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This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,  
activities and news 

January 20, 2015
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In This Issue
 

Rabbi
Mark Kram   
 
 
 
 
D'Var Torah
 

January 17. 2015   
 
Bo
Exodus 11:4 - 12:28  
(using the Triennial Year 2 calendar)
 
Haftarah

Jeremiah 46:13 - 46:28 
 
   
 
 
 
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 20
Positive Psychology second session 7:00 p.m. 

Wednesday, January 21  
Chit Chat  10:00 a.m. 

Thursday, January 22    
Weight Watchers 10:00 a.m.
TBO office closed till next Thursday 

Friday, January 23  
Kabbalat Shabbat
 
Saturday, January 24 
  
Sunday,  January 25 
 
Monday, January 26
Adult Education: Is That Kosher?? What's
     Kashrut All About?  7:30 p.m. 
 
Tuesday, January 27 
Positive Psychology will not meet this evening 
 
Wednesday, January 28
Chit Chat  10:00 a.m. 
  
  

 


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 Events 
 
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Save the Date!  


February 3, February 10 
Positive Psychology continues

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

February 4 
Community Meeting

February 7 
Tu  B'Shvat Seder

February 11 
Executive Committee and Board of Directors
     Meetings

February 14 
Lighthouse Cafe with Mark Levy

March 21  
Lighthouse Cafe with Ruth Wyand

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

Join us on Friday, January 23, to welcome Shabbat at 8:00 p.m., followed by Oneg Shabbat.

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...
 
 Carol and Jeff Kaminsky, in memory of Bernice
     Heiberger and Patricia Hanson 

 

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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Positive Psychology 2 has begun...
   but you're not too late! 
 
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 20,
February 3, 10, 17, and 24,
March 3 and 10.

Class time is 7:00 p.m. 

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
 
 
And what a time it was!!!
We can't thank everyone enough for all the effort and time that went into this annual event:

To Annette Katz and Irene Elliott for the gargantuan task of taking a complicated spreadsheet of names and preferences and turning it into congenial dinner gatherings at host homes

To Ilien and Keith Hechtman and April and Scott Miller for hosting the appetizer and dessert portions of the evening.  We couldn't have asked for lovelier venues.

To the host families
  • Stephanie and Howard Mintz
  • Melissa Brail
  • Amy Lomaskin and Mel Tenen, and Vicki Brail and Jeannie Covert
  • Andrea Loring and Ellen and John Hanson
  • Diane Barkow

for the delicious dinners and the lively conversation

  
   
 
 
 

I HAVE A DREAM - Broadway Musical...  IS RELEVANT, INSPIRATIONAL,

 

MULTI-CULTURAL and INTERFAITH-Promoting.

                  

You will not be disappointed if you like taut and meaningful drama,soulful, stirring music, innovative choreography...

 

Regular tickets, subsidized by City of Homestead ONLY $5

Special Dinner Theatre/Cast Party - Jan 24 6pm, $25

 

January 2014, run at South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center.

This season "Rabbi Heschel" debuts as a new character.

Where: TheatreSouth 4th Street Playhouse

951 SW 4th Street (a/k/a M L King Blvd)

Homestead, FL 33030

 

       TICKETS > www.theatresouthatlanta.org

     

Dates/showtimes: Jan 23 (4:00pm & 8pm) / Jan 24 (2:30pm & Special Dinner Theatre/Cast Party 6:00-10pm) / Jan 25 (2:30pm & & 7pm)

     

 

Last year TheatreSouth performed I HAVE A DREAM for almost 2,000 students instead of 15,000 due to a political mixup.  We want to gift these childrenwith the powerful

Edu-Tainment messages and curricula of our play.

 

Look for our Artist-in-Residence programs, Deering Estate at Cutler.

 

Community Musical Theatre for the Greater Good

Office: Phichol Williams Community Center

951 SW 4th Street (aka SW 324 Street/M L King Blvd)

 

Mail: 815 No. Homestead Blvd. #155

Homestead, Florida 33030

 

 

 

 
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.

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Jews in the Woods   
 

 

Friday, January 31 - Sunday, February 2, 2014

     (and watch for a TWABO edition later this month for another JITW outing in late March!)
 
  
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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