Chai Lites September 2011

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CHAI LITES LITES SEPTEMBER 2011 / ELUL IYAR/ 5771-TISHRI 57725771 VOLUME SIVAN/TAMMUZ VOLUME70 68 NUMBER NUMBER 11 1

L’Shanah Tovah Tikateyvu M AY Y O U B E I N S C R I B E D (IN THE BOOK OF LIFE) FOR A GOOD YEAR

SEE INSIDE FOR HIGH HOLY DAYS SCHEDULE AND EVENTS

CLERGY AND STAFF Jody R. Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbi

TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI - a progressive Reform congregation has been celebrating its diversity in downtown Miami since 1922.

Table of Contents MESSAGES Rabbi’s Message Scholar-in-Residence Presidential Perspective Executive Director Notes from the Cantor A Musical Interlude by Dr. Alan Mason

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SPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS

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EDUCATION AND YOUTH Notes from the ECC Religious School News Youth Activities ADULT LEARNING

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GET INVOLVED 14-15 Sisterhood Corner Dorothy Serotta Social Justice Forum

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ben Kuehne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Joan L. Schaeffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Administration Merri Mann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Education Edythe Kerness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Fundraising Neil Rollnick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Real Estate Howard D. Goldstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Membership Beco Lichtman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President-Programming Ellen Kempler Rosen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary Michael D. Orovitz* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer Peter Bermont* Dr. Joan Bornstein* Marsha B. Elser* Martin Fine* Esta Friedman Robert Glazier* Cynthia Sobel Gold Richard Goldberg Susann Goldberg Dr. Andrew Gottlieb Suzanne Hafkin Lance Harke Douglas Heller Jane Kahn Jacobs* John Kanter Lisa Katz Michelle Krinzman Gail Lewis Jannet Dannon-Mairena

WORSHIP September Schedule High Holy Days Schedule

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LIFE CYCLE EVENTS Mazel Tov Birthdays & Anniversaries New Members In Memoriam Yahrzeits

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SUPPORTERS

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ADVISORY COUNCIL

SEPTEMBER CALENDAR Community Happenings

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Douglas M. Jacobs, Chair* Leonard L. Abess JoAnne Bander Marilyn Ellis Joe Farcus Michael Graubert, M.D. Seymour Hecker Betsy Kaplan Elton J. Kerness Nathan S. Lee Lawrence Leitner

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ext. 406 jcohen@templeisrael.net Mitchell Chefitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbi, Scholar-in-Residence ext. 418 mchefitz @templeisrael.net Michael Glozman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cantor ext. 409 mglozman@templeisrael.net Dr. Alan Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Music ext. 409 dralanmason@hotmail.com Marla Towbin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Director ext. 404 marla@templeisrael.net Federico D’Angelo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facility Manager ext. 403 fdangelo@templeisrael.net Isabel Montoto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office Manager ext. 402 imontoto@templeisrael.net Phyllis Littman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant to the Clergy ext. 405 plittman@templeisrael.net Iris Amador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bookkeeping ext. 407 iamador@templeisrael.net Linda Levin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership and Outreach Coordinator ext. 414 llenvin@templeisrael.net Valeria Michanie . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Education ECC and Religious School ext. 423 vmichanie@templeisrael.net Melba Leiman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Administration ECC ext. 421 mleiman@templeisrael.net

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Arthur Marcus Richard Milstein Carla Neufeld Norma A. Orovitz* Oliver Pfeffer Harris Reibel Candace Ruskin* Jack Schillinger* Gerald K. Schwartz* Donna Seldes Michael A. Silver* Peggy Silver Stanley G. Tate* Suzanne Trushin Robert Waterstone Robert L. Waxman Henry E. Wolff, Jr.* *Past President

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RABBI’S MESSAGE Rabbi Jody Cohen

Honoring the Bitter and Celebrating the Sweet

Hayom Harat HaOlam! On this day the world was created!

Three times we recite this phrase in our liturgy after the shofar is sounded on Rosh Hashanah morning. Why? Because we need an annual wake-up call to remind us that Rosh Hashanah is more than a day for soul searching and repentance. Rosh Hashanah is also a day to celebrate the creation of the world and God as the creator of our world!

When we take seriously the imperative to engage in cheshbon hanefesh, soul searching, during the Yamim Noraim, Ten Days of Awe, it is not uncommon to begin to feel depressed, sad or even overwhelmed by the realization and admittance of the mistakes we have made and the changes we would like to make. While this challenging self-confrontational work is necessary and important, Rosh Hashanah is also a day for celebrating and standing in awe of the possibilities for renewal and rebirth.

Just as each year on Rosh Hashanah we experience our own individual process of turning from introspection to celebration, this year, our country is also going through a similar process as we mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. It is understandable how easily we could become mired in the sadness and pain of this national tragedy. Yet, like on Rosh Hashanah, we are compelled to view this commemoration as an opportunity for continued growth and healing.

We will pay honor and tribute to the thousands of innocent people whose lives ended so tragically on that horrific day with a special service of commemoration on Friday, September 9, 2011 at 7:30pm. And, too, we will stand in solidarity with their loved ones, friends and colleagues as they mark ten years of life without these precious individuals by their side.

No doubt, this year the 9/11 commemorations will be especially solemn and moving. Just as on Rosh Hashanah, we pray that they will also help and encourage us to embrace life and all the wonder and beauty that our world has to offer.

Hayom Harat HaOlam! On this day the world was created!

In this new year, 5772, may we make the most of each and every day. May we honor the bitter and celebrate the sweet.

May we find meaning and purpose as we use our God-given gifts to bring wholeness and healing to our world and all its inhabitants.

On this, our last High Holydays together, Jimmy and I wish the members of our Temple Israel family all the best for a healthy, fulfilling, sweet and peaceful new year. L’shanah tovah tikateyvu!

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Scholar-in-Residence Praying Naked

That was the name of the course I taught in August at the National Havurah Institute at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire. We all came to class fully clothed. “Naked” refers to exposure, as in naked options in the financial markets.

Rabbi Mitchell Chefitz At the time of this writing, Scholar-in-Residence exposure seems a good word to describe the feelings of many in these financial markets.

But how many of us feel exposure during prayer?

Exposure in prayer would be between you and your Creator, not you and your portfolio. Not to say one should not hold one's portfolio in high regard, but there is also value in a daily examination of one's relationship with the Creator.

A difficulty is that prayer too often doesn't work to make that relationship closer. The words get in the way. There's a reason for that. Words may no longer be the best implements for spiritual work.

Over two thousand years ago the model for our relationship to the Creator was subject to King. We subjects offered our King (malkeynu) gifts in the form of agricultural offerings.

About 22 hundred years ago the nature of that relationship began to shift from subject-King to child-Father (aveenu).

