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TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI- a progressive Reform congregation -

has been celebrating its diversity indowntown Miami since 1922.

Table of Contents

MESSAGES 3-5Rabbi’s MessageScholar-in-ResidencePresidential Perspective Executive Director A Musical Interlude

SPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS 6

EDUCATION AND YOUTH 10Notes from the ECC Religious School NewsYouth Activities

ADULT LEARNING 13

GET INVOLVED 14Sisterhood Corner Dorothy Serotta Social Justice Forum

WORSHIP 16October Schedule

LIFE CYCLE EVENTS 17Mazel Tov Birthdays & Anniversaries Yahrzeits

SUPPORTERS 20

OCTOBER CALENDAR 22

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS 23

CHAI LITESPublished monthly at:

137 N.E. 19th Street Miami, FL 33132Phone: (305) 573-5900

Email: info@ templeisrael.net

Peter Bermont*Dr. Joan Bornstein*Orlee BushmanMarsha B. Elser*Martin Fine*Esta FriedmanCynthia Sobel GoldSusann GoldbergDr. Andrew GottliebMichael Graubert, M.D.Frank FuternickSuzanne HafkinLance HarkeBrian HirschDouglas M. Jacobs*Jane Kahn Jacobs*John Kanter

Edythe KernessMichelle Krinzman

Jannet Dannon-MairenaArthur Marcus

Richard MilsteinMichael D. Orovitz*Norma A. Orovitz*

Oliver PfefferCandace Ruskin*

Jack Schillinger*Gerald K. Schwartz*

Donna SeldesMichael A. Silver*

Stanley G. Tate*Robert L. Waxman

*Past President

Ben Kuehne, Chair*Leonard L. AbessJoAnne BanderJoe FarcusSeymour HeckerDouglas HellerBetsy KaplanElton J. KernessNathan S. LeeLawrence Leitner

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ADVISORY COUNCIL

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

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Campaign Strategic Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Membership

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Joan L. SchaefferHenry E. Wolff, Jr.*Merri MannBen Kuehne*

Howard D. GoldsteinRobert Glazier*Neil RollnickBeco LichtmanRobert WaterstoneCarla NeufeldHarris Reibel

Marlin LewisBudd Mayer

S. Ronald PallotKenneth D. Rosen

Barton SacherSandra Simon

Brenda ShapiroSuzanne Trushin

James Weinkle

CLERGY AND STAFFM. Thomas Heyn

Mitchell Chefitz

Dr. Alan Mason

Marla Towbin

Federico d’Angelo

Isabel Montoto

Janice Baisman

Iris Amador

Ellen Goldberg

Chaim LieberPerson, RJE

Gigi Epstein

Valleen Aguilar

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spiritual Leader

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

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. . . . . Director of the Joni and Stanley Tate Early Childhood Center

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Rabbi M. Thomas Heyn

RABBI’S MESSAGEThe Message of Sukkot

I love Sukkot, which falls this year during the first week inOctober. I enjoy decorating and spending time in ourcongregation’s sukkah, and shaking the lulav is a pleasant ritual. But it’s the spirit of the festival I love most because, aside from being a season for rejoicing, it draws our attention to the transient nature of all things.

My appreciation for this odd combination of themes shouldn’t surprise anyone who knows that I spent a few years workingas a hospice chaplain. Far from being depressing, it was a job that allowed me to interact with people who understood how precious life is when you learn how suddenly it can end. And anyone who’s heard of my affinity for Buddhism might also know that one of its fundamental teachings is the notion of impermanence. There’s a wonderful story, which mightillustrate why I find this idea to be so compelling.

One day King Solomon decided to test his most trustedminister, Benaiah. He said to him, “Benaiah, there is a certain ring that I want you to bring to me. I wish to wear it for Sukkot which gives you six months to find it.”

“If it exists anywhere on earth, your majesty,” replied Benaiah, “I will find it and bring it to you. But what makes the ring so special?”

“It has magic powers,” answered the king. “If a happy man looks at it, he becomes sad, and if a sad man looks at it, he becomes happy.” Solomon knew that no such ring existed in the world but he wished to humble his minister, who hadbecome a little too proud of his position in the royal court.

Spring passed and then summer. Benaiah searched far and wide but had no idea where he could find the ring. On the night before Sukkot, he decided to take a walk in one of the poorest quarters of Jerusalem. He passed by a merchant who had begun to set out his wares on a shabby carpet. “Have you by any chance heard of a magic ring that makes the happy wearer forget his joy and the broken-hearted wearer forget his sorrows?” asked Benaiah.

He watched the old man take a plain gold ring from his carpet and engrave something on it. When Benaiah read the words on the ring, his face broke out in a wide smile. That night the entire city welcomed in the holiday of Sukkot with greatfestivity, King Solomon asked, “Well, my friend, have you found what I sent you after?”

All the ministers laughed and Solomon himself smiled. Toeveryone’s surprise, Benaiah held up a small gold ring and

declared, “Here it is, your majesty!”

As soon as Solomon read the inscription, he looked up at his throne room and down at his jeweled hands and fine clothes and his smile faded. He called for one of his guards to bring an old beggar who had just walked past the palace gate to the throne room. When the poor man walked into the palace, Solomon handed him the ring. The man’s tired, worn out face broke into a smile when he read the words on the ring. The king gave him a bag of gold and sent him on his way. Solomon gave one of his jeweled rings to Benaiah and slipped the small gold band on his own finger. The words inscribed on the ring, the words that could make a rich man frown and a poor man smile were: “Gam zeh ya’avor – This too shall pass.” From that time on, Solomon always kept the ring on his finger and those words in his heart.

Sukkot reminds us that, as human beings and as Jews, our place in the world is precarious. It doesn’t make me depressed but fills me with hope, for when we understand the nature of impermanence, we become better suited to face the challenges we encounter in our daily lives. We learn to compromise with one another, to be less annoyed by small inconveniences, and to appreciate the present moment and all we possess - including life itself - as a gift.

