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D'Var Torah
Parashat
Vayigash
(for December 22, 2012)
Genesis
46:28 - 27:27
using the Triennial
Year III schedule
Haftarah:
Ezekiel
37:15 - 37:28
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What's Happening
This Week At Beth Or
Monday, December 17
Hebrew Reading Class 7:30
Tuesday, December 18
Wednesday, December 19
Chit Chat at Starbucks 10:00 am
Thursday, December 20
Friday, December 21
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 22
Torah Study 10:15 am
Sunday, December 23
Monday, December 24
Hebrew for Adults 7:30 pm
Tuesday, December 25
GMJF Volunteer Day
Wednesday, December 26
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 Temple Beth Or Events
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Save The Date 
January 19, 2013
Progressive Dinner
January 26, 2013
Lighthouse Cafe: Four Shillings Short
February 8 - 10, 2013
Jews in the Woods
March 3 - 5, 2013
2013 AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, DC
March 16, 2013
A celebration of music, good food and memories to honor Dr. Michael Newman
March, 2013
Thom Elliott's One-Man Photography Show at Pitman
Photo Supply Shop
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Shabbat Shalom!
Kabbalat Shabbat will begin at 8:00 pm.
The Oneg Shabbat is sponsored by Carol Horvitz Nutt and her family, in honor of the December evening many years ago, when her parents met!
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Chit Chat at Starbucks...
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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We Need Hosts for January Progressive Dinner
Our annual Progressive Dinner is taking shape. We have the date, January 19th.
We have the elegant appetizer house (Ilene and Keith Hechtman) and we know we'll be heading to the Temple for desserts.
But, what we don't have are enough hosts
to proceed.
Invitations for the dinner are slated to go out right after January 1st, but if we don't get enough host volunteers, that won't be possible.
What does a host do and why is it a great way to show your support for Temple Beth Or? Hosts prepare a main dish, salad, veggies, bread and beverage with dinner. The Temple provides the wine.
You decide what you want to cook and how
many guests your house can comfortably accommodate. Guests arrive around 8:00 and
leave in time for desserts at the Temple at 10:00.
It gives you a chance to have wonderful conversation, display a beautiful table setting, and get to know folks
in our Temple community that you may not have previously met. You also get to show off your
culinary skills.
You'll have plenty of time to enjoy the elegant appetizers at the Hechtman home.
Hosts also participate in the evening without charge.
Without YOU, this wonderful even cannot proceed.
Please immediately contact:
Annette Katz: annette075@aol.com, or 305-542-8573
Irene Elliott: 1stroke@gmail.com, or 305-310-8219
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 Join any time: the new series of Hebrew Reading Classes on Monday evenings
Jeff Kaminsky is offering the Hebrew Reading Crash Course, Level I, sponsored by the National Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP). Classes began in December 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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Beth Or Calling Earth...
The New Website is Live!! Check it out directly from here:
www.bethormiami.com
In addition, new Wi-Fi equipment has already boosted our reception capability inside the building dramatically. That will shortly be extended to include the entire property.
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.
Send ads by e-mail to drmikebethor@comcast.net
and the check to temple.
The Temple Directory is available in PDF to members.
Webmaven:
Dr. Michael Newman
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Bibliodrama in January
These exciting programs designed to explore Hebrew Bible stories and their contemporary meaning in today's world will be presented.
~ PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS PROGRAM ~
January 19, 2013
Genesis: Jacob Gets the Wrong Wife -- Just like in a soap opera!
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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A Season for Giving
Jane Weinstock will again be heading up a drive to collect new socks and underwear items for children of all ages, who have recently arrived at the South Dade shelter.
Items can be left in the wall bin outside the office.
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Jews in the Woods
Reserve space now for Jews in the Woods. Friday, February 8 - Sunday, February 10, 2012, at the lovely, exotic, bayside Flamingo Campground in Everglades National Park.
Housing: TENTS ONLY! (due to Hurricanes Rita and Wilma, the lodge and cabins were totaled.) We will be in sites in Loop B. Check at the entrance kiosk for exact location.
Food: All food is bring your own. For Saturday evening, we are having a potluck, so please have enough to share with others. Being sensitive to Tal Bashit (using resources wisely) bring your own dishes and utensils. We will not be providing paper or plastic dishes or flatware. There is a convenience store and a modest food trailer in Flamingo so you can buy food, but the selection is very limited.
Fee: $20 per tent. Please send your check to the Temple, 11715 SW 87 Avenue, 33176, marked "JITW 2013". If you just come for the day or for dinner, please make a $15.00 contribution to the Temple. You must register by February 1st to guarantee a tent spot.
There is a separate $10.00 per car entrance fee for the park, payable at the front gate. This is good for a week in all parts of the park.
Park activities are also available for a separate fee, such as bike rentals, canoe rentals, boat trips, etc.
Activities
- Saturday morning, 10:00, very short Sabbath service
- Saturday and Sunday during the day: potential activities include a mangrove adventure canoe trip, a bird walk, a swamp tromp, a bayside treasure hunt, plaster casting animal footprints, a sunset boat cruise. We will make each decision based on weather and wind conditions during the day, and there will be a bulletin board at our campsite with details for those who wish to join us for a few hours or a day.
- Saturday evening, 6:00 pm, Havdallah Under the Stars. Your pot-luck contribution will be shared at this time. We will also have a patriotic flag burning ceremony just before bed and after the s'mores!
Registration: Email Ellen Siegel,
ellen@siegelplanners.com with the n umber of campers. You can also reach me at (305) 332-5544. Remember, your check to Beth Or is the only way to guarantee a tent space.
