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This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,  
activities and news 

January 6, 2015
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In This Issue
 

Rabbi
Mark Kram   
 
 
 
 
D'Var Torah
 
January 10. 2015   
 
Shemot  
Exodus 3:1 - 4:17 
(using the Triennial Year 2 calendar)
 
Haftarah

For Ashkenazim:  
Isaiah 27:6 - 28:13 and 29:22-29:23

For Sephardim:
Jeremiah 1:1 - 2:3  
 
   
  
 
 
 
Beth Or Links

Our Website 

Board Of Directors 

Committees 

Help Beth Or by shopping at Amazon

Other Links




Contact:

Kathy Fisler 
bethortemple@aol.com
 
305-235-1419
 
Office Hours:
Tuesday  10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday: Noon - 3:00 pm.
Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
 
mark your calendar
What's Happening This
Week at Temple Beth Or
Tuesday, January 6 

Wednesday, January 7 
Chit Chat resumes at 10:00 a.m.
Adult Education: Strands of Judaism, with
    Rabbi Mark Kram  7:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 8  
Weight Watchers resumes at 10:00 a.m. 

Friday, January 9 
Kabbalat Shabbat
 
Saturday, January 10   
 
Sunday,  January 11
Facebook 101   10:30 am.
    (see the article below for details) 
Red Tent Women's Reading Group  1:00 p.m. 
 
Monday, January 12 

Tuesday, January 13
Positive Psychology first session 7:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, January 14
Chit Chat  10:00 a.m. 
Executive Committee  7:30 p.m. 
Board of Directors  8:00 p.m.
 
Thursday, January 15  
Weight Watchers   10:00 a.m. 

Friday, January 16    
Kabbalat Shabbat   

 


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 Events 
 
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Save the Date!  

January 17
Torah Study 
Progressive Dinner   

January 20, February 3, February 10 
Positive Psychology continues

January 31-February 2
Jews in the Woods  I Camping Trip

February 7 
Tu  B'Shvat Seder

March 21  
Lighthouse Cafe with Ruth Wyand

community notice
Temple Beth Or Community Notices
shabbat shalom
Shabbat Shalom!

Join us on Friday, January 9, to welcome Shabbat at 8:00 p.m., with Oneg Shabbat to follow.

 

A new feature for Beth Or members and Friends  
 

Look to the left and up for the Amazon "Widget". 
When you want to order from Amazon, you can click on this box.  From TWABO, the link will take you to the Beth Or website.  If you scroll down, you'll see another Amazon box.  Click "View More Products on Amazon.com" and you'll go straight to the Amazon website.  Log in with your own account, as you normally do.  Temple Beth Or, as a newly registered "Amazon Associate," will receive a percentage of your purchase price at
no additional cost to you, because you accessed Amazon via the Widget.


If you're not reading TWABO when you're ready to shop, just go to the Temple's website,  
and use the Amazon Widget from there.

   
 
Thank You, Thank You!

...to those who have generously donated to Temple Beth Or...
 
Lorraine Leitman
Marti and Tom Gammon, in memory of Bernice
     Heiberger
Hilda Steiner, in memory of Seymour Steiner
Janie and George Emerson, in honor of the good
     work of Rabbi Mark Kram and Mel Tenen
Mimi Eagar, in memory of her mother, Sylvia
     Oberstein
Sharyn Marks and Robert Peltz, in memory of
     Valerie Boss Jolly
The Spector Family, in memory of Bernice
     Heiberger
Irene and Thom Elliott, in memory of Patricia
     Hanson
Amy Lomaskin and Mel Tenen, in honor of Ellen
     Siegel for saving a dog's life 

Chit Chat  
             
 
Chit Chat meets at Beth Or Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. to read and discuss items in the news or out there in the world.  We concentrate primarily on issues of
Jewish interest.  

If you want to be included on the Chit Chat email list, please contact Mike Leslie at hebrewnatl@aol.com
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Wish List -- 

Stuff Beth Or could really use!     
It's time to renew our BJ's Wholesale Club* membership @ $50 for the coming year.


Black and color cartridges for an HP Officejet 4630 printer, now in use in the Temple office.

*In case you're wondering why it's BJ's and not Costco, it's just a matter of geography.  Kathy does most of the shopping and BJ's is much closer! 
   

 

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Adult Education Continues with Rabbi Kram

Wednesday, January 7, at 7:30 p.m., we will take a look at the different "Strands" of Judaism.  What makes them different, and what do they have in common?  Which is the right one for whom? 

Join us at the Temple for an enlightening evening's discussion.   
 
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Facebook 101

in the Temple Beth Or Lighthouse Cafe on January 11th, 2015 from 10:30 am - 12:15 pm.

 

Facebook 101 will cover the basics of using this social networking site. You will learn how to open a Facebook account and manage your privacy settings. You'll also learn how to add friends, post a status update or photo, and how to comment on or share someone else's posts. We'll take a tour of Facebook, beginning with your profile.

 

Bring your laptop, tablet, or phone so you can follow along on your device as you do the tutorial. Email Natalie Kaminsky with any questions: kaminskynat@gmail.com

 

Red Tent Women's Reading Group

The Red Tent will meet Sunday, January 11 at 1:00 p.m. at Amy Lomaskin's home to discuss Crossing the Borders of Time, by Leslie Maitland.  The discussion will be led by Carol Horvitz.

Amy's address and directions will be sent to RT members.

Positive Psychology 2 Starts in January 
 
An 8-week open event facilitated by Dr. Nancy Kirsner.  All are welcome!   
Positive Psychology has ushered in an
era of well being and happiness by focusing on what works and is strong in you.   
Research and reality teaches us that we are at our best when we live in our strengths and in relationships.  Our Jewish fundamentals and Positive Psychology converge, creating a rich context of meaning, purpose and pleasure -- the main ingredients of Happiness and Wellbeing.

Class session dates:  Tuesday evenings
January 13 and 20,
February 3, 10, 17, and 24,
March 3 and 10. 

To register, please email nancykirsner@gmail.com
For any questions, call Dr. Nancy Kirsner at 305-274-8283.    
Cost to participate: 
  • $10 per class if taken individually
  • $60 for the series of classes for Beth Or members if paid in advance or at the first session
  • $80 for the series for non-members if paid in advance or at the first session
All proceeds go to Temple Beth Or
Checks should be made payable to Temple Beth Or
  

 

 
Progressive Dinner
 

 

Speak Now, or forever....well, you know the rest!

The final list goes to Irene and Annette this afternoon, Tuesday, January 6.  Call or email the Temple by 1 p.m. to get your name and information on the list. 
 
 
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Phones: Annette: 305-542-8573
              Irene: 305-310-8219
Emails: Annette: annette075@aol.com
             Irene: 1stroke@gmail.com 
  
 
The date for the 2015 Progressive Dinner is
January 17, 2015. We are still looking for one or two additional volunteers to host the entree portion of the evening, and Irene and Annette are wondering if you would be willing to serve as a host home?
 
Our 2015 Progressive Dinner will be start off at the home of Ilien & Keith Hechtman and we will conclude at the home of April & Scott Miller. We are grateful for the generosity of both families for helping us to make the 2015
Progressive Dinner a very special evening.
 
Once the guests leave the Hechtmans they head to their assigned host house.  Hosts are responsible to serve a salad, main dish with some side dishes, bread,  and something to drink. Temple Beth Or provides each host house with two bottles of wine -- one red and one white.
 
You and your guests eat and talk for a couple of hours and leave and head to the Miller home for the dessert portion of the night.  It's a great way to
rekindle old friendships and make new ones.
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Irene and Annette do all the behind the scenes arrangement of assigning folks to the
houses and so forth.
 
It's great fun and we hope you'll consider hosting.  Please let us know as soon as possible whether you'll be able to be a host. Feel free to respond by email or you can call either Irene or if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you.
 
 

 
Beth Or's  ORGANIC  GARDEN
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Let's put the 'Or' in 'Organic"
 
Certified Florida Master Gardeners Wilfredo and Candy Candelaria promise support for
Beth Or's Organic Garden and Campus Edibles Program, 2015.
They offer a Seminar on Garden Veggies.
a) Most Green Thumb congregants could use more practical training:
b) what about seasonal variations
b) wisely allocate volunteer time or tend your own plot
c) general education for your appreciation and application of gardening skills
d) Temple plans to convert some decorative space into HERBS/MEDICINALS
 
I'm not able to run a Garden Club but a few committed diggers/planters/harvesters could
bring our Garden areas to life - you have the infrastructure; we can do something to start using it.
 
