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D'Var Torah
Parashat
Noach
(for October 20, 2012)
Genesis
11:1 - 11:32
using the Triennial
Year III schedule
Haftarah
For Ashkenazim Isaiah 54:1 - 55:5
For Sephardim
Isaiah 54:1 - 54:10
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What's Happening
This Week At Beth Or
Monday, October 15
Tuesday, October 16
Wednesday, October 17
Chit Chat at Starbucks 10:00 am
Thursday, October 18
Friday, October 19
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 8:00 pm
Saturday, October 20
Torah Study 10:15 am
Sunday, October 21
Monday, October 22
Tuesday, October 23
Chit Chat at Starbucks 10:00 am
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 Temple Beth Or Events
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Save The Date 
October 27
Lighthouse Cafe, featuring Jennings and Keller
November 7
Executive Committee and Board of
Directors Meetings
November 9
New Member Shabbat
November 10
Spaghetti Dinner
November 18
Holiday Bazaar
November 24
Lighthouse Cafe
March 16, 2013
An evening of music, good food and memories to honor Dr. Michael Newman |
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Shabbat Shalom! 
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
at 8:00 p.m.
The Oneg Shabbat will be community-sponsored. |
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Thank You!
to those who have generously
contributed to Temple Beth Or...
Diane Barkow, on the Yahrzeit of Esther Akel
Rosanna Gelberg and Joanne Gelberg-Justiz
Vicki Brail & Jeannie Covert, on the Yahrzeit of Elizabeth Covert.
Lasker, Judith, in thanks for walm welcome and inspiring services.
Rhoni and Ned Tannebaum, in honor of their good friends Irene and Tom Elliott, who have celebrated 40 years of unconditional love.
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Chit Chat at Starbucks...
will meet as usual this Wednesday!
Chit Chat is a weekly discussion group that meets on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. that usually meets at Starbucks in the Suniland Shopping Center on US 1.
To be included in the Chit Chat notification list, please send your email address to Mike Leslie at
hebrewnatl@aol.com
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Sunday Evening Discussion Group
For about a year a group of members of Beth Or as well as nonmembers has been meeting one Sunday evening a month to discuss Jewish topics of interest. For the past year we have focused on the book "Finding God: Ten Jewish Responses" by Rifat Sonsino and Daniel B. Syme. We have almost completed discussing the book so it is time to select our next topics. The discussions may not focus on a book but on any topic of Jewish interest that we find stimulating.
Please join us to help select the topics and to participate in a lively discussion. For information regarding the next meeting contact Bette Spector (305)382-0762, bettespector@gmail.com, or Gail Manning (305)253-9133, gailm66@bellsouth.net.
Please come and bring your friends. Both Beth Or members and non-members are welcome to attend.
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Innovations!
Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class
Several members have expressed interest in a weekly class for adults who have not become Bar or Bat Mitzvah, working toward a group B'nai Mitzvah ceremony sometime in the late spring.
We'd be concentrating on learning specifically what we need to prepare for the ceremony, including but not limited to Hebrew and the prayers and ritual appropriate to the occasion. And, in true Beth Or tradition, we'll have a party!
A date and time for class meetings has not yet been set; currently we would like responses from anyone interested in participating. The class will be open to active Temple members.
Please email the Temple at bethortemple@aol.com or phone the office with your name and contact information at 305-235-1419.
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More Innovations!
Would you like to see your Kiddush set on the bima?
Are you sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat?
On your Oneg date, we'd love to see your Kiddush cup and/or candleholders, challah plate and challah cover, on the bima at Shabbat services that evening.
You don't need to have a complete set -- just bring your family's treasures and share the stories behind them with the community on that evening.
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Beth Or's Program Calendar for 2012-2013
The initial version of the Temple Program Calendar for the coming year is available at :
Beth Or Event Calendar
Please bookmark this site so that it's easily available and will allow you keep up with what's going on at the Temple as well as be a part of the process of keeping it current and accurate.
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Lighthouse Cafe
Saturday, October 27
We're going to welcome back two of our very favorite people / performers. Laurie and Dana have such a wonderful persona on stage and off; the music is thoughtful, as well as fun and compelling.  CD RELEASE PARTY
Laurie & Dana will be introducing new songs from their just-completed CD so it will be more than just a concert! We're very proud to say that the Ligthouse Cafe was selected by Laurie & Dana for the release of this new CD! And, since they just returned from their tour of western states, we might just hear a few interesting new stories. So please join us for this special event!
Temple Beth Or
11715 SW 87th Avenue in Miami
Saturday, October 27
7:30 p.m.
Pre-paid reservations are needed, please, to guarantee seats for you!
Call the Temple office at 305-235-1419 or email bethortemple@aol.com. We can take credit card information by phone -- please do not put credit card numbers in an email or on voicemail. Leave your information, and you'll be contacted shortly. |
Spaghetti Dinner 
Just like it says above, save the date of Saturday, November 10, for the Annual Italian Night Spaghetti and Covered Dish Dinner.
Phyllis Winnick is organizing the food for the event, so please let her know as soon as you can how many will attend and what covered dish you'll bring. Beth Or Kosher rules apply: vegetarian, please, no meat or poultry or shellfish. We'll need main dishes to supplement the spaghetti, side dishes, salads, and desserts.
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The Holiday Bazaar Approaches!
