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Table of Contents

MESSAGES 3-5Rabbi’s MessagePresidential PerspectiveExecutive Director A Musical Interlude

SPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS 6

EDUCATION AND YOUTH 14Religious School Philosophy

ADULT LEARNING 15

GET INVOLVED 15Sisterhood Corner

WORSHIP 17December & January Schedule

LIFE CYCLE EVENTS 18Mazel Tov Birthdays & AnniversariesOur Deepest Sympathy Yahrzeits

SUPPORTERS 22

DECEMBER CALENDAR 25

JANUARY CALENDAR 26

CHAI LITESPublished monthly at:

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

Email: info@ templeisrael.net

Ellen BrazerLinda DatkoDiane KingBen Kuehne*Norma A. Orovitz*Joan L. Schaeffer*Robert Waxman

PAST PRESIDENTSPeter BermontDr. Joan BornsteinMarsha B. ElserRobert GlazierJane Kahn JacobsBen KuehneMichael D. OrovitzNorma OrovitzCandace RuskinJoan L. SchaefferJack SchillingerGerald K. SchwartzMichael A. SilverStanley G. TateHenry E. Wolff, Jr.

ADVISORY COUNCILJoan L. Schaeffer*

ChairLeonard L. Abess

Joe FarcusMichael Graubert, M.D.

Seymour HeckerJohn Kanter

Betsy KaplanEdythe KernessElton J. Kerness

Lawrence LeitnerMarlin LewisMerri Mann

Budd MayerRichard MilsteinS. Ronald Pallot

Neil RollnickKenneth D. Rosen

Barton SacherNeil Schaffel

Brenda ShapiroSandra Simon

Mark Teitelbaum*Past President

BOARD OF TRUSTEESPresident Douglas M. JacobsVice President-Administration Lance HarkeCo-Vice Presidents-Education Orlee Bushman and Julia Zaias,

DVM, PhDVice President-Membership Brian HirschVice President-Programming Howard D. GoldsteinVice President Religious Affairs Diane LindnerSecretary Robert Glazier*Treasurer Mark Walker, MD

CLERGY AND STAFFM. Thomas Heyn Rabbi, Spiritual LeaderExt. 406, [email protected] Berger Executive DirectorExt. 404, [email protected]. Alan Mason Director of MusicExt. 409, [email protected] Montoto Office ManagerExt. 405, [email protected] Lamden Executive Clergy AssistantExt. 403, [email protected] Gerstel Event and Outreach CoordinatorExt. 402, [email protected] Jo Umans BookkeeperExt. 407, [email protected] Goldberg Marketing and Communications [email protected] Seldes Religious School [email protected] Sherman-Gorelick Religious School [email protected]


one of which I recently circulated to members of ourcongregation. If you haven’t seen it yet and would like to measure your own spiritual health, contact our Templeoffice for a copy of (or link to) the questionnaire.

While it is the responsibility of most healthcare professionalsto focus on physical health, more attention is being given these days to the ‘interior dimensions’ of health; that is, emotional, psychological and spiritual well-being. Thisis bringing about widespread changes in the field ofhealthcare, but it could also have an important impact on synagogue life. Although we never thought about it in these terms, it has long been Judaism’s goal to bringmore attention to the interior dimensions of the humanexperience; that is, to our emotional, psychological and spiritual well-being.

Being scientifically-oriented, most Jews in this eradeveloped a misguided notion that Jewish spirituality is a recondite interest or hobby for the few who enjoy such things. But as the scientific community focuses moreattention on exploring the interior dimensions of ourexperience, we would do well to notice that this has

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Rabbi M. Thomas Heyn

RABBI’S MESSAGEIs It Possible We Were Mistaken?

There were times when we could have said we just didn’t know any better; when cigarette ads claimed that doctors favored one brand over another; when we drove without seat belts; and when we enjoyed schmaltz and gribenes without knowing or caring about their effects on ourarteries.

These are only three examples of ideas and behaviors which we now know were not conducive to good health and safety. With a little reflection, we could probably come up with more examples. In most cases, however, there are only three reasons why such misguided thinking canpersist for long periods of time.

First, we might not have been presented with enoughevidence to convince us to think or behave differently. Secondly, if there was enough evidence, we might not have wanted to think or behave differently. And thirdly,admitting that we were mistaken is often considered a sign of weakness. For these reasons, attitudes and opinions are usually slow to change.

A growing body of evidence suggests that attitudes and opinions about health and healthcare are shifting in ways that will affect many institutions, including our own. There is an idea that was long disregarded in the scientificcommunity but is now under more careful investigation. It’s an idea that our rabbis spoke about in religious terms, while other Jewish thinkers -- such as Spinoza, Freud and Einstein -- spoke about it in non-religious terms. From a contemporary scientific perspective, the idea is this: the relationship between the ‘interior and exterior dimensions’ of the human experience are more complex and nuanced than we thought.

For the past few centuries, science concerned itself mainly with the ‘exterior dimensions’ of human experience; those dimensions we can measure, using any of our five senses– sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. In more recentyears, the social sciences have enabled us to learn andunderstand more about the ‘interior dimensions’ of the human experience, which include thoughts, feelings and other subjective phenomena.

Early in my career as a pastoral care professional, Ibecame interested in the work of researchers who were developing ways to measure the ‘spiritual health’ of their patients. A few questionnaires have since been devised,

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which is correct? It’s up to you to choose.

So what other questions arise when we approach Chanukkah? (I am using this spelling from now on). Here is a list. You can choose your own answers.

1) Do you give one big gift or 8 small gifts, one each night? Our family has always debated this. As kids, I liked the one big gift. When I got older, I liked the small token of appreciation every night. What is your custom?

2) Apple Sauce or Sour Cream? What do you put on your latkes? Maybe you don’t put anything on them? Salt? Not sure. But people can always debate how to accessorize the best way to make latkes taste great. (I make a great latke by the way).

3) Do you put the candles in right to left or left to right? And when they are placed, how do you light them? Last candle first? First candle first? You can onlyimagine the variations on this one.

4) What about the Shamash? The candle that lights the others. Should it be higher than all the other can-dles or should it be at the same height? Should all the candles rise towards the culminating 8th candle?

5) And what about that electric menorah in thewindow. Should it be seen by you on the inside or by the people passing by on the outside?

So many questions and so little time. Chanukkah is a great holiday that should be shared by the entire family. Maybe make a new tradition this year. Maybe have everyone in your home design their own special Menorah to celebrate the holiday.

You can also join us on December 19th as we celebrate Chanukkah together at Temple Israel. Join us as we welcome our newest members and help us celebrate the 4th night together. Bring your own menorah and 5 candles to share the evening with us. Make your reservation in the office.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Joel BergerExecutive Director

Hanukkah – A holiday of questions…

I always thought Chanukkah was a holiday of many questions. First of all, what is the “official spelling” of Chanukah. As you can now see, I have chosen 3 different versions already in this article. None are right and none are wrong. CH? H alone? Two “n’s”? It can go on and on. So

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PRESIDENTIAL Perspective

Douglas M. JacobsPresident

I am still feeling the buzz of the holidays which passed back in October. I hope you are as well.

I was truly moved by the positive reception I received from everyoneand your generosity in supportingour High Holy Day appeal. I was a little concerned about coming

back as President for the 2nd time, but your “welcome back” to me was overwhelming. Thank you for making me feel great in coming back as your President.

So where do we go from here? We have a tremendous amount of programming coming up over the next few months. This Chai Lites is filled with event after event. We need you to come out and support our great activities and get involved. We always need more people to serve on committees, to roll up our sleeves and get involved. Let me know what you are interested in helping with. If there is a committee already in place, I will make sure you get on it. If there is not a committee, maybe you can be the new chair. We are only as strong as our members who get involved and help make Temple Israel the best Temple around.

