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D'Var Torah
Parashat
Vayetzei
(for November 24, 2012)
Genesis
31:17 - 32:3
using the Triennial
Year III schedule
Haftarah
Ashkenazim:
Hosea 12:13 - 14:10
Sephardim:
Hosea 11:7 - 12:12
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What's Happening
This Week At Beth Or
Monday, November 19
Tuesday, November 20
Wednesday, November 21
Chit Chat will NOT meet this week!
Thursday, November 22
Friday, November 23
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 8:00 pm
Saturday, November 24
Lighthouse Cafe 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 25
Monday, November 26
Tuesday, November 27
Chit Chat at Starbucks 10:00 am
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 Temple Beth Or Events
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Save The Date 
Day of Jewish Learning
December 8
Havdalah and First Hanukkah Candle
December 14
Hanukkah Celebration and Kabbalat Shabbat
December 15
Bibliodrama
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 will be at 8:00 p.m.
The Oneg Shabbat will be community-sponsored.
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Holiday Bazaar Thanks
Well, another year of shopping has come to a happy ending, or maybe just the beginning, for those of you who will contact our vendors again! It goes without saying, that it begins with Kathy, who is the voice of organization for this congregation. No event can succeed without her. We co-chairs appreciate all the help from everyone who came to set up, the bakers, the schleppers and not the least, the shoppers!
Not to diminish the importance of any of you, we
would like to thank some very special people. Celia Belsky for manning the bake sale. The raffle committee, Tom Gammon, Greta and Patricia Worth. Thanks to Irene for shopping and helping Kathy for counting all the money. Marcy Prince, who single handedly got the beautiful plants donated and put them in beautiful baskets for the buyers. She alone brought in $400+!
Thank you Beth Or, for attending and financially supporting this event, bringing your family and friends and if you see any of our vendors, be sure to thank them for participating in our annual event!
With tired feet and happy smiles
Your Bazaar chairs
April Miller
Rhoni Tannebaum
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Thank You....
...to those who have generously donated to Temple Beth Or
Norma Salz, on the yahrzeit of her mother, Rose Hoffman, and in memory of Yossi Ashkenazi.
Terri Zutler Pearson, on the Yahrzeit of her father, Leo Zutler. |
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Chit Chat at Starbucks...
will NOT meet this Wednesday, owing to the Thanksgiving rush to clean, cook, and eat!
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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 DAY OF JEWISH LEARNING
On December 2, 2012 at 10:00AM Temple Beth Or will offer
members and visitors a chance to join other Jews around
the world by participating in A Day of Jewish Learning.
The program will go on until 2:00PM. Lunch will be available for a nominal charge (see details below).
This annual event brings the Jewish people together once a year
to celebrate our shared Jewish text through community based
learning. The guiding values of the worldwide observance of this
Day of Jewish Learning are: fostering Jewish unity, empowering
individuals through increased Jewish knowledge, and creating
meaningful shared experiences. "
This year the topic is "Blessings and Gratitude". There will be
presentations and discussion on such subjects as:
- Finding Gratitude : How to appreciate our everyday lives
- Blessing the Bad: How do we relate to bad things?
"The Day of Jewish Learning" for 2010 and 201l was participated
in by about 250 Jewish communities across 40 countries in a day of Jewish learning. We would be delighted if you will join us this year.
Please let us know if you'll be having lunch. You can send a check
for $7.00 per person to reserve lunches.
Reservation deadline is November 28!
For further information please contact Kathy at 305-235-1419.
Temple Beth Or
11715 SW 87th Ave
Miami,FL 33176-4305
bethortemple@aol.com
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 New Series of Hebrew Classes to Start Dee. 3
Jeff Kaminsky will offer the Hebrew Reading Crash Course, Level I, sponsored by the National Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP). Classes will begin on Monday, December 3, 2012, and continue (with the exception of New Year's Eve) for six to seven weeks. This course requires absolutely no previous background in Hebrew. Jeff will walk you through the Aleph-Bet a few characters at a time, and you'll be putting words together and recognizing more and more of the liturgy before you know it. Class time will be from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Please contact the office by phone at 305-235-1419 or email bethortemple@aol.com if you're interested in participating. For more information on the NJOP, visit their website at www.njop.org. |
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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 PROGRAMS ~
On the following Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to Noon
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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Reception and Briefing with Aharon Barnea
Rita and Ted Benghiat
cordially invite you for a
cocktail reception & briefing with
Aharon Barnea
Anchor and Senior Correspondent in the U.S.
for Channel 2 Television News, Israel
Israel at a Crossroads: An Insider's Perspective
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
at their home
9538 Southwest 62nd Court, Miami
Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served. Dietary laws observed.
Advance reservations are required. This event is strictely off the record and closed to the press. Kindly RSVP by Wednesday, November 21, by contacting
Eland Kanel at 954-382-6110 or EKanel@aipac.org
Aharon Barnea is currently the Senior Correspondent based in the U.S. for Israel's Channel 2 Television News. A former advisor to Israeli President Ezer Weizman, Mr. Barnea has served Channel 2 News as Correspondent on Arab Affairs and as Special Correspondent. He was also Press Secretary for the Embassy of Israel in Cairo, Egypt.
Mr. Barnea holds the rank of Captain in the Israeli Defense Forces. He completed his Masters in Middle Eastern Studies at U.C. Berkeley, and his undergraduate degree in Middle East History and Arabic language at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Mr. Barnea currently resides in Washington, D.C.
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Bibliophiles Alert!
Friends of the Miami-Dade Public Library
will host it's annual Book Sale on Wednesday, December 12 through Saturday, December 15.
The sale takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 12, through Saturday, December 15, at the Main Library, 101 W. Flagler Street, easily accessible via Metrorail's Government Center Station.
For information, call 305-375-4776 or visit
www.friendsofmdpl.org
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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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