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March 2015

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FROM THE

Rabbi’s Study: Out of the Narrow Places

Each of us knows

hardship or distress in varying degrees during our lives. It is something we all share

in common. Yet, when facing our own personal trials we can feel as though we are alone and forsaken. In Judaism, Mitzrayim (Egypt) is a metaphor for every human encounter, not just with oppression or persecution, but any kind of limitation on our freedom, our joy, our sense of wellbeing. Mitzrayim means the place of restriction, a cramped and narrow place, literally the straits through which we all must, at some point, pass.

As your rabbi, I have been privileged to share many of your own journeys out of Mitzrayim. Some of those journeys were longer than others, and many still are not yet able to dance with the joy of Miriam and Moses and the Israelites on the far side of the sea, knowing the promise of what lies ahead. Inside this Pesach edition of The Scroll, you will read two poignant stories of modern journeys out of a personal Mitzrayim. While both of these address the oppression and enslavement that comes from the disease of addiction, from the perspective of an addict and of the parent of another, the message applies broadly to so many other life experiences.

Contemporary instances of mitzrayim can include the death of

a loved one, sudden illnesses and chronic pain, family violence, sexual abuse, infidelity, divorce, gambling addiction, crime, mental health concerns, gender identity issues, job losses, economic troubles, infertility, credit card debts, business failures, wounded feelings and wounded pride, careers gone off-track, election defeat, or even losing a heated competition. Life can be hard, and sometimes unforgiving. And when each of us feels bound up, constrained by our own experience of Mitzrayim, it is so easy to give up, to lose hope, to suffer a crisis of faith, to remain trapped, feeling that even if we could cry out from the depths of our despair, no one would hear or answer the call.

Nevertheless, each year, we sit down at the seder table to relive and retell the biblical story of the Exodus because it can open up the narrow place where we are trapped and can lead us toward the wilderness of possibility and a future vision of peace and tranquility. We do this not just so that in each and every generation we can see ourselves as personally having come forth mi-Mitzrayim, out of biblical hardship and bondage, but in order to find solidarity with others in the painful times of our lives today and to discover the powerful healing potential of journeying together into hope, joy and the blessing of God’s presence.

Emerging out of the place of narrowness, or restriction, out of the straits or distress, is the Jewish story of redemption. We have an enduring “spiritual” association with Israel’s redemptive experience. Mitzrayim thus becomes both the symbol and the experience

of captivity, of being caught/bound in narrow place(s), and our symbol of deliverance. The Sefat Emet (18th century Hassidic rabbi) teaches that the matzah we eat on Pesach represents our point of “unforgetfulness”: that memory of Divine redemption, that remains, always with us, carried, bound upon our shoulders as we emerge from Mitzrayim.

For mi-Mitzrayim, out of the narrow places in our lives, we can cry out and be heard by God and by God’s partners who surround us. We can remember that hope is possible, and that Divine redemption can be our future as well. This year at our Pesach tables, may we all hear the voices of those crying out “mi-Mitzrayim,” and let us take them by the hand and lead them to freedom, lead them to the Promised Land.

Rabbi Michael Torop, Rabbi

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Desk of the DLE: A Very Narrow Bridge

For many people, these words evoke happy memories. Memories of setting the words

to music and belting out the song at summer camp and/or youth group events. If you take a moment

to read and really consider the words, however, there is a heavy weight to them. The words also evoke questions. What does it mean to consider the world a very narrow bridge? Why should we not be afraid? What if we are? Is it really the whole world that’s a narrow bridge?

Picture a narrow bridge. Now picture yourself on it. What’s it like? For me, the imagery is so clear it’s almost tangible. A bridge high up in the air, wooden slats, rope sides, fog shrouding the length of the bridge in mystery – leaving only the next three or four slats clearly visible, enough width to cross normally but still so close that the rope rubs against your waist as you walk. I can feel it swaying to the sides as I walk, feeling my way precariously across the bridge. (It’s fairly obvious, I’m sure, that I’m not a huge fan of bridges or heights!) How is the world like that narrow bridge?

Life is a series of choices that we make or that are even made for us. Those choices take us down paths, across bridges, to new points in our lives. We cannot see clear across those bridges – we see bits and pieces, but cannot know for sure the outcome until we travel them. Sometimes, the path we take may be shrouded in some mystery, but we are happy to travel down that path and enjoy the journey along the way. At times, those bridges feel very narrow – the choices we make are rooted in difficulty and challenge, or sadness and heartache. Our paths are not ones of joy or happiness, or even a lighthearted journey of exploration. Those paths are affected not only by us, but by choices and paths of other people. Sometimes the journey is a dark one, filled with things difficult for us to talk about – death, severe illness, depression or other mental illness, divorce, adultery, miscarriage, infertility, crime, drugs, alcohol, other addictions, physical or mental or emotional abuse,

violence. How can we say that you shouldn’t be afraid when faced with the mystery of the bridge and the path it takes you down, let alone mandating that we shouldn’t fear the darker paths that we travel (by choice or not)?

The concept of fear is important to think about here. It is absurd to think that we should never be afraid – indeed I dare you to find a parent that doesn’t think a “healthy dose of fear” is a good thing. When I consider these words, I do not take them to literally mean we should not be afraid. I think of what it means to be afraid and the outcome of that fear. All too often we let fear immobilize us, to cause us to stay stuck on whatever path we are on – to accept things as completely inevitable, or worse unavoidable and not worthy of second thought. I don’t think Rabbi Nachman is warning us to never be afraid. I think Rabbi Nachman is cautioning us against letting fear rule our lives. Those narrow bridges, the dark paths, the difficult and oftentimes almost unbearable journeys are easy to get lost or stuck on. We cannot let fear keep us down – we need to embrace our fear and carry on in spite of it. While it is far easier said than done, that is what I think when I read/hear/sing Rabbi Nachman’s great words.

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Desk of the Executive DirectorFROM THE

I always loved Passover as a child. I

have fond memories of sitting around the Seder table with my entire family, laughing, arguing as to

who was the Wise Child and who was the Wicked child, enjoying the delicious Cohen family traditions, my grandmother’s tzimmes and my mother’s perfect matzah balls. As a child, Passover meant family, and I loved being with my family (for the most part).

It wasn’t until my early 20’s that Passover became more personally meaningful for me. It was in a graduate school class at Hebrew

Union College that I learned the concept of “going through the narrow places in our lives”. In the Seder, the word used for Pharaoh’s Egypt, mitzrayim, translates to “narrow places”. Studying that concept was meaningful. I had been going through many narrow places in my life, whether it was the death of my best friend in college, working through a bout of depression during my sophomore and junior year in college, or struggling with the dynamics of having a brother who suffered from alcoholism.

The realization that we had a Jewish holiday that brought to light that we, as individuals, and we, as a community, go through narrow places, but, in the end, there is light at the end of the tunnel…freedom, freedom from the narrow places was

very powerful. In my case, I have carried on my best friend’s memory by continuing a good relationship with her mother for the last 19 years, worked through the depression, and am celebrating my brother’s recovery for the last 3.5 years.

I was so happy that our Scroll this month highlighted getting through the narrow places. Everyone has been through, or is traveling through, a narrow place. I pray that each of us finds strength and courage to find the light, even if it’s a dim light, some light at the end. If you need more help, please feel free to reach out. We have many helpful resources in our community. Don’t suffer alone.

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The Pesach themes of freedom, captivity, breaking free of self-imposed chains, treading

new and frightening paths, resisting complacency, courage in the face of the unknown resonate quite powerfully with me. I’ve taken many journeys with these themes as my companion; the most poignant has been the journey of addiction. The parallels between the Israelites march to freedom from oppression in Mitzrayim, in Egypt, and the road to recovery traveled by a drug addict are quite uncanny.

As a mother, I worried about illnesses, events that could cause harm to my children; the flu, broken bones, and prayed for the best. I never considered the disease of addiction claiming the life of one of my children until it took my beautiful, brilliant son away.

My son has been an addict for 7 years; there have been several periods of sobriety along this perilous road, but no Moshe to keep him from returning to active using. For six years I was the prisoner of a unique type of Mitzrayim, a dark, lonely, frightful place; that of one

who loves an addict. I was held captive by my own prison ruled by addiction, in which I was small and powerless. In this wretched, infinite chasm I became well acquainted with fear, pain, despair, anger, loss, sadness, desperation, shame, guilt, regret, powerlessness, and back again to fear.

Life is governed by fear when you love an addict; a fear so intense and ever-present that is becomes part of you. The fear emanates from the knowledge that there are three options for an addict; death, prison and recovery. Dying and prison seem more likely than recovery, as years pass with repeated relapses that involve increasingly dangerous behavior. Fear punctuates the blessed moments of recovery, which are fragile and tenuous due to the powerful psychological and physiological connection between the brain and addiction.

In the last year I have finally begun to travel my own new path to healing by surrendering to the knowledge that I am powerless over my son and over his addiction. I now accept that I cannot heal my son and I cannot

keep him from relapsing. I have smashed the walls of miMitzrayim, that hated place which oppressed me and controlled me. Yet I am extremely aware, with unequivocal certainty, that it is only steps behind me, threatening to envelop me once again in its powerful vise. Now, however, that fear does not paralyze me.

Like the Israelites fleeing from the Egyptians, I must maintain my faith in God to continue moving forward on a path to continued acceptance, peace and courage. My son has been blessed with good people who love him, with good care, with second chances and opportunities; he must live his life and make his choices. While we rebuild our relationship I take comfort in the fact that our lives are connected daily by the Serenity Prayer.

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,The courage to change the things I can,And the wisdom to know the difference.

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“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free

our minds.”

This line from Bob Marley’s Redemption Song has run through my head thousands,

maybe millions, of times. I’m sure these words mean many things to many people and I have found different meaning in them at various times in my life. None of those times has been more appropriate or apparent than my life in, and recovery from, addiction.

I partied in high school, as did many of my friends. I maybe drank a bit harder, did more drugs, but somebody always does. At the time, it seemed like no big deal. I got in trouble a few times and was a little over the top. Then all of the sudden I was in my mid-twenties, had gotten in trouble quite a few more times and was pretty much going nowhere except maybe to prison or worse. My life revolved around drugs, mostly alcohol, but I did whatever came around. Every dollar I earned, every relationship I made, was in service of this one thing. Addiction, oblivion, and eventually

escape. I didn’t start this ride trying to escape anything but I accumulated so much wreckage along the way the next drink was often to neutralize the humiliation or pain from the day before.

