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This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,  
activities and news 

June 23, 2015 

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In This Issue
 

Rabbi
Mark Kram   
 
 
 
 
D'Var Torah


Chukat
Numbers
20:1 - 21:10
(using the Triennial
Year Two schedule
)

Haftarah

Judges
11:1 - 11:33   
 
 
 
 
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, June 23

Wednesday, June 24        
Chit Chat in the Oneg Room 10:00 a.m.
 
Thursday, June 25
Weight Watchers  10:00 a.m 

Friday, June 26
Kabbalat Shabbat   8:00 p.m.
 
   
Saturday, June 27
Torah Study  10:15 a.m.

Sunday,  June 28 

Monday, June 29
 
Tuesday, June 30       
 
Wednesday, July 1
Chit Chat   10:00 a.m.
School Supplies, Socks & Underwear Drive
     Begins 
   
 
 
 

 

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 Events 
 
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Save the Date! 


July 8
Executive Committee and Board of Directors Meetings 

July 12 
Red Tent Women's Reading Group 

July 23 
Kids' Day at Chapman Partnership 

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Temple Beth Or Community Notices
Shabbat Shalom

 
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Join us this Friday at 8 p.m. with Rabbi Mark Kram on the bima.



The Oneg Shabbat will be community-sponsored 
  

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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Temple Beth Or Social Action Committee Calendar

Mark your calendars!

 

        
                                                      
July 23 from 1 - 3:30 PM  
   
(please note change of date from July 30 to July 23.)

Music and Games afternoon for the children at Chapman.   Volunteers needed to assist with music and art activities.   Contact Andrea Loring at andrealor@bellsouth.net

 

Month of July                                                     

Collection of school supplies, new underwear and socks for the children at Chapman Partnership for the Homeless

 

September 22           

Yom Kippur collection of non-perishable foods and kitchen supplies for the recently independent Chapman families

 

Month of November   

Collection of toys for Jewish foster children in South Florida through JAFCO. Children's wish lists/sign- up sheets will be made available.

 

December 12 at 11:30 AM   

Serving lunch at Chapman Partnership for the Homeless.    Volunteers needed. Contact Andrea Loring at 
andrealor@bellsouth.net 

 

February  2016     

Bus tour of black Miami narrated by Dr. Marvin Dunn.                                   

 

 

reaching_hands.jpg It's Membership Renewal Time

Many of you will be receiving your renewal notices in today's mail, and more will be in mailboxes later this week. 

The Board of Directors voted recently to make an overall increase of 10% in single and family membership dues.  This is the first increase in a number of years, while our overhead and the cost of maintaining our beautiful home have gradually increased over time.

Your forms will look very different, coming as they are from our Quickbooks accounting system, which we adopted in the last year or so.  We've done much detail work to get all the information and numbers right, but mistakes are occasionally turning up. 

First, please review your information for accuracy and notify the office if something isn't right. 

Second, please remember that financial consideration does not automatically carry over from year to year.   Should you be interested in requesting an adjustment to your dues, please feel free to contact the office or email directly to Glenn Patron, our Treasurer, at glennpatron@yahoo.com.

We want to work with you to keep our membership strong and hearty!

Welcome back, everyone! 
 
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.

 

 

 

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

Somebody's in Need of Homes

 Ellen Siegel is sheltering two adorable kittens in her home and is looking for forever homes for them.  You can reach Ellen via the Temple office.
 

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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

TBO Friends in Need

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

Jeff Tucker is looking for: 

  • Used working laptop, Windows 7 or higher
  • VHS player
  • Movie DVD's
  • Ladies' shoes size 8-1/2
  • Sturdy Men's shoes size 9 ½ +/=