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Bulletin BETH AM
June/July 2016 Iyar/Sivan/Tamuz 5776 Where Traditional Judaism Embraces the Contemporary World
Human Dignity – CBA continues to openly support every individual
regardless of sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, and religious heritage.
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— Rabbi Rick Sherwin
Shavuot occurs on the sixth day of the
Hebrew month of Sivan. The name
“Shavuot” (Weeks) reflects the fact that
there are precisely seven weeks - a week
of weeks - between the first day of
Passover and Shavuot.
Unlike Passover, there are no major rituals to concretize
the observance and celebration of Shavuot: no Rosh
haShana shofar, no Sukka, no Hanuka menora, no Purim
gragger, no Passover matza. There are only two customs:
eating dairy foods to reflect the Land of Milk and Honey,
and the study of Torah.
Shavuot is a major Festival, meaning its origin is in the
Torah and it is one of the three Pilgrimage Festivals. It is
thus just as holy and just as important as Passover and
Sukkot. The significance of Shavuot is monumental,
celebrating the completion of the freedom that our
ancestors were granted on Passover: true freedom comes
when one is able to study Torah, to use one’s intelligence
to create a better world. Accordingly, the Torah reading
for Shavuot is the Theophany at Sinai, the giving of the Ten
Commandments to the Israelites gathered in the desert.
As a major Festival alongside Sukkot and Passover,
Shavuot should be observed as a day marked by
attendance at worship services and gathering together
with friends to study in the evening or through the day.
This year, Shavuot begins Saturday evening, June 11th and
continues through Sunday, June 12th. On Saturday
evening, we join together for a dairy meal, a brief
service that includes Havdala, and a panel presentation on
End-of-Life decisions and medical ethics. The Sunday
morning service includes Yizkor, and features actively
A THIMBLE OF THEOLOGY
What happened at Sinai? Moses heard the inner voice –
he became an ear that heard what the universe was saying
to him – and communicated it to others, who then
integrated it into their own souls. Torah is the way that
Moses and his generation understood and recorded their
calling to a higher purpose. We study Torah to understand
the way in which we hear the Divine Voice, as did those
before us and those who will follow beyond our lives.
-- David S. Ariel (adapted)
receiving the Ten Commandments.
Shavuot is our reminder of the words we
recite every morning during the
Shahareet service:
LEELMOD U-L’LAMAYD
LEESHMOR V’LA-ASOT
U-L’KA-YAYM ET KOL DEEVRAY TORAH B’AHAVA.
To learn and to teach,
to make it our own as we act on what we learn
and give life to each word of Torah with love.
Shavuot is our active reminder to help our children and
grandchildren, and all the children in our schools and
shuls, to work towards the overall goal of living the eternal
message of Torah with love, thereby filling Jewish life with
joy and meaning.
A Message
From
Rabbi Rick
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S’FIRA: COUNTING THE OMER
For seven weeks - from the second evening of Passover
until the evening preceding Shavuot - we commemorate
the measure of barley (known as the Omer) that our
ancestors brought to the Temple in Jerusalem as a
thanksgiving offering for the Spring harvest. As we begin
each new day during this 49-day period, we assign a
number to it.
The period of counting is called S’fira, and it creates a
bridge between Passover and Shavuot. The exodus meant
that we were physically free from slavery in Egypt;
revelation at Sinai (the theme of Shavuot) enabled us to
be spiritually free to study Torah and to enhance our lives
with depth and meaning. The message of S’fira is that
physical freedom without spiritual freedom is incomplete.
As we count the days, we learn the very valuable lesson to
made each and every day count.
SERVICE SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR JULY
“Shorts for Shabbat”
Wear Shorts or casual wear and join
us Fridays evenings
at 6:30 pm for the Month of July
“No Tie Shabbat”
Put on your favorite golf shirt and
slacks, and join us
Shabbat mornings at 10:00 am
for the Month of July
MEMBERSHIP REFERRAL PROGRAM
YOU WIN/WE WIN
We need your help. It is that time of year when people are
looking to join a synagogue. We have three exciting events
planned to bring the community together. We want an
opportunity to meet your neighbors, co-workers, friends
and family. We want to give them an opportunity to meet
us and experience our Beth Am warmth.
