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June 2019 VOLUME XXXII ISSUE 6

“What’s Next for Me?” Graduation is the season of com-mencement addresses. As we look inside this newsletter at our many Temple Beth Or graduates, imagine how many of our members listened to sentiments of “Carpe Diem, seize the day” this past month. I will al-ways remember Jill Abramson’s graduation address to my son Brett’s 2014 law school class at Wake For-est. Only days before, she had been

fired as the executive editor of the New York Times. She said to the graduates. “What’s next for me? I don’t know. So I’m in exactly the same boat as many of you.” To me this was far more inspiring than the typical, cliché commencement speech. It resonated with the realities and insecurities of our modern era. Moses, too, gave a commencement address to the chil-dren of Israel as they graduated from being a wandering tribe to a settled people. Moses began “I am one hundred and twenty years old today.” (Deut. 31:2) Why “today” – was it his birthday? “No,” conclude our Rabbis, “this was rather to suggest that Moses lived out every one of those days to the day.” There were days when he was a bold and decisive leader, such as when he freed his peo-ple, received the Torah or adjudicated God’s law. Yet Moses also experienced days of insecurity and indeci-sion when he experienced God’s silences, his people’s intransigence and felt a lack of direction. Yet, our Rabbis state, every (to) day Moses remained true to the values of his faith and his God given mission. Likewise, Judaism teaches us to squeeze every possi-ble blessing out of our time—our “todays”—on Earth. Even in times of uncertainty, we can still find moments of grace, bestowing compassion and care upon other hu-man beings in even greater straits than are we. By providing simple acts of caring for those around us, serv-ing those who lack food or economic security, caring for the neighbors who are in the same boat, fighting the big-otry, hatred and enmity so rampant in our world, we an-chor ourselves in time and space. Simple acts can imbue

our days with meaning no matter state of life. The meaning of time was well summed up by French novelist Marc Levy in If only it were True:

If you want to know the values of one year, just ask a student who failed a course. If you want to know the value of a month, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby. If you want to know the value of one hour, ask the lovers waiting to meet If you want to know the value of one mi-nute, ask the person who just missed the bus. If you want to know the value of one sec-ond, ask the person who just escaped death in a car accident. And if you want to know the value of one hundredth of a second, ask the athlete who won a silver medal in the Olympics.

No matter what twists and turns beset our graduates (and ourselves) we pray that they too will live to 120 and imbue their days with meaning. No matter what life brings them we pray that they will make their lives mat-ter.

Happy grad-JEW-ation,

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THE LIGHT

Published monthly by Temple Beth Or

5275 Marshall Rd. Dayton OH 45429

www.templebethor.com Phone: (937) 435-3400

RABBI

Judy Chessin

ASSISTANT RABBI Ari Ballaban

ADMINISTRATOR

Donna Brodnick

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR Gayle Jenkins

OFFICERS

Jerry Weckstein, President John Granby, Vice President

Sue Nelson, Secretary Karen Lindsay, Treasurer

MEMBERS AT LARGE

Jane Briskin Jake Elder Marni Flagel Caryl Segalewitz Jessica Simpson Dan Sweeny

Marc Siegel

COMMITTEE CHAIRS Administration: Ira Segalewitz Education: Kate Elder Fund-raising: Karen Lindsay Member Services: Marni Flagel Personnel: Micah Siegal Religious: Volunteers: Paula Gessiness

AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS Judaica Shop: Karen Lindsay BOTY President: Ava Kuperman & Sara Zendlovitz Connections for Seniors: Hank Adler

Do you have news or need prayers? Please contact the Temple office at 937-435-3400 to share a birth, marriage or seek get-well wishes. Your congregation cares about you! The congregation sends wishes of health and strength to Joe Bettman and Arlene Graham.

The congregation sends its deepest sympathy to Beverly Farnbacher and Nagi Nasr on the passing of Beverly’s mother Sally Farnbacher.

The congregation extends a hearty Mazel Tov to Karen and Jeff Swillinger on the birth of their granddaughter Emilia Blair Morris, born to Rachel and Eric Morris.

The congregation extends a hearty Mazel Tov to Elaine and Joe Bettman on their 65th

wedding anniversary and to Joe on his 90th birthday.

The congregation extends a hearty Mazel Tov to Elaine and Joe Bettman on the marriage of their grandson Brian Kay Sweeny and Stacey Castillo.

The congregation extends a hearty Mazel Tov on the marriage of Kaelah Selby and Dr. Matthew Stephan.

Yahrzeit Remembrances Temple Beth Or remembers our loved ones on the Sabbath nearest the an-

niversary of their passing or yahrzeit. The following names will be read dur-ing services this month.

May 31 Milton Geisenfeld (6/2) Mona Briskin (6/4) Seymour Miller (6/4) Arnold Jefferson Rosenkranz (6/4) Joseph Schlezinger (6/4)

June 7 Roslyn Sureck (6/6) Janet Binstein (6/8) Esther Browman (6/8) Herbert Bromberg (6/9) Elaine Rein Bloom (6/9) Anita Rendler (6/9) Robert Merritt (6/10) Margot Fried (6/11)

June 14 Elizabeth Kruke (6/12) Bess Kruke Newburger (6/12) Mandy Rendler (6/13) Eugene A. Kleinman (6/15) Mary Scott (6/15) Nancy Self (6/16)

Ann Cuttler (6/17) Sam Fiddler (6/18) Leah Gross Green (6/18) Oscar Green (6/18)

June 21 Joseph Briskin (6/19) Herman Sherline (6/19) Irving Sanderson (6/20) Sandra F. Low (6/21) Edgar Slotkin (6/21) Steve Bernstein (6/23) Henry Rochelle (6/23) Gisela Strauss (6/25)

June 28 Harris Burte (6/26) David Klein (6/26) Donna Yagley (6/27) Frederick L. Rieger (6/29) Paula Shaiman (6/29) Joseph Zendlovitz (6/29) Richard Sachs (6/30)

Our Lives

s Miryam Award for sexual violence

Annie Self and Anna Kate Self who will be speaking at Centerville High

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President’s Post

The Future is Bright

As we conclude our 2018-2019 year at Temple Beth Or, we can proudly say that the future is bright. We have engaged members from many generations who are working together to make sure that all members can come to Temple to express their Jewish identity in a variety of ways.

This year, the Board of Directors focused on the areas of Listening, Marketing, Social and Fundraising as the short-term and long-term goals for Temple. You may have been involved in and have hopefully seen the effects of this output within Temple. Together, we implemented the new Flexible Commitment model, formed the Security Committee and executed many priorities, held the initial Corned Beef Sandwich Sale fundraiser and many other events/services.

It is key that the Board listens to members to understand your needs of Temple, drive fundraising and mar-ket Temple to enable these needs, and make being part of Temple a social way to share your Jewish identity. Strategic planning, along with active involvement, is what enables our Temple to prosper in the short-term and will in the long-term.

Temple Beth Or’s future is bright with our member involvement and Board leadership along with our inno-vative and caring rabbis. It has been an honor to be with you as the President of Temple Beth Or and my ex-tended family and I will stay with you Today . . . and for Generations.

Jerry Weckstein

President, Board of Directors

June 2019

Contributions to Temple Beth Or Temple’s many funds provide a meaningful way to mark the life cycle events we all experience. From a birth to a graduation, from the recovery from an illness to a promotion or marriage, we all experience joy and sadness throughout our lives. To express your caring and concern, please send your tribute card and minimum $10 donation to the Temple office. All donations are tax deductible.

General Fund By: Mimi and Stuart Rose

For Security: By: Renee Peery The Security Committee Claudia and Bill Fried In Memory of: Jerry Silverman Claudia and Bill Fried

In Honor of: Helene and Hank Adler’s 50th Wedding Anniversary Ginny O’Connor Elaine and Joe Bettman’s 65th Wedding Anniversary Larry Glickler and Charles Quinn Joe Bettman’s 90th Birthday Larry Glickler and Charles Quinn

In Memory of: Roy Kenneth Hammonds Judie and Bill Kell Dennis James Hammonds Judie and Bill Kell David Koplowitz Marsha and Stephen Goldberg Martin Sumers Marsha and Stephen Goldberg Yetta Schwartz and Phillip Schwartz Harriet and William Fenberg and Family

Bea Remer Lynda and Gerald Troy Janet Binstein Lynda and Gerald Troy Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund In Honor of: Helene and Hank Adler’s 50th wedding anniversary Gary Holstine Sandy Kawano’s retirement from the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine Sandy Kawano In Memory of: David Koplowitz Gary Holstine Pearl Lemberg Gary Holstine Eugene Kleinman Yana and Jeff Kleinman Campership Fund In Honor of: The birth of Karen and Jeff Swillinger’s granddaughter, Emilia Morris Paula and Lee Manders Oneg Shabbat Fund In Memory of: Arnold Jefferson Rosenkranz Arlene Graham and Family