At this time of year, I also want you to consider making a charitable contribution before the end of the year. Please consult your advisers but there may be good opportunities to make a year-end contribution that can benefit you for the future. If you need assistance, contact our Executive Director and we will help make all the arrangements.

On behalf of my entire family, I want to wish you and your extended families a happy and healthy New Year. May 2015 be a year of success and prosperity for you and your family!

Doug Jacobs, President

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Alan MasonDirector of Music and

Doctor of Musical Arts

I recently had the tremendousexperience and honor ofaccompanying Shabbat servicesat the Union for Reform Judaism National Biennial Convention in San Diego, California. There were 5,000 Reform Jews in attendance,packing the San Diego ConventionCenter, and services werebroadcast live on JLTV (Jewish Life TV), which also broadcast the 2013 Winter Jewish Music Concert last year.

What is Shabbat worship like at the URJ National Biennial? I have a great comparison: pretend it is Sunday morning, you are channel surfing on TV, you come across a huge Christian Crusade in a packed convention center, with great music on the stage, television cameras everywhere, dynamic service leaders, a 200 voiced choir, and a charismatic congregation fully engaged. Now in your mind make it Jewish, and that is what Shabbat worship is like at the URJ National Biennial.

The service leaders I played for are probably the two most significant Jewish clergy in the United States at this time: Rabbi-Cantor Angela Warnick Buchdahl, Senior Rabbidesignate of Central Synagogue in Manhattan, who currently serves the congregation as Senior Cantor, and Rabbi RickJacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism. Rabbi-Cantor Buchdahl is the first ever Asian to be ordained, and her newest appointment as Senior Rabbi designate ofCentral Synagogue in Manhattan has been publicized around the world.

The 2015 National Biennial Convention is taking place November 4-8 in Orlando, Florida, and I know many of us will take advantage of the close proximity and attend. It is a great way to meet 5,000 Reform Jews from across the country, and experience the newest and best offerings of the Union for Reform Judaism.

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What started out veryunassumingly in 2009 as my Chai Anniversary Concert, has blossomed into one of thenation’s most highly regarded concerts of Jewish music. The Seventh Annual Winter Jewish Music Concert will take place on Saturday evening, January10, 2015 at 8pm, and willpresent a Bima full of singerswho are appearing on theconcert for the first time. It’s a bit risky for me to present 12 new singers, but I am confident of a fresh, exciting, beautifully sung,

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and impressive evening of Jewish music from around the world. The roster is full of surprises, and include a JewishHaitian opera diva, an African American Yiddish singer, a conservative chazzan from Detroit, a guitar and violin duo from Boston, two Jewish choirs (one coming from Queens College in New York), and the world’s last great cantorial celebrity: Chazzan Alberto Mizrahi from Chicago.

General admission is $18, and this year we will offer, for the first time, a limited number of preferred seats priced at $100. Tickets are available at www.jewishconcert.org, or 1-800-838-3006.

Alan MasonDoctor of Musical Arts Director of MusicDirector of the Winter Jewish Music Concert


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CENTRAL CHAVURAHA Jewish Sense For Humor

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE NEXT SESSIONS OF OUR CHAVURAH.

The December meeting of Chavurah will take place on Thursday, December 11, 7 p.m. inKaplan Hall, Temple Israel. Diane King will present, “So You Think It’s Funny - Growing up with a Jewish Comedian”. She will share her recollections of life with her father, Al Nesor,a Vaudeville veteran, Borsht Belt comedian turned legitimate actor who appeared on the

Broadway stage, television and Hollywood films.

On January 8, Vickie Schulman will discuss the History of Jewish Humor. This will also be an insightful and entertaining presentation that we all will enjoy. Vickie is a social worker for

Jewish Community Services who uses humor in her clinical practice. She will be speaking about the history of Jewish Humor from Torah, Talmud, 19th century Europe

to radio, TV and movies.

Please make every effort to attend... refreshments and a wonderfulconvivial evening is guaranteed.

We want to thank Alan Mason for leading our Chavurah in its first meeting of the season.

We had a full house and everyone had a great time, laughing and singing with comedic show tunes. As always, Alan started us off with a great ‘note’, and we are most appreciative of all

that he does for Temple Israel and for anyone who asks for his creative input.We are grateful for his inability to ever say ‘no’.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON DECEMBER 11!

Co ChairsEdythe Kerness and Vickie Schulman

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Date: Monday, December 1, 2014Time: 12:00 P.M. in Kaplan

LIAR, TEMPTRESS, SOLDIER, SPYBy Karen Abbot

And what were women doing during the Civil War? Not all of them were rolling bandages or knitting gloves as you will discover in reading the true story of four women who risked everything—their lives, their homes, their families -- to help their side of the nation’s conflict.

To attend Temple Israel’s Book Club discussions. If you love to lose yourself in a good book, and then like to share

your reading experience with others, there is no doubt that you belong with this like-minded bunch of

readers. While we do have a targeted book for review, there is always time to hear about other titles

too good to be missed. Please come and join the conversation.

Following the book discussion, you are invited to stay on for light refreshments. If you can’t resist the sound of clicking tiles, join theMah-Jongg table, or simply enjoy a bit of socializing with other First Monday attendees. For further info: Gail Lewis - 305-374-2533 or

Dody Raskin - 305-891-5823.

Calling on all Literary Buffs

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Date: Monday, January 5, 2015Time: 12:00 P.M. in Kaplan

RESURRECTIONBy Leo Tolstoy

The last of Tolstoy’s major novels, Resurrection tells the story of a nobleman’sattempt to redeem the suffering his youthful philandering inflicted on apeasant girl who ends up a prisoner in Siberia. At the same time, it is apanoramic description of social life in Russia at the end of the nineteenthcentury, reflecting its author’s outrage at the social injustices of the world in which he lived.


ROCK ON SHABBATEvent Date: December 12, 2014 at 7:30pm - 8:30pmLocation: Bertha Abess Sanctuary at Temple Israel, 137 NE 19th St., Miami

Join Temple Israel of Greater Miami for an uplifting Shabbat experience Friday, Dec. 12 at

7:30 p.m. when spiritual leader Rabbi Tom Heyn and director of music Dr. Alan Mason

welcome to the bimah guest Cantor Lisa Segal for a Rock on Shabbat.

Rock on Shabbat is a joyful, song-filled, spiritual experience that incorporates all the

elements of a traditional Kabbalat Shabbat Service. You’ll find yourself connecting spiritually,

while dancing and singing to the contagious liturgical musical settings. To get an idea of the

treat you’re in for with Cantor Segal and the “Rock On Shabbat” Band, visit our website,

www.templeisrael.net. Cantor Segal joined the clergy team of Temple Beth Sholom in Miami

Beach in June of 2011. She oversees all musical and liturgical aspects of the synagogue, as

well as director of the B’nei Mitzvah program. Cantor Segal is a graduate of the University of

Florida with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology. In 2001 she entered the Hebrew Union

College/School of Sacred Music Cantorial Certification program and completed the program

in 2007. She is an active member of the American Conference of Cantors (ACC) and served

on its national board. She is also a member of the Cantors Assembly and Women Cantors

Network. Cantor Segal is a member of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Cantorial Cabinet.

Following the service is an Oneg Shabbat and schmoozing.

Families are always welcome to our services, and we especially encourage them to attend this evening. Free childcare is available for our youngest members; please contact the Temple Israel office to make arrangements at [email protected] or 305.573.5900.

