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CHAI LITESTEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI

NOVEMBER 2011 / CHESVAN-KISLEV 5772 VOLUME 70 NUMBER 3

CHAI LITESNOVEMBER 2011 / CHESHVAN-KISLEV 5772 VOLUME 70 NUMBER 3

TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI

S E E I N S I D E F O R S C H E D U L E A N D E V E N T S

www.templeisrael.net2

Jody R. Cohen

Mitchell Chefitz

Michael Glozman

Dr. Alan Mason

Marla Towbin

Federico D’Angelo

Isabel Montoto

Iris Amador

Phyllis Littman

Linda Levin

Valeria Michanie

Melba Leiman

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbi, Scholar-in-Residence

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Music

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Director

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facility Manager

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office Manager

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bookkepeer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant to the Clergy

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership and Outreach Coordinator

. . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Education ECC and Religious School

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Peter Bermont*Dr. Joan Bornstein*Marsha B. Elser*Martin Fine*Esta FriedmanRobert Glazier*Cynthia Sobel GoldRichard GoldbergSusann GoldbergDr. Andrew GottliebSuzanne HafkinLance HarkeDouglas HellerDouglas M. Jacobs*Jane Kahn Jacobs*John KanterLisa KatzMichelle KrinzmanGail Lewis

Jannet Dannon-MairenaArthur Marcus

Richard MilsteinCarla Neufeld

Norma A. Orovitz*Oliver Pfeffer

Harris ReibelCandace Ruskin*

Jack Schillinger*Gerald K. Schwartz*

Donna SeldesMichael A. Silver*

Peggy SilverStanley G. Tate*

Suzanne TrushinRobert Waterstone

Robert L. WaxmanHenry E. Wolff, Jr.*

*Past President

Douglas M. Jacobs, Chair*Leonard L. AbessJoAnne BanderMarilyn EllisJoe FarcusMichael Graubert, M.D.Seymour HeckerBetsy KaplanElton J. KernessNathan S. LeeLawrence Leitner

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ADVISORY COUNCIL

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Administration

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Fundraising

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Membership

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer

Ben KuehneJoan L. SchaefferMerri MannEdythe KernessNeil RollnickHoward D. GoldsteinBeco LichtmanEllen Kempler RosenMichael D. Orovitz*

TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI- a progressive Reform congregation -

has been celebrating its diversity indowntown Miami since 1922.

Budd MayerS. Ronald Pallot

Kenneth D. RosenBarton Sacher

Neil SchaffelSandra Simon

Brenda ShapiroJoni Tate

Richard WeinerJames Weinkle

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CLERGY AND STAFF

Table of ContentsMESSAGES 3-6Rabbi’s MessageScholar-in-ResidencePresidential Perspective Executive Director Notes from the CantorA Musical Interlude by Dr. Alan Mason

SPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS 7-10

EDUCATION AND YOUTH 11-13Notes from the ECC Religious School NewsYouth Activities

ADULT LEARNING 14

GET INVOLVED 15-16 Sisterhood Corner Dorothy Serotta Social Justice Forum

WORSHIP 17November Schedule

LIFE CYCLE EVENTS 18-20Mazel Tov Birthdays & Anniversaries New MembersIn MemoriamYahrzeits

SUPPORTERS 21-22

NOVEMBER CALENDAR 23, 25-26 Community Happenings

CHAI LITESPublished monthly at:

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Email: info@ templeisrael.net

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Rabbi Jody Cohen

RABBI’S MESSAGEFrom the Farm to the Table: Seeking Justice for Florida’s Farm Workers

In a few weeks, Americans will gather with family and friends to celebrate the quintessential American holiday ofThanksgiving - a time to express our gratitude andappreciation for the many blessings we have in our lives. On Thanksgiving we especially celebrate our good fortune to live in a land of so much opportunity. Yet, even today in this great nation there are countless people whose lives are not as blessed. Many of these people are the very ones wedepend upon to pick the fruits and vegetables we have grown accustomed to eating throughout the year.

In early September, I had the opportunity to participate in a rabbinic mission to Immokalee, Florida sponsored by Rabbisfor Human Rights. Located less than two hours west ofMiami, just north of Alligator Alley, Immokalee is the largest center for growing tomatoes in the country. You can drive in that part of Florida for hours and see nothing but flatfarmland covered with tomato plants and citrus groves.Immokalee is also one of the poorest towns in Florida, if notin the nation. Comprised mostly of migrant laborers, itspopulation fluctuates depending upon the growing season.

During our visit to Immokalee, we were hosted by TheCoalition of Immokalee Workers. On Erev Rosh Hashanah, I spoke about the groundbreaking work of this courageous organization and its efforts to abolish modern day slavery, including their efforts to get companies, such as Publix, to sign the Campaign for Fair Food to ensure basic human rights for the farm workers who harvest the tomatoes they sell. During the Yom Kippur Social Justice hour, representatives from the Coalition shared compelling stories about the plight of the farm workers in Immokalee, many of whom continue to be treated as modern day slaves.

Several farm workers we met with on our visit described what it’s like to rise at 4am, 7 days a week, walk or ride your bike to the closest parking lot where old school buses from the various farms line up to hire day laborers. They told us how you pray to be chosen to work a mostly 12 hour daybecause without work there’s no pay. That’s assuming you’re actually paid for a full day’s labor and not the victim of wage theft. Young, able-bodied men are given preference because a full tomato bucket weighs about 32 pounds. You have to be able to fill the bucket at a rapid speed, carry the bucket down the row, dump it into the waiting truck and then start all over again, several times a day. If you’re lucky, you get water, bathroom and lunch breaks. If you’re really lucky,

you have a place to sit in the shade during those breaks.

Until recently, most farm workers in Immokalee didn’t have these rights. Even though they pay taxes on their wages, farm laborers are not subject to federal labor regulations. This explains why so many farm workers, especially migrant laborers, have been grossly exploited or worse, treated as slaves. Among the many articulate farm workers who met with us during our visit to Immokalee, one spoke about goingto a free Thanksgiving meal served by volunteers from a neighboring community. He asked, “After working ten hours a day to put food on other families’ tables, why do I have to stand in line for a free meal? Why can’t I earn enough to buy food for my own family?”

As the rabbis prayed the afternoon service under a beautifulold tree, I thought about all that we had seen and learnedduring that powerful day. The Hebrew word for tree, eitz,begins with the silent letter ayin. The second letter in the word eitz, tzadi, is the first letter of the word tzedek, justice. We have the choice to remain silent or to speak out and act for justice. According to Deuteronomy, our mandate is clear: Tzedek, tzedek, tirdof; justice, justice you shall pursue.

On this Thanksgiving, as we express gratitude for our food and our many other blessings, may we also use our voices l’dabair, to speak up and speak out for tzedek, justice, for the farm workers in Immokalee and for all people who remainenslaved and exploited.

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The celebration of Thanksgiving comes toward the end of this month. If we’re fortunate, we’ll have family and friends around the table and give thanks for the big things – mostly for our family and friends. And, in this economy, we’ll give thanks for a job, if we’re fortunate to have one.

SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCEA Month of Thanksgiving

Rabbi Mitchell ChefitzScholar-in-Residence

It’s easy to give thanks for the big things. What are the smallest things for which you give thanks?

The better you are at giving thanks for small things, the more expansive your world will be, and the greater will be your joy in any given moment. There will always be small things for which to be thankful, even if you should lose one of the big things. Given a long life, such losses are inevitable.

So, a suggestion for a discipline for this month of Thanksgiving: learn to give thanks for small things. Learn to take less and less for granted.

Perhaps you might begin at breakfast. Give thanks for the newspaper (if you’re still in the old paradigm and receive a newspaper). If not the newspaper, give thanks for publicradio, or CNN, or whatever informs you in the morning and connects you to the larger world. Or, if you choose notto connect to the larger world, give thanks for what isconnecting you to the smaller world: for your coffee or tea, for your breakfast, for the dishwasher, if you have one, or the ability to wash dishes, if you don’t.

Morning is a good time to give thanks for small things. The business of the day hasn’t yet rushed upon you. But, when it does, give thanks for that, too. In traffic, thank the carbehind you, that it stopped. Thank the flashing warning sign that alerts you of a lane closure ahead. Thank the trees that grow out of cracks in the freeways. They’re cleaning the air around you.

Grocery shopping? Be conscious when placing an item in your cart. How far do thanks extend? Surely beyond thesupermarket – to everyone involved in the production of that item, likely all the way back to the farmer tilling the ground.

And, when you are sensitive enough, go beyond the farmertilling the ground to thank the Agency that allows theproduce to grow. Then beyond and beyond, down to thefinest laws of nature that sustain your being in any particular place and time.

When you sit at your Thanksgiving table toward the end of this month, indeed give thanks for the big things. Give thanks for family and friends. But, give thanks for the small things

PRESIDENTIAL Perspective

Building Our CommunityWith the High Holy Days behind us and the New Year well underway, our Temple Israel community is in high gear as we enthusiastically mark the official start of our 90th Anniversary celebration. Our New

Year services were a resounding success in every way,providing nourishment for both body and soul through the richness of the religious experiences, the heavenly musicdrawing us closer to G-d, our Rabbis’ insightful andprovocative sermons, the powerful sounds of the Bal Tekiah,the camaraderie of our family, and the bounty of ourcommunal repasts. In short, we were part of the complete experience, made possible only because the Temple Israel community cares

Is it even possible to top all of that? We intend to do so with the commencement of our Titanium Anniversary (traditionalistsrefer to 90 years as the Double Sapphire anniversary) on November 18, a kick-off event with something for everyone,allowing us to revel in our glorious history, while usheringin our bright future with hope and promise. Please joingenerations of Temple members, both new and seasoned, as we inaugurate our 90 years of service and community.

Of course, sustaining the energy and enthusiasm that has brought us this far requires the same commitment ourpredecessors brought to Temple Israel, a dedication of time, talents, and finances that made (and still makes) thissynagogue our home and our community. I am thankful to all for making Temple Israel today a reality, but I am even more hopeful that everyone will reach deep this year to identify how best to leave your legacy, both individually andcommunally. When we (and those who are to come) gathertogether for our 100th Jubilee, we can look back and besatisfied we have contributed something very important to building and sustaining our sacred place of worship, learning, and friendship.

As we continue to build our community, I can think of nobetter stimulus than an opening prayer of thanks, fitting for our Thanksgiving season, from Psalm 92:

A Psalm, a Song. For the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High; To declare Thy loving kindness in the morning, and Thy. faithfulness every night. Miz mor shir l’yom ha Sha bat: Tov l’ho dot la A do nai, ul za meir l’shim cha el yon.

Ben KuehnePresident

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

And as I studied my Grandma Frieda’s recipe for her mouth-watering honey cake for the first time since I was twelve years old, I remembered when I watched her move about our kitchen preparing to bake this family favorite after I asked her to teach me how. I know that it was challenging for her, as she had never really measured the ingredients before. Prior to this, the measurement was - a bisl - a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, but to give me the recipe, measure, she did.It was just prior to Erev Rosh Hashanah and I was noweighteen years old and thought that my father (z”l) probably longed for this childhood delicacy, and so I decided to surprise him.

With recipe card in hand, I went to the market to purchase the ingredients not yet having figured out that mysterious measurement. But while in the aisle selecting the oil, I had an epiphany! “That’s it!” it came to me: Betty, Bam-Bam, Wilma, Fred and all of the rest of those caricatures from Bedrock on our morning juice glasses! Grandma Frieda had used a glass, which was originally a jam jar to measure the oil. I headedstraight for the preserves aisle and found the coveted jar…and now to the almost full compliment of ingredients - Iadded six ounces of oil...”a Flintstone glass of oil.” And with this final measurement, I could finally make the traditional Towbin family treat.

“Joel is sad,” my sister Carol commented as we spoke on the phone, “he said that it won’t be the holidays without your honey cake.” Carol and Joel, who moved to Durham, N.C. shortly after they were married, were away from family for Rosh Hashanah for the first time. This predicament was easily remedied with the assistance of overnight mail - and a new tradition was born. Now, thirty years later, if I am not with them during the holidays, I bake this treasured treat and send it to them overnight.

Tradition: /tra’diSHan/ Is defined by the Miriam Webster Dictionary as “The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation…”

Marla’s Meisele Maysele…(my little story)

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Marla TowbinExecutive Director

“A Flintstone Glass of Oil…AFlintstone glass of oil?” I said out-loud with a puzzled look on my face. Well, I assume that I had a puzzled look on my face - no telling forcertain, as I was alone in the room- but I recall the surprised tone in my voice as if it happened yesterday.

What did this mean? I was stumped!

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BE A RADIO SPONSORWe are now in a position to offer Temple members

an opportunity to honor or memorialize a loved one by sponsoring an hour of our Friday Evening service on the Radio and on the Internet. This will also include the sponsorship of the Oneg Shabbat on that particular Friday evening. Temple Israel has

been providing Shabbat Services for people who are unable to travel to Temple and who look forward to

listening to our wonderful, spiritual service.

The cost is only $500, for the Radio, Internet and Oneg. It is a wonderful and meaningful way to

create a very special evening of recognition both within the Temple, through Chai Lights and Friday evening handouts, and on the Radio and Internet. Your message of caring will certainly be heard and

seen by many, many people throughout thecommunity. We hope you will help Temple Israel

continue to bring Shabbat to so many people.

If you are interested please contact Phyllis Littman,at the Temple, 305-573-5900 ext 405 or

[email protected]

Edythe Kerness, Vice President of Fundraising

CONFIRMAND REUNION

PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR AN EXCITING 90TH ANNIVERSARY

CONFIRMAND REUNION TO TAKE PLACE IN THE

SPRING OF 2012.

We are hoping that many of you who graduated from

the Temple Israel Religious School or Sunday School will help us by joining our committee to plan and help contact all the people who have been a part of this educational experience. If you, your children, your

grandchildren or even great-grandchildren haveattended Religious School at Temple Israel, we need you to reach out and re-connect them to our Temple

as we enter our 90th year.

We need your help in making this a priority for ourcelebratory circle of events, so please contact our

Reunion Chair, Joan Bornstein, who is waiting to hear from you.

Phone: 305-271-2571 orEmail: [email protected].


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NOTES FROM THE CANTOR A MUSICAL INTERLUDE

Alan MasonDirector of Music and

Doctor of Musical Arts

Cantor Michael Glozman

A Month of CantorialConcerts

by Dr. Alan Mason

them. Singing at Temple Torah in Boynton Beach on Sundayevening, November 6 at 7:30 will be Cantor David Propis, president of the Cantor’s Assembly, and Cantor Alberto Mizrahi, the world’s greatest interpreters of chazzanut. I have performed with Cantor Propis in Houston, Atlanta, New York, Boston, and throughout Florida. My extensive and ongoing collaboration with Cantor Mizrahi has taken me to synagogues, concert halls, convention centers, anduniversities across the United States and abroad, includingmy performance with him for President Bush in the White House. The photo below was taken during a rehearsal at our recent concert at the historic Mikve Israel-EmanuelSynagogue in Curacao. The November 6 concert will bepresented in honor of the installation of Cantor Zachary Mondrow at Temple Torah.

On the preceding evening, Saturday, November 5, I will be

Some of the nation’s mostdistinguished cantors will be performing in South Florida this month, and I will have thepleasure of accompanying

THE MOVEYou can put whatever is in your brain (as I’m doing right now) that will connect you with whatever is in your heart. Or the opposite: you draw from your heart some of your reserves (I know everyone has hidden excess supply in the event of those needed times) and let the brain manage the match. Does the heart think? Does the brain feel? They both do both. And they both do nothing. The heart is an organ and so is the brain. An organ is a tool, an instrument – “the collection of tissues joined in structural unit to serve a common function”. An organ is an organic organism in an organized organization (try to say that three times). It’s as much the truth as the fact that water is wet. The contractor builds the house in the same way the organist plays the organ. They both are not more than the servers of the system. They both are tissues. How awful it may sound to someone who believes in his/her exclusiveness. How painful it is to become aware of his/her insignificance.

Common function: what does it mean and why does one need to be a part of it? The answer is: because one needs to move; to move as much and as smoothly as is necessary in the transport where everything is functioning properly in order to deliver one to his/her destination.

One turns to surrender when one recognizes andacknowledges his/her function in a common performance and accepts his/her role on the stage in the play of existence.

One turns to be happy and blessed when one meets the Stage-Manager.

Michael GlozmanCantor



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FIRST MONDAYS AT THE TEMPLE Monday, November 7, 2011

11 amSponsored by Temple Israel Sisterhood

Join us for a Tech Forum followed by our regular meeting. Bring your bag lunch. Dessert and coffee will be provided.

Come for an evening of fellowship mixed with discussion and conversation centering onJewish topics. Rabbi Larry Halpern has graciously accepted our invitation to be a part of the Chavurah program this year. Many of you will remember that early last year Larry led us in a three-part series concerning Jewish Contemporary Issues. We are delighted that he will be

with us again, adding his special enrichment to our meetings.

All Temple members and their friends are welcome to join with the Chavurah in a sharing of common interests, expressing new ideas, and taking part in light refreshments, too!

(For further information, call Dody Raskin (305-891-5823) or [email protected])

THE CENTRAL CHAVURAH GATHERINGThursday, November 17, 2011

7 p.m

Save the DateSaturday, December 3, 2011

Mazel Tovto our

Adult B’nei Mitzvah Class

On Saturday, December 3, 2011

Judith Landy, Eric Lichtman,

David Rigg and Phoebe Weinberg

will be called to the Torah. Please

join us as we celebrate this

milestone occasion.

Temple Israelof

Greater Miamipartners with

Miami Dolphinsto present:

Temple Israel of Greater Miami members and their guests are invited to attend any of the Miami Dolphins Home Games at Sun Life Stadium at a discounted rate, with a

portion of the ticket price donated back to help Temple Israel’s initiatives.

This special per person rate includes round-trip bustransportation for 50 participants from our parking lot

and a designated tailgate area.

Food vouchers are also available at a nominal cost.Select from any home game and GO FINS!

Please contact Phyllis Littman for additional information:[email protected].

FUN-RAISING PROGRAM


The Temple Israel of Greater Miami family will join together on Friday evening, November 18th, to kick-off the countdown to our90th anniversary. Embracing all of our members – we celebrate our history and who we are today - as a family and a community. With our ownbrand of “Faith in the City,” we celebrate the reflected light that shines from our sacred space throughout the City of Miami and South Florida.

We encourage you to bring your entire family and community of friends to participate in a celebratory dinner beforehand and the uniqueservice being developed by our own James Weinkle, and coordinated by Norma Orovitz. The Shabbat service will recall our history, anticipate our

future, and include prayers for peace and healing. Come… lend your voice to this once in nearly a century service.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 18, 20116:00 p.m.

Please contact Phyllis Littman for more details by phone 305-573-5900 or email at [email protected]

FESTIVE SHABBAT DINNER

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90 years: As we at Temple Israel celebrate the kick-off to the 90th Anniversary since our May 18, 1922founding, we match this moment in time with all the other moments of import in our lives… collective moments as a

congregational family, as well as those personal and family moments that we marked while members of this,the first Reform congregation in South Florida.

The Temple Israel of Greater Miami family will join together on Friday evening, November 18, 2011, to celebrate thecountdown to our 90th Anniversary embracing all of our members — we celebrate our history and who we are today — as a family

and a community. We celebrate the “Light” that we reflect through our “Faith in the City” — a light that shinesfrom our sacred space throughout Greater Miami and now, through the internet, around the world.

We encourage you to bring your entire family and community of friends to the participatory Shabbat service that James A. Weinkleand Norma A. Orovitz are developing for November 18th. This creative service, expressive of this particular moment

in time, will recall our history, embrace our future, and include prayers for peace and healing.With reflections from our rabbis, Jody Cohen and Mitchell Chefitz, the liturgy will be enhanced through the uplifting and awe-inspiring

music of Cantor Michael Glozman, Dr. Alan Mason and some special guests for the evening. Come…lend your voice and energyto this once in nearly a century service.

* The 90th Anniversary logo was created by Tom Weinkle in honor of Temple Israel’s milestone anniversary and it will be used throughout or 90thcelebratory year. We thank Tom as always for his creativity and generosity.


