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This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,  
activities and news 

May 24, 2016 
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In This Issue
 

Rabbi
Mark Kram   
 
 
 
D'Var Torah 
May 28, 2016

Behar
 
Leviticus
25:29 - 26:2

Haftarah

Jeremiah
32:6 - 32:27

(following the
Triennial Year 3 schedule)

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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.
 
 
mark your calendar
What's Happening This
Week at Temple Beth Or

  


Tuesday, May 24
 
Wednesday, May 25
Chit Chat in the Oneg Room  10:00 a.m.

Thursday, May 26     
Weight Watchers  10:00 a.m. 
                    
Friday, May 27  
Kabbalat Shabbat  7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 28
Yard Sale Setup 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
   (Please see the article below for collection 
       specifics!) 

Sunday, May 29
Yard Sale Day 2: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Monday, May 30          

Tuesday, May 31

Wednesday, June 1            
Chit Chat in the Oneg Room  10:00 a.m 


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 Temple Beth Or 
 Events 
 
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Save the Date! 

June 15 
Executive Committee Meeting
Board of Directors Meeting

June 26 
Jewish Heritage Day at Marlins Park 
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Temple Beth Or Community Notices
Shabbat Shalom
shabbat shalom

Welcome Shabbat with us this  
Friday at 7:30 p.m.    

Lay Leader Ellen Siegel will be on the bima,and Oneg Shabbat will follow the service.

  
Thank You, Thank You


to all who have contributed generously to Beth Or... 
 
Patricia Ree Worth, in memory of Flossie
     Urken Worth
Mitchell Horwich, in honor of Vicki Brail's
     birthday

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

We do expect to be here while Yard Sale organization is going on -- and you can browse the racks for interesting merchandise at the same time!

If you want to be included on the Chit Chat email list, please contact Mike Leslie at hebrewnatl@aol.com
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It's Yard Sale Time


 


Day 2 Setup: Saturday, May 28, 9 - 11 a.m.
 
Sale Day 2: Sunday, May 29.  The sale opens promptly at 9 a.m.

Sale Day Volunteers: please be here between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m.   

A month's preparation culminated in a wonderful, successful yard sale!  The weather was beautiful (although hot), our regular customers all showed up, and we had great merchandise on display.  One customer commented that we have the best organized yard sale he's been to. 

And, we reached our goal of $6000!  Many thanks to our hard working volunteers - Vicki, Pat, Rowena, Curt, Tom, Sara, Amy, Norma, Howard, Kathy, Michael, Greta, Diane, Linda, Shep, Jane, Bette, Rose, Gail, Diane, Phyllis, Martha, Susie, Nancy, Hope, Mimi, Karen, Adrian, Howard, Diane, Cindy Amar, Mindy, Andrea, Carol Fontani, Cathy, Serena, and a special shout out to Tess and Lily Belitsky.  (I so hope I didn't leave anyone out.) And, to the Beth Or community, for the donations that make it all possible.

Next Sunday we will have our second sale from 9-1.  Set-up is on Saturday at 10.  Volunteers for Sunday come at 8, if possible.

We will need lots of help at 1:00 for clean-up, as we have to return the Sanctuary to pristine condition. All Sanctuary merchandise needs to be relocated to the Lighthouse Café, and tables need to be broken down.  So, please come to lend a hand.
  
baseball-glove.jpg Take Us Out to the Ball Game!

 
Please mark your calendars for Sunday afternoon, June 26 to celebrate Jewish Heritage Day at Marlins Park as we watch the Marlins take on the Chicago Cubs.  Game time is 1 pm.
 
We are booking a block of reserved seats and if participation warrants, we will charter a bus.
 
More information will be forthcoming in the next couple of weeks.
 
Please save the date for what should be a great afternoon.
 

Mango Season Approaches

They're getting bigger and juicier-looking by the week!

Get the mango recipes out and prepare for what we hope will be a bumper crop.  Mango challah, anyone?

