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This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,  
activities and news 
  
         November 5, 2013
   
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In This Issue
 
 

Rabbi
Mark Kram   
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D'Var Torah
  
  
November 9, 2013
  
Vayetzei   
Genesis 28:10 - 30:13   
  
using the Year 1
Triennial Schedule
  
Haftarah 

For Ashkenazeim: Hosea 12:13 - 14:10

For Sephardim:
Hosea 11:7 - 12:12 
  
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, November 5
  
Wednesday, November 6 
Chit Chat at Beth Or  10:00 a.m. 
  
Thursday, November 7 
Memorial Service for Nellie Lee  7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 8
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 9
Torah Study  10:15 a.m.
 
Sunday, November 10
Beth Or Holiday Bazaar  11:00 a.m.  
 
 
Monday, November 11
B'not Mitzvah Class: Jewish Studies  7:30 p.m.
  (All members are invited to attend!)

Tuesday, November 12

Wednesday, November 13
Chit Chat at Beth Or  10:00 a.m.
Executive Committee Meeting  7:15 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting  8:00 p.m.
 
   
  

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 Events 
 
Save the Date! mark your calendar
 
 
Thursday, November 14
Jewish Play Reading
  
Saturday, November 16
Lighthouse Cafe: Mean Mary

Sunday, November 24
Global Day of Jewish Learning

Wednesday, November 27
First Hannukah Candle

Friday, November 29 
Celebrate Lights and Latkes 
 
Saturday, December 8
Lighthouse Cafe: The Levins

Thursday, December 12 
Jewish Play Reading 
  
Saturday, January 11
Progressive Dinner 
  
Friday, January 31 - Sunday, February 2
Jews in the Woods
 

 
  
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Community Notices
  
Shabbat Shalom!  
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Join us this Friday at 8:00 p.m. for Kabbalat Shabbat services led by Rabbi Mark Kram, followed by Oneg Shabbat provided by the Beth Or Community.

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.
   
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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.

 

Visit the  

 

Miami Herald Legacy Guest Book

 

 to read and post memories of Nellie. 

 

  
Thank You, Thank You
 to all who have generously contributed to Beth Or...

Marti and Tom  Gammon, in memory of Doris Perlman


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.

 

 

  
Announcing a New Beth Or Program - Jewish Play Reading!!

Thursday November 14th, 7:30 pm
        Teacher and actress Janet Raskin is starting a new program of Jewish play reading for thespians and novices.

Interested participants should call the Temple and let us know you plan to attend.  Just leave a voicemail at 305-235-1419, please or email at bethortemple@aol.com
   
This is a participatory event where everyone who comes will get one part to play from a collection of short plays.  Participants will get a chance to read through and then do their reading for the group.  The first selection will be "Oy!" by Richard Orloff; for a description please see below.
        
Janet Raskin earned her MFA in Acting at the University of Central Florida.  She has taught acting for stage and camera at Miami-Dade College North and Valencia College in Orlando.  Her credits include Emily Dickinson in "The Belle of Amherst" performed at Temple Beth Or in April and October of this year.  She has also played Yente in "Fiddler on the Roof" and Amanda in "The Glass Menagerie."  In 2013, Janet earned a certificate of completion from the Michael Chekhov Assocation in psycho-physical principles of acting.   And for those of you not aware, Janet is Carol Kaminsky's (twin) sister.
         
OY!
 is a collection of 13 short comedies, each illustrating the meaning of a Yiddish word -- including the untold stories of Eve and Adam, Einstein's demanding mother, the divorce trial of God and the human, the use of unkosher food as an aphrodisiac, and three men in a steam room who communicate using only the word "oy." Appealing to audiences of all backgrounds, 
OY! is a tribute to the absurdity and comedy of being human.

Lighthouse Café

 

Saturday, November 16, 2013

7:30 pm.

 

Woodrock House presents

Mean Mary  

at the Lighthouse Cafe. 

 

Reservations are needed to guarantee your seat: $15.00 per person.   

 

Those with reserved seats will be seated first!

 

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.

 Lighthouse Cafe Concert Series

Hanukkah's Coming!

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We will once again celebrate Hannukkah with our traditional lighting of the menorahs, Friday November 29.   

 


Jeff Kaminsky will be making latkes at 6:30 p.m. This will be  followed  by services by led  Jeff.  You are encouraged to make a menorah, prizes will be awarded!

 

Rhoni and April are sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat as a thank you to the Beth Or community for their help and support of the bazaar.

 

Please call Jeff Kaminsky at 305-663-1218 if you can help with the cooking.

 
torah-scroll-sm.jpg Global Day of Jewish Learning -- Beth Or Style!

Sunday, November 24, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The Global Day of Jewish Learning brings Jewish people together once a year to celebrate our shared Jewish text through community based learning. 

The guiding values of the day are: fostering Jewish unity, empowering individuals through increased Jewish knowledge, and creating meaningful shared experiences. 

This year's theme is Creating Together: Jewish Approaches to Creativity and Collaboration, which is a wonderful opportunity to tie Jewish text learning with the Thanksgiving holiday.

Most synagogues will celebrate the Day of Learning on November 17, but a calendar conflict necessitates our Day of Learning to be moved to the following Sunday, November 24.




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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.

  

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

Thank you so much to those folks who have brought stacks of magazines to be sent to troops overseas!

We'll continue the collection through the end of this coming weekend -- Bazaar-goers: this is a great opportunity to bring your magazines in and leave them for the collection.

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. 

Also, a big thanks to the Red Tent Women's Reading Group for donating this month's Share-a-Simcha money to cover the shipping charges. 


Temple Wish List

 

Thanks a million, folks! 

A Friend of Beth Or, who wishes to remain anonymous, has made it possible for us to re-open our BJ's Wholesale Club membership.

Thanks also to Glenn Patron, who thoughtfully provided a set of ink cartridges for the trusty printer in the office and a container of shredder oil that will doubtless last us the next ten year!


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
 
Golden Veterans Parade 50th Anniversary Commemoration

Be part of this one-time event on November 8th in Downtown Miami.  The parade will start at noon down Flagler Street into Bayfront Park for a Commemorative Ceremony and FREE concert with Willy Chirino, the 13th Army Band and Grand  Funk Railroad, who will pay tribute to our heroes.

Those wishing to participate or volunteer should contact the office of Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz at 305-599-1200.

Visit www.miamidade.gov/advocacy/military-affairs-home.asp