FROM CONEY ISLANDTO DISNEYLAND:

Jewish-America & Amusement Parksfrom the Progressive Era to the Post-war Boom

The P rog ramming Commi t tee i s p l eased to p resent :DR. ANDREW GOTTLIEB

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 6:30pm

Instead of throwing away sacred books, articles, or ritual objects that are no longerconsidered kosher or that you no longer wish to have in your home or office,

we bury them as a way to show kavod, honor and respect.Please join us on Sunday, November 13 during the Global Day for Jewish Learning when we will bury

sacred books that we no longer use at the temple, as well as your own personal books or ritual objects,including anything that has the name of God in it. We will meet outside by the Fleeman Garden and

together bid farewell to these objects which are holy yet no longer usable. Please contactPhyllis Littman at 305-573-5900 ext. 405 or [email protected]

to let her know if you will be participating in this mitzvah.

Burial of Sacred BooksSunday, November 13, 2011

9:15 AM – 12:00 Noon

J o i n u s o n G L O B A L D A Y O F J E W I S H L E A R N I N G D U R I N G R E L I G I O U S S C H O O L F O R :


is the new name for the Fourth Annual South Florida

Cantorial Concert, taking place in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary on Saturday evening, January 14, 2012 at 8 pm.

The new name reflects the diversity of programming on this most notable annual concert, and makes it more

accessible to newer audiences. Twenty diverse cantors, soloists, and professional Jewish singers will present

the concert, with 4 guest guitarists, and a percussionist, all accompanied by Dr. Alan Mason. Cantors are traveling

from Boston, New York, and throughout South Florida to sing on the Winter Jewish Music Concert.

Consistently (and quickly!) sold out, this annual concert has attracted an overflow audience of over 700 every year

since its start in 2009. Tickets are $18, and are available at 1-800-838-3006, or www.CantorialConcert.org, or www.

WinterJewishMusicConcert.org, or brownpapertickets.com. Seating is unreserved, so you may purchase tickets

now, and again later, and sit as a group.

Winter JewishMusic Concert

November 2011 / Cheshvan-Kislev 5772 Volume 70 Number 3

November is here and it’s hard to believe how fast time goes by! Life in the ECC is so intense and busy… We’d like to share with you some of the great programs in which we areparticipating:

This year, we are very excited to introduce an incredible learning opportunity for our Center: our school will be part of a special program called Curriculum Learning Communities facilitated by the Early Learning Coalition.The goals of the Curriculum Learning Communities project are to: •Improvefidelityandaccountabilityforcurriculum implementation through job embedded professional development; •Empowerprogramsandteachersbybuildingon site capacity through innovative strategies and systematic training and support.

Each center selects two peer facilitators, ideally one infant/toddler teacher and one preschool teacher. The peerfacilitators:

•Receivetrainingonhowtoimplementalearning community at their school so the entire program can benefit from the trainings;

•Complete18-20daysoftrainingonCreative Curriculum and 5-7 days of Peer Facilitator’s training for over a year;

•Workwithpeerson-sitetoimplementtheaproach between training sessions;

•Providefeedbacktoeachotherandthetrainerson what worked (or didn’t);

•ParticipateinLearningShowcasestosharewhat they have learned over the CLC;

•OverthecourseoftheCLC,increaseappropriate implementation of the curriculum approach, providing higher quality care and education for

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NOTES FROM THE ECC

Melba LeimanDirector of Administration ECC

Valeria MichanieDirector of Education ECC

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young children and their families.

We are very proud to announce that Ms. Marcela Fridman, Ms. Carolina Ruiz and Director Valeria Michanie have been participating in this amazing program and the results arealready visible!

Also, during the last week of September our Infant class had the unique opportunity to start participating in an amazingfree program from the University of Miami: The BABY & ME program. This curriculum has been developed by theUniversity of Miami’s Perinatal C.A.R.E. Program.

Classes are held in our Infant Class every Monday at 12:30 PM for 10 sessions, and we are blessed to have an amazing group of moms who join us during their lunch hour. The time they spend together with their babies and the professionals helps them find answers to their questions related to thedevelopment of their children.

More learning opportunities were made available to our staff! On the last Sunday in October, all our ECC staff participatedin a four-hour intensive workshop related to the Reggio Emilia Philosophy. This workshop gave our staff a deeper understanding of what our school philosophy represents, and more tools for our daily work with the children. Daniela Foerch, PhD, Faculty, School of Education from Miami Dade College was our trainer and we all enjoyed an afternoonbuilding community and sharing great techniques.

At The Joni & Stanley Tate ECC, we strive to provide aprogram of excellence for our school community!

Stay Tuned for more exciting upcoming events andprograms!

PLEASE JOIN US for a specialThanksgiving celebration on

November 23rd at 11 AMWe are looking forward to seeing you at

our annual Thanksgiving luncheon!


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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWSMY FIRST MONTH AS A

TEACHER ATTEMPLE ISRAEL’S

RELIGIOUS SCHOOLI am the proud teacher of the 1st grade and Kindergarten class at Temple Israel’s Religious school. After finishing my undergraduate studies in Los Angeles, I spent 2 years inIsrael and only moved to Miami 3 months ago. Now that I am involved with Temple Israel, I already feel like I am a part of a strong and amazing community that I can call home.

When I was first offered a position teaching at TempleIsrael I expected a group of energetic students, but when I met my class at orientation I found much more than I could have imagined. My classroom is overflowing with creativity and shining personalities. No matter what lesson plan I puttogether, the students seem to expand each activity in a way that I never predicted. Each Sunday is an exciting chance to see what they will produce next.

Not only is each of my students uniquely talented, but also when the class cooperates as a group, they bring out the best in one another. They have already learned how to work together despite their differences. I have never been in such a diverse classroom in my entire educational career; for the students this is the norm. The rest of the world could learn a few important lessons by spending time with my students.

One of my favorite moments from the class so far was during show-and-tell of the second session. I brought a shofar to teach the students about Rosh Hashanah and I showed them how to blow it. I gave them each a chance to blow, which they were all eager to do. When the first student took her turn, she couldn’t make any noise come out. The other students immediately compensated beautifully by making their own shofar noises with their mouths, making the student feel like she succeeded!

Andrew Brick-TurinReligious school PreK – 1 Teacher

Save the date:November 6th at 10:00am

Join us for a special Camp Colemanpresentation with Camp Director

Andi Solomon. Learn all about Camp Coleman: campprogram, fees & registration deadlines, scholarship

opportunities, and more! Make this summer aunique one for your child!


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YOUTH ACTIVITIES


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ADULT LEARNING

AFTERNOON STUDY

-TROPE-The Art of Cantillation

withCantor Michael Glozman

For more informationplease contact

Cantor Michael Glozmanat 305-573-5900 ext. 409

or [email protected].

CreatingMODERN MIDRASH

with RABBI JODY COHEN

MODERN MIDRASHThursdays, November 3rd and 17th

ADULT HEBREWPlease contact Rabbi Jodyfor fur ther in format ion .