We developed words, ultimately words of prayer, to enhance that relationship.

In the last century the relationship began to shift from childFather to partner-Partner. Examine this statement: “We are partners with the Creator in the process of creation.” That sounds so right today. Note the uppercase “Partner.” This is not a co-equal partnership. But, we limited partners have much to gain from checking in with our General Partner on a regular schedule.

PRESIDENTIAL Perspective Welcome to the New Year!

Ben Kuehne President

As we look forward to our New Year in this month of September 2011, our Temple Israel family has much to be thankful for, to aspire to, and to celebrate. Soon, we begin the

Jewish Year of 5772, a year that our tradition tells us represents the time from the Sixth Day of Creation – the beginning of humanity.

Because we start each new year with a prayer for blessings throughout the year, I ask you to join with me as, together, we welcome what will be a good and sweet new year:

Y'hi ratzon mil'fanekha, Adonai Eloheinu velohei avoteinu, shet'hadesh aleinu shana tova um'tuka.

“May it be Your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors, that You renew for us a good and sweet year.”

For Temple Israel, this new year brings another reason to celebrate: we are entering our 90th Year, the longest serving Reform Congregation in Miami-Dade. We begin what will be a two-year period of reflection, renewal, and rebuilding, as we work to continue Temple Israel's important role as a spiritual, societal, and educational leader in our community. The entire Temple Israel membership, every one of us, has an opportunity to play a unique and important role in the process of Honoring Our Past as Our Legacy for the Future. So, as the Board of Trustees calls upon you to participate, bring to us your skills, your enthusiasm, and your interests to validate our sacred purpose in South Florida.

Words of prayer designed for the child-Father relationship are unlikely to work. I've often heard the objection that praying is infantile. But that objection most often comes from one who has adapted the partner-Partner paradigm. For those still with a foot in the last century, prayer can still be powerful.

For those emerging into this century, words of prayer can be stumbling blocks.

The excitement of our 90th Year includes an opportunity to enhance the direction established by our rabbinical leadership.

We are honored by, and indeed indebted to, Rabbi Jody Cohen for her outstanding service, commitment, and leadership to Temple Israel during a vitally important five-year period in our history. Rabbi Cohen, having enthusiastically fulfilled her commitment to Temple Israel, is preparing to utilize her special talents and sacred purpose in a new direction, thus allowing Temple Israel to invite a new Rabbi into our Congregation.

And, so, “praying naked,” that is, moving beyond the familiar words. The familiar is comfortable, but also limiting. What might it be like to put the prayer book down and face your Creator with nothing in the way? At the Institute, many talented people addressed this seriously for a week. For me, it was the culmination of 30 of years of work.

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With Temple Israel's rich and vibrant tapestry, the search process is destined to be an exciting one. The Rabbi Search Committee, led by Co-Chairs Robert Glazier (Convening Chair), Norma Orovitz, and Dore Louis, has already begun the process of looking to the future of Temple Israel, as they build upon our legacy in identifying the Temple's most Continued on page 19

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Executive Director Make a fence for Torah.

Distinguish historical form from timeless Truth: Dare to change the first to uphold the second. – Pirke Avot What if one day you awaken to find that your ability to practice Judaism had slipped away? Your Jewish values, your time honored traditions, your rituals, your sense of self - all vanished. I know that it is a difficult concept- but a real one for many. I became acutely aware of this fact Marla Towbin when a dear friend of mine with a Executive Director passion and a hunger to learn and not take his family's roots at face value started on a quest.

Over time, he would delve deeper and question its authenticity.

TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI WELCOMES

“The Temple has brought blessings upon the community.”

The parent Orientation of Bridgepoint Academy was something to marvel at. No less than 300 exuberant parents There was so much excitement and such a great energy in the air that it was electrifying. Counted among those parents are Temple members.

It was an amazing day…this is a thrilling time for Temple Israel and the community…welcoming a public charter school the caliber of Bridgepoint Academy onto our campus.

Once again, Temple Israel is true to its roots by being forward-thinking, ground-breaking and welcoming with outstretched arms.

He pressed for answers to questions and questions to be answered. His tireless energy while in pursuit - was something to marvel at. It was amazing to watch as the texture and fabric of his life did unfold and I am blessed to have been a part of the process. His search lead him to his “timeless truth”, which is that he was born to a Jewish Mother of a Jewish Mother of a Jewish Mother, who to protect her family from further atrocities and Religious persecution chose to remain silent about their “truth” for 75 years. I admire the courage and indomitable spirit of this woman who painfully carried only in her heart the love and knowledge of her religion.

The wife of a reverend, and a member of the community, found her way through the crowd to have a second

As her son stood on the bima during the traditional ritual naming ceremony- with him stood the liberated generations of his family that perished and those who were unable to acknowledge and live their “truth”. And as my friend was called to the Torah for the first time at Shabbat services prior to the High Holidays, claiming and proudly proclaiming himself as a Jew, he embraced his Judaism with every ounce of his being. Imagine how very precious it felt to him as it flowed newly through his veins. Our tradition, our ritual, our “truth” is precious…and I wish for all of you that in the New Year 5772 that you never know this adversity and that you embrace your Judaism with all of your heart and soul.

students ranging in age from six to eleven–years old.

L'Shana Tova U'Metukah

contact Federico D’Angelo, Facility Manager ext 403.

after the events of the day…and taking it all in…she felt “The Temple has brought blessings upon the community.” notice that Bridgepoint Academy Charter has found a new home at Temple Israel of Greater Miami. Monday through

The parents whom we have had a pleasure to meet and speak with are so excited to have the opportunity for their children to experience our beautiful space with the added bonus of the location being so accessible to downtown. You can see and feel their enthusiasm each time they walk the property.

Welcome, Bridgepoint Academy- we are excited to have you share our beautiful space.

Temple Israel of Greater Miami - Same Building...Great New Energy.

B'Shalom, Marla Towbin

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Notes from the Cantor

A MUSICAL INTERLUDE

by Dr. Alan Mason

A Week of Study at Hebrew Union College Cantor Michael Glozman

SYMBOLS The philosophy and the esthetics of symbolism were formed under the influence of different teachings – from the view of the ancient philosopher Plato to the modern symbolic systems of Solovyov, Nietzsche, and Bergson. A traditional side of the perception of the world in the art had been contradistinguished with the idea of constructing the world during the process of the creative work. The oeuvre is a subconscious – intuitive contemplation of the sacred meanings that are comprehensible only to the artist’s creator, the Maker. More than that, it’s impossible to rationally transfer these esoteric secrets. The poetry, the music, the art all have provided us with the system of an “ineffable cryptogram” – a secret code. The creative “artist” needs not only an overly rational sensitivity but also a mastery of hints. The value of the art is in its understatement, enigma, mystery… A symbol is the main tool to transfer these sacred thoughts.

