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This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,  
activities and news 

August 12, 2014
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In This Issue
 
 

Rabbi
Mark Kram   
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D'Var Torah
  
  
August 16, 2014 
  

Eikev
Deuteronomy 
7:12 - 9:3  
using the Year 1
Triennial Schedule

 
Haftarah
Isaiah 49:15 - 51:3 
 
 
 
Beth Or Links

Our Website 

Board Of Directors 

Committees 



Other Links




Contact:

Kathy Fisler 
bethortemple@aol.com
 
305-235-1419
 
Office Hours:
Tuesday  9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday: Noon - 3:00 pm.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 
What's Happening This Week at Temple Beth Or
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Tuesday, August 12

Wednesday, August 13            
Chit Chat at 10:00 a.m.
Executive Committee Meeting 7:15 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting 8:00 p.m . 
     
Thursday, August 14
Weight Watchers  10:00 a.m.

Friday, August 15  
Kabbalat Shabbat Services    8:00 p.m.   
 
Saturday, August 16
      
Sunday, August 17  
    
Monday, August 18         
 
Tuesday, August 19     
   
Wednesday, August 20          
Chit Chat  10:00 a.m.
 
 
 
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 Events 
 
Save the Date!  

mark your calendar
Friday, August 29
Kabbalat Service with "Reb" Max
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Wednesday, September 3 
Community Meeting

Sunday, September 7
Open House and Brunch

Wednesday, September 10 
Executive Committee and Board Meetings

Sunday, September 14  
Youth Event (TBA)
Red Tent Women's Reading Group

Saturday, September 20 
Selichot

Sunday, September 21 
Cemetery Remembrance Visit

Wednesday, September 24
Erev Rosh Hashanah

Thursday, September 25
Rosh Hashanah Day 1

Friday, September 26
Rosh Hashanah Day 2

Friday, October 3
Kol Nidre

Saturday, October 4 
Yom Kippur and Yizkor
Break the Fast

Sunday, October 5 
Sukkah Raising

Wednesday, October 8 
Pizza in the Sukkah

Friday, October 10 
Sukkot Potluck Dinner

Saturday, October 11 
Chapman Partnership Volunteer  Day
Movie Night at TBO

Sunday, October 12 
Red Tent Women's Reading Group 

Monday, October  13
Ritual Meeting

Wednesday, October 22
Adult Education with Rabbi Kram
 
Friday, October 31 
Story-Telling Shabbat

Friday, November 7 
New Member Recognition Shabbat

Saturday, November 8 
Spaghetti Dinner

November 17, and
     December 1 
Book Discussion: My Promised Land, by Ari Shavit



   
 
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Community Notices
  
Shabbat Shalom!                  shabbat shalom
 

Friday, August 8, join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services at 8:00 p.m.  Pat Barron and Kathy Fisler will lead the service and will also provide the Oneg Shabbat, in celebration of the anniversary of their conversion to Judaism three years ago.

Thank You, Thank You!
..to those who have generously donated to Temple Beth Or...

Greta Larrison-Malkin
Nalith, Inc., for the Tucker Memorial

And the Other Big Thank-You...

...goes to everyone who donated school supplies and socks and underwear for our annual drive.

The Social Action Committee, headed up by Adrienne Hochman and Andrea Loring, are grateful for the collection of goodies that Adrienne is delivering to the Chapman Partnership for the Homeless this very day!

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Executive Committee and Board Meetings
 The Executive Committee will meet at 7:15 p.m, followed by the Board of Directors meeting at 8:00 p.m.

Members of the Temple are invited to attend.  Please submit any requests for agenda items to

 


 

welcome new members Membership Open House Coming Up!

 

 

Beth Or will be hosting  a membership open house and light brunch on Sunday, September 7th, from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

 

We are attempting  to attract some new members before the holidays.   Although we have not hosted a brunch in several years, I did remember that many of you came to help host and or  provide some food for the past  brunches. Some of the items we will need are, bagels, cream cheese, egg salad,  fruit  and some baked goods. Beth Or will purchase nova . Any other food donations you would like to make are appreciated ,as well.  

