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TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI- a progressive Reform congregation -

has been celebrating its diversity in

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Ellen BrazerOrlee BushmanDouglas M. Jacobs*Diane KingBen Kuehne*Michael D. Orovitz*Mark Walker, MDJulia Zaias, DVM, PhD PAST PRESIDENTSPeter Bermont*Dr. Joan Bornstein*

Marsha B. Elser*Martin Fine*

Jane Kahn Jacobs*Norma Orovitz*

Candace Ruskin*Jack Schillinger*

Gerald K. Schwartz*Michael A. Silver*

Stanley G. Tate*Henry E. Wolff, Jr.*

Ben Kuehne, Chair*Leonard L. AbessJoe FarcusMichael Graubert, M.D.Seymour HeckerDouglas HellerJohn KanterBetsy KaplanElton J. KernessLawrence LeitnerMarlin Lewis

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ADVISORY COUNCIL

President................................................................................................................................Joan SchaefferVice President-Administration.................................................................................Neil RollnickVice President-Education...........................................................Jannet Dannon-MairenaVice President-Fundraising...............................................................................Beco LichtmanVice President-Membership.....................................................................................Brian HirschVice President-Programming............................................................Howard D. GoldsteinVice President-Religious Affairs.......................................................................Diane LindnerSecretary.............................................................................................................................Robert Glazier*Treasurer.....................................................................................................................................Lance Harke

Merri MannBudd Mayer

Richard MilsteinS. Ronald Pallot

Kenneth D. RosenBarton Sacher

Neil SchaffelBrenda Shapiro

Sandra SimonSuzanne Trushin

Richard Weiner

CLERGY AND STAFFM. Thomas Heyn.........................................................................................Rabbi, Spiritual LeaderExt. 406, [email protected] Chefitz............................................................................Rabbi, Scholer-in-ResidenceExt. 418, [email protected]. Alan Mason...........................................................................................................Director of MusicExt. 409, [email protected] Towbin............................................................................................................Executive DirectorExt. 404, [email protected] d’Angelo....................................................................................................Facility ManagerExt. 403, [email protected] Montoto...............................................................................................................Office ManagerExt. 405, [email protected] Barnes...................................................................................................................................BookkeeperExt. 407, [email protected] Goldberg..................................Marketing and Communications CoordinatorExt. 409, [email protected] Gerstel......................................................................................Administrative AssistantExt. 402, [email protected] Dover.....Director of the Joni and Stanley Tate Early Childhood CenterExt. 423, [email protected] 3-5

Rabbi’s MessageScholar-in-ResidencePresidential Perspective A Musical Interlude

SPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS 6

EDUCATION AND YOUTH 10Notes from the ECC Religious School News

ADULT LEARNING 12

GET INVOLVED 12Sisterhood Corner Dorothy Serotta Social Justice Forum

WORSHIP 13March Schedule

LIFE CYCLE EVENTS 15Mazel Tov Birthdays & Anniversaries Yahrzeits

SUPPORTERS 20

WINTER CALENDAR 24

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become happier and healthier, would you want to do it more?” It’s interesting how such a simple question changed the way millions of people now spend their time, energy and resources.

Back in 1969, gyms were in poor condition and exercise classes were sparsely attended. Someone taking a survey then might have asked people questions like: “Would you subject yourself to strenuous activity while one person is yelling and everyone else is sweating and panting? Would you interrupt your busy schedule to face traffic and other inconveniences, and then pay money to be subjected to this kind of treatment? Would you be foolish enough to invest in a ‘fitness center,’ as a business owner or a customer, when everyone knows it’s free to exercise at home or outdoors?”

Of course, most people would have answered “no” to these questions. But then Judi came along and asked a different question, and people began saying “yes.” Now there are over 58 million Americans who pay dues and fees to fitnesscenters, generating over $21.8 billion in revenue for thefitness industry in this past year alone. We could certainly call that a revolution, and it’s possible that something like this is about to happen again.

In recent months, Jewish professionals have been worrying about a recent Pew Study which indicates that AmericanJews, especially young people, are less engaged in Jewishinstitutions than ever before. I’m not worried because I can see that we’re in a situation almost identical to what we saw back in 1969. The problem is that we haven’t been asking the right question.

Jewish institutions, like our Temple, are under-utilized today for the same reasons that gyms and dance studios wereunder-utilized back in 1969. The Pew Study attempted to shed light on those reasons by asking questions like “do you practice religious rituals?” and “do you pay dues to be a member of a synagogue?” But the $100 million question is this: “If a combination of Jewish learning and spiritual practice could help you become happier and healthier, would you want to do it more?”

Many Jews have never seriously considered this question. Most young people, in particular, never learned from their parents or experienced first-hand the satisfaction that comes from Jewish learning or spiritual practice. Instead, when they come into a synagogue, as rare as that may be,

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RABBI’S MESSAGEON THE BRINK OF A NEW REVOLUTION

classes had a 90 percent dropout rate. Then it dawned on her that some of her students attended the class to lose weight, have fun and get in shape. As an experiment, she turned them away from the mirrors and became less critical of their movements. Her students enjoyed the classes and attendance soon doubled and then tripled, until her studio was packed.

Her husband, Jack, would sometimes drop by and see 8-10 women with scarves around their necks sitting on chairs knitting, reading and watching their daughters. “One day,” he recalled, “Judi turned and looked at the mothers and said she had to do something to get them up on their feet and experience the joy of movement.” She soon had the parentsmoving with a little music and some easy, up-tempochoreography.

A few years later when Judi and her husband moved toCalifornia, she started teaching classes for the Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Department. Word spread and the program exploded with women from all over the area. To keep the number of participants to a manageable level, the department limited participation to individuals with a Carlsbadstreet address, but that didn’t stop some women. Theybegan signing up for P.O. boxes at the Carlsbad post office so they could attend her classes.

One day, a student suggested that she call her technique “Jazzercise” because it combined jazz dance and exercise. A couple of days later, Judi went to the copyright office and registered the name.

Today, “Jazzercise” is a household name. The organization now earns about $100 million each year and, in the past 20 years, has raised more than $25 million for charitable causes. Judi started a revolution and subsequently improved the lives of millions of people when she asked this question: “If acombination of jazz dance and exercise could help you Continued on page 22

Back in 1969, Judi Sheppard Missettwas a student at NorthwesternUniversity inChicago. She liked to dance and began teaching classes in a jazz studio.Unfortunately, her


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SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCERebelling against

Creation

Rabbi Mitchell ChefitzScholar-in-Residence

PRESIDENTIAL NEWLY INSPIRED

Joan L. SchaefferPresident

We complete the book of Genesis this month in our annual cycle of the readingof Torah and begin thenarrative of Moses in the book of Exodus.

Rashi begins his commentaryto Genesis by quoting Rabbi Isaac. “It was not necessary to begin the Torah except from

Exodus 12:2 – This month will be for you (the first month. Each of your years will begin with it).”

This commandment concerning the calendar is the first of the 613 commandments given to the children ofIsrael, and that’s what the Torah is all about, according to Rabbi Isaac – the commandments.

All of the book of Genesis and the first 11 chapters of Exodusare narrative. They lay the foundation for the commandmentsto follow.

What is the purpose of the commandments? Fulfillment of the commandments might be considered the ultimaterebellion against creation. It is the last in a long history ofrebellions, if we choose to read our creation stories that way.

The first rebellion came when Adam, the original earthling, complained to the Creator. “Everything has a mate, except for me. Take me back! I don’t want to be out here alone.” But, taking Adam back would have annulled the purpose of creation. There was work for this Adam to do. The Holy One put the earthling into a deep sleep and separated one side from the other – male and female. The male side the Holy One called by the original name, Adam. The female side was called Eve.

Adam and Eve might have been content to roam about the Garden of Delight, but they lamented their separation from the Creator. They tried to eat their way back, first by eatingthe fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. When their eyes were opened, they became aware of the Tree of Life. Lest they eat from the Tree of Life and become immortal, the Holy One exiled them from the garden and put a guard at the gate. Had they eaten, they would have nullified time. The process of creation would have collapsed.

