march/april 2014

Temple Beth Torah Shalom March/April 2014 Issue

As we have entered into the last half of my tenure at Temple Beth Torah as your Interim Rabbi, I would like to share with you two separate items: a review of some recent films you might be interested in viewing, and a blessing I gave at a recent open Temple Board of Trustees meeting.

Item #1: A Rabbi Reviews 3 Recent Films on the Holocaust/World War II.

I recently saw three films dealing with li3le-‐known topics of the Holocaust/World War II that I wanted to share with you. One, en@tled A"ermath, is a powerful indictment of Polish-‐Jewish rela@ons aCer the Nazis took over Poland from their former allies, the Russians.

The other two—one a documentary, The Rape of Europa, and the other a fic@onalized feature film based on an historic event, The Monuments Men, concern the Nazi of theC of European art from Jews, synagogues, art galleries, churches and museums in Europe, and the a3empts at the recovery of that art.

Poklosie (2012), or A"ermath (also translated from the Polish as “Consequences”), directed by Wladyslaw Pasikowski, is a thriller that is really a bombshell aimed at the heart of the fantasy perpetrated upon the Polish People that they were the vic@ms, and never the perpetrators of murder, during the Holocaust. It derives its fic@onal story based on real events from an equally explosive history wri3en by Jan T. Gross, Neighbors: The Destruc?on of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland. This book caused the Polish government to ini@ate a tribunal which proved the factuality of Gross’ asser@ons that it was the Poles of the rural town of Jedwabne who horrifically murdered their Jewish fellow-‐townsmen, women and children, at least 340 of them, all on one day and night, July 10, 1941.

A"ermath concerns itself solely with contemporary Poles—there are no Jewish characters in the film and no flashback images of historical Holocaust events. Instead, as in a spy novel, the viewer, along with two Polish brothers in the town, precipitously find out, one step at a @me, first how the town used Jewish cemetery monuments for repaving a road, and other u@litarian purposes. Con@nued on pages 28 & 29

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Rabbi’s voice

Bimonthly Newsletter of Temple Beth Torah, Wellington, Florida

SHALOM

Rabbi Norman Klein


In the spring of 2000, I spent a few weeks in India with Vassar College’s Religion and International Studies Departments. Upon my return, my mother’s cleaning lady asked me what it was like to be surrounded by so many people who are abominations of God. Oh boy, I thought, this is going to be a rough conversation…and not even because it took place in Spanish! I told Sandra that I didn’t believe that was the case and that in no way would I even consider the possibility that one-billion human beings were abominations of God simply because they weren’t “people of the book.” (Not to mention the other billion living in China.)

Standing on one foot and in another language, I struggled to explain to her why I disagreed. I suggested to her that religion was like prescription glasses: if, in order to see God you need 20/20 vision, each one of us needs a different prescription to achieve that. For example, Chinese “religion” is not about belief in God, but rather a focus on philosophy and a way of life. Buddhism is more a state of being. Our

spiritual needs as humans differ based on our surrounding culture. Rabbi Pinsky often likened the many religious traditions to climbers taking different paths up a mountain. Absolutist thinking is against everything we stand for as Reform Jews. How arrogant for anyone to assume that there is only one way, one path, one prescription, and that we actually know that way. The Kabbalists, the Jewish mystics, taught that human beings are incapable of even contemplating the true essence of God. A favorite quote of mine by the father of quantum physics, Werner Heisenberg, speaks to me of the ineffability of God, even though it specifically addresses the mystery of the universe: “Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think.” Even Pat Robertson is jumping on the evolutionist bandwagon, calling to Creationists “to be realistic that the [biblical] dating [of the planet] just doesn’t comport with anything that is found in science and you can’t just totally deny the geological formations that are out there.” Now, I’m a hippie at heart. I believe in peace and love. Can’t help but belt out The Youngbloods lyrics “Come on, people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together try to love one another right now!” Sadly, this is not the view of the majority of the world in which I find myself, even among Jews. In early February, Knesset member David Rotem was reported to say that Reform Jews are “not Jewish” but rather “another religion.” Is that how we love each other? Love is about respect, not who is right. Until we as human beings can see past language, belief, race and our own narcissistic arrogance, I think God waits patiently to show us the true beauty of the mysteries of our universe. !Wishing, hoping, waiting and praying for shalom always, !Cantor Carrie Barry !!

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Cantor’s Voice

Cantor Carrie Barry


The lessons of Hachnasat Orchim (Welcoming Guests) once again took center stage in the preschool. We par@cipated in the month long traveling Shabbat Puppy Program from the Commission for Jewish Educa@on (CJE). Mazel, the stuffed replica of the character in the story, provided the crea@ve

star@ng point for project learning in the classrooms. The children transformed drama@c play areas into veterinary offices. They made dog houses, doggy beds, and even a paper mache playmate for Mazel. Doing so brought the teachings of Tza’ar Baalay Chayim (Compassion to animals) into the forefront of learning. Extending the learning, we hosted local veterinarian, Dr. Pinkwasser; dog trainer, Shay Maimoni; and very special guest Jay Ackerman with his service dog, Julia. Dona@ons for the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League will con@nue throughout the school year as an ongoing Tzedakah project. The collec@on basket is located at the entry to the school wing if you would like to contribute.

!!!Over 200 guests were welcomed to our classrooms for everyone’s favorite program of the

year -‐ Grandparents’/Special Persons’ Day. Research tells us that children find unique acceptance in their rela@onships with grandparents, who contribute to their educa@on and personal development in many ways. They're role models, mentors and historians -‐-‐ teaching values, ins@lling religious and ethnic heritage, and passing on family tradi@ons, L’dor Vador. Having them in our classrooms is the highlight of the school year. Watching the children interact with their grandparents and observing the love and pride in the eyes of the grandparents as they watch their loved ones learn is truly priceless.

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Preschool Press

Sandy Wilensky

Important Dates to Remember

March 12 Purim Celebration March 17-21 Spring Recess Spring Intersession April 9 & 10 Passover Model Seders April 15 & 21 Passover 1st and 7th days – NO SCHOOL April 28 Parent-Teacher Conference – NO SCHOOL


Why Bother? !While brainstorming with my 7th grade co-‐teacher, Robyn Fleming, two years ago in planning our class subjects, we were trying to come up with a theme for the year that we could @e in to all the subject areas we were planning on teaching. Robyn came up with this fantas@c phrase, “Why Bother?” !It’s so important to us, as teachers, to be sure that one of the most important values we try to ins@ll in all our students is to make them want to bother to be Jewish. We want our children to be proud to be Jewish, to understand the prayers they recite and sing, to celebrate holidays that have meaning (and are fun!), to establish their own rela@onship with God, and to learn to live their lives in an ethical manner. !Even though this phrase is the theme of grade 7, it’s actually part of the en@re philosophy of our curriculum. Every parent who enrolls their child in our school may do so for many, diversified reasons. However, our teachers all have the same goals they want to achieve, no ma3er what grade they are teaching – we all want to have an impact on each student’s resolve to be proud to be Jewish and take this responsibility to heart. We want to see our students act “Jewishly” responsible and grow, as they mature and have new Jewish experiences. We also stress, as you can see if you look at the posters on the school walls, that Temple Beth Torah is a safe environment for everyone who enters – we are a “No Bully Zone!” Our 6th graders will be par@cipa@ng in a community wide Immigra@on Experience at Temple Beth David in April. Our 2nd graders fill the halls with sounds of learning the Havdalah songs and performing the ceremony each week. Some of our classes started parsley plants during Tu B’Shvat, hoping that they will be able to use this parsley at their Passover Seders. My fiCh grade class is preparing a book about seeing Israel through the eyes of a fiCh grader. We are twinned with a 5th grade class in Israel, who is preparing their own book about seeing the United States through the eyes of a 5 grader. We will share these with each other in April. Our music sessions fill the sanctuary with ruach! Cantor Barry is teaching trope to the 5th and 6th graders – it’s nothing less than awesome. !I know that some students look at religious school as coming to an end, eventually, as they progress through grade 7 to Mitzvah Corps (grades 8 & 9) and then onto Confirma@on (grade 10). What we hope they realize is that even though they have studied the por@ons of the Torah from Kindergarten through Confirma@on, each year the meaning and applica@on of the Parsha builds their understanding of their Judaism. Each song, each project, each prayer they learn, the Holocaust stories they learn about, the program we present during Purim about Students Against Destruc@ve Decisions, the movie about bullying, and the classroom projects and family educa@on events……all of these things hopefully contribute to why each student should bother to want to be Jewish. We hope they realize that their Jewish educa@on never ends….we, as teachers, have only given them a base on which to expand and grow. !Parents – please ask your children what they have learned in religious school – if you set your own example that you also “bother” to be proud to be Jewish and prac@ce your Judaism, we will then have created a wonderful community where everyone “bothers.” !B’Shalom, !Meredith Hirschberg Interim Director of Educa@on