This season of our rejoicing - z’man simchateinu - reminds us that joy and impermanence are inextricably linked. Now is the time to appreciate what we have, to love one another, and to celebrate this glorious moment in time because “gam zeh ya’avor.”


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SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCEA “Torah TED Talk” – What You Need to Know about Torah

Rabbi Mitchell ChefitzScholar-in-Residence

PRESIDENTIAL Perspective

Joan L. SchaefferPresident

Continued on page 21

Each of the next few months I hope to give a “Torah TED Talk” on a Sunday morning, an 18 minute talk (with an additional hour for Q&A). Each talk, in classic “TED” fashion, is designed to change your life through illumination. (Google “TED Talk” if you don’t know what a TED Talk is.)

You might think a talk about Torah itself would be more for information than illumination. And, you might think, for a progressive Jew, a Torah-talk would be more academic than life-changing. But, life-changing it is. Developments in Torah touch us all.

Consider this: Torah is more than a holy artifact. Torah beginswith that scroll we hide away in the aron kodesh – the holy closet. We bring her out to celebrate special occasions: Shabbat, festivals, the High Holydays. Since these are the only days most progressive Jews attend religious service, we might be deluded into thinking that scroll is the beginning and end of Torah. Note well: it is only the beginning. Torah is an ongoing process.

The Torah scroll had its origins about 3,000 years ago. For a thousand years, it was the operating system of the Jewish people. Temple service, sacrificial offerings, the priesthood – all of this began to decay toward the end of those thousand years. The synagogue, the prayer service, and the rabbinatebegan to emerge. The written Torah was no longer theoperating system. Rather, the Torah developed through oral arguments. The Talmud, the written compendium of those oral arguments, became the operating system.

The way we marry (and divorce), the way we bury our dead (and mourn), even the way we argue...all of this emanates from the Talmud, the rabbinic Torah. The way we pray, the way we celebrate Shabbat, festivals, Holydays... all form the Talmud. Blessings over bread and wine...the Talmud. Virtually everything we do Jewish, even as progressive Jews: Talmud.

With the rabbinic Torah we had the evolution of Jewish law – the Halachah. We might think progressive Jews don’t follow the Halachah. After all, most of us don’t keep kosher. Most of us don’t observe a “traditional” Shabbat. But, Halachah is a broad highway. There are different lanes of observance, some strict, some lenient. But even progressive Jews who aren’t on the highway at all are still using off road vehicles. We may not be observant, but we know what we’re notobserving!

A new year at Temple IsraelOne of the things that has resonated with me since the beginning of my now 14 year membership in Temple Israel is our wide array of people and their corresponding variety of

traditions. We have just about every flavor of Jew in our midst and we learn so much from one another. Our ritual practices are steeped with tradition and that tradition has created our own unique and ever-evolving flavor.

We have accomplished a great deal in the past few months. We have reinvigorated our Early Childhood Center including theenhanced participation of family members on an on-goingbasis. We have resumed a new and creative approach to our Religious School. We have beautified our Campus and we will continue to do so. We have an energetic new rabbiwho already has begun programs to support our activeengagement in Jewish life and learning. Embarking on these programs and courses of study entice both our current and future members.

Increasingly we are in the midst of a renaissance in thelocal community surrounding our historic congregation. This, without a doubt is a great opportunity as well as awelcome challenge. As we have created a community within our Synagogue, and historically have expanded our religious practice of our deeds of loving kindness throughout the community, we are capable of rising to these new challenges to grow, to sustain our faith and to impact our community because we really do have the base to do it. Temple Israel is the place where all Jews may feel at home and where we can support one another in achieving great things for ourselves and for the community around us.

Many congregants have long traditions at Temple Israel. I am not one of them. My history is not short, but not long. Like many others, I came to know Temple Israel through myparticipation in the community at large. Often thatparticipation brought me to this campus for meetings and seminars where change agents made things happen. That’s the history of Temple Israel and I find a very strong attraction to that energy.

As a synagogue which reaches out to others, we know how to unite and to make our community flourish as we continue our imprint on the transformation of the greater Miami community. To me this goes hand in hand. In my experience we have always been that way and I am certain that thatenergy is alive and well on this campus. I know we will support



EXECUTIVE DIRECTORMarla’s Meisele Maysele...(my little story)

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Marla TowbinExecutive Director

“…And a Flintstone glass of oil…”

It was 1965 and Grandma Frieda ( who I imagined to be the best cook and baker in the world) wasstaying with us in our 3 bedroomapartment in Riverdale, N.Y. Though just a child, as she prepared to

bake her much sought after honey cake, I begged her to share her recipe for this rare and delicious treat. Although I didn’t mean to, it seems that I put quite a challenge before her, as she like most women of her time, had never actuallymeasured the ingredients. But staring down at me with her soulful light blue eyes, she forced a smile and noddedreluctantly in agreement.

I watched her closely, trying to memorize everything that she did as if she was a famous world class baker. But as the expression goes, “…the wanting is better than the having…” And as is the way with most children, once I had the prized information, I lost interest and put the card in a safe place. I did not look at it again for many years.

Seven years later as Rosh Hashanah was approaching I thought that my dad would appreciate once again tasting his mother’s treasured delicacy- so I dug out the recipe. I was looking forward to going grocery shopping to purchase what was needed to surprise him, but before doing so, I looked over the ingredients to familiarize myself with the recipe once again. I quickly became perplexed when I saw that in my own handwriting that the recipe called for “a Flintstone glass of oil.” I was clearly stumped, but had to laugh out loud (lol.) “A Flintstone glass of oil?” I thought. “What is a Flintstone glass of oil?” Then I thought for a moment and remembered that my mother used to buy grape jam and jelly, which came in glass containers that when emptied could be used for drinking glasses. Depicted on the glasses were cartoon characters…and yes, I then remembered having a favorite Pebbles glass for my juice in the morning. So off I went to see just how many ounces is a Flintstone glass?

From what then became the family tradition of my annual baking my grandmother’s delicious cake, there was a spin-off of yet another family tradition…the annual sending of this massive cake to my brother-in-law, Joel Greenberg.

In 1982 as Rosh Hashanah was approaching, he and mysister Carol had moved to Durham, N.C. The way I remember

A MUSICAL INTERLUDE

Alan MasonDirector of Music and

Doctor of Musical Arts

Would YouLike to Sing?

We are starting something fun and new at Temple Israel on Thursday afternoon, October 11 at 5:30: The Temple Israel Singers, our first temple choir. Don’t be scared of the word choir. It’s just a group of people who like to sing, and would enjoy the challenge and joy of singing in a group. Singing is a wonderful release and opportunity to express your thoughts and feelings through music.

All are welcome to join the Temple Israel Singers, no matter what your level of musical skill is. You will be provided with a binder, sheet music for those who read (or would like to begin learning how), and lyric sheets for those who prefer to see just the words. We will rehearse for an hour on Thursdays at 5:30, probably in the Gumenick Chapel, and if a few nice Shabbat songs are learned quickly enough, we will sing on the Bima during services over Thanksgiving weekend.

Here’s where your creative help is needed: please suggest some possible names for the choir. Perhaps a Hebrew phrase, or a liturgical phrase, or a lovely English name.

Looking forward to seeing you at our first rehearsal on Thursday afternoon, October 11 at 5:30. Please let thetemple office know you are coming so we will know how many binders to prepare.

The first rule of singing in any choir: bring a sharpened pencil!



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P L E A S E J O I N U S F O R T H E N E X T

Programming Committee Meetingscheduled for

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 6:30pm

The Boardroom


GREAT BOOKS CLUBInvites You and Your Friends to DiscussTHE POWERS THAT BE

By David HalberstamThursday, October 25, 2012

12:00 PMIn this book David Halberstam chronicles the stunning rise in power and influence of America’s communication empires. Taking us behind the scenes of the beginnings of the press and television networks, our eyes are opened to their continued impact on our lives and our government. In great and fascinating detail, the author describes how CBS, The Washington Post, Time, Inc. and The Los Angeles Times (and the people who controlled these media) have affected and shaped our society. In this political season, The Powers That Be could not be a more timely read.

Bring a bag lunch. Coffee and dessert will be served.

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Knight Masterworks 2012-2013

Community partner events will be added on an ongoing basis.Please visit arshtcenter.org/light for the most up-to-date list of community events.

NOV 3 & 4 AUGUST 4 - NOVEMBER 4

Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project

Ballet Austin

“Art doesn’t change the world, people change the world, but art can be the catalyst for the discussion.” Stephen Mills, Artistic Director, Ballet Austin

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Sep 8 - Oct 7 | GableStage Ruined by Lynn Nottage Through Sep 30 | Jewish Museum of FloridaOnce Upon a Time in Lithuania & The Florida Connection Oct 4-21 | Zoetic Stage and the Adrienne Arsht Center I Am My Own Wife Oct 6 | The Social Y and the Adrienne Arsht Center The Miami Stars Red Carpet Youth Celebration EventPaul’s Paradigm©

Oct 11 | Bass MuseumDr. Roger Ward , lecture “Nazi-era Provenance Research and the Restitution of Old Master Paintings: Recent Successes and Setbacks”

Oct 22-24 | Jack and Harriet Rosenfeld Foundation Program in Jew-ish Education at the University of Miami School of Education and Human Development Where Ethics Meets History: A Synthesis of Values, Sacred Texts and the Humanities

Oct 25 | Bass Museum ScreeningThe Rape of Europa

Oct 26 | Bill of Rights Institute and the Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing ArtsReligious Liberty: The American Experiment

Oct 27 | Miami Children’s Chorus and the Adrienne Arsht Center Sing, Miami! All Together Now, Brundibar and other selections

Oct 28 | Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center Yad b’Yad (Hebrew for “Hand in Hand”) Holocaust ConversationsAcross Generations - Luncheon with Holocaust Survivors for Children & Families Oct 30- Jan 27 | Jewish Museum of Florida From Home to Home: Jewish Immigration to America November 3 | Adrienne Arsht Center Family Fest, Miami Music Project Celebrating children, youth and the power of music to bring freedom, hope and harmony to the world Nov 3-4 | Adrienne Arsht Center Ballet Austin in Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project Ongoing | Jewish Museum of Florida Mosaic: Jewish Life in Florida Core Exhibit Ongoing | The Anti-Defamation League Becoming an Ally: Interrupting Name Calling and Bullying Ongoing | The Anti-Defamation League General Anti-Bias & Diversity Training


Thank Youto our gracious hosts for opening their hearts and homes

to introduce Rabbi Tom and Ale Heyn to our community.

Eric Hankin and Richard Milstein

Brenda Shapiro

Jane Gilbert and Doug Heller

Lynn Kislak and Ben Kuehne

Sandra and Julian Goldstein & Susan Scholz-Rubin and Melvin Rubin

Michael Graubert

Ivy Ames

If you have not received an invitation to attend an event in your

neighborhood, don’t worry! Thanks to even more members who have

graciously offered to host, there are many more events scheduled! And

if you can’t attend your neighborhood reception, but would like an

opportunity to attend one of these events, just let us know, and we’ll

make arrangements for you to attend a different one. Make sure to

check your e-mail or mailbox for your invitation!


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It’s a boy!Welcome

Rafael David Epstein!Congratulations to ECC Director,

Gigi Epstein,on the birth of her son!