The people of the generation of Noah discovered anotherprocess by which they might reunite with the Divine. Their sexual union with angels confused immanence and transcendence. Men began to increase their numbers

I am gradually becoming familiarwith our new prayer book and I have found it to be a tool tore-awaken my awareness. AlthoughI appreciate many of the readings in our “old” prayer book, they hadbecome rote and lost some of their impact. As I sit on the Bimah and

connect with the congregation, different readings capturemy attention and sometimes move me to new insights.Frankly, sometimes while I am sitting on the Bimah I look ahead and read some of the prayers on my own. One of the readings which resonated with me the first time I saw it and continues to resonate with me is found on page 55:

Disturb us, Adonai, ruffle us from our complacency:Make us dissatisfied. Dissatisfied with the peace ofignorance,the quietude which arises from a shunning of the horror,the defeat,the bitterness and the poverty, physical and spiritual, ofhumans.

It goes on…

Make us know that the border of the sanctuaryis not the border of livingand the walls of Your temples are not sheltersfrom the winds of truth, justice and reality.

…let not Your Shabbat be a day of torpor and slumber;Let it be a time to be stirred and spurred to action.

When I first read this, I WAS ruffled a bit. It challenges mynotion of Shabbat. Now I have to use it to be shaken? Disappointing at first, inspiring ultimately. My Shabbat nap has become shorter- I more readily face the confrontation ofliving my life actively seeking to make changes wherever I find myself.

I am excited to be on a new path yet again. There isrenewed purpose to my rest- both individually and as part of our social justice activities. I look forward, with delight, to the next chapter on this journey and thechallenges it may bring. As always, I am grateful for theTemple Israel community, which always supports me on my path towards growth and expansion.

Chag Chanukah Sameach-

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PERSPECTIVE

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Alan MasonDirector of Music and

Doctor of Musical Arts

The Sixth Annual Winter Jewish Music Concert will take place on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 8pm in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary. Fifteen singers and musicians will present thewidest variety of Jewish musicfrom around the world, and from across cultures. This year’s program is a departurefrom previous years, andincludes performances by an electric violinist Jewish rocker an Orthodox chazzan from Brooklyn, a brilliant classicalviolinist from New York playing arrangements by JaschaHeifitz, a Yiddish concert singer from London, a fabulous jazz and blues song stylist from Washington, DC, a young pop-rock singer/composer from Boston who is rapidly becoming the hottest name in sacred Jewish music for young people, an all-female Latin klezmer trio, a young Israeli conservativechazzan, and more. Twelve performers are brand new to the Winter Jewish Music Concert. The generosity of anunsolicited outside donor has made this year’s newlycreative programming and artist roster possible. Ticketsremain at $18, and are available at www.jewishconcert.org, or 1-800-838-3006.

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On Friday, December 27 at 7:30pm, we will have a Shabbat Drum Circle led by Inez Barlatier, a multi-talented musician and performer. As a member of Venus Rising, an all women’sdrum and dance ensemble, Inez illuminates the Sanctuarywith energy and emotion. The Shabbat Drum Circle will incorporate chants and rhythms from West Africa,Haiti and Jamaica. Please bring any drum you may have, or

any item you can strike or hit and has become a percussioninstrument. Rattling keys, pots, pans and silverware, household items and tools can all be used to play in the Drum Circle.


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Saturday, February 22, 7:00 pm

(SAVE THE DATE)

First Mondays at the TempleJANUARY 6, AND FEBRUARY 3

AT NOON

Sponsored by Temple Israel Sisterhood

Bring a bag lunch – dessert and coffee provided.

From noon to 1p.m. followed by knitting,

mah jongg and lively chatter.

For more information, please contact Gail Lewis at

[email protected] or 305-374-2533.

Central Chavurah:Thursdays: December 19,January 23 & February 20

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AN OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION

A large and wonderful audience – meaningfulquestions and responses were the highlights of our

October opening Chavurah meeting of the year.

Rabbi Tom Heyn guided the group through several Pirket Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) and the participation was

exciting and we were amazed at how timely and up to date these ancient sayings are and how our lives can grow from

study and discussion.

By the time you read this we will have had our second meeting. The dates for the next meetings are: Thursdays, December 19, January 23 (2014), February 20, March 20

and May 15.Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. in Kaplan Hall.

Refreshments are served.

Future meetings will be guided by Rabbi Mitch Chefitz,Rabbi Larry Halpern, Diane Lindner and

Ruth Marks together with Atle Vere.

If you are not on our mailing lists (snail & email) please let me know. If you have any questions or comments, please call (3305-945-3670), or write. I hope you will plan to attend and

bring friends along. All are welcome.

SAVE THE DATE


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14Sarah Glick

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18Steven Becker

SATURDAY , JANUARY 25Nik Futernick

Service of the HeartFridays, December 20, January 17, and February 21

Bat Mitzvah

Bar Mitzvah

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SABABA SHABBAT

Friday, December 65:45 PM

January 10 and February 7


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YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRSTIMPRESSION

In the book House Thinking, Winifred Gallagher takes the reader on a psychological tour of the American home. Room by room, she conveys the power of

Religious School News

place, examining spaces from looking right, to feeling right. Starting from the entry way, she provokes the reader to examine what that space conveys.

Using educational and design principles, we updated our Early Childhood Center entry way to convey ta message of “welcome.” We want our current and future families to feel that the space is as current and vibrant as our families are; a space that is well kept, updated, and is comfortably and respectfully shared by educators, parents, and children. A space that is playful and exciting, one that states: “We’ve been waiting for you.”

Using our existing resources, old chairs received a fresh coat of paint, dark walls now look bright and cheerful, warm lights balance thetypical office fixtures, and natural elements remind us of how beautiful our world is.

Unlike many schools with standard commercial looks, we learned from Loris Malaguzzi, founder of the Reggio Emilia schools, that “the environment should act as an aquarium which reflects the ideas,ethics, attitudes, and culture of the people who live in it.” Displaysdepicting stories of the experiences children encounter at the Joni and Stanley Tate Early Childhood Center will bring the walls to life soon. Although the space is not fully completed yet, here are some quotes our parents sent us:

Stefan writes: “Quickly wanted to reach out to let you know howexcited me and my wife are about the recent changes in the lobby and daycare in general. We hope that the fresh new bright colors are a sig-nal of the bright future ahead.”

Bill adds: “The reception area at the ECC is very warm and inviting.”

Maayan asserts: “How beautiful the front office looks. It is so much more inviting and up to date.”

Sarra shares: “The colors make the place alive, refreshed and bright. It looks beautiful.”

Lauri expresses: “I absolutely love the new entrance to the ECC. It is bright, cheerful and most of all, welcoming.”

We thank the many supporters who genuinely care and guide us with conviction in the important work we do, providing valuable constructivefeedback: From the families who trust us with their children, to Mr. Tate who is a passionate supporter of quality early childhoodeducation, and everyone in between: all are enthusiastically looking forward to seeing the ECC grow.

People talk about Jewish life: Jewish traditions, Jewish customs, etc. and we believe that children will learn all about Judaism in the coming years. But what do children understand at four or five years old about what makes someone a Jew? Our class has searched and discussed what it means to be a Jew. From their perspective, they expressed these meaningful points of view:

Harper: ”We do not need to look any way to be a Jew. You do not need to have a special skin color. You need to be kind and nice. Let the children play with you, ask their names and help them. I like Shabbat because I dunk the challah in the grape juice. I like Chanukah because you get presents and I like Yom Kippur but I forgot what it is about.”

Jared: “Being a Jew is helping others. Sharing is important. I like Chanukah, I like looking for the matzo that is hiding. I like the prayers, the challah and Sunday school.”

Abigail: “Being a Jew means to be kind, loyal and friendly. You can share. When somebody is crying you can also help them out. My big sister helps me a lot but my little sister does not. She is so cute you can never get mad at her. I like to be Jewish because on Chanukah we light the candles and also I like the crunchy matzo at Passover.”

Eitan: “My Abba speaks Hebrew. He says ‘Shalom’ and also speaks English. Jews live in different countries and different lands. They may speak different languages, what matters is to communicate and care about people. I like the Temple because I like the way that they sing about the Torah.”

Jordan: “I love my mommy. I take care of my brotherJonathan. Being Jewish is eating challah.”

Sora: “To be Jewish is to be respectful and kind to others. Always include everyone, no matter who it is even if they are not your friend. I like to be Jewish because I like to sing “Dovid Ysrael”, I love that one! My mom was born Jewish

If you know any families with children between the ages of 3 months to 4 years who are not yet in preschool, please ask them to come visit us. We’ll give them a warmwelcome! Our dedicated staff cares about children and families, and we are looking forward to seeing ourenrollment rise.