‘Near-Death Experience’ author Raymond Moody

Doctor, bestselling author and renowned authority on near-death experiences

Dr. Raymond Moody will share stories and life lessons from those who have been

to the brink and back in his talk, “Life After Life: The Meaning of Near-Death

Experience,” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at Temple Israel. The program

is sponsored by Temple Israel, as part of its Spiritual Health and Wellness Series,

and Florida International University’s Program in the Study of Spirituality. Tickets on

sale through Brown Paper Tickets. General admission $25, $10 for students. Limited

number of VIP tickets to be sold in advance through the TI office; purchase includes

private reception with Dr. Moody, a copy of one of his autographed books, and

reserved seating at talk.


Temple Israel is bringing back monthly Havdalah gatherings at members’ homes,offering an informal setting to meet on a Saturday night to share good company,refreshments, and a brief Havdalah ceremony and program led by Rabbi Tom Heyn. Last year’s were terrific, so let’s do it again! Thank you to Lisa and Robert Waxman, who hosted a November 22nd gathering at their North Miami home, and Ivy Ames, who will host an evening December 20th at her South Miami-Dade home. RSVP to 305-573-5900 or [email protected]. Because our members live all over Miami, we’d love to meet in three general areas: North Miami-Dade, Miami Beach, and South Miami-Dade. However, we appreciateanyone willing to open her/his home! If YOU would like to host, please contact the Temple office at 305.573.5900 or [email protected].

Joseph’s Table led by Guest RabbiJoin us for spirited, thought-provoking discussions using texts and teachings

from our tradition’s spiritual masters, expanding to include contemporaryinsights from our lived experience. Leading our session Saturday, December 27, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Board Room (as well as our Shabbat morning service that day) will be guest Rabbi Efrat Zarren-Zohar. Our guest Rabbi on

Saturday, January 31 will be Rabbi Louis Rieser.

If you haven’t thought about Israeli dance since the last time you stumbled through the hora at a Jewish wedding, it’s time to take another look. PatriciaAvissar and Walli Chefitz will lead novices and experts alike in a repertory of dances, all performed with Israeli flair. Join us for lots of fun, fitness and ruach (spirit) for this weekly class, an initiative of TI’s Spiritual Health & Wellness’s Physical Health Team. Cost is free for TI members, $10 per class non-members.

Israeli DancingTuesdays, December 2, 9, 16 7-8:30 p.m. at TI

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Temple Israel’s Jewish singles group for 50s/60s,invites all Jewish single baby boomers to join us on:

Friday, December 5th, when our group will meet for dinner at SAKE Restaurant at 5:30 p.m. After dinner, we’ll attend togetherTI’s Shabbat service, followed by an Oneg with delicious desserts and schmoozing. On Sunday, December 7 at 10:30 a.m.

and Sunday, January 11th we will meet for Schmear & Schmooze here at Temple. Join us on Sunday, Dec. 14, 10:30 a.m. in Board Room for a Chanukah latke party and holiday-themed program, “Chanukah Reminiscences: Then and Now”.

We’ll welcome guest Rabbi Cheryl Weiner, who will speak about the history of Chanukah. We’ll then share our memories of Chanukahs past. Moving, memorable or hilarious, come shed some light on your Festival of Lights as we celebrate together!

Admission $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Advance payment accepted through noon, Dec. 13 to the TI office at305-573-5900 or [email protected]. For more information, email [email protected].

Menorah Making Contest: Your Menorah must be handmade and constructed from nonflammable raw materials. Family project open to everyone. First, second and third place prizes awarded.

Dinner $10 Adults; $5 children (2-12 years). Children under 2 free. RSVP to [email protected] call 305-573-5900.

5:30 pm Community Menorah Lighting6:00 pm Family Chanukah Dinner

6:30 pm Menorah Judging6:45 pm Song and Dance Fest7:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service

CELEBRATE CHANUKAHwith Temple Israel of Greater Miami and welcome new Temple Israel Members!

Friday, December 19, 2014


Special Shabbat musical guests The Overtown Music Project featuringinstrumentalists Tree Top and Mel Dancy, and our own Temple Israel Singers.

Friday, January 16th at 7:30 p.m. in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary,followed by a Shabbat Oneg

INTERFAITH SERVICEIN HONOR OFDR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

Sababa Shabbat December 5, 2014 and

January 9, 2015

5:30 p.m. in Kahn Hall

Our monthly Shabbat experience for families includes blessings and prayers with Rabbi Heyn, music and dance fun with Mallie Duboff Perlmutter and themedactivities with Megan Gerstel. Light refreshments follow in Wolfson Auditorium. Cost: $5 p/p adults and children 2 and older. RSVP to Megan at the TI office at 305.573.5900 or [email protected].


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Temple IsraelRELIGIOUS SCHOOLPhilosophy“To live and teach the sanctity of Life”.....Elie Wiesel

This year’s class of 2nd/3rd Grade students is amazing: smart, enthusiastic, curious, collaborative, creative and challenging. Our morning begins in prayer integrated with music and Hebrew lessons. We have begun our Torah study with the Book of Genesis – a very good place to start! Of particular interest was our discussion of the 6th day of Creation when God made people. We gave our opinions of what it means to be created in God’s image: “To be like God, I should . . .”

Ariella Chacón-Bederson: To be like God, I should respect the world and Jews and plants.Kennedy Glinn: To be like God, I should do more mitzvahs.Julian Gorelick: To be like God, I should be kind, happy, and helping.Myles Heller: To be like God, I should plant a tree. Alexander Kolychkine: To be like God, I should be nice and help the poor get food. Zavian Schwartz: To be like God, I should be kind and helpful and also grateful. Ethan Zingle: To be like God, I should help the Jewish people. Jessica Engel: To be like God, I should be more helpful, kind and celebrate the Jewish holidays.Jamie Engel: To be like God, I should be loving, respectful and give to charity.

In line with our thinking is this year’s school-wide tzedakah project: Yad Eliezer. It is a project which reaches out to those citizens of Israel who would otherwise go hungry. Monthly food boxes and special holiday meals are providedto families and hot meals are delivered to the sick and to the elderly. We had some ideas of our own about different things we might do to help those in need:

Fix up old clothes and send them - or sell them and donate the money.Donate toys to charity.Plant seeds to grow food.

Help build a house and a shed with a generator – give building supplies.

Donate money we have saved and buy food to give to the needy.

Grow trees that produce food.

It feels good to do good things for other people. We are learning that the greatest gift of tzedakah is to help others, less fortunate, better their lives. It is going to be a great year!

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ADULT LEARNINGWEEKLY LEARNING

T-r-h Ch-nt-ng Cl-ss Wednesdays, 6 to 7 p.m. in the Rabbi’s StudyDecember 3, 10, 17, 24 and January 7, 14, 21 and 28Join our spiritually enriching and meaningful Torah chanting class. In our weekly sessions, participants will learn and practicethe skills to be part of a team of lay leaders qualified to chant from the Torah on Shabbat mornings and Holy Days. Class is free of charge. To register, contact the Temple Israel office [email protected] or 305.573.5900.

Talmud Study:Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Kaplan Hall.December 3, 10, 17, 24 and January 7, 14, 21 and 28Learn Talmud with Ruth Marks and Atle Vere. All levels welcomefor this weekly study.

Tuesday Noontime Learning with Rabbi HeynTuesdays, 12 to 1 p.m. in the Rabbi’s Study Rabbi Tom Heyn’s new class, “The Life, Legacy and Teachings of Reb Zalman,” explores the spiritual works of the late Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, a founder of the Jewish Renewal movement and innovator of ecumenical dialogue. Class is free of charge and open to Temple members and friends. December 2, 9, 16, and 23. January 6, 13, 20 and 27.

