Chai Lites Temple Israel Feb March 2015

CHAI LITESFEBRUARY – MARCH 2015 / SHEVAT-NISAN 5775

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TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI

IT’S CARNIVAL TIME

AT TEMPLE ISRAEL!

Purim See detai ls on page 8

JOIN US IN THE

CELEBRATIONSee event information onpage 12

Tu B’Shevat

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TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI- a progressive Reform congregation -

has been celebrating its diversity in

downtown Miami since 1922.

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 16Sisterhood Corner

WORSHIP 17February & March Schedule

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

SUPPORTERS 21

FEBRUARY CALENDAR 25

MARCH CALENDAR 26

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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] Goldberg Marketing and Communications [email protected] Seldes Religious School [email protected] Sherman-Gorelick Religious School [email protected]


Because of our success in the elections (we are thelargest representation) we have been able to passresolutions supporting these issues and our positions. Other organizations, such as the Israel Religious Action Center, have also made great strides over the past year in promoting pluralism, tolerance and equality. The WZC or “the Parliament of the Jewish People,”remains the only forum in Jewish life comprised ofdelegates reflecting a broad spectrum of ideological and political perspectives chosen in democratic elections throughout the world. As such, it commands the attention of Israel’s decision makers and serves as our mouthpiece in Israel. More importantly, allocations the World Zionist Organization(WZO) makes to the several Jewish religious streams are determined by the number of its delegates elected to the WZC. Our representation at the last Congress earned an annual allocation of $4 million for five years ($20million). That’s not bad, but needs are expanding and ourmovement is growing so, this time, we need to do even better if we want to change Israeli society. Right now we are in a struggle for the soul of the Jewish State and whose values it will reflect. This is the moment when we can work to create the kind of Israel that we can all be proud of and that mirrors our values as Reform Jews. For more information and to register to vote, go towww.reformjews4israel.org. Our congregation can lead the way in this effort, as we have historically been on the leading edge when it comes to promoting progressivevalues! What can you do to make a difference? Register to vote, because your vote counts.

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Rabbi M. Thomas Heyn

RABBI’S MESSAGEWhat Can I Do?

Much of what I write in Chai Lites has to do with theactivities of our caring community and staff, all working hard to create the vibrant and thriving congregation we are becoming. In this issue, I want to turn our attention to something much bigger than any of us individually or even our congregation as a whole. We are members of a larger community that is working to ensure the health and vitality of the Jewish people and its only sovereign political entity – the State of Israel. We have a precious opportunity to influence and impact what happens in Israel by simply voting. The elections for the World Zionist Congress are once again upon us, and we need every single member of our community to be counted.

The purpose of the World Zionist Congress is to discuss the issues facing the Jewish world and to vote on how to deal with these issues. The math is simple: Electing a large ARZA/Reform Movement delegation to the next World Zionist Congress (WZC) will strengthen ReformJudaism’s call for the values and ideals we cherish – like equality, egalitarianism and peace – and will grant theReform movement greater influence to shape what it means to be Jewish in the Jewish State. Recently, we have raised issues concerning freedom ofreligion, gender equality, conversion, marriage anddivorce, and empowerment of young adult leadership.

Rabbi Anat Hoffman and other “Women of the Wall” securing equal rights for Jewish women in Israel. Thanks.


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PRESIDENTIAL Perspective

Douglas M. JacobsPresident

I am still basking in the glory of what was an amazing 7th annual Winter Jewish Music Concert. EVERY seat was taken in our BerthaAbess Sanctuary and it was atremendously prideful moment to watch these performers sing their hearts out in our home, TempleIsrael.

I am still riding high as President for a 2nd time and I want you to know that these, and other programs, are whatTemple Israel is all about. I have been coming through these doors since I was 5 years old and while the faceshave changed, and aged a little, the same feelings of warmth, caring and love can be felt each and every time I enter.

Whether it’s a handshake, a thank you, a kiss on the cheek, Temple Israel continues to be my second home and I hope this feeling continues for many years to come.

We have so many more great events and programscoming up. Flip through the pages of this Chai Lites and see what is happening every day here at Temple Israel. And as we approach our 93rd anniversary in May, we have even more planned. We are putting together an exciting May program celebrating our 93rd year and beginning our countdown to 100 years in 2022. We hope you come,participate and take in everything Temple Israel has tooffer.

SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCEWEEKEND WITH JAY MICHAELSON

AT TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI

DECEMBER 5-7, 2014“A HUGE SUCCESS AND OPPORTUNITY

FOR A LASTING IMPACT”

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many of the wonderful regular faces but more and more, we are seeing new faces at or programs and events. Friday night continues to be very well attendedand it seems more people attend the Oneg afterwards than the services? Are my eyes deceiving me?

So let’s not stop there. Filled in the pages of this Chai Lites are many more activities, events and services for you to choose from. We don’t expect you to attendall (we’d like you to) but we do want to see you tocontinue to make Temple Israel the place to be in downtown Miami.

But there is more you can do. Get involved. Serve on a committee. Help us decide and shape the future of Temple Israel for the next few years. Rabbi has startedthis amazing Health and Wellness Initiative. JayMichaelson inspired us in December and we haveanother weekend coming up in March. Tell Rabbi you want to be involved so we can get more and more people connected.

We are also planning a big event for May. While we are still in the beginning stages, we want to create a wonderful evening for all to share. Drop me an email and let me know you want to be involved. You get so much more out of the Temple when you roll up your sleeves and help make things happen.

There is a lot happening over the next few months.

Join us.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Joel BergerExecutive Director

Time to get involved.

I hope everyone had a wonderfulNew Year’s celebration. It seems that before you know it, Passover is right around the corner.

It has been wonderful to see the increase in participation at all our events and activities since I arrived last April. We are seeing

Alan MasonDirector of Music and

Doctor of Musical Arts

The Bertha Abess Sanctuarywill be filled with music on

SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 29 AT 4PM

when diverse choirs from throughout South Florida will join in an Interfaith Concert of Choral Music. Participating choirs are from Temple Sinai of the Palm Beaches, Temple Beth Am in Tamarac, Temple Sinai of North Dade, Congregation Beth David in Coral Gables, Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest, Temple Beth Sholom in Miami Beach, Congregation Shaarei Shalom

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in Boynton Beach, the Church of St. Hugh in Coconut Grove, the Carrollton School, the Lourdes Academy, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Miami Beach, and the Temple Israel Singers. Partnering with me in the Directing of the concertis Dr. Giselle Elgarresta Rios, Associate Professor ofMusic and Director of the Choral Department at BarryUniversity. The concert will be presented free to thecommunity.

Dr. Alan MasonDirector of Music


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Central Chavurah’s

January 6th, that evening hundreds ofcouples married earlier in other statesgathered at the Miami Beach Botanical

Garden to renew their vows at a multifaithceremony conducted by clergy thatincluded our own Rabbi Tom Heyn.

Marking Florida becoming the 36th state toOFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

The Central Chavurah is delighted to welcome guest speaker Zooey Kaplowitz, who will present, “Yiddish Radio for Non-Yiddish Speakers,” the fifth in the Chavurah’s program series on Jewish humor. In its heyday in the 1930s,

Yiddish radio flourished across America. Thirty stations in New York alone aired Jewish programming: advice shows, variety shows, man-on-the-street-interviews, news programs, music and game shows in both Yiddish and English. These programs afforded us a snapshot of American Jewish life in the 1930s and 40s - the collision of Yiddish and

American cultures, the dawning reality of the genocide occurring across the ocean, and the day-to-day lives ofimmigrants struggling to make it in a new land.

Comedy Series a Laughing MatterFEBRUARY 12, 2015 AT 7:00PM

KAPLAN HALL AT TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI

Our presenter, Zooey Kaplowitz, was born in the Catskills and raised in Yonkers, New York. As a young adult whoenjoyed acting and comedy, he studied in New York with the famed Lee Strasberg. Moving to Hollywood, he

struggled as an actor for 18 years before moving to Miami where he met and married the daughter of a BorschtBelt comic named Danni Leeds. He has been teaching for 23 years in Miami-Dade County schools.

The Central Chavurah meets the second Thursday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m.The next Chavurah date this season is March 12.

Light refreshments will be served. Please let us know if you will be with us, so we can plan accordingly. RSVP to Vickie Schulman [email protected] and 786-208-9505, or Edythe Kerness at and 305.945.3670.


Date: Monday, February 2, 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 19th century,reflecting its author’s outrage at the social injustices of the world in which he lived.

...in believing that what we read, how we read, and how we think about our reading, can change us and change how

we see the world. If this fits in with your approach to literature, join with us on our First Monday sessions

as we discuss our selected books -- and more.

Following the book discussion, you are invited to stay on for light refreshments. If you enjoy Mah-Jongg, there is always a table with the tiles set up, or simply enjoy a bit of socializing with other First Monday attendees. For further information contact: Gail Lewis 305-374-2533 or

Dody Raskin 305-891-5823.

THE TEMPLE ISRAEL BOOK CLUBReaders are on the Same Page

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Date: Monday, March 2, 2015Time: 12:00 P.M. in Kaplan

ORPHAN TRAINBy Christina Baker Kline

Rich in detail and epic in scope, Orphan Train is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience. It is the story of two unlikely friends . . . each struggling totranscend a past of isolation and hardship, revealing the secrets we all carry that keep us from finding out who we are. Orphan Train is a gripping story offriendship and second chances.

Join us onSunday, March 1, 2015 at 1:00 PM for a one-hour Anti-Bullying KarateProgram led by Marshall Arts instructor Darren Buckner. The program isfree and open to all ages. Followed by the Gay Men’s Chorus program at 2:00 PM.

Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 11:30 AM Sisterhood’s “That’sEntertainment” luncheon.



Join us for a fun evening and dinner! You can put together a table of your friends or just come yourself! Friendly competition between tables of up to 10 people. High school age

individuals welcome!

Great Italian dinner catered by Mama Jennie’s Italian Restaurant,great company, lots of laughter!

$25 per person. RSVP to Carla Neufeld at 305-661-3710 or [email protected]

Saturday, February 21, 20157:00 PM

SABABA FAMILY

SHABBATFriday, February 6 and March 27

5:30 p.m.Gumenick Chapel

Join us for Sababa family Shabbat, with

blessings with Rabbi Heyn and music and dance fun

with Mallie Perlmutter. Activities with Megan

Gerstel and light dinner follow in Kahn Hall.

Cost: $5 p/p adults and children 2 and older.

RSVP to Megan at the TI office at 305.573.5900, ext. 402, [email protected].


Wednesday, March 4, 20156:00 PM

in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary

Don’t miss this fun evening! If you would like toparticipate in this unprecedented “tour”

through the Book of Esther, let Rabbi Heynknow as soon as possible so

we can assign you a place in history!

The Miami Gay Men’s Chorus is an inclusive, community-based organization of gay men and

gay-supporting people that inspires and changes lives through the power of music.

On Sunday, March 1st at 2 PM at Temple Israel, the Miami Gay Men’s Chorus Chamber Ensemble,

comprised of 16 musicians, will present a35-minute children’s musical based on Elizabeth

Kushner’s book THE PURIM SUPERHERO; the firstchildren’s book with a same-sex family theme.

Music adapted by Eric Lane Barnes.

A craft event will follow.

Tickets are $20 for adults.Children 12 and under are free.

Join us for

A Magical Mystery Tour

Through the Megillah!

The Miami Gay Men’s Chorus


JSBoomers is honored to be a strategic partnerwith the pre-eminent Jewish education

organization, LimmudMiami.

Temple Israel of Greater Miami’s group for Jewish singles in their 50’s and 60’s,

invites all of its friends to enjoy a day of Jewish Learning with us at LimmudMiami,

FIU KOVENS CONFERENCE CENTER | NORTH MIAMI, FLSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2015

8:30 AM - 5 PM

Register early to ensure a seat in the workshops of your

choice: Register at this link: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/

limmud-miami-2015-tickets-11118444567?aff=JSBoomers

The next meeting of the JSBoomers will take place on

Sunday, March 22 at 10:30 AM.

SAVE THE DATE!

Choose from dozens of fascinating and enriching

workshops to appeal to all interests:

Arts & Culture

Food & Wine

Health & Wellness

Israel

Kol Bo

Limmud Kids

Limmudito

Relationships & Parenting

Teen Program

Torah & Spirituality


Tu B’Shevat Wine Tasting

VOLUNTEERIN

THE NEGEVApril 30 - May 14

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 20157:00 PM

Tu B’Shevat, or the New Year of the Trees,

is Jewish Arbor Day. The custom for this

holiday is to taste four cups of wine, each

cup holding special significance. Join us as

we toast the holiday with sommeliers

extraordinaire Brad Trushin and Oliver

Pfeffer, who will guide our tastings. We will

also enjoy light refreshments, primarily

those significant to this holiday. Join us

for a fun, fabulous evening of good wine

and conversation! Reserve your space by

writing to [email protected] or calling

the Temple office at 305-573-5900.