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Making Order of Our World’s Chaos

On Sunday mornings, I often like to drop in on Rabbi Chessin's advanced Hebrew classes. In re-cent weeks, she and her class have been working through the very start of the Torah, from the words which are classically translated as “in the beginning.” It feels seren-dipitous, then, that a monumental new translation of the Hebrew Bi-

ble recently was published, written by the respected Bible scholar Robert Alter. Among other things, Alter set out to create a more accurate and critical transla-tion of the Tanakh. His many departures from other classic translations begin, literally, “in the beginning.” Many of us are familiar with those all-too-well-known first words, from the King James translation of the Bible: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep.” In his new translation, Alter works to stay closer to the real grammar of the Hebrew text, and he offers us something more precise: “When God began to create heaven and earth, and the earth was welter and waste and darkness [was] over the deep…” Besides Alter’s shift in diction—“welter and waste” supplants “without form and void” in a nod to the He-brew’s more poetic tohu va’vohu—he also opts to up-date the English in a way few contemporary Bible scholars would today dispute: he shifts the text’s mood. The historic King James translation makes it seem almost as though God created the chaos of the early world. In contrast, Alter’s translation captures what the Hebrew text actually means, that God comes to creation on the scene of an already-existing, chaotic world. According to the actual Hebrew of the Bible, God doesn't intentionally create this “formless void”; God encounters it, and creates everything in existence despite it. Though I don't take the Bible's account of creation literally—recognizing biblical metaphors for the liter-ary flourishes they are is a Jewish tradition dating back centuries—I’d have to be a fool to miss the beau-ty of this story, which can be uncovered by accurately understanding the story as it was meant to be read. The Genesis story isn't supposed to tell us that God made everything in the world on God’s own terms and that every piece of creation went “according to plan.” Instead, it suggests that even God, doing the most “basic,” Godly act—creating—faced obstacles. Our world wasn’t a tabula rasa, ready for God to project everything onto it. Instead, God had to take the mess

that filled our plane of existence and turn it into some-thing resembling order. I like this version of creation much better than its alternative. I can't really relate with an all-powerful God who gets to shape existence according to Divine whims. On the other hand, I can relate with the idea that we have to make the best of whatever reality we are given. None of us arrives into life, a job, a family or friendship, or any other situation with a blank slate awaiting our presence, ready for us to make an im-pact, with all conditions being perfect. Instead, we arrive to a broken world, with humanly flawed friends and family, without any control whatsoever over what took place before we were born, and with only a small modicum of control over what will take place in the future. Nevertheless, we are responsible for improving the world. We are obligated to try to make our present existence into something better. At times, our world can feel very much like it is filled with “welter and waste.” Nevertheless, when we encounter things like a KKK demonstration in our streets or the devastation of natural disasters, the les-son of Genesis—revealed by Alter’s translation—is that we have the potential within us to overcome the world’s shortcomings. Even in the act of creation, not even God, it seems, was dealt the best of hands. As we work to create a more just society, we too must play whichever hand we are dealt. Sometimes that hand will be better, sometimes worse; however, no matter our cards, we must stay at the table. The Jewish moral imperative incumbent upon all of us is to find and transform the world’s chaos into the ever-burgeoning beauty of creation.

Rabbi Ari Ballaban

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All Members are Invited to the

Temple Beth Or

Annual Meeting and

Appreciation Breakfast

Sunday, June 2, 2019 10 a.m. Levin Hall

Thank Volunteers

Enjoy a Delicious Breakfast

Elect New Board Members

Hear Reports on Temple Operations

General Discussion

Nominees for Board of Directors Three to be Elected

Marni Flagel Marc Siegel Dan Sweeny

Continuing Board Members

Jane Briskin Jake Elder John Granby Karen Lindsay

Sue Nelson Caryl Segalewitz Jessica Simpson Jerry Weckstein

Temple Beth Or Today...and for Generations

Absentee ballots will be accepted up to the Call to Order at 10:30 a.m. If you require an absentee ballot,

contact the office at 937-435-3400. Only full members in good financial standing may vote.

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Mazel Tov to the

Anna Kate Self is graduating from Centerville High School. After gradua-tion, Anna will be attending Morehead State University, majoring in Exercise Science with a focus on Athletic Train-ing. Anna is the daughter of Annie and Dr. Craig Self.

