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D'Var Torah
Parashat Nasso
May 11, 2013
Numbers
7:1-89
Haftarah
Judges 13:2 - 13:25
using the Triennial
Year III schedule
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What's Happening
This Week At Beth Or
Tuesday, May 14
Wednesday, May 15
Chit Chat at Beth Or 10:00 am
Yard Sale Drop-off 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Thursday, May 16
Friday, May 17
By-laws Meeting 7:30 pm
Annual Meeting and Bridge to the Future
Recognition Plaque Presentation 7:45 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 8:00 pm
Saturday, May 18
Yard Sale Prep Day 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, May 19
Yard Sale 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Wednesday, May 22
Chit Chat at Beth Or 10:00 am
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 Temple Beth Or Events
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Save The Date 
Beth Or's Second Yard Sale
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Shabbat Shalom! 
Kabbalat Shabbat services this Friday, May 17, will be lead by Rabbi Mark Kram, whose topic will be "So We've Reached the Pinnacle.....Now...??"
The Shavuot Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by Yvonne Wilensky.
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D'var Torah  So we've reached the pinnacle -- Mount Sinai. And our track from slavery in Egypt (Passove) is almost complete.
Now we only need to achieve the Holy Land. Our next stop.
But for us, Sinai begins to feel just right. Receiving either the Torah of the Ten Commandments -- a discussion the rabbis continue to have -- we get our Constitution, our laws, and the basis for our actions day-to-day, between people and between us and God.
But what do we understand of these 10 utterances? How did they figure in our day-to-day actions?
As Reconstructionist Jews, that is our struggle. We look to the past to see whether or not it applies to the present. And we look to the words to see whether or not they apply to our lives.
Think about how you personally, and we communally, look at the Ten Commandments. Are they mitzvot (actual commandments)? Or are they options? Or opportunities?
Join us this Shabbat for a new look at the 10 utterances/Commandments and decide with us.
Shabbat Shalom.
Rabbi Mark Kram
Temple Beth Or
Miami, Florida
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Thank you, thank you!
to those who have generously donated to Beth Or...
Celia Belsky, in memory of her beloved aunt,
Gloria Klarfeld-Solin
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| By-laws Meeting and
Annual Meeting Friday, May 17
Friday, May 17: evening activities will begin with a brief By-laws meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Our Annual Congregation Meeting at 7:45 p.m. will include the unveiling of the recognition plaque for the Bridge to the Future Campaign.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services led by Rabbi Kram will follow the meeting.
This meeting will also set us up for our new membership and fiscal year, which begins on July 1. If you are available, this meeting, to be followed by Shabbat Services led by Rabbi Mark, is the time and place for the entire congregation to gather and re-energize for the coming year!
See you there!
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Chit Chat at Beth Or
The Chit Chatters are back at Beth Or this Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.
This discussion group addresses topics of local, national and international interest with a distinctly Jewish approach. We talk about cultural, legal, educational, social, political, religious and secular subjects, with a text usually from the media to start us off.
Now that we are back at the Temple, there's always room for one more, so please don't hesitate. If you're available, so are we.
If you want to be included on the Chit Chat email list, please contact Mike Leslie at hebrewnatl@aol.com.
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The Beth Or Grand Annual Yard Sale is here!
Yard Sale Drop-off schedule:
Wednesday, May 15: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Final Prep Day: Saturday, May 18: 9:00 a.m.
We are working on arrangements to deal with bulky items that cannot be brought to Beth Or easily. If you have something like that, please call the office.
Needed: Bake Sale Items!
Let us know if you can bake items for our Bake Sale Table. Items should be pre-packaged in clear plastic wrap in serving-portion sizes and must not need refrigeration!
Put up flyers! You can receive the flyer via email -- please print it out and ask your local retailers and favorite hangouts to post them!
Yard Sale dates: Sunday, May 19 and Sunday, May 26!
Donation acknowledgment forms for your tax records will be available in person and via email.
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Beth Or Website Update...