Rabbi Heyn to present ‘Judaism’s Many Paths’ Rabbi Tom Heyn will lead this interactive adult learningopportunity that explores the distinct beliefs and practices across the denominational spectrum. Free and open to the community, sessions will be held 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, December 16, January 13, and February 17.

‘The Art of Jewish Living’ Sundays, December 7 & 14, 10:30-11:30 a.m. in theLibrary Lounge Join Rabbi Tom Heyn for this informal study group, as weexplore together a thousand year-old Jewish system forpersonal and spiritual growth known as “mussar.” Mussar is a kind of “mindfulness” practice that provides a Jewish approach to cultivating character traits such as humility, patience and gratitude. Implemented by the Mental & Emotional Health Team as part of TI’s Spiritual Health & Wellness initiative, this series is open to Religious School parents and any interested adults. Cost free for TI members, $10 per session non-members.

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Hello to all.

Happy Kislev, Tevet, and Sh’vat. Two months of holidays, celebrations, B’nai Mitzvahs, Weddings, Concerts, time set aside to enjoy family and friends. Speaking of family and friends, Sisterhood is so verygrateful and appreciative of so many of you who organized the “Bling Fling”at the Paid Up Membership Luncheon, Break the Fast committee, the Oneg bakers, The SukkotBake Off participants and organizers, The PlanningCommittees for upcoming events, The Directory, theBrotherhood and Sisterhood Joint Event at the ArshtCenter, First Monday organizers and participants, Board members, The Caring Committee, our Facebook pageorganizers and the “Phone Squad.” Need we say more?

We are an organization of dedicated women who care about each other, our families, our friends, our Temple, and our planet. Please join us at any of our events.

The “First Monday “ crowd will get together on December 1 in Kaplan Hall at noon where a review of the book, Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott will be first on the program. Come prepared to talk about this fascinating and true story of four women who took active and remarkable roles in the Civil War.

Stay on for refreshments and socializing or if you like, join in a game of Mah-Jongg.

These are some of the activities that are coming up:

Sunday, December 14th, 2014: Joint Sisterhood andReligious School Latke party. Come see how our Religious School has grown. Ourstudents are the best!

Sunday, December 14th, 2014: Joint Brotherhood and Sisterhood event at the Adrienne Arsht Center at 1:00 p.m. to see ”The Book of Mormon”.

Susie Goldberg Wendy SaltzburgSisterhood Co-Presidents


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Sunday, January 11th, 2015: Sisterhood Board Meeting at Temple Israel. 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, January 21st, 2015: “The Man in the Moon is a Woman” Rosh Chodesh Celebration. Temple Israel Pot Luck Dinner at 6:00 p.m.

We are privileged to have new information from the 2014 WRJ Southeast District Biennial titled Planning, Planting, Promoting, and Growing. Want to learn more?

Stay tuned for details on our must see and do events,including our College Connection, Camp ColemanSponsorships, Trivia Night, Purim Carnival and BakeSale, Women’s Passover Experience, Spring Luncheon,Sisterhood Shabbat.

Thank you to all the people who make Temple IsraelSisterhood so strong.

Sincerely,

Susie Goldberg, Wendy Fleming SaltzburgCo- Presidents of Temple Israel [email protected]

EDIBLE GARDENVOLUNTEER

OPPORTUNITYNow in its fourth year, Temple Israel’s Edible

Garden seeks volunteers Sundays, 8:30 to

10 a.m., to work in thegarden, prepare beds,

plant, weed and water. This project benefits the Lotus House shelter to which we deliver fresh vegetables every week. Join us for this very

worthwhile effort. For more information, contact David Galler at [email protected].

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always been Judaism’s primary focus. It’s like being a heart-healthy doctor back in the days when other doctors were smoking, and eating schmaltz. Finally, people are becoming more open to what we’ve been teaching and practicing all along.

On Sunday, December 5th, renowned author andjournalist, Jay Michaelson, will lead us into a deeperdiscussion on the interior dimensions of the humanexperience from a Jewish perspective. Our rabbis and mystics had many insights that are now more relevant than in previous decades. We’ll examine these insights in relation to the emerging field of ‘spiritual health’ to gain a better understanding of what it is, how to measure it, and how we can improve it using the means we have at our disposal.

As more and more people bring their focus to the interior dimensions of the human experience, we Jews might try focusing our own attention there a bit more. In doing so, we may discover that Judaism has some valuable ideas and techniques to offer in this domain. If we had failedto notice them before, we were certainly mistaken.Fortunately, it’s not too late to notice them now.

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Once Chanukkah ends, and we pass New Year’s, buckle up your seat belts for a tremendous year of programming. Highlights include: Our Annual Winter Jewish Music Concert, a lecture by Raymond Moody in conjunction with FIU, our first Annual Holocaust Seder, Our Annual Trivia Night and so much more. We have a lot to offer her at Temple Israel. It’s now up to you to get involved.

Happy Chanukkah from my entire family to yours!

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MessagesRABBI’S MESSAGE

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December & January Schedule

SHABBAT MORNINGS11:00 am - 12:30 pm: Joseph’s Table

Weaving 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.

FRIDAY EVENINGS7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

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.

SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE9:30 am - 11:00 am

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, but always seeking deep attachment.

DECEMBER 5Sababa Shabbat Service

Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary with

Yael Dadoun and Jay Michelson, followed by Oneg

DECEMBER 12Rock On Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess

Sanctuary with Cantor Lisa Segal, followed by Oneg

DECEMBER 19Chanukkah/New Member Shabbat Dinner

Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary,

followed by Oneg

DECEMBER 26Service of the Heart with Ramgiri Braun

Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary with

Cantor Paul Offenkrantz, followed by Oneg

JANUARY 2Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary,

followed by Oneg

JANUARY 9Sababa Shabbat Service followed by Sababa dinner

Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary

followed by Oneg

JANUARY 16Service of the Heart

Martin Luther King Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess

Sanctuary with the Temple Israel Singers and Tree Top

and Mel Dancy, instrumentalists from the Overtown

Music Project, followed by Oneg

JANUARY 23International Holocaust Remembrance Day Shabbat

Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by

Oneg

JANUARY 30Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary,

followed by Oneg

SERVICE OF THE HEARTDecember 26 and January 16

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.

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December Birthdays

SIMCHA CORNERLet us know about your simchas so we can celebrate together! Whether it’s submitting information to our biweekly TI

Community ENews, or posting about it on Temple Israel of Greater Miami’s Facebook group page (if you haven’t already,

become a “friend” today!), we want to know about your personal and professional triumphs. To submit information in our ENews

blast, send to [email protected]; on Facebook, look for our public group, Temple Israel of Greater Miami. We look forward

to hearing from you and celebrating YOU!