I was hurting people, my friends, my family, strangers, not maliciously or purposefully, it was simply a byproduct of this life that I chose to live. I knew and I had to cope with the world around me but I had no real coping skills. So I just shut off. I was numb from the drugs but also numb from this constant need to displace my feelings. I did this so much, almost constantly, that it became my normal. When I stopped actively using, I was still like this. So I found myself in a state where I wasn’t intoxicated but I didn’t really feel most of the time. It was like a wilderness inside me. I just wandered through an alien life where sometimes things seemed familiar but I wasn’t sure how to react because I was so good at not reacting. In recovery, this is often called spiritual bankruptcy.

There I was, a 27 year old man with the emotional capacity of a teenager

and the baggage of an alcoholic. So I wandered. I have a wonderful family that has always been there to support and love me but I couldn’t accept any more help from them yet. So I wandered and sought. I needed to fill the void left by a decade of false idols. I found people, people like me and people different than me. Many of them helped me and taught and many of them needed my help. Either way, I learned. I learned how to live in a community rather than in isolation. I learned how to be of service rather than just to take. Somewhere in those connections and relationships, I think I even caught a glimpse of something resembling God.

Almost 8 years later, I still find meaning in Marley’s words. It’s different now, my battles seem smaller but somehow no less significant. Having spent so much of my life serving this demon has left me acutely aware when something begins to take up a little more mental real estate than it should. Whether it be money, work, status, or whatever, I won’t let anything take me from this place I have wandered so far to find.

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7 Community Beit Keneset, ,wAn Orphanage in Vac, Hungary During the Holocaust: A Significant Connection for Ed Herman from Over 70 Years Ago

In the mystery of life, important and totally unexpected and incredible things happen to all of us. I am a survivor of Ghetto Warsaw. The following email from Dr. Osterweil

is bringing me back emotionally 70+ years to an orphanage for Polish Jewish refugees children in Vac ,Hungary, where I lived in 1943.

On December 26, 2014 we celebrated the sixth birthday of our twin grandchildren, Eli and Gabriel. That night, after the birthday party. While checking my email, I found the following mysterious message:

Dr. Herman,

I wonder if you are the person who gave the interview on Frontline describing your experience in Poland and Hungary?

If so, I have some specific questions about the Polish Orphanage in Vac, Hungary.

Dan Osterweil Professor of Medicine UCLA

This is the first time that anyone has ever sent me an email enquiring about the Polish Jewish Orphanage in Vac, Hungary. This evoked many painful memories from that period of my life. For some time I lived as a homeless and a very lonely child on the streets of Budapest, without any family, having been abandoned by the person to whose care my Mother in Poland had entrusted me. I knew that if apprehended by police I could be deported back to Poland, a certain death sentence. Fortunately, in 1943 I was one of the first children placed in the newly established orphanage in Vac, close to Budapest. One prominent Vac memory: Initially we did not have enough beds and I had

to share my bed with a younger boy, whose parents had been murdered by the Nazis. He experienced nightmares every night and as a result, would wet our communal bed.

Back to the enigmatic email. Instead of going to sleep, I immediately started doing research online, trying to find out more about Dr. Osterweil who had sent me the message. I discovered that he is a prominent physician and professor who has published over 6o articles. Needless to say, after leaving him a voicemail, I did not sleep well that night, hypothesizing as to why I received his email about Vac.

Dr. Osterweil called me back the next day and we had a long telephone conversation. He told me about finding the reference to Vac on my bio related to the PBS Frontline film , ‘Never Forget to Lie’ in which my wife and I, among others, tell our survival story. (To find the link search online ‘ Frontline Vac Orphanage’ it will come up as:‘ Ed Herman My Warsaw Ghetto Memories’. As it turns out, Dr. Osterweil wanted to find out more about the Polish Jewish orphanage in Vac, because the Jewish physician at Vac was his father.

I remember his father clearly. At one point while living in the orphanage I was very sick with high fevers and was treated by Dr. Osterweil’s father. I have a 1943 picture of all the children and staff at Vac, including the late Dr. Osterweil Sr. I promised to send it to his son, while filling him in on many other details from the orphanage.

Two of the Christian members of the staff were recognized as the Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem as they helped save the lives of the Vac Jewish Children.

I was born on Hanukah, the holiday of miracles. This new link to my past is another small miracle in my life.

Ed Herman


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Because I Can by: Robin Warren

Why do I make a President’s Circle commitment each year? Because there was

a time when I could not afford to pay dues to a synagogue, but the synagogue was still there for me. Because I know that the Temple must be strong financially to

ensure its ongoing presence. Because this community and its vitality are important to me. Because it is essential that those of us who can give more ensure that anyone can be part of this community regardless of their financial means. Why do I make a President’s Circle commitment? Because I can.

President’s Circle Corner: The 42nd Annual Art Festival has now come and gone

and was a HUGE success! The feedback all over the Tampa Bay Area is that our show is unique in the fine quality and variety of the artwork presented.