Cost is $18 TI members, $25 non-members.

Join a group of active adult professionals to

volunteer in Yerucham, Miami’s partnership

community in Israel. This program provides two

intensive weeks of volunteering, home hospitality

shabbatot, workshops and day trips in and around

Yerucham. Contribute your skills to make a

difference and get to know Israel as

you never have before.

Price of $750 for Miami - Dade residents includes

two weeks housing, transport to/from the airport,

supervised volunteer position, workshops and

cultural activities. Not included: Airfare to/from

Israel, meals, incidentals.

For more information contact, Lori Tabachnikoff at

the Federation at 786.866.8380 or email

[email protected]. Detailed information

can also be found on the Skilled Volunteers for

Israel website.


Jewish Mindfulness Practice

Teacher-practitioner Carol Kaminsky will teach you how to bring deepermeaning to your Judaism through meditation as well as to explore how

meditation can quiet the mind and encourage positive thought in support of mind-body healing. No prior experience with meditation is necessary;

those who already practice meditation will receive techniquesto incorporate into their existing practices.

Kaminsky is a Miami-based meditation teacher with over 20 years ofexperience, her background includes a variety of meditation practices

such as gentle yoga, relaxation, guided visualization, movement meditation, walking meditation, mindfulness, and mindfulness-based stress reduction

meditation (MBSR). A nationally certified counselor and mental healthpractitioner, for the past 12 years she has led Mindfulness Based Stress

Reduction groups. While at South Miami Hospital, she taught MBSR for the medical staff and healthcare employees. So too, she provided meditation for special groups such as cancer survivors, cardiac rehabilitation patients, and addiction treatment patients. Additionally, she has led retreats for people in

management and leadership positions. At the University of Miami, she ispart of the UMindfulness initiative, an interdisciplinary collaboration to bring

mindfulness practice to the UM campuses. Currently, she offersmindfulness meditation groups and individual sessions that

range from beginner to advanced classes.

For registration and more information,contact the Temple Israel office [email protected] or 305.573.5900.

Thursdays, February 19 and 26;March 5 and 19 at 7:00 PM

Temple Israel of Greater Miami

Are you a Realtor in Brickell, Downtown, Midtown or in the general area of Temple Israel?

If so, send us an email to [email protected] and get on our mailing list for a new program we are launching soon!

Details to follow!


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

Shalom from Miss Jenna and Miss Megan,

We are very excited to have welcomed so many newstudents to Religious School! With a large class, (14 new students!) and such a varied age range (3-6) we haveimplemented the school motto, L’dor V’dor, in a verypractical way within our classroom. Many of our “older”students are eager to help the younger ones witheverything from their Alef/Bet worksheets, to being line leaders, and putting on shoes. The main focus of ourcurriculum this year is teaching our students what it means to be Jewish by focusing on Tzedakah, Mitzvot, Shabbat, and the Jewish holidays, along with our weekly segments of Torah-Story time, Alef/Bet study, and “Mensch” review.

The first grade class at Temple Israel’s religious school is off to a fantastic year. We have explored theological and communal themes in Judaism and related them to our sense of sacred space both locally within our own beautifulsynagogue and more globally in our homeland of Israel. We identified the concentric centers of Diaspora Judaism, the Land of Israel, Jerusalem, the Kotel, the Holy Temple, and its Holy of Holies within which was kept the Ark of the Covenant containing the Tablets of Stone upon which were inscribed the Ten Commandments. These discussions of sacred space have oriented our creative explorations of the weekly Torah portions, the holidays and rituals we have commemorated, the ethics of our Law, and our place insociety. Discussion of the Ancient Temple in Jerusalem was particularly relevant to Yom Kippur and Hanukkah.

Some highlights from our year include several visual art projects. For example, we did a group art project depicted living examples of the Four Species of Sukkot. For this project, I offered the students the option to depart fromcoloring inside the lines and to attempt a little abstractexpressionism. The result was a colorful reflection ofnatural beauty. An individual art project worth mentioning was a paper mosaic depicting Jacob’s dream of angelsgoing up and down a ladder to heaven. We talked about the importance of this vision of a vertical connection andcommunication with the divine at Beth El and the recognitionin our daily lives that G-d was in this place, and maybe we didn’t know it.

We also visited the sanctuary for some music, meditation, and identification of the sacred symbols of our religion. This helped us relate our synagogue-based Judaism in the Diaspora with our inheritance from ancient worship at the Temple in Jerusalem. All in all, it has been a fun andenriching year. The students have been very engaged with learning about and participating in their own expressions of Judaism. We look forward to what the next few months will bring!

Adam Dov GorelickFirst Grade Teacher

We often hear the phrase “It’s not what it used to be” in one form or another, in regards to almost everything from manners, behavior, and parenting to television and fashion trends. Well, why should it be? It’s NOT what it used to be, the world is a very different place than it used to be even 10 years ago. If we raised and dressed our children the same way as we were raised and dressed they would be ill prepared for the world they live in… and teased for their clothing choices. Parenting techniques must evolve along with everything else, but at the root of it are many of the same core values, ethics, manners, and sense ofcommunity that we grew up with, and that we should

continue to pass on to younger generations. We seeevidence of these lessons being taught every Sunday, in a classroom filled with 14 children, ages 3-6, who are(usually) sweet, considerate, and remarkably well behaved.Parents, keep up the great work, and… THANK YOU!

L’dor V’dor! Megan and Jenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


ADULT LEARNINGWEEKLY LEARNING

Tuesday Noontime Learning w/Rabbi Heyn

Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m. in the Rabbi’s Study

Rabbi Tom Heyn leads a class exploringneuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling author Sam Harris’s newest book, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion. Class is free of charge and open to Temple members and friends.

Talmud Study

Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. in Kaplan Hall

Learn Talmud with Ruth Marks and Atle Vere. All levels welcome for this weekly study.

Rabbi Heyn explores ‘Judaism’s Many Paths’

Tuesday, February 17 at 7 p.m. in Rabbi’s Study

Rabbi Heyn’s interactive series, exploring the distinct beliefs and practices across the denominationalspectrum, concludes this session with “The Lesser Known Movements: What Can They Tell Us About Judaism in the 21st Century?”