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Meredith Hirschberg

Religious School


Dear friends, !Recently, I found myself in need of answers to a number of Jewish-themed questions. Our clergy are always wonderful resources, but, as it was late at night, I decided to look on the URJ website - and was fascinated with what I found there! As I began looking around, I stumbled upon unrelated information and became engrossed; when I eventually was aware of the time, over an hour had gone by. !The answer I was looking for had to do with affixing a mezuzah on an apartment door. One of the links I found on the URJ site is titled, "Keeping a Jewish Home." As I scrolled through various questions and answers, I saw, "Is it permissible for someone who is below average height to affix a mezuzah lower than the norm?" The answer is interesting - and, in case you don't know (I didn't), I won't give it away! To read the article, you can visit: !http://www.reformjudaism.org/it-permissible-someone-who-below-average-height-affix-mezuzah-lower-norm !As I now have a daughter working for USAID (US Agency for International Development) in Washington, DC., I looked around the URJ website and found a section entitled "Jewish Views on International Concerns”: !http://www.reformjudaism.org/jewish-views-international-concerns !And then I saw something else in a blog under the tab "Arts and Culture" - it caught my eye because it was a comment about a movie (Inside Llewyn Davis) that I had seen and loved: !http://www.reformjudaism.org/blog/2014/01/07/inside-llewyn-davis-and-judaism-whats-connection !Then I stumbled across a recipe section. I am always looking for good gluten-free recipes (for one of my friends). I was excited to see the recipe for Pumpkin Sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts). I made this recipe and it is delicious - and now I will make anything by Tina Wasserman! !http://www.reformjudaism.org/jewish-life/food-recipes/pumpkin-sufganiyot-gluten-free !And here are links to the Torah portion of the week and to sign up for 'Ten minutes of Torah Study': !http://www.reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study http://www.reformjudaism.org/sign-receive-ten-minutes-torah !So much information, so interesting and so much fun just wandering around. I hope you take some time and look around — I bet an hour will fly by for you, too. !Sara Marcus !

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Message From the President

Sara Marcus

A publication of

Temple Beth Torah

900 Big Blue Trace Wellington, Florida 33414 !

TEL: 561-793-2700 FAX: 561-793-1072

E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: templebethtorah.net !

TEMPLE OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Thursday: 9AM – 5PM

Friday: 9AM – 4PM !RABBI

Norman Klein [email protected]

RABBI EMERITUS Stephen H. Pinsky

[email protected] CANTOR

Carrie F. Barry [email protected]

PRESIDENT Sara Marcus

[email protected] VICE PRESIDENT

Cheryl Cordes Jeff Starkey

TREASURER Steven Warner

EDUCATION DIRECTOR Meredith Hirschberg

[email protected] PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR

Sandy Wilensky [email protected]

YOUTH ADVISOR Jessica Stein

[email protected] BROTHERHOOD PRESIDENT

Andrew Goldstein SISTERHOOD CO-PRESIDENTS

Andi Parker & Joy Pitterman [email protected]

SHALOM CREATIVE DESIGN Diane Marks

EDITOR Phyllis Weinstein


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The TBT Social Justice Committee The Ochel L'chol (Food For All) Project !

Contribute $10 for a certificate like the one above. The money collected is used to buy Publix gift cards for members of our congregation and community who are in need to purchase food and prescription medicines. See our committee at every Oneg Shabbat on Fridays or inquire at the temple office. !!!

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !Did you know, there is a tree to honor the children in our preschool, our religious school and our congregation? The children walk by it every time they enter the school wing of the temple. To recognize your child(ren) a teacher or friend, please complete the form below and leave it with the temple office. You may use up to three lines of text (twenty characters per line). The cost for each leaf on the Children’s Tree is $50.

Examples: !!!!!& Children’s Tree Name_______________________________________________________________________________ Inscription: Line one: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Line two: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Line three: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Amount Enclosed $_____________________

Temple Beth Torah ● 900 Big Blue Trace ● Wellington, Florida 33414 ● (561) 793-2700

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HAVE YOU HONORED YOUR CHILD YET? OVER 50 LEAVES ARE ALREADY TAKEN...

ADD YOUR LEAF TODAY!


TEMPLE BETH TORAH LIFE LONG LEARNING !

LUNCH & LEARN: 2013-2014

Lunch and Learn sessions will take place in the Library on the first Monday of the Month from noon – 1:30p.m. Attendees will bring their own lunch. Life Long Learning will provide coffee, tea, and cold water, desserts along with plates, cups, napkins, and cutlery.

DATE TOPIC & PRESENTER

!March 3 “A Rabbi Looks at the New Testament” taught by Rabbi Norman Klein.

Session #2

April 7 “A Rabbi Looks at the New Testament” taught by Rabbi Norman Klein. Session # 3

May 5 “The Jewish Character in Literature,” presented by Rabbi Norman Klein !SUNDAY MORNING ADULT CLASSES

Beginning September 29, 2013, two adult education courses will be taught in the Library on Sundays when the Religious School is in session: March 2, 30; April 6, 27; May 11, 18, 2014. !9:30 – 10:15 a.m. Everything You Wanted to Know about Judaism and Were Afraid to Ask: an introduction of Jewish Cultural Literacy. Open to Jews and non-Jews. Rabbi Norman Klein, Instructor Free 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Prayer Book Hebrew: For non-Hebrew readers and a refresher for those whose Hebrew is rusty. Book fee only. Marc Brawer, Instructor !

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Temple Beth Torah’s Mitzvah Showcase

Your One Stop Mitzvah

Planning Event

Sunday April 6, 2014 at Temple Beth Torah

From 11:30 am-‐2:30pm

We have gathered the top Bar/Bat Mitzvah/Wedding/Sweet 16

party vendors for you… and it’s free!

DJ’s and entertainers

Party Venues

Photographers & Videographers

Party Planners

Florists, Invita@on Services & GiC Items

Designer Cakes, Candy Bars

And much more!!

Thousands of dollars in door prizes!!!