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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS

Sandler recorded: “(is) Eight crazy nights.” Still, the Festivalof the Booths, HaHag (THE Festival), Zman Simchateinu (Time of our Rejoicing), dusty, buggy, cold in the north and warm in the south Sukkot you have got my sweet and sour heart. We exercise design skill and muscle and we build. We deal with fragility especially in hurricane prone South Florida. We make a ritual circle and embrace creation that, because we don’t do it often, always feels a bit strange until the sweet odor of etrog (citron) serves you back your own memories and that of every generation of Jew that has done the same. What Ireally love about Sukkot is that it stands for both creation and harvest. Two key elements of life. What I really really love about Sukkot is that it is one of the three Torah festivals that every year has a good chance of reaching us. The popularityand inertia of Passover (should) sell itself out of slavery everyyear while poor Shavuot, only the moment we receivedTorah, is cast into summer stock with nothing to build, no family flocking and if you are lactose intolerant... So ourchildren make decorations and they help build and they “camp out” and they shake, shake, shake the lulav and they learn special blessings pruned by tradition especially for their crisp ears. And then they hold the etrog, each year smaller in their growing hand. And with it, they are holding fragility, complexity... and Torah.

Thought the beginning of Religious School kept us busy? We are looking forward to our second Family Program on 7 Oct. Bicycles, Razors, training wheels and all manners of scooter are encouraged for our ‘cycle’ concept that will culminate with our Simchat Torah/Joy of Torah Celebration. Students will also meet spiritual guests (ushpizin) from modernity and embrace the enormous contributions of Jews to Western civiliation. Note: Our effective “after hour” Hebrew session does not meet on Family Program days! Geared for youth in grades 3-7, out “mid week Hebrew on Sundays” program has handily solved all of the mid-week scheduling conflicts busy families have and allowed us to continue a meaningfulHebrew prayer program. Sunday, 28 Oct.-- “HebrewMarathon Day” is a special day where we will study ourAlephBet and heritage language in a variety of ways for the entire session. Want to jump start your skills? All arewelcomed!

Chag Sukkot Sameach,A Happy Sukkot,

Parents are not supposed to play favorites and JewishEducators are not supposedto have favorite holidays. Rosh HaShanah revivified.Yom Kippur gave us a chance. Purim is a time when we are encouraged to act out. Chanukah, well, as Rav

Chaim LieberPerson, RJEInterim Religious School Director


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OCTOBER 7

FAMILY PROGRAM:Life, Torah and Bi-cycles

in Recognition of Simchat Torah. Note: Simchat Torah

(Joy of Torah!) is at Sunset.

OCTOBER 12

CONSECRATION SHABBAT:

OCTOBER 28

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING:Hebrew Marathon Day!

All who love Hebrew may attend!(optional meeting dayfor Religious School)

SpecialRELIGIOUS SCHOOL

GATHERINGSin October:

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ADULT LEARNING

WEDNESDAY NOONTIME LEARNINGwith Rabbi Chefitz

October 3, 10, 17, 24We are reading:

A Passion for Truth By Abraham Joshua Heschel

Abraham Joshua Heschel, one of the most belovedreligious leaders of our time, delivered this book to hispublisher a few weeks before his death. Reprinted byJewish Lights, available through any bookseller. “Probably the best book on Hasidism to appear in theEnglish Language.” - Library Journal

October 1410:00 am

Torah TED Talk

TUESDAY NOONTIME LEARNING with Rabbi Tom Heyn

Integral Kabbalah

October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30


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SISTERHOOD CORNER

Suzanne Hafkin Donna Seldes Susie GoldbergSisterhood Co-Presidents

To each and everyone who has joined our Sisterhood family(Sisters and Friends) for 2012-2013, we salute you and say THANK YOU! In appreciation of your commitment to ourpurpose and for all that you do to help us successfully reach our goals and accomplish our mission to the benefit of Temple Israel, we invite you to be our guest at our annual Paid-Up Membership Bruncheon on Sunday, November 4, 2012 .

This year, we’ve added an extra-special THANK YOU – awonderful HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE that we are sure you aregoing to enjoy. It promises to be very special and a lot of fun! Bring your friends along to the Bruncheon (Sisterhoodmembers, free; non-members, $10.00). Enjoy the camaraderie, and, then, shop until you drop! We have a line-up of fabulous vendors who promise to help you fill your holiday gift list with items and prices that are unique! From the newest in style and fashion, you’ll be able to select from the highest quality handbags, accessories, jewelry, orchids/lucky bamboo, kid’s items, watches, and a whole lot more – everything that’s colorful, fun, unforgettable and very affordable, too! Mostimportantly, all of your purchases will help to raise the funds Sisterhood, then, returns to the Temple in so many important and different ways.

If you have not yet joined Sisterhood, it’s not too late to be acknowledged as a Paid-Up Member and to be our guest at this wonderful annual gathering.Simply contact one of our Membership Co-Vice Presidents:

SAVE THE DATE!PAID-UP MEMBERSHIP BRUNCHEON

& HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2012

10:30 am

Temple Israel

Wendy Saltzburg at [email protected] or Elise Greenbergat [email protected]!

Watch the mail for your special Bruncheon invitation! We look forward to celebrating you on Sunday, November 4th at Temple Israel!

We just had to, once again, “tip our hats” to Edythe Kerness,Esta Friedman and all those who worked so diligently and supported Sisterhood’s Welcome for Ale Heyn. And to all those contributing to the success that was Sisterhood Shabbat, grateful appreciation!

Susie Goldberg * Suzanne Hafkin * Donna SeldesSisterhood Co-Presidents

GOT E-WASTE?E-Waste Recycling Event

The Environmental Action Committeeis pleased to announce an

E-Waste Recycling Day

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 20129:00 AM TO 1:00PM

TEMPLE ISRAEL COURTYARDWHAT IS E-WASTE:

Computer Monitors; Televisions; Personal Computers and components; Cell phones; Cameras; Telephones; Printers; Fax machines; Stereo Equipment; Batteries and Compact

Fluorescent Light Bulbs

PROHIBITED ITEMS: Leaking equipment ; Industrial scale print process

equipment; Equipment with hazardous materials; Washer, dryer, refrigerator, freezer, oven/range, dishwasher, room

air-conditioner, or dehumidifier

Hope to see you then!We will provide “Environmentally Friendly” snacks!