But the success of the show is credited to our Temple family. Without the help and support of over 200 volunteers, there could not be an Art Festival. It truly takes a village to achieve our goals. So THANK YOU to all who participated in any way. We hope you enjoyed yourselves and feel the satisfaction of a job well done!

Please know that we are extremely grateful,

Sonya, Donna, Jan, Ann, Nan, Barbara, and Pam

Art Festival Beth-El Chairs

Join us as we honorRabbi Michael Torop

at

Silver Simcha Shabbatcelebrating his 25th anniversary of rabbinic ordination

Friday, May 8, 2015Family Friendly Pre-neg & Program 5:45

Special Service 7:30Followed by a celebratory oneg

As we celebrate Rabbi Michael Torop, please consider making a gift to Temple Beth-El to

support the programs that he has enhanced by this leadership. To do so, visit

templebeth-el.com/silversimchashabbat, or call (727) 347-6136. Donations made before April 22 will be acknowledged in the Silver

Simcha Shabbat Shalom.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 19:00 am Brotherhood Schmooze (Social Hall)9:30 am Religious School9:30 am Daystar Lunch Making (Sociall Hall)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 44:30 pm Religious School5:30 pm “Shushan’s still got talent” Purim Shpiel & Megillah Reading (Sanctuary) see back cover

THURSDAY, MARCH 512:00 pm Sacred Aging Luncheon (Library)6:30 pm Jewish Meditation Group (BEEFY Lounge) 7:00 pm Open Door: Intro to Judaism (APR)

FRIDAY, MARCH 610:00 am ECC Purim Festivities (Social Hall)7:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service with 8th Grade Participation & Oneg (Sanctuary)

SATURDAY, MARCH 78:45 am Jewish Meditation Group (BEEFY Lounge)10:00 am Shabbat Morning Worship & Torah Study (APR)5:00 pm BEEFY Shul-In and Elections (BEEFY Lounge)

SUNDAY, MARCH 8Daylight Savings Time9:30 am Religious School10:00 am Purim Carnival see back cover

THURSDAY, MARCH 126:30 pm Jewish Meditation Group (BEEFY Lounge)7:00 pm Open Door: Intro to Judaism (APR)

FRIDAY, MARCH 139:30 am ECC Pancake with Pops (begin in Sanctuary)6:30 pm Erev Shabbat Services & 3rd Grade Kabbalat HaSiddur (Sanctuary)7:30 pm Potluck Dinner (Social Hall)

SATURDAY, MARCH 148:45 am Jewish Meditation Group (BEEFY Lounge)10:00 am Shabbat Morning Worship & Torah Study (APR)

SUNDAY, MARCH 15 9:00 am Brotherhood Schmooze (Social Hall)9:30 am Religious School9:45 am 4th Grade Family Learning Day (classroom)

TUESDAY, MARCH 176:00 pm Passover Tasting (Social Hall) see pg 10

Mark Your Calendars! Community Beit Keneset, ,w

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 184:30 pm Religious School6:00 pm BEEFY Board Meeting (BEEFY Lounge)

THURSDAY, MARCH 196:30 pm Jewish Meditation Group (BEEFY Lounge)7:00 pm Open Door: Intro to Judaism (APR)

FRIDAY, MARCH 206:00 pm Shabbat in the Park see pg 20

SATURDAY, MARCH 218:45 am Jewish Meditation Group (BEEFY Lounge)10:00 am Shabbat Morning Worship & Torah Study (APR)12:00 pm Fair Food Nation Concert & Parade see pg 20

SUNDAY, MARCH 229:00 am Brotherhood Schmooze (Social Hall)9:30 am Religious School10:00 am Wellness Fair (Social Hall) see pg 106:00 pm Israel Bonds Pinellas Cocktail Supper see pg 16

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 4:30 pm Religious School

THURSDAY, MARCH 266:30 pm Jewish Meditation Group (BEEFY Lounge) FRIDAY, MARCH 277:30 pm Friday Night Live! Erev Shabbat Service & Oneg (Sanctuary)SATURDAY, MARCH 288:45 am Jewish Meditation Group (BEEFY Lounge)10:00 am Shabbat Morning Worship & Torah Study (APR)SUNDAY, MARCH 29No Religious School5:30 pm Jewish Federation Women of Distinction Event see pg 16



Saturday Morning Torah StudyEvery Saturday, 10:00 am (APR)

This is an intimate service that combines contemporary liturgy and music with an extended, interactive Torah study and discussion of the weekly portion. These morning services/Torah study last about two hours and are located in the APR.

Daystar Lunch Making March 1, 9:30 - 10:30 am (Social Hall)

Join us to help fill lunch bags for St. Petersburg’s Daystar Life Center! For more information, contact Robin Warren at (727) 417-2987.

Jewish Meditation Group With Marshall ReissmanMarch 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, & 28 Thursdays 6:30 pm & Saturdays 8:45 am (BEEFY Lounge)

Guided meditation group with Jewish themes for spiritual development. This group is great for those seeking to enhance their relationship with God. Spend time discussing Jewish works that will inspire and guide focused meditation time.