Current information from the organizers is that all spaces are accounted for. If anyone you know is still interested in selling their wares at the Bazaar, please have them contact Rhoni Tannebaum or April Miller as soon as possible to get on a waiting list in case of a cancellation.
And please tell all your friends that the Holiday Bazaar is on Sunday, November 18!
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Garden and Grounds 
House & Grounds accomplishes most tasks, of necessity, using paid labor. But when needs
arise for volunteers we'd like to have your name on a list. In return we promise not to:
a) bug you
b) ask for the impossible
Please advise Kathy (TBO office: 305-235-1419) of your willingness to provide a bit of help when mutually convenient, and thanks!
Jeff Tucker
Would you like to help in the gardens, particularly on Sunday mornings? Just email Marcy Prince at mprince@miamidade.gov.
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In and For Our Local Community
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New World Symphony and Holocaust Memorial to Co-Sponsor "Songs of the Holocaust" Concert
Even as the Nazi regime sought to take away everything else from them, the Jews of Eastern Europe found music as a way to express their humanity, to mentally escape from the realities of their situations, and to find hope and comfort. In celebration of the enduring spirit that kept so many alive during unthinkable conditions and in tribute to the millions who perished, the New World Symphony and the Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation will present Inside the Music: Songs of the Holocaust on Tuesday, November 13, beginning at 7 p.m. at the New World Center, 500 17th Street, Miami.
Inside the Music will feature performances by the New World Symphony Fellows, and include interactive film, electronic media segments, and testimonial excerpts from Holocaust survivors. The program will reflect the importance of music in lifting spirits within the walls of the Jewish ghettoes and the barbed wire fences of the concentration camps.
The late, renowned poet Abraham Sutzkever, a Jewish partisan fighter in the Vilna Ghetto, spoke of the motivating force of music when he said, "Today I heard a beauty for which it is worthwhile to fight." Reflecting on Sutzkever's statement while planning Inside the Music, New World Symphony Fellow Anthony Parce, said, "I decided to program music that would have been such an inspiration, it would have enabled those suffering at the hands of the Nazis to carry on. I have searched for music primarily by Jewish composers written just before or in the early stages of the Holocaust, and also included two other pieces for their reflection of the culture and their outstanding beauty."
"We are proud to host this very special performance with the New World Symphony," said Andrew C. Hall, Esq., Chair of the Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. "The concert is one of a series of creative programs designed to promote Holocaust awareness and remembrance throughout our entire community."
Tickets for Inside the Music: Songs of the Holocaust are free of charge and must be reserved in advance. For reservations or more information, visit www.nws.edu or call 305.673.3331.
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Ethics Institute:
Where Ethics Meet History |
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October 22 & 23, 2012
4:00 pm-8:00 p.m.
CAJE-Miami
4200 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33137
Join us for a powerful two-day institute that demonstrates ways that Jewish tradition and ethics relate to contemporary history. Facing History and Ourselves is a model program that actively engages participants and provides educators with rich resources and strong pedagogy to inspire students and change lives.
Registration is essential. Please RSVP to Allison DiGiacomo by Oct. 10, 2012 by email at allisondigiacomo@caje-miami.org
or by phone at 305-576-4030 ext. 141 |
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Greater Miami Jewish Federation
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Unique Volunteer Opportunity to Bring Comfort to the Sick and Lonely
Discover a remarkable and life-changing opportunity to bring comfort, spiritual solace and joy to people in need. For the fourth consecutive year, The Jewish Chaplaincy Program and Jewish Volunteer Center are seeking volunteers for the Refuat Ha-Nefesh Spiritual Care Program.
Open to those age 18 and older, the Refuat Ha-Nefesh Spiritual Care Program offers practical training on the mitzvah of bikur cholim (visiting the sick) and compassionate visits to people who are lonely or ill. Professional instruction and resources are provided in a group setting by rabbis, doctors and social workers, with topics including the Jewish philosophy in visiting the ill; issues and concerns facing the elderly; Jewish perspective on end-of-life issues and death; Jewish healing rituals; how to handle dementia and depression in seniors with compassion; Jewish medical ethics and more. In addition, participants are able to enjoy three hours a week of hands-on volunteerism in the community.
Beginning November 12, 2012, the program runs through May 13, 2013. Training takes place bi-monthly on Monday evenings at Federation's Stanley C. Myers Building, 4200 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. Certificates are awarded upon completion and the training is free of charge.
For more information or to apply, contact the Jewish Volunteer Center at 786.866.8414 or Volunteer@jewishmiami.org. The application deadline is October 31, 2012.
What past participants have said about the Refuat Ha-Nefesh program:
* "You go out to visit someone new and you find a new part of yourself."
* "You will encounter a new part of your future as you listen to the hopes and fears of those fighting health battles."
* "My challenge is to bring some Jewish spiritual feeling into my visits. I feel blessed with the opportunity to spend time with my new elderly friends and allow their memories to become my memories and share in the wisdom and warmth of their lives."
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REAL EXPERIENCE FROM AN INTERNSHIP IN ISRAEL
Spending 5 to 10 months kick-starting their career with world-class innovators who won't send them out for coffee, our interns are a real part of the action.
Here at Masa Israel Journey, we don't just help find the best internships, we also offer funding to help get there.
Go to www.MasaIsrael.org/Intern to see how we can help find and fund the perfect internship.
For more information, contact masa@gmjf.org or call 305.576.4000.
START HERE. GO FURTHER.
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