WEDNESDAYNOONTIME LEARNING

withR a b b i C h e f i t z

N o v e m b e r 2 n d , 9 t h , 1 6 t h , 2 3 r d a n d 3 0 t hW e a r e r e a d i n g :

A Heart AFIREStories and Teachings of the Early

Hasidic MastersBy

Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Netanel Miles-YepezAvailable at jewishpub.org


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SISTERHOOD CORNER

One of the many goals of our Sisterhood is to raise funds that are then contributed, in part, to the treasury of the Temple to help secure its financial well being. Whether it is a donation to the Capital campaign, chairs for Wolfson Auditorium, a contribution to the Jacoby Torah Project, a heart defibrillator, a link from Gumenick Chapel to the radio audience or simply the purchase of a much needed paper folding machine for the Temple office, Sisterhood has always been there.

For years, Sisterhood has taken on the responsibility ofunderwriting the expense of the Oneg Shabbat refreshmentsthat enhance the beauty and the joy of our Shabbatcelebration. This is a costly mission, but one we feel is anecessary one. Of late, however, the expense has created a budget deficit for Sisterhood. So we ask that you choose to celebrate an anniversary, a birthday, or another wonderfulsimcha in your life by sponsoring part or all of an OnegShabbat to commemorate such a happy occasion. Your name and the purpose for your sponsorship will be listed in that evening’s Shabbat Service hand-out, and, again in the monthly Chai Lites Bulletin.

For more information about this mitzvah or to select a date for your sponsorship of an Oneg Shabbat, please call Phyllis in the Temple office at 305.573.5900 x 405.

We thank you for your continued support and hope that you find this a joyous way to mark a significant event in your life.

Susie Goldberg, Gail Lewis and Donna SeldesCo-Presidents, Temple Israel Sisterhood

Gail Lewis Donna Seldes Susie GoldbergSisterhood Co-Presidents

One of Sisterhood’s important projects each year is to keep in touch with our Temple Youth

who have gone away to college. For more years than we can count, Lois Klein and her family

have put together wonderful surprise packages that are sent to college students, around the time of Chanukah, just to let them know that

we care.

If you have a college student that youwish to be remembered, please fill out the

application below and return it to Temple or send the student’s contact information

to [email protected].

Member’s name ______________________Student’s name ______________________College _____________________________Student’s Address ___________________________________________________

SisterhoodCollege Connection

Your one-stopHOLIDAY SHOPPING EVENT!

Temple IsraelSISTERHOOD HOLIDAY BAZAAR!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 201110 AM - 3 PM

TEMPLE ISRAEL137 NE 19TH STREET

MIAMI, FL 33132More exciting merchandise from new sources!

Fabulous items just in time for your holiday gift giving!A favorite Vendor to recommend?

For more information contact: [email protected]

Come and Support Sisterhood!


Social Justice ForumDOROTHY SEROTTA

Gary Brown

Walker Burttschell grew up dreaming of one day serving his country in the United States military. He spent his summers as a kid running up and down the ancient corridors of Spanishbuilt forts Barrancas and Pickens in Pensacola, imagining what it was like to protect the forts from enemy invadershundreds of years ago. He would often wonder through the National Aviation Museum exploring the World War II era battleship replicas or staring at one of the many fighter jets in the museum, including one that his very own grandfatheronce flew during the Korean War. When he finally made it to high school, Walker signed up for the JROTC program,determined to advance, and as his hard work paid off, he would make it to be the Battalion Commander for his high school. Dozens of military colleges from around the countryhad already begun sending offer letters, giving him fullscholarships to study in one of these prestigious schools.

Loving his hometown however, he would choose to enroll at the University of West Florida in Pensacola and join the ROTC program. After 4 years, he would have his commission as an officer in the armed services, and start his career serving his country.

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On September 12, 2001, one day after the attacks in New York and the Pentagon, Walker dropped out of his second year of college and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. “I acted out of pure instinct”, says Walker, “the day I finished bootcamp and became a U.S. Marine was and will always be the greatest day of my life”, he continued.

A part of the story that Walker left out was that he was a gay man. He knew this in high school, he knew this in college and he for sure knew it before he enlisted in the Marines, howeverhe never felt that his sexuality would affect his ability to serve his country. “I was everything the Corps wanted me to be”, Walker continued to say. His personal life, his “gay life”, was something he felt that he could push in the closet. Sadly however, he was wrong. A friend of one of hisroommates would break into Walker’s personal emailaccount and discover this closeted secret. He threatened to out him to his Command and to his family.

DON’T ASK/DON’T TELLVETERAN’S DAY SHABBAT

Friday, November, 11, 20117:30 pm

ENVIRONMENTALACTION COMMITTEE

“Exploring and Protectinga South Florida Treasure”

Wednesday, November 30th at 7pmLocation: Kaplan Social Hall

Speaker: Ms. Maggie FernandezLEED Green Assoc. / Sustainability Program Manager

for Miami-Dade CountyTopic: “Sustainability Resources Available to Miami-DadeResidents” or “Save Money/Water/Energy and Green your

Home/Business/School.ALL ARE WELCOME!

R.S.V.P. by Tuesday, November 29th to Phyllis Littmanat [email protected] or 305. 573-5900 ext. 405


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NOVEMBER 47:30 pm Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat.

JOIN US:on Shabbat mornings

November Schedule

NOVEMBER 187:30 pm 90th Anniversary Kick-OffShabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat.

.10:30 am – 12:30 pm: Joseph’s TableWeaving Torah texts of the great Jewish spiritual masters into a fabric of many colors and shades. Our friend and mentorJoseph Grosbard is no longer with us, but his presence remains around the tables.

Feel inspired as you rejoice in Shabbat and connect with our welcoming community in the awe inspiring Bertha Abess Sanctuary. Our Shabbat service is a gentle mix of traditional and spontaneous song and prayer. Can’t join us in person? Connect with us either by tuning into 880 AM radio, or you will find us streaming on the web at www.templeisrael.net or www.880thebiz.com.

NOVEMBER 117:30 pm Social Justice Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary (speaker Walker Burttschell ) followed by an Oneg Shabbat.

NOVEMBER 257:30 pm Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat.

Saturday MorningSpiritual

Awakeningwith Cantor

Michael Glozman

KOLCHADASH

ANEW VOICE

9:30 am In the Sophie and Nathan Gumenick Chapel. Everyone

is invited and welcome to experience Shabbat.

Draw closer and connect to the divine through prayer, song and niggunim. Kol HaN’shamah Tehalel Yah –Every soul praises the Eternal One.

JOIN US ON FRIDAY EVENINGS

This is the title of the course ourScholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Mitch Chefitz,

presented at the National HavurahInstitute this summer:

HE’S OFFERING IT AGAIN HERE AT TEMPLE ISRAEL,SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, AND

DECEMBER 4, AT 10:00 AM, IN THE BOARD ROOM

Here’s how the course was described in the Institute catalog:“The most profound, complete text concerning Jewish spirituality, Jewish mysticism, or the Kabbalah is... the siddur. The prayerbook.

Within the siddur, the morning prayer service is the most complete. It contains both the reading of the Sh’ma and the Amidah. In it you

will find a profound series of spiritual exercises to take you through the Four Worlds of Jewish spirituality.

