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This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,  
activities and news 

June 30, 2015 

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In This Issue
 

Rabbi
Mark Kram   
 
 
 
 
D'Var Torah


Balak
Numbers
22:39 - 23:26
(using the Triennial
Year Two schedule)

Haftarah

Micah
5:6 - 6:8    
 
 
 
 
Beth Or Links

Our Website 

Board Of Directors 

Committees 

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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 30

Wednesday, July 1         
Chit Chat in the Oneg Room 10:00 a.m.
 
Thursday, July 2
Weight Watchers  10:00 a.m 

Friday, July 3
Kabbalat Shabbat   8:00 p.m. 
   
Saturday, July 4
Happy Fourth of July!

Sunday,  July 5 

Monday, July 6
 
Tuesday, July 7        
 
Wednesday, July 8
Chit Chat   10:00 a.m.
Executive Committee Meeting  7:15 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting  8:00 p.m. 
   
 
 
 

 

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 Events 
 
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Save the Date! 
 

July 12 
Red Tent Women's Reading Group 

July 23 (yes, that's a Thursday!) 
Kids' Day at Chapman Partnership

August 7 
Friday Shabbat Services Start Time Changes
    to 7:00 p.m. 

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Temple Beth Or Community Notices
Shabbat Shalom
shabbat shalom

Join us this Friday at 8 p.m.  
 Lay Service Leader Ellen Siegel will be on the bima, speaking of "The Root of It All: An Exploration of Love, Memory, and Holiness,"  with a tip of the hat to teacher Shirley Pollak.



The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by Andrea Loring, on the Yahrzeit of her grandmother, Gertrude Miller. 

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News Flash
 
Change of Start Time for Friday Evening Services

Beginning on Friday, August 7, Kabbalat Shabbat services will begin at 7:00 p.m.

We are also making plans for periodic Shabbat Light Dinners prior to services -- stand by for more information on that.

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Membership renewal documents should be in your hands!

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! 
 
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Dear Friends,

 

High Holy Days are approaching and your fellow members are preparing to do their part to support our congregation's enjoyment of services and accompanying events.

 

This year, in an effort to have a better estimate of member as well as non-member participation and control over attendance, Temple Beth Or will be issuing High Holy Days tickets to members in good standing and others who have made the previous appropriate arrangements to attend.

 

In order to receive tickets, no later than September 1, a member in good standing must be 100% current in their payments for the previous (2014-15) year.  Additionally, 50% of their obligation for the current (2015-16) year must be paid along with a commitment, via post-dated check or credit card on file for scheduled payments, to fulfill the remaining 50%.

 

Tickets will be issued in early September.

 

If you have any questions please contact the Temple office.

 

 

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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School Supplies and Socks and Underwear Collection for Chapman Partnership

Our annual collection of school supplies and new socks and underwear for little kids and big kids is underway.  The collection box is in the Oneg Room, ready to receive your contributions, which will be taken to the Chapman Partnership for the Homeless.

These items will go a long way toward giving the kids at Chapman a start on the new school year with things they can call their own.   So start hitting those store sales, and let's fill that box several times over!


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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.                                   

 

 

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It's Hurricane Season Again...

...and we are looking for a volunteer or volunteers to perform a SHUTTER READINESS REVIEW.  The volunteer(s) will need a small ladder so that you can try closing and opening each window covering around the temple main building.  We would ask that you report back if you find any missing bolts, thumbscrews, jammed mechanisms, etc.

Marti and Tom Gammon are coordinating this effort.  Volunteers, please make your availability known via email or phone message at the office, and the information will be forwarded to them.

 
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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