Howard Germain 1

Demetrias Swartz 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

Keith Rosenn 9

Edward Warren 9

Aaron Guerrero 10

Jordyn Tate 11

Amy Zakarin 11

Debra Schwartz 12

Seth Feuer 13

Lucy Holzman 13

Benji Waxman 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

Stuart Jacobs 21

June Jacobs 21

Maurice Serotta 21

Victoria Simons 22

Enrique Neufeld 23

Masha Enriquez 24

Katherine Greenberg 24

Erin Tate 24

Robert Arons 25

Donald Goodstein 26

Scott Wenders 26

Avi Flashenburg 27

Richard Jacobs 28

Kami Landy 28

Matthew Harke 29

Charlie Dean 31

Murray Shear 31

Jonah Stepakoff 31

Carl Wagman 31

Andrew Werner 31

January BirthdaysJoAnne Bander 1

Abigail Bushman 2

Lauren Heller 2

Julie Oppenheimer 3

Deborah Sherman-Gorelick 3

Eric Hankin 4

Jayme Berezdivin 5

Tony Rodriguez 5

Peter Bermont 7

Nancy Gelles 7

Herbert Klein 7

Henry Mairena 7

Robert Csete 8

Daniel Goldstein 8

Richard Altshuler 9

Yuki Denmark 9

Natanya Trazenfeld 9

Phyllis Wickman 9

Constanza Del Posso 13

Rachel Coller 15

Feliciano Frusciante 15

Harriet Singer 15

Jeffrey Degen 16

Jonathan Goldberg 16

Barbara Bisno 17

Michael Graubert 17

Kathleen Weil 17

Michael Gaines 18

Larry Primak 18

Adam Becker 19

Gary Brown 19

Jennifer Gibbs 19

Hannah Rosenberg 19

Leah Rosenberg 19

Noah Sagmeister 19

Mortimer Fried 20

Shelly Gottlieb 21

Nancy Schaffel 21

Asuka Mashav 22

Oliver Pfeffer 24

Helene Good 25

Elton Kerness 25

Joseph McElwee 25

Howard Rukeyser 25

Michael Stark 25

MacAdam Glinn 26

Staci Kanter 26

Lillian Scher 26

Julian Gorelick 27

Stephen Hertz 27

Azaria Schwartz 29

Jacob Harke 30

Elise Silver 30

Jessica Raffo 31


December Anniversaries

January Anniversaries

Jill Liebman and Feliciano Frusciante 3

Leslie and Craig Coller 12

Hope Wine and Mary Prados 17

Julie Oppenheimer and Joshua Spector 19

Natalie and Jeffrey Snyder 20

Bernice and Paul Goldman 21

Lissette Mendez and Oscar Musibay 29

Beco Lichtman and Eric Lichtman 31

Kenneth and Helyne Treister 31

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHYWith Great Sadness We Mourn the Passing of:

SHIRLEY ARONSSON KEYSWednesday, October 29, 2014

Shirley was predeceased by her brother, Larry Aronsson and her late husband, Jay “Burt” (J.B.) Keys.

JEROME GUMENICK (Z”L)September 30, 2014

We Extend our Deepest Sympathy to his wife Gigi, his sons, Randy (Jennie) and Jeffrey, grandchildren

Eleanor, Sarah, Lillian, Roland, Nathan, Tucker and Sophia. Jerome is the son of Nathan (z”l) and Sophie (z”l) Gumenick

who endowed our Gumenick Chapel

CHARLOTTE STEVENS (Z”L)Thursday, September 11, 2014

We Extend our Deepest Sympathy to her children, Carol Stevens and Dr. Henry (Sarah) Stevens

and grandsons, Michael and Teddy Stevens

MAZEL TOV TOTI vice president of administration LANCE HARKE, an HCB

Managing Partner, who was named as a Legal Leader and among South Florida’s Top Rated Lawyers of 2014 for commercial and

complex litigation, consumer law, and class actions class actionsin a Sept. 26th magazine supplement of The Miami Herald.

ROBERTA MANDEL, of Mandel Law Group, PA, who wasrecognized as a Legal Leader and among South Florida’s TopRated Lawyers of 2014 for litigation, insurance and appellate in

a Sept. 26th magazine supplement of The Miami Herald.

DORIS GALINDO AND BRIAN HIRSCH on the birth of a son,BENJAMIN LEON HIRSCH, born Oct. 17th. Welcome to the

world, Benjamin, and to the Temple Israel family!

SCOTT WENDERS, a Miami Dade College student, who onOct. 30th was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society.

Alicia and Jose Hadida Hassan 5

Thelma and Richard Altshuler 5

Lisa and Robert Waxman 10

Richard and Maria Gershanik 12

Isis and Andrew Gottlieb 13

Phoebe and Lawrence Weinberg 17

Ellen and Zooey Kaplowitz 17

Candace and Lloyd Ruskin 21

Carol and Murray Shear 25

Marynes and Bob Turk 26

Jeffrey and Susan Postal 26

JoAnne and Michael Bander 28

Jeanne and Joseph Farcus 31

Ellen and Melvin Brazer 31


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 5:Ruth BarosPeggy BergSamuel BergsonJoseph BulbinIsaac CohnRussell DavisDavid FentonAlexander FetersonRhoda FreshwaterMilton FriedmanJoseph GorinsteinViolette KahnBebe KatzArchie KronsonBernard LebarTillie LeeMollie LiebermanRobert NadlerAbraham OrovitzEmanuel PapperSophia PearlmanMartin QueenthRuth SchwartzMolly SilversteinHarry SlosbergSidney SmithHyman SmithLillian SteinVirginia TorreullaFanny Ukelson

DECEMBER 12:Samuel BermanClara BrickHattie BrooksAlexander CogenAbraham ColemanLeonard Cooper

Charles CopeElsie CowanHenry DavisGeorge DiamondEdward FaustJoel FishkinSydney FrankfurtJack FreshwaterRichard FriedmanBenjamin FriedmanEmanuel GoldweberLouis GramLeo GumbinerSarah HoltsbergHenry KaplanDorothy KaufmannDonald KobleyPaul KutnerWilliam LeeMac LeiderMaurice MalmuthGeorge ManneKlara MarkovitzCharlotte NewlandPhyllis NewmanStanley OlsonErvin PickRobert RichMuriel RosenRae RosenbloumHarry SleyHannah SloteFay SussmanClara TrifieldBarbara Weinman- McElweeSteve WeisharHerman WhitelawBernard Wilensky

Charles WoldenbergHannah WolffJacob Younger

DECEMBER 19:Jacob ArnoldGeorgia Roth BrennerIsidore CoretDorothy EhrenreichGeorge FranklinLouis GoldsteinKarl GreenbergMorton GreenwoodPaulyne GrossGabriel GruberHelen HarrrisMollie HirschensohnSamuel KannFay KantorIda KarnowskyMadison KnoxPaul KramerJoy LandyMary LeiderHarriet LevLouis LouisCarolyn MarshallJacob MilbergWilliam MooreBarney NewmanCharles OppenheimBenjamin OurismanYetta PineDavid ReaderLeah RichterAnnabelle RosenJoseph SchonthalDavid StuzinJacob Trotzky

Harry WaxmanElla WeinbergAdolph WolfeJessie WolffEugene Wolff

DECEMBER 26:Joseph BrawerBertha BrickRuth BronsteinEdward L. CowenIrene DavisSara ElsonEvelyn EnfieldAnne FeinbergMae FinklesteinBennett GlazierHenry GreenShirley GreenfieldJerome GreenwaldRobert GrossEdith GrushowClaire H. GussowDesmond B. HaysAlbert I. JacobsJulius L. JacobsteinElla KutnerSophie LeifschutzJulie LindBessie LovitzHans MargoliusAnne MorshensonPaula NestorDavid PolakJack RauchHarry RobinsonMinnie RossSidney RudolphRose Scherer

Marjorie SchillingerJay SiegelTobias SimonEsther SpearHenry SprintzKate TomarArthur WarrenMarjorie WienHenry E. WolffColeman Zwitman

JANUARY 2:Leopold AckermanLucille BeckLouis BellerLynn BellerRuth BlumHerman BlumbergTheodore ChertokEllard ConnGordon DavisSaul EdelmanMinnie EisenbergRuth Price ElgartCharles EliasJohn EngelSidney FeldmanJacob FinklesteinHelen FisherRosabel Hoffman FreedJulie FreidbergCharles GettlemanRae GluckE. GoldsteinIda GoodmanHarry GrangerEugene GreenfieldBenjamin Hecker

Robert is a 7th grade honors student at South Miami Middle School Center for the Arts. He plays trumpet in their jazz band and in the Greater Miami Youth Symphony. Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan is where he spends his summers playing trumpet and catching up with camp friends. For his bar mitzvah, he is walking and raising money in the Light the Night Walk in honor of his sister, Lauren, a leukemia survivor. He will also volunteer at Easter Seals where his 98 year old grandmother, Ah-Pah, attends daycare. He thanks his parents and brother Daniel and sisters, Lauren and Isabelle, for being super friends.

