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D'Var Torah
Parashat
Chayei Sara
(for November 10, 2012)
Genesis
24:3 - 25:18
using the Triennial
Year III schedule
Haftarah
I Kings 1:1 - 31
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What's Happening
This Week At Beth Or
Monday, November 5
Tuesday, November 6
Wednesday, November 7
Chit Chat at Starbucks 10:00 am
Executive Committee Meeting 7:15 pm
Board of Directors Meeting 8:00 pm
Thursday, November 8
Friday, November 9
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 8:00 pm
to celebrate new and returning members!
Saturday, November 10
Bibliodrama 10:00 am
Italian Feast and Spaghetti Dinner 6:30 pm
Sunday, November 11
Red Tent Women's Reading Group 1:00 pm
Monday, November 12
Tuesday, November 13
Chit Chat at Starbucks 10:00 am
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 Temple Beth Or Events
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Save The Date 
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! 
This very special Kabbalat Shabbat Service, recognizing both new and returning members as well as the upcoming Veterans' Day, will be at 8:00 p.m. and will be led by Rabbi Mark Kram, whose topic will be ....."The Values We Bequeath to Our World."
The Oneg Shabbat is being sponsored by Friends of Temple Beth Or and is being organized by a team of volunteers, led by Ellen Siegel.
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 D'var Torah - Parashat Chayyei Sarah - November 9-10, 2012
Its funny how this week's Parasha is entitled, "Sarah's Life," when in fact it focuses on her death. Abraham seeks a proper burial site, purchases it for full-fare so that the nations of the earth know for eternity that it is owned by him (and us).
But aside from bequeathing his material wealth near the end of his life, what else should Abraham be concerned giving to his descendants? What of his spiritual achievements?
After all, he argued with God over Sodom and Gomorrah - and "won." He negotiated God down to 10 (the city was still destroyed). He welcomed the strangers (angels) who were on the way to Sodom as no other in the Torah - davka, after he had just been circumcised as an adult!
And more.
What do WE want to give to our children, grandchildren, congregation, community, the world when we consider the end of our days? What values have we lived by and demonstrated all of our lives? What Ethical Will will we have written which describes our priorities - the significant beliefs, our main concerns - that we evidenced all our lives.
Hillel said, "Repent one day before your death." We don't know when that will come. Let's start considering that NOW.
Rabbi Mark
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Mark S. Kram, Temple Beth Or, Miami, FL
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Big Doings at the Board Meeting!
Everyone is invited to the next Temple Board meeting, I will be presenting the website on the big screen in the Lighthouse Cafe on Wednesday during this meeting. Please plan on being there to help with the final dress rehearsal of the website before going live. Our web designer Carol will be there to answer questions. I believe this presentation is in the beginning of the meeting.
The meeting starts at 8pm, but be there early.
If you would like an agenda for the meeting please contact Shep. |
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Thank You!
to those who have generously
contributed to Temple Beth Or...
Belsky, Celia, in honor of Bette & Morris Spectors' 50th anniversary.
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Temple Beth Or Annual Italian Feast and Spaghetti Dinner
Welcoming New and Returning Members
Saturday, November 10, 2012,
at 6:30 p.m.
Bring your Italian (or not!) specialtie s*
- Main Dishes
- Side Dishes and Salads
- Appetizers and Desserts
RSVP by Wednesday, November 7, with your name, number in your party, and what dish you're bringing, to Phyllis Winnick: susi8400@bellsouth.net
or by phone at 305-221-0483.
*please remember to bring appropriate serving utensils and to mark your utensils and containers with your name! Try the disposable baking containers -- they work! |
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TBO's Holiday Bazaar
Sunday, November 18, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m .
This is the perfect time to shop early for all of your holiday gifts.
- Jewelry
- Ceramics
- Candles
- Plants and orchids
- Clothing
- Children's accessories
- Specialty gifts
- Works by locally renowned artist Carlos Pereira
- Home-baked goodies
- Raffle tickets for vendor-donated gifts
Everything is indoors in a comfortable environment, and there's plenty of room for parking!
Organizers:
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HOLIDAY BAZAAR PLANT SALE!
Attention Members: We will be having a plant sale as part of our Holiday Bazaar. We will be selling bromeliads for landscaping and baskets. Bring in containers or baskets that you would like to use, or choose one readymade.
Also, we are short on baskets and containers, so if you have any nice ones you would like to donate, please bring them in to Marcy.
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What's Needed before these events...
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Volunteers: we need some muscle power at noon to set up tables and chairs for the Italian Feast and Spaghetti Dinner.
Please contact Annette Katz at annette075@aol.com or 305-234-8868, or April Miller at ahmslm9400@aol.com or 305-667-9616 to help out.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
More muscle power! At 1:00 p.m. we need to set up for that Sunday's Holiday Bazaar.
Please contact April Miller: ahmslm9400@aol.com or 305-667-9616,
or Rhoni Tannebaum: rtclowns@bellsouth.net or 305-253-4155, to help with this very important setup!
And a lamp!! We need to borrow a pole lamp or tall floor lamp to provide extra illumination in the sale area.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Holiday Bazaar, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Bakers are needed to bake cookies, brownies, cupcakes, fancy breads, buns, and more for the Beth Or Bakery table.
Items such as cakes or breads should be cut in serving sizes and individually wrapped for easy sale. Contact April Miller: ahmslm9400@aol.com or 305-667-9616 if you will bake for the sale.
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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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Red Tent Women's Reading Group
The next meeting of the Red Tent Reading Group will be held November 11 at the home of Stephanie Mintz. The book we are reading is Room by Emma Donoghue. The discussion will be led by Annette Katz. |
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New TBO Website Update
From our Web Maven, Dr. Mike:
We are now ready for advertiser & sponsor ads. Please get the word out and post it in the Newsletter.
Get noticed by your temple!
Camera-ready business card size ads will be rotated through the website for $180 per year:
Jan 1-Dec 31.
The Temple Directory is available in PDF to members.
Send ads by e-mail to drmikebethor@comcast.net
and the check to temple.
Dr. Michael Newman
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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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New Season of Bibliodrama
Three exciting programs designed to explore Hebrew Bible stories and their contemporary meaning in today's world will be presented.
~ PLEASE JOIN US FOR THESE THREE PROGRAMS ~
On the following Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to Noon
November 10, 2012
Genesis: Innocence vs. Cynicism: Adam, Eve, an Apple and a S-s-s-nake!
December 15, 2012
Genesis: Jacob, Honesty vs. Deception
January 19, 2013
Genesis: Jacob Gets the Wrong Wife!
No prior knowledge of the Bible stores or of psychodrama is required! Just bring openness and a beginner's mind!
Presented by Rabbi Mark Kram and Nancy Kirsner, Ph.D., Psychodramatist. The program is entitled "Bibliodrama: Midrash in Action," and is a form of role-playing in which the roles are taken from Biblical texts. Enacted and enlivened in the present, this form of interpretive play is often called the action version of the Midrash. The roles may be characters, objects, images or scenes from the Bible.
We have all read these Hebrew Bible stories for many years. Today we will "step into the shoes" of ech of these Biblical characters and experience their lives from the inside out.
For more information, please call the Temple at 305-235-1419, or call Dr. Nancy Kirsner at 305-274-8283.
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 Lighhouse Cafe Rod MacDonald: The Music and the Message Named "Best Local Acoustic Artist" by New Times and "One of the Ten Magnificent Musicians of Palm Beach County" by the Palm Beach Post, Rod appears at festivals, concerts and cafes throughout North America and Europe, expressing his "personal commitment to communicating events that have affected and shaped our world's societies...with lyrics and music that are infectious and inspiring and humorous..." November 24, 2012 The Lighthouse Cafe at Temple Beth Or 11715 SW 87 Avenue, Miami 305-213-1419 |
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Got Space?
Do you have some garage or shed space the Temple could borrow till next spring's annual Yard Sale? We have a couple of folks who want to donate sale items but cannot keep them till sale time.
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Garden and Grounds 
All Organic Garden Beds have been renovated, covered with weed-suppressing cardboard and our Kosher Mulch. Maybe we'll have a full planting this season if volunteers step forward.... Email Jeff Tucker JMTucker007@gmail.com
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In and For Our Local Community
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 Town Hall Meeting Wednesday, November 14 "Connecting South Dade" town hall meeting regarding the proposed U.S. 1 toll lane project. Informal reception 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., with the meeting from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Pinecrest Gardens, 5855 SW 111 Street. There will be a panel discussion moderated by Katie Sorenson. This event is hosted by the Village of Pinecrest, Florida and co-hosted by the Chamber South Economic Development Council, Edward McDougall, Mayor of Cutler Bay. |
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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Greater Miami Jewish Federation
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Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
The Greater Miami Jewish Federation has established an emergency relief fund to assist those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
One hundred percent of all proceeds collected for this fund by Federation will be distributed through the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), the umbrella organization for Jewish community organizations across North America, as part of a national response to help victims in the Jewish and general populations. The GMJF will collaborate with JFNA, which will work to assess the neds in affected communities and provide immediate assistance.
You can send a conation check with a notation "Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund" by mail to: Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 4200 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33137.
For more information, call 305-576-4000. |
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