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This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,  
activities and news 
      
February 4, 2014
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In This Issue
 
 

Rabbi
Mark Kram   
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D'Var Torah
  
  
February 8, 2014 
  
Tetzavah    
Exodus 27:20 - 28:30    
using the Year 1
Triennial Schedule
 
  Haftarah 
Ezekiel  
43:10 - 43:27 
 
 
 
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, February 4
Positive Psychology Class will not meet this week!  See everyone next Tuesday, February 11.  

Wednesday, February 5      
Chit Chat at 10:00 a.m.  
  
Thursday, February 6
Jewish Play Reading: The Greeks:  7:30 p.m.
(See the article below for details) 
 
Friday, February 7
Kabbalat Shabbat Service   8:00 p.m. 
 
Saturday, February 8

Sunday, February 9
Special Board Meeting 10:45 a.m. 
(RSVP if you plan to attend)
Red Tent Women's Reading Group 1:30 p.m. 
 (See the notice below for details) 

Monday, February 10  
Adult B'not Mitzvah Class

Tuesday, February 11
Positive Psychology 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 12  
Chit Chat 10:00 a.m.
Executive  Committee Meeting  7:00 p.m
Board of Directors Meeting  8:00 p.m.
 
  
 

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 Events 
 
Save the Date! mark your calendar
 

Saturday, February 15 
Lighthouse Cafe

Saturday, March 15
Alexia Frydman Bat Mitzvah 
Beth Or Gala Honoring Michael Henry 
   
  
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Community Notices
  
Shabbat Shalom 
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Join us Friday, February 7, for Kabbalat
Shabbat at 8:00 p.m., followed by Oneg Shabbat. 
 
Chit Chat at Beth Or  
  
Chit Chat meets on Wednesday mornings at 10:00 at the Temple. 

We've picked up several interesting articles from reputable sources -- BBC News and the New York Times among them -- and we're ready to launch into 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.
   
Positive Psychology: Some Practical Steps Toward Happiness

Positive Psychology will not meet Tuesday, February 4, but will resume next week, February 11, at 7:00 pm.

Presented by Dr. Nancy Kirsner

Reality and Research has now taught us that there are certain "Happiness Habits" that affect the quality of how we feel, think, and lead our lives.  Learn how to raise your Positivity Quotient, bringing meaning, purpose and joy to your life.  How happy are your willing to be?

Sessions continue on Tuesdays at Beth Or, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.  This class is open to Beth Or members and guests, with a non-member fee of $10.00 per session.

Please contact the office at 305-235-1419 or email bethortemple@aol.com to register.


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Jewish Play Reading

Thursday, February 4, at 7:30 p.m.

It's All Greek to Us!

Jewish play reading, lead by actress Janet Raskin is this Thursday Feb. 6th at 7:30pm.   To ensure you are assigned an adequate role and that enough scripts are available please email the Temple bethortemple@aol.com or call (305) 235-1419 by Tuesday Feb. 4th, afternoon.   

Because this program takes some planning each month, walk-ins cannot be guaranteed substantial roles.    The theme this month is Greek myths.
    
If you are curious about play reading and may just want to watch, everyone is welcome.
 

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Red Tent Women's Reading Group

Sunday, February 9, at 1:30 p.m.
(Please note, this is a slightly later time than usual!)

Sharyn Marks and Patricia Ree Worth will co-lead the discussion of Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife, by Eben Alexander.

The group will meet at April Miller's home at 1:30 p.m.  RSVP to April at
Honorary Event Update
 
Invitations are being prepared and will be zooming toward your mailbox soon!
  
Now, here's the best part!  

Michael Henry has generously offered to write and perform a song to acknowledge/roast,celebrate TBO members at his event in March.  This song will not be for the faint of heart!  Michael will liberally take advantage of professional license to bring humor to his song, which will include all people who wish to participate.  If you wish to be a part of the history and humor for this event and make a donation to  TBO at the same time, please contact Kathy at the Temple office, 305-235-1419.    
 
Oops!  Correction: inclusion in the song is $25 per person!
 