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Social Justice ForumDOROTHY SEROTTA

Gary Brown

SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVITIES UPDATEAt the Forum’s last meeting, Rabbi Cheryl Weiner addressed the committee about the reverse Hunger Campaign, which is being undertaken as a mission of the American Jewish World Service. Working in conjunction with Rabbi Tom, a Reverse Hunger Shabbat is being planned for Friday, November 2nd.

The committee also heard from Lorie Deus of TurboVote, who described the online nonpartisan program to register voters and provide reminders of the upcoming Novemberelections. Online voter registration can take place athttps://catalystmiami.turbovote.org until September 30th, and through paper applications until October 8th.

Committee members who attended the national Council of Jewish Women Forum on state constitutional amendments reported that the NCJW and the Union for Reform Judaism are recommending a No vote on Amendment 8 regarding separation of religion and state. Please contact the URJ or NCJW (www.ncjw.org) for further information.

Of course, volunteers to maintain the Community Garden weekdays and Sundays, as well as volunteers to help at the Chapman Partnership for empowerment of the Homeless on the fourth Monday of each month are encouraged and warmly welcomed.

THE ENVIRONMENTALACTION COMMITTEE

The next meeting will be on

Sunday, October 17, 2012 6:00 p.m.

Please mark your calendar to join us the 3rd Wednesdays of each month.

ALL ARE WELCOME !!!

CAMPAIGN TORe-light

TEMPLE ISRAELIn response to a recent Energy Audit by FP&L,

and thanks to the “Mark and Greta Walker Foundation”and the “Nora and Ted Weinreich Charitable Fund”,

The Environmental Action Committee of Temple Israelhas received a matching funds grant of $2000 to:

1) Replace and Upgrade Low Efficiency Light Bulbs and Fixtures,2) Install Motion Sensitive Light Switches,

3) Install a Plastic Strip Barrier inside the door of our Institutional Refrigerator, and

4) Convert to Low Flow Toilets.

Our cost to make these changes is estimated at $3,960.00. These improvements will result in significant resource savings

and monetary savings that will be recovered in lessthan 2 years.

Please consider joining the following individuals as we continue the “Greening of Temple Israel”. Funds of $48 and above will

be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to a total of $2000.

SOLAR PANEL CIRCLE ($360 & Above)Mark and Greta Walker Foundation

Nora & Ted Weinreich Charitable FundBonnie Waxman and FamilyMr. and Mrs. Peter Bermont

L.E.D. BULB CIRCLE ($108 to $359)Brian Hirsch and Doris Galindo

Steven LeidnerJoan Schaeffer

Annette Eisenberg

COMPACT FLORESCENT BULB CIRCLE($48 to $107)

Sheila Mandell FeeleyBeco and Eric Lichtman

David LeedsMs. Betsy Kaplan and Mr. Norman Gladsden

Patty Taxman Craven

To join our “Campaign to Re-Light Temple Israel” please contact Brian Hirsch at 813-732-7722 or e-mail [email protected]


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JOIN US:on Shabbat mornings

October Schedule

11:00 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 mentor Joseph Grosbard is no longer with us, but his presence remains around the tables.

Feel inspired as you rejoice in Shabbat and connect with our welcomingcommunity in the world renowned 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.

with Rabbi Heyn and Rabbi Chefitz9:30 am - 11:00 am

SHABBAT MORNINGSERVICE

Morning blessings, Psalms of praise, the Sh’ma with its meditations, and Standing in thePresence of the Divine. Sometimes with the prayerbook, sometimes not, but always seeking deep attachment.

JOIN US ON FRIDAY EVENINGS7:30-8:30 pm

OCTOBER 56:30 pm Sababa Shabbat7:30 pm Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat

OCTOBER 810:00 am Simchat Torah Service and Yizkor Service

OCTOBER 77:00 pm Simchat Torah Service and Celebration in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary

OCTOBER 196:30 pm Integrative Shabbat Service in the Sophie and NathanGumenick Chapel7:30 pm Shabbat Service (Aufruf for Jessica Hafkin and Joseph Greenseid) INTEGRATIVE

SHABBAT SERVICEFriday, October 19, 2012

6:30 pm – Integrative Shabbat Service in the Sophie and Nathan Gumenick ChapelEnjoy a different kind of service…•Organic, synergistic, using acoustic instruments like harmonium, folk drums, etc.•Emphasizing “one-ness with God” (devekut), kavanah (prayerful intention), sanctification (of the Sabbath,) and separation from theconcerns of the week•Not performance-oriented, liturgy or text-based; informal, free-flowing, inviting dance and movement•No song sheets or service booklets, except maybe one page with words to chant…then stay to participate in the regular7:30 pm – Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by Oneg

OCTOBER 127:30 pm Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat

OCTOBER 267:30 pm Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat

RABBI HEYN’S MORNING SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

Thursdays 8:00-8:30 amAt the Chapel

October 4, 11, 18, 25Followed by Coffee


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October Birthdays

SIMCHA CORNER

October Anniversaries

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.