Open Door: Intro to Judaism Explorations of JudaismMarch 5, 12, & 19, 7:30 pm (APR)

No matter where you are on your journey, this is an excellent class for interfaith couples and individuals who are curious about conversion.

Sacred AgingA Sacred Aging Luncheon with Rabbi Torop Thursday, March 5,12:00 pm to 2:00 pm (Library)

Bring your own lunch (free!), or let us prepare it for you ($15 per person). Includes choice of sandwich: roasted turkey, tuna salad mediterranean veggie. RSVP to Angela at (727) 347-136 or [email protected].

Passover Tasting March 17, 6:00 pm (Social Hall)

Make your favorite Passover dish. Bring it along with the recipe and story behind it to share! For more information

contact Dr. Anna Salomon at [email protected].

ProgramsWellness FairHosted by Temple Beth-El’s Women’s Engagement Sunday, March 22, 10:00 am (Social Hall)

Engage with a variety of Holistic Health Care Professionals, get free goodies and new ideas! Network, meet likeminded individuals and enjoy a day just for you!

We have space for a few additional vendors -should you or a friend in the community be interested in participating for a

free booth, please call Lisa Berg at (727) 422-1663.

Friday Night Live! March 27, 7:30 pm (Sanctuary)

Unique Shabbat experience featuring the jammin’ jews who are “bringing the energy, delivering the prayer every month. To learn more about the jammin’ jews, visit their website at jamminjews.rocks.

How do you identify yourself Jewishly? April 12, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Were you born Jewish? Did you convert or are you thinking of it? Are you “Jew-ish”? Do you belong to an “interfaith” family? Do you support a Jewish family, even if you are not technically Jewish? So many questions, and even more answers!

No matter how you identify yourself, we want to identify with you. Your Temple Board has set up a task force to identify the needs of our Jewishly diverse population. We will explore issues such as the role of the non-Jewish parent during B’nai Mitzvot; support for grandparents of non-Jewish grandchildren; how, when (and if) to convert; and whatever other thoughts are on your mind. To do this effectively, we need to hear from you!

On Sunday, April 12, we’ll get started with an “Ask the Rabbi” session, where you can bring your own questions on ALL Jewish topics. This will be followed by an interactive discussion on how the Temple can make all families feel comfortable in our community, particularly those that fall under the broad (and often mis-leading) category of “interfaith.” Everyone is welcome to join us!

For more information, please contact the Temple office at (727)347-6136. If you cannot make the meeting but would like to make sure your voice is heard, please contact Anna Salomon at [email protected].


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Youth InformationBEEFY Shul-In, Purim Carnival, & Elections March 7-8, arrive at 5: 00 pm on March 7

This is your chance to shape the future of BEEFY! We will be holding elections for the 2015-16 BEEFY Board on March 7. We hope everyone will be able to attend. This includes 8th Graders! We will be setting up the pirate-themed Purim Carnival, then helping run the carnival Sunday! Don’t miss this fun all-nighter at the Temple. Contact Zach Hartman for more information on elections or the carnival and to RSVP.

Religious School Special Programs (see page 9 for times):

Wednesday, March 4 - Students will celebrate Purim with pizza parties in their classrooms, before the community’s Shpiell at 6:00 pm!

Friday, March 6 - Erev Shabbat Services with 8th Grade Participation

Sunday, March 8 - Purim Carnival during Religious School

Friday, March 13 - Erev Kabbalat HaSiddur Shabbat Services with 3rd Grade Participation & Potluck Dinner

Sunday, March 15 - 4th Grade Family Learning Day

Friday, April 10 - Erev Shabbat Services with 4th Grade Participation

March 29 - April 5- There will be NO Religious School

Early Childhood Center Purim FestivitiesFriday, March 6, 10:00 - 11:00 am (Social Hall)Join the Early Childhood Center for a Shushan Purim Carnival. All families are invited to attend our annual Purim Celebration. Come dressed in your favorite king, queen, and jester costumes. We do ask for only non-violent characters.

Open EnrollmentThe 2015-16 school year begins Monday, August 17. Please call the Early childhood Center Office at (727) 350-5885 for details. Spaces are limited, so act quickly! The cost is $125 to guarantee your child’s spot (non-refundable.)

Summer Camp 2015Come be a part of 8 funtastic filled weeks June 8 - July 31. We have so many new events and excited activities! More details to come.

This Year in Israel! Yom HaAtzmaut 5775

Share your photos & memories with our Temple Beth-El family.

Yom HaAtzmaut Shabbat Friday, April 24

We need you to help us prepare!

The theme for our celebration will be “Israel through the Decades,” with a video collage of photos from our congregants’ visits to Israel over the years. Please dig

out the photo albums from your trip to Israel, and share pictures of your own personal Israel experience with us.

Digital photos are great, but we can digitize anything you provide.

The Shabbat Services will include Israeli music and poetry, followed by an Israeli-themed Oneg Shabbat.

Send or drop off photos and digital files to the temple office or [email protected].

Check out Sarah Gotlieb’s pictures from her NFTY in Israel trip in 1995!