Austin Long graduated from Center-ville High School and will attend the University of Cincinnati, majoring in Secondary Education. Austin is the son of Stephanie Carreira.

Daniel Kahn graduated from Beavercreek High School on May 18th, 2019. He was on the golf team and bowling team during his high school years. He loves baseball, es-pecially the Dayton Dragons. Daniel is unsure of his plans after graduation. Daniel is the son of Gina and Neil Kahn.

Benjamin Guadalupe is graduating from Fairmont High School and will be majoring in Marine Biolo-gy at the University of Rhode Is-land. Benjamin is the son of Dr. Harold and Melissa Guadalupe.

Abby Frank is graduating with honors from Springboro High School. Abby will be attending Clemson University in the fall, majoring in Health Science. She is the daughter of Debbie and Larry Frank, and the grand-daughter of Caryl and Don Weckstein.

Rachel Leah Beck graduated from Highland Park High School on May 27th, 2019. Rachel has been ac-cepted to Chapman University in Orange, CA. Her career choice and life passion is dance. Rachel is the daughter of Sheryl Plotkin Beck and Jim O'Brien Beck of Highland Park, IL. She is the granddaughter of Joann and the late Karl Plotkin.

Emma Lindsay is graduating

from Oakwood High School.

After graduation, Emma

plans on pursuing a BSN

(Nursing) at Case Western

Reserve University. Emma is

the daughter of Karen and

Matthew Lindsay.

Ava Jolon Kuperman graduated from Kettering Fairmont High School. Ava plans to study Engi-neering Physics at The Ohio State University in the fall. Ava is the daughter of Andrea and Jereme Ku-

Taran Smith graduated from Bea-

vercreek High School. In the fall,

he will be attending St. Olaf's Col-

lege in Minnesota. Taran is the son

of Julie Simon and Cameron

Smith.

Seth Conte graduated from Springboro

High School. He will be attending

Ohio State University for Aerospace

Engineering. Seth is the son of Jill and

Tom Conte.

Nelly Rose graduated from Stivers High School. She will be studying Arts at Alfred University in New York. Nel-ly is the daughter of Stuart and Mimi Rose and David and Christine Rose

Joey Rose graduated from The Miami

Valley School. She will be an NCAA

Division 1 rider at the University of

South Carolina. Joey is the daughter

of Stuart and Mimi Rose and David

and Christine Rose Rudwell.

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Pamela Segalewitz gradu-ated from the University

of Dayton with a BA in Criminal Justice and So-ciology and minors in

Family Development and Social Work. She is cur-rently pursuing a career

in the criminal justice field. Pamela is the daugh-ter of Caryl and Scott Segalewitz, and grand-daughter of Ira and the late Zelda Segalewitz and

the late Phyllis and Samuel Stein.

Jason Guadalupe is graduat-ing from Swarthmore Col-lege and will be attending a post-baccalaureate premedi-cal program. Jason is the son of Dr. Harold and Melissa Guadalupe.

Eli Jacobs received his law degree from Yale Law School in May 2019. He will be working at a law firm in NYC. Eli is the son of Drs. Martin and Martha Moody Jacobs.

Michael Jacobs received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cali-fornia, Berkeley, in May 2019. He'll continue his research as a Boehringer Ingelheim postdoctoral fellow at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana. Michael is the son of Drs. Martin and Martha Moody Jacobs.

Sara Zendlovitz graduated from Yellow Springs High School. She will be attending Ohio Wes-leyan University in the fall. Sara is the daughter of Debra Zend-lovitz and Cheryl Meyer.

Corinne Engber graduated from Em-erson University with her Master’s degree in Publishing and Writing. Her featured writings may be found at JewishBoston.com. Corinne is the daughter of Cassandra and Jeff Eng-

ber.

Lauren Williams graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a B.S. in Philosophy. She will be pur-suing a Master of Arts in Philosophy at EMU and will also be a full time graduate assistant with the General Education Program. Lauren is the daughter of Karen and Bruce Wil-liams.

Grayson Lee Throckmorton will receive

his BA in Human Biology and minor in

Theatre and Performing Arts on June

16th and 17th from Stanford University,

Stanford CA. Grayson has been accepted

to the Teach For America program and

will be teaching in Los Angeles, CA for

two years. His future plans include medi-

cal school. Grayson is the son of the late Donna and Gary

Throckmorton and Joann and the late Karl Plotkin.