Music plays a significant role in the symbolic system of the esthetic and the poetry of new flights. Music isn’t only a rhythmically organized sound progression, but is a universal metaphysical energy, a fundamental principal of any creativity. Another role of music is to penetrate the verse with the sound and rhythmical combinations using a maximum of poetic principles.

Moving toward the High Holy Days, all these sacred symbols bring a special sense to us when we travel to our inner world and prepare to ask for forgiveness.

“O Lord, amid the light of day I’ve been overcome by sloth.

Permit me to lie down and sleep, oh Lord, and, while I slumber, fill me, O Lord with Thy might.

I desire great knowledge, but no man and no book shall give me this.

Only Thou shalt enlighten me by way of my verse.

Awake me strong-for the battle with meanings, Quick in directing the words, and diligent in Praise of the Name for centuries to come.”

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For the fifth consecutive year, I attended Mifgash Musicale, a weeklong course of study for synagogue musicians held every summer at Hebrew Alan Mason Director of Music and Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Doctor of Musical Arts Attracting musical directors from reform congregations from across the country and abroad, the course is limited to 40 participants, selected from a large pool of applicants. This year we completed an in-depth study of music and liturgy for the High Holidays, and piloted the new reform machzor (High Holiday prayer book), a brand new publication, which will be released in approximately two years. We spent our days studying and designing a variety of High Holiday services, and spent our evenings in the gorgeous Chapel of HUC, “performing” and critiquing our services, pretending it was Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.

Some participants played the role of the rabbi, some played the role of the cantor, some played the role of the choir, and I was placed in the role of accompanist, which provided me with the tremendous experience of learning, rehearsing, and playing a tremendous variety of music, Pictured below are the outstanding faculty for this year’s course: Cantor Bruce Ruben (Director of the Cantorial Program at Hebrew Union College in New York City), Bonia Shur (Professor of Liturgical Arts at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati), Cantor Rachelle Nelson (Temple Beth Am, Miami), Rabbi Dr. Richard Sarason (Professor of Liturgy at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati), Cantor Daniel Pincus (nationally recognized authority on the shofar), Cantor Alane Katzew (Director of Music and Worship for the Union for Reform Judaism), and Aryell Cohen (President of the Guild of Temple Musicians).

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First Mondays at the Temple Monday, September 12, 2011 11 am Sponsored by Temple Israel Sisterhood Join us for a Tech Forum followed by our regular meeting.

Bring your bag lunch. Dessert and coffee will be provided.

GREAT BOOKS CLUB Invites Yo u a n d Yo u r F r i e n d s To D i s c u s s

SHORT STORIES by

Isaac Bashevis Singer Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:00 Noon Bring a Bag Lunch. Coffee will be served

Meet

GILAD SHARON Discussing and signing Sharon: The Life of a Leader Sunday, October 30, 6pm Temple Israel of Greater Miami Free and open to the public Presented in collaboration with

Followed by a brief description of the book and author.

Drawn from extensive personal archives and filled with startling revelations, a meticulously crafted inside look at the life and work of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon—a leader on the global stage for more than thirty years—and an assessment of his political legacy, written by his youngest son, one of his closest confidants.

Gilad Sharon

Gilad Sharon is the youngest of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s three sons and was a confidant to his father. Sharon holds a master’s degree in economics and writes a frequent column for a major Israeli newspaper. A major in the Israel Defense Force reserves, he currently manages his family’s farm in Israel.

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Save the Date JAY MICHAELSON

Author and founding director of Nehirim Tuesday, November 1, 2011 6:00 pm Temple Israel of Greater Miami

“Michaelson shows that ‘God versus gay’ is a myth and that the overwhelming majority of our shared religious values favor equality for LGBT people.”

—Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun As both a gay rights activist and religion scholar, Michaelson is uniquely positioned to tackle the contentious “God vs. Gay” divide. The author underscores that the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament both emphasize the importance of love, compassion, and equality. From this starting point, Michaelson offers a progressive take on gay rights—arguing that the moral principles in these texts favor acceptance of gays and lesbians, outweighing the handful of ambiguous verses so often cited by conservatives. In arguing that politically and spiritually the God/gay split must end, this book will stimulate a long-overdue dialogue on an urgent issue.

Jay Michaelson is the author of three books and two hundred articles about the intersections of religion, sexuality, and law.

His work has been featured in the New York Times and on NPR and CNN, and he holds a JD from Yale and an MA in religious studies from Hebrew University. The founding director of Nehirim, the leading national provider of community programming for LGBT Jews, Michaelson has taught on behalf of the Human Rights Campaign and Empire State Pride Agenda, and has held teaching positions at Boston University Law School, City College of New York, and Yale University.

Outside the academy, Michaelson has taught at a wide range of religious and cultural institutions, including Riverside Church, the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Kripalu Institute, and dozens of synagogues across the country. In 2009, he was included on the “Forward 50” list of the fifty most influential Jewish leaders in America.

Our 90th Anniversary When we celebrate the coming High Holy Days, we will also be entering the 90th Anniversary year of the establishment of Temple Israel of Greater Miami.

This will be an outstanding opportunity to truly showcase all that our Temple has meant to our members, our community, our state, our country and the Reform Movement. We can all take great pride in what has been accomplished over the past 90 years and look forward to a meaningful, creative and outstanding future.

Our celebration will begin on November 18, when we will have a very special Friday evening Service. (See article elsewhere in this issue.) Please put this date on your calendar. You will not want to miss being with us when we begin to come together to chronicle our historic role throughout the past 90 years.

The highlight, among many highlights, will be a 90th Anniversary Gala in May 2012, when we will celebrate our past and look forward to our future.

Please make sure to notice all the dates for the many events that will be taking place. It is an exciting time for Temple Israel.

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TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI

partners with MIAMI DOLPHINS to present: Friday Evening November 18, 2011

CELEBRATORY SHABBAT SERVICE KICKS OFF 90TH ANNIVERSARY Our 90th Anniversary…a moment in time…

FUN-RAISING PROGRAM Temple Israel of Greater Miami members and their guests are invited to attend any of the Miami Dolphins Home Games at Sun Life Stadium at a discounted rate, with a portion of the ticket price donated back to help Temple Israel’s initiatives.

This special per person rate includes round-trip bus transportation for 50 participants from our parking lot and a designated tailgate area.

90 years: As we at Temple Israel celebrate the kick-off to the 90th Anniversary since our May 18, 1922 founding, we match this moment in time with all the other moments of import in our lives… collective moments as a congregational family, as well as those personal and family moments that we marked while members of this, the first Reform congregation in South Florida.

Please contact Phyllis Littman for additional information: plittman@templeisrael.net.