MAZEL TOV TO: Robert Csete


Leo HohauserHerman J. JacobsJonathan Adam KaminerAlan KeysMyrtle KollerMary LeiderMichael LeveneSamuel LivingstonEmily OsovskayaBessie PaleesAlbert PollakRuth ReaderRobert RussellMichael-Ann Russell KaminerGolia SadowskyLouis SalemJennie SalomonSari SaperoSol SchimmelWilliam SchnitzerArthur SchwartzFrank SeidenBenjamin SiegelJacob SilvermanHerbert SobelRoberta StoneAnita TreisterLeon YubasLeo Zeltner

JANUARY 9:Harry AlbertEmil AvrackDavid BlumbergClara BlumbergPaul CarpLena ColemanIrving CracovanerMinnie DeinAda EppsteinJesse FarberDr. Milton FeidelmanHyman FeldmanMinnie FeldmanAndrew FisherFlorence FlaydermanLee GoldmanRobert GolinEleanor GoodAlan GorovskyRuth GraffBarry GrossCarl N. HagemanSamuel HirschensohnRae HurwitzDavid I. JosephArthur S. KahnJacob Kaplan

Molly KoftoffLaurence LandowIsabel LevkoffHattie MaasAbe MannFelix MetzgerRita MillerEthel OlitzkyRose OlsonLeonard PriceDavid ReinwaldFelice RichJesse RiesnerIsaac RiffJoseph RuzowNorbert SalterMorris SchonwaldLeopold SchwartzJacob SeidenbergRose SimpsonEsther SmilowJess SpeyerIda StolarAnn WalderFreda Wolkowsky

JANUARY 16:Lawrence AdlerLillian ArnoldDavid BaskerJennie BrookmierPhilip CaminitiAbraham CarsonLouis CohenJoseph CooperRobert EisenbergAbram EnglerMilton Farber, Sr.Sylvia FosterLouis FrancisBen FreedenbergJeanne FriedmanElsie GetzugJose GildredBessie GoldsteinFrancine GonyeaMorris GreeneJulius GreenhouseA.J. HarrisJames Mane HaysRosalie HoffmanAlbert L. KahnHarold KaiserAlbert KaplanAdele KaplanHyman KaplanLeonard KatzDorothy KauffmanPhilip Lefkowitz

Joseph LevensonRuth LevyRandy Lewis-BerzollaFlorence LomaskinLeon M. LundyPauline MarksLouis MeiselFannie MendelsonEmma MeyerLouis PallotMatthew PaytonSolomon RiesnerBetty RosenthalViolet SchwartzGraycie SeidenSamuel SmithVictor SussbergSarah TaicherRobert ToddAbraham WeinerIvajane WeinsteinWilliam Wertchafter

JANUARY 23:Gertrude BarishElizabeth BerelJoseph BergConrad CharmakCharles DaweCharles FoxMinnie FriedmanJames FurlongLillian GutmanBetty HoffmanJeanette JacobyZalman Aron JosubSol KarpEvelyn KohnAbe KohnHannah LevinSamuel MatzLena MillerMax OrovitzBernard PalleyMax ReigelCarrie RosenLouis RossNellie RudolphLester RussinRobert SaltmanEva SawitzHoward SchaefferMay SchiffRebecca SiegelAlfred SiegelLeo SteinMorris VigdorJulia WeinerEdwin Weiner

Isabelle WolfsteinEdna WolkowskyIsrael Zilber

JANUARY 30:Louis AdlerHarry M. BargSimmie BarnettJeff BeckIsidore BenderAnna BernsteinNettie BlasbergEsther BlattnerDorothy BlumerBenjamin Joel BronstonBarbara ChapmanIsidor CohenLeonard EpsteinMax FarberJoseph FieldF. FisherRita GellisAdrienne GilletteMary GitelmanFannie GoldmanLena GoldsteinHarry W. GoodmanMax GreenSamuel GrossmanSylvia IsbergGertrude KallenReuben KaplanNettie KleinFlorence KovnerMinnie LangsamEthel LeeJennie LionShepard NelsonMax PepperRobert RoesingSydney SchachterAlbert SchlesingerSelma SegalMonte SeligHarry ShearHyman SmithIsidor SteinIsabel WeinbergDorothy Hirsh WeinsteinMitchell WolfsonRose WolfsonZygmund YaroszMoyshe Zilber

Please note: Names listed denote deceased whose plaque is in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary.


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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.

B. B. AND GRACE GOLDSTEIN MUSIC FUND Weinkle, James in appreciation of 2014 iAMEN participants Alan Mason and Lloyd Reshard, Jr.The Highland Vineyard Foundation in support of the mssion statement and accomplishments of the music fund

BOOK OF MEMORY Ames, IvyArons, RobertBaida, Sonny and FamilyBarker, AudreyBarnes, Bela and JosefBellinson, Andrew and JenniferBermont, Peter, Kerrin and FamilyBermont, Richard, Anne and BradleyBernstein, Roger and MargritBlechman, Terry and Family Bornstein, Dr. Joan and Ben GillerBrazer, Ellen and MelBrickman, Linda and Stanley Krieger Brown, Gary and Antolin CarbonellBrowner, Norm and EllieBulbin, Harriett GreedClein, Judith and Arthur SheldonCohen, Joel and RitaColler, Craig, Leslie and FamilyCollins, Ken and FamilyCowen, GladysCowen, Mrs. Edward L. (Helen)Cowen, Melinda and MacennaCraven, Patty and Arthur TaxmanDenmark, Larry and FamilyDuPre, EllyDeutch, Felicia and FamilyElser, Marsha and Larry SmithEpstein, RogerFeidelman, Shirley and FamilyFine, Pat and FamilyFink, Sylvia and FamilyFinkelstein, Pearl and FamilyFreeman, KenFriedman, Marianne Serbin and FamilyFriedman, Marvin Ross Gaines, Michael, Peggy and FamilyGaller, David and FamilyGarfield, Sherrie Gerstel, MeganGerstein, CaroleGetz, Joan and FamilyGiller, Vivian Berger Goldberg, Richard and SusieGoldman, Bernice and PaulGoldring, Alice and FamilyGoodman, Harold and Nancy Blacker

SPONSORBIMAH FLOWERS ORAN ONEG SHABBAT:

Bimah flowers enhance our Shabbat experience. Sponsoring the bimah flowers is a lovely way toremember 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 appearin the Shabbat bulletin and in Chai Lites. For

more information or to sponsor, please contact Temple office at 305-573-5900 or

[email protected].