“But what happens when we put the prayer book down? Without the substance of the book to block our line of sight, we see the Holy One who is always visible. Much as the early rabbis built the prayer

service upon the order of sacrificial offerings, we’ll review the order of prayer in the morning service and build... as deeply as we dare.”

The course was received well at the Institute by veterans andnovices alike. We expect it will be received as well at Temple Israel.

No reservations necessary. Friends are welcome.

PRAYING NAKED:You and the Holy One with

No Book Between


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Steven BeckerAbe TuchmanDora MayaDaniel RichterLeif StepakoffCarole GreenRoz SmithBrandy PrimakMichael MarguliesRuth SilimonAdam DenmarkNatividad SotoVivian TuchmanSilvia RosenRobert CavaMarvin LevinsonMark WickmanKenedy GlinnMelba LeimanMaury UdellEfram AbramsVanessa BartramMarilyn EllisPearl FinkelsteinSue RapperportTim McclennenHazel TrujilloJeremy WaxmanHannah WaxmanLauren LouisDavid PressAlan RapperportRomy Gerber

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHYOn behalf of Temple Israel’s Board of Trustees,

Rabbis, Cantor and Administration we extend ourcondolences to the entire inmediate and

extended family and friends of:

ROSALINE JAFFE

May her memory be for a blessing and may Godcomfort all who mourn her loss.

Alison HarkeJoseph KanterArleyrose BetteridgeRuth GreenfieldJanine RicciEsta FriedmanAmy StolarMarcella WerblowLois DolgoffAlice Goldhagen Neil SchaffelElizabeth SchwartzAsher SpectorAnnette EisenbergI. Richard JacobsNoah OrthStuart KaplanJennifer PfefferLaura StecklerMarc CseteSandra GoldsteinAdam GorelickPatricia PapperZev PilshawJoan GetzSusan GraubertEllen TrazenfeldDenise GlinnLeo KaplowitzIvonne LinaresSusan WerthIsis Gottlieb

November Birthdays

SIMCHA CORNER

Tom Weinkle and Michaala Speijers Nathan and Janice Lee Robert and Lillian Turchin Norman and Ellie Browner Nancy and Hank Green Sandra and Julian Goldstein Alberto Litter and Dora Maya Larry Leitner and Linda Datko Carla and Enrique Neufeld Gilbert and Heller Marc and Kiki Ellenby Norman and Barbara Block Deborah Sherman-Gorelick and Adam Gorelick Cindy and Jon Gold Michael and Peggy Silver Gail and Marlin Lewis Ernest and Barbara Wallis

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Please email us your simchas so that as a community we can celebrate together. We need to celebrate life together and share in each other’s moments of joy. Please email your Births, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Engagements,Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations to: [email protected].

Please put simcha corner on the subject line. We will do our best to include submissions received prior to noon on Wednesday in the current week’s e-bulletin as well as the next edition of the Chai Lites. We look forward to hearing from you.

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CHARLES ADLER

IRENE BARTRAM

JENNIFER AND RICHARD GIBBS

CATHI AND MICHAEL GRAHAM

JACQUELINE AND STEPHEN HERTZ

ARLEYROSE BETTERIDGE AND SAMUEL HUNT

IRIS ROTH AND LAWRENCE KING

DIANE KING

DAVID LEEDS

LISA POLLACK

RUTH SREBRENIK

We value our Members. If you know ofsomeone who may be interested in finding out more about Temple Israel of Greater Miami, please contact Linda Levin, Membership and Outreach Coordinator

at ext. 414. Thank you.

WELCOME TOOUR NEWEST MEMBERS

PEGGY AND MICHAEL SILVER on the engagement of their son Eric to Brittany

Savage, and to Eric’s proud grandparentsCaryl Koven and Si Silver.

STANLEY TATEon receiving the “James W. McLamore Outstanding Volunteer Award” by the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the “Award for Philanthropy” by

The Alliance for Aging for his community work.

Hello my name is Ari Mairena-Dannon. This year on October28 I turn 13 years old. I will become a Bar Mitzvah onNovember 19th, 2011. I have always been home schooled by my mom Dr. Jannet Dannon-Mairena. Do I like being home schooled? Yes I do, there are many advantages and positive things about being home schooled, such as being home and having quality time with my parents and siblings, being able to rearrange my schedule if needed to, and having more time to concentrate with other stuff, like dancing, drawing, and more.

I have many hobbies, one of them is dancing. I have beendancing Breakdance and Hip Hop for about 5 years now, along with my brother Yossi. We have been in many performances, we have been on TV, got in a dance crew, and this year we just got in our first two music videos. Another hobby is filmmaking. I do a lot of action short films with my friends, and I edit them myself. I first started learning at my dad’s work, which is an advertising school called Miami Ad School. I search tutorials on youtube.com and learn something new everyday. My Dad and Mom are very supportive when it comes to what I

My name is Emily Kanter, and I will be Bat Mitzvah November12, 2011 here at Temple Israel. I am a seventh gradestudent at Miami Country Day School. I love gymnastics and dance. I participate on a dance team outside of school. I haveperformed at Miami Heat games and elsewhere in the State of Florida. I am a third generation member of the Temple, and I have studied hard for this special day. I look forward to adulthood and all of the privileges and responsibilities that come along with it. I am delighted to be celebrating thismilestone with my friends and family at the Temple.

ARI MAIRENA-DANNONTHANK YOU TO:

RICHARD MILSTEIN AND ERIC HANKIN for hosting the Ru’ach luncheon

THOMAS WEINKLEfor his continuous support of Temple Israel

EMILY KANTER


MAZEL TOV TO:


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KaddishMay God’s name be exalted and hallowed throughout the world that He created, as is God’s wish. May God’s

sovereignty soon be accepted, during our life and the life of all Israel. And let us say: Amen.May God’s great name be praised throughout all time. Glorified and celebrated, lauded and worshiped,exalted and honored, extolled and acclaimed may the Holy One be, praised beyond all song and psalm,

beyond all tributes that mortals can utter. And let us say: Amen.Let there be abundant peace from heaven, with life’s goodness for us and for all Israel. And let us say: Amen.

May the One who brings peace to His universe bring peace to us and to all Israel. And let us say: Amen.Zichrona L’vracha, May their memory be for a blessing.

YAHRZEITS

NOVEMBER 4:Helen ApteCarrie BauerDora Kadis BehrmanDavid BernsKhana D. BeyderRuth BloomEdward W. BroidyDavid BrownAdele Miller ChauserHarold CohenSarah CohenSaul EdelmanLyla EllensteinLillian GartmanSadie GildredBetty GoldsteinGrace G. GoldsteinMiriam R. GrantDoris HazenSamuel J. JaffaLee C. JosephsBernard S. KahnSam KaplanJerome KimballRuby Fogel LevkoffSophie LevkoffIsaac LubschutzAugusta Kohen LyonsMyrtille MeyerHarry L. NathensonKate PollackSidney RaffelBlanche SandsJoseph ScheidJulius SchneiderIda SeffFrank S. ShapiroJacob SherPhilip SilvermanEva SmithLouis Snetman

Rose SontagRabbi Chaim SternMalcolm H. UlmanNOVEMBER 11:Millie AronovitzSamuel J. BaskerRose BernsteinSimon H. BloomMoses Fred BlumbergEvelyn DenmarkDavid B. FleemanDaisy S. GaleAdolf GreenfieldHannah GusmanLt. William E. JacobyMorris JacobyRobert KaufmanMiriam LefcourtManuel M. LevinJoe LevingstonLeon J. LichtenstetterDavid B. LyonsLena MeyerYetta MihalovitsHoward A. NovellHarry B. OrlinM. E. (Ed) PolsonArthur RobbinsLauren (Laurie) RoesingDeborah RosenMiriam RosenHarlan SaperoMollie SchimmelBernard S. ShapiroShepard Nicholas SimpsonLouise SmithHerbert H. TenenbomHelen TrustNOVEMBER 18:Morris AdlerHilda BarbanelLeonard Beldner

Fannie C. BirkhahnAndrew Henry BlassCarol K. BlumbergSaul ChaykinMarilyn Gerstein CollerMaurice CorenblumBernard CroninClemen J. EhrlichGeorge H. EllensteinAdolph EngelIrene EnjelFrances FuchsIsrael GitelmanHerbert C. HodesLaura Irene KeysSam S. LavineRobert Bruce LevinLeonard B. LewyErnest LiebermanStewart I. MarcusIrene MarguliesN. Douglas RaffS.E. SchwartzLouis SeidenZigo SmilowAnne Polasky SteinAlbert H. SugarmanHerbert TheobaldJoseph L. WinardFreyda ZilberNOVEMBER 25: Henrietta ArnoldCarrie AronovitzRebecca BehrendPearl BrawerArchie BrickHenrietta CaineJoseph CamnerWilfred CohenEsther P. EcksteinAdele EichengreenHarry Elson

Samantha FaineIsaac FeirsteinBoris FrancisHenrietta GoldenHelen GoldweberSylvia K. GrossMurray GrossmanWilliam GrushowLouis HausmanShirley IsenbergArthur M. KahnMina KaplanGeorge KatzRichard Allen KatzJay J. LansburghCharles LernerSanford LevkoffLouis LiskerBeverly A. LundyAlfred N. MaasEdith MargoliusHarry L. MaySie MendelsonLillian MirropHelene J. NarotIsadore PineArthur S. PosMollie PressJoseph QuartinBertram RaffRuth RaskinBert L. RiesnerFrances G. RosenzweigMaynard B. RossJoseph SeikovskyHenry StreisfeldAaron TractenbergMyrtle Carol TraubBenjamin TurchinAlvin Walder

*Names listed denote deceased whose plaque is in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary.

November 2011 / Cheshvan-Kislev 5772 Volume 70 Number 3

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We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who supportTemple Israel of Greater Miami by remembering and honoring

their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions.

SPONSORBIMAH FLOWERS

OR AN ONEG SHABBAT: Bimah flowers

enhance our Shabbat experience.Sponsoring the bimah flowers is a lovelyway to remember or honor a loved one.

Celebrating an anniversary, birthday orother simcha and need a gift?

Why not sponsor an Oneg Shabbat tocommemorate the occasion?

And the great thing is: one size fits all!

As a sponsor of the bimah flowers or Oneg Shabbat, your name will appear in the

Shabbat bulletin and in Chai Lites.For more information or to sponsor,

please contact Phyllis Littman at305-573-5900 ext. 405

or [email protected].

THANK YOU TO OUR MOSTRECENT SPONSORS:

Dr. Mark Goldberg and David Rigg in memory of Henry Pearlstein

Janet Dannon-Mairena andHenry Mairena

in in honor of their son Ari being calledto the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah

Staci and John Kanterin honor of their daughter Emily being called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah

MEMORIAL FUND

Lynn Wolfson in memory of Louis Wolfson, II

Suzanne Pallot in memory of E. Albert Pallot

Audrey and Leon Manne in memory of Samuel Manne

Patricia Papper in memory of Barbara Meyer

Brian Gerber in memory of Oscar Gerber

The Pasternack Family in memory of David Pasternack

The Edward Eisenberg Family in memory Philip Eisenberg

Ian Reiss in memory of Hilda Reiss, Samuel Reiss

RADIO-INTERNET FUND

Suzanne Hafkin in memory of Rosaline Jaffe

George Bernhardt in memory of David Kreger

Donna Seldes in memory of Louis Cantor, Minnie Globman

Michelle and Richard Krinzman in memory of Vicky Nahmad

Lois Model Rukeyser in memory of H. Schweiger

Richard and Susie Goldberg in memory of Alvin Frager

Susan Scholtz-Rubin and Melvin Rubin in memory of Gisela Dinert

Julie Oppenheimer and Joshua Spector in memory of Alan Oppenheimer

Wendy Reiner in memory of Julius Schneider

Joan Schaeffer in memory of Sigmund Droshnicop

Marilyn Cromer in memory of Bob Marcus

Sonny Baida and Family in memory of Arthur Baida

David Press in memory of Irving Press

Norma and Michael Orovitz in memory of the father of Howard Heimes

Janice Sussman in appreciation of the radio services

Ivy Ames donation

RADIO GUILD

George Bernhardt donation

IN APPRECIATION OF CLERGY

Joyce and Jerry Kaiser in memory of David Kosh, Ruth Kosh

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Contributions continued ONEG SHABBAT:Dr. Joan Bornstein

in honor of the special birthday of Ben Giller

Gail Lewisin honor of the birthday of

Marlin Lewis.

Janet Dannon-Mairena and Henry Mairena

in honor of their son Ari being called to the Torah as

a Bar Mitzvah

Staci and John Kanterin honor of their daughter Emily

being called to the Torah asa Bat Mitzvah

Sonya Rabin Greenfield in memory of Samuel Rabin

Stephen R. Brenner in memory of William Brenner

Caryl Koven and Family in memory of Benjamin Koven

Lois Siegel in memory of Lyra Haber

Arnold Wilpon in memory of Faye Wilpon

Stuart J. Kaplan in appreciation of the High Holidays

JOSEPH R. NAROT ENDOWMENT FUND

Gladys L. Cowen and Family in memory of Myron Cowen

Richard Bermont in memory of Tessa Bermont, Sylvia Levine

THE JONI AND STANELY TATE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Peter and Kerrin Bermont in memory of Tessa Bermont

Harriett Freed Bulbin and Family in memory of Max Bix

FLOWER FUND

Michelle and Richard Krinzman in memory of Mrs. Shapiro

CHARLES HELD, JR. MEMORIAL FUND TO FEED THE HUNGRY

Selma and Jeff Newman and Family in memory of Samuel Rabin

Lois Helen Mondres in memory of Ida Mondres

THE DENMARK LIBRARY

Jean Sara M. Lewis and Elisah B. Lewis in memory of Isaac Kaminsky

CANTOR JACOB BORNSTEIN AND DAVID SAMUEL

BORNSTEIN MEMORIAL FUND

Dr. Joan L. Bornstein in memory of Samuel Bornstein

Suzanne Hafkin in honor of the special birthday of Ben Giller

B. B. AND GRACE GOLDSTEIN MUSIC FUND

Neil and Nancy Schaffel in memory of Arnold Rosen

RABBI COLMAN A. ZWITMAN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Elyn E. Silverman/Homes in memory of Nathan Silverman

