This Week At Beth Or

Your guide to upcoming programs,

activities and news

July 5, 2016

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In This Issue

Rabbi Mark Kram

Rabbi

Mark Kram

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Rabbi Mark Kram

D'Var Torah

June 18, 2016

Korach

Numbers
17:25 - 18:32

Haftarah
I Samuel
11:14 - 12:22

(following the
Triennial Year 3 schedule)

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, July 5

Wednesday, July 6
Chit Chat in the Oneg Room 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, July 7
Weight Watchers will not meet this week.


Friday, July 8

Special Kabbalat Shabbat and birthday
   celebration for Shirley Pollak 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 9

Sunday, July 10

Monday, July 11

Tuesday, July 12

Wednesday, July 13

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

Temple Beth Or
Events

Save the Date!

July 23
Yard Sale Volunteers Celebration at
    Nancy Kirsner's home: RSVP required!

July 29
Special Shabbat Service and Oneg Shabbat to
   welcome our local community

Temple Beth Or Community Notices

Shabbat Shalom

Join us this Friday evening at 7:30 and we welcome a very special Shabbat and celebrate Shirley Pollak's 80th birthday.

Many of her students, past and present, will lead the service, and we'll have a special Oneg Shabbat sponsored by Ilien and Keith Hechtman.

Chit Chat

Chit Chat meets this Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Oneg Room, discussing current issues of particular interest to the Jewish community.

If you want to be included on the Chit Chat email list, please contact Mike Leslie at hebrewnatl@aol.com

or just stop by on Wednesday morning -- all are welcome!

Red Tent Women's Reading Group

The next book we are reading is The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant. Sara Horowitz is leading the discussion and Carol Horvitz is the hostess. It will be held July 10 at Carol's home at 1 p.m.

Special Open House Shabbat Service July 29

All hands on deck! Congregation members, choir singers, movers and shakers -- we want as many of us as we can gather on Friday evening, July 29, as we open Beth Or to the local Jewish Community, with a special welcome for former Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom members who are looking for a spiritual home.

We'll have a specially planned Oneg Shabbat, and we're ready to show our neighborhood folks just what TBO is and has to offer.

A flyer has been sent to the BBSOO office and is being distributed to their membership. If you'd like a copy to post in your community, just ask. We'll have one out to you immediately.

Holiday Bazaar Planning

April and Rhoni are looking to invite new vendors to our holiday bazaar, which will be held on Sunday, December 4^th.

If you know of someone who would like to join us, please email rtclowns@bellsouth.net

or call 305-253-4155.

However, we already at capacity for jewelry vendors, so please think about other crafts.

Yard Sale Volunteers Celebration

We have a banner yard sale year to celebrate, and YS volunteers are invited to a potluck gathering at Nancy Kirsner's home on Saturday, July 23, at 7:00 p.m.

Please RSVP to the Temple Office by phone or email. Responses will be forwarded to Marcy and Nancy. Let us know what dish you're bringing.

Note from the Office

We've been having some trouble accessing and updating our Google Calendar, so please take what's on it with a grain of salt. When in doubt, call or email the Temple office to confirm dates and times.

We'll be consulting our web maven to see what can be done. Stay tuned.

Got Kittens? We Know Who Does

SOS: two adorable kittens, temporarily named Misty and Merlin, rescued and fostered by TBO member Carol Farber. The mother cat, who is feral, was neutered, had shots and nursed the kittens and then she was released. This playful pair, brother and sister need to find a loving home together. I know there a zillion cats out there, especially now in kitten season. If anyone knows of someone who could give a good home to these two, it will free Carol to help others.

Please contact the TBO office if you can help.
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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."