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

 

 

  

Garden and Grounds  Wish List
  


Thinking of replacing your older lawn-care equipment?  Ask Jeff Tucker if TBO can put it to use!
  
Contact Jeff Tucker at JMTucker007@gmail.com if you can help.  Thanks!
  
  
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In and For Our Community
 

CAJE Adult Jewish Learning Launches New Melton Class, "Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah: Secret Knowledge In Judiasm "

 

WHAT: CAJE's Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning launches class on Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah: Secret Knowledge In Judaism

 

WHEN: Classes begin February 4th & 5th, 2014

WHERE: Temple Judea, Tuesday mornings, 10:00-11:30am and Temple Sinai, Wednesday afternoons, 12:-00-1:30-pm

REGISTER/INFO

 

With gratitude and affection from her students and colleagues in Miami, this brand new Scholar's curriculum is dedicated in honor of Rabbi Efrat Zarren-Zohar, Director of CAJE'S Department of Adult Jewish Learning and Growth and the Miami Melton School from it's inception in 1997 to the present.

Red strings, Madonna, Demi Moore, scanning Hebrew letters-this is what many people associate with Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism. But you want to get a deeper, more accurate and academically reliable understanding of what for centuries has been esoteric knowledge available only to a chosen few. This course will give you the framework to understand the development of Jewish mysticism, the texts that have been so central to that tradition, and clarify what Kabbalah is and isn't. While grounded in scholarship, each class will include components that will address the deepest mysteries of human existence and many of life's eternal and universal questions.

Temple Judea - Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30am, 5500 Granada Blvd., Coral Gables, Feb: 4, 11, 18, 25; Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25; Apr. 1, 8, 29; May 6

Temple Sinai - Wednesdays, 12:00-1:30pm, 18801 NE 22 Avenue, North Miami Beach, Feb: 5, 12, 19, 26; Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26; Apr. 2, 9, 30; May 7

For information call 305-576-4030 x128


 
Eisenberg Ball
Valentine's Day Dance for the children who reside at Chapman Partnership

...to benefit the Chapman Partnership
Please donate your New Year's attire for our children ages 6-17 to attend the Annual Eisenberg Ball on Valentine's Day, hosted by the Neighborhood Advisory Committee! 
  • Cocktail Dresses
  • Suits
  • Dress shirts and ties
  • Heels
  • Dress shoes
Drop-off locations downtown and in Homestead are listed below, but Alan Eisenberg has graciously agreed to pick up any donated items at Temple Beth Or.  Items are needed at Beth Or by Wednesday, February 5.

Drop-off locations: North Center, 1550 N. Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33136; South Center, 28205 SW 124 Court, Homestead, FL  33033.

For information, contact Grace Ugalde-Wolpert at
gugalde@chapmanpartnership.org or phone 305-329-3081.  

 

 


 
reaching_hands.jpg GMJF Jewish Population Study
 
Every decade, a comprehensive study is conducted of
Miami's
Jewish community to provide a shapshot of who we are, where we are, and where we are headed.  This information helps to create a roadmap for local planners, agencies, congregations and communal organizations to serve changing Jewish needs and
interests for years to come.

 

Your participation is critical to the success of this effort.  If you receive a phone call for the 2014 Miami Jewish Population Study, please take the time to answer the questions and make sure your voice is heard.  Calls will begin on January 19 and continue for approximately six weeks.

All responses are completely confidential no personally identifiable details are linked to the answers, and no financial solicitationss will be made.

For more information, visit  
www.jewishmiami.org/populationstudy.

You'll find a list of FAQ's that will explain the process and purpose.

 

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Operation Shower is a nonprofit organization that throws baby showers for soon-to-be moms of deployed or deceased service personnel.  They are collecting items to be included in the shower baskets.   The particular items they need right now are wipes (unscented), rattles, an board books.

Please either drop your items in the "shower" box in the Oneg Room or send me a check made out to Operation  Shower, or contact the Temple office for instructions to send a check to Vicki Brail so that she can purchase items on your behalf. 

The main thrust of this program is through February 28, but Vicki will be collecting items throughout the year.  Unfortunately, there are always "almost moms" left behind due to war.

Thank you for your support.  Questions will be forwarded to Vicki.