Suzanne Sponder, Masha and Julian Enriquez in memory of Rose Hollinger

TEMPLE ISRAEL

Hilda Werth in memory of Herbert Werth

Hilda Werth in honor of Susan Werth and Bernie Silver

Elaine Flatto donation

Henry E. Wolff, Jr. donation

Paula Xanthopoulou donation

IN RESPONSE TO THE APPEAL OF PAST PRESIDENT DOUGLAS M. JACOBS

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Denmark, Ian Reiss

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12:00 PM:Learning withRabbi Chefitz7:00 PM: (Next@19thStreet) New SanhedrinIntelligent Design vs. Evolution

Temple Officeand ECCClosed for Vet-eran’s Day7:30 PM: Shabbat Service and Oneg. (Speaker Walker Burttschell)

9:30 AM:ShabbatService followed by Study11:00 AM: EmilyKanter Bat Mitzvah

9:15 AM:ReligiousSchoolGlobal Day of Jewish Learning 10:00 PM: AdultLearning with Rabbi Chefitz

12:00 PM:Noon Learningwith Rabbi Chefitz5:30 PM: Social Justice committee meeting8:00 PM: (Next@19th Street). Guava Rugelach Lounge with Susana Behar

12:00 PM:ModernMidrash withRabbi Cohen7:00 PM: Central Havurah Meeting

6:00 PM: 90thAnniversary Kick-Off Dinner7:30 PM: Shabbat Service and Oneg

9:30 AM:ShabbatService followed by Study11:00 AM: Ari Mairena Bar Mitzvah

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5:00 PM:ExecutiveBoard Meeting6:00 PM: Board of Trustees Meeting

11:00 AM:ECCThanksgivingLuncheon12:00 PM: Noon Learning with Rabbi Chefitz

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9:30 AM:ShabbatService followed by Study

6:30 PM:Dr. AndrewGottlieb – Talk

9:15 AM:No ReligiousSchool

16:00 PM:God vs. Gay(speaker JayMichaelson)

12:00 PM:Learning withRabbi Mitch (Board Room)

12:00 PM:Modern Midrashwith Rabbi Cohen

7:30 PM: Shabbat Service and Oneg

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MessagesContinued from page 4

PRESIDENTIAL Perspective

Marla’s Meisele Maysele...(my little story)

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as well. Perhaps go around the table and ask each person to express thanks for a small thing from which he or she has benefited that day. Should you initiate the discipline ofthanking for small things, Thanksgiving will become ever more profound.

L’ha gid ba bo ker chas de cha, ve e mu na t’cha ba lei lot.

Shalom Aleinu.

Ben Kuehne, President [email protected]

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SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCEA Month of Thanksgiving

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do. They pay for my dance classes, drive almost every Friday night for my rehearsals, which are very far. My dad always buys me equipment for my filming, and I am very thankful for all that they do for me.

For my Mitzvah project I performed at The Ronald McDonald House, which is an organization for kids and families who don’t have a place to stay while their kids are being treated for diseases. The performance went well, there wasn’t much of a crowd but the few who were there smiled and had a good time, and that’s all that matters. I am planning on going back in December. I am also planning to schedule a show at People In Crisis United. I’m working hard practicing and planning for my Bar Mitzvah. I’m nervous but excited at the same time.

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ARI MAIRENA-DANNON

From generation to generation…L’Dor V’dor, we declare this phrase each time we recite the Amidah prayer, but the passing on of our traditions from generation to generationare not promised to us. Each generation is responsible for passing on its customs and beliefs (minhaggim) to the next generation so that our culture and our belief-systems, who we are as a congregation and our importance in thecommunity at large stays intact, stays vibrant.

Temple Israel of Greater Miami has a 90-year tradition of taking bold and oftentimes unpopular stances. We are aprogressive congregation and we have been and continue to be on the cutting edge of civil rights and social justice. Get involved in our 90th year celebrations. Starting with our kick-off Shabbat Dinner on November 18th, there are many ways in which you can contribute and participate in any of the many programs and events throughout our 90th year.

We have an opportunity and an obligation as Temple Israel members to play a part in our 90th anniversary celebratory year and to pass along to the next generation this inspiringheritage. As our Founders did - get involved - we cannot

afford not to…the price is too great. L’Dor V’dor…fromgeneration to generation allows Temple Israel of GreaterMiami to go from strength to strength.

B’Shalom,Marla Towbin

playing with Cantor Rita Glassman from CongregationSherith Israel in San Francisco, who is presenting a cantorialconcert at The Traditions, a Jewish residential facility in West Palm Beach. I have played with Cantor Glassman at URJBiennial Conventions in Houston and San Diego, and at the North American Jewish Choral Festival in New York.Cantor Rachelle Nelson will be presenting local cantors in concert at Temple Beth Am on Sunday afternoon, November 20 at 3 pm. In a creative mix of genres, Cantor Nelson hasinvited students of Manny Perez, renowned opera teacher, to share the Bima with her cantorial colleagues, creating a great mix of cantorial and operatic selections.

The Spring 2012 calendar is already filling up with Jewishmusic concerts I will be playing for at synagogues andtemples throughout the area. I will keep you informed of the most interesting of these programs, and I encourage you to attend and hear some of the outstanding cantorial voices in South Florida.

Alan MasonDoctor of Musical ArtsDirector of Music

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COMING UP NEXT@19TH STREETi n N o v e m b e r a n d D e c e m b e r :

Wednesday, November 9 at 7pmNext@19th, 137 NE 19th Street

Campus of Temple Israel and Bridgepoint Academy The New Sanhedrin - To Be or Tube “E”: Intelligent Design vs. The Science of Evolution

Wednesday, November 16, 8pmNext@19th, 137 NE 19th Street

Campus of Temple Israel and Bridgepoint AcademyGuava Rugelach Lounge Featuring Susana Behar Miami’s renowned Ladino chanteuse

brings a new program of Latin-American musical exploration celebratingthe geographical diversity of Sephardic culture.

Wednesday, December 21, 8pmGuava Rugelach Lounge Musical Chanukah Party

Featuring the new Next@19th Community Jewish ChorusCome blaze some candles, hear some sizzling harmony and cut some serious rug on the

2nd night of Chanukah. All Guava Rugelach Lounge performances take place underthe palms in our outdoor bistro at Next@19th on the campus of Temple Israel and

Bridgepoint Academy.Tickets are $12 and $10 for students, seniors and artists at

www.brownpapertickets.com or 800.838.3006.Refreshments are available including guava rugelach pastries

and the Guava Rugelach cocktail featuring L’Chaim vodka.


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