Bring: food, tents, all cooking gear (pots, pans, stove, utensils), toiletries, towels, sleeping bags/pillows, sun protection, binoculars, cameras, folding tables and extra chairs, rain gear, jackets, bug repellent.
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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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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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 The Chosen:
Notice to the community
Our favorite store is closing its location at the end of 2012. While the proprietors look into the possibilities for another location, they will continue to "serve...Judaica needs by mail or internet."
Just call them: 305-596-3639...
Or fax them: 305-596-9674...
Or email them at either of two adresses:
chosengiftmail@aol.com or
chosengift@aol.com
Just tell them what you need, and they'll send pictures to you from which to make a selection. As long as they do not incur store expenses, customers will receive special prices and free shipping on any sle totals over $100.00.
A special sale is in progress through December 26th, with 50% off book prices and 20% off all merchandise (not applicable on custom orders, personalized ordes, or previous purchases.) No rain checks!
To our friends at The Chosen, best of luck! |
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Sandy Hook School Support Fund
Temple Beth Or extends sympathy and prayers to the Newtown, Connecticut, community following the tragic events at the Sandy Hook Elementary School last week.
If you wish to help, the United Way, a global nonprofit that works to improve families and individuals' education, income stability and health, has set up the Sandy Hook School Support Fund through its Western Connecticut chapter.
The fund will provide support services to the families that have been affected by the mass shooting.
Donations can be mailed to: Sandy Hook School Support Fund, c/o Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470.
(This information was extracted from The Huffington Post, Dec. 18, 2012)
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Celebrate 65 Years of Friendship
Join Rabbi Mark Kram and fellow members of Temple Beth Or in our nations capitol at the 2013 AIPAC Policy Conference.
The AIPAC Policy Conference offers pro-Israel citizen activists the opportunity to learn, lobby, and strengthen the U.S. - Israel frienship.
For more information about the conference, visit www.aipac.org, click on the "Get Involved" tab, and select "Policy Conference."
More information for the conference trip with Rabbi Mark will be coming soon!
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Greater Miami Jewish Federation
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OLAM 2012-2013 Seminar Series
OLAM, the Organization for Leadership Advancement in Miami, presents Rabbi Dr. Larry Hoffman, Professor at Hebrew Union College--Jewish Institute of Religion, author and synagogue consultant, speaking on
How Your Jewish Institution
Can Avoid Obsolescence and
 Stay Relevant in the 21st Century.
Jewish institutional affiliation is changing as a growing number of Jews want to identify with the Jewish community on their own terms. We make progress not by arguing, but by speaking differently. Join us for a lively conversation about the new ways of thinking and organizing needed to survive in this era of hyper-customization.
 Wednesday, December 19
Program and Kosher lunch: Noon to 2 p.m.
Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 4200 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
Couvert: $18 (not tax deductible as charitable contribution)
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The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is now accepting applications for Jewish camp scholarships for children between the ages of 8 and 17. This is the eleventh year Federation is offering need-based scholarships available to Miami-Dade County families to help make Jewish overnight summer camps more affordable.
Funding assistance is available for Jewish overnight camps which are listed on the
Financial assistance is limited to one session only.
Applications are due to Federation no later than Thursday, January 31, 2013.
Those submitted by this date will be given initial consideration. Applications received after this date will be considered on an availability of funds basis.
To be eligible for consideration, applicants must live in Miami-Dade County. Families must demonstrate a financial need and submit, in addition to an application, the latest income tax return, and a letter of acceptance from the camp.
Recognizing that Jewish overnight camp is a significant vehicle for Jewish engagement, the Annual Federation /UJA Campaign has allocated $100,000 each year since 2002 for funding assistance. Last year, 138 need-based scholarships were awarded to children, enabling them to attend a variety of overnight camps from all religious streams, as well as JCC overnight programs and youth group movements.
For more information, call 786.866.8498 or email fakselrad@gmjf.org
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Beyond: A Pre-College Gap-Year Program in Israel
Graduating high school seniors now have one more option for next year. BBYO has launched Beyond, a pre-college gap-year program in Israel.
The program aims to provide Jewish teens with meaningful Jewish experiences, while weaving together academic study, leadership development, community service, and educational travel.
BBYO is the leading worldwide, pluralistic Jewish youth movement, currently spanning 39 regions and reaching close to 40,000 teens annually. For nearly ninety years, BBYO has been providing opportunities for Jewish teens to develop their leadership potential and a positive Jewish identity. "Knowing the impact of a gap-year experience in Israel, we feel compelled to leverage our expertise and experience in providing powerful Israel experiences to increase the number of young Jews engaging in long-term study in Israel," said BBYO executive director Matthew Grossman. "Our teens have requested a gap-year experience, Israeli and North American Jewish leaders have called for more of these programs, and we feel uniquely capable of delivering something scalable and life-changing."
Beyond is open to all Jewish students, who have not yet begun their college courses. Applicants can choose between a five-month and nine-month experience. The nine-month program includes two months of community service, in Jerusalem or Ethiopia, as well as two months of immersive Israeli experience.
"Programs like Beyond prepare students to thrive in a competitive university setting and shape their worldview in a way that gives meaningful context to their academic studies" said Larry Moneta, vice-president of student affairs at Duke University.
Tel Aviv University serves as the program's home base, and participants have the opportunity to earn academic credit, get a taste for campus life, and explore the many assets of the modern Israeli city. Pnina Gadai Agenyahu, Director of Hillel at Tel Aviv University, said "Being in Israel and Tel Aviv specifically offers the unique learning experiences of an environment that is both ancient and modern - where biblical archeology and microchip development are part of the fabric of daily life."
During the course of Beyond, there is also opportunity for a participant to travel to Europe, and develop new skills such as scuba diving and cooking. For more information about the gap year program, visit
www.beyondyear.org
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