The Event Center is conveniently located in Miami’s vibrant

urban center. Great space, great rates, and free parking. For

availability, rates and more information please contact

Megan Gerstel, Event and Outreach Coordinator

(305) 573-5900 ext. 402 or [email protected]

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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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SISTERHOOD CORNER

Bring your mothers, sisters, aunts, daughters and girlfriends!

Trace the personal and unique history of Jewish women

from the time of the Exodus to the present.

Sing women’s songs of Freedom; dance to Miriam’s timbrels

Eat the bitter and the sweet...

Read passages from our special haggadah and share in retelling

the story of the journey traveled in search of

freedom and equality!

Susie Goldberg Wendy SaltzburgSisterhood Co-Presidents

TEMPLE ISRAEL SISTERHOOD CELEBRATES

THE 2015 WOMEN’SPASSOVER EXPERIENCE

Thursday, March 266:30 pm

Cost $15 Temple Sisterhoodmembers, $18 non-members

(includes light dinner, 4 glasses of wineor grape juice plus matzo kugel, etc.)

RSVP to [email protected] orPatty Taxman Craven at (305) 756-6751

If you would like to participate byreading from our special Hagaddah,please let us know when you make

your reservation.

Chanukah CARE PACKAGES FOR OUR COLLEGE STUDENTSOne of Temple Israel Sisterhood’s important annual projects is to keep in touch with ourcongregation’s youth who have gone away to college. For many years, Lois Klein and herfamily have put together wonderful surprise packages that are sent to college students around the time of final exams and Chanukah, just to let them know we care and are thinking of them.

After reaching out to and hearing from Temple Israel families, 10 college students were sent Exam Survival/Chanukah care packages. Seen here, the gift packages are fun, colorful and chockfull of goodies. Based on the pleased and grateful responses of recipients, saidLois Klein, “this project is worth the time and effort over the years.”


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February & March 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 ourwelcoming 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.

FEBRUARY 6Sababa Shabbat Service & Dinner

Family Shabbat Service with Religious School 2nd

and 3rd Graders followed by Oneg

FEBRUARY 13JDine with Rabbi Heyn

Shabbat Service with Cantorial Soloist Mark Levy

followed by Oneg

FEBRUARY 20Service of the Heart

Shabbat Service followed by Oneg

FEBRUARY 27Shabbat Service with Venus Rising and TI Singers

followed by Oneg

MARCH 6Shabbat Service followed by Oneg

MARCH 13JDine with Rabbi Heyn

Shabbat Service followed by Oneg

MARCH 20Service of the Heart

Shabbat Service - Health & Wellness Weekend

(Rabbi Yael Levy) followed by Oneg

MARCH 27Sababa Shabbat Service

Sababa Shabbat Dinner

Over 90 Shabbat Service followed by Oneg

SERVICE OF THE HEARTFebruary 20 & March 20

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. ShabbatEvening Service, offering a variety of traditional and innovative

worship experiences.

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SHABBAT MORNING MEDITATION WITH RABBI HEYN

Saturdays, 9:15 to 9:30 a.m.,Sophie and Nathan Gumenick Chapel

Join us for a brief, silent meditation every Shabbat morning before our prayer service begins.


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February 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!

Andrea Chacon 2 Adena Ellenby 2 Jerry Sokolow 2 Lisa Waxman 2 Stephania Greco 3 Janice Lee 3 Sonny Baida 4 Melvin Brazer 4 Zachary Graber 4 Stephanie Sawchuk 4 Javier Berezdivin 5 Greta Walker 6 Norman Block 7 Dena Glazer 7 Gail Lewis 7 Cedric Bridge 8 Ana Enamorado 8 Nancy Dreyfuss 9 Terrence Segall 9 Jayne Abess 10 Suzanne Hafkin 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 Karen Weiss 12 Rita Cohen 13

Diane King 13 Kristen Gomez 14 Elisah Lewis 14 Leona Greene 15 Martin Margulies 15 Barbara Weintraub 16 Doris Galindo 17 Elijah Gorelick 17 Timothy Silimon 17 Craig Coller 18 Arthur Green 18 Jen Karetnick 18 Ruth Randolph 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

March Birthdays Zoe Abittan 1

Ersilia Pontecorvo 2

Steven Citrin 3

Tomer Vestrich 3

Richard Goldberg 4

Neil Goodman 4

Zammy Migdal 4

Virginia Brown 5

Roxane Linares 5

Kenneth Treister 5

Bonnie Waxman 5

Lina Coss 6

Alexandra Leifschutz 6

F. Jay Leonard 7

Carrie Brazer 8

Antolin Carbonell 9

Joseph Margulies 9

Silvia Rosenn 9

Musashi Mashav 11

Ann Thomas 11

John Timinsky 11

Daniel Weingrad 11

Sarah Karl 12

Jerome Moskowitz 12

Felicia Deutch 13

David Chaskes 14

Alan Mason 14

Asher Chacon-Bederson 16

Sasha Neufeld 16

Orlee Bushman 17

Dasi Mairena 17

Norman Browner 18

Jordana Hart 18

Donald Saltzburg 18

William Schulman 18

Shirley Joseph 20

Arlene Mendelson 20

Audrey Prywitch 20

Kenneth Rosen 21

Marc Ellenby 22

Frank Kabak 22

Beata Rikhter Warren 22

Dyan Simon 22

Jane Slote 22

Sarah Todd 22

Rachel Kahn 23

Ben Kuehne 24

Ronald Trazenfeld 24

Judd Brazer 25

Erin Cohen 25

Susan Levinson 25

Hillary Silver 27

Benjamin Kahn 28

Gloria Pallot 28

Javier Bray 29

Alexa Jacobs 29

Izhaaq Schwartz 29

Phoebe Weinberg 29

Diane Lindner 30

Eleanor Miller 30

Sandra Simon 31


February Anniversaries March Anniversaries

Ellen Kempler Rosen and Kenneth Rosen 1

Denise and MacAdam Glinn 1

Gail and Mark Fried 3

Lynn Kislak and Ben Kuehne 12

Richard Milstein and Eric Hankin 12

Marc and Laurie Kahn 20

Deanna and Adam Becker 21

Silvia and Keith Rosenn 21

Brenda Shapiro and Javier Bray 29

Helen and Roger Michelson 30

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHYWith Great Sadness We Mourn the Passing of:

ROBERT HECKER November 6, 2014We extend our deepest sympathy to his brother, Seymour (Sy)

Hecker and his partner Bob Yocum, wife Deborah,children and grandchildren.