How can you help? It is simple. Please bring a guest to one
of our prospective membership socials. Please bring a
guest to Shabbat services. Please invite a guest to join one
of our youth activities over the summer. If you do AND
your guest joins the synagogue, you will receive up to a
$100.00 credit* on your account.
It is time for our Congregation Beth Am family to start
growing. We can’t do it without your support. The
membership referral program began on May 24 and will
run through September 30. We look forward to seeing you
and your guests at one of our summer events.
For information about socials, please contact the synagogue
office at 407-862-3505.
*Account will be credited when new member's financial
obligation is paid in full. Amount of credit is determined by
category of membership unit.
Together we will help our family grow!
9:15 am
Sunday Minyan
Summer Schedule
June 5 & 13:
In the CBA library
June 19 through the end of July (except July 3):
At the office of Dr. Robert Rosenberg
250 South Ronald Reagan Blvd. Suite 104
Longwood, FL 32750 (3rd storefront from the street)
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2016 – 2017 USY Board
Jori Allen President
2016 – 2017 Kadima Board
Dara Cohen & Lindsey Shapiro Co – Presidents
Daniel Kaprow Programming VP
Rebecca Shapiro Membership VP
A great way to get involved with USY & Kadima is to
become a board member. We still have spaces to fill on
our 2016-2017 USY & Kadima Boards!
Open Kadima Board positions:
Israel Affairs Vice President
Religion/Education Vice President
Social Action/Tikun Olam Vice President
Communication Vice President
Please contact Elana at [email protected] if you are
interested in being considered for this rewarding and
exciting opportunity.
A
Message
From
Elana
Moss
Text @cbafl to 81010 on your cell phone to join
(If that doesn’t work, text @cbafl to 407-915-3595)
Remind, a free text messaging tool, is a great way for us to
keep in touch with you. We will text you weekly (no more,
we promise) on what’s going on and how to get involved.
Questions? Please email Nikki at [email protected]!
Keep up-to-date
with what’s going on
at CBA
by joining our
Remind text group!
Join us on Friday, June 3 and July 1
at 7:30 pm as we celebrate
June and July
Birthdays & Anniversaries
If you would like to co-sponsor the
birthday/anniversary oneg,
18 cents for every year (e.g., .18 X 55=$9.90),
please contact the synagogue office at
(407) 862-3505 or [email protected]
SUPPORTERS OF BETH AM
Yahrzeit Fund
Mindi Antalek
In memory of Herbert Rubin
Alan & Susanna Berns
In loving memory of Joan Somers
Carol A. Francis
In loving memory of Leonard Francis
Francine & Philip Gelfand
In loving memory of David Losen
Sheri & Robert Rosenberg
In loving memory of Ethel Fishman
Sheri & Robert Rosenberg
In loving memory of Ethel Fishman
Al & Amanda Schwarz
In loving memory of Sheila Kaprow
Sherwin & Barbara Sokolov
In loving memory of Meyer Sokolov
Jerrod & Linda Zlatkiss
In loving memory of Louis Wilkins
General Fund
Cyndie & Al Elman
Thank you to Betsy Batwin
Ivan & Fern Lefkowitz
In appreciation for Rabbi Rick
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Hank & Norma Greenberg
In loving memory of David Bloom
Andy & Marilyn Klein
In memory of Freda Mozlin
Jerrod & Linda Zlatkiss
In honor of Tanna Harris -- an amazing person
Mitzvah Brigade
Mindi Antalek
In support of the Ronald McDonald House
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The CBA Book & Movie Club
will take a summer break for June & July. The next
meeting will be on Thursday, August 18th at Panera
(across from Springs Plaza). We meet at 7 PM. Anyone
interested is welcome to join us at any time.
Have a great summer and we will look forward to seeing
you in August.
August Selection:
The Secret Chord: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks
A rich and utterly absorbing novel about the life of King
David, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of People
of the Book and March.
The Secret Chord provides new context for some of the
best-known episodes of David’s life while also focusing
on others, even more remarkable and emotionally
intense, that have been neglected. We see David
through the eyes of those who love him or fear him from
the prophet Natan, voice of his conscience, to his wives
Mikal, Avigail, and Batsheva, and finally to Solomon, the
late-born son who redeems his Lear-like old age. Brooks
has an uncanny ability to hear and transform characters
from history, and this beautifully written, unvarnished
saga of faith, desire, family, ambition, betrayal, and
power will enthrall her many fans.