Contact us: (786) 518-2588 or [email protected]


FIRST AND SECOND GRADE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

What a busy year we are having. We gather at 9:15 a.m. for breakfast, Wheel of Mazel and Mystery Guest and then, as a group, go into our very own Tefilah (Prayer Service). This is followed by Hebrew and class learning consisting of Holidays, Prayers, Blessings, and concepts of God. We also have snack, usually related to our topic or a holiday, giving us the opportunity to practice the blessings appropriate to the foods we are eating. Our morning ends with Music taught by Ms. Jen, who is new to us this year.

We have been discussing Tzedakah from the point of view of community, class and individuals. Our class is very committedto our Bravery Heart project. Ethan Zindle’s mom, Megan, has been making and selling bracelets with the proceeds beingadded to our Tzedakah Project. These have been very popular. Our class Tzedakah project, a Snow Cone sale, will be held inconjunction with our Purim Carnival on March 16, 2014.

As part of our class discussions we have given the followingquestions much thought: What is your favorite prayer and why, what is your favorite holiday and why, and what do you like most about Religious School? Here are our student’s personal thoughts in their own words.

Jamie Engel Holiday-Passover-Matzah Ball SoupPrayer- Challah blessing but not sure whyFavorite RS-Hebrew- I love learning the letters

Jessica Engel Holiday- Passover- most of our family gets togetherPrayer- Challah blessing because it is said by allFavorite RS- Music.

Kennedy GlinnHoliday- Chanukah- I like to look at the special candle holderPrayer- Shema, it talks about GodRS- Fun Activities

Julian Gorelick Holiday- Passover-delicious mealPrayer- Shema, about GodRS- Hebrew- I like learning new skills

Myles Heller Holiday- Chanukah – I like latkesPrayer- Mi Chamocha- I like the tuneRS- Crafts

Alexander KolychkineHoliday- Passover- I like finding the Hidden MatzahPrayer- Shema- It is about GodRS- Everything

Jonathan MoralesHoliday-Shabbat, I like coming to Temple and goingto the OnegPrayer- All the ones for ShabbatRS- Music

Ethan ZindleHoliday- Shabbat, going to the OnegPrayer- Kiddush, I get to drink the juiceRS- Music

Ms. Jenna: Holiday- Havdalah, I like Havdalah which ends Shabbat and the sweet smell of the spicesPrayer- Kaddish because it talks about God and how precious life isRS- Inspiring the kids

Ms. Phyllis: Holiday - Shabbat, Chanukah and Passover- I like Shabbatbecause it comes every week and Chanukah and Passoverbecause the family gathers together.Prayer- Mod Anach nu Loch- Reminds us of God’s miracles that should never be taken for grantedRS- Working with the students to achieve our Tzedkah goals

We hope you enjoyed this small taste of our Sunday morning. Please know our door is always open if you want to join in the fun!

Ms. Jenna and Ms. Phyllis

RABBI COLMAN A. ZWITMAN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL 2013-2014 TZEDAKAH PROJECT

BRAVERY HEARTSWhen a child begins their difficult journey with cancer or other life- challenging illnesses, they are given a necklace with their name on it. As they undergo difficult treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, they receive special plastic or wooden beads, called Bravery Beads, to add to their necklace to commemorate these milestones.

The collection of beads gives children and families hope as well as a tangible way to share their story. Over 10,000

children with cancer and other life challenging illnessesparticipate in the Bravery Beads Program each year.

Most Children’s Hospitals rely on the support of donors to provide the funds to acquire these beads. The Rabbi Colman A. Zwitman Religious School of Temple Israel has chosen this project for their 2013-2014 Tzedakah Project. It takes $50.00

to supply a child with beads for a year. Won’t you help us meet our goal of providing this wonderful visual of bravery to as many children as possible? You may contact Donna Seldes, Deborah Sherman or Phyllis Littman for additional information or to make a donation. Thank you

in advance for your support.

but my dad was not. He always says the prayers with us. So we celebrate Christmas and Halloween because we said we would. I like lighting the Shabbat candles with my mom; my dad and I say the prayers.”

Alan: “Being Jewish means to be kind and treat your friends nicely by not hitting them. I help my brother when he tells meto get something for him. I love my brother Richie becausesometimes we play video games together. My favorite part of coming to Sunday school is blowing the shofar.”


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SISTERHOOD CORNER

Brandy Primak Susie GoldbergSisterhood Co-Presidents

Sisterhood held its annual Paid-Up Membership Luncheon on Sunday, October 27th. It was attended by over 60 people. Susie Goldberg and her committee served a salad lunch with homemade desserts. The first guest speaker was Briana Schwarz, the FloridaRegional Director of Sharsheret. Sharsheret offers freenational programs and services which help to improve the lives of Jewish women and families facing breast cancernationwide. The second guest speaker was Ellen Brazer, a Temple Israel member, Sisterhood member and author, who discussed her latest book, And So It Was Written. Ellen is a writer of Jewishhistorical fiction. Her other books are Hearts of Fire and Clouds Across the Sun. We look forward to hearing about her other novels.

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ADULT LEARNING

WEDNESDAY NOONTIME LEARNINGwith Rabbi ChefitzDecember 4, 11, 18January 8, 15, 22, 29February 5, 12, 19, 26Closely reading Jonathan Rosen’s Talmud and the Internet and Zalma Schacter-Shalomi’s translation of Heschel’sYiddish poetry: Human-God’s Ineffable Name.

TUESDAY NOONTIME LEARNINGwith Rabbi Tom HeynIntegral KabbalahDecember 3, 10, 17, 24January 7, 14, 21, 28February 4, 11, 18, 25

WEEKLY ADULT LEARNING SERIES“The Practice of Spirituality”with Rabbi Tom HeynThursdays, 7:00-8:30 pmClass resumes February 28 with a Hebrew intensive,continuing for the next two weeks, March 7 and 14, focusing on developing and strengthening Hebrew skills. On March 21, the class joins the Central Chavurah for a “JewishJourneys” presentation. Then, for three weeks, March 28, April 4 and 11, we explore the practice of Mussar with Jeff Agron, Chief Administrator for The Mussar Institute and Executive Director of the Yedidya Center for Jewish Spiritual Direction.

MUSSAR PRACTICEMussar class Thursdays at 7:00 PMthrough the end of January($8 for members and $16 for non-members)Jeff Agron, new co-president of The Mussar Institute, will help us put Mussar teachings into practice in a series of three evening Adult Education sessions at Temple Israel. On the national board of URJ, Agron is religious school principal at Bet Breira Samu-El Or Olom in Miami where he teaches Mussar to his Judaica High School students. A certifiedJewish meditation teacher and spiritual director who hasstudied with Alan Morinis, speaker of our Feb. 10th Jewish Spirituality Series program, Agron wants to make theteachings of Mussar available to more communities and new Jewish audiences, regardless of their affiliation or personal practice.

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Social Justice ForumDOROTHY SEROTTA

Gary Brown

SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVITIES

The Dorothy Serotta social Justice Forum continues towelcome volunteers on the fourth Monday evening of each month to assist at the Chapman Center for Empowerment of the Homeless. Please contact Michael Sagmeister [email protected] for additional information. In addition volunteers to help with our ongoing CommunityGarden, located at Temple Israel, are greatly appreciated.Produce from the garden is donated to Lotus House.Contact David Galler at [email protected].

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Winter ScheduleDECEMBER 65:45 pm Sababa Shabbat 7:30 pm Shabbat Service with the Temple Israel Singers in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat

DECEMBER 206:30 pm Service of the Heart7:30 pm Shabbat Healing Service with the Temple’s CaringCommittee and guest Cantor Paul Offenkrantz in the in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat

DECEMBER 13 7:30 pm Shabbat Service with Cantorial Soloist Rachel Brook in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat

DECEMBER 277:30 pm Shabbat Service/Drum Circle with Inez Barlatier in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary

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JOIN US:on Shabbat mornings

Winter 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

welcoming community 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 MORNING SERVICE Morning blessings, Psalms of praise, the Sh’ma with its meditations, and Standing in the Presence of the Divine. Sometimes with the prayerbook, sometimes not, butalways seeking deep attachment.