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Come see TBT’s greatest performers in

Temple Beth Torah’s Annual

Purim Spiel

“Les Miz—Les Megillah”

Written by Norman Roth

After the 7:00pm Megillah Reading

on Saturday evening, March 15


!Mitzvah Day Blanket Making Project

The Mitzvah of Gimilut Chasidim, Deeds of Loving Kindness

Our next Mitzvah Day Project for 2014 will be making no-‐sew, Ileece blankets for our high school graduates to take with them when they leave home for school, the military or work upon graduation. Mitzvah some think of as “a good deed” when in fact it is a commandment, which obligates Jews to respond. Mitzvot intertwine ethical

and ritual behavior, tying us to a rich and beautiful tradition, as well as to a Force greater than ourselves. Mitzvot

connect us to ourselves, to the community and to G-‐d. Join us in this Mitzvah Project as we come together as a temple community to perform this deed of loving-‐kindness for our graduates. !✡When: Sunday, March 30, 2014

!✡Time: 9:00AM until Noon

!✡Place: Temple Beth Torah Lobby

!✡Skills Needed: Ability to cut fabric and/or tie a knot.

Adult supervision requested for children. !

RSVP to the temple of*ice or email Marcia Weber at [email protected].

Community Service hours available for volunteers.

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Community Service hours available for volunteers Youth Committee Presents

Bagels and Board Games

Grades K-5

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__________________________________________________ !Sunday, April 27, 2014 Bagels and Board Games !

Child(s) Name__________________________________ Grade__________ Child(s) Name__________________________________ Grade__________ Parent or Guardian Name___________________________________________ Parent Cell Phone #________________________________________________ Parent Volunteer__________________________________________________ !Ques@ons? Email Alisa Adler at [email protected]

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• Sunday April 27, 2014 • 11:30am-1:00pm • Bagel Lunch Cost $2 • RSVP by April 23, 2014


Brotherhood Members & Fellow Congregants –

There are lots of amazing Brotherhood Events upcoming throughout the remainder of the Brotherhood Year (through June 2014). Events such as…..

• POKER NIGHT [Thursday February 27th @ Hurricane’s in the Strathmore Plaza. Go to www.tbtbrotherhood.com to Register and Pay] **All Proceeds go to our College Scholarship Fund for our High School Seniors**

• MIAMI HEAT GAME [March 16th vs. Houston Rockets 3:30pm at the AAA Arena. Go to www.tbtbrotherhood.com to Register and Pay]

• GOLF OUTING [April 27th @ Breakers West Go to www.tbtbrotherhood.com to Register and Pay]

• MONTHLY MEETINGS @ 9am in the TBT Library [Free Bagels, OJ & Coffee] 03/09, 04/13 & 05/04 !

!NOTE - We need volunteers to be on our Golf Committee. This is our Top Fundraising Event of the year. Please E-Mail me at [email protected] and I will give you all of the information on how you can help. Much appreciated!

!!Warmest Regards,

Andrew S. Goldstein

President

(c) 561-312-4692

(e) [email protected]

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Brotherhood

Andrew Goldstein


!Lindsay Warner 2/1/14 !Jesse Levy 2/8/14 !Felicia Pina, the daughter of Toby and Lester Pina, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, February 15, 2014. Felicia is a student at Polo Park Middle School and has been a member of Temple Beth Torah since Kindergarten. Felicia loves music, singing, and dancing. She has spent the past year volunteering in the 6th grade Religious School class teaching along with her favorite teachers, Mrs. Tessler and Mrs. Barr. Felicia will be joined on her special day by her parents, brother, Marcus, grandparents and cherished rela@ves and friends from near and far. !Katherine Sokoloff 2/22/14 !Samuel Joseph Fleming, son of Robyn and Chris Fleming, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on March 1st, 2014. Sam is a 7th grade student at Wellington Landings Middle School. He is also a Kung Fu student. Sam enjoys spending his time playing drums and video. He loves hanging out with his brother, Jake. He will be celebrating his special day with his parents, grandparents, brother, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends far and near. !Emily Shecter is 12 years old and is a 7th grader at Emerald Cove Middle School. Emily enjoys singing, ac@ng, dancing, musical theater, piano and basketball. Emily has been going to Temple Beth Torah since she was 3 years old at the preschool. Emily is excited about her upcoming bat mitzvah March 8, 2014 and she plans to con@nue her Jewish Educa@on aCer her bat mitzvah at Temple Beth Torah. Emily’s family is greatly looking forward to Emily’s bat mitzvah day with much love and pride. !MaAhew Shears 3/15/14 !!Zachary Jacobson, is a 7th grade honors student at Bak Middle School of the Arts.In his spare time, Zac likes cooking, watching Jeopardy, playing video gamesand spending time with his parents, younger brother Ryan, and dog Brady.Zac loves being the "Social Director" of his friends, and often is the organizer of their activities.He also enjoys engaging in philosophical conversations, and is referred to as an "old soul".We love him and are very proud of him on the upcoming occasion of his bar mitzvah !Jonah Smith, oldest son of Jason and Sarah Smith, is a 7th grade student at Wellington Landings Middle School, where he plays the tuba and competes on the Academic Games' teams. In April, he will travel to Tennessee to compete in the Academic Games na@onal compe@@on. In his spare @me, he enjoys solving the Rubik's Cube, camping with the Boy Scouts, and listening to the Beatles. As part of his bar mitzvah project, he will be cuyng his long hair and making his third dona@on to Pantene's charity, Great Lengths. Jonah looks forward to sharing this special day with his siblings, Asher, Tobias, and Miriam, and his family and friends