The winner of the $1,000 Visa Gift Card
will be announced in the May 31 blast!
Mitzvah Brigade
Our amazing team will not be taking the summer off, so
we can insure our members still receive any needed
support.
Please join us for our next brunch/meeting
June 26 at 10 am. Sunday, June 26
10:00 am at CBA
Please feel free to start brining in items for us to sell!
Proceeds will help cover the cost of A/C repairs and
maintenance for the year.
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The Relationship Talk
Do any of the following sound familiar?
“I feel like I am never heard!”
“We are always fighting!”
“We can never agree on anything!”
“I don’t trust my partner!”
“If things don’t change soon, I am leaving!”
“I feel unappreciated!”
“This is just not fun anymore!”
We will be looking at the ways that couples communicate and skills to open the
doors to healthier communication.
We will talk about:
How to create a safe place to talk
Timing is everything
How to be heard
How to be a better listener
Creating a plan to move forward together
About Stephen Halpin
Stephen Halpin is a certified Life Coach with over 25 years of experience in helping couples
learn how work together to create a full and loving relationship. Stephen brings his wide
range of experiences to his coaching including: working in business and training for over 25
years. Stephen worked for the Walt Disney World Company where he was involved in
training and worked briefly with Disney Imagineering. He has also worked for Publix
Supermarkets and in real estate which has given him a great understanding of business
operations and helping people realize their fullest potential.
Sunday, June 5
10 - 11:30 a.m.
CBA Social Hall
Join us for great
conversation and
a nosh!
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Celebrate
June
Birthdays
&
Anniversaries
7:30 pm
4
Shabbat Service
9:30 am
5
Morning
Minyan 9:15
am at CBA
Sunday
Connection
10-11:30 am
BAM
Scavenger
Hunt 12:45 at
the Altamonte
Mall
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Kabbalat
Shabbat
7:30 pm
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Shabbat Service
9:30 am
Shavuot Service
7:30 pm
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Festival service
& Yizkor
10:00 am
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Kabbalat
Shabbat
7:30 pm
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Shabbat Service
9:30 am
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Morning
Minyan 9:15
am at the office
of Dr. Robert
Rosenberg
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Kabbalat
Shabbat
7:30 pm
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Shabbat Service
9:30 am
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Morning
Minyan 9:15
am at the office
of Dr. Robert
Rosenberg
Mitzvah
Brigade
brunch/
meeting 10am
(offsite)
Men’s Club
Garage Sale
10am at CBA
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Kabbalat
Shabbat
6:30 pm
2
Shabbat Service
10:00 am
SERVICE SCHEDULE:
Friday Evenings at 7:30 pm
Shabbat Mornings at 9:30 am
Sunday Morning Minyan at 9:15am
June 2016 Iyar-Sivan 5776
Community
Minyan
7:45 am
Mon-Fri
Jewish
Academy of Orlando
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If we have inadvertently omitted a birthday, anniversary or yahrzeit or published
incorrect personal information about you in this Bulletin, we apologize. Please let
us know about the error so that we can correct our records.
1 Joanna Cohen
1 Nancy Sharfman
2 Mark Davids
2 Steven Franzel
3 Bernice Davids
3 Zach Shenkman
4 Ella Brodersen
4 Al Elman
4 Michael Izzo
4 Alice Oxborough
4 Marlie Tollefson
5 Chloe Cayado
5 Shlomith Cohen
5 Rhonda Des Islets
5 Shari Pudles
5 Danny Sanchez