Laura Wides-Muñoz and Carlos MuñozElly du Pre and Hazel TrujilloMichael and Linda LapatOliver and Jennifer PfefferDoris Galindo and Brian HirschBernard Silver and Susan WerthBenji Waxman and Gwen WurmKen and Dody RaskinGloria and Ronald Pallot

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Renee Gans Brian Giraldez Susan Gladstone Evan Orth Joshua Spector Michael Tarkoff Marilyn Cromer Helen Cowen RabbiTom Heyn Martin Margulies Jeanne Farcus Norman Silimon Nathan Silimon Brett Firestone Ernest Halpryn Lynn Kislak Leonard Stolar Herschel Green Bruce Jay Esther Reckles LaurenTrushin Mark Walker ErikHarke Doree Press Stella Zaias Ken Collins Bradley Trushin Levi Gans Cynthia Greenberg Harriett Bulbin Diane Halpryn Jerry Chasen Joann Bass

Natalie Snyder Remy CrossBen Giller Stacey Gumenick Lillie Iven Daniel Rock Stella Steinbook Chick Weiner Charlie Simon David Rock Elizabeth Weingrad Allen Fuller AlexanderFuternick Iris Roth Zoe Robins Jerry Engel Judith Landy DylanTrazenfeld Herbert Kaplowitz Nikolas Futernick Lenny Klein Emma Galler Al Kahn Marlin Lewis Ari Mairena Jacqueline Hertz Eric Lichtman Budd Mayer Steve Rothaus Michelle Bassett Sara Epstein Shirley Keys Marc Kahn

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MAZEL TOV TO:GIGI AND DAVID EPSTEIN AND DON TOO

birth of Rafael David Epstein

ELIZABETH F. SCHWARTZ as recipient of the 2012 Eddy McIntyre Community Service

Award given by The National Gay andLesbian Task Force

ANN THOMAS on the birth of her granddaughter,Tatiana “Tess” Elaine Schandler

SUZANNE HAFKIN The oneg reception following the October 19

evening service is sponsored by Suzanne Hafkin in honor of her daughter, Jessica Hafkin, and her future son-in-law, Joseph

Greenseid. Jessica and Joe are to be married onSunday, October 21 in Fort Lauderdale.


OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHYOn behalf of Temple Israel’s Board of Trustees, Rabbis, and Administration we extend our condolences to the entire inmediate and extended family and friends of:

ANNA ALCOSSERGrandmother of Lance Harke

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

BARBARA AND ALAN BISNO

PAULA BROMBERG AND ALEXANDRIA LEIFSCHUTZ

JERALD BURNS

STEVE DLOOGOFF

JACQUELINE EDELSTEIN

SARAH AND JERRY ENGEL

LOUIS FRIEND

NANCY AND RON GELLES

CATHI AND MICHAEL GRAHAM

ALICIA AND JOSE HADIDA

ELEANOR AND ROBERT MILLER

BONI MOLLINS AND STUART KESTER

ANTHONY SCHELTMAN

HENRIETTA SCHWARZ-SCHWARTZ AND ROBERT SCHWARTZ

PAULINE WINICK

We value our Members. If you know ofsomeone who may be interested in finding out

more about Temple Israel of Greater Miami, pleasecontact Marla Towbin, Executive Director, at ext. 404.

Thank you.

WELCOME TOOUR NEWEST MEMBERS

We are

conveniently located

in the downtown Miami

Performing Arts district.

For rates and more information contact

Federico d’Angelo

Facility Manager (305) 573-5900

Have Your NextAffair Here

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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

OCTOBER 5:Leo Frankfurt

Boots Gettleman

Ida P. Lieberman

Lucille Mayper

Samuel Mendelson

Jacob Sonderling

Isaac Wolkowsky

Nathan Blumenthal

Janette Jacobs Fertel

Nell Palley

Isidor Goldstein

Helen F. Narrow

Rosa Kaplan

Viola Mooney

Harry Simonhoff

Jerome Dreyfus Bauer

Stanley Feldman

Sadie Fritz

Alice Lowe

George Margulies

Joan (Joanie) Miller

Mae L. Pos

Joseph Siegel

Adolph Wertheimer

Rosa Bloomston

Anna Engler

Frances M. Lewy

Rae Fischer Tullin

Joseph Williamson

OCTOBER 12:John Blunker

Melvin S. Goldstrom

Barbara Meyer

David Meyer

James H. Meyer

Joseph Paper

Herbert A. Simon

Ettie Stone

Roy Syna

William Abel

Abe L. Egherman

Louis Feirstein

Samuel Fleischer

Rose Fleming

Lyra Haber

Grete Metzger

Tessa Bermont

Bernard Fuller

Dr. Bernard Goodman

Anne Kronson

Celia B. Applebaum

Myron Cowen

Daniel Goldberger

Rebeka Goldweber

Dan B. Ruskin

Louisa E. Schnurer

Bertha Silverman

Anna Stuzin

Gertrude Kofka Joseph

Hannah Lubschutz

Clara Elizabeth Wilkin

Louis Wolfson II

Pauline Levenson

Laz Levkoff

Marian K. Leyton

Pfc. Irving Press

Adolph Spitzer

Herbert Werth

Abraham L. Gildred

Grace R. Narotsky

Harry Polasky

OCTOBER 19:Alyce Katz Brody

Kirvin K. Shafton

Arthur Bass

Jacob Fuchs

Alfred Goldsmith

Dorothy S. Kerness

Leo Gelvan

Jacob Goldstein

Mildred Horwitz

Anna Lisker

Phyllis Samet

Estelle C. Cromer

Leah Kohn

Morris Weinstein

Morris B. Winston

Joyce Adler

Sidney I. Bernbaum

Jean Lansburgh

Louis S. Rapport

Arnold P. Rosen

Lewis I. Serbin

Milton Siegel

Shirley Gorfine

Mitzi Greenhouse

Helen J. London

Harry Nevins

Leo E. Elliott

Lillian White Goldhoff

David Golding

Sidney L. Olson

OCTOBER 26:Diana Bronston

Lyla Ellenstein

Herbert U. Feibelman

Harry Kanner

George H. Kohn

Samuel H. Leschel

Ida E. Levenson

Dr. Jack A. Rudolph

Anna Schub

H. Denny Schweiger

Lee Saiet Shapiro

Sarah Zwiebel

William Paul Gottlieb

David S. Levitt

Samuel Lipton

Harry Aaron Russin

Samuel P. Danker

Samuel Rosthal

Hannah Samuels

Sophie Smith

Eunice F. Sweyd

Mary Waxenberg

Cantor Jacob G. Bornstein

Irving Feinberg

Dr. Elliot A. Hayden

Maxine R. Jacobs

Lillian J. Kahn

Lucille Nefsky

Samuel J. Rabin

Getzel Zilber

Dr. Charles C. Clasen

Morris C. Hodes

Abraham Kuperberg

Hannah Young

Dr. Samuel Aronovitz

Louis Cantor

Dr. Joseph Glassman

Benjamin H. Kohl

Harry Weinberg

Abraham H. Brown

Robert J. Jacobson

Samuel C. Manne

Jenny Metzger

Josef Metzger

David Pasternack

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


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.........................................................................................................................................................................................Supporters

We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support Temple Israel of Greater Miamiby remembering and honoring their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions.

