October/November 2018 * Tishrei/Cheshvan/Kislev * 5779

Vol. Vol. 166, Number 4 & 5 October & November 2018, Tishrei/Cheshvan/Kislev 5779

Dear Friends,

I enjoyed sharing the High Holy Day services with you. I was inspired by the beautiful voices of our choir. At points, during the services, I could feel the walls vibrate with sound. I was made comfortable and felt joined in

leading the congregation with Turia on the bima. She is an important colleague for me and I know a highly valued leader of the congregation. We are truly blessed. So too are we fortunate to have Clare Weil to guide us into Kol Nidre through the voice of her violin, and, too as part of our Yom Kippur children’s services. My thanks go out to the Sisterhood for arranging for the exquisite bima and social hall flowers, and the baking and providing for the delicious Rosh HaShanah onegs and Yom Kippur break-fast. Yum yum. (It was worth the fast!) A special thank you to Gina and Marlon for all their preparatory and day of labor. They allow our holiday worship and festivities to go off without a hitch. Thank you also to all those who participated in this year’s services. I was glad to share the leading of the services with so many of you. The High Holy Days are often referred to as the “Super Bowl of the Jewish year.” While they may be climatic, they, nonetheless, are not the entirety of our worship or

study. As we move away from the grandeur of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, we begin the fullness of the congregational year.

I am in the midst, of a full-force ordering, shelving and filing project. Within the month I will determine an adult education curriculum. I imagine it will include two, six sessions long, modules. I am interested, too, in beginning an adult study group leading to bar/bat mitzvