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Temple Israel of Highlands County
1305 Temple Israel Drive
Sebring, Florida 33870
863-382-7744 OCTOBER 2016/ 5776/5777
Temple Israel is a Reform Temple that promotes the enduring and
fundamental principles of Judaism.
Through prayer, study and friendship we strive to enrich our lives
and insure Jewish continuity in Highlands County.
Temple Israel’s Web Page www.templeisraelofhcfl.org
Congregational Board
Officers:
President:
Julia Ruden
Vice President:
Howard Salles
Secretary:
Bernice Snoll
Treasurer:
Cathy Blumenthal
Past President
Herman Pintzow
Trustees:
Phyllis Behrens
Pamela Jay Paralikis
Narola Rosenberg
Sara Rosenbaum
Dora Tarabori
Alan Wildstein
Officiating Cantor
Cantor Riselle [email protected]
Newsletter Staff
Julia Ruden
Bulletin Board:
Howard Salles
OCTOBER 2016/ 5776/ 5777
Tikkun Olam – “Repairing the World”No one knows for sure how God created the world. According to a book which is the
earliest extant book on Jewish esotericism called Sefer Yetizrah or Book of
Creation, this is what happened: In the beginning there was only God. God was in all
time and space and the light of God filled all that was.
When God decided to create the world, there was no place in which to do so –
because God was everywhere. So to create the universe, God had to pull back and
make a space where there was no God; to build a barrier between the light and the
space. This act of pulling back was called tzimtzum. In that space, the heavens and
earth and all that is, was formed. Yet now, in all of heaven and earth, there was no
God. So creation had to move into phase two, as God let some of this divine light
into the space.
Sefer Yetzirah says that God breathed a little light back in – as exhaling and
inhaling. This was called hitpashut. Special containers called kaylim (vessels) were
prepared to hold the light. But something went wrong. There was a cosmic accident.
We don’t know how or why. The universe was then filled with nitzotzot (sparks of
God’s light) and klipot (broken pieces of the kaylim). The accident was called
sh’virat hakaylim (the shattering of the vessels).
The world in which we live is filled with klipot – broken pieces of what should be a
beautiful existence. But our world also still has the nitzotzot – the sparks of God’s
light. The Sefer Yetzirah tells us that one of our reasons for livings as Jews is to
gather the sparks of God’s light and to do Tikkun Olam – repair the world – to be
God’s partner in completing creation.
The Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam is defined by acts of kindness performed to
perfect or repair the world. The phrase has origins in classical rabbinic literature and
in Lurianic kabbalah, a major strand of Jewish mysticism originating with the work of
the 16th century kabbalist Isaac Luria.
Both ethical mitzvot (righteous deeds) as well as ritual mitzvot are important to the
process of tikkun olam. In contemporary phraseology, tikkun olam has come to
involve social action and social justice work – honoring humanity – that drop of divine
that is within in each and every one of us, no matter what race or religion.
As we begin this New Year of 5777, may we as individuals and as a congregational
community work together to effect Tikkun Olam for humanity and for this marvelous
world that our Creator has gifted us to inhabit!
OCTOBER 2016/5776/5777 Julia Ruden
Dear Friends and Family;
Once again we are looking forward to the High Holidays and of course to
seeing all of our family and friends together again.
Our Yiskor Book deadline for any changes or additions is by Tuesday
October 4th. Please contact Cathy Blumenthal 863-699-6539,
after 2:00 PM if you have not done so by. The cost is Chai $18.00.
A HUGE Welcome to our newest Temple members Randy LoPatin and
Kathy Carlson. Kathy will be chanting one of our torah portions for our
High Holidays, Thank you!
Check out our webpage it is awesome!!! www.templeisraelofhcfl.org .
Working together we will continue to go from strength to strength!
Please contact Narola Rosenberg with what you will be bringing for our
DAIRY Break Fast October 12th, also there is a sign up sheet in the Social
Hall.
Thank you Narola & Rolph Rosenberg and Cathy Blumenthal for the extra
hard work to make these Holidays so Special!
Thanks to Bates Caladiums for their traditional donations of Caladiums
which truly beautify our Bema for the holidays.
Be thankful for everything, everyone, everyday – I am!
Thankxoxox you ALL for ALL you Dooooooo!!
Love Julie ~~ Shanah Tova !!! May it be a great year for us ALL!!!
AnnouncementsOCTOBER 2016/5776/5777
PLEASE JOIN USOctober 2nd Rosh Hashanah
Sara Rosenbaum
October 12th Break Fast
Pot Luck Dairy
October 21st The Board
Simchat Torah(If you’d like to sponsor an Oneg, contact Elsa
Kahn 385-7322.)
NEXT BOARD MEETING
Thursday, October 27th 7:00p.m.
LUNCH BUNCH
The next Ladies Lunch
Bunch Group Monday, is
Oct. 24th at 12:30 PM
McLane’s Country Garden
Cafe 420 North Ridgewood
Drive, Sebring
Contact Renee Tepper
863-414-8811 or
And let her know you’ll
be there .
Howard Salles’
Classes
will resume in
November, please
contact him at
תודה רבה - Thank You Alan Wildstein for your continued
and generous support And for our transportation to
Services!
Please Contact Cantor Bain 813-600-8013 for the
Shabbat you need transportation to get to services
HAPPY ROSH HASHANAH 5776
May everyone in our Temple Family be inscribed for a good year
Judith Albin & Clint Wallbank
Cantor Riselle Bain & Michael Duncan
Catherine & Maurice I. Blumenthal
Phyllis Behrens
Kathy Carlson
Clarke Family
Anne Kahn Copley
Jeff & Rita Donde
Marvin Frank & Melanie Moody
Herb Moscowitz
Bob & Liz Goldstein
Marc & Stephanie Hauser
Elsa & Marvin Kahn
Kaleky Family
Lois Lewis
Jill Liebeck
Randy LoPatin
Karen Olsen
Pamela Jay & Stanley Paralikis
Dr. Gary Pearce & Gerda Pisk
Rebecca & Herman Pintzow
Phyllis Reff
Elizabeth Ressler
Nancy & Joe Rockhill
Mary Ann Romer
Narola & Rolph Rosenberg
Ed Rovner
Julie Ruden
Bruce & Rabbi Lorraine Rudenberg
Howard Salles
Sara Rosenbaum & Bruce Sherwood
Bernice & Joe Snoll
Gloria Soltes
Norman & Anna Spero
Dora Tarabori
Dixon Taylor
Renee & Ron Tepper
Mari Josee Violette
Kathleen & Herb Weiss
Alan Wildstein Famiy
Beverly & Lou Wills
Marjorie & Thomas Wohl
Thank you to everyone above for your New Year’s Donation.
October 2016 DONATION CARDS(All donations go to our temple.)
To send a birthday, anniversary, get well, sympathy or mazel tov card
contact Mary Ann Romer [email protected]
Write “Temple card” in the email subject box.
Send your minimum $5.00 donation to temple.
October Yahrzeits
** Memorial Plaque in our Schul
Arthur Chanin ** Israel Pintzow
Julius Ben Chanin Archie M. Robbins **
Jerry Doctrow Morris Rosner **
Moses Falk Elsie Sadowsky **
Barry Glick ** Dorothy Sharfman **
Morris Glick **(Torah cover) Eva Sherman
Benjamin Gordon Harold H. Soule **
Milton Guberman Rose Sperling
Samuel Heyman Sidney Tucker **
Martin Kestenbaum David Danny Vinik **
Minnie Krakoff Harold Vinik
Helen Markowitz ** Ethel Mae White
Thelma Neuman Mildred Wolf
YAHRZEIT DONATIONS
We Remember
Given By: IN Memory of:Tom & Marjorie Wohl Archie M. RobbinsHerman Pintzow Israel PintzowHoward Salles Sylvia MeltzerGloria Soltes Dorothy WolkBruce Kirshner Dr. Harold & Ruth KirshnerMary Ann Romer Samuel Heyman
Cantor Bain’s Schedule:
Future Erev Shabbat Services: (subject to change) 7:30 P.M.
October 2-3 – Rosh Hashanah – Tickets required **
October 11-12 – Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur – Tickets required**
October 21 – Sukkot, Sh’mini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
November 4 – Torah Portion Noach/Kristallnacht
November 18 – Torah Portion Vayera
December 9 – Torah Portion Vayetzei
December 23 – Torah Portion Vayeshev/Chanukah
January 13th – Torah Portion Vayechi
January 27th – Torah Portion Vaera
February 10th – B’Shalach/Shabbat Shirah/ Tu B’shevat
February 24th – Mishpatim
March 10th – Purim / Tetzaveh / Shabbat Zachor
March 24th – Vayakhel - Pekudei/ Shabbat Ha Chodesh