SPONSORBIMAH FLOWERS

OR ANONEG SHABBAT:

Bimah flowers enhance our Shabbat

experience. Sponsoring the bimah flowers

is a lovely way to remember or honor a loved

one. Celebrating an anniversary, birthday

or other simcha and need a gift?

Why not sponsor an Oneg Shabbat to

commemorate 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 Temple office at

305-573-5900

or [email protected].

Annette Eisenbergin memory of Morris Eisenberg

Mark Goldberg and David Riggin memory of Henry Pearlstein

Michael Epsteinin memory of Morris Epstein

Michael Pearlmanin memory of David Pearlman

MEMORIAL FUNDBarbara Gaynor in memory of John ColemanDavid Press and Doree Press in memory of Irving PressDr. and Mrs. Mark Wickman in memory of Dr. William WickmanEllen R. Siegel in memory of Morris EpsteinGladys and Leonard Moskowitz in memory of Dixie FinkelsteinGladys and Leonard Moskowitz in memory of Sue Collins and in honor of Dixie FinkelsteinHarriett Bulbin in memory of Lawrence FreedHilda Werth in memory of Herbert WerthJacqueline S. Hochberg in memory of David R. HochbergJanice Sussman in memory of Mary Ann PatchenJeane Walker in memory of Dixie FinklesteinJoan Schaeffer in memory of Morris EpsteinJoan Schaeffer in memory of Sigmund DroshnicopJon, Cindy, Robyn and Lesley Gold in memory of Martin GoldLawrence Major in memory of David MajorLeonard S. Cohen in memory of Morris EpsteinLois H. Siegel in memory of Lyra HaberMarilyn Greenbaum in memory of Dixie FinkelsteinMichael H. Tarkoff in memory of Oscar TarkoffNaomi and Donald Smith in memory of Enid SmithPatricia Papper in memory of Barbara MeyerPhyllis Nabat and Family in memory of David NabatRichard Milstein and Eric Hankin in memory of Many MarkoRoger W. Eptein in memory of Hannah LubschutzSandy and Lisa Steinberg in memory of Sue Collins and in honor of Ken CollinsSonny H. Baida in memory of Pauline and Paul SeitelmanSusie and Richard Goldberg in memory of Jeanette Stone and William StoneThe Fuller Family in memory of Bernard FullerUrsula Metzger Wellisch in memory of Grete MetzgerYvonne Benrube in memory of Flora AlcheckNorma and Michael Orovitz in memory of Nathan Weiss and Ruth OrovitzRADIO-INTERNET FUNDCaryl Koven and Family in memory of Benjamin KovenElizabeth and Daniel Camp in appreciationNorma and Allan Wilson in appreciationNorma and Michael Orovitz in memory of Lynn WolfsonDOROTHY SEROTTA SOCIAL JUSTICE FORUMRe-Lighting of Temple IsraelTed WeinreichCANTOR JACOB G. BORNSTEIN AND DAVID SAMUEL BORNSTEIN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDFOR JEWISH CAMPING OR YOUTH STUDY IN ISRAELJoan L. Bornstein in memory of Mary Bornstein and Samuel BornsteinTHE LEARNING PROJECTMarlene Zuckerman in honor of Michael Orovitz’s birthdayRichard Bermont in memory of Tessa BermontTHE JONI AND STANLEY TATE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERJoni and Stanley Tate in memory of Senator Phil LewisKerrin and Peter Bermont in memory of Tessa BermontJOSEPH R. NAROT ENDOWMENT FUNDRichard Bermont


PRESIDENTIAL Perspective

MessagesContinued from page 4

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ONEGS:Suzanne Hafkin

in honor of the wedding of her daughter,Jessica Hafkin to Joseph Greenseid

Mark Goldberg and David Riggin honor of David’s birthday

Sandi and Charlie Simonin honor of Charlie’s 92nd birthday

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

THE CHARLES HELD, JR. MEMORIAL FUND TO FEED THE HUNGRYJoni and Stanley TateB. B. GOLDSTEIN MUSIC FUNDEdythe and Elton Kerness in memory of Joseph Siegel and Louis KernessFLOWER FUNDAnnette Eisenberg in memory of Morris EisenbergMark Goldberg and David Rigg in memory of Henry PearlsteinMichael Epstein in memory of Morris EpsteinRABBI COLMAN A. ZWITMAN RELIGIOUS SCHOOLDr. Barney Willens, David, Shane and Andrea Willens in memory ofHattie Willens and Arthur WillensTEMPLE ISRAELGisele and Howard Stein in honor of Rabbi Tom and Ale HeynJanice Sussman in honor of her 90th birthdayJoan Schaeffer in honor of the birth of Rafael David Epstein, son of Gigiand David EpsteinJoan Schaeffer in honor of the birthday of Michael OrovitzSandy and Lisa Steinberg in honor of Ken Collins and in memory of Sue Collins

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In our generations the operating system of rabbinic Judaism is beginning to decay. Now Rabbi Google is the first authority consulted when it comes to matters of Jewish tradition. On the world-wide web Torah tradition is evolving rapidly.

This will have a substantial impact on all of us, whether we are actively involved in the transition or not. “The Torah Ted talk” on Sunday, Oct. 14, will make this clear – in only 18minutes! I look forward to your questions, and your answers as well.

each other in a great personal and collective adventure. I welcome you all to make your own imprint on this place as we merge the spiritual practice of Judaism with the wonderful realities of our great city.

