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This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,  
activities and news 
  
         October 15, 2013
   
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In This Issue
 
 

Rabbi
Mark Kram   
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D'Var Torah
  
  
October 19, 2013
  
Vayera
Genesis 18:1 - 33
  
using the Year 1
Triennial Schedule
  
Haftarah 

Ashkenazim:
II Kings 4:1-37

Sephardim
II Kings 4:1-23 
  
  
Beth Or Links

Our Website

Board Of Directors

Committees



Other Links




Contact:

Kathy Fisler 
BethOrTemple@aol.com
 
305-235-1419
What's Happening This Week at Temple Beth Or
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Tuesday, October 15
  
Wednesday, October 16
Chit Chat at Beth Or  10:00 a.m.  
Thursday, October 17
  
Friday, October 18
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 8:00 p.m.
  
Saturday, October 19
Bibliodrama: The Story of Noah  10:00 a.m.
An Evening with Emily Dickinson  8:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 20
Beth Or Men's Club Meeting 11:30 a.m.
  (see the article below for details)

Monday, October 21

Tuesday, October 22

Wednesday, October 23
Miami Jewish Book Festival: Boys of Steel  7:30 p.m.
(reservations and tickets required: see the article below for details) 
 
   
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 Temple Beth Or 
 Events 

Save the Date! mark your calendar

 
Saturday, October 26
Lighthouse Café with Grant Peeples
 
Thursday, November 7
Memorial Service for Nellie Lee
 
Sunday, November 10
Beth Or Holiday Bazaar

Saturday, November 16 
Lighthouse Cafe: Mean Mary

Wednesday, November 27 
First Hannukah Candle

Saturday, December 7 
Lighthouse Cafe: The Levins 
 
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Progressive Dinner 
  
Friday, January 31 - Sunday, February 2
Jews in the Woods
 
  
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Community Notices
  
Shabbat Shalom!  
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Kabbalat Shabbat services this week will be led by Rowena Wallach.

The Oneg Shabbat will be provided by the Beth Or community.

Attention: Beth Or Men!
  
The Men's Group at Beth Or will re-inaugurate itself on Sunday, October 20, at 11:30 a.m. at TBO.paper_people_chain.jpg
  
This is your men's club!  All Beth Or gents are invited to bring yourselves, your ideas, and your suggestions for defining the scope, purpose, and possible projects for this able and energetic group.
  
We'll have coffee and light refreshments.  RSVP to Mel Tenen either by email at meltenen@gmail.com or by phone to Mel at 305-253-1768. 
  
  
Bibliodrama is Back... 
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with the story of Noah and the Flood!

Our rainy season may be ending, but Noah just doesn't get a break!  

Join us this Saturday, October 19, at 10:00 a.m. as we dig into, or maybe swim into, all that surrounds the tale of the judgment of the Flood and how Noah and his family and the animals came to be saved.    
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Thank You from the JCS Kosher Food Bank

We've received a lovely thank-you letter from the JCS Kosher Food Bank, in recognition of the donation that resulted from the most recent cooking demonstration hosted by TBO member Andrea Loring.

"We truly appreciate everyone's efforts on our behalf.  It is a mitzvah all the way around."

"The JCS Kosher Food Bank helps to fill a void by providing supplemental nutritional support the the 275 families currently using the Food Bank...over 3,000 visits."  
 

Chit Chat at Beth Or
  
Chit Chat will meet as usual on Wednesday morning 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.
   

The Belle of Amherst An Evening with Emily Dickinson

 

seats are still available! 

 

Success is counted sweetest

By those who ne'er succeed -

To comprehend a nectar

Requires sorest need.   

               - Emily Dickinson

 

Excerpts from "The Belle of Amherst"

By William Luce

 

Performed by Janet Raskin

 

Spend an hour with the reclusive nineteenth century poet, Emily Dickinson as she wanders through the memories of her life. Emily will treat you to her secret Black Cake recipe and reveal her secret romance. Along the way, she recites her poetry on nature, love, and immortality.

 

October 19th, 2013

8:00 p.m.

Tickets: $15 at the door or by reservation

 

Lighthouse Café Performance Space

Temple Beth Or, 11715 SW 87 Ave., Miami

 

For reservations, contact Kathy at  305-235-1419 at the Temple Beth Or office, which is open limited hours Tuesday through Friday.

