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D'Var Torah
Parashat
Pinchas
June 29, 2013
Numbers
28:16 - 30:1
Haftarah
Jeremiah
1:1 - 2:3
for Parashat Pinchas occurring after 17 Tammuz
using the Triennial
Year III schedule
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What's Happening
This Week At Beth Or
Tuesday, June 25
Wednesday, June 26
Chit Chat at Beth Or 10:00 am
Thursday, June 27
Beth Or office closed
Friday, June 28
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 29
Sunday, June 30
Choir Practice 3:00 pm
Wednesday, July 3
Chit Chat at Beth Or 10:00 am
Beth Or Office closed
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Save The Date 
Sunday, July 7
Choir Practice
Saturday, July 13
Havdalah and Movie Night at Beth Or
Sunday, July 14
Red Tent Women's Reading Group
Choir Practice
Monday-Tuesday, July 15-16
Tisha B'Av
Friday, July 19
School Supplies Drive Begins
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Shabbat Shalom! 
Kabbalat Shabbat Service this Friday evening at 8:00 p.m. will be led by our Music Mavan and Choir Director Michael Henry.
Oneg Shabbat will be provided by Glenn Patron following services.
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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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Thank you, thank you!
...to those who have generously donated to Beth Or...
Celia Belsky, in memory of her grandmother,
Anna Black
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Office Schedule Notes
The Beth Or office will be closed Thursday morning, June 27, so that Kathy can attend a hurricane preparedness workshop downtown.
Next week the office will be open on Monday, July 1 from 10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. but will be closed on Wednesday, July 3.
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Stand With Us
StandWithUs is an international, non-profit organization. Founded in 2001, StandWithUs is dedicated to informing the public about Israel and to combating the extremism and anti-Semitism that often distorts the issues.
We work by supporting people around the world who want to stand up for Israel and educate their own local campuses and communities. We believe that knowledge of the facts will correct common prejudices about the Arab-Israeli conflict, and will promote discussions and policies that can help promote peace in the Middle East.
Through print materials, speakers, programs, conferences, missions to Israel, campaigns, focus on social media and internet resources, we ensure that the story of Israel's achievements and ongoing challenges is told on campuses and in communities, the media, libraries, and churches around the world. Based in Los Angeles, StandWithUs has fifteen offices across the U.S., and in Israel, Paris and the UK.
This YouTube video tells a story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl-80McB_HM&feature=player_embedded
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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:
Natalie Kaminsky
Natalie can be contacted via the Temple office at 305-235-1419 or kaminskynat@gmail.com. All messages will be forwarded.
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 A message from the Temple's Web Maven, Natalie Kaminsky:
Hello everyone! I am excited to be Beth Or's Web Maven and one of our Facebook facilitators. I look forward to keeping Beth Or's cyberspace presence fresh and engaging.
I can't do it without you, though. If you snap a good picture at a temple gathering, send it to me so I can post it on Facebook. Write and send me a short blurb about a meaningful Beth Or experience (perhaps three or four sentences) that may be shared online. That link about a local Jewish happening? Send it over! My email is kaminskynat@gmail.com.
Making Beth Or shine one post at a time,
Natalie
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About the Calendars..
The Google Calendar for Beth Or events can be viewed by clicking the following link:
This will take you to our website's calendar page without requiring a login. You will be able to choose among the Posterboard, Month, Week, Day, and Agenda views.
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Got an old laptop computer that works?? 
Donate your older, working LAPTOP to a disabled person.
Computer plus training for Handicapped Persons.
Contact Jeff Tucker JMTucker007@gmail.com
IRS Donation credit available.
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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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Ode to the Beth or Yard Sale Volunteers!
The Boutique has never looked so good.
Hurrah. Hurrah.
Vicki, Pat, Leah, Diane, Greta - you all done good!
Hurrah. Hurrah.
We got new racks! What a display!
Pat and Leah's shoes led the way.
And we made big bucks for
The Beth Or Yard Sale.
The chatchkes were a super hit.
Hurrah. Hurrah.
April, Norma, Hope, Arlene, Amy, Annette, Tess Howard, Mae, Mimi -
Each did their bit.
Hurrah. Hurrah. 
From the silver bowl to gold edged glass,
Our chatchke room had such great class.
And Mel controlled the crowd en masse
At the Beth Or Yard Sale.
The schmatta ladies did their best.
Hurrah. Hurrah.
Jane, Nellie, Karen, Bette, Rose, Ashley - Your're heaven blessed.
Hurrah. Hurrah.
They brought a smile to every face
As each careworn schemata found its place.
So many happy customers
At the Beth Or Yard Sale.
The outside crew met their task.
Hurrah. Hurrah.
Jeff, George, Janie and Celia did all we asked.
Hurrah. Hurrah.
Jeff sold everything in sight.
George made friends and got it right.
And Celia sold those golf clubs with all her might!
At the Beth Or Yard Sale. 
Marcy, Kathy and Rowena led the team.
Hurrah. Hurrah.
They never seemed to lose their steam.
Hurrah. Hurrah.
With leaders like them we cannot fail.
We're sure to have a successful sale.