The Temple Israel of Greater Miami family will join together on Friday evening, November 18, 2011, to celebrate the countdown to our 90th Anniversary. embracing all of our members — we celebrate our history and who we are today — as a family and a community. We celebrate the “Light” that we reflect through our “Faith in the City” — a light that shines from our sacred space throughout Greater Miami and now, through the internet, around the world.

Sababa Shabbat is Back!

We encourage you to bring your entire family and community of friends to the participatory Shabbat service that James A. Weinkle and Norma A. Orovitz are developing for November 18th. This creative service, expressive of this particular moment in time, will recall our history, embrace our future, and include prayers for peace and healing.

With reflections from our rabbis, Jody Cohen and Mitchell Chefitz, the liturgy will be enhanced through the uplifting and awe-inspiring music of Cantor Michael Glozman, Dr. Alan Mason and some special guests for the evening. Come…lend your voice and energy to this once in nearly a century service. * The 90th Anniversary logo was created by Tom Weinkle in honor of Temple Israel’s milestone anniversary and it will be used throughout or 90th celebratory year. We thank Tom as always for his creativity and generosity.

Food vouchers are also available at a nominal cost.

Select from any home game and GO FINS!

A FUN AND ENGAGING SHABBAT EXPERIENCE FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN (AGES 5 AND UNDER)!

Friday, September 23, 2011 in the Gumenick Chapel Join us for a special Shabbat to get ready for Rosh Hashanah!

The service will be led by Rabbi Jody Cohen, our new song leader Mallie Duboff and Valeria Michanie.

5:45 PM - We’ll welcome Shabbat with blessings and prayers and sing and dance to upbeat, fun Shabbat songs.

6:30 PM - Family-friendly dinner. $15.00 per adult and $5.00 per child, followed by a special Rosh Hashanah dessert prepared by our little chefs!

RSVP for dinner by Wednesday, September 21st to Phyllis Littman at 305-573-5900 or plittman@templeisrael.net.

7:30 PM – Friday night Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary.

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Welcoming fall is also a wonderful way to celebrate and praise nature. We are leaving behind the heat of the summer and starting to enjoy the cooler breezes of fall. The colors of the playground will change and our children will enjoy picking up leaves and hearing the sound of the wind…. Through science, art and creative movement, we will learn all about the wonders of this season. The seeds we will plant will reflect our growth and blossoming during the year.

Melba Leiman

Valeria Michanie

Director of Administration ECC

Director of Education ECC

NOTES FROM THE ECC There’s more to see than can ever be seen More to do than can ever be done There’s far too much to take in here But the sun rolling high Through the sapphire sky Keeps great and small on the endless round It’s the Circle of Life And it moves us all Through despair and hope Through faith and love On the path unwinding In the Circle, The Circle of Life Circle of life- The Lion King

All beginnings are exciting! We, at the Joni & Stanley Tate Early Childhood Center celebrate all of them!

We are welcoming our students with renovated colors and toys, and inviting them to explore their new environment with curiosity and joy. This is the time of the year when they are excited to meet old friends and make new ones. The beginning of a new school year is here. It will take a while to adjust to new classes and routines, but with the guidance, care, love and support of our professional staff, we know the children will adjust quickly.

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS: ECC Open House Thursday, September 22nd at 5 pm Rosh Hashanah Celebration – Luncheon Tuesday, September 27th at 12 pm (Noon) Rosh Hashanah Services for Young Children Thursday, September 29th at 10 am

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Welcoming a New Jewish Year as well is a magnificent opportunity to celebrate! It is a time of community gatherings, special meals and sweet tasting foods. It is one of the most important celebrations in our Center when children learn the traditions and values of the Chag. Exploring the symbols and singing the Holiday songs will contribute to build their Jewish identity. We hope you will join us this Rosh Hashanah to celebrate with your child as a community.

Shacharit Service for young children will be led by our teens. Let’s welcome this New Year with prayers and joy!

September brings many new beginnings and we are blessed to have the precious opportunity to be part of them.

“The Circle of Life” song says: “There’s more to see than can ever be seen, More to do than can ever be done…” We feel that at the ECC we are working towards seeing as much as we can see, and doing as much as we can do.

L’ Shanah Tovah U Metukah

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Religious School News The men and women who founded Temple Israel had one thing in common: they were determined to maintain their cultural and religious identity for themselves and their children. They particularly feared that in the absence of synagogues and religious schools and other institutions of Jewish life their sons and daughters might grow up ignorant of their heritage, might drift way in indifference or be assimilated into the vast majority of non-Jews with whom they lived.

From Synagogue in the Central City: Temple Israel of Greater Miami 1922-1972

BUILDING IDENTITY THROUGH CELEBRATING OUR TEMPLE’S HISTORY A Yiddish proverb states, “life is with people.” Our Jewish life can develop most fully in the context of community. At Temple Israel, our school becomes a community when we gather together to learn, pray and care for one another and the world around us.

This year the religious school theme will focus on the 90th anniversary of Temple Israel. We will review our congregation's long history to learn more about our identity and the role our congregation has played in our community.

Our goals will be: To begin to see ourselves in the chain of Jewish history and tradition as we explore what makes us unique.

To create a community guided by Jewish values that nurtures all of us intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.

To feel proud to be part of this historic community.

To build a community of lifetime learners, including youth programs, family programs, adult education, and more.

To develop a sense of belonging to the larger Jewish community through our temple community.

To involve families in the sacred endeavor of helping to raise children who are proud of their Jewish identity, who embrace Judaism with joy and curiosity, who experience the strengths of living in community, and who understand their responsibility to live an ethical life.

If you were part of the Rabbi Colman Zwitman School as a student, teacher or parent we invite you to help us rebuild the story of our school community!

If you were part of the Rabbi Colman Zwitman School as a student, teacher or parent we invite you to help us rebuild the story of our school community!

This year we would like to invite your son/ daughter once again to join us, as we welcome Rosh Hashanah.

Shacharit services will be held on Friday, September 29th at 10:00am.

If your son/ daughter is interested in leading services, please contact us and we will assign them a part to read.

Let's make this service be a meaningful one for all of us!

L’SHANAH TOVAH TIKATEVU! MAY YOU BE INSCRIBED AND SEALED FOR A GOOD YEAR.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL REUNION PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR AN EXCITING 90TH ANNIVERSARY RELIGIOUS SCHOOL REUNION TO TAKE PLACE IN THE SPRING OF 2012.

We are hoping that many of you who graduated from the Temple Israel Religious School or Sunday School will help us by joining our committee to plan and help contact all the people who have been a part of this educational experience. If you, your children, your grandchildren or even great-grandchildren have attended Religious School at Temple Israel, we need you to reach out and re-connect them to our Temple as we enter our 90th year.

We need your help in making this a priority for our celebratory circle of events, so please contact our Reunion Chair, Joan Bornstein, who is waiting to hear from you.