Class of 2019

Matthew Klein graduated with an

Associates of Science in Culinary

Arts from Sullivan University. He

is currently employed a sous chef

and grillardin at Bucks Restaurant

in Louisville, KY. Matt is the son

of Barb Cauper Mendoza and

Doug Klein.

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Makor School News

Adult Hebrew Rabbi Judy Chessin’s Advanced Adult Hebrew class will meet Sundays at 1:00 p.m. on the following dates:

June 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd.

Adult Education

It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that we must say goodbye to our youth group advisor, Gavi Douglass, as she departs her role as Temple Beth Or's BOTY advisor after four years of good, hard work. As BOTY advisor, Gavi helped to steward our youth group as it grew and changed. She worked to build up the youth group, en-sured that we had a steady crew of high-schoolers attending regional kallot, and guided us as we hosted our first regional kallah in over a decade. Gavi is stepping down to spend more time with her husband, Andrew (along with their cat, Casper!) and to focus more on her teaching career. Join us in wishing Gavi a hearty mazel tov on a job very well done!

Registration for Makor and Hebrew School this fall

will open July 1st. Registration will again be online

and fees have increased.

Cost for Makor for preschool through second grade will be $400. Cost for grades 3 through 6 for Makor and Hebrew School (required) will be $600. Cost for grades 7 and 8 will be $400 and high schoolers will cost $300. An additional fee of $550 will be charged for one-on-one tutoring with a rabbi for b’nai mitzvah prepara-tion. Additional fees may apply for trips or events for high schoolers who are also encouraged to join BOTY (Beth Or Temple Youth).

Tanach Study Rabbi Judy Chessin continues to lead this group studying the origi-

nal Hebrew Scriptures. We are working our way through the 5

Megillot - five relatively short books which are scriptural readings

on our Jewish festivals. This summer we are working our way

through the books of Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther. Dis-

cussions are always timely and lively. Please bring a potluck

brunch offering to share. We will meet on Saturday, June 1st, Sun-

day, June 16th and Sunday, July 7th at 10:00 a.m.

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Connections for Seniors

We Need Your Help! The Temple Beth Or Security Committee has made great strides in increasing the safety of our congregation. With your support, TBO has become a stronger and more secure community, based on the development and implementation of a comprehensive security program and security-relevant education provided to our congregants, teachers and staff. Our Temple Security Committee has been actively planning and is ready to implement the next step in improving Temple security, the establishment of the Temple Beth Or Temple Watch Program. Key Features: 1. The Temple Watch program is similar to the Neighborhood Watch programs with

which most people are familiar. 2. The Temple Watch program would, in fact, become part of the National Neighborhood Watch organi-

zation (a division of the National Sheriffs’ Association). 3. The Temple Watch program will rely on the National Neighborhood Watch organization for guidance,

free training, and multiple resources, available to all members of the national organization. 4. The Temple Watch program members will serve as the extra “eyes and ears” for the Tem-

ple; members’ role will be to report their observations of suspicious activities to law enforcement per-sonnel and/or security officers hired by Temple Beth Or.

5. Like the Neighborhood Watch program, we are not advocating Temple Watch members to take any action when observing suspicious activity other than notifying law enforcement/Temple security offic-ers who will be the only ones to take action.

6. The Temple Watch group will meet monthly, beginning in June. It is hoped that this group will be up and running by the end of the summer.

We need your help. This critical program addresses key security recommendations from our last two security assessments. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Temple Watch program, please contact Rich-ard Bromberg at: brombergpsych@sbcglobal.net or (937) 681-8977.

We will celebrate seniors with birth-days in June, July and August at the An-nual Picnic on June 28th. This quarter we celebrate the follow-ing: Helene Adler, Madalyn Ammons,

Marti Bernstein, Elaine Bettman, Joe Bettman, Diann Bromberg, Richard Bromberg, Mark Dlott, Louisa Dreety, Harold Fishman, Marni Flagel, Hernan Fuen-zalida, Felix Garfunkel, Stephen Goldberg, Art Green-field, Sharon Guterman, Gary Holstine, Eva Izenson, Benjy Klein, Sharon Lindquist-Skelley, Helen Mark-

man, Susan Nelson, Myrna Nelson, Alex Pearl, Jane Pearl, John Reger, Jewel Safferman, Lita Saul, Linda Schuman, Jeffrey Swillinger, Caryl Weckstein, Dan Weiner, Anita Wilson.