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Bar & Bat Mitzvah

February, March & April


!Adam Joshua Kratenstein, the son of Sherri and Marc Kratenstein and the brother of Blake, will be called to the Torah on April, 5th 2014. Adam is a 7th grade honor roll student at Wellington Landings Middle School. He enjoys playing baseball and roller hockey, and has been involved in Wellington Li3le League since he was 5. Adam is a big sports fan and roots for the Miami Marlins, Florida Panthers, and the New York Jets. Adam will be celebra@ng this day with his extended family and friends. !Jill Rooney 4/12/14 !Alexa Grace Dunn Portnoy, daughter of Eli and Heather Portnoy, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, April 26th, 2014. Alexa is in 7th grade at Emerald Cove Middle School. She enjoys numerous hobbies, which include playing the flute, reading, running, and spending @me with her friends. She also a3ends Camp Coleman each summer and calls it her second home. Alexa volunteers for A Second Chance Puppies and Ki3ens Rescue. She and her family foster rescued dogs in their home un@l they find their forever homes. She oCen spends her weekends at adop@on events or helping new incoming transports of dogs and cats. Alexa would love for the Temple Beth Torah families that are looking for a new pet to consider adop@on first or open their homes to fostering homeless animals. She will be joined on her special day by her parents, her brother Isaac, her grandparents, Ivan and Joyce Portnoy, Michael and Pa3y Sullivan and Debbie and Rick Adkins as well as many other beloved family and friends. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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DATE TIME EVENT Sat, Mar 1, 2014 10:00am Bar Mitzvah of Sam Fleming -‐ Sanctuary Sun, Mar 2, 2014 9:00am -‐ 11:30am Religious School 9:15am -‐ 10:15am Adult Educa@on -‐ Jewish Literacy -‐ Library 9:15am -‐ 11:00am Youth Commi3ee -‐ Conference room 10:30am -‐ 11:30am Adult Educa@on -‐ Prayer Book Hebrew -‐ Library 5:00pm -‐ 8:00pm 7th Grade 5:30pm -‐ 8:00pm Mitzvah Corps Mon, Mar 3, 2014 12:00pm -‐ 2:00pm Life Long Learning ME 33 -‐ Library Tue, Mar 3, 2014 3:00pm -‐ 7:15pm Religious School 7:00pm -‐ 8:30pm Confirma@on -‐ Library Thu, Mar 6, 2014 6:00pm -‐ 8:00pm PS Advisory Commi3ee Fri, Mar 7, 2014 7:30pm -‐ 9:30pm Shabbat Services Sat, Mar 8, 2014 10:00am Bat mitzvah of Emily Shecter Sun, Mar 9, 2014 9:00am -‐ 11:00am Brotherhood Mee@ng -‐ Library 9:00am -‐ 11:30am RS Purim -‐ Kitchen, Social Hall, Sanctuary, Main Lobby 9:00am -‐ 11:30am Religious School 10:30am -‐ 11:00am Sisterhood Mee@ng -‐ Conference Room 1:00pm -‐ 4:00pm Sisterhood Card Party -‐ Social Hall Tue, Mar 11, 2014 3:00pm -‐ 7:15pm Religious School 7:00pm -‐ 8:30pm Confirma@on -‐ Library 7:30pm -‐ 9:30pm Membership Commi3ee -‐ Conference Room Wed, Mar 12, 2014 12:15pm -‐ 1:00pm PS Purim Celebra@on 7:15pm -‐ 9:15pm RS Commi3ee Mee@ng -‐ Conference Room Fri, Mar 14, 2014 7:30pm -‐ 9:30pm Shabbat Services Sat, Mar 15,2014 10:00am Bar Mitzvah of Ma3hew Shears 5:00pm -‐ 6:30pm Triangle Dinner 7:00pm -‐ 9:00pm Megillah Reading and Purim Spiel -‐ Sanctuary Sun, Mar 16, 2014 All Day No Religious School Mon, Mar 17, 2014 All Day No PS -‐ Spring Recess Tue, Mar18, 2014 All Day No Religious School Fri, Mar 21, 2014 7:30pm -‐ 9:30pm Shabbat Services Sat, Mar 22, 2014 10:00am Bar Mitzvah of Zachary Jacobson Sun, Mar 23, 2014 All Day No Religious School 9:15am -‐ 10:15am Adult Educa@on -‐ Jewish Literacy -‐ Library 10:30am -‐ 11:30am Adult Educa@on -‐ Prayer Book Hebrew -‐ Library Mon, Mar 24, 2014 All Day PS -‐ School Resumes Tue, Mar 25, 2014 3:00pm -‐ 7:15pm Religious School Fri, Mar 28, 2014 7:30pm -‐ 9:30pm Shabbat Services Sat, Mar 29, 2014 10:00am Bar Mitzvah of Jonah Smith Sun, Mar 30, 2014 9:00am -‐ 11:30am Religious School 3rd-‐5th Grade Family Ed Program -‐ Social Hall 9:00am -‐ 11:30am Religious School 5:00pm -‐ 8:00pm 7th Grade

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March Calendar

April Calendar


DATE TIME EVENT Tue, Apr 1, 2014 3:00pm – 7:15pm Religious School 7:00pm – 8:30pm Confirma@on -‐ library Thu, Apr 3, 2014 11:00am – 12:30pm Staff Mee@ng -‐ Conference Room Fri, Apr 4, 2014 7:30pm – 9:00pm Shabbat Services Sat, Apr 5, 2014 10:00am Bar Mitzvah of Adam Kratenstein Sun, Apr 6, 2014 9:00am – 11:30am Religious School 9:00am – 12:00pm 6th Grade Immigra@on Day Field Trip 9:15am – 10:15am Adult Educa@on -‐ Jewish Literacy -‐ Library 9:15am – 11:15am Membership Commi3ee -‐ Conference Room 10:00am – 2:00pm Bar/Bat Mitzvah & Wedding Showcase -‐ Social Hall & Lobby 10:30am – 11:30am Adult Educa@on -‐ Prayer Book Hebrew -‐ Library 5:00pm – 8:00pm 7th Grade 5:30pm – 8:00pm Mitzvah Corps Mon, Apr 7, 2014 12:00pm – 2:00pm Life Long Learning ME #4 -‐ Library Tue, Apr 8, 2014 3:00pm – 7:15pm Religious School 7:30pm – 10:30pm Sisterhood Women's Seder -‐ Social Hall Wed, Apr 9, 2014 12:00pm – 1:00pm PS-‐Passover Model Seder 7:15pm – 9:15pm RS Commi3ee Mee@ng -‐ Conference Room Fri, Apr 11, 2014 7:30pm – 9:00pm Shabbat Services Sat, Apr 12, 2014 8:00am – 2:00pm Bat Mitzvah of Jill Rooney Sun, Apr 13, 2014 9:00am – 11:00am Brotherhood Mee@ng -‐ Library 9:00am – 11:30am Religious School 9:15am – 11:00am Youth Commi3ee Mee@ng -‐ President's Office 9:30am – 11:00am Sisterhood Mee@ng -‐ Conference Room 11:30am – 1:00pm Youth Group -‐ Social Hall Mon, Apr 14, 2014 1:00pm PS-‐ Passover Dismissal Tue, Apr 15, 2014 All day No PS or Religious School -‐ 1st Day of Passover Wed, Apr 16, 2014 12:00pm – 2:00pm PS Staff Mee@ng -‐ Social Hall 12:00pm PS-‐12pm Dismissal Thu, Apr 17, 2014 12:00pm PS-‐12pm Dismissal Fri, Apr 18, 2014 12:00pm PS-‐12pm Dismissal 7:30pm – 9:00pm Shabbat Services Sat, Apr 19, 2014 10:00am – 11:00am Shabbat Morning Service Sun, Apr 20, 2014 All day No Religious School Mon, Apr 21, 2014 All day PS-‐No School Tue, Apr 22, 2014 All day No Religious School Thu, Apr 24, 2014 6:30pm – 8:30pm Youth Group -‐ Youth Lounge Fri, Apr 25, 2014 7:30pm – 9:00pm Shabbat Services Sat, Apr 26, 2014 8:00am Bat Mitzvah of Alexa Portnoy Sun, Apr 27, 2014 All day Brotherhood Golf Tournament -‐ Breakers West Country Club 9:00am – 11:30am Religious School 9:15am – 10:15am Adult Educa@on -‐ Jewish Literacy -‐ Library 10:30am – 11:30am Adult Educa@on -‐ Prayer Book Hebrew -‐ Library 11:30am – 1pm Youth Commi3ee -‐ Social Hall 5:00pm – 8:00pm 7th Grade Mon, Apr 28, 2014 11:30am – 10:19am Youth Commi3ee -‐ Social Hall All day PS-‐No School Parent/Teacher Conferences Tue, Apr 29, 2014 3:00pm – 7:15pm Religious School 7:00pm – 8:30pm Confirma@on -‐ library