Phone: 305-271-2571 or Email: joanlborn@aol.com.

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Youth Activities

Camp Coleman was awesome! I made a lot of friends there, all of the activities that they had were very, very fun. I love the dining hall! I loved Shabbat too! It was really fun! I liked the walk on Shabbat and everyone wearing white. The weather was always nice out when it was Shabbat. I loved it when we walked to breakfast on Shabbat. It was different than regular days because we'd walk in a big heard, not just cabin by cabin.

One of the best parts of camp was the fireworks on the second to last day, those were awesome! Overall I had a great experience there. There were even people that went to my school. I loved Camp Coleman it was very fun!

By: Avery Rosichan

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This summer I had the amazing opportunity to return to my home away from home, Camp Coleman. When you first walk in, you notice the extreme Georgia heat, how green everything is, but most of all how every single person from counselors, to nurses, to campers has a huge smile on their face. After you have checked in, you go straight to your cabin and meet your future best friends/ roommates. The feeling you get when a complete stranger hugs you and is ecstatic that your bunk beds are next to one another is magical. A couple of days pass and before you know it you're friends with every single person in your unit, and everyday the activities get more and more exciting. This year, my unit was the second oldest in camp, so it was a little different. For starters, instead of going to Lake Lanier, a water park in Atlanta, we had Mitzvah Day. We had the chance to organize a Prom for the elderly in a home near camp. Never in my life had I felt so good about what I had done to help repair the world or Tikun Olam. A couple of days later we got the chance to go Whitewater Rafting in Tennessee and Caving in North Carolina. These experiences of a lifetime aren't what made camp so unforgettable this year, rather the friendships and bonds that will last me a lifetime. Thank you to Temple Israel, for giving me the opportunity to return from my “11 month business trip� as we call it in camp, and once again experience the magic of Camp Coleman.

By: Daniela Michanie

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Adult Learning Creating

MODERN MIDRASH with RABBI JODY COHEN

MODERN MIDRASH Thursday, September 15th, 2011 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

ADULT HEBREW P lease contact R abb i J o dy for fur ther infor mation.

WEDNESDAY NOONTIME LEARNING w ith

Rabbi Chefitz September 7th, 14th and 21st We are reading:

A Heart AFIRE Stories and Teachings of the Early Hasidic Masters By Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Netanel Miles-Yepez Available at jewishpub.org

AFTERNOON STUDY

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The Art of Cantillation with Cantor Michael Glozman For more information please contact Cantor Michael Glozman at 305-573-5900 ext. 409 or mglozman@templeisrael.net.

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SISTERHOOD CORNER

The Best of New Year Wishes from Sisterhood to each and everyone of you: May you be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life for a Happy, Healthy and Fulfilling New Year!

Gail Lewis, Susie Goldberg, and Donna Seldes Co-Presidents

With Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur looming just before us, it would appear summer is coming to an end, although, at this writing, the outside 90 degree temperature would contradict that. Sisterhood, however, is looking forward - with “cool” plans for a new and exciting season. Our August Board Planning Meeting produced lots of thoughtful and creative strategies with the promise of a great year to come!

Bermont Advisory Group

Please calendar these Sisterhood-sponsored events:

Asset Management and Consulting

Gail Lewis

Donna Seldes Sisterhood Co-Presidents

Susie Goldberg

Sisterhood Paid Up Membership Brunch Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 10:30 am at Temple A kick-off event that is always a delight – also, a great way to catch-up with friends and with all the happenings over the summer. Watch for your invitation in the mail!

First Monday Monday, October 3, 2011 - 12 pm (Noon) Bring a bag lunch; dessert and coffee provided. In addition to the lively chatter, sounds of clicking knitting needles and “bamming” mah jong tiles, look for the implementation of some new suggestions proposed at last month's “First Monday” get-together!

Sisterhood’s Annual Break-the-Fast Saturday, October 8, 2011 – 6 pm All the delicious goodies you've been dreaming about while fasting and atoning – just waiting for you a few short steps from the Sanctuary in Wolfson Auditorium.

Reservations required: See the Temple’s High Holiday material for more information or call Phyllis Littman at 305-573-5900.

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Over 40 Years of Managing Assets for High Net Worth Individuals, and Corporations

Peter L. Bermont Managing Director 2800 Ponce De Leon Blvd.

Suite 1300 Miami, FL 33134 305-443-6600 866-395-6565 Fax 305-446-6688

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Dorothy Serotta Social Justice Forum

Gary Brown Chair

IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME… Yesterday, July 28th, Bruce Jay and I participated with a group of Social Justice activists of the Region’s URJ members in a 2-hour dialogue with Rabbi David Saperstein, the Director of the Religious Action Center (RAC) of Reform Judaism. The discussion ranged over a variety of issues, but the Rabbi emphasized one key point: “If ever there was a time to be involved, this is it”.

He made several suggestions on how to encourage this involvement.

Most importantly, he asked that we encourage Temple members to be part of the “Chai Action Impact Center” where they can chose issues that interest them and make their voices heard collectively through the efforts of the RAC and the URJ in Washington. More information on how to sign up can be found at http://action.rac.org.

In regard to Florida issues, Rabbi Saperstein recommended that the URJ Congregations that are interested could form a “Reform Jewish Voice” in the state with the assistance of URJ and the RAC. This state-specific effort could zero in on local issues common to Floridians while it enriches and energizes local Social Justice efforts.

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COMMITTEE “To Protect, Preserve, Conserve & Restore” Thursday, September 22nd 7pm EAC of Temple Israel welcomes James Wildman/Educator for A.R.F.F. (Animal Rights Foundation for Florida) on: “Animal Agricultures’ Impact on our Environment” ALL ARE WELCOME. Potluck vegetarian dish or $18 suggested donation.

R.S.V.P. to plittman@templeisrael.net

Finally, he urged our consideration of the “Just Congregations” methodology- the Reform movement’s Congregationbased Community Organizing effort.

Our experience with Rabbi Saperstein was energizing. He made a point of remembering publicly in the group the important influence that Temple Israel and Miami had on his early decisions to follow the path that led to his impressive career. He reminisced with the group of speaking at Temple Israel in the early 70’s at the invitation of Rabbi Narot.

Ironically, but maybe not, I ended the day at a meeting of the Temple Israel Membership Committee. Certainly, I personally see a strong connection between the involvement Rabbi Saperstein spoke of and the impetus for membership in an institution such as ours.

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September Schedule KOL CHADASH A NEW VOICE Saturday Morning Spiritual Awakening with Cantor Michael Glozman

9:30 am In the Sophie and Nathan Gumenick Chapel. Everyone is invited and welcome to experience Shabbat.

Draw closer and connect to the divine through prayer, song and niggunim. Kol HaN’shamah Tehalel Yah – Every soul praises the Eternal One.

