This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,

activities and news

September 1, 2015

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In This Issue

Rabbi Mark Kram

Rabbi

Mark Kram

Click here to meet
Rabbi Mark Kram

D'Var Torah

Ki Tavo

Deuteronomy
26:12 - 28:6

(using the Triennial
Year Two schedule)

Haftarah
Isaiah
60:1 -n 60:22

Beth Or Links

Other Links

Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

What is Reconstructionism?

Ma Nishma: The latest news from JRF

Alper JCC

Rabbi Rami Shapiro: Our Founding Rabbi

Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Center For The Advancement of Jewish Education

Contact:

Kathy Fisler
bethortemple@aol.com

Temple Beth Or

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.

What's Happening This
Week at Temple Beth Or

Tuesday, September 1

Wednesday, September 2

Chit Chat in the Oneg Room 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, September 3
Weight Watchers 10:00 a.m

Friday, September 4
Rosh Hashanah lunch reservations due
Kabbalat Shabbat    7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 5
Torah Study 10:15 a.m
Havdalah at 8:00 p.m., followed by
    Dessert and Selichot Service



Sunday, September 6
Cemetery Visits

Monday, September 7

Tuesday, September 8

Wednesday, September 9

Chit Chat 10:00 a.m.

Temple Beth Or
Events

Save the Date!

September 11
Break the Fast reservations dues
Yiskor Book entries due

September 13
Erev Rosh Hashanah

September 14
Rosh Hashanah Day 1

September 15
Rosh Hashanah Day 2

September 22
Kol Nidre
Food Drive begins

September 23
Yom Kippur

October 31
Lighthouse Cafe with Max Hatt and Edda Glass

November 1
Luncheon Honoring Bette and Morris Spector
Toy Collection for Foster Kids begins

November 15
Holiday Bazaar

January 29-31, 2016
Jews in the Woods

Temple Beth Or Community Notices

Shabbat Shalom

Welcome Shabbat this Friday, September 4 at 7:30 p.m. with
Rabbi Mark Kram on the bima.

Oneg Shabbat will follow the service.

High Holidays Tickets

Dear Friends,

If we haven't heard from you confirming your membership renewal, we'll be calling and/or emailing!

In order to receive tickets, 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.

High Holiday Ushers Needed

Ushers are needed for four (4) times during the High Holidays, as follows:

Erev Rosh Hashanah: Sunday, September 13
^th- one or two ushers arrive by 7:00 PM, remainder by 7:15-7:30 PM

Rosh Hashanah: Monday, September 14^th- one or two ushers arrive by 9:00 AM, remainder by 9:15-9:30 AM

Kol Nidre: Tuesday, September 22^nd - one or two ushers arrive by 7:00 PM, remainder by 7:15-7:30 PM

Yom Kippur: Wednesday, September 23^rd - one or two ushers arrive by 9:00 AM, remainder by 9:15-9:30 AM

At least four (4) ushers are need for each service. Please contact Tom Gammon at (305) 271-8214 or TVGammon@bellsouth.net

High Holiday Schedule

Saturday, September 5 (at Temple Beth Or)

Selichot : Havdalah and dessert at 8:00 p.m. with Selichot service to follow at approximately 8:45

(Nominal cost at the door)

Sunday, September 13 (at Christ the King Lutheran Church)

Erev Rosh Hashana Service: 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. in the church sanctuary
Cold water will be available in the Red Room

Monday, September 14 (at Christ the King Lutheran Church)

Rosh Hashana Morning Service: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the church sanctuary
Taschlich immediately following morning service
Catered Buffet lunch immediately following Taschlich in Ludder Fellowship Hall

Reservations and a charge of $10 will be required for the luncheon.

Cold water will be available in the Red Room
- Older kids and teen seminars will run concurrently with services
- Babysitting for children ages 2-6 will be available

Tuesday, September 15: 10:00 a.m.:
Program, to be announced, headed by Nancy Kirsner. Details will follow!