5 Jo Ann Woociker
6 Jeff Cohen
6 Melissa Dugdale
7 Sherwin Sokolov
8 Eli Alman
8 Evan Alman
8 Fern Lefkowitz
8 Regina LoMedico
9 Kail Brotman
9 Charlotte Hinkley
9 Logan Shassian
9 Terre Wattman
10 Stephanie Golub
10 Nina Karlinsky
10 Taylor Kuperberg
11 Michael Goldstein
11 Fabienne Kaplan
11 Josh Loory
11 Eric Weinstein
12 Marc Siegel
14 Seth Harac
15 Dara Cohen
15 Robyn Colley
15 Barry Nager
16 Tami Hinkley
16 Julia Lebovitz
17 Barbara Bernstein
18 Phil Brown
21 Aleah Stein
21 Rebekah Stein
23 Simmie Golub
27 Marilyn Klein
27 Jay Mackler
27 Gabe Yopack
28 Kim Finkelstein
28 Brooke Gruber
28 Rosy Greenberg
2 Ernie & Theresa Myers (20)
3 Robert & Dana Bial (26)
6 Jeffrey & Shelby Poiley (45)
7 Tobe & Anne Lev (7)
8 Stephen & Lucy Seidler (26)
12 Michael & Lauri Cayado (22)
12 Larry & Carolyn Kaplan (51)
13 Myron & Allyson Ascher (34)
14 Mike & Joanna Cohen (18)
14 Michael & Becky Goldstein (35)
16 Rick & Donna Gardner (45)
17 Steve & Doreen Bierenbaum (27)
17 Craig & Jody Blattner (37)
22 Sean & Elena Bowmer (2)
22 Philip & Francine Gelfand (53)
22 Steve & Mary Kutner (36)
22 Ed & llona Sheplan (36)
24 Justin & Nicole Kuperberg (21)
25 Miles & Kate Landis (38)
26 Jeff Cohen & Luci Belnick (33)
26 Heather & Carlos Escobar (17)
26 Ira Gordon & Holly Roark (11)
27 Howard & Kim Finkelstein (18)
27 Russell & Amy Goldberg (23)
June Birthdays
2 Samantha Allen
2 Curt Intro
4 Ilana Loory
6 Zach Wattman
7 Mike Buchberg
8 Nancy Brown Abrudescu
11 Michelle Medeveff
11 Joy Winter
12 Carolyn Kaplan
12 Jason Shenkman
13 Ed Closner
13 Justin Kuperberg
14 Anne Brown
14 Nancy Kucaba
15 Frank Bracco
16 Mack Fishman
16 Hank Greenberg
17 Beau Spaulding
19 Myron Ascher
19 Brian Dorman
19 Danielle Shenkman
21 Dilly Clarke
21 Lynn Rose
22 Craig Fishman
23 Luke Cohn
23 Adi Ana-Marie Lebovitz
24 Amy Dorman
25 Andrew Feldheim
26 Judy Altman
27 Mike Cohen
27 Jacob Gair
28 Norma Greenberg
1 Rabbi Rick & Elissa Sherwin (37)
2 Fred & Frances Brown (39)
3 Alan Cohn & Sheri Kaplan Cohn (16)
4 David & Randi Yoffee (16)
17 George & Sharon Berger (51)
25 Neal & Bernadette Silverstein (12)
27 Marc & Diane Siegel (36)
30 Beau Spaulding & Missy Ward Spaulding (11)
31 Richard & Michelle Shassian (18)
July Birthdays
July Anniversaries
June Anniversaries
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We Remember We Remember We Remember We Remember June June June June YahrzeitsYahrzeitsYahrzeitsYahrzeits
3 Seymour Olicker, father of Jackie Levine
4 Harry Bear, father of Becky Goldstein
4 Uphee Porter, mother of Shelley Weissman
6 Abraham Lipkind, father of Harry Lipkind
6 Dorothy Golub, mother of Jeff Golub
7 Irving Gordon, father of Ira Gordon
7 Richard Antalek, husband of Mindi Antalek
9 Dr. Roberta Firtell, mother of SuzAnne Kaltbaum
10 Stanley Beerman, father of Shari Pudles
11 Stanley Jacobson, father of Bruce Jacobson
13 Charles Dorfman, father of Roberta Bernstein
17 Sadie Davids, grandmother of Mark Davids
17 Sadie Davids, mother of Joe Davids
18 Diane Newstadt, grandmother of Joshua Kane
20 Birdie Mundell, grandmother of Jacki Harris
20 Birdie Mundell, mother of Millie Harris
21 Mae Rose, mother of Ed Rose
21 Shirley Luger, sister of Joy Winter
22 Mollye Rosenberg, mother of Robert Rosenberg
23 Louis Kornick, grandfather of Mark Davids
23 Louis Kornick, father of Bernice Davids
24 Ernest Lefkowitz, father of Ivan Lefkowitz
25 Emanuel Cohen, father-in-law of Shlomith Cohen
27 Harold Jaffe, father of Steve Jaffe
28 Mildred Kane, grandmother of Joshua Kane
28 Greg Seligman, son of Don Seligman
28 Nettie Wofsy, mother of Eva Gaber
29 Dave Golub, father of Craig Golub
29 Doris Brown, mother of Phil Brown
1 Harvey Bierenbaum, father of Steven Bierenbaum