JOIN US ONFRIDAY EVENINGS

7:30-8:30 pm

SERVICE OF THE HEART

Fridays, December 20,

January 17, and February 21

Temple Israel’s monthly “Service of the Heart”

offers a unique tapestry of sound and spirit that’s

just right to welcome Shabbat. The 45-minute

service is followed by our 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Evening

Service, offering a variety of traditional and

innovative worship experiences.

JANUARY 37:30 pm Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuaryfollowed by an Oneg Shabbat

JANUARY 176:30 pm Service of the Heart7:30 pm Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuaryfollowed by an Oneg Shabbat

JANUARY 10 5:45 pm Sababa Shabbat7:30 pm Shabbat Service with the Temple Israel Singers in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat



FEBRUARY 147:30 pm Shabbat Service with the Temple Israel Singers in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat

FEBRUARY 216:30 pm Service of the Heart7:30 pm Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuaryfollowed by an Oneg Shabbat

FEBRUARY 7 5:45 pm Sababa Shabbat7:30 pm Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuaryfollowed by an Oneg Shabbat

FEBRUARY 287:30 pm Religious School Shabbat Service with the 5th and 6th Graders in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an OnegShabbat


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December Birthdays

SIMCHA CORNER

December 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, Gradu-ations 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.

Alicia and Jose Hadida Hassan 5Thelma and Richard Altshuler 5Dick and Chick Weiner 9Lisa and Robert Waxman 10Boni Mollins and Stuart Kester 11Richard and Maria Gershanik 12Isis and Andrew Gottlieb 13Phoebe and Lawrence Weinberg 17Ellen and Zooey Kaplowitz 17Randi and Joshua Rosenberg 18Candace and Lloyd Ruskin 21Carol and Murray Shear 25Jeffrey and Susan Postal 26JoAnne and Michael Bander 28Iris Roth and Lawrence King 29Jeanne and Joseph Farcus 31Ellen and Melvin Brazer 31

Howard Germain 1

Bryan Jacobs 2

Michele Kabat 2

Arlene Sokolow 2

Ashley Abess 3

Ethan Goodman 3

Ronald Pallot 4

Jessica Simon 5

Asia Hart-Eason 6

Jody Ellenby 8

Julie Goldberg 8

Sara Leviten 8

Michael Bander 9

Larry Kabat 9

Ellen Rock 9

Keith Rosenn 9

Aaron Guerrero 10

David Sherman 10

Jordyn Tate 11

Amy Zakarin 11

Debra Schwartz 12

Richard Ashenoff 13

Seth Feuer 13

Simon Bloom, Jr. 14

Howard Goldstein 14

Samuel Schandler 14

Leon Simkins 15

LeAnn Sagmeister 17

Ruth Srebrenik 17

Joel Cohen 18

Elise Greenberg 18

Paul Hartman 19

Daniel Markson 19

Nora Weinreich 19

Suzanne Pallot 20

Susann Goldberg 21

June Jacobs 21

Stuart Jacobs 21

Joshua Rosenberg 21

Maurice Serotta 21

Isaiah LieberPerson 22

Victoria Simons 22

Enrique Neufeld 23

Masha Enriquez 24

Katherine Greenberg 24

Erin Tate 24

Donald Goodstein 26

Scott Wenders 26

Avi Flashenburg 27

Kami Landy 28

Matthew Harke 29

Murray Shear 31

Jonah Stepakoff 31

Carl Wagman 31

Andrew Werner 31

NEW MEMBERS

BETTY BELLMAN

DAVID CHASKES

ROBERT FAINE

DAWN AND IAN GREENBERG

LUCY AND ALFRED HOLZMAN

LISA KLEIN

JANE MEYER

MARIAN MORGAN

JESSICA RAFFO

PAT RANDOLPH

AMY ZAKARIN AND ISAAC ROSENBERG

JANE AND MICHAEL SLOTE

ANDREW WERNER AND FERNANDO GRECK


January Birthdays

January Anniversaries

Jill Liebman and Feliciano Frusciante 3Craig and Leslie Coller 12Hope Wine and Mary Prados 17Julie Oppenheimer and Joshua Spector 19Natalie and Jeffrey Snyder 20Bernice and Paul Goldman 21Skeater King and Melvyn Frumkes 29Lissette Mendez and Oscar Musibay 29Beco Lichtman and Eric Lichtman 31Kenneth and Helyne Treister 31

JoAnne Bander 1Abigail Bushman 2Lauren Heller 2Julie Oppenheimer 3Jenni Person 3Deborah Sherman-Gorelick 3Eric Hankin 4Jayme Berezdivin 5Tony Rodriguez 5Alexander Bokor 6Myriam Gerstein 6Joshua Tarkoff 6Peter Bermont 7Nancy Gelles 7Herbert Klein 7Henry Mairena 7Robert Csete 8Daniel Goldstein 8Richard Altshuler 9Yuki Denmark 9Natanya Trazenfeld 9Phyllis Wickman 9Jacqueline Edelstein 10Constanza Del Posso 13Rachel Coller 15Feliciano Frusciante 15Harriet Singer 15Jeffrey Degen 16Jonathan Goldberg 16Barbara Bisno 17Michael Graubert 17Chaim LieberPerson 17

Kathleen Weil 17Michael Gaines 18Larry Primak 18Adam Becker 19Gary Brown 19Melvyn Frumkes 19Jennifer Gibbs 19Leah Rosenberg 19Hannah Rosenberg 19Noah Sagmeister 19Mortimer Fried 20Shelly Gottlieb 21Nancy Schaffel 21Blythe Berkowitz 22Arnold Wilpon 23Oliver Pfeffer 24Helene Good 25Elton Kerness 25Joseph McElwee 25Howard Rukeyser 25MacAdam Glinn 26Staci Kanter 26Lillian Scher 26Julian Gorelick 27Stephen Hertz 27Dorothy Oren 27Lea Pitchon 29Jacob Harke 30Ruth Neinken 30Elise Silver 30Jessica Raffo 31Arye Stern 31

February Birthdays

February Anniversaries

Wendy and Donald Saltzburg 6

Nancy Gelles and Ron Gelles 9

Simon and Nancy Bloom, Jr. 9

Jerry Chasen and Mark Kirby 11

Anya and Alex Stern 13

Ric Katz and Steve Rothaus 14

Sarah and Jerry Engel 16

Timothy Silimon and Frances Siegel 19

Diane King 13 Kristen Gomez 14 Elisah Lewis 14 Leona Greene 15 Martin Margulies 15 Barbara Weintraub 16 Sigurdur Bachmann 17 Doris Galindo 17 Timothy Silimon 17 Craig Coller 18 Arthur Green 18 Jen Karetnick 18 Richard Bermont 20 Mallory Brown 20 Macenna Cowen 20 Vivian Giller 20 Philip Greenberg 20 Ryan Harke 20 Frances Gardner 21 Alexandra Kanter 21 Beco Lichtman 21 Brooke Bellinson 23 Stephen Gans 23 David Neufeld 23 Ronald Weil 23 Myles Heller 24 Jon Gold 25 Elliot Pilshaw 25 Robert Waxman 25 Gareth Landy 26 Jordyn Bushman 27

Jaron Rosenberg 1 Adena Ellenby 2 Jerry Sokolow 2 Lisa Waxman 2 Stephania Greco 3 Janice Lee 3 Harris Reibel 3 Sonny Baida 4 Melvin Brazer 4 Stephanie Sawchuk 4 Javier Berezdivin 5 Lisa Pollack 5 Greta Walker 6 Norman Block 7 Dena Glazer 7 Gail Lewis 7 Cedric Bridge 8 Ana Enamorado 8 Leon Manne 8 Nancy Dreyfuss 9 Jayne Abess 10 Muriel Roesing 10 Joni Tate 10 Jared Bellinson 11 Patrizia Frusciante 11 Richard Gibbs 11 Neil Rollnick 11 George Gladstone 12 Jean Sara Lewis 12 Muriel Rudolph 12 Rita Cohen 13

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

Rabbis, and Administration we extend our condolencesto the entire inmediate and extended family and friends of:

GLORIA FELDMANMother of Nancy Feldman

NAOMI LAURENE YOCUMMother of Bob Yocum (Sy Hecker)

ETHEL CASSELBeloved wife of the late Alvin Cassel (z”l) and

beloved mother of David and John CasselLOUIS TERTOCHA

Former Temple Israel Board of Trustees memberBERTHA SALTZBURG

Mother of Don Saltzburg (Wendy)Grandmother of Spencer and Ben Saltzburg

ANNETTE EISENBERGMother of Leslie (Betty) and Alan (Mindy) Eisenberg, grandmother of

Michael and Joshua and friend of Past President Jack Schillinger

HARRIS REIBELHusband of Merri Mann, member of the Advisory Council of Temple

Israel, and former Temple Israel Board of Trustees member

ALBERT H. KAHNHusband of Arlene Kahn and Former Temple Israel member

NATHAN SAMUEL LEEHusband of Janice Lee and member of the Advisory Council

of Temple Israel

MAZEL TOV

BAR MITZVAH

am involved with the theater program as I handle the TEK (lighting and sound) responsibilities for all the theaterproductions held at the school, the latest being the critically acclaimed Seussical the Musical show.