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!DATE TIME EVENT Fri, May 2, 2014 7:30pm – 9:00pm Shabbat Services Sat, May 3, 2014 10am Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Smith Sun, May 4, 2014 9:00am – 11:30am Brotherhood Mee@ng -‐ Library 9:00am – 11:30am RS Last Day & Open House -‐ Kitchen, Social Hall, Santuary, Main Lobby & Libray 5:00pm – 8:00pm 7th Grade 5:30pm – 8:00pm Mitzvah Corps Mon, May 5, 2014 All day PS-‐ Israel Independence Day Celebra@on 12:00pm – 1:00pm Life Long Learning -‐ Library Tue, May 6, 2014 7:00pm – 8:30pm Confirma@on -‐ library Fri, May 9, 2014 5:30pm – 6:00pm Tot Shabbat/Teacher Apprecia@on 7:30pm – 9:00pm Shabbat Services -‐ 7th Grade Siyyum Sat, May 10, 2014 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service Sun, May 11, 2014 9:15am – 10:15am Adult Educa@on Class -‐ Library Wed, May 14, 2014 7:15pm – 9:15pm RS Commi3ee Mee@ng -‐ Conference Room Fri, May 16, 2014 7:30pm Shabbat Services Sat, May 17, 2014 10:00am Bar Mitzvah of Ryan Shnider Sun, May 18, 2014 All day PS-‐Character Breakfast 9:15am – 10:15am Adult Educa@on Class -‐ Library 9:30am – 11:00am Sisterhood Mee@ng -‐ Andi Parker's House 10:30am – 11:30am Adult Edcua@on -‐ Prayer Book Hebrew -‐ Library Tue, May 20, 2014 7:00pm – 8:30pm Confirma@on -‐ library Fri, May 23, 2014 7:30pm Shabbat Services Sat, May 24, 2014 10:00am Bat Mitzvah of Elana Groves Mon, May 26, 2014 All day PS-‐No School Tue, May 27, 2014 7:00pm – 8:30pm Confirma@on -‐ library 7:30pm – 9:00pm Board Mee@ng -‐ Library Thu, May 29, 2014 All day PS-‐Last Day Preschool 6:30pm – 7:30pm PS-‐PreK Gradua@on Fri, May 30, 2014 6:00pm – 8:00am Youth Group -‐ Social Hall & youth Lounge 7:30pm – 8:30pm Shabbat Services Gradua@on Shabbat/TiBToFTY Installa@on Sat, May 31, 2014 10am B'nai Mitzvah of Tayla & McKinley Youngblood ! !!!!!!!!!!!

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May Calendar


!GRACIOUS DONATIONS

February/March ! ! !!

Rabbi’s Discretionary

Fund In Honor Of

The 60th wedding anniversary of Betty

and Hank Brodie Rhoda & Sy Zenlea !

Rabbi Pinsky’s speedy recovery

Jane & Dr. Fred Shuster !

Ruthann Palmer’s speedy recovery Jane & Dr. Fred

Shuster !In Appreciation For The naming of Juliet

Cohen Josh, Jill, Jeffrey &

Juliet Cohen !In Memory Of

Paul T. Steinhaus Jennifer Goldstein !

Bernice Kahan Aaron Frankel

Jerry & Ellen Kahan !Charles Robins

Corinne Ingerman Jane & Dr. Fred

Shuster !Elise Nagler

Jane & Dr. Fred Shuster !

Cantor’s Discretionary

Fund In Honor Of

The speedy recovery of Don Revis

Cheryl & Michael Herrman !

The Bat Mitzvah of Sarah Barron

Judy & Ken Wolosoff !Dr. Joy Pitterman’s speedy recovery

Betty Breinin !In Appreciation For The help from Louis

Eisenberg Sylvia Skoller !In Memory Of Esther Ryen Max Ryen

Betty Breinin !Michael Plotnick

Eugen Batkin Naomi & Leon Fishler !

Iris Goldson The Goldson Family !

Richard Samuels Dr. Joy Pitterman Cheryl & Michael Herrman & Family

Lisa, Vince, Rachel & Brandon Gerardi Janice & Howard

Kaplan O-Town Sound Chorus !

Marvin Pitterman Anna S. Goldman Dr. Joy Pitterman !

Hilda Brody Carol & Dr. Elliott

Brody !Murray Weinstein

Julie Dimaiwat !Elise Nagler

Sheila Tenenblatt & Norman Samuels

Marcy Samuels !Rabbi Stephen

Pinsky Education Fund

In Honor Of Mary and Leonard

Cordes on their 67th wedding anniversary

Reva Cohen !Rabbi Stephen H.

Pinsky Gail Goldsmith &

Family !Thinking of Elise

Nagler Phyllis Weinstein !

The Bat Mitzvah of Lindsay Warner Phyllis Weinstein !

In Memory Of Dr. Eugene Simon

Carol S. Cohen !Sylvia and Saul

Musicus Ruthann & Michael

Palmer !Molly Jankowitz

Fred Kessler !Richard Samuels Phyllis Weinstein

Irene Warten Betsy & Albie Mark !

Icek Leucove Danielle Levinsohn !

Susan McComb Dr. Helen Garson !

Rabbi Stephen Pinsky

Endowment Fund

In Memory Of Herbert Cohen Tomeko Cohen !

Cantor Fenakel Religious School

In Memory Of Robin Duchon

Selma & Saul Goldman !Leonie Arguetty

Preschool Scholarship Fund

In Memory Of Ruth Berger Earl Pertnoy

Ellen & Steven Shapiro !Richard Samuels

Robyn & Ilan Hurvitz Lynne Lieberman !Youth Group

Fund In Memory Of Louis Cooper Fred Reiman !

The Golden family’s loved one

The Perlmutter Family !Iris Goldson

Wellington Senior Club Needlework Group Wellington Quilters

LA Fitness Swim Group !Howard Phillips

Fund for Social Justice

In Appreciation For The Temple’s kindness

Mindi & Larry Kalish !In Memory Of David Aldous Renita Reif !

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Richard Samuels Sheila Phillips !

Saul Blecher Memorial

Education Fund In Honor Of

Irene Haas’ speedy recovery

Ruthe Blecher !In Appreciation For

The friendship of Anita Seltzer and Henry

Goldsmith Ruthe Blecher !In Memory Of Bess Blecher Molly Kling

Ruthe Blecher !Donald Bateman

Ruthe Blecher !Richard Samuels Roz & Morris Ball !Larry Bernstein Ruthe Blecher Dulcie Burns !

Charles Robins Ruthe Blecher !

Henry Goldsmith Ruthe Blecher !

Tzedakah Box Fund

In Memory Of Dora Shore

Selma Schwartz Richard Samuels

Roz & Karen Eismann Ruthe Blecher !

David Froehlich, brother in law of

Vera & Norm Turkowitz,

Merryl Turkowitz & Arthur Lichtman

Roz & Karen Eismann !Bill Bender

Caring Fund

In Memory Of Iris Goldson Dulcie Burns !

Richard Samuels Sabina & Mel Dener

Arline & Noel Shevack Ken & Phyllis Nola !

Norman Sisle Mitchell Sisle !

Charles Robins Arline & Noel Shevack !

Library Fund Doris & Karl Fishman !

In Memory Of Jonathan Kamens

Doris & Karl Fishman !Joseph Diamond

Doris & Karl Fishman !Charles Robins

Dulcie Burns !Prayer Book Fund

In Memory Of Richard Samuels

Bobbi & Dr. Ronald Ackerman & Family

Nancy Schwartz !Audio Fund In Memory Of Norma Abrams

Harold Fast Art Abrams !

Mortgage Fund In Memory Of

Richard Samuels The Family of Elayne

Conant Marcia & Scott Weber Susan & Reed Kellner Sara & Mitch Marcus &

family Jane & Dr. Fred

Shuster Ellie & Marty Shiffman Diann & Stuart Hack &

family Anne Hlasnicek

Corinne Ingerman Cheryl & Ian Cordes

Marie Korosec Claire & Myron Eichler

Ellen & Dr. Steven Miller

Lawrence Apple Angela Talbort Elva Aronstein

The Blakely, Fell & James Families

The Lower Family Barbara & William

Klineman Connie & Douglas

Williams The Barashick Family

Jean & Rabbi Alan Lettofsky

Mary & Murray Berkowitz

Bonnie, Doug & Benay Stein

Bea & Larry Axelrod Carol & William

Greenspan & Family Elaine Conant

Paula Goldman Anne Brenner Lee Berkman

Sue & Richard Lvengh Shirley Goodman

Fred Pearlman Sanford & Sally Ziff Art & Leslie Hirsch

The Greenspan Family Denise & Laura Geller Jean & Paul Barbieri !General Temple

Fund Dulcie Burns !In Honor Of

Barry Eckhaus’ birthday

Casey & Marilyn Neuman !