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Pesach Schedule of EventsTuesday, March 17 Passover Tasting see pg 10 6:00 pmFriday, April 3 Temple Beth-El Office Closes 1:00 pm NO Shabbat Services

Saturday, April 4 First Day Shabbat Morning Worship 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & Torah Study Temple Beth-El Community 6:00 - 8:00 pm Second Night Seder

Sunday, April 5 NO Religious School

Friday, April 10 Temple Beth-El Office Closed All Day Day 7 Service with Yizkor 10:00 - 11:30 am Early Childhood Center Seder 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Temple Beth-El Gift Shop: Your Source for Passover!Mark your calendars for the first seder April 3.

SHHHHH..don’t tell anyone outside the Temple, that the gift shop has the best items for Passover. We have Haggadahs, 30 minute seder books, toys for the kids, and beautiful Passover accessories

for your table. Come visit us! See Toby or Helen for special orders.

Store Hours

Wednesday: 3 - 6 pm Friday 6:15 - 7:30 pm

Sunday 9:30 am - 12 pm or by appointment

On sale in the Gift Shop...Ancient Egypt and Judea:

Migrations, Beliefs, Exodus & Battlesby: Mel Meckler

Our very own Mel Meckler has his books on sale in the gift shop as a

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What IS Pesach?

Pesach is Hebrew for Passover! What is PASSOVER? A Jewish holiday commemorating our Exodus from Egypt – leaving Egypt where we were slaves and becoming free.

How long is Pesach?

7 days in Israel and in the Reform tradition. Conservative and Orthodox communities observe for 8 days.

How do you celebrate?

There are several components to observing/celebrating Pesach. The most popular and well-known ritual is the Pesach Seder (Seder means order) and festive meal. During Pesach we refrain from eating chametz (leavening) – no traditional bread, pasta, crackers, cookies, etc. There are special services during Pesach (check the Temple calendar for more details!)

What is the Haggadah?

The Haggadah is the book used during the Seder (see below!). There are many different types of Haggadot (plural of Haggadah) to choose from! Each one has the same steps but many different options for readings, storytelling, and other ways to enrich your Seder.

What is a Seder?

A seder is an elaborate festive meal that takes place on the first night(s) of the holiday of Pesach. The word seder literally means “order,” and the Pesach Seder has 15 separate steps in its traditional order. These steps are laid out in the Haggaddah, the book used during the seder. Many congregations hold a community

seder during at least one night of Passover – at Temple Beth-El we have a wonderful Second Night Seder!

What are the steps of the Seder?

The seder has a number of biblical origins for its customs. Exodus 12:3-11 describes the meal of lamb, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs which the Israelites ate just prior to the Exodus. In addition, three separate passages in Exodus (12:26-7, 13:8, 13:14) and one in Deuteronomy (6:20-21) enunciate the duty of the parents to tell the story of the Exodus to their children.

What are the ritual objects used during Seder?

The Seder plate contains various symbolic foods referred to in the Seder itself. The contents of a Seder plate vary by tradition, but generally contain a roasted shank bone, lettuce (romaine or other bitter variety), a roasted (hardboiled) egg, greens (like parsley or carrot greens), a bitter herb (horseradish), and charoset (a mixture of apples, nuts and spices).

During the course of the Seder, they are pointed out, lifted up and displayed, and explained.

What do the items on the Seder Plate/table represent?

Shank bone, zaro’ah, symbolizes the lamb that was sacrificed in ancient days and the blood that protected us from the Angel of Death in the 10th plague;

Roasted Egg, beitzah, represents the Pesach offering of ancient days as well as the wholeness and continuing cycle of life;

Bitter herbs, maror (horseradish or romaine lettuce), a reminder of the bitter lives of the Hebrew slaves;

Charoset, the mixture of apples, nuts, sweet wine, cinnamon and sugar in the Ashkenazic fashion or dates, nuts and sweet wine in the Sephardic tradition, reminds us of the bricks and mortar made by the Hebrew slaves;

Greens, karpas, symbolizes the season of spring - when Pesach takes place

Also on the table:

Three matzot (plural of matzah) on a plate with a cloth or napkin cover;

Salt water, a reminder of the tears shed by the Hebrew slaves;

Cup of Elijah; Along with these traditional symbols, families may choose to include a Cup of Miriam on the table. This symbol honors Miriam, the sister of Moses, who played a vital role in the history of our people. The cup of Miriam is a special goblet filled with water and placed on the Seder table.

The Haggadah (pl. haggadot) contains the text of the seder. There are many different haggadot: some concentrate on involving children in the seder; some concentrate on the sociological or social justice aspects of Passover; there are even historical haggadot and critical editions.

The afikoman is half of the middle matzah that is broken in the fourth step of the seder, yachatz. It is traditional to hide the afikoman, and the person who finds it gets a prize! The afikoman is eaten last of all at the seder, during step 12 of the seder, tzafun.

Pesach Q & A

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What are traditional Pesach foods?

Well, that depends on your family! Some popular favorites include matzah ball soup, gefilte fish, different types of charoset and horseradish dishes, matzah brie, brisket, Pesach chocolate cake, and lots more! The possibilities are endless!

In fact, on Tuesday, March 17 at 6:00 we’re having a Pesach Tasting. Make your favorite Pesach dish and bring it along, with the recipe and story behind it, to share! Taste some great dishes and get fabulous new recipes to make your Pesach meals even better see pg 10.