2 Fred Pearl, husband of Lynn Pearl
2 Gita Grunberg, mother of Elly Soski
2 Gita Grunberg, grandmother of Ruthie Rubin
2 Gita Grunberg, grandmother of Heddy Bernstein
3 Beatrice Batwin, mother of Howard Batwin
3 Norman Harlich, father of Lynn Rose
4 Ruth Lustig, mother of Mitchell Lustig
5 Zelda Goldfarb, grandmother of Mark Lichtenstein
6 Florence Broad, mother of Mindi Antalek
6 Gerri Malovany, mother of Melissa Abram
6 Leon Lewin, grandfather of Amy Dorman
6 Solomon Miller, uncle of Cyndie Elman
9 Stanley Clarke, father of Michele Bourne
9 Stanley Clarke, husband of Dilly Clarke
10 Abraham Jarenkes, grandfather of Lon Winter
10 Freda Lefkovits, grandmother of Marc Schulman
10 Harvey Irving Nager, brother of Barry Nager
10 Joseph Levine, father of Stan Levine
10 Marsha Rosenberg, mother of Andrea Lewis
10 John Ettleman, son of Lynn Pearl
10 Hyman Reiter, father of Karen Lipkind
10 Morris Bart, father of Allyson Ascher
13 Morris Kneiz, grandfather of Sheri Rosenberg
15 Wendy Zmuda, niece of Pearl Seidler
15 Wendy Zmuda, sister of Rhonda Scorzelli
16 Marvin Kutner, father of Steven Kutner
16 Rachel Eichenholz, grandmother of Jason Eichenholz
19 Eddie Retchin, father of Randi Yoffee
19 Harvey Porter, father of Shelley Weissman
22 Anne Horberg Belnick, mother of Luci Belnick Cohen
22 Hannah Heller, mother of Faith Brotman
22 Jean Mellert, mother of Lois Smith
23 Aaron Davids, father of Joe Davids
23 Aaron Davids, grandfather of Mark Davids
23 Bessie Simon, mother of Linda Zlatkiss
25 Melba Franzel, mother of Steven Franzel
25 Peter Williams, brother of Dan Williams
26 Betty Zelkowitz, mother-in-law of Debbie Zelkowitz
26 Eddie Bernstein, father of Hilton Bernstein
27 Gershon Mundell, brother of Millie Harris
27 Raul MItrani, father of Mati Harac
27 Raul MItrani, grandfather of Seth Harac
28 Alfred Bloom, brother of Gwen Bloom
28 Eve Loory, mother of Josh Loory
29 Milton Sperber, father of Judy Altman
30 Jean Jacobson, mother of Joy Winter
30 Moses Konigsberg, father of Gitty Adler
30 Nathan Gair, father of Rich Gair
30 Nathan Loeb, father of Carol A. Francis
31 Edward Stein, father of Marty Stein
We Remember We Remember We Remember We Remember July July July July YahrzeitsYahrzeitsYahrzeitsYahrzeits
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SERVICE SCHEDULE:
Friday Evenings at 6:30 pm
Shabbat Mornings at 10:00 am
Sunday Morning Minyan at 9:15 am
July 2016 Sivan - Tammuz 5776
Community
Minyan
7:45 am
Mon-Fri
Jewish
Academy of Orlando
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
*Please note
the time
change for
services in
July.
1
Celebrate
July
Birthdays
&
Anniversaries
6:30 pm
2
Shabbat Service
10:00 am
3
NO
SUNDAY
MINYAN
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7 8
Kabbalat
Shabbat
6:30pm
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Shabbat Service
10:00 am
10
Sunday
Minyan
9:15 am at the
office of
Dr. Robert
Rosenberg
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15
Kabbalat
Shabbat
6:30pm
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Shabbat Service
10:00 am
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Sunday
Minyan
9:15 am at the
office of
Dr. Robert
Rosenberg
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22
Kabbalat
Shabbat
6:30pm
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Shabbat Service
10:00 am
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Sunday
Minyan
9:15 am at the
office of
Dr. Robert
Rosenberg
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Minyan
9:15 am at the
office of Dr.
Robert
Rosenberg
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Kabbalat
Shabbat
6:30pm
30
Shabbat Service
10:00 am
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