The speedy recovery of Irene Haas

Gloria Zakon !The speedy recovery of

Dr. Joy Pitterman Gloria Zakon !

In Memory Of Iris Goldson

Corinne Ingerman

Ruthe Blecher Harriet & Simon

Growick Rose Goldson

Eileen Hart !Sally Gurewitz Darin Gurewitz !

Donald Bateman Dulcie Burns !

Dr. Michael Huber, Tess and Abby Huber

Eve Rosen Debbie Dorfman Debbie Corwin Suzanne Bram Roni Maeroff

Vicki & Ross Cohen Alisa & Dr. David Adler Stacey & Howie Busch

Jody & Andy Bandremer

Marcia & Scott Weber !Barry Ort

Rhoda & Sy Zenlea !Anthony D’Amato

Lori Bilkis !Charles Robins

Dulcie Burns !Yahrzeit Fund

In Memory Of Sylvia Bonios Lynn Ferman !

Melvin Politzer Linda & Bennett

Politzer !Roslyn Duberstein

Joan Gaffin !Sylvia Lerner Lynn Ferman !Genia Schor

Joseph Schor !Mollie Politzer

Alisa & Dr. David Adler !Rose and Isaac

Feldman

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Stephanie & Arthur Feldman !

Fanny Terr Ibby Lucas !

Rose Rakowitz Marvin Rockley !

Yetta and Samuel Pliskow

Morris Pliskow Mark Pliskow

Dora and Samuel Goldman

Abraham Goldman Janette Goldman !Aaron Franzblau Sarah Franzblau !

Phyllis Thal Mitch Thal !

Frances Spitzer Miriam Goldbetter !

Kurt Menkel Eileen Eckhaus !Rose Feldman Isaac Feldman

Judith & Roy Rosner !David Sager Cary Levy !

William Feinstein Cheryl & Neil

Feinstein !Jennie Oliner

Helen Gottesmann !Paul Krimko

Arline & Noel Shevack !

Dora Saldinger Michael Yasuna !

Rose Ball Roz & Morris Ball !

Minnie Dener Sabina & Mel Dener !

Hilton B. Waters Irving Rudnick

Selma Rudnick Waters !

Adolph Schachtel Norma Silverman !Samuel Shapiro

Julius Unger Roz Eismann !Shirley Hahn Stanley Hahn !Marcus Block

Jane & Fred Shuster !

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WELCOME to our NEW MEMBERS We welcome the following new members to our “Temple family”

and look forward to their participation in our services and activities. !

Cindi and David Taylor !!Mazel Tov to Our B’nai Mitzvah:

March Sam Fleming and his family Emily Shecter and her family

Matthew Shears and his family Zachary Jacobson and his family

Jonah Smith and his family !April

Adam Kratenstein and his family Jill Rooney and her family

Alexa Portnoy and her family !Special Simchas ~ Mazel Tov To:

!Jamie and Ashley Ackerman, Dr. Ronald and Bobbi Ackerman, and Harry Ackerman on the birth of

their son, grandson and great grandson, Jacob Asher Ackerman Larry and Margie Zauder and Sharon and Jeremy Zauder on the birth of their

grandson and son, Y’air Zauder, in Jerusalem, Israel !Get Well To:

!Carole Bergman, Betty Breinin, Amy Fisher, Marcia Friedman, Irene Haas,

Sheldon Nussbaum, Dr. Joy Pitterman, Shana Sasko, Phyllis Weinstein !Deepest Sympathy To: !

Dr. Jonathan Huber on the loss of his brother, Dr. Michael Huber, and his nieces, Tess and Abigail “Abby” Huber

Anne Waggoner on the loss of her father, Donald Bateman Debi Shapiro on the loss of her mother, Sara Martin

Marcy, Daniel and Patricia Samuels on the loss of their husband and father, Rick Samuels Ross, Mitchell and Gabriella Bernstein on the loss of their mother and grandmother, Vera Bernstein

Rosemond Hammond and Sara Marcus on the loss of their brother and uncle, Charles Robins Leon Nagler on the loss of his wife, Elise Nagler !!

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Our special thanks to Dan Vinayi of Na3ve Color Nursery for the dona@on of the beau@ful plants which adorned the breakfast tables prepared by the VPO, which became door prizes for our guests. Dan is also a proud grandparent of two children in our school (Daniel and Maya Goldberg).

This short, but busy month was also filled with lessons in dental health, culmina@ng in an exci@ng and interac@ve dental health program presented by Dr. Lisa Feldman’s educa@onal staff. The children especially enjoyed going home with new toothbrushes to reinforce the day’s learning. The next two months are an exci@ng @me in the school as we prepare for our Purim parade and celebra@on. That event is complete with costumes, groggers and freshly baked hamantashen. Our parents are welcomed helping hands in all the classrooms, lovingly assis@ng the children with their costume decora@ng and baking hamantashen. Since they had such a good @me last year, parents will once again don aprons in the Temple kitchen for a hamantashen bake off to supplement the treats made by by the children for our Purim celebra@on on March 12.

ACer Spring Break we will become immersed in prepara@on for the celebra@on of Passover. From decora@ng matzah covers to prac@cing the four ques@ons, the rituals of Pesach will be woven into school ac@vi@es to enhance the family holiday table. We encourage you to visit the preschool. Watching PreK children dancing in the hallways with their hand-‐made tambourines and two year olds collec@ng chametz (play food version) in prepara@on for the holiday is an indelible affirma@on that we, as a synagogue, are fulfilling the mitzvot accepted by Moses on the mountain. In keeping with that mission to “teach thy children” and our long standing tradi@on, on April 9 & 10, Rabbi Klein & Cantor Barry will officiate at our model Seders. This school wide event is organized by our VPO, led by Passover commi3ee co-‐chairs, Debbie Avella and Debra Barron, as well as our many parent volunteers and the preschool staff.

Passover at the Preschool would not be complete without a visit from the MATZAH FACTORY. ACer learning about how their ancestors fled from Egypt before their bread had @me to leaven, our Transi@on 2’s, 3’s and PreK classes will wear chefs’ hats, knead their own dough and prepare individual matzah to take home to share with their parents and siblings.

Passover introduces the spring season, and our outdoor spaces con@nue to excite the children as they care for, observe, smell and enjoy the vegetable, herbs and floral growth in the gardens they have planted and cul@vated throughout the year. For Tu B’Shevat, the children planted a key lime tree in our expanded bu3erfly garden. They are already watching and enjoying the growth of new young blossoms and emerging fruit. The preschool teaching staff, fresh from the Commission for Jewish Educa@on (CJE) Conference, con@nue to collaborate with the VPO and Preschool Advisory Commi3ee for long term planning to enhance our outdoor spaces. Whether the vegetables and herbs are used for a preschool s n a c k , a c @ v e s c i e n c e programming, or for lessons in Ha’Akhalat Re’evim (feeding the hungry), nature’s outdoor spaces extend learning and crea@vity above and beyond wh a t e v e n t h e n ewe s t technology can offer.