Join us on Friday evenings 7:30-8:30 pm Feel inspired as you rejoice in Shabbat and connect with our welcoming community in the 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.

JOIN: on Shabbat mornings .10:30 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.

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SEPTEMBER 2

7:30 pm Guava Rugelach Shabbat Service with Latin percussionist Alan Reyna, followed by an Oneg Shabbat.

SEPTEMBER 9

7:30 pm Social Justice Shabbat Service commemorating 9/11 with the Michael Krop High School Choir, followed by an Oneg Shabbat.

SEPTEMBER 16

7:30 pm Shabbat Service followed by an Oneg Shabbat

SEPTEMBER 23

7:30 pm Shabbat Service followed by an Oneg Shabbat

SEPTEMBER 30

6:00 pm Shabbat Shuvah Service in Gumenick Chapel.

Yom Kippur Creative Service If you would like to participate in the Creative Service for this coming Yom Kippur afternoon, please contact Elton J. Kerness at kerness@comcast.net or (305) 778-1934.

EREV ROSH HASHANAH DINNER

Wednesday, September 28th 6:00 pm R.S.V.P. to Phyllis Littman, ext. 405 or plittman@templeisrael.net.

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Experience the High Holy Days at Temple Israel Please note the following dates and times. All members in good standing will receive a Guide to the High Holy Days which will include an Admittance Card Request form.

When you receive the Guide, please review it and complete and return the pertinent forms by return mail. This will ensure that you will receive your Admittance Cards in a timely manner.

5772 HIGH HOLY DAYS SCHEDULE SELICHOT

KOL NIDRE

Saturday, September 24 7:00 pm Dessert Reception, Study and Service

Friday, October 7 6:00 pm Dinner (RSVP Required) 7:30 pm Kol Nidre Service

EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, September 28 6:00 pm Dinner (RSVP required) 7:30 pm Rosh Hashanah Evening Service

YOM KIPPUR

Thursday, September 29 9:45 am Children’s Program 10:00 am Rosh Hashanah Morning Service

Saturday, October 8 9:45 am Children’s Program 10:00 am Morning Service 12:30 pm Afternoon Programs 4:30 pm Yizkor memorial Service followed by Neila Closing Service and Sisterhood Break-the-Fast (RSVP required)

PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION

EREV SUKKOT

Thursday, September 29 Please join our President, Ben Kuehne along with his wife, Lynn Kislak, at the Rosh Hashanah President’s reception in Wolfson Auditorium, immediately following services.

Friday, October 14 6:00 pm “Sukkot under the Stars,” dinner and service in the Sukkah followed by interactive programs and Oneg Shabbat (RSVP required)

TASHLICH

Friday, October 21 6:00 pm Dinner (RSVP required) 7:30 pm Simchat Torah Celebration including Yizkor

ROSH HASHANAH MORNING

Following the President’s Reception, we will walk to the bay to cast our sins symbolically into the water to perform Tashlich.

SIMCHAT TORAH

SHABBAT SHUVAH Friday, September 30 6:00 pm Shabbat Service in Gumenick Chapel 7:30 pm Service on the radio

CEMETERY MEMORIAL SERVICES Sunday, October 2 10:00 am Mt. Nebo (Miami) Cemetery, Richter Mausoleum 11:30 am Lakeside Cemetery, Garden of Heroes Mausoleum 12:30 pm Graceland Cemetery, Gravesite of Cantor Bornstein September 2011 / Elul 5771-Tishri 5772 Volume 70 Number 1

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SIMCHA CORNER Please email us your simchas so that as a community we can celebrate together. We need to celebrate life together and share in each other’s moments of joy. Please email your Births, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Engagements,Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations to: marla@templeisrael.net.

Please put simcha corner on the subject line. We will do our best to include submissions received prior to noon on Wednesday in the current week’s e-bulletin as well as the next edition of the Chai Lites. We look forward to hearing from you.

September Anniversaries Michael and Norma Orovitz Alison and Lance Harke Neil and Nancy Schaffel Michael and Barbara Weintraub Joan Bornstein and Ben Giller Heila and Bruce Jay Stanley and Joni Tate Howard and Lois Rukeyser Lauren and Dore Louis Silvia and Alec Rosen Laurans and Arlene Mendelson Angela and Barton Sacher

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OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY On behalf of Temple Israel’s Board of Trustees, Rabbis, Cantor and Administration we extend our condolences to the entire inmediate and extended family and friends of: Josephine Lesser Dina Kabak Wife of Frank Kabak

Evan Lieberman Nephew of Dr. Karen Lieberman

Mary Olshak Mother of Arlene Paul

May their memories be for a blessing and may God comfort all who mourn their loss.

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September Birthdays Roger Bernstein

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Peter Wechsler

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Paul Goldman

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Rabbi Jody Cohen

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Ellen Kaplowitz

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Levi Ellenby

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Janice Sussman

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Lois Rukeyser

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Randi Trazenfeld

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Linda Siegel

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TylerTrushin

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Elle Futernick

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Gwen Wurm

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Linda Datko

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John Chaffin

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Abraham Levy

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Vickie Schulman

6

Lois Mondres

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Isabel Davidson

7

Candace Ruskin

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Sherrie Garfield

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Suzanne Sponder

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Brian Gerber

7

Carlos Muñoz

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Diego Linares

7

Ian Reiss

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Lewis Ress

7

Analeah Rosen

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Sophia Snyder

7

Mary Prados

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Richard Ashenoff

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Jack Seelin

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Leslie Coller

9

Jeffrey Snyder

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Ellen Kahn

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Rachel Fried

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Julian Enriquez

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Warren Trazenfeld

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Oscar Musibay

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Spencer Bartram

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Barbara Block

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Isabelle Csete

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Daniella Levine

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Joshua Markowitz

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Pat Fine

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Larry Sarbey

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Arthur Marcus

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Molly Galler

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Megan Tate

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Carla Neufeld

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Jeffrey Postal

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Laurie Kahn

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John Kanter

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David Rigg

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Abigail Auslander

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Robert Simons

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Robert Glazier

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Fred Witkoff

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Ric Katz

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WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS SHARYN BROTZ VICKIE SCHULMAN AND NANCY DREYFUSS We value our Members. If you know of someone who may be interested in finding out more about Temple Israel of Greater Miami, please contact Linda Levin, Membership and Outreach Coordinator at ext. 414. Thank you.

MAZEL TOV TO: ROBIN AND NEIL ROLLNICK

on the birth of their granddaughter, Chloe

Rosaline Jaffe was honored with a leaf on the Tree of Life for helping to bring Shabbat and the Torah into our homes through the Radio Fund.

Scholar-in-Residence Praying Naked These Holydays, I wish you the opportunity to address your Partner with greater exposure. Please come dressed for the experience.