I also love to play sports. At Ransom I have played on thefootball team (offensive line), baseball team (pitcher anddesignated hitter) and most recently the golf team. Golf is my favorite sport. I love to practice and play, and I can see theimprovement in my game nearly every day. I live on KeyBiscayne and have access to one of the nicest golf courses in the country. I love playing with my dad and look forward to the day I can beat him, which I know will be very soon!

My other passions in life involve anything that is thrilling. I am an accomplished Snowboarder and spend as much time as I can with my grandparents at their house in Vail. I like biking, trail riding, motorcycling, wake boarding, kitesurfing, skateboarding, and rollercoasters just to name a few. The party theme for my Bar Mitzvah is car racing and I can’t wait to start the partycelebration which is being held at the K1 Speed race track.

Steven Becker is an avid sports fan and a terrific athlete. Heenjoys competition and is always trying to get everyone around him involved with the activity he is involved in. Steven is also a strong student. He has excelled in all of his academics and recently won an award for third best essay amongst Junior & Senior High school students throughout North Miami. In addition, Steven has earned Principals honor roll 5 out of 6 years while attending school.

Steven enjoys being around his family and loves to laugh. Heparticularly enjoys funny movies and quoting lines from these films. He is a great brother and wonderful son and we are proud of him and all he has achieved. We are excited for Steven and look forward to seeing him grow into a man.

Hi. My name is Nikolas Futernick, my friends call me Nik. I am 13 years old and getting prepared for my Bar Mitzvah, which is to be held here at Temple Israel on January 25th, 2014. I have 2 siblings, Zander and Elle, who were both Bnai Mitzvah here at Temple Israel.

I am in the 7th grade and attend Ransom Everglades middle school. At Ransom I

Sarah Glick is in 8th grade and attends a local charter school for the arts. She has performed for many years as a dancer through her school and dance studio. Sarah enjoys spending time with friends, reading, musicals, skiing, hiking, wake boarding and scuba diving. She is the granddaughter of Ellen Kempler and Kenneth Rosen, longtime members of Temple Israel, and the daughter of Mia and Bobby Glick.

BAT MITZVAH

BAR MITZVAH

KENNETH TREISTER who was named 2013 Gold Medal recipient by the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects. The award is the highest individual honor bestowed by AIA Florida and recognizes those who have made a

profound impact on the architectural professionHERBERT KLEIN

for being recognized by Miami Lighthouse for the BlindSTEPHANIE RACHEL GREENBERG

on her engagement to Justin MartinCity of Miami police officer RACQUEL HICKS-WHITE

who handles most of our Temple Israel security, was promoted to the rank of sergeant

JULIAN ENRIQUEZ becoming a Bar Mitzvah, and to his family on this happy occasion

Sarah Glick on becoming a Bat Mitzvah, and to her family on this happy occasion

ELLEN GOLDBERG and DR. NATHAN KATZon the engagement of their son, Rafael Katz, to Adina Robles, daughter

of Norma and Ralph Robles NATI SOTO

on being named Architect of the Year by the American Institute of Architects

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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

DECEMBER 6:Ruth BarosPeggy BergSamuel BergsonJoseph BulbinIsaac CohnRussell DavisDavid FentonAlexander FetersonRhoda FreshwaterMilton FriedmanRichard FriedmanJoseph GorinsteinRobert GrossViolette KahnHenry KaplanBebe KatzArchie KronsonBernard LebarTillie LeeMollie LiebermanRobert NadlerCharlotte NewlandAbraham OrovitzEmanuel PapperSophia PearlmanMartin QueenthRuth SchwartzMolly SilversteinHarry SlosbergHyman SmithSidney SmithLillian SteinVirginia TorreullaFanny Ukelson DECEMBER 13:Jacob ArnoldSamuel BermanClara BrickHattie BrooksAlexander CogenAbraham ColemanLeonard CooperCharles CopeIsidore CoretElsie CowanHenry DavisGeorge DiamondEdward FaustJoel FishkinSydney FrankfurtRosabel Hoffman FreedJack FreshwaterBenjamin FriedmanEmanuel GoldweberLouis GramPaulyne GrossLeo GumbinerSarah HoltsbergDorothy KaufmannDonald Kobley

Paul KramerPaul KutnerWilliam LeeMac LeiderHarriet LevMaurice MalmuthGeorge ManneHans MargoliusKlara MarkovitzPhyllis NewmanStanley OlsonErvin PickRobert RichRae RosenbloumHarry SleyHannah SloteFay SussmanClara TrifieldElla WeinbergBarbara Weinman-McElweeSteve WeisharHerman WhitelawBernard WilenskyCharles WoldenbergJessie WolffHannah WolffJacob Younger

DECEMBER 20:Georgia Roth BrennerIrving CracovanerDorothy EhrenreichGeorge FranklinLouis GoldsteinKarl GreenbergShirley GreenfieldMorton GreenwoodMollie HirschensohnSamuel KannFay KantorIda KarnowskyMadison KnoxJoy LandyMary LeiderSophie LeifschutzLouis LouisCarolyn MarshallJacob MilbergWilliam MooreBarney NewmanCharles OppenheimBenjamin OurismanYetta PineDavid ReaderLeah RichterAnnabelle RosenJoseph SchonthalEsther SpearDavid StuzinJacob TrotzkyAdolph WolfeEugene Wolff

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

DECEMBER 27:Leopold AckermanMartin AronssonEli BascoveHelen BenisNorton BenisMildred BenisRose BernsteinHerman BlumbergJoseph BrawerBertha BrickRuth BroadRuth BronsteinElaine BrotzHarold BrownCyrla BuchbinderEdward L. CowenIrene DavisSara ElsonEvelyn EnfieldAnne FeinbergAudrey FinkelsteinMae FinklesteinAnna GelfandDr. William GelfandBennett GlazierE. GoldsteinAnna GoldsteinMinnie GoodmanIda GoodmanAlberta GoodmanHenry GreenEugene GreenfieldJerome GreenwaldEugenio GroszEdith GrushowJoseph GrushowClaire H. GussowDesmond B. HaysAlbert I. JacobsJulius L. JacobsteinHarry KaiserElla KutnerBarbara LandauJohanna LernerJulie LindBenjamin LipinskyBessie LovitzAnne MorshensonSamuel NedelmanLillian NelsonPaula NestorDavid PolakRichard PritikinJack RauchHarry RobinsonHattie RosengartenMinnie RossGiselle RothLuciano RudgeSidney RudolphSari Sapero

Rose SchererMarjorie SchillingerJay SiegelPauline SiegelJacob SilvermanTobias SimonLillian SmithHenry SprintzWilliam StewartKate TomarAnita TreisterStanley WagmanArthur WarrenIvajane WeinsteinJoseph WeintraubMarjorie WienHenry E. WolffLeon YubasColeman Zwitman

JANUARY 3:Lucille Beck Lynn Beller Louis Beller Ruth Blum Theodore Chertok Ellard Conn Gordon Davis Saul Edelman Minnie Eisenberg Ruth Price Elgart Charles Elias John Engel Sidney Feldman Jacob Finklestein Helen Fisher Julie Freidberg Charles Gettleman Rae Gluck Harry Granger Benjamin Hecker Samuel Hirschensohn Leo Hohauser Herman J. Jacobs Jonathan Adam Kaminer Alan Keys Myrtle Koller Mary Leider Michael Levene Samuel Livingston Ethel Olitzky Emily Osovskaya Bessie Palees Albert Pollak Ruth Reader Robert Russell Michael-Ann Russell Kaminer Golia Sadowsky Louis Salem Jennie Salomon Howard Schaeffer Sol Schimmel

William Schnitzer Arthur Schwartz Frank Seiden Jacob Seidenberg Benjamin Siegel Herbert Sobel Roberta Stone Leo Zeltner

JANUARY 10:Harry AlbertEmil AvrackClara BlumbergDavid BlumbergPaul CarpBarbara ChapmanLena ColemanMinnie DeinAda EppsteinJesse FarberDr. Milton FeidelmanHyman FeldmanMinnie FeldmanAndrew FisherFlorence FlaydermanLouis FrancisJeanne FriedmanElsie GetzugLee GoldmanBessie GoldsteinRobert GolinEleanor GoodAlan GorovskyRuth GraffMorris GreeneBarry GrossCarl N. HagemanRae HurwitzDavid I. JosephArthur S. KahnAlbert KaplanJacob KaplanMolly KoftoffLaurence LandowIsabel LevkoffRandy Lewis-BerzollaHattie MaasAbe MannFelix MetzgerRita MillerRose OlsonLeonard PriceDavid ReinwaldFelice RichJesse RiesnerIsaac RiffJoseph RuzowNorbert SalterMorris SchonwaldLeopold SchwartzViolet SchwartzRose Simpson


William Schnitzer Arthur Schwartz Frank Seiden Jacob Seidenberg Benjamin Siegel Herbert Sobel Roberta Stone Leo Zeltner

JANUARY 10:Harry AlbertEmil AvrackClara BlumbergDavid BlumbergPaul CarpBarbara ChapmanLena ColemanMinnie DeinAda EppsteinJesse FarberDr. Milton FeidelmanHyman FeldmanMinnie FeldmanAndrew FisherFlorence FlaydermanLouis FrancisJeanne FriedmanElsie GetzugLee GoldmanBessie GoldsteinRobert GolinEleanor GoodAlan GorovskyRuth GraffMorris GreeneBarry GrossCarl N. HagemanRae HurwitzDavid I. JosephArthur S. KahnAlbert KaplanJacob KaplanMolly KoftoffLaurence LandowIsabel LevkoffRandy Lewis-BerzollaHattie MaasAbe MannFelix MetzgerRita MillerRose OlsonLeonard PriceDavid ReinwaldFelice RichJesse RiesnerIsaac RiffJoseph RuzowNorbert SalterMorris SchonwaldLeopold SchwartzViolet SchwartzRose Simpson

Esther SmilowJess SpeyerIda StolarVictor SussbergSarah TaicherRobert ToddWilliam WertchafterFreda Wolkowsky

JANUARY 17:Lawrence Adler Lillian Arnold David Basker Jennie Brookmier Philip Caminiti Abraham Carson Louis Cohen Joseph Cooper Robert Eisenberg Abram Engler Milton Farber, Sr. Sylvia Foster Ben Freedenberg Minnie Friedman James Furlong Jose Gildred Francine Gonyea Julius Greenhouse Lillian Gutman A.j. Harris James Mane Hays Rosalie Hoffman Albert L. Kahn Harold Kaiser Hyman Kaplan Adele Kaplan Leonard Katz Dorothy Kauffman Abe Kohn Evelyn Kohn Philip Lefkowitz Joseph Levenson Ruth Levy Florence Lomaskin Leon M. Lundy Pauline Marks Louis Meisel Fannie Mendelson Emma Meyer Louis Pallot Matthew Payton Solomon Riesner Betty Rosenthal Nellie Rudolph Graycie Seiden Samuel Smith Morris Vigdor Julia Weiner Abraham Weiner Edna Wolkowsky

JANUARY 24:Gertrude BarishElizabeth BerelJoseph BergConrad CharmakIsidor CohenCharles DaweJoseph FieldCharles FoxLena GoldsteinBetty HoffmanJeanette JacobyZalman Aron JosubGertrude KallenSol KarpEthel LeeHannah LevinSamuel MatzLena Miller

Max OrovitzBernard PalleyMax ReigelCarrie RosenLouis RossLester RussinRobert SaltmanEva SawitzMay SchiffRebecca SiegelAlfred SiegelHyman SmithLeo SteinEdwin WeinerIsabelle WolfsteinIsrael Zilber

JANUARY 31:Louis Adler Harry M. Barg Simmie Barnett Jeff Beck Isidore Bender Anna Bernstein Nettie Blasberg Esther Blattner Dorothy Blumer Benjamin Joel Bronston David Coleman Sarah Daitch Leonard Epstein Max Farber F. Fisher Rita Gellis Adrienne Gillette Alexander Giraldo Mary Gitelman Fannie Goldman Harry W. Goodman Max Green Samuel Grossman Sylvia Isberg Dorothy Hirsh Jacobs Nettie Klein Florence Kovner Minnie Langsam Jennie Lion Shepard Nelson Max Pepper Robert Roesing Irving Rosen Sydney Schachter Albert Schlesinger Selma Segal Monte Selig Harry Shear Isidor Stein Muriel Thal Isabel Weinberg Mitchell Wolfson Rose Wolfson Zygmund Yarosz Moyshe Zilber

FEBRUARY 7:Abe Bessel Manuel Bromberg Eshell Bronston Carola Caine George Cohen Paula Dreyfus Maurice Eichel Nelson Elgart Sylvia Ellis Gussie Elterman Matthew Eskow Alfred Feinberg Sally Feldman Bernard Feterson Benjamin Fischer

Harry Geist Henry Gildred Harry Gitlin Robert Gold Monte Goldberg Mary Goldstein Fred Goldstein Morton R. Hirsch Harry Kanter Adrienne Keller Rose Klein Hortense Korach Donald Lavigne Essie Lavine Seth Levene Sarah Narrow Hannah Neuhaus Abe Polte Robert Pritikin Edward Reiter Robert Richter Lillian Riesner Edith Rosen Louis Rosenthal Gloria Schwartz David Solomon George Stryker George Stryker Ida Sussberg Philip Trost Harry White

FEBRUARY 14:Lt. Nathan A. Aronovitz Clara Bass Lena Birkhahn Sydell Cohen Lillian Edelman Deborah Epstein Gustav Feuer Simon Fisch Bernadine Friedman Herman Friedman Albert Gildred Regina Gold Calmon Golder Sarah Goldhoff Stephen Goldstein Anna Greenbaum Carolyn F. Grossman Emanuel Grossman Marie Eileen Gutman Leatrice E. Handleman William Samuel Holstein Fanny Jacoby Bella Jacoby Samuel Kahn Fae Kauffman Irving Kirschner Isidor Lach Morris Lansburgh Robert Levy Barbara Lupatkin Henry Mihalovits Doris Pallot Francine Press Francine Press George Queenth Richard Salomon Dorothy Sandler Leonora Schattman Alice Scher Lawrence Schlosberg Mimi Schwartz Bertha Shear Herbert Silverman Esther Singer Israel Sive William Slote Benjamin Tupler

Edward White Newton Woldenberg Ruth Younger Lena Zeitz

FEBRUARY 21:Beatrice Belmont Harry Boyell Joseph Carp Isidor Cohen Jacob Cohn Jean Coon Israel Davidson Louis Dessauer Sydney Gellis Morris Gettleman Charles Greenberg Sadye Kahn Abraham Kaplan Fannie Kimmelman Jeannette Levie Fannie Levitetz Eva Lubow Joseph Narot Maurice Rapport Elliott Rosow Pearl Roth Sadie Russin Rose Saltman Dez Schonthal Samuel Schwartz Lina Seidenberg David Slann Solomon Smulowitz Martha Todd Richard Wariner Maurice Waxman Harry Wertheim Bertha Winard Harry Wohl Zelma Wolff Jack Zwick

FEBRUARY 28:Nathan Avrack Edna Bergida Nathan Bernstein Martha Blumenthal Samuel Bobrow Edward Brandstatter Mollie Brown William Brown Nettie Bulbin Nathan Elson Cele Emerman Lou Freedman John Fried Meyer Goetz Samuel Goldman Lewis Gorfine Elaine Grossman Rae L. Kabat Jacob Kahn Rebecca Kaplan Howard Kempler Ronald Kent May Klein Irving Kobley Sylvia Laner Herman Lefkowitz Belle Levin Raymond Levine Daniel Levine Lena Levine Lucille Lichtenstetter Alexander Lion Marie Manne Edward Marshall Lee Meyer Hyman Miller

Lillian Papper Myrtle Pareira Sara Parnes Martin Raff Wolf Roskin Nathan Roth Morris Schiff Elaine Schoenberger Dora Schonthal Morton Silberman Naomi Silverman Walter Stern Michael Tavlin Joseph Tucker Oshea Waxenberg Marian Weisberg S. Charles Werblow Alfred Wohl Joseph Wolff Louis Wolfson Bertha Wolk Irving Woolf

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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.

CANTOR JACOB G. BORNSTEIN AND DAVID SAMUEL BORNSTEIN SCHOLARSHIP

FUND FOR JEWISH CAMPING OR YOUTH STUDY IN ISRAEL

Dr. Joan L. Bornstein in memory of Mary BornsteinDr. Joan L. Bornstein and Ben Giller in memory of Samuel Bornstein Dr. Joan L. Bornstein in memory Cantor Jacob G. Bornstein

THE CHARLES HELD FUND TO FEED THE HUNGRY

Karen Dainer-Best donationPaul and Bernice Goldman in memory of T. HessingRita and Daniel M. Stone donation

DENMARK LIBRARY

Alan and Benes Glackman in memory of Lary SollowayJean Sara M. Lewis and Elisah B. Lewis in memory of Isaac Kaminsky

DOROTHY SEROTTA SOCIAL JUSTICE FORUM

Maurice Serotta in memory of Max SerottaLillian A. Scher in honor of Carla Neufeld’s 65th birthdayPatty Craven in memory of Annette Eisenberg

THE JONI AND STANLEY TATE EARY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Barbara and Michael Weintraub donationJoni and Stanley Tate in honor of the wedding of Chaya Raskin and Nissi EberJoni and Stanley Tate in memory of Denny FeinsilverJoni and Stanley Tate in memory of Dr. Ernest HalprynJoni and Stanley Tate in memory of Dr. Fred WitkoffJoni and Stanley Tate in memory of Naomi Laurene YocumJoni and Stanley Tate in memory of Susie StraussJoni and Stanley Tate in memory of Harold MenowitzKerrin and Peter Bermont in memory of Tessa BermontKerrin and Peter Bermont in memory of Annette Eisenberg

FLOWER FUND

Annette Eisenberg (z”l) in memory of Morris Eisenberg Ben Kuehne and Lynn Kislak in memory of Eric HunterFrank Kabak in memory of Dina KabakLenny and Lois Klein, Lee and Fern Epstein in memory of Harriet Epstein and Bernard Klein

B. B AND GRACE GOLDSTEIN MUSIC FUND

Ken and Dody Raskin in memory of Rita BukstelTom, Carol and Spencer Green in memory of Dr. Robert Grayson

THE LEARNING PROJECT

Richard Bermont in memory of Nathan Newman and Tessa Bermont

MARJORIE SCHILLINGER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Jack Schillinger in memory of Lillian Kahn

MEMORIAL FUNDAndrea and Stephen Corn in memory of Dr. Ernest HalprynAnn and Bill Lieff in memory of Ethel CasselAnn and Bill Lieff in memory of Isabel DavidsonArnold Wilpon in memory of Faye WilponBeth and Edward Tavlin in memory of Leonard VanwyeBeverly S. Goldstein and Family in memory of Marshall SteinBob Waterstone in memory of Melvin WaterstoneBrandy and Larry Primak in memory of Bertha SaltzburgBunny Greenberg and Jacqueline Greenberg in memory of Solomon KandelCarol and Edwin Wariner in memory of Paul KussnerCarol Colby and Luis Dikes in memory of Marshall Stein

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].


....................................................................................................................................................................................Charles Stuzin in memory of Judy Stuzin Jacobson Dale S. Gary in memory of Anna BreidtDavid Bercuson and Marla J. Bercuson in memory of Louis TertochaDebbie Scott Josh and Jared Robins in memory of Dr. Ernest HalprynDebby and Steve Gold and Lily in memory of Shepard BroadDody and Ken Raskin in memory of Ida Raskin Dolores Kantrowitz in memory of Bernard KantrowitzDr. Alan K. Roberts in memory of Sylvia RobertsDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Goldstein in memory of Marshall Stein Dr. Diane King in memory of Arthur KingDr. Elly Du Pre in memory of Frits du Pre and Hazel TrujilloEdward Eisenberg and Family in memory of Philip EisenbergEdythe and Elton Kerness in memory of Joseph SiegelEdythe and Elton Kerness in memory of Rebecca SilvermanEdythe and Elton Kerness in memory of Rose DubinEleanor P. Halpern in memory of Phil HalpernElla Gelvan in memory of Dr. Fred WitkoffElla Gelvan in memory of Jean KuehneEllen Bukstel in memory of Rita BukstelElyn E. Silverman Homs in memory of Raymond HomsEthel and Alfred Solomon in memory of Emanuel GoldweberFelicia Deutch in memory of Edward DeutchFrances Siegel in memory of Solomon SiegelFrederic and Linda Friedman in memory of Frances and Max Rosenzweig Frederic and Linda Friedman in memory of Elizabeth and Morris GettlemanGail and Marlin Lewis in memory of Dr. Fred WitkoffGail and Marlin Lewis in memory of Bertha SaltzburgHarriet C. Halpryn in memory of Marshall SteinHelen Stein in memory of Marshall SteinHerbert and Zaida Levin in memory of Marshall SteinHilda Werth in memory of Herbert WerthHon. Bronwyn Miller in memory of Sharon MillerHoward and Gina Berlin in memory of Dr. Ernest HalprynIna Richter in memory of Marshall SteinIvor and Jane Scop in memory of Lillian MarrowJacqueline B. Traurig in memory of Louis Tertocha Jane Torres in memory of Ruth and Morris AllenJanice Baisman in memory of Selma “Bunny” Slessinger FuchsJannet Dannon-Mairena in memory of Hortensia BeharJeff Safchik in memory of Dr. Ernest HalprynJerry and Elayne Wittels in memory of Marshall SteinJerry R. Ellis in memory of Albert EllisJerry R. Ellis in memory of Florence EllisJill Heyman in memory of Dr. Ernest HalprynJo Ann Bass in memory of Robert BassJoan B. Getz in memory of Dr. Ernest HalprynJoan Schaeffer in memory of Anita SchaefferJoan Schaeffer in memory of Sigmund DroshnicopJoel and Rita G. Cohen in memory of Samuel CohenJohn and Darla Karlton in memory of Ernest Halpryn John Steven Karlton and Darla Karlton in memory of Dr. Ernest HalprynJoyce Kaiser in memory of Ida SteinhauserJoyce Kaiser in memory of Ruth KoshJuanita Levin in memory of Robert B. LevinJudy Loft in memory of Felipe GrimbergJulian and Mary Weinkle in memroy of Carl Weinkle and Julius LevineJulie and Jerry Moskowitz in memory of Herbert TenenbomKaren Burgeson in memory of Marshall SteinKen and Dody Raskin in memory of Ida RaskinLeon and Audrey Manne in memory of Samuel ManneLeonard Miller in memory of Ethel CasselLillian Scher in memory of Esther PowersLily Alpern in memory of Emanuel AlpernLois Mondres in memory of Ida MondresLouis Wolfson, III in memory of Louis Wolfson, IILt. Col. David Press and Ms. Doree Press in memory of Gussie BermanLt. Col. David Press and Ms. Doree Press in memory of Irving Marcus and Irving PressLt. Col. David Press and Ms. Doree Press in memory of Molli and Henry PressManny and Abby Palgon in memory of Dr. Fred WitkoffMargrit S. Bernstein in memory of Samuel Stolz

ONEG SPONSORS:Roz Smith

in honor of her mother, Sarah SmithJoni and Stanley Tate

in honor of their 64th wedding anniversaryDonna Seldes

in honor of the consecration of the2013-14 Religious School students

Dr. Joan Bornsteinin honor of Ben Giller’s birthday

Suzie Sponderin honor of the Bar Mitzvah of

Julian EnriquezDr. Mark Goldberg and David Riggin honor of their wedding anniversary

The Glick Familyin honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Sarah Glick