Stay tuned for an announcement of a workshop about Facebook and using Beth Or's Facebook Fan page to its fullest to promote who we are as a Jewish Jewel, instead of the best kept secret in South Dade.
www.bethormiami.com 
Get noticed by your temple!
Ad copy can be sent to the Temple and will be forwarded to the Facebook/Website mavens.
Camera-ready business card size ads will be rotated through the website for $180 per year.
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
305-632-1663
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Leadership Development - Beth Or 2013-14
No full time job openings- just help our new Adminsitration, with or without a big job-title!
For many leadership roles just One Hour Per Week would suffice - assuming a quota of fellow congregants step up to manage TBO's community, 2013-14.
Don't:
A) quit your day job
B) crowd your busy schedule
Do:
A) commit to add your voice
B) help our Incoming Leadership serve Beth Or's traditions and preserve its future!
Replies: Jeff Tucker, Chair Leadership Development/ Nominating Committee
JMTucker007@gmail.com or tuckbrc@bellsouth.net
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Beth Or's Program Calendar for 2012-2013
The Temple's 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 Mangos are ripening! Watch for fruit from the trees on the north side of the property and from one or two of the trees on the south side! Beth Or's ORGANIC GARDEN continues to grow! Let's put the 'Or' in 'Organic" Wilfredo Candelaria, a local Master Organic Gardener kindly offers free advice and consultation to Beth Orians wanting to get their hands dirty and fill their plate with home-grown produce! Call Wilfredo (786) 234-7520. Five Raised Bed Custodians: 1-Jane Weinstock 3' x 8' 2-Mark Rosenbloom 4' x 4' 3-Pat Barron 3' x 8' 4-Karen Steinberg-Lewis 3' x 8' 5-Diane Pearl 3' x 8' If YOU want to operate a beds there's no charge - most supplies freely available (or BYO) >>> CONTACT Jeff Tucker and Grow Your Own!
JMTucker007@gmail.com
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Ministering to the Elderly Conference Focuses on Holding On While Letting Go
The 18th Annual Ministering to the Elderly Conference will present Annual Ministering to the Elderly Conference Focuses on "Holding On While Letting Go: A Conference for those Caring for Older Adults, a detailed examination of the challenges facing Baby Boomers as aging caregivers, on Monday, May 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Miami Jewish Health Systems' Ruby Auditorium, 5200 Northeast Second Avenue.
The conference is being co-sponsored by the Jewish Chaplaincy Program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Miami Jewish Health Systems and Jewish Community Services of South Florida. It is a practical forum for caring health professionals, community and spiritual leaders, and others concerned with enriching the lives of the elderly.
Rabbi Richard F. Address, D.Min., founder and director of the Sacred Aging Project, will be the featured speaker. He and other distinguished presenters will address such relevant topics as caring for older parents, exiting the work force, changing living situations, and forging new friendships, including relationships with those suffering from dementia. They also will discuss the challenges of creating, affirming and celebrating life's most critical moments of change.
Registration fee for the conference is $35 per person, which includes lunch, as well as pre- and post-event receptions. Psychologists, nurses, social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists who attend the conference will be eligible for continuing education credits. Sponsorships and exhibition tables also are available.
For more information or to register for the 18th Annual Ministering to the Elderly Conference, visit
MiamiJewishHealthSystems.org/event-calendar or call 786866.8611.
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Summer of Service
Are you looking for a meaningful way to spend your summer? The Jewish Volunteer Center of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation has the answer for you!
Join teens from around our community in a
SUMMER OF SERVICEBusiness offices, hospitals, summer camps, schools and social service agencies are looking for teen volunteers to help out during the summer months. These volunteer opportunities are all on a regular basis during the work week or on Sundays. Community service houres are available. For more details, contact Laura Guren Rodriguez at 786-866-8680 or Volunteer@JewishMiami.orgThe mission of the Jewish Volunteer Center is to provide a central clearinghouse for volunteers in the Miami Jewish Community and to strengthen the entire community through high-quality, hands-on volunteer projects and service-learning initiatives.
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