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Preschool Press

Sandy Wilensky, continued


As the month winds down, all of the classes will con@nue their ac@ve lessons of L’ovda U’l’shomra (to work and keep the land) as we recognize Earth Day with cleanup and recycling efforts in and around the school. Our partnership with the Village of Wellington will also enable all the children to go home with a new seedling to plant in their own backyards.

Registra@on for Fall classes has now opened to the general community, but it is not too late to reserve a place for your child in our 2014-‐2015 programs. Please call 793-‐2649 or stop by the preschool office for more informa@on, to schedule a tour or to sit in on a class.

! Registra@on for our “Summer of Fun” Enrichment Camp begins this month. Parents can

customize a camp experience by choosing 2, 3 or 5 day a week programs for either full or half days. We look forward to enjoying this summer with children from ages 2 to 6 years old, who par@cipate in many fun filled ac@vi@es. We will also welcome back our teens, twelve years old and up, who earn community service hours for their par@cipa@on in our CIT program. Please contact the preschool office, 793-‐2649 for more informa@on. There are limited openings. Shalom, !

Sandy Wilensky, Director !!!!!!!!

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JEWISH RIGHT START PROGRAM FOR NEW PRESCHOOL FAMILIES New registrants for the 2014-2015 school year may be eligible for the Jewish Right Start Palm Beach incentive program. The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County is again offering a one-time incentive grant (up to $1500) for you to CHOOSE a Jewish Early Childhood Center for your child for the 2014-2015 school year. WE are a participating early childhood center. Read about the specific eligibility requirements and see a list of participating schools at: www.jewishrightstartpalmbeach.org. Funds are limited, so don’t wait. Call the preschool office today for a tour! Please share this information with your friends. For more information about this opportunity, speak to me at the preschool office, 793.2649.

Preschool Press

Sandy Wilensky, continued


Then they then learn, shockingly, that the entire town is hiding a frightening secret, that many of the townspeople are in possession of farms, houses and lands, still legally owned, arguably, by descendants of all the Jews of the town whom they or their parents butchered by beating and burning to death in one awful night. No character in the film ends up being a hero; each and every one is compromised, both the perpetrators and their descendants, and even the investigating brothers themselves, who find that their father was the leader of the mob, and that they themselves live on farmland owned by a murdered Jewish family. The final shocking act of the townspeople against one of the brothers I leave for your viewing. The film concludes with the recitation by young people on pilgrimage of Kaddish at the resurrected Jewish tombstones in the midst of a wheatfield, with the surviving brother lighting a memorial candle. Hopefully Aftermath will still be playing when you read this piece; otherwise, get it on DVD when it comes out; it is a “must see” film.!

Sure to s@ll be at the movies when you read this is a new World War II epic en@tled The Monuments Men (2014), directed, starring, and screenplay wri3en by George Clooney. If a movie about art stolen by the Nazi’s from Jewish collectors and art dealers, as well as from major European museums, can be cute and upbeat, this is it. Unfortunately, though I am sure it will please many viewers who like watching famous film stars perform, I walked away feeling cheated, because so much was missing from the banal screenplay which was important in the story of art plundered from vic@ms of the Holocaust and in the a3empted subversion of European culture by the Nazis.

My recommenda@on is to either read the book on which Clooney’s movie was based, Robert Edsel’s The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History (2010), or be3er yet, watch a feature documentary on the same theme, en@tled The Rape of Europa (2007), directed by Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen, and Nicole Newnham, or read the book by Lynn H. Nichols on which the documentary was based, The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe’s Treasures in the Third Reich and The Second World War (1994). What makes the documentary so much superior to Clooney’s fic@onal feature is the detailed presenta@on of the moral issues s@ll at play. For instance, it is only recently that some descendants of vic@ms of the Holocaust whose art was stolen by the Nazis, was recovered through court order, as was, for example, five pain@ngs by Gustav Klimt, including Portrait of Adele Bloch-‐Bauer I. The Austrian Na@onal Gallery in Vienna, which lost their case in court, was forced to return the pai@ngs to the possession of Bloch-‐Bauer’s heir, Maria Altmann of Los Angeles. So many thousands of great pieces of art are s@ll lost, perhaps forever, as the result of Nazi deprada@ons. Seeing this documentary presents details of the hideousness of war which we have seen recur recently in the destruc@on of the archeological history of Iraq and Syria. However, for we Jews, what these films and books most underscore, is the loss of lives, communi@es and culture to our people, from which we are s@ll recovering.

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Rabbi’s voice

Rabbi Norman Klein, continued


Item #2: A Blessing for the CongregaVon

At a recent open Board mee@ng I shared with the trustees and the members present the following blessing:

TheTorah por@on T’tzaveh in the book of Exodus opens with a commandment to create the ner tamid, the regular lamp in the Temple that has become our eternal light on the bima. The commandment to keep this light burning is in effect a symbol of the unity of our people, as well as a reminder of the partnership of the human and the divine.

Here in this sanctuary, before the Ark, we are also reminded that our Torah and its commandments serve the same purpose as the ner tamid, to ignite within us the desire to bring human beings together through the light of compassion and understanding. The Torah is the flame issuing from the spark of God. Human beings are the torch that draw the flame from Torah. The body is the wick and the soul is the oil of the ner tamid. Through the fusion of torch and flame, this whole house becomes filled with light.

May we tonight for this important gathering always be mindful that where we sit, in front of the ner tamid and the torah contained in the ark, which challenge us to see the face of our neighbor as our brother, and the face of God in everyone who sits beside us.

Help us, O God of love, to let Your Presence illumine the darkness, and your nearness be our comfort. Let us learn to hear in the voice of the other the sincere desire to come close to God. Eilu v’eilu divrei Elohim. Each one in his own way tries to speak in a sincere desire to promote this holy congrega@on

Cheezku v’imtzu al @ru…ki Adonai Elohecha hu holaych eemach lo yarp’cha v’lo yaazvecha.

Be strong and have courage, fear not…or your God accompanies you. God will not fail you or forsake you.

God's love for us finds expression in the love of human beings. It is our affec@onate worship of God which suffuses our community with meaning. It feels good to give assistance to other people, to belong to a group of people who share a history, an ethos, and a vision for the future. Throughout our history the Jewish people the world over have expressed their closeness with God through deeds of holiness, through acts of loving-‐kindness, and through the ongoing study of the progressive history of our rela@onship with God—Torah, in the most inclusive sense of all of Jewish literature.

As we progress through these remaining months together, I hope to help our congregation and our Board engage in leadership training, in appreciative inquiry of Temple Beth Torah’s history and values, and in transitioning towards a new, permanent rabbi. B’Shalom, Rabbi Norman Mark Klein !

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Rabbi Norman Klein, continued

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Hello, Sisterhood Members and Congregants! !The Temple Beth Torah Sisterhood has been having a wonderful year. We’re proud of our many accomplishments, i.e. giving scholarships, recognizing Temple employees for all their hard work, contributing to WRJ YES fund [Youth, Education & Service], and providing Chanukah gifts to all the preschool and religious school children. !TBT Sisterhood has a book club which meets the second Tuesday of the month from November to April. We meet in the TBT conference room at 10:00 AM. In April we generally choose our books and presenters for the next season. Our March book selection is Once We Were Brothers, by Ronald Balson. Our April book selection is The Last Train to Istanbul, by Syse Kulin. !In March we have our regular board meeting the second Sunday of the month, March 9, 2013 at 9:30, sisterhood members are always welcome! After our meeting we will be setting up in the Temple Social Hall, for our Spring FUNdraiser Luncheon, a BUNKO Party! Come join us for “Bunko With Your Buddies,” prizes and fun to be had by all. Donation for this event is $18 Sisterhood members and $20 non-‐members. Look for the BUNKO Xlyer in this issue of the Shalom. !Then, on Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30 PM Sisterhood will be hosting a Women’s Passover Seder! Bring your friends, bring your favorite Passover dish or dessert, bring your appetite for a fun and delicious evening. Donation to attend the seder is $10 Sisterhood members and $15 for non-‐members. Check out the Xlyer in this issue of the Shalom. !For more information about programming or if you would like to help with BUNKO or the Women’s Seder contact Barbara Barashick [our new Vice –President of programming] at 561-‐793-‐2882 or by email [email protected]. Thanks Amy Blumstein for your time as programming VP. !