Please leave a voicemail with your contact information, and you will receive a call back.

 

Please do not leave credit card information either on voicemail or send it by email! 

  
Lighthouse Cafe Concert Series

Lighthouse Café

 

Saturday, October 26, 2013

7:30 pm.

 

We welcome Grant Peeples to the Lighthouse stage for a musical evening!

 

Reservations are needed to guarantee your seat: $15.00 per person.  Please call the Temple office at 305-235-1419; we can take credit cards by phone, or you can make your reservation and then send a check to Temple Beth Or, 11715 SW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33176.

 

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Had Enough Pasta for a While?

 

Kudos to the spaghetti dinner committee on another successful annual event. I would like to applaud Phyllis Winnick, Annette Katz,  April Miller, and raffle chair Marcy Prince. Twenty three of years of making sauce and Mike Leslie is still going strong. Last, but certainly not least, thanks to Kathy Fisler who keeps all the records straight and helps with every single event that TBO has.

 

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Memorial Service for Nellie Lee   

 

A service of remembrance for our member and friend, Nellie Lee, will be held on Thursday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Temple Beth Or Sanctuary.

 

We will have a Kiddush, and the Beth Or bakers and food mavens are invited to bring appropriate items.  Please notify Kathy at the Temple office what you plan to bring.  305-235-1419, or bethortemple@aol.com.

 

  
Bazaar News  
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The bazaar is packed with wonderful, tasteful vendors, and affordable for every pocket book.

Extra goodies this year include a FREE RAFFLE TO TBO MEMBERS ONLY.   Stop by and pick up your  FREE RAFFLE TICKET.  

 

Prizes will be awarded at the end of the day, you do not have to be present to win!   

 

Please, if  you can bake for the bake sale, call and let us know. We also need a chair person for that.

 

Raffles will be awarded hourly to the general public and we need a few hands to  help, the pay is good, free lite breakfast and lunch!  

 

The Bazaar is on Sunday, November 10.

 

 

  
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Jews in the Woods in January

Friday, January 31 - Sunday, February 2

 

Your trusty volunteer ranger Ellen Siegel will already be at Flamingo camping the week before, and the Trust family camp is on Sat and Sunday so there's lots of activities going on for kids of all ages.

 

Details will follow, but interested campers can put this date on their schedules.

  
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Rocky Horror Picture Show

 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is being shown in Key Largo on Thursday, October 31st, HALLOWEEN, and Friday, November 1st at 8:00 PM.  Butch Falgiatore and Steve Gair are featured in the production.

 

A group will be carpooling from Beth Or on Thursday.  Let Marcy know if you are interested.

Tickets are $25, and can be purchased on your own at the following website:

 

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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.

  

Garden and Grounds

 

Beth Or's ORGANIC GARDEN can put the OR in Organic!

 

Free advice is available from local Master Gardener Wilfredo Candelaria (786-234-7520).

 

Willing to get your hands dirty and fill your plate with home-grown produce?  Use our infrastructure with his advice.

 

Raised Bed Custodians:

 

1-Jane Weinstock 3' x 8'

2-Mark Rosenblum 4' x 4'

3-Pat Barron 3' x 8'

4-Karen Steinberg-Lewis 3' x 8'

5-Diane Pearl 3' x 8'

 

A sixth, round bed is currently open.

 

You're invited to DO YOUR FALL PLANTINGS in November-December.

 

 

>>> CONTACT Jeff Tucker and Grow Your Own!

JMTucker007@gmail.com

 

 

  

Mazagines for the Troops Overseas

For the next month or so, we'll be collecting gently-read magazines to be boxed up and sent to U.S. troops on foreign soil.

Two donation boxes are in the Oneg room waiting for you to bring your magazines.  A wide variety of subject matter will be welcome -- nice ones, please! -- and don't forget something for the women on the front lines. 

Might anyone be willing to make a small donation to cover packing and shipping costs?

Many thanks!


Temple Wish List

 

Can you help in a small way?  The Temple occasionally needs items, usually under $100 or even $50, that add up. 

 

Here's what TBO could really use at the moment:

  

We'd like to keep a spare HP60XL combo pack black/color ink cartridge set for the office printer, $50 - $60.

 

Shredders need lubricant!  A bottle of shredder oil --yes, it's a special kind -- or a pack of shredder lubricating sheets go for under $20!  Check your local office supply store.

