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This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,  
activities and news 

April 7, 2015

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In This Issue
 

Rabbi
Mark Kram   
 
 
 
 
D'Var Torah
 

There is no Torah Portion allotted for this week.  We will resume on April 18 with Shmimi. 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
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What's Happening This
Week at Temple Beth Or

Tuesday, April 7 

Wednesday, April 8 
Chit Chat  10:00 a.m.
Executive Committee Meeting 7:15 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting  8:00 p.m. 
 
Thursday, April 9
Weight Watchers  10:00 a.m.
   
Friday, April 10
Kabbalat Shabbat  8:00 p.m.      
   
Saturday, April 11
Torah Study  10:15 a.m. 
 
Sunday,  April 12
Red Tent  Women's Reading Group  1:00 p.m.

Monday, April 13

Tuesday, April 14    
 
Wednesday, April 15   
Chit Chat  10:00 a.m.


  
  

 

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Save the Date! 

May 8
Annual Congregational Meeting   

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Temple Beth Or Community Notices
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Shabbat Shalom

Join us this Friday, April 10, at 8:00 p.m., with Rabbi Mark Kram on the bima.

Oneg Shabbat will follow the service.  We'll still be observing Passover food rituals! 
  
And Speaking of Shabbat Services...

A message from Jeff Kaminsky, Ritual Chair:

Service leaders are needed for Friday, May 1st and May 15th.  

Please seriously consider helping out and know that practice makes it much more easy and enjoyable.    

I'd like to thank Zach Henry for stepping up recently, and thank the Spectors and Ellen Siegel for their volunteering the last few months.

Note from the office:  several versions of a guideline for leading a service are available -- just follow along, and you'll be fine! 

 

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And Speaking (again) about Shabbat Services....

Oneg Shabbat dates are available for you to honor or remember someone special or a date that's meaningful to you and your family.  Just call or email the Temple office and we'll compare notes.

There are a number of families who have paid for an Oneg Shabbat but have not decided on a date.  You've been sent an email in the last couple of weeks, and you'll probably be contacted by phone, if you haven't been already.

If you've paid, you have first dibs on any given available date -- consider birthdays, anniversaries, Yahrzeits, graduations,  whatever's coming up in your family's calendar!

Please note, we will begin assigning dates in the next couple of weeks if we don't get responses from those families who have been contacted!


Leadership Development  

 

Message from Dr. Michael Newman and Shep Faber:

 

As co-chairs of the Leadership Development committee, we will be submitting a slate of candidates for election as President, First Vice-President, and Members at Large of the Board of Directors at our Annual Meeting this year on Friday, May 8.

 

Members at Large of the Board are expected to attend our monthly Board meetings, and, among other duties, help develop the Temple's policies and programs, approve our operating budget and set annual dues and fees. A Member at Large may also be assigned as a chair or co-chair of a committee or individual project.

 

If you'd like to serve, but believe that you may not have enough experience or need to know more about the position, please get in touch with Shep Faber (305-856-1895) and we'll get you up to speed.

 

Written applications and nominations for the position of Board Member at Large will be accepted until April 24, 2015 . Submit them to yogishep@mac.com.

 

Michael Newman and Shep Faber

Co-Chairs, Leadership Development Committee

 


Thank You, Thank You....  
to those who have made recent contributions
      to Beth Or...  

Ilien and Keith Hechtman, in memory of
     Philip Muller
Marti and Tom Gammon, in honor of the birth of
     the Hechtman's grandson, and with best
     wishes for a speedy recovery for Janie
     Emerson
Phyllis Winnick
Bette and Morris Spector
Celia Belsky, in memory of her beloved aunt,
     Gloria Klarfeld

passover plateWhy Was This Night Different???

The Red Tent members grabbed the seder and ran with it.  Some sixty members, family, friends and guests followed the Haggadah, sang and celebrated, and we told the Passover story in a way not seen here in some time. 

Many, many thanks go to everyone involved:  the organizing Red Tent members, members and guests who supported the seder with donations, the Board of Directors for their agreement to allow a fleischig meal, and to the cooks, food prep artists, and bakers who brought in brisket, fish, chicken, veggies, side dishes, and sweets. 

Thanks, one and all, and well done! 

Red Tent Women's Reading Group

 

Our next Red Tent meeting will be at the home of Andrea Loring on Sunday, April 12, at 1:00 p.m.  Please let Andrea know by phone at 786-573-0180 or by email at andrealor@bellsouth.net   

 

Hope Christenson is leading the discussion on The Hare with Amber Eyes, by Edmund de Waal. 


Bridge to the Future and Membership Dues Followup

The Bridge to the Future followup team will be communicating with TBO members in the near future.  We're looking to touch base with members whose pledges have open balances, members whose pledges have been completed, and members who have never made a BTF pledge or might be interested in continuing a completed pledge.

We're also working on a similar process to catch up with folks who have outstanding dues and who are not on a scheduled payment plan.

Before we contact anyone -- and the contacts will probably be by mail initially -- we will review each member's history to make sure we have correct information to work with. 
Amazon Smile Program
 
 
Temple Beth Or has set up a direct link to Amazon.com to give our members and friends an easy way to earn income for our congregation at no additional cost to themselves.

 

EASY, ONE TIME SET UP:

 

Step 1: Go to www.smile.amazon.com. Sign-in to your Amazon account.

 

Step 2: Search for "Temple Beth Or Miami" in  

the search box below where it says "Or pick your own charitable organization:".

 

Step 3: Select the result called "Temple Beth Or, Inc" (that's us!).

 

Step 4: Check the box acknowledging you must always start at smile.amazon.com to support Temple Beth Or.

 

Step 5 (optional): Bookmark www.smile.amazon.com
in your internet browser so you remember to shop from that address to support TBO.

 

 

 

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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Beth Or's  ORGANIC  GARDEN
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Beth Or's  ORGANIC  GARDEN ...continues to grow!   

 

Let's put the 'Or' in 'Organic"

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.

 

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!

 

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.

 

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."


TBO Members' Page

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"Music Keys and More" 

Piano Lessons given by member Sharon  Abramson . Hour and 3/4 hour lessons available. Call or email for further information. Children through adults. A percentage of lesson price will be donated back to Temple" 
H. 786-420-2467 
C 305 338 1193. E
sharonabramsonm@yahoo.com

Wishlist for TBO Friends

Please contact him at tuckbrc@bellsouth.net
to make arrangements for donations.
Jeff Tucker is looking for:

Jeff Tucker is looking for: 

  • Movie DVD's
  • Ladies' shoes size 8-1/2
  • Sturdy Men's shoes size 9 ½ +/=