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This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,  
activities and news 

April 19, 2016 
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In This Issue
 

Rabbi
Mark Kram   
 
 
 
 
D'Var Torah
April 23, 2016
 
 
We'll read the Passover Story and celebrate liberation! 
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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 19 
   
Wednesday, April 20
Chit Chat in the Oneg Room  10:00 a.m.
CABI Trunk Show/TBO fundraiser at
    Ellen Siegel's home:  6:15 

Thursday, April 21     
Weight Watchers  10:00 a.m.                 
Friday, April 22        
No Services this evening.  Happy First Seder!

Saturday, April 23
Havdalah and Second Seder  6:00 p.m. 

Sunday, April 24 
 
Monday, April 25     

Tuesday, April 26
Adult Education  7:30 p.m. 
 
Wednesday, April 27      
Chit Chat in the Oneg Room  10:00 a.m.


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Save the Date! 

April 29
Fabrengen Shabbat Service

April 30 
Yard Sale Collection Begins  - clothing only
   (see below for full schedule)
May 1 
Yard Sale Collection continues -- clothing only
Jewelry sale to benefit TBO
Red Tent Women's Reading Group   
   (note change in date to first  Sunday for this
      month only)  
May 13
Annual Congregational Meeting

 
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Temple Beth Or Community Notices
Shabbat Shalom shabbat shalom


Evening services will not be held so that we can all enjoy our seders with families and friends.

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Thank You, Thank You


to all who have contributed generously to Beth Or... 
 
Celia Belsky, in memory of Gloria Klarfeld-Solin
Marcy Prince, in memory of Angel Falgiatore
Greta Larrison-Malkin, in memory of
     David Larrison

Chit Chat  
             
Chit Chat meets this Wednesday  at 10:00 a.m. in the Oneg Room

Please note, we'll be taking an approximately two-week hiatus while the Yard Sale collection is in progress.  Stay tuned for those in May.

If you want to be included on the Chit Chat email list, please contact Mike Leslie at hebrewnatl@aol.com
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And Even More Fashion Fun to Be Had!

Ellen Siegel will be hosting a CABI Trunk Show at her home on Wednesday, April 20, starting at 6:30 with wine and cheese, then to the main event at 7:15.

Check out the CABI line: just google Cabi Fashions
RSVP to Ellen at gladesgirl1@bellsouth.net to reserve a spot!

A portion of the proceeds from fashion sales will benefit Temple Beth Or!

 
passoverplate Second Night Passover Seder

It's time to make your reservation and select the food item you'll bring for the Second Seder on Saturday, April 23.

We'll begin with a Havdalah at 6 p.m., followed by the seder and our celebratory meal.  

Here's a quick summary of the food list; when you reserve via phone or email, you'll be asked to select an item to bring.

Main and Side Dishes:
Chicken Soup with Matzoh Balls      
Brisket, approximately 4 lb. each        
Salmon, approximately 4 lb. each      
Matzoh Kugel, large                                
Carrot Tsimmes, large                             
Green vegetables, hot                             
Roasted root vegetables, hot                  
Sweet potatoes, large batch       
Green Salad               
 
Desserts:

Flourless Cake                                         
Kosher for Passover non-dairy items    
Fruit

In order to defray other expenses for the event, there will be a charge, with payment due when you make your reservation. 

$10 individual member
$18 couple, member
$15 individual non-member
$20 couple, non-member

Seating for non-members and guests will be limited, as we need to accommodate our members first.
 
passover plate Looking for a Seder?  Looking for a Guest?

 
Message from Vicki Brail:

As Passover approaches, there are members of our Beth Or community that would like to celebrate the first night of Passover in a home setting. If you'd like to host Beth Or member(s), please let me know right away.

If you would like to attend a Seder in someone's home, please let me know too. Please be aware that I am gathering a list and cannot guarantee that anyone will be placed.
 
Happy Passover,
Vicki Brail 
vbrecovery@aol.com  or 305 271-5500.

Adult Education 

Our April Adult Education with Rabbi Kram will be on Tuesday, April 26th at 7:30 PM at the Temple.  The topic will be "Death, dying, the reality of end of life issues, coping skills for terminal illnesses, etc."  This is an issue that affects all of us at some point in our lives.  Hopefully, we can learn something that will help us in this difficult process as we and our loved ones age.
 

yom hashoah candle Yom HaShoah Observance

 
Beth Or would like to send a delegation to this event.  If you would like to attend, please email or call the Temple office.  We'll see about arranging carpools, so please indicate if you're willing to take some passengers.