Tuesday, September 22 (at Christ the King Lutheran Church)

Kol Nidre Service: 8:00 - 10:00 pm in the church sanctuary
Cold water will be available in the Red Room

Wednesday, September 23 (at Christ the King Lutheran Church)

Yom Kippur Service: 10:00 am - 1:30 pm in the church sanctuary
Cold water will be available in the Red Room
- Older kids and teen seminars will run concurrently with services
- Babysitting for children ages 2-6 will be available
Return to Temple Beth Or for study sessions: 2:15 - 3:45 and 4:00 - 5:15 pm
Neilah Service and Havdalah: 5:30 p.m.
Break the Fast at Temple Beth Or: 6:00 p.m. (immediately following Havdalah). Reservations and additional charge of $24.00 required for Break the Fast, please.

Temple Beth Or
11715 SW 87Avenue
305-235-1419

Christ the King Lutheran Church
11295 SW 57^th Avenue

Rosh Hashanah Luncheon and Break the Fast

This year's luncheon on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, as well as the Break the Fast dinner, will be catered.

Pre-paid reservations will be required for both events:
    Rosh Hashanah luncheon: $10 per person
    Break the Fast: $24 per person

Please respond by voicemail or email:
By Friday, September 4 for the Rosh
           Hashanah lunch

By Friday, September 11 for Break the Fast

Cemetery Remembrance Visits

Our cemetery visits will be on Sunday, September 6, at a time to be confirmed, probably 10:30 a.m.

The three cemeteries that we can visit are:
Mt. Nebo in Kendall
Mt. Nebo on NW 3rd Street
Lakeside on NW 25 Street

Please respond by email by Thursday,
September 3, to bethortemple@aol.com

or by phone to the Temple Office at 305-235-1419, with the name of the cemetery you would like to visit. Final timing and itinerary will be determined based on responses. Rabbi Kram will lead the visitation.

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

Yom Kippur Food Donations

Our Beth Or partner, Chapman Partnership for the Homeless, helps more homeless people to move into independent living than does any other shelter in the county. When a family moves out of Chapman Partnership they are provided with "care-packages" that include food for their new home.

On Yom Kippur we are collecting donations of non-perishable food items. (There will be collection boxes in the lobby at Christ the King.) As you shop over the next few weeks, please pick up items like cereal, rice, canned goods, nuts and healthy snacks to contribute to a generous contribution from Temple Beth Or.

Thank you for your ongoing support for the homeless families in our community.

Your Social Action Committee

Yiskor Book Invitations

Members of Beth Or and their families are invited to include listings of remembrance in our annual Yiskor Book, to be distributed at the Yom Kippur service on September 23.

Notices indicating "last year you remembered" are going out to those who had listings in the previous book.

Donations of $18 per name are asked to underwrite the production and distribution of the book. The deadline for entries is Friday, September 11.

A Rockin' Good Time!

Save the date: Sunday, November 1, 2015

Luncheon honoring Bette and Morris

Spector at the Dadeland Marriott at noon.

Watch your mail for your invitation to this rock'

roll event!

Celebrate with an Oneg Shabbat!

Oneg Dates are available at various time during the 2015-16 year!

It's a wonderful opportunity to recognize, remember, and celebrate with the Beth Or community on Shabbat.

Coming up: September's "Last Friday" Farbrengen Shabbat will be just a couple of days after Yom Kippur, with Sukkot approaching. If you're interested in leading a short discussion relevant to the season, it's easy to incorporate that into the Shabbat service.

Contact the TBO office for more information.

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

Beth Or's ORGANIC GARDEN needs green thumbs!

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

Just a few committed diggers/planters/harvesters energize our Garden areas - you have the infrastructure. Cultivate your own plot at Beth Or and'ro help our next communal crop of bananas, papayas, other edibles, herbs and medicinals.

Over 20 years ago Beth Orians wer Shomrei Adamah, Guardians of the Earth -- Keepers of the Garden of Eden, aspiring to the highest standards of earth ethics. We can and will carefully select the veggies and herbs to maximize output, with proven techniques such as companion planting, insect control, etc. With today's high prices, a garden is economically desirable. Plus, it is a part of a healthy lifestyle, providing hands-on education and a social communal experience.

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

Yoga, Anyone??

Hey temple members! I want to inform everyone that at Fred Busch's Miami Yoga (located in the JCC) is starting a warm Gentle Flow class. The room will be slightly heated to assist your joints and muscles to warm up and make the yoga safer for your body. This is a beginner class and something I highly recommend if you are looking to get into yoga. The classes will be Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8pm, and Saturday and Sunday at 9am. First class free! If you have any questions contact me at
zhenry12@gmail.com

Zack Henry