliciousOneg Shabbat. Please RSVP for dinner to Phyllis Littman at

305-573-5900, ext. 405 or  plittman@templeisrael.net by Wednesday, December 8.

7:30 PM - Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary.

 

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The Dorothy Serotta

Social Justice Forum

is pleased to present:

 

CJ Ortuno, Executive Director,

Save Dade - who will speak on the gay adoption ruling in Florida and

Martin Gill, plaintiff in the gay adoption case

 

Friday, December 10, 2010, 7:30 PM

SAVE Dade's mission is to promote, protect and defend equality for the LGBTQ population of Miami-Dade County.

 

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Christmas Eve at the

Homeless Assistance Center

Friday, December 24, 2010

Temple Israel will be hosting the Annual Holiday Party on Christmas Eve at the Homeless Assistance Center, 1550 North Miami Avenue. Please plan to join us to serve dinner and dessert, distribute gifts, and help to put joy in the lives of those who need it most:

4:30 PM to serve Christmas Dinner

       Residents eat between 5:30 PM and 7:00 PM

       7:00 PM to distribute gifts, cake/cookies/punch, and

spread holiday cheer

If you would like to volunteer to wrap toys at Temple Israel and/or  to serve dinner, contact:

Suzie Sponder at 305-458-9898 at suziesponder@gmail.com

or Jenna Green at  305-298-2509 at jennagreen7@gmail.com

 

 Please bring unwrapped toys for kids of all ages by

December 16th to the ECC or the Temple's office.

 

  

AnatHoffmanSave The Date: 

 

An Evening with

 

Anat Hoffman

 

Chairwoman of

Women of the Wall

 

7:00 PM

Tuesday, January 18th

  

 

 

 

Crops  Organic Food Share

Program

In conjunction with Miami Dade College's Earth Ethics Institute, Sisterhood of Temple Israel is exploring the possibility of hosting an organic produce delivery service to begin in January 2011.  If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact Carolyn Gardner at 305-407-5570 or cgardner@rockgrp.com.

 

Listen to Shabbat Services Live!
 
Unable to attend? Then join us for Shabbat Services at 7:30 PM,
Fridays, on 880 AM radio, or streaming on the web at:
www.templeisrael.net.