DAVID LOWELL SPONDER November 29, 2014We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife, Michele Sponder,

sister Suzanne Sponder and niece and nephew,Masha and Julian Enriquez.

JULIAN WEINKLE December 22, 2014We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife, Mary Norma Weinkle

and their children, Martin (and Annie), Jeanne, Bill (and Astrid), Andy (and Betty), James, Tom (and Michaala), and Kathy,

and to Julian’s grandchildren and great grandchildren.

MILES PETER HOCHBERG December 15, 2014He is survived by his mother Jacqueline, his sister Carol (Alvin)

Merlin, his niece and nephew Ashley and David,his aunt Charlotte his cousin Linda.

LLOYD RUSKIN January 8, 2015Lloyd is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Candace, and his children Keith Ruskin, M.D., Karen Ruskin Dalton (James), and

Kimberly Mendelson (Eric) and his 6 grandchildren, Daniel Ruskin, Mollie and Bradley, Hayley, David and Daniel Mendelson, and many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his younger

sister, Andrea Nitzberg. His other sister,Charlyne Meyer is deceased.

HOWARD RUKEYSER January 14, 2015Howard is survived by his loving wife, Lois, their children Elizabeth

Rukeyser Johnson (Derek), Dina Rukeyser Dacy (Andy), Carla Model Williams (Sacha) and Rosanne Model (Raja). He is also

survived by his 4 grandchildren.

MAZEL TOV TOELLEN BRAZER, who was invited to become a member of the

Jewish National Fund Speakers Bureau.

ALICE GOLDHAGEN, whose photography exhibit, titledLe Porte del Paradiso (The Doors of Paradise), was featured at

Coral Gables Gallery Night, held Oct. 23-Nov. 9.

ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ, who was honored November 6th bythe University of Miami School of Law’s Center for Ethics & Public

Service at its Lawyers in Leadership Award Luncheon.Liz received her JD in 1997 from UM Law.

NANCY DREYFUSS and VICKIE SCHULMAN on their January 4th wedding ceremony at Temple Israel. The couple

was married last February in Massachusetts.

DORIS GALINDO AND BRIAN HIRSCH on the birth of their son,BENJAMIN LEON HIRSCH, born October 17th.

SCOTT WENDERS, a Miami Dade College student, who onOctober30th was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society.

SASHA and TOMER VESTRICH on the birth of their sonELIRAN, born November 17.

JOAN SCHAEFFER and ROBERTA MANDEL on theirmarriage November 12th in New York City.

ELLEN KAPLOWITZ, who played the role of Yente thematchmaker in the Miami Acting Company’s production of

Fiddler on the Roof, November 13-15 at Pinecrest Gardens.

DANIELLA LEVINE CAVA, who on November 14th wasinstalled as Miami-Dade County District 8’s new commissioner.

MICHAEL SAGMEISTER, LEANN SHANNON-SAGMEISTER, AND BIG BROTHER, NOAH SAGMEISTER on the birth of

ZELDA LILITH VALLIE SHANNON-SAGMEISTER,born January 19, 2015.

Wendy and Donald Saltzburg 6

Nancy and Ron Gelles 9

Simon and Nancy Bloom, Jr. 9

Jerry Chasen and Mark Kirby 11

Ric Katz and Steve Rothaus 14

Sarah and Jerry Engel 16

Alma and Harold Schoffel 17

Timothy Silimon and Frances Siegel 19


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

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6:

Abe Bessel

Eshell Bronston

Carola Caine

George Cohen

David Coleman

Sarah Leah Daitch

Paula M. Dreyfus

Nelson Elgart

Sylvia R. Ellis

Gussie Elterman

Alfred Feinberg

Sally P. Feldman

Bernard Feterson

Benjamin Fischer

Harry Geist

Henry Gildred

Alexander Yarosz Giraldo

Harry J. Gitlin

Robert Gold

Monte A. Goldberg

Fred A. Goldstein

Mary Goldstein

Morton R. Hirsch

Harry O. Kanter

Adrienne Keller

Rose Klein

Hortense C. Korach

Donald S. Lavigne

Essie Lavine

Seth Levene

Sarah Narrow

Hannah P. Neuhaus

Abe Polte

Robert Pritikin

Dr. Edward Reiter

Lt. Robert Richter

Lillian M. Riesner

Edith Hodes Rosen

Gloria Jean Schwartz

David Solomon

Dr. George J. Stryker

Ida H. Sussberg

Muriel Thal

Harry N. White

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13:

Lt. Nathan A. Aronovitz

Clara Bass

Lena Birkhahn

Sydell A. Cohen

Lillian R. Edelman

Maurice Eichel

Matthew Eskow

Simon L. Fisch

Herman Friedman

Regina Gold

Calmon R. Golder

Sarah Goldhoff

Stephen Benjamin Goldstein

Anna Schillinger Greenbaum

Carolyn F. Grossman

Emanuel Grossman

Leatrice E. Handleman

William Samuel Holstein

Bella Jacoby

Fanny Jacoby

Samuel Baer Kahn

Fae H. Kauffman

Irving Kirschner

Isidor Lach

Morris S. Lansburgh

Robert M. Levy

Barbara Papper Lupatkin

Henry Mihalovits

Doris Muslow Pallot

Francine Press

George Queenth

Dr. Louis Rosenthal

Richard Salomon

Dorothy Sandler

Leonora N. Schattman

Mimi Malter Schwartz

Bertha Shear

Ens. Herbert Silverman

Esther Singer

Israel Sive

William Slote

Philip S. Trost

Benjamin Tupler

Robert L. Turchin

Edward J. White

Newton Woldenberg

Ruth Younger

Lena Zeitz


Sidney Barbanel

Beatrice Basker Belmont

Harry Boyell

Joseph S. Carp

Isidor Cohen

Jacob Cohn

Jean Coon

Israel Davidson

Louis J. Dessauer

Gustav Feuer

Bernadine Friedman

Sydney J. Gellis

Morris Gettleman

Albert Gildred

Charles M. Greenberg

Marie Eileen Gutman

Sadye L. Kahn

Abraham Kaplan

Fannie Kimmelman

Jeannette R. Levie

Fannie Levitetz

Eva Furman Lubow

Dr. Joseph R. Narot

Maurice Rapport

Irving Rosen

Elliott S. Rosow

Pearl Roth

Sadie Nathan Russin

Rose Saltman

Alice Rosenthal Scher

Lawrence Schlosberg

Dez Schonthal

Samuel O. Schwartz

Lina Seidenberg

David L. Slann

Solomon Smulowitz

Martha Todd

Mr. Lester Walder

Richard John Wariner

Harry Wertheim

Bertha Winard

Harry Wohl

Zelma Schonwald Wolff

Jack H. Zwick


Nathan Avrack

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

Rachel Kanner

Rebecca Kaplan

May Klein

Irving Kobley

Sylvia Laner

Daniel Levine

Raymond Levine

Lucille Lichtenstetter

Alexander Lion

Edward Marshall

Lee Meyer

Myrtle Pareira

Sara Parnes

Martin Raff

Wolf Roskin

Nathan Roth

Morris Schiff

Elaine Schoenberger

Dora Schonthal

Morton Silberman

Walter Stern

Joseph Tucker

Oshea Waxenberg

S. Charles Werblow

Alfred Wohl

Joseph Wolff

Louis Wolfson

Irving Woolf

FRIDAY, MARCH 7:

Ronald Kent

Naomi Silverman

Howard Kempler

Hyman Miller

Edna Bergida

Lena Levine

Michael Tavlin

Bertha Wolk

Lillian Papper

Belle Levin

Herman Lefkowitz

Belle Levin

Marie Manne

Marian Weisberg

Anita Malmuth

Anna Siegel

Marissa L. Guren

Beatrice Hall

Jean Schwartz

Ely Katz

Lina Behrmann

Pauline Scheinberg

Moses Bauer

Charles Behrman

Sterling La Vine

Samuel Feldman

Manuel Bromberg

Frances Bessel

Pauline Seitelman

Jennie Avrack

Nathan Heller

Pearl Dubois

Harry Rabe

William Beckmann

Lozer Kabat

John W. Jacoby

Julia Papper

Sidney Block

Sheldon Bernbaum

Adolph Erlich

Libbie Horwitz

Rae Rosenthal

Nathan Glazier

Deborah Epstein

Libbie Horowitz

Anna Ginsberg

Gene Rosenthal

Joseph Hammond

Samuel Kaufman

Grace G. Jacobs

Maurice Waxman

Milton Dreyfus

FRIDAY, MARCH 14:

Clara Blattner

Ethel Walder

Mathilda Schattman

Lily Sparer

Howard Levinson

Phyllis K. Fisch

Fanny Friedman

Erwin Harris

Jennie Orovitz

Joseph Rosen

Ruby Blumenthal

Leah Vigdor

Natalie Weiner

Joseph Rosen

David Nathan

David Nathan

Rebecca Erlich

Sammy Spear

Benjamin Horrow

Marius Ranson

Suzanne Kahn

Emil Davis

Adam Manxi

Susan Nevins

Albert Seiden

Molka Cohen

Helen Dritz

Louis Samuels

Simon Fisher

Etta K. Homa

Herman Lubschutz

Riza Whitelaw

Sol Friedman

Serine Feldman

Rebeka Davis

FRIDAY, MARCH 21:

Harry Sands

Jacob Chaykin

Christopher Dobbe

Daryl Daniels

Abraham Goldman

Daniel Handel

Adah Stiefel

Patricia Weinberg

Frances Levy

Samuel Kimenker

Bessie Steinberg

Irving Ellis

Ruth Goldweber

Jacob Bernstein

Reah Gladwin

Jack Lavine

Sylvester Kahn

Rose Kahn

Edward Rosenthal

David Coolik

Ronni Bermont

Harris Ruskin

Anne Levy

Jacques Sweyd

Bernard Birkhahn

Marcia Klinkenstein

Harry Schillinger

Sam Katz

Fay Brown

Elizabeth Cashman

Jacob Hoffman

Esther Feldman

Edward Gross

David Ben Omri

Max Hoffman

Sam Kazanowitz

Mildred Radin

John Berger

Isaac Levin

Cecile Burger

Herman Fischer

Michael Hoffman

Fannie Groskin

Pauline Meisel

FRIDAY, APRIL 4:

Jean Frankel

Miki Fleeman

Jean Bloom

Burton Kahn

Nathan Markowitz

Max Rosenzweig

Calvin Zemsky

Bessie Elson

Bertha Francis

Rose Davis

Bernhard Kann

Rhoda Licht

Morris Kovens

Sarah Stein

Rose Lefkowitz

Michael Rizzo

Jules Pearlman

Yetta Gelvan

Albert Sussman

Adolph Ungar

Frank Cole

Linda Schlosberg

Michael Primak

Hirsch Sadowsky

Bernard Stolmaker

Harry Stolar

David Bass

Mortimer Wien

Carolyn Apple

Elizabeth Friedman

Samuel Ehrenreich

Emma Greenfield

Sidney Meisel

Pauline Tavlin

Sarah Blumenthal

Isidore Rubin

Philip Baumoehl

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


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

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

BRICK CAMPAIGN

Arons, Robert

Elser, Marsha B.

CHARLES HELD FUND TO FEED THE HUNGRY

Bush, Giovanna

Mayer, Nanette S. and Bernard A.

Ruskin, Candace and Lloyd

Schaffel, Neil and Nancy

Tate, Joni and Stanley

DOROTHY SEROTTA SOCIAL JUSTICE FORUM

Milstein, Richard and Eric Hankin in honor of the wedding of Joan Schaeffer and Roberta Mandel

Serotta, Dr. Maurice in memory of David Serotta

Serotta, Dr. Maurice in memory of Dorothy Serotta

Serotta, Dr. Maurice in memory of Louis Serotta

FLOWER FUND

Tate, Joni and Stanley in memory of Morton Greenwood

Werner, Andrew B. in honor of World AIDS Day-December 1st

Wolff, Jr., Henry E. in memory of Henry Wolff, Sr.

GENERAL/MEMORIAL FUND

Bermont, Richard and Family in memory of Phyllis Newman

Brenner, Stephen R. in memory of Georgia Roth Brenner

Brickman, Linda and Stanley Krieger in memory of Leon Kaplan

Brickman, Linda in memory of Leon Kaplan and Irving Krieger

Bulbin, Harriet Freed and Family in memory of Joseph Samuel Bulbin, Fredrick Lewis Bulbin and

Dr. Ralph Singher

Chabot-Stahls, Allan R. in memory of Allan James Chabot

Cohen, Rita and Joel in memory of Gabriel Gruber

Cowen, Helen in memory of Edward L. Cowen and Richard M. Cowen

Denmark, Yuki and Lawrence in memory of Irving Denmark

Dolgoff, Lois in memory of Herbert Dolgoff and Mildred Newman

Epstein, Michael in memory of Rosalyn Kasser Epstein

Feidelman, Shirley and Family in memory of Anne Feinberg

Fried, Mark in memory of Meyer Fine

Garfield, Sherrie in memory of Minnie Dein

Goldberg, Richard and Susie in memory of Ruth Braun, Gilbert Rakower and Ruth Goldberg

Goudiss, Gloria and Morton R. in memory of Ruth Bronstein

Hellman, Phyllis in memory of Mollie Lieberman

SPONSORBIMAH FLOWERS ORAN ONEG 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].

Thank you to:

Drew Werner for sponsoring the November 29th bimah flowers in honor

and recognition of World AIDS Day December 1st.

Joni and Stanley Tate forsponsoring the December 19th Bimah

flowers in memory of Joni’s father, Morton Greenwood.

Henry Wolff, Jr. for sponsoring the December 26th Bimah flowers in

memory of his father, Henry Wolff.

Marian Morgan for sponsoring the January 2nd Bimah flowers in memory

of her mother Deborah Morgan.

Lisa and Bob Waxman forsponsoring the January 9th Bimah flowers in memory of their mothers,

Barbara Chapman and IvajaneWeinstein.

Joan Schaeffer and Roberta Mandel for sponsoring the January 23rd Bimah

flowers in memory of Joan’s father, Howard Schaeffer.

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Hirsch, Brian and Doris Galindo in honor of Joan Schaeffer’s and Roberta

Mandel’s wedding

Jaffe, Joseph in memory of Michael Goldman

Kahn, Marc and Laurie

Keys, Carol Frances in memory of Shirley Keys

Koplon, Sandy Brawer in memory of Joseph Brawer

Koplon, Sandy Brawer in memory of Pearl Brawer

Koppel, Dr. Rene and Mrs. Janet in memory of Miles Hochberg

Krieger, Stanley and Linda Brickman in memory of Irving Krieger

Landau, Ann Brick in memory of Bertha Brick

Lee, Monte and Suzanne in memory of William Lee

Lowentritt, Jane and Henry in memory of Miles Hochberg

Manne, Audrey in memory of Leon Manne

Markowitz, Jerry and Patricia Redmond in memory of Florence

Markowitz

Merlin, Dr. and Mrs. Carl in memory of Miles Hochberg

Moskowitz, Julie T. and Jerome in memory of Ann Moskowitz

Papper, Patricia in memory of Emanuel Papper

Roberts, Dr. Alan in honor of Donald Goodstein’s birthday

Rollnick, Robin, Ari and Neil in memory of Tess Rollnick

Rose, Ellen in memory of Charlotte Rose

Rose, Ellen in memory of Milton Lesser

Schaeffer, Joan in memory of Anita and Howard Schaeffer

Schaffel, Nancy and Neil in memory of Muriel Rosen

Schwartz, Elizabeth in memory of Leo Ertag

Scop, Jane and Ivor in memory of Herbert Marrow

Shefsky, Esther and Joe in memory of Miles Hochberg

Siegel, Lois in memory of Jay Siegel

Simon, Charles and Sandra in memory of Julian Weinkle

Singer Family in memory of Max Singer

Solomon, Ethel and Al in memory of Emanuel Goldweber

Spear, Shirley S. in memory of Esther Spear

Sponder, Suzanne and Family in memory of Dorothy Sponder

Stern, Lynne Rothschild in memory of Miles Hochberg

Stuzin, Charles in memory of David Stuzin

Taplinger, Robert and Birgitta in appreciation of Rabbi Heyn

Tate, Joni and Stanley in memory of David Lowell Sponder

Treister, Kenneth and Helyne in memory of Anita Treister

Tuchman, Vivian and Abe in memory of Mario Krivoshey

Waterstone, Bob in memory of Harold Zagpn

Wolff, Jr., Henry E. in memory of Eugene Wolff, Jessie Wolff, and

Hattie Wolff

HEALTH & WELLNESS INITIATIVE/OUTREACH PROJECT

Braman, Norman and Irma

Elser, Marsha B.

Jacobs, Doug and Jane

Kanter, John E.

Kuehne, Ben and Lynn Kislak

Leitner, Larry in memory of Gisela Datko

Milstein, Richard and Eric

Orovitz, Michael and Norma

Weinkle, James in memory of Julian Weinkle

HOLOCAUST SEDER

Rigg, John D.

JOSEPH’S TABLE

Chefitz, Mitchell

MARJORIE SCHILLINGER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Schillinger, Jack in memory of Harvey Kahn and Marjorie Schillinger

RABBI COLMAN A. ZWITMAN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Seldes, Donna in memory of Marc Seldes

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Shore, Philip in appreciation

RADIO-INTERNET FUND

Craven, Patty Taxman in memory of Arthur P. Taxman and Janice

Gottlieb Smith

Greater North Miami Chamber of Commerce in memory of Shirley Keys

Levinson, Susan and Marvin in memory of Shirley Keys

Rosenberg, Debra in memory of Shirley Keys

Susskind, Ilyse

KOL NIDRE APPEAL

Poliacoff, Barbara and Jerome H.

Mesri, Dr. Enrique and Cecilia Rubio

TEMPLE ISRAEL

Altshuler, Thelma

Anonymous

Anonymous in honor of Rabbi Heyn

Beber, Karen in honor of Zander, Elle and Nik

Blum, Maayan

Brazer, Melvin and Ellen

Citrin, Steve

Del Posso, Sully in honor of Francesca and Constanza

Engel, Jerry

Fanelli, Albert

Fried, Mark in honor of the second presidency of Doug Jacobs

Fuller, John in memory of ruth Katz Fuller, Bernard Fuller, Alyce Katz Fuchs

and Jacob Fuchs

Futernick, Frank

Gadinsky, Liebe and Seth

Galler, Susan and David

Gold, Jon and Cindy in honor of Jon and Cindy’s 30th wedding anniversary

Goldberg, Richard and Susie

Graubert, Michael

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ONEG SPONSORS:Thank you to:

Sara Leviten for co-sponsoring the Oneg on December 12th in honor of her birthday, for being cancer-free for five years, and in celebration of the

life of her mother, Esther.