Doug and Jane Kahn Jacobsfor sponsoring the October 3rd Bimah

flowers for Kol Nidre

Dr. Mark Goldberg and David Rigg for sponsoring the October 17th Bimah

flowers in memory of Mark’s grandfather, Henry Pearlstein

Temple Israel’s Caring Committee for sponsoring the October 24th Bimah flowers in honor of the Healing Shabbat

Service

Joan Schaeffer for sponsoring the Bimah flowers on

November 21st in memory of her mother, Anita Schaeffer, and on January 23rd, 2015, in memory of her father, Howard

Schaeffer

Michael Pearlman for sponsoring the Bimah flowers on

December 12 in memory of his mother,Lillian Pearlman

Bob and Lisa Waxman for sponsoring the Bimah flowers on

January 9th in memory of their mothers, Barbara Chapman and Ivajane Weinstein

Janice Lee and her sons Richardand Gary (Deborah)

In memory of their husband and father, Nathan Lee

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Green, Lorella and James Fried Green, Carol and ArthurGreen, NancyGreenberg, EliseGreenberg, Jacqueline and FamilyGreene, Leona Hoffman and FamilyGreenfield, Sonya RabinGreenfield, Ruth and David WolkowskyGrossman, Leonard Halpryn, DianeHecker, Seymour and Bob Yocum Hohauser, Albie Holzman, Alfred and LucyJacobs, Doug and Jane KahnJacobs, Stuart and JuneJaffe, Joe and LoriKabak, FrankKahn, Marc and LaurieKaiser, JoyceKanner, Lewis and Marcia Kanter, John and Staci Kanter, Joseph and NancyKaplan, Betsy and Norm GladsdenKaplowitz, Herbert and EllenKatz, Ric and Steve Rothaus Kerness, Edythe and EltonKing, DianeKlein, HerbertKoven, Caryl and FamilyKrinzman, Michelle and RichardKuehne, Ben and Lynn Kislak Landwirth, Shirley and FamilyLane, Fran and RobertLeonard, Jay, Carmen and SophiaLevene, Deborah, Gigi McIntire and FamilyLevine, Madeline and FamilyLevinson, Marvin and SusanLeviten, SaraLewis, Gail and MarlinLewis, Jean Sara and FamilyLittman, Phyllis and FamilyLoft, Judy and FamilyMandel, RobertaMann, MerriManne, AudreyMendelson, Laurans and ArleneMiller, Bob and EllieMilstein, Richard and Eric HankinMondres, Lois HelenMorshenson, BeverlyMoskowitz, Dr. Jerome, Julie and Family Nabat, Phyllis and FamilyNathan, ToniNeuman, Jonathan, Brenda and FamilyNewman, Selma, Jeff and FamilyNovell, Nancy K.Olczyk, Bella and BernardoOrovitz, Norma and MichaelPaley, Jeanette and FamilyPallot, Gloria and RonaldPapper, PatriciaPaskow, RickyPasternak, FamilyPearlman, Michael and FamilyPfeffer, Oliver and Family

Press, David, Doree and FamilyPrimak, Brandy, Larry and FamilyRapperport, Dr. and Mrs. Alan and FamilyReiner, Wendy and Abby SchneiderReiss, Dr. IanReiss, Jean and FamilyReiter-Faragalli, RobinRollnick, Neil and Robin Rudolph, Muriel and FamilyRukeyser, Lois and FamilyRuskin, Candace and Lloyd Sacher, Bart, Angela and FamilySaltzburg, Wendy, Donald, Spencer and BenjaminSchaeffer, Joan Schaffel, Neil and NancyScher, Lillian A. and sons Alan and Paul Breitner Schillinger, Jack and LynnSchwartz, Elizabeth F. Schwartz, Gerald, Debby and FamilySeldes, DonnaShabsis, CedricSiegel, Frances and FamilySilver, Bernard and Susan WerthSilver, Michael, Peggy and FamilySimon, Charles, Sandra and FamilySimons, Bicki, Bob and FamilySinger, HarrietSmith, Mr. and Mrs. D. Donald Smith, Roslyn Sponder, Suzanne and FamilyStein, Arlene and FamilySteiner, Leonard and PennyStuzin, Charles B. and Dr. James M. Tate, Joni and StanleyTavlin, Beth and Edward and Family Treister, Kenneth, Helyne and FamilyTurchin, Lillian and FamilyUdell, Maury and Bronwyn MillerWaxman, Bob, Lisa and FamilyWaxman, Gwen, Benji and FamilyWeingrad, Dan and FamilyWeinreich, Ted and Nora and Family Wickman, Dr. and Mrs. MarkWine, Hope and Mary PradosWohl, SheilaWolfson, Louis and Family

CANTOR JACOB G. BORNSTEIN AND DAVID SAMUEL BORNSTEINSCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR JEWISH CAMPING OR YOUTH STUDY IN ISRAELBornstein, Joan L. in memory of Jacob BornsteinGreenbaum, Marilyn in honor of Zoe Blake Shats (granddaughter of Michael & Peggy Silver)Greenbaum, Marilyn in honor of the 65th anniversary of Joni and Stanley Tate

CHARLES HELD FUND TO FEED THE HUNGRY Goldman, Paul in memory of Alex GoldmanGoldman, Paul in memory of Tillie Hessing

DOROTHY SEROTTA SOCIAL JUSTICE FORUM Serotta, Maurice Dr. in memory of Max Serotta

FLOWER FUND Goldberg, Dr. Mark in memory of his grandmotherSeldes, Donna in memory of Esther and Philip SeldesSchwartz, Elizabeth F. in memory of Kenneth Schwartz

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ONEG SPONSORS:Vickie Schulman, Nancy Dreyfuss and William Schulman for sponsoring the Oct. 24th Oneg in

celebration of Hella Schulman’s life.

Merri Mann for sponsoring the Nov. 21st Oneg in celebration of husband Harris Reibel’s life.

Robert Arons for sponsoring the oneg onDecember 5th in celebration of the life of David

Arons, his beloved father.

And thank you to our Sisterhood and Friends of Sisterhood bakers for their delectable goodies at our Friday night Onegs: Joan Bornstein, Esther

Burton, Judith Clein, Linda Datko, NancyDreyfuss, Doris Galindo, Susie Goldberg, Edythe Kerness, Herbie Klein, Gail Lewis,

Ivonne Linares, Phyllis Littman, Alan Mason,Vickie Schulman, and Bob Waterstone

HOLOCAUST SEDER Goldberg, Mark and David RiggWeinreich, Ted and Nora

JOSEPH’S TABLE Frankel, Judith A.

MARJORIE SCHILLINGER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Schillinger, Jack in memory of Lillian Kahn

MEMORIAL FUND Ariosa, Georgina Alexandra in memory of Isidro Ariosa DuquesneAxinn, Doris in memory of Armin BrownBaida, Sonny in memory of Arthur BaidaBarker, Audrey in memory of Rebecca FerberBermont, Peter in memory of Adlinde SpringroseBermont, Peter in memory of Sylvia LevineBermont, Peter in memory of Nathan NewmanBlechman, Terry in memory of Mitzi GreenhouseBlumenthal, Catherine Steward in memory of Estelle VandergriffBlumenthal, Maurice I. in memory of Maurice BlumenthalBrenner, Stephen R. in memory of William BrennerCohen, Lenny in memory of Kenneth SchwartzEdward Eisenberg Family in memory of Philip EisenbergEllis, Jerold R. in memory of Albert EllisEspstein, Roger in memory of Isaac LubschutzFeidelman, Shirley and Family in memory of Irving FeinbergFestinger, Janet Q. in memory of Ruth and Irving QuartinFine Family in memory of M. Ed PolsonGary, Dale S. in memory of Anna BreidtGoldin, Steve; Debby and Lily in memory of Lillian GoldinGood, Helene in memory of David GoodHafkin, Suzanne in memory of Mildred ShechtmanHalpern, Eleanor, Marc and Jill in memory of Phil HalpernJaffe, Joseph in memory of Rosaline JaffeeKoven, Caryl in memory of Bert Lockshin, Vivian Sulds, and Dave RoblesManne, Audrey in memory of Samuel ManneMondres, H. Lois in memory of Ida MondresMoskowitz, Dr. Jerome and Julie in memory of Millicent TenenbomMoskowitz, Julie, Jerry, Scott, Hilary and Gregg in memory of Herbert TenenbomNabat, Phyllis in memory of David NabatNewman, Selma in memory of Samuel RabinRabin-Greenfield, Sonya in memory of Samuel RabinSchaeffer, Joan in memory of Mildred Shechtman and Pennie Hope MarcusSiegel, Lois in memory of Lyra HaberSolomon, Ethel and Al in memory of Sara SlaughterStein, Arlene and Family in memory of Elsie SteinSussman, Janice in memory of Irving SussmanTate, Joni and Stanley in memory of Charlotte StevensTate, Joni and Stanley in memory of Jerome GumenickTate, Joni and Stanley Tate in memory of Mildred ShechtmanWaterstone, Bob in memory of Bernard WaterstoneWaxman, Lisa Weinstein and Family in memory of Irvin WeinsteinWerth, Hilda; Susan Werth and Bernie Silver in memory of Herbert WerthWickman, Dr. And Mrs. Mark in memory of Dr. William Wickman