 

Please contact April Miller if you can attend and or help.

    

Ads will be placed prior to the function.    In addition, we would like to have the following groups represented and perhaps a short presentation made for each. Below are just a few suggestions. Please let us know if you can attend, what you can help with and if you are willing to make a short presentation in a particular area.

   We will prepare an announcement for TWABO as well.

  Thank you very much in advance. 

 

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Beth Or Day at Chapman Partnership  

 

Saturday, October 11 

  

We have another opportunity for members to enjoy spending time together while doing a Mitzvah!

This time, we will be helping to serve lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  We are also welcome to help prepare the food from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., but this is not required.  We need ten volunteers for serving.  If you would like to participate, please contact Andrea Loring at
andrealor@bellsouth.net to save a place.

 

 

 


What Is Red Tent? books

Red Tent is a reading group (named after the first book we read) that is comprised of female members of Beth Or.  But it is much more than a book club.  It is a close knit group of caring and supporting women who can be counted on to "be there" should the need arise.

If you would like a little mental stimulation and lots of friendship along with some darn good food, Red Tent might be exactly what you are looking for.  Our selections are quite varied...from "It is Just Me or Is It Nuts Out There" to "Brothers Emanual" and there is always a delicious array of food for us to enjoy as we share our latest family news.

If you would like a full listing of our monthly selections so you can prepare to participate in one of our meetings, let me know. If you would prefer to just drop in and see what Red Tent is about for yourself, I will be happy to provice you with the necessary details.

Bette Spector
BetteSpector@gmail.com
305-382-0762


Weight Watchers at Beth Or  

Weight Watchers continues its meeting series on Thursday mornings at 10:00 a.m. at Beth Or.
 
New members should arrive at about 9:45 and enter by the back door at the top of the ramp.


For more information, please contact Ilien Hechtman at ilienh@aol.com 

 

Chit Chat  
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.
 
There's always room for 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.
   
energy_saving_bulb.jpg Somebody Turn Off the Lights!

For those folks who have meetings or who close up and lock the building after events at the Temple,  please remember to check that lights are off and AC thermostats are reset to 78 degrees or higher.  

Recent electric bills have made this request a necessity.

You may leave the hall light on so you can see to activate the alarm system and safely exit the building. 

Many thanks! 

Mangos are appearing!

At last!  The tree is starting to drop its fruit, and if your faithful mango gatherer can grab them before the critters do, there will be mangos in a basket on one of the Oneg Room tables! 


TBO Members' Page

Looking for a Cleaner?

Marina, who has cleaned and served at dinners at TBO for years, has cleaning time available for your home or small office.

She can be reached at 305-873-3517 and comes highly recommended! 
 
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Donations needed:

 

Movies on DVD  + Mens work shoes approximate  size 10.  Please see Jeff Tucker.

 

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In and For Our Local Community

 
Jewish Museum of Florida--FIU's Recipe Contest

From My Family's Kitchen

Do you have a great recipe for sour pickles?  Have you adapted your Grandmother's Gefilte Fish recipe using locally caught fish?  Do you bake the best Rugelach south of NYC?

To celebrate the closing of its wildly popular exhibition, Growers, Grocers, and Gefilte Fish
, the Jewish Museum of Florida--FIU presents this Recipe Contest to find the best Homemade Pickles, Gefilte Fish, and Rugelach in Florida.

Entrants must be home cooks over age 18 with a great original recipe for homemade pickles, gefilte fish, or rugelach.  No caterers or professional chefs are permitted to enter.

To enter:
1. The entry form is available online at  www.jewishmuseum.com, or call 786-972-3170.   Email your entry form with "Recipe Contest" and the category in the subject line (Category will be either Pickles, Gefilte Fish, or Rugelach) to marketing@jewishmuseum.com, or fax to 305-672-5933 by Friday, September 12, 2014, at 5:00 p.m.
2. Prepare ten servings of your product and deliver to the Museum between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 21.  Participants must be present to win.

Prizes include JMOF-FIU memberships, gift certificates, photo in  TILES (JMOF-FIU Newsletter), and bragging rights!  First, second and third place prizes will be awarded.