Make This Night Different: Torop’s Top Ten Tips to a Terrific Seder1. Choose the right Hagaddah for

your seder • Who are the participants?

• How long a Seder do you want? • Same v. Different each year

2. Prepare ahead of time: the Seder... It’s more than just the food!

• Pesach shopping with the kids • Pesach/Spring cleaning with the kids • Planning your Seder in advance... it doesn’t just “happen”3. Use Passover enrichment toys

(bags of plagues, the magic of Passover)

• Bag pf plagues given out and played with at plagues moment in seder • Magic of Passover (loudini.com)

• Use the book “300 Ways to Ask the Four Questions” (all different languages)4. Give opportunities to partcipate • Mah Nishtanah (the Four Questions) • Sing songs learned at school5. Have the kids do crafts and other

activities at the table • Building Egypt • Quizzes • Coloring books6. Use a creative way to tell the story • Role playing • Bibliodrama • Chronicles • Skit/Play • Puppet Theatre • Costumes7. The Afikoman hunt- change it up

this year • One for each child • Prizes v. cash

8. Have a separate seder for the children

• Think about where to hold it • When is best for the kids? • Use/create placemats instead of Haggadah • Make it experimental9. Videos: Don’t be afraid to entertain

kids • Rugrats Passover • Animated Haggadah • Prince of Egypt10. The Internet: So many resources;

here are just a few...• yourpage.org• torahtots.com• childfun.com• kidsdomain.com • perpetualpreschool.com• plaguesbag.com• haggadahsrus.com

• www.jewishfamily.com • www.virtual.co.il

How can I make my Pesach Seder special?

There are lots of great resources to make your Seder more personal – check the internet, the library, or talk to friends and family! Some easy ideas include making the storytelling interactive (putting on a play, charades, making a movie, etc.), using ten plagues puppets, customizing your Seder experience (choose extra readings or a special Haggadah), etc.

Adapted from ReformJudaism.org and additions by Anna Salomon

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On Pesach at Temple Beth-El, we don’t just open the door for Elijah!

We open our doors for all who want to celebrate!

Dinner catered by Temple Beth-El’s Boyz in the Hood Limited seating available; Reservation granted based on availability.

- March 9 - RSVPs open for Temple Beth-El - March 13 - RSVPs open for guests from the community

RSVP (727) 347-6136 or templebeth-el.com/secondnightseder Or return the enclosed form to the office before March 29.

Please include dietary restrictions and seating requests with your reservation.

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With profound sadness, we inform you of the death of our loved ones

Dr. Ira Bernard Marder – Father of Mark (Karen) Marder who passed away on December 25, 2014.

Paul Reingold – Brother of Elaine Kleinmetz who passed away on January 22, 2015.

Herbert Newberg – Father of Ron (Phyllis) Newberg and Joel (Joanne) Newberg who passed away on January 30, 2015.

Martin Byrd – Father of Donna (Robert) Berman who passed away on February 7, 2015.

Mazel Tov To:Nathan Horowitz who Co-Captained the Boca Ciega High School Boys Soccer Team through to victory at both the 4A District Championship and first round of the Regional High School Tournament.

Summer Ford who came home with the highest rating of “Superior” for her costume design and presentation at the Jr. Thespians State Competition.

Diane Mandell, on being honored by the Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco Counties as the Temple Beth-El honoree as a “Woman of Distinction.” This annual program recognizes women in the community for their lifetime commitment to tzedakah and mitzvah.

Diane is a wonderful volunteer and willingly helps whenever asked, but

she has particularly been such an incredible asset to the temple in helping to revitalize and engage our Women’s Engagement aka Sisterhood. She has been instrumental in working to find a path to engage women of all ages, offering her knowledge, skill, passion, and time to help facilitate our meetings and first event of the year. Her personal and professional strengths have been evident as she has used her gentle expertise and welcoming ways to make every meeting, whether in the beginning planning stages or at the event itself, a cohesive and successful experience for everyone. Diane is a busy mother, wife, and professional but is selfless in her volunteer time with the temple. Whenever we need her, she is happy to step in and lend a hand – and we’re always happy (and very lucky!) to have her.

Sunday, March 29, 5:30 pm St. Petersburg Marriott Clearwater 12600 Roosevelt Boulevard North, St. Petersburg, FL

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Baruch Dayan Ha’Emet:

Welcome to our Newest Members:Teddy & Joe Wasley

Ben Schick, Tania Welch, & Ty Welch (12)Matt, Georgia (12), Forrest (16), & Bailey (18) Rosen

Debbie & Mickey Heilweil, on being honored at Pinellas County Israel Bonds Cocktail Supper. Mickey and Debbie have been members of Temple Beth-El for the past nine years. During those years, they have been one of our most regular Shabbat worshippers on Friday nights and have proven themselves dedicated to our community in so many ways.

Recently, Debbie sits in our Cantorial Search Committee while Mickey has spent many hours beautifying our grounds and teaching the ECC children how to prepare soil, plant and raise garden vegetables. Join Israel Bonds in celebration of the Heilweils and other award recipients:

Couvert is $100 (or $50 plus $36 minimum Israel Bond investment) per person or $50 for young professionals (or $36 minimum Israel Bond investment) . Please make your check payable to Development Corporation for Israel and note the number of people attending. You may mail your check to Development Corporation for Israel 12600 South Belcher Road, Suite 101A Largo, FL 33773. For further information or to pay by credit card, please contact the Bonds office at (727) 282-1125 or [email protected].