Thanks to all of you who gave your hearts
To the Beth Or Yard Sale!
Now, three yard sales may seem a lot!
Hurrah. Hurrah.
Though Sara's chow sure hit the spot!
Hurrah. Hurrah.
Good cheer did reign. $8000 was gained!
Community and purpose are our aim.
So, get ready to do it all over again!
At next year's yard sale!
Thanks to all of you who gave your hearts
To the Beth Or Yard sale.
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The Honorary Event Committee
...will meet this Thursday, June 27, at Rhoni's. Meeting begin at 7:30, lite dinner at 7:00.
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The Young Lion of Judah Program
...a unique B'nai Mitzvah project for students becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
In addition to choosing individual volunteer opportunities, the Jewish Volunteer Center is partnering with the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation to pair students with Holocaust survivors who never had the chance to become B'nai Mitzvah. Students will spend time with a Holocaust survivor while working toward completing 10 hours of community service.
Projects include learning about the Holocaust, touring the Holocaust Memorial with survivors, and beautifying and planting at the Memorial.
For 2013-2014, the program begins on Sunday, October 13, 2013 and ends on Sunday, February 23, 2014. Participants will meet with their peers for three programs on Holocaust education. In addition, students will volunteer on their own schedule, visiting with their survivor partner and building a new friendship.
Students are asked to honor their survivor partner during their Bar or Bat Mitzvah service and make a gift of $180 to the Annual Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign. They will receive a certificate of completion and their Young Lion of Judah jewelry gift - a silver bracelet for girls and a silver talit clip for boys.
IMPORTANT PROGRAM DATES:
October 13, 2013, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, Orientation and Meeting with Survivors
December 8, 2013, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, Holocaust Education Program
February 23, 2014, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, Closing Mitzvah Project
For an application or for more ways to become a Young Lion of Judah, please contact Jewish Volunteer Center Director Laura Guren Rodriguez at 786.866.8680 or Volunteer@jewishmiami.org
Space is limited to 25 participants.
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Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU Presents "Fryd on Fire" by Carol Fryd
The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU (JMOF-FIU), the only museum dedicated to the story of 250 years of Florida Jewish heritage, arts and culture, is proud to present Fryd on Fire by Carol Fryd, a pioneer of digital art whose captivating artworks of Miami and its cultural intersections meld the human figure with fabulous flora and fruit.
Fryd's creations blend classic art with 21st century technology to create her own unique technique which include collage, drawings, photography, objects and paint, ranging from realism to abstract expressionism to portraiture. Fryd on Fire opens May 21 and will remain on display through October 20.
At right, Roses, Roses, Roses, collage on canvas, 2012.
Fryd is inspired by her hometown of Miami Beach, with its colorful palette of people and panorama. Bright, fiery colors dominate this show, with the excitement and hot juicy hues of Fryd's works matched only by the intensity and heat of the Miami sun.
"The bright hot yellow light of the Miami Beach sun transforms every color to an intensity no Northerner ever experiences," said artist Carol Fryd, of her inspiration. "The cerulean blue tropical sky intoxicates me. Nothing here is muted. The people come from everywhere and there is a cacophony of Cuban, Spanglish, Haitian, French and southern drawl and chivalry, with an imported New York sophistication, that creates Miami's unique culture. Passions run high in this city and yet somehow we all live together and grow and learn to tolerate and be appreciative of one another. Our city is 'on fire' with an intensity found nowhere else."
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU: The museum is housed in two adjacent lovingly restored historic buildings, at 301 Washington Avenue on South Beach, that were once synagogues for Miami Beach's first Jewish congregation. The museum's focal point is its core exhibit, MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida, 1763 to Present and its temporary history and art exhibits that change periodically. Now on display: Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age through September 15, 2013.
For more information: 305-672-5044 or www.jewishmuseum.com.
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SHALOM TV IS NOW ON ATLANTIC BROADBAND DIGITAL PLUS SERVICE CH 168
Atlantic Broadband is now carrying the new Shalom TV Channel in Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Golden Beach, Miami Beach, North Bay Village, South Miami, Sunny Isles Beach, Surfside and portions of unincorporated Miami Dade County. 
The Channel Features Daily News Directly From Israel and Analysis of Events Affecting the Jewish Community Here, In Israel and Around the World.
The network features unique news, public affairs, culture and entertainment shows that reach viewers of every age.
The Shalom TV Channel is the exclusive television home of the 92nd Street Y in New York City. There is Children's Programs every morning and every afternoon; the opportunity to learn to read Hebrew or study a page of Talmud as part of Shalom TV's array of Jewish Studies programs.
Every Friday evening, the Shalom TV Channel broadcasts live Sabbath services for those unable to attend a synagogue in person. Additionally, original entertainment series on Shalom TV include "The Wisdom of Dr. Ruth Westheimer," "From Date To Mate," "Muzika," "Jewish NYC, " "New Jewish Cinema," "Jewish Broadway," and weekly movies in Shalom TV's unique "Jewish Film Festival."
Shalom TV On Demand may also be found on Atlantic Broadband' s Free VOD, Channel 1, Select "Free TV Favorites", Select "Cable Favorites", Scroll to find and select "Shalom TV.
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