Kvell About the Grandkids
 
NOMINATE A GREAT TEEN LEADER TODAY OR APPLY DIRECTLY TO BE A DILLER TEEN FELLOW!

Applications for Miami's 4th Cohort of Diller Teen Fellows are now available for teens entering 10th and 11th grade in 2016-2017. If you are a community member who knows of a great teen leader, please nominate them for this incredible opportunity!

Diller Teen Fellows is an immersive leadership program inviting a select group of 20 Miami-Dade 10th and 11th graders, to explore and expand their understanding of who they are, who they want to be, and how they want to make a mark on the world. We do this through monthly workshops, Shabbatonim (weekend retreats - 2 per year), a ten-day visit by Israeli teens from Yerucham, Israel to Miami and a summer experience that brings all the international Diller communities together in Israel for three weeks.

You can learn more about the Diller program at
 
Applications for 2016-2017 are due May 31st, 2016. Group interviews will be held on Sunday, May 22nd or Sunday, June 5th. Group interviews are an informal way for staff to meet applicants and a great way for perspective teens to learn more about the Diller program!

For further inquiry about this unique opportunity and to receive the application, please contact: Carly Orshan, Director of Teen Education and Engagement with the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education at 305-576-4030, ext. 147.

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Orchestra Miami's
Brundibár

...an opera for children by Czech-Jewish composer Hans Krása. Performed over 55 times in the Theresienstadt concentration camp and used by the Nazis to show how well the prisoners were being treated,
Brundibár became both a symbol of hope and resistance, as well as a Nazi propaganda tool. The opera will be performed by students from the Miami Art Studio at Zelda Glazer 6-12, and Orchestra Miami, conducted by Elaine Rinaldi and features Reid Suttles as Brundibár. The opera is directed by Michael Yawney with costume design by Lena Fernandez.
 
Brundibár is the story of two children, Pepicek and Annika, who go to town to get fresh milk for their sick mother. Having no money with which to buy the milk, they decide to sing in the town square to raise the money, but their efforts are thwarted by the evil organ grinder Brundibár. They are visited by a Sparrow, Cat and Dog, who tell the siblings that they will call all the village children, and together they will be strong and can defeat Brundibár. The children band together and defeat the bully, and Annika and Pepicek are able to get the money they need to buy the milk. The opera's symbolism of  the once helpless children overcoming the bully Brundibár was not lost on its audience, and yet not viewed as a threat by the Nazis. To the Jewish audience the evil organ grinder was Hitler and his defeat symbolized hope.
 
The opera is bookended by the story of Peter Ginz, written by Wendell Harrington and adapted by Michael Yawney. Based on his real-life experiences, Peter acts as a narrator and witness to the changes happening to his friends and family, and ultimately, himself.
 
There will be three performances held throughout Miami-Dade County:

Sunday June 5th, 4:00 PM at Temple Israel of Greater Miami (137 NE 19 Street, Miami, 33132).
 
Tickets are $10 for Kids ages 3-17 (under 3, free lap seating) and $15 for adults. Tickets and information can be found at www.OrchestraMiami.org 
or by calling (305) 274-2103.
 
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Climate Ground-Zero Rally
 
On behalf of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, an initiative of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, you are invited to attend an upcoming event whose goals are integral to both the well-being of the greater Miami community and the Jewish principle of 
tikkun olam. Miami is already facing climate-driven sea level rise, and the consequences are most devastating in low-income communities who are often disempowered in decision-making processes.  
  
To draw attention to the crises of climate change and the needs of vulnerable communities, the Miami Climate Alliance is hosting a "Climate Ground Zero Rally: Demanding Equity in Miami's Climate Crisis." The event will take place at the Torch of Friendship on Tuesday, June 14th at 12 pm.
 
The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life is helping to coordinate the rally with secular and interfaith counterparts who will be in Miami for the concurrent US Climate Action Network Conference, as well as local organizations. You are invited to attend the rally and spread the word; we especially encourage you to visit us on Facebook for mor information:   https://www.facebook.com/events/999055906810736/


 
 
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."