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March CelebrationsANNIVERSARIES

5 Bonnie & Mike Lurie 6 Susan & Garry Nadler, Pati & David Gross8 Natalie & Arthur Rudin9 Heather & JP Fatseas15 Sue & Mike Shapiro19 Anna & Peter Salomon22 Cathy & Joel Prawer, Andee & David Weinberg23 Leah & Bob Davis25 Sammi Marlis-Ronshausen & Ed Ronshausen

18 Yelitza Leon, David Cohen, Eric Bedgood, Betsy Torop, Brandon Kroll19 William Rankin20 Jacob Diner, Saul Korn, Steve Traiman21 Aurelia Friedman, Zach Hartman22 Andrea Weinberg23 Diane Byrne, Peggy Crawford, Elaine Kleinmetz, Edward Ronshausen, Samuel Grant, Herb Green, Hannah Ziegler24 Gordon Gilbert25 Jordan Jacobson, Aidan Berner, Paula Haemmerle, Iris Salzer26 Ben Labinger, Nancy O’Neill, Ted Mallin, Ashlyn Goldstein27 Milton Sirotta, Holden Green28 Katherine Rosenthal29 Edward Shevitz, Richard Lane30 Craig Sher31 Petra Sekeres, Mark Weiskopf

BIRTHDAYS

1 Karen Lieberman, Miriam Pardoll2 John Graham, Surelle Carter4 Carolyn Hartman-Julien, Paige Conroy, Howard Fink, Garry Nadler5 Susan Nadler, Shirley Lino6 Miranda Geffon, Eric Diner, Rachael Shimshoni, Zachary Katz, Emma Savitsky, Cole Savitsky, Mina Asayesh-Brown7 Pam Alston8 Brandon Ortiz, Aila Erman, Phyllis Rothman, Theresa Bandler9 Karen Hertzfeld, Alexa Hirschfield, Robin Katz11 Georgine Savitsky, Alexander Grant, Jason Goldstein, Megan Weisenberg, Marlys Meckler12 William Kahn, Lionel Levinson, Beth Diner, Mary Swan 13 Lani Ford14 Michael Allen, Marshall Wisoff, Gary Peltz, Ronald Newberg15 Deborah Kelly16 Elli Gilberg, Cathy Prawer, Harvey Feld, Elissa Hirsch17 Bonnie Traiman, Marilyn Brand, Evelyn Lewis



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Herbert Newberg, by Helene & Allen Allweiss Paul Reingold, by Natalie & Arthur Rudin Herman Rudin, by Natalie & Arthur RudinHerbert Newberg, by Terri & Lane Ziegler Dave Pinsker, by Joyce & Selwin Belofsky

Rochelle Tatrai-Ray, by Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services

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James Durham, by Jeanne & Ted Siegel

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GENERAL FUND In Memory of

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MISHKAN HANEFESH MACHZOR FUNDDonations made by

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MILLER ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Memory of

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Milton Carter, by Surelle Carter

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Operation Afikomen Food Drive 2015

As it says in Leviticus 19:9-10, “When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleaning of your harvest...but leave them for the poor and the stranger.”

Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services • Chabad of Clearwater • Chabad of St Petersburg Congregation Beth Shalom • Congregation B’nai Emmunah • Congregation B’nai Israel • JCC of West Pasco

Jewish Federation of Pinellas & Pasco Counties •Temple Ahavat Shalom • Temple B’nai Israel • Temple Beth-El

This year our food drive will be from March 15 – April 15. With your generous support, Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services semi-annual community-wide food drive will meet the needs of those we serve who are hungry.

The following are the most needed non-perishable items: Canned fruits

Canned tuna, salmon, sardines Hearty soups and mixes, such as Progresso and Healthy Choice Peanut Butter and Jelly

Pasta and canned pasta sauces Rice, Vegetarian beans

Cereal and powdered milk Sugar-free and low-sodium items Gift cards for Target, Wal-Mart or Publix to support our “Chicken for Shabbat” perishable

food program

Drop off locations are listed below, for further information please contact Gail Allen, Family Support Services Coordinator, at 727-479-1806, or [email protected]

Please drop off your items between March 15th - April 15th




Fair Food Justice ShabbatonMarch 20 - March 21

Shabbat in the ParkFriday, March 20, 6:00 pm

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CIW Fair Food Parade & ConcertSaturday, March 21

Parade begins at 12:00 pm at Bartlett Park Concert is 3:00 - 8:00 pm at Vinoy Park

Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), the Fair Food Program, the Alliance for Fair Food, T’ruah and Temple Beth-El will be represented by colorful floats and puppets, and Fair Food groups from every

corner of the U.S. will follow suit with their own creative floats celebrating the gains of the Campaign for Fair Food. Artists from across the country will perform for farmworker families and allies for

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Shushan’s ^got talent!Back by popular demand, Temple Beth-El’s talent is on display again,

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Wednesday, March 4 6:00 - 7:00pm in the Sanctuary,

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