All the best in the new year.

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PRESIDENTIAL Perspective important needs. All Temple members are an essential component of the process, so please make sure you respond with your ideas and input when asked.

Temple Israel also welcomes and celebrates the start of another new year: the opening of our new affiliation with Bridgepoint Academy, a Miami-Dade County Charter School housed within our Temple property. While a tenant of Temple Israel, Bridgepoint Academy has already proven itself to be a valuable partner in the Temple's goal of establishing itself as a center of learning for the downtown Miami community.

Together, our highly recognized Joni and Stanley Tate Early Childhood Center (ECC) and Bridgepoint Academy fill our Temple with the joyful sounds of young children throughout the day. What a wonderful blessing for our Community, offering a moment for reflection and spiritual guidance with our traditional Blessing for the Children: Ye'varech'echa Adonai ve'yish'merecha.

Ya'ir Adonai panav eilecha viy-chuneka.

Yisa Adonai panav eilecha, ve'yasim lecha shalom. “May God bless you and watch over you.

May God shine His face toward you and show you favor.

May God be favorably disposed toward you and grant you peace.�

Let our goal every day of the year include making Temple Israel an inviting place for all to nurture their spiritual, family, and community needs. We are and should be the future of the Jewish Community in South Florida, with your help and guidance. May we all be inscribed and sealed for a good and sweet year.

Shalom Aleinu.

Rosaline Jaffe and Douglas M. Jacobs

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YAHRZEITS Kaddish May 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.

SEPTEMBER 2: Babette Ackerman Day J. Apte Dora Bass Robert T. Bass Philip Bauer Eugenia Wolff Bloom Herman Corrsin Frances Delott Sophie Matz Dubbin Sylvia Ruth Dubbin Florence Frankenstein Lawrence James Freed Sarah Gardner Rose Marks Goldman Isaac Gordon Nathan Greenberg Jerome Gross Alan Heilig Esther Hirschberg Bertha M. Holtsberg Rose Kronenthal Loretta Kulback Harold A. Landfield Malvine F. Lavine Sol J. Levy Max Lieblich Anna Lipoff Joel A. Manheimer Mark Max Murray Morshenson Goldye Nadler Jeanette Polak Carol Price Sidney M. Reigel Irene G. Roth Isadore David Salle

Jennie Seiden Jeanette Warner Shnaeder Rebecca Smith Fannie Sogg Max Stevens Robert C. Zemsky SEPTEMBER 9: Bernice Freedman Adler Sol Henry Adler Louis Herman Arenson Ethel Cohen Etta Cohn Joseph Coleman Leonard Coleman Harry Danziger Samuel Dreufuss Harriet Metzger Eppstein Irving Feldman Eleanor Feuer Ramon Benatar Fisch Seymour H. Franklin Martin S. Gold I. Richard Golden Harry Goldman Aaron Gordon Morton A. Grant Etta Gray Susan Gumbiner Ida Kadis Heilig Bella Hoffman Ella Shaff Hoffman Solomon Kandel Abraham N. Kaplan Sr. Samuel Kauffman Ida Landfield A. A. Melniker Jeanette Metzger

Joe Pearlman Annette Ranson Judith Roffman Rose Schwartz Rita Silver Nathan B. Silverman Sarah Smith Sara Stevens Roberta Stolar Albert Swartz Morris Tomar Edith Waxenberg Esther Weinkle Saul B. Yuran SEPTEMBER 16: Sylvia Adler Stella Beyer Leon Blatt Samuel Blattner Anna Heyman Breidt Adolph M. Cohen Maurice L. Dickler Ernestine E. Estreicher Lillian Friedman Samuel Ginsburg Frieda Goldberger Morris Green Louise Grossman Mollie Hecker Anna Breidt Heyman Bernard Kantrowitz Julius Levine Harry Levitetz Harry Lieberwitz David Nabat J. Lewis Palley Masha Palley

*Names listed denote deceased whose plaque is in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary.

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Phyllis Roskin Arthur I. Schaffel Rhena J. Simons Ethel Sprintz Rachel Spritz Sylvia Spritz Joseph P. Stelzer Pauline H. Syna Harold Tobin Leonard C. VanWye Sadie L. Weinberg Sol Weinberg Carl Weinkle Rose Winard Edward Zahler SEPTEMBER 23: David Abel Leo Ackerman R. Williams Apte Clara U. Bauer William I. Brenner Shirley Brod Ida Cohen Annie Cohn Morris Eisenberg Sigmund Elterman Selma Faust Rebecca Reifer Ferber Rose Feterson Harry Fishman Jennie Franklin Selma Gerrish Esther E. Goldstein Max Isaac Goldweber Rena E. Goodman Edward Gottehrer Charles L. Greenfield

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Yahrzeits continued....

Lillian V. Greenfield Edward M. Greenwood Hal R. Hornstein Arlene Huysman Sylvia Kanter Inzelbuch Dr. Emil Mark Isberg Howard Steven May Charles Narrow Irving Quartin David H. Rice Michael Ross Anna R. Rubin Mina B. Schattman Murray H. Scher Charles Schlossman Stanley J. Union Rose Webber Gene Williams Morris Williamson Kate Yubas SEPTEMBER 30: Edward Arnold Max Barish Herman Bauer Alfred Brenner Samuel A. Cannon Bernard Chariff Marcy E.Chariff Sonia Eidelman Rose Farber Fay Fegelman Harry Fertel Hyman Frankenthal Leo Frankfurt Boots Gettleman Sophia Goodman

Seymour Graff Adele Bromberg Hellman Ferdinand J. Hoffman Henry H. Hyman Judy Stuzin Jacobson Ida Stein Kaufman Louis Kerness Hermina Klein Jack I. Levkoff Ida P. Lieberman Eugene Markovitz Lucille Mayper Samuel Mendelson Georg Ernest Metzger Linda Raff Lena Raphael Nancy K. Rosen Ruth Rosenblum Evelyn Eli Saltman Harry Schoninger Hermine Greene Schonthal Ida Leah Seikovsky Richard L. Sevel Max L. Shapiro Harry L. Siegel Lary Solloway Jacob Sonderling Elsie S. Stein Herman Swotes Benjamin Tullin Estelle Jane Vandergriff B. J. Wagner Ann Weinstein Art Whiteman Selma V. Witt Isaac Wolkowsky

FEDERATION FACTS In the former Soviet Union, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), an overseas partner agency of Greater Miami Jewish Federation, furnished critical nutritional and medical assistance to more than 27,000 Jewish children and their families this past year.

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H ave Y our N e xt A F FA I R H E R E We are conveniently located in the downtown Miami Performing Arts district.

For rates and more information contact Federico D’Angelo Facility Manager (305) 573-5900

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

MEMORIAL FUND The Edward Eisenberg Family in memory of Jean Eisenberg Lewis Kanner in memory of Jennie Seiden Helen C. Cowen in memory of Eva Cohn Martin and Tricia Sandler and Family in memory of Alvin Sandler Scott and Marcy Orth in memory of John Orth Dan Markson in memory of Louis Hurvitt Alan K. Roberts, M. D. in memory of Isidore Roter Stuart and June Jacobs in memory of Philip Fleischer Dr. Ernest and Diane Halpryn in memory of Abraham Tenenbom, Martha Halpryn Patricia Papper in memory of Solomon Papper Leonard Linton in memory of Marion Suiter Norma and Michael Orovitz in memory of Ruth Orovitz, David Achsen Shirley Landwirth in memory of Michael Landwirth The Weil Family in memory of Mary Weil RADIO-INTERNET FUND Ben Kuehne and Lynn Kislak in memory of Cordula Ganley Lillian Scher in memory of Esther Powers Robin Reiter-Faragalli in memory of Saul Reiter Richard and Susie Goldberg in memory of Jackie Klayman Charles and Sandra Simon in memory of Harold Jacoby Donna Seldes in memory of Ida Cantor, Philip Seldes Janeth Serbin in memory of Gertrude Kahn Felicia O. Deutch in memory of Ruth Orovitz Marilyn Cromer in memory of Maurice Cromer Julie, Jerry, Scott, Hilary and Gregg in memory of Millicent Tenenbom Carole and Arthur Green in memory of Irwin Green Richard Milstein and Eric Hankin in memory of Hattie Worchel Dotty Oren and Family in memory of Benjamin Oren

SPONSOR BIMAH FLOWERS OR AN ONEG SHABBAT: 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 Phyllis Littman at 305-573-5900 ext. 405 or plittman@templeisrael.net.

THANK YOU TO OUR MOST RECENT SPONSORS:

Marcella Werblow in memory of Bertha Ungar Abess, Henrietta Ungar and Bertha Marshall

Joan Schaeffer in memory of Bernard Delavenay

Donna Seldes in memory of Esther Seldes

Ben Kuehne and Lynn Kislak in memory of F. Benedict Kuehne

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Contributions continued Barbara and Norman Block in honor of the 50th anniversary of Richard and Susie Goldberg Richard and Susie Goldberg in honor of the 90th birthday of Carl Zager

ONEG SHABBAT: Michael Epstein in honor of his birthday and the birthday of Phillys Littman

IN APPRECIATION OF CLERGY Stephen R. Brenner in memory of Irene Roth

Anat Galor and Victor Perez

Mrs. Donald Blechman in memory of Donald Blechman

in honor of the naming of their daughter Gabriela Tzipora

Elise Greenberg in honor of the marriage of Ami and Lauren Gavarian

Roz Smith

Abe and Vivian Tuchman – Donation

in honor of Sarah Smith

JOSEPH R. NAROT ENDOWMENT FUND

Steve Citrin

Ethel and Al Solomon in memory of Miriam Solomon

in honor of the birthday of Bob Waterstone

FLOWER FUND Jean Sara M. Lewis and Elisah B. Lewis in memory of Hattie Mechlouitz

ONEG SHABBAT FUND:

Harriett Freed Bulbin and Family in memory of Lawrence Freed LEARNING PROJECT Sandra and Julian Goldstein in honor of the birth of Chloe Rollnick

Morris Epstein

Marilyn Udell

in honor of the birthday of Michael Epstein

CHARLES HELD, JR. MEMORIAL FUND TO FEED THE HUNGRY JoAnn Bass in memory of Robert Bass

Sherry and Michael Abramson

Lois Helen Mondres in memory of Joseph Mondres

in honor of the birthday of Michael Epstein

Bernice Goldman in memory of Grace Blasberg Brandy and Larry Primak in memory of Edna Primak Marcella Werblow in honor of the birthday of Tillie Salter Eve Pinder in honor of the birthday of Phyllis Littman

SISTERHOOD:

GARDEN PROJECT

Staci and John Kanter

Annsheila Turkel and the Turkel Resource Foundation in memory of Leonard Turkel CANTOR JACOB BORNSTEIN AND DAVID SAMUEL

in memory of Florence Minkoff

Charles L. Ruffner in memory of Edith Ruffner

BORNSTEIN MEMORIAL FUND

Budd and Nannette Mayer

Joan L. Bornstein in memory of David Samuel Bornstein Schwartz B. B. AND GRACE GOLDSTEIN MUSIC FUND

SISTERHOOD BRAILLE FUND:

Patty Taxman Craven in memory of Elaine Larrimore, Toby Covin Dixie Finkelstein in memory of Joe Pivacco

Doris Axinn and Family

Barton and Angela Sacher in memory of Martin Sacher, Inez Sacher

in memory of Armin Brown

TEMPLE ISRAEL Lisa and Robert Waxman and Family in honor of the birth of Margrit and Roger Bernstein’s grandchildren Monica Tracy - Donation RESPONSE TO THE APPEAL OF PRESIDENT DOUGLAS M. JACOBS Ric Katz and Steve Rothaus, Rita Bukstel, Elly Du Pre and Hazel Tujillo,Leslie and Craig Coller, Daniel Markson

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9:30 AM: Religious School 11:00 AM: Sisterhood Paid Up Luncheon

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11:30 AM: ECC Rosh Hashanah Luncheon

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EREV ROSH HASHANAH ECC / Temple Noon Closing 6:00 PM: Erev Rosh Hashana Dinner 7:30 PM: Erev Rosh Hashana Evening Service

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12:00 PM: Great Books

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12:00 PM: Learning with Rabbi Mitch 4:00 PM: Religious School Hebrew Class Offsite

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12:00 PM: Learning with Rabbi Mitch

6:30 PM: Programming 4:00 PM: Religious Committee Meeting School Hebrew Class Offsite

12:00 PM: Learning with Cantor/Adult Hebrew 9:30 AM: Religious School Rosh Hashanah Celebration

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4:00 PM: Religious School Hebrew Class Offsite

3:00 PM: Next @ 19 Festival (Brown Patio,

9:15 AM: Religious School

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9:30 AM: Shabbat Study / Service 11:30 AM: Teaching Hebrew (Cantor’s

7:00 PM: Selichot Service preceded by dessert reception and study ROSH HASHANAH ECC/Temple Closed 9:45 AM: Children’s Programs 10:00 AM: Rosh Hashanah Service 12:00 PM: President’s Reception followed by Taschlich

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6:00 PM: Shabbat Shuvah Service in Gumenick Chapel

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The rest of the line-up featuring a fulfilling array of sound from the Jewish Diaspora on Sunday, September 4, including a Klezmer program for kids kicking off the day’s events at 1 pm.

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