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This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,  
activities and news 

September 8, 2015   

rosh hashannah   
L'Shana Tovah Tikatevu!

 

 

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In This Issue
 

Rabbi
Mark Kram   
 
 
 
 
D'Var Torah


Nitzavim

Deuteronomy 
29:9 - 30:20
(using the Triennial
Year Two schedule)


Haftarah
Isaiah
61:10 - 63:9  
 
 
 
 
Beth Or Links

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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
 
 Please see the article below for High Holiday schedules and locations. 
  
Tuesday, September 8

Wednesday, September 9               
Chit Chat in the Oneg Room  10:00 a.m.  

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

Friday, September 11
Break the Fast reservations and  
   Yiskor Book entries due 
Kabbalat Shabbat    7:30 p.m.
 

Saturday, September 12 
  
Sunday,  September 13
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 8:00 p.m.  
(at Christ the King Lutheran Church) 
     
Monday, September 14
Rosh Hashanah Day 1  10:00 a.m.
(at Christ the King Lutheran Church) 
 
Tuesday, September 15
Rosh Hashanah Day 2  10:00 a.m.
(at Temple Beth Or)    
 
Wednesday, September 16       
Chit Chat   10:00 a.m.  
 
 
 

 

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 Events 
 
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Save the Date! 
 

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



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Temple Beth Or Community Notices
shabbat shalom
Shabbat Shalom 
 
Welcome Shabbat this Friday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Oneg Shabbat will follow the service. 

rosh has 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 14th- one or two ushers arrive by 9:00 AM, remainder by 9:15-9:30 AM

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

Yom Kippur: Wednesday, September 23rd - 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


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.  It's all about little changes that make a big difference!

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 57th Avenue


Rosh Hashanah Day Two

Dr. Nancy Kirsner will lead a program at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, at the Temple.  We'll explore the principles Mr. Rath includes in his best-selling book, Eat, Move, Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes.
 
Here's an excerpt from a review:

 Since best-selling motivational author Rath was diagnosed at 16 with a rare disease, he has lived with the threat of tumors. He learned how everyday decisions affected the length and quality of his life and shares the results of his voracious reading and research. His essential prescription for a longer and healthier life is, eat right, move more, sleep better. Each chapter focuses on three findings and ideas concerning those three basic ingredients of a good day. ... Known for his work on enhancing potential in organizations, Rath has turned his talent to how the little decisions about mundane things, from what you eat to how you sleep, can have a significant impact on your life. --Vanessa Bush (reviewer)
  

 
 
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Break the Fast

This year's Break the Fast dinner, will be catered.

Pre-paid reservations will be required:
   
    Break the Fast:  $24 per person

Please respond by voicemail or email: 
     
    By Friday, September 11 for Break the Fast 


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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food_drive_girl.jpg 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!

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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
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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

lady-stretching-white.jpg 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     

 

Zack Henry

 

Naomi Harris' Specialty Baked Goods Menu

For the High Holidays, September 13-15 and September 23  
Round Challah                                            $9 
   with raisins                                              $10

Studded Chocolate Cinnamon Babka      $16

Rustic  Apple Galette, 9" freeform tart  $20

Rugelach: chocolate cinnamon or
    apricot walnut                                        $14/lb

Coconut Macaroons                                   $14/lb.
    gluten free, chocolate dipped              $15/lb.

Assorted Cookie Tray                                $26   


Limited availability. 
Please place all Rosh Hashana orders by September 9 and Yom Kippur orders by September 19.
Pick up or delivery based on order size.
nharris407@gmail.com
786-395-4789