On Sunday, May 1 our community is commemorating Yom HaShoah at the Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach at 6:30 PM.   

Yom HaShoah...is a time to learn about the Holocaust, but that is something that can be done virtually any day.  What Yom HaShoah is meant to be is a day in which the Jewish people stand together united in remembrance of what happened to our ancestors, in memorial to their names, and in understanding that the Jewish people were singled out by evil because Judaism represents morality and the antithesis of Nazi ideology.  If we forget to stand together on this one day of the year, to take time to remember this greatest of our tragedies, we run the risk of not passing this message on to the next generations, and to fracturing the links that are supposed to bind one generation to the next. 
 
Let us no longer simply say Never Forget, let's take active steps to fill the mandate of remembrance that our tradition demands.  Let us demonstrate to the survivors and ourselves that we promise as a community to ensure that the knowledge of this dark chapter is something that we all need to consider and reflect upon.  Just as the experience of the slavery in Egypt shaped our ethos as a people, so do the lessons of the Holocaust.
 
Thank you,
 
Jeremy Baras, Mark Kula, Marc-Phillippe de Roca, Alan Litwak, Sol Schiff
Rabbinic Representatives to the Holocaust Memorial Service Committee
 
 
 

kid_boy_drumming.jpgKitchen Wish List! 
 
Our new kitchen is up and running, as those who have tasted the home-baked challahs at services will tell you.

Some folks have asked what they might contribute for the kitchen, so we've made a list of items that have occurred to us so far: 
  • Mixing bowl set: preferably stainless with straight sides
  • Hand-held mixer
  • 4-cup Pyrex measure
  • Cake pans, round and square/rectangular
  • Muffin tins: regular size and mini-muffins
  • Cookie sheets
  • Whisks
  • Cooling racks
If you can contribute one or more of these items, we'll be very grateful, and you'll get to sample the results!  

 

 

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garagesale The Yard Sale Approaches!!
 
 
 Yes, there is a yard sale this year!  The dates of the yard sale are May 22nd and May 29, and possibly June 5. 

Volunteers are needed during and after the dropoff periods to start the sorting and arranging work.  The more hands, the better.  We'll have clothing racks set up and ready.  Please get in touch with the Temple office or Marcy Prince to volunteer.

Dropoff dates/times:
Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.  Clothing only! 
Sunday, May 1, 2 - 5 p.m.  Clothing only!

It's also very helpful if as many clothing items as possible are on hangers: shirts, blouses, pants, skirts, dresses, etc.

Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., including
    the Plant Sale and Jewelry Sale for Mother's
    Day 
No dropoff Sunday, May 8, as it's Mother's Day 
Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sunday, May 15, 2 - 5 p.m.

Dropoffs may be done during the week by pre-arrangement with the office.  Please call 305-235-1419, or email bethortemple@aol.com


No dropoffs on Mondays, please.  No one is here to receive them.


 
FOR MOTHER'S DAY
While you drop off clothes for the yard sale, on Sunday May 1 from 2-5 pm, there will be an opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind jewelry (necklace and earring sets) at very reasonable prices ($35-$55) and the Temple will get a donation with each purchase.  Or call Nancy directly at (786) 322-9605 and arrange a private showing of her work and the Temple will still get a donation. 

Notice of Annual Congregational Meeting
 
Please note your calendars that the Temple's Annual Meeting will be held at 6:30 P.M. on Friday, May 20, 2016 in the Temple sanctuary.
 
The Agenda of the Annual Meeting will include:
 
Report by the President
 
Appearances by Committee representatives to report to and answer questions of members.
 
A financial report to be given by our Treasurer or his designee.
 
Ratification and Installation of New Members at Large of the Board of Directors.
 
 
 
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It's Now More Affordable to Celebrate with an Oneg Shabbat!

Effective immediately, the rates  for an Oneg Shabbat sponsorship have been reduced as follows:

$25 to cover the table setting, drinks, cutlery and paper goods if you bring the goodies

$100 to cover the complete package: shopping and food prep, table setting, drinks, cutlery and paper goods

Anyone booking an Oneg Shabbat from this time forward will be charged at the new, lower rates.
 
  
Oneg Dates are available at various time during the 2015-16 year!

Do you have a family birthday, anniversary, yahrzeit, or another occasion -- or just for no particular reason at all??

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


Contact the TBO office for more information.

305-235-1419


 
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."