Gail and Marlin Lewis for sponsoring theNovember 29 oneg in honor of their wedding

anniversary.

Aron Sorgman for sponsoring theDecember 19th oneg in honor of Cindy Gullo

receiving her Hebrew name.

The Neufeld/Serotta Family for sponsoring the December 26th Oneg in honor of the birthdays of

Enrique Neufeld and Dr. Maurice Serotta

Scott Wenders for sponsoring the January 2nd Oneg in honor of his birthday.

Many thanks to the following Sisterhoodmembers and Friends for baking and

contributing their delicious additionsto our onegs!

Joan BornsteinEsther BurtonJudith CleinLinda Datko

Nancy DreyfussDoris Galindo

Susie GoldbergEdythe KernessPhyllis Littman

Alan MasonDody Raskin

Vickie SchulmanBob WaterstoneVivian Witkoff

Hankin, Eric and Richard Milstein in honor of Benjamin Leon Hirsch

Harke, Lance

Hirsch, Brian and Doris Galindo

Kahn, Marc and Laurie

Kaplowitz, Ellen in honor of our 25th wedding anniversary

Lerner, Kim in honor of Rabbi Heyn

Lewis, Marlin in honor of our grandchildren

Lindner, Diane

Mandel, Roberta in honor of Joan Schaeffer

Mann, Merri

Mazur, Doris and Jay in appreciation of Temple Israel

Morgan, Marian in honor of Theo and Jackie Morgan

Moss, Diane and Robert

Nedballo, A.

Neuman, Brenda and Jonathan

Parodi, Erick in honor of Temple Isreal

Rabbi Weiner, Cheryl in honor of Joseph’s Table

Rabbi Weiner, Cheryl in honor of JSBoomers

Rosen, Kenneth and Ellen

Rubin, Nancy

Saltzburg, Don

Saltzburg, Wendy Fleming

Schaeffer, Joan and Robert Mandel

Schulman, Vickie in honor of Joan Schaeffer’s and Roberta Mandel’s wedding

Schwartz, Debra

Schwartz, Elizabeth

Silverman, Laurence

Sponder, Suzanne in memory of E. Dorothy Sponder

Srebrenik, Ruth in honor of Leon and Clara Srebrenik

Stark, Michael

Stern, Valerie in memory of Lucie and Leslie Stern

Timinsky, John and Lisa

Walker, Mark in memory of Joan and Arthur Walker

Walton, Ui and Jack in appreciation of Temple Israel

Weinkle, James in honor of Rabbi Heyn and the 90th bday of his father,

Julian Weinkle

Werner, Drew in honor of everyone who works behind the scenes at this

amazing synagogue!

Wolff, Jr., Henry in memory of Henry and Zelma Wolff

Wood, Dr. Wayne W. in appreciation

Zaias, Julia

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9:00 AM: Morning Meditation9:30 AM: ShabbatStudy/Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table

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

5:30 PM: TISingersRehearsal

7:00 PM: CentralChavurah

6:00 PM: JDinewith Rabbi Heyn7:30 PM: Shabbat Service with Mark Levy followed by Oneg

9:00 AM:MorningMeditation9:30 AM: ShabbatStudy/Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table

12:00 PM:Rabbi’s NoonClass

7:00 PM: Judaism’s Many Paths

5:30 PM:TI SingersRehearsal

7:00 PM: JewishMindfulness Practice

6:30 PM:Service of theHeart7:30 PM: Shabbat Service followed by Oneg

9:00 AM:Morning Meditation9:30 AM: Shabbat Study/Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table7:00 PM: Trivia Night

8:00 AM:JSBoomersLimmud Miami8:30 AM: R.S Team Meeting9:15 AM: Religious School/Hebrew


7:00 PM: Board of Trustees Meeting

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



7:30 PM:ShabbatService with Venus Rising and TI Singers followed by Oneg

9:00 AM:MorningMeditation9:30 AM: ShabbatStudy/Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table

312:00 PM: Rabbi’s Noon Class

5:30 PM: ReligiousAffairs Committee Meeting

7:00 PM: Monte CarloCommittee Meeting

TU’ B’SHEVAT 6:30 PM: SecondAvenue Jewish Chorale7:00 PM: Wine Tasting

12:00 PM: Interfaith Dialogue Luncheon

5:30 PM: TI SingersRehearsal

5:30 PM: Sababa Shabbat Service& Dinner7:30 PM: Family Shabbat Service with R.S. 2nd/3rd Graders followed by Oneg


212:00 PM:Sisterhood Great Books Club

1 9:15 AM: Religious School/Hebrew 5

9:15 AM:Religious SchoolTu B’ShevatObservance

President’sDayOFFICE CLOSED


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

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

7:00 PM: Central Chavurah


6:00 PM: JDinewith Rabbi Heyn7:30 PM: ShabbatService followed by Oneg

9:00 AM:MorningMeditation9:30 AM: Shabbat Study/Service11:00 AM: Joseph’s Table

All day Super Sunday 8:30 AM: R.S Team Meeting 9:15 AM: Religious School/Hebrew 11:30 AM: Sisterhood Board Meeting





6:30 PM:Service of the Heart 7:30 PM: Shabbat Service/H & WWeekend (Rabbi Yael Levy) followed by Oneg


10:30 AM: JSBoomersSchmear and Shmooze


7:00 PM: Board of Trustees Meeting



6:00 PM: Women’sPassover Experience

5:30 PM:SababaShabbat Service6:30 PM: SababaShabbat Dinner 7:30 PM: Shabbat Service followed by Oneg


312:00 PM: Rabbi’s Noon Class

7:00 PM: ReligiousAffairs Committee Meeting

6:00 PM: Purim Schpiel 6:30 PM: SecondAvenue Jewish Chorale7:00 PM: TalmudStudy

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7:30 PM: Shabbat Service followedby Oneg

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212:00 PM:Sisterhood GreatBooks Club

19:15 AM: Religious School/Hebrew 1:00 PM: Anti-bulling Karate Program 2:00 PM: Gay Men’s Chorus Purim Concert

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9:15 AM: Religious School PurimCarnival


4:00 PM:InterfaithJewish Chorale Concert


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