I wish you a warm and wonderful New Year.

L’Shana Tovah

the story is that, Joel said, “It just isn’t the holidays without Marla’s honey-cake!” I was so touched and thought that this was such an easy fix, so every year since then, including Rosh Hashanah this year, if we are not together on the holidays, I bake and overnight a honey cake to them, and now also to their two children in Boston. Of course prices have changed and there were times, due to gas surcharges that I paid as much as $100.00 to ship it…but for me the rewards of not breaking with tradition, has great value.

We have had a longstanding tradition at Temple Israel ofbeing known in the community as a progressive and inclusive Reform congregation on the cutting edge of philosophies, which are often ahead of their time, and are not necessarilypopular or easy. But despite this, Temple Israel enters into its 91st year, by holding tight to its unique beliefs. Whileembracing the old, we are on the precipice of creating a new paradigm and tradition under the spiritual leadership ofRabbi Tom Heyn in partnership with Rabbi Mitchell Chefitz. And coupled with our devoted leadership, members and staff who realize that our tradition, our ritual, is precious we will continue to embrace our brand of Judaism with all of our hearts and souls.

“The human soul can always use a new tradition. Sometimes we require them.” Pat Conroy

SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCEA “Torah TED Talk” –

What You Need to Know about Torah

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A new year at Temple Israel

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORSOF HIGH HOLY DAYS

BIMAH FLOWERS:Rosh Hashanah flowers

sponsored by longtime membersof Temple Israel of Greater Miami

Yom Kippur flowerssponsored by Doug and Jane Kahn Jacobs & Marc

and Laurie Kahn in memory of their parents,Rose and Burton Kahn


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9:30 AM: Shabbat Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table (Next)

9:15 AM: Religious School – Family Program: Life, Torah & Bicycles5:00 PM: Annual Blessing of the Pets7:00 PM: Simchat Torah Evening Service and Celebration

Simchat Torah – Temple Closed

10:00 AM: Yizkor Service

12:00 PM:Noon Learningwith Rabbi Chefitz

8:00 AM: Rabbi Heyn’sMorning Spiritual Practice5:30 PM: Temple Israel Singers7:30 PM: Film Event – The Invisible Men

7:30 PM:ShabbatService followed by Oneg

9:30 AM:ShabbatService11:00 AM: Joseph’sTable (Next)

9:15 AM:ReligiousSchool9:00 AM: E-Waste Recycling Event10:00 AM: Adult Learning with Rabbi Mitch – “Torah TED Talk”

12:00 PM:NoontimeLearning with Rabbi Heyn – IntegralKabbalah6:00 PM: Board of Trustees Meeting

12:00 PM:NoontimeLearning withRabbi Chefitz6:00 PM: Environmental Action Committee7:00 PM: The New Sanhedrin (Next)

8:00 AM:Rabbi Heyn’sMorning Spiritual Practice5:30 PM: Social Justice Committee Meeting7:00 PM: Central Chavurah Meeting

6:30 PM:IntegrativeShabbat Service7:30 PM: Shabbat Service followed by Oneg

9:30 AM:ShabbatService11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table (Next)8:00 PM: GuavaRugelach Lounge (Next)

9:15 AM:ReligiousSchool

5:00 PM: VolunteerNight at Chapman Center forEmpowerment ofthe Homeless

12:00 PM:NoontimeLearning with Rabbi Heyn – IntegralKabbalah

12:00 PM:NoontimeLearning with Rabbi Chefitz

8:00 AM:Rabbi Heyn’sMorning Spiritual Practice 12:00 PM: Great Books Series7:00 PM: Rabbi Heyn’s Adult Education Program

7:30 PM:ShabbatService followed by Oneg

9:30 AM: ShabbatService11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table (Next)

12:00 PM:NoontimeLearning with Rabbi Heyn – IntegralKabbalah

9:15 AM:ReligiousSchool – Hebrew Marathon Day!

212:00 PM: Noontime Learning with Rabbi Heyn - Integral Kabbalah

12:00 PM: Noontime Learning with Rabbi Chefitz12:00 PM: PastPresidents’ Luncheon

8:00 AM: RabbiHeyn’s MorningSpiritual Practice

5:45 PM: SababaQ 7:30 PM: Shabbat Service followed by oneg

30 3112:00 PM:NoontimeLearning with Rabbi Chefitz

1Sukkot –Temple Closed

12:00 PM:Noontime Learningwith Rabbi Heyn -Integral Kabbalah 6:30 PM: Programming Committee Meeting


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Next@19th’s New Sanhedrin is a modern system of argument based on the principles of the original Sanhedrin of the early Rabbis. Programs address today’s most challenging issues. All are welcome: come vote with your feet, moving from side to side

as the arguments progress.

Our next New Sanhedrin in partnership with The Tribe and The Open Tent explores the

responsibility, implications and ethics surrounding Jewishorganizations keeping our

events traditionally kosher and puts the result into action for The Tribe’s events. Come and vote

with your feet and see the result put into action in our community!

Guava Rugelach Lounge

S AT U R DAY, O C TO B E R 2 08 : 0 0 P M

SUSANA BEHAR &ALEJANDRA CZARNY AND BAND

The monthly Guava Rugelach Lounge music series under

the stars and palms kicks off on Saturday night, October 20 with

an evening of Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, Hebrew and Yiddish lullabies,

dreams, stars and moon music. The program is designed collaboratively

and performed by two of Miami’s divas of Jewish song, Susana Behar and

Alejandra Czarny.

Tickets are $12-$15 and available at brownpapertickets.com/event/271266 or by phone at 800-838-3006.


The annual Blessing of the Pets, sponsored by

Faith In the City, will take place this year

at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral located at

464 N.E. 16th Street, Miami.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 AT 5:00PM

Please join our fellow members of

Miami’s inter-faith community in participating

in this wonderful annual event.

All pets are warmly welcomed.

ANNUALBLESSING

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