 

 

Garden and Grounds  Wish List
  
Thinking of replacing your older lawn-care equipment?
  
To save $500 or more per year, the TBO Grounds Department needs some equipment, in good running condition, or nearly so!
  
1. Large lawnmower
2. Edger
3. Weedeater
4. Large chainsaw
  
Contact Jeff Tucker at JMTucker007@gmail.com if you can help.  Thanks!
  
  
Outdoor Furniture Available
 
Amy Lomaskin and Mel Tenen have a very nice set of outdoor patio furniture available:
 
The table is 39" wide by 61" long, with a glass top.  Completing the set are six chairs, oversized with white metal frames and white web-strapping, aqua trim. 
 
We weren't able to include a photo here, but one is available on request.   Anyone wishing to "adopt" this set would have to be able to have it picked up. 
 
Please call Amy at 305-253-1768.
Do you have an old "box style" TV that works? 
  
Looking for an excuse to replace it?  We've got one, ready-made.

Marcy Prince can take old, working TV's with the following specifications: TV's must have outlets for DVD/VHS/game hook-up; no larger than 27".
 
Marcy is  also seeking DVD and VHS players and cable boxes.
  
These would be made available to women who need assistance in getting a roof over their heads and don't have the means to purchase luxury items.

 

 


Please contact Marcy at mprince@miamidade.gov 

In and For Our Community
 
Miami Jewish Book Festival
  
We are delighted to announce that Temple Beth Or will host author Marc Tyler Nobelman and his book, Boys of Steel, the Creators of Superman, on Wednesday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Space is limited!
  
For tickets and information on this and other Jewish Book Festival events, call 305-271-9000, ext. 268, or visit www.alperjcc.org.
 
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Refuat Ha-Nefesh Program Trains Volunteers to Bring Comfort to the Sick and Lonely

 

 

The Jewish Chaplaincy Program and Jewish Volunteer Center of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation are seeking participants for the Refuat Ha-Nefesh Spiritual Care Program, a remarkable and life-changing opportunity to bring comfort, spiritual solace and joy to people in need.

 

A unique volunteer experience for Jewish people from all walks of life, age 18 and older, the Refuat Ha-Nefesh Spiritual Care Program offers practical training on the mitzvah of bikur cholim (visiting the sick) and compassionate visits to people who are lonely or ill. Professional instruction and resources are provided at no charge and in a group setting by rabbis, doctors and social workers, with topics including the Jewish philosophy in visiting the ill; issues and concerns facing the elderly; Jewish perspective on end-of-life issues and death; Jewish healing rituals; how to handle dementia and depression in seniors with compassion; Jewish medical ethics and more. In addition, participants are able to enjoy three hours a week of hands-on volunteerism in the community.

 

Volunteer training begins October 28, 2013 and runs through April 7, 2014, with sessions taking place bi-monthly on Monday evenings at Federation's Stanley C. Myers Building, 4200 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. Certificates are awarded upon completion of the program.

 

For more information or to apply to be part of Refuat Ha-Nefesh, contact the Jewish Volunteer Center at 786.866.8680 or Volunteer@jewishmiami.org

 

The application deadline has been extended until October 21, 2013.

  

MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR PROJECT L.E.A.D. (LITERACY FOR EVERY ADULT IN DADE)

 


The Miami-Dade Public Library System is seeking volunteer tutors for Project L.E.A.D. (Literacy for Every Adult in Dade) - a free, confidential, one-on-one tutoring program to assist adults with basic reading and writing skills. Tutors should be compassionate, flexible, possess good reading skills and be willing to commit to the program for a six month time period. No prior experience is needed.

 

A volunteer tutor workshop will be held on Saturday, November 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Main Library -101 West Flagler Street - in downtown Miami.  A background check is required, please bring a photo I.D. and social security card, or know your social security number.  Parking is available at the Cultural Center Garage, 50 NW 2 Ave. for a $5 fee

 

What:

Volunteer Tutor Training

 

 

 

When:

Saturday, November 2 - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.  (Bring photo I.D. and social security card for required background check.)

 

Where:

Main Library - 101 West Flagler Street

Miami, Florida 33130 - 305.375.2665

 

For more information, call 305.375.5323 or email projectlead@mdpls.org