Don Fitzpatrickin honor of his conversion

Avi Flashenburgin honor of his birthday and his mother’s

birthday

FLOWERS:Ben Kuehne and Lynn Kislak

in memory of Eric HunterLenny and Lois Klein

and Lee and Fern Epsteinin memory of Harriet Epstein

and Bernard KleinMichael Pearlman

in memory of his father, David PearlmanVickie Schulman, Dean Schulman

and Nancy Dreyfussin honor of Hella Schulman

Suzie Sponderin honor of the Bar Mitzvah of

Julian EnriquezFrank Kabak

in memory of Dina KabakJoan Schaeffer

in memory of Anita SchaefferMichael Pearlman

in memory of his mother, Lillian PearlmanThe Glick Family

in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Sarah Glick


Mark and Jean Patiky in memory of Jean KuehneMartin Fine in memory of Dr. Ernest HalprynMartin Fine in memory of M. E. PolsonMartin L. and Doris B. Rosen in memory of Arnold RosenMary S. Harris in memory of Dr. Ernest Halpryn Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Denmark in memory of Evelyn DenmarkMr. and Mrs. Michael Weintraub in memory of Dr. Ernest HalprynMrs. Janice Sussman in memory of Irving SussmanNancy and Neil Schaffel in memory of Arnold RosenNancy Feldman in memory of Kyan QuintanaNancy Greenin memory ofReuben GreenbergNancy K. Novell and Family in memory of Howard NovellNatalie Brecker in memory of Marshall SteinNeil Alter in memory of Niki AronovNeil and Robin Rollnick in memory of Jean KuehneNeil Goodman in memory of Joyce GoodmanNorma and Michael Orovitz in memory of Dr. Robert GraysonPasternack Family in memory of David PasternackPatricia M. Papper in memory of Barbara MeyerPhyllis and Mark Wickman in memory of Dr. William WickmanPhyllis Nabat in memory of George EllensteinRichard Bermont in memory of Sylvia LevineRichard Milstein and Eric Hankin in memory of Manny Marko and Hattie WorchelRita Stone and Family in honor of the birthday of Rae GrahamRobert and Ilene Gruder in memory of Dr. Ernest HalprynRobert and Lisa Waxman Familyin memory ofIrvin WeinsteinRoberta Mandel in memory of Naomi YocumRoger W. Epstein in memory of Hannah LubschutzRoger W. Epstein in memory of Isaac LubschutzSandy Brawer Koplon in memory of Richard SevelSelma and Jeff Newman and Family in memory of Samuel RabinShirley Feidelman and Family in memory of Irving FeinbergShirley Spear in memory of Bernard S. Shapiro Shirley Spear in memory of Frank Shapiro Sonny Baida and Family in memory Arthur BaidaSonny Baida in memory of Paul SeitelmanSonya Rabin Greenfield in memory of Samuel RabinStephanie and Bob Fisch and Jayne and Eric Littman in memory of Marshall SteinStephen R. Brenner in memory of William BrennerSusie and Richard Goldberg in memory of Jeanette Stone and William StoneSuzanne Sponder in memory of Rose HollingerSy Hecker and Bob Yocum in memory of Mollie HeckerThe Fuller Family in memory of Bernard FullerVivian Giller in memory of Louis HausmanWendy Reiner in memory of Julius SchneiderWendy Traurig in memory of Louis TertochaWillasue Susskind in memory of Isabel DavidsonYvonne B. Benrube in memory of Jack Benrube

THE PRAYER BOOK PROJECTBrian Hirsch and Doris Galindo in honor of their wedding anniversary Charlie and Sandi Simon in honor of the 65th birthday of Carla NeufeldJane and Doug Jacobs in honor of the marriage of Liz Schwartz and Lydia MartinJane and Doug Jacobs in memory of Dr. Ernest HalprynPietro Bonacossa donation

IN APPRECIATION OF CLERGYRichard nd Maria Gershanik in memory of Max GershanikWendy and Don Saltzburg in memory of Bertha Saltzburg

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Dr. and Mrs. Richard Gershanik in appreciation of Rabbi Tom Heyn Ellen Bukstel in appreciationEllen Kempler Rosen donationJudith A. Frankel donationLori Wedner donationMichael I. Backer in honor of Joan Schaeffer’s High Holy Day speechNancy Orovitz in honor of Norma and Michael Orovitz’s 50th wedding anniversaryTammy Skolnick in memory of Marshall SteinWendy and Donald Saltzburg in memory of Bertha Saltzburg

RADIO-INTERNET FUNDAmy Stolar in honor of Norma and Michael Orovitz’s 50th wedding anniversary

they often look silly to themselves wearingyarmulkes and holding prayer books. “And why,” they ask, “are we doing this?”

If we are to learn anything from Judi SheppardMissett and the fitness revolution she inspired,we might try turning ourselves away from the mirrors and being less concerned withappearances long enough to discover that, inaddition to having a good time, we’re actuallyengaging in the paramount task of self-examination and self-improvement.

If you’re truly interested in becoming happierand healthier on all levels, you just need to ask yourself the right question, consider theimplications of your response, and be willing to try something new. You may be surprised to find yourself on the brink of a new revolution.

on the earth, and daughters were born to them. The sons of God (angels) saw that thedaughters of men were beautiful. So theymarried any of them they chose. (Genesis 6:1,2). Such unions were contrary to the purpose of creation. All but the family of Noah and theanimals on his lifeboat were wiped out in the flood.

Then came the generation of the Tower of Babel. There was only one language, a clear language, so each person understood not only the meaningbut the nuance of every word. Using this clarity,they began to build a tower to connect earth to heaven. An esoteric understanding is theyattempted to create a ladder of divine names. Either way, the process of creation would have come to an end. So, the Holy One confused their language and scattered them to the corners of the earth.

Generations passed until Abraham set up his tent and began to bring people, one by one, into the covenant between the Creator and creation. He completed the foundation upon which thecommandments might be given.

Should we, as individuals, as a people, as a world, fulfill the commandments, and, through that process refine our souls to such a degree that

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RABBI COLMAN A. ZWITMAN RELIGIOUS SCHOOLGladys Cowen in memory of Myron Cowen

RU’ACHCaryn Lynn Bellus donation for Rosh Hashanah luncheonDr. Alan K. Roberts donationHerb Klein donationRichard Goldstein donation for Rosh Hashanah luncheon Susan Furman and Irv Milowe donation for Rosh Hashanah luncheon

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WINTER JEWISH MUSIC CONCERT Diane and Gary Glick in honor of Alan MasonRuth Greenfield in memory of Dr. Fred WitkoffSusan A. and Edward Goldberg for the speedy recovery of Robert Glazier

JOSEPH’S TABLE Judith A. Frankel in memory of Maurice Frankel Dr. Ian Reiss in honor of Joseph’s Table

we walk with God – that is, we walk with the image of God, the Divine Name inscribed within us – then the purpose of creation will have been fulfilled. Creator and creation will have beenreunited.

This is the kavannah, the intent, with which we perform the ritual commandments, that we do them to unify the Yod-Hey and the Vov-Hey of the Divine Name – transcendence merging with immanence.

This is the purpose of living according to the ethicalcommandments, that we create heaven on earth.

So, fulfilling the commandments is a rebellion against the separation between ourselves and the Holy One. The greater one’s spiritual sensitivity, the more one chafes because of that separation. The result is refinement of one’s actions and one’s interactions.

Our tradition teaches this to be the ultimate purpose ofCreation, refinement of soul - a holy rebellion, if you like, to work ourselves back to Eden and the Tree of Life.

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9:30 AM:ShabbatStudy/Service(Cantorial Soloist Rachel Brook)11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table5:00 PM: Bat Mitzvah Service (Sarah Glick)

9:15 AM:ReligiousSchool10:00 AM: Adult Hebrew10:30 AM: JSBoomers Shmear and Schmooze8:00 PM: Next@19Th Guava Rugelach Lounge

12:00 PM: Learning IntegralKabbalah w/ Rabbi Tom5:00 PM: Executive Board Meeting6:00 PM: Board ofTrustees Meeting 12:00 PM: Learning w/ Rabbi Mitch 5:30 PM: Social Justice Committee Mtg7:00 PM: Environmental Action Committee Mtg

7:00 PM:Seasonof Mussar Class 1 7:00 PM: Central Chavurah7:00 PM: Season of Mussar Class 2

6:30 PM:Service of theHeart7:30 PM: Shabbat Healing Service w/Caring Committee (Cantor PaulOffenkrantz)

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312:00 AM:Noontime Learning with Rabbi Heyn -IntegralKabbalah

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