RABBI COLMAN A. ZWITMAN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Cowen, Elizabeth in honor of the 80th birthday of Margaret Tynan

RADIO-INTERNET Ahl, Laurie Batt, Dr. Harold D. Blaustein, Helene and Marvin Craven, Patty Taxman in memory of Phyllis Gottlieb CraigDaitz, Irving and Gloria

Driesen, Karl and Madeleine P. Greenbaum, Marilyn in memory of the High Holy DaysPress, David and Ms. Doree Press in memory of Gussie Ber-manPress, David and Ms. Doree Press in memory of Irving PressRandolph, Pat in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of David MedofRandolph, Pat in memory of Kenneth SchwartzRubin, Susan and Mel Runes, Helen Lee Scher, Lillian A. in memory of Esther PowersShore, Carolyn S. in memory of Bunny GreenbergWexler, Reva

TEMPLE ISRAEL Camp, Daniel S. and Elizabeth S. Schaeffer, Joan in honor of the promotion of Risa SimonSchaeffer, Joan in honor of the anniversary of Stanley Tate Scher, Lillian A. in honor of the promotion of Risa Simon Weinreich, Ted and Nora

WINTER JEWISH MUSIC CONCERT Glick, Diane and Gary

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6:00 PM: TorahChanting Class6:30 PM: SecondAvenue Jewish Chorale7:00 PM: Talmud Study

7:00 PM:CentralChavurah

7:30 PM: RockOn Shabbatwith Cantor Lisa Segal followed by Oneg

9:00 AM:IndividualMorning Meditation9:30 AM: Shabbat Study/Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table

9:15 AM: Religious School/Hebrew(Hanukkah Happening)10:00 AM: Boomer Hanukkah Happening10:30 AM: Art ofJewish Living1:00 PM: Book ofMormon - Adrienne Arsht Center

12:00 PM: TheLife, Legacy &Teachings of RebZalman with Rabbi Tom5:30 PM: TI Singers7:00 PM: Judaism’s Many Paths7:00 PM: Israeli Dancing

8:00 AM:February/MarchChai Lites Deadline6:00 PM: NewMember/Chanukah Shabbat dinner7:30 PM: Shabbat Service w/TI Singers followed by Oneg

9:00 AM:IndividualMorning Meditation9:30 AM: Shabbat Study/Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table6:00 PM: Havdalah hosted by Ivy Ames

12:00 PM: TheLife, Legacy &Teachings of RebZalman with Rabbi Tom5:30 PM: TI Singers

ChristmasDay - OfficeCLOSED

6:30 PM:Service of theHeart/Ramgiri Braun7:30 PM: ShabbatService/Cantor Adelle Nicholson followedby Oneg

9:00 AM:IndividualMorning Meditation9:30 AM: Bar Mitzvah Service (Robert Csete)9:30 AM: Shabbat Study/Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table with Rabbi Efrat Zarren-Zohar

212:00 PM: The Life, Legacy & Teachingsof Reb Zalman with Rabbi Tom5:30 PM: TI Singers7:00 PM: Israeli Dancing7:00 PM: ReligiousAffairs Committee Mtg6:00 PM: TorahChanting Class

6:30 PM:SecondAvenue Jewish Chorale7:00 PM: Talmud Study

5:30 PM: JBoomers/SAKE Restaurant5:30 PM: Sababa Shabbat Service7:30 PM: ShabbatService with Yael Dadoun/JayMichaelson followed by Oneg

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12:00 PM:The Life, Legacy & Teachings of RebZalman with Rabbi Tom5:30 PM: TI Singers6:00 PM: Board of Trustees Meeting7:00 PM: Israeli Dancing

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8:30 AM: R.STeam Meeting9:15 AM: Religious School/Hebrew10:15 AM: Art of Jewish Living/Jay Michaelson12:00 PM: JSBoomers Schmear & Schmooze

6:00 PM: TorahChanting Class6:00 PM: TIFTY6:30 PM: SecondAvenue Jewish Chorale7:00 PM: Talmud Study

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9:00 AM: Individual Morning Meditation9:30 AM: Shabbat Study/Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table

12:00 PM:Sisterhood GreatBooks Club

6:00 PM: TorahChanting Class6:00 PM: TIFTY6:30 PM: SecondAvenue Jewish Chorale7:00 PM: Talmud Study

7:00 PM: Central Chavurah

5:30 PM: JS Boomers Dinner Offsite5:30 PM: SababaShabbat Service followed by Sababa dinner7:30 PM: Shabbat service with Cantor Daniel Gross and Lauren Skuce Gross followed by Oneg

9:00 AM: Individual MorningMeditation9:30 AM: Shabbat Study/Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table8:00 PM: WinterJewish Music Concert

9:15 AM: Religious School10:30 AM: JSBoomers Schmear and Shmooze11:30 AM: Sisterhood Board Meeting3:00 PM: Peri Smilow/Tizmoret Concert

12:00 PM:The Life,Legacy & Teachings of Reb Zalman with Rabbi Tom5:30 PM: TI Singers7:00 PM: Judaism’s Many Paths

6:30 PM:SecondAvenue Jewish Chorale7:00 PM: Talmud Study

6:30 PM:Service of theHeart7:30 PM: MLKShabbat w/TI Singers & Overtown Music Project followed by OnegShabbat Oneg

9:00 AM:IndividualMorning Meditation 9:30 AM: ShabbatStudy/Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table

MLK Day -OFFICE CLOSED

12:00 PM: TheLife, Legacy & Teachings of RebZalman with Rabbi Tom5:30 PM: TI Singers 6:00 PM: Board of Trustees Meeting

6:00 PM:SisterhoodRosh Chodesh6:00 PM: TIFTY6:30 PM: SecondAvenue Jewish Chorale7:00 PM: Talmud Study

7:30 PM:InternationalHolocaustRemembrance Day Shabbat Servicefollowed by Oneg

9:00 AM:IndividualMorning Meditation 9:30 AM: ShabbatStudy/Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table

New Year’s Day -Office CLOSED

7:30 PM: Shabbat Service followedby Oneg

27 28 296:30 PM:SecondAvenue Jewish Chorale7:00 PM: Talmud Study

12:00 PM:The Life, Legacy & Teachings of Reb Zalman5:30 PM: TI Singers7:00 PM: Religious Affairs Committee Meeting

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11:00 AM: Vickie Schulman &Nancy Dreyfuss Wedding

307:30 PM:ShabbatService followed by Oneg

12:00 PM: TheLife, Legacy & Teachings of RebZalman With Rabbi Tom5:30 PM: TI Singers6:30 PM: Shoah Seder

9:00 AM:IndividualMorning Meditation 9:30 AM: ShabbatStudy/Service (Norman Gladsden BM)11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table with Rabbi Louis Rieser

318:30 AM: R.STeam Meeting9:15 AM: Religious School/Hebrew2:00 PM: Lecture by Raymond Moody (FIU)


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