Help pick a date for this Seminar on Garden Veggies - - one Sunday afternoon in the coming weeks?
This wont happen unless you want it to, a few voices can be heard in the silence we now have around our Gommunity Garden.
I'm sure the Candelaria's will make their presentation worthwhile for you in our Lighthouse Cafe.
 
Will this become The Opportunity to cultivate your own plot at Beth Or or help our next communal crops of:  bananas, papayas, other edibles, herbs and medicianals!?
 
We're also submitting a grant proposal to improve the irrigation for many edibles on campus!
 
Kavanah~ Rabbi Mark:  "...to help build up our people, our institutions and our strength so that we continue to l'takein olam b'malchut Shaddai, 'repair the world under the kingdom of heaven.'  Let's get our hands deliciously "dirty" in this endeavor as we grow and sustain our beloved community."
 
Story:  We are Shomrei Adamah, Guardians of the Earth or Keepers of the Garden of Eden.  To start off we will be practical and do whatever works- but we aspire to the highest standards of earth ethics summarized by Organic/Veganic Gardening. We will carefully select the veggies and herbs to maximize output, balanced cultivation, companion planting, insect control etc. With today's high prices for quality veggies and herbs, a garden is economically desirable.  Plus it is part of a healthy lifestyle, good education, and a social communal experience.  All those with green (or any color) thumbs are welcome to cultivate with us.

everglades

 

 
Jews in the Woods   
 

 

Friday, January 31 - Sunday, February 2, 2014   
At the exotic, bayside Flamingo Campground in Everglades National Park
 
Activities (will be decided based on weather and wind conditions):
 
Friday evening, 8:00 PM: Kabbalat Shabbat under the stars.
Saturday morning, 10:30 AM: Sweet and simple Sabbath service.
Saturday and Sunday during the day: Cruise on a mangrove adventure canoe trip, brave a swamp tromp, see the feathered wildlife on a bird walk, and make plaster castings of animal footprints.
Saturday evening, 6:00 PM: Potluck and Havdalah under the stars. We will also have a patriotic flag burning ceremony just before bed after the s'mores!


Housing:
TENTS ONLY!  You must make your own standard non-electric site reservation.  Reservations ($16 per might) can either be made by clicking here:  
 
Food: All food is bring your own. For Saturday evening we are having a potluck, so please have enough to share with others. Bring your own dishes and utensils. There is a convenience store and a modest food trailer in Flamingo so you can buy food, but the selection is very limited.
 
Fee: There is a $10 at the park entrance fee plus your $16 per night park service campsite fee - see Housing above.
 
Bring:
All food, tents, all cooking gear (pots, pans, stove, utensils), toiletries, towels, sleeping bags/pillows, sun protection, binoculars, cameras, folding tables and extra chairs, rain gear, jackets, bug repellent, bikes 

Email Ellen Siegel, gladesgirl1@bellsouth.net     with the number of campers and your contact information. You can also reach her at (305) 332-5544.
 


 

TBO Members' Page

Wishlist for TBO Friends

Jeff Tucker is looking for: 
  • A good antenna -- rabbit ears or similar
  • Movie DVD's
  • Ladies' shoes size 8-1/2
  • Ladies' cosmetics
  • Men's slippers
  • Warm blanket
  • Full-sized sheets
Jeff is collecting these items for Noli and Keke. Please contact him at tuckbrc@bellsouth.net
to make arrangements for donations.
In and For Our Local Community

 
JCS Alliance's Team Blue Card
in the Miami Marathon
 
Sunday, January 25, 2015, Downtown Miami

100% of your support will benefit Holocaust Survivors living in Miami-Dade County served by Jewish Community Services.
 
Who can participate?  Anyone over the age of 18 can run or walk.  Walkers are expected to finish within 4 hours for the Half and 7.5 hours for the Full.

What is the minimum fundraising expctation?  $250 for the Half and $500 for the Full, plus the individual self-registration fee at the race.

What are the Team Membership Benefits?  Guaranteed race admission to the 2015 New York City Marathon*, discounted entry fee, complimentary racing gear, personal fundraising webpage.
*$3,000 minimum fundraising amount

For more information, call Marian Mendelsohn at 305-403-6539, or emailmmendelsohn@jcsfl.org

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