L’Chaim!

Did You Know? If you are hospitalized, your doctors and nurses are not allowed to contact your clergy unless you express-ly ask them to. If you or a family member are ill, hav-ing surgery or are admitted to a local hospital, contact the Temple office to be added to our Mi Sheberach prayer list.

Our senior members continue to be an important part of our Temple Beth Or family and Connections is a dynamic outreach program that helps them.

As is our summer tradition, our next newsletter will be mailed in mid-July.

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Saturday, June 1, 10:00 a.m. Tanach Study: Bring a potluck offering to share

and join Rabbi Judy Chessin as we conclude study-

ing the Book of Ruth and move on to Lamentations.

Friday, June 7, 7:00 p.m. Shabbat with Choir: Led by Rabbi Judy Chessin

and featuring the Temple Beth Or Choir directed by

Mary Rogers and accompanied by Diann Bromberg.

Our Oneg Shabbat will be hosted by Elaine and Joe

Bettman in honor of their 65th anniversary and Joe’s

90th birthday.

Saturday, June 8, 10:00 a.m. Mazel Tots: Join Rabbi Judy Chessin for the an-

nual running of the 10 Commandments as we cele-

brate the upcoming Festival of Shavuot. Prayers,

songs and ice cream making for the dairy festival

will be featured.

Sunday, June 9, 10:00 a.m. Shavuot Service and Blintz Brunch: We will com-memorate the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai with a special Shavuot service featuring the story of our own Czech Memorial Torah Scroll from Klatovy. We ask that you bring a diary dish to share for this festive meal.

Friday, June 14, 6:00 p.m. Family Shabbat: This family friendly service will be led by Rabbi Ari Ballaban. Since school is out for the summer, we will not serve a meal.

Saturday, June 15, 10:00 a.m. 60-Minute Shabbat: Led by Rabbi Ari Ballaban.

This service will focus upon the Torah portion Naso.

Friday, June 21, 7:00 p.m.

Rock of Ages Shabbat: Marc Rossio rocks the house, leading a creative, upbeat and lively service. Our Preneg reception is hosted by Gary and Andrea Abrams.

Saturday, June 22, 10:00 a.m. Shabbat Shireinu: Sing-along Shabbat led by Pa-ra-Rabbi Lorraine Fortner and choir director Mary Rogers. Come and learn the most updated songs we use in our Shabbat service.

Friday June 28, 6:30 p.m. Annual Outdoor Shabbat and Family Picnic: Bring a side dish to share. The Temple will provide the main course, condiments and paper products. We will enjoy a cookout after an outdoor service (weather permitting).

Temple Beth Or prides itself on a variety of family-friendly service styles. While some services are particu-larly aimed at youngsters, all ages are welcome at all events.

Worship with Us in June

Summer Services In July and August, services at Temple Beth Or are led by lay members of the congregation. Anyone is wel-come to sign up to lead a service and/or bring Preneg snacks. Each Friday night, the Preneg reception begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by services at 6:30 p.m. either in Café Or or in our outdoor sanctuary. Services begin on Friday July 5th and will go until August 30th. Rabbinic-led fall services will resume on September 6th with a Rock of Ages Shabbat featuring music by Marc Rossio. Sign up to lead a summer service, bring snacks, or host an Oneg Shabbat or Preneg reception during the 2019 – 2020 school year by visiting our website at www.templebethor.com. Or call the office at (937) 435-3400.

Shavuot – From Sinai to Klatovy to Dayton Shavuot is the festival that marks the giving of the Torah to Moses on Mt. Sinai. We at Temple Beth Or are the lucky caretakers of Czech Memorial Torah Scroll #1438 from a small village called Klatovy. Come hear the remarkable story of this scroll and what happened to the Jewish Community in that small town on the Czech German border. Come take a close up look at the many unusual features of this Torah as part of our Shavuot service and potluck brunch, Sunday, June 9th at 10:00 a.m. Please bring a brunch offering to share and prepare for a meaningful Festival of the Giving of the Torah.

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T o d a y . . . a n d f o r G e n e r a t i o n s

Temple Beth

Or’s

Annual Picnic

Friday, June 28,

6:30 p.m. Outdoor Shabbat Services,

Picnic to Follow

Main Dish & Drinks Provided

Bring a Side Dish to Share

5275 Marshall Road, Kettering, Ohio www.templebethor.com 937-435-3400

Today...and for Generations