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Andi Parker and Joy Pitterman

Sisterhood


Our April monthly board meeting will be held Sunday, April 13 at 9:30 AM in the conference room at Temple. We’ll have a lot to review as we begin planning for the 2014-‐2015 calendar year. If you would like to be involved in planning Sisterhood events, we’d love to hear from you! Also, thank you for all of your support of the Sisterhood Judaica Boutique, let us know if we can help you with that special gift. If you are interested in helping in our Boutique we’d love to hear from you. Thank you for your Mah Jongg card orders. The order has been placed and you’ll be receiving your card directly from the Mah Jongg League by mail in late March or early April. !Thanks for taking the time to check out Temple Beth Torah Sisterhood. We look forward to seeing you at one of our events in the future! !Shalom always, Andi Parker and Joy Pitterman Co-‐Presidents Temple Beth Torah Sisterhood

Did you know……. That Women of Reform Judaism during the depression, when URJ had no money, had a campaign to raise enough money to keep the Cincinnati campus open. The school was going to have to close its doors to future Rabbi’s and Cantors and the efforts of WRJ prevented that from happening.

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Sisterhood

Andi Parker and Joy Pitterman, continued

Women of Reformed Judaism


Join Us As We Celebrate the Holiday of Purim

with a TRIANGLE FAMILY DINNER

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Temple Beth Torah’s Membership Committee

is organizing a Triangle Dinner before the Magilah Reading and Purim Spiel on

Saturday, March 15, 2014 starting at 5:30pm !It is tradition to have a Purim Seudah (feast) on Purim day, and is customary to serve

food at the Purim meal that has symbolic meaning that links to the Purim story.

Triangular-shaped food such as Pizza and hamantashen pastries are eaten in memory of Haman's three-cornered hat and more. !

Triangle Feast Time starts at 5:30pm and is followed by the Magilah reading and the Purim Spiel in the Sanctuary

Please RSVP Before March 12th to TBT Office

Payment must accompany reservation !Cost: $ 10.00 for Individuals (Adults) and $5.00 for Children $ 36.00 for a family of four (add $5.00 for each additional family member) !We will have a Costume contest with prizes for the winner! !Please make Checks payable to TBT Membership Committee and drop-off at the Temple office prior to March 12th. !Yes, I will attend Dinner prior to the Purim Spiel # of attending from my Family Adult ____ Children _____ First name__________ Last name___________ Please contact Lois in the office for CC Charges ____ or Cash ______

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!Do you have a Teen Graduating !High School or College in 2014?! !On Friday, May 30, 2014 at 7:30 PM we will recognize and bless our graduates during Shabbat Services. The Youth Commi3ee will recognize each student and provide a giC for this year’s graduates. Please send the student’s name and whether they are gradua@ng from high school or college to [email protected]. !

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Caring Commi3ee—Caring about our Temple family

The Caring Commi3ee supports members of our Temple Beth Torah congrega@on by reaching out during @mes of need or to acknowledge a celebra@on in their life. Please let the temple office know if you or someone you know has an illness, a loss of a loved one or is celebra@ng a special event such as a birth of a child, wedding etc. As a commi3ee, we reach out by sending customized cards or making phone calls. During the @me of a loss of a loved one, we typically offer a meal to the immediate family in mourning if they are local. In addi@on, we provide ongoing support through the year around different holidays by purchasing Publix and/or Target giC cards for several temple family members who are in need. It some@mes is a difficult choice for individuals to make on purchasing food or their prescrip@ons. We maintain the privacy of the families at all @mes and typically the names remain anonymous.

How can you help? If you are interested in learning more, we could use volunteers to help our commi3ee with driving, purchasing or cooking chicken dinners but we also are in great need of financial dona@ons. If you would like to donate money, please use the Temple form available either online or through the office to donate to the Bill Bender Caring Commi6ee. These dona@ons are being used for our Temple Beth Torah families. We are not funded through temple dues but through dona@ons. We thank everyone who has been dona@ng to Ochel L’chol at Friday and Saturday services since those funds are used to help us out with suppor@ng our temple families in need.

Shalom,

Temple Beth Torah’s Caring Commi3ee

!!!!!!!!!!

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Cindy Albers

Caring Committee


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PLAY & LEARN - A Parent/Child Interactive Program“It was easy for me to send my child to preschool because we did Play &

Learn together. She knew what to expect from a school setting, and I felt comfortable leaving her because she was happy.” ~ Alyssa

SPECIALLY DESIGNED

FOR CHILDREN 15 MONTHS

TO 30 MONTHS

9 Weeks – April 2 to May 30 , 2013

MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS - 9:15-10:15AM (No classes – May 15 & 27 ) or

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS - 9:15-10:15AM

REGISTRATION FORM – PLAY & LEARN (4th Session – 2012/2013)CHILD’S NAME ______________________________________________ Birthdate________________________Sex __________

Mother’s Name ________________________________________________Father’s Name ________________________________

Home Address____________________________________________City _________________________ Zip_________________

Home Phone______________________Cell phone________________________Email __________________________________

Time & Days (check one): M/W - 9:15–10:15AM ___________________ T/TH - 9:15–10:15AM ______________________ Temple Member - Yes ___________ No ___________ Amount Enclosed $ _________________

Parent’s Signature ___________________________________________________________ Date ___________________

PAYMENT IN FULL DUE AT TIME OF REGISTRATION(All fees are non-refundable. No makeup classes available.)(Please make check payable to Temple Beth Torah)

Temple Members – M/W - $195.00 T/TH $234.00 Non-members – M/W - $210.00 T/TH - $252.00

Loving & Nurturing EnvironmentSecure Facility Preschool ReadinessSocialization for Caregiver & ChildArt Activities Storytime

REGISTRATION FORM - PLAY & LEARN

Session IV 2013-1410 Weeks - March 24 to May 29, 2014

(No Classes Mon. 4/21, 5/26)

(No Class Tues. 4/15)

$221.00$238.00

$247.00$266.00


!Do you know and feel comfortable with MS/Publisher or Apple Pages? !!Would you like to volunteer for your temple to improve communications with the congregation?!!The Shalom is published bi-monthly, so help would be needed from the 5th to the 12th of February, April, June, August, October and December.!!Anyone interested, please contact Diane Marks at [email protected].!

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This is the second issue of the “hardcopy” Shalom. I hope you find it helpful in planning your next months’ temple activities.!!Printing and mailing costs were not included in this year’s temple budget, so, if you like having the Shalom mailed to your home, please consider making a donation to keep the printing and mailing going until the next budget starts. Just tell the office the donation is for the Shalom.!!A tremendous Thank You to all our advertisers. Please mention that you saw their ad in the Shalom when you frequent our advertisers. We can always use more if you have a business or can give us the name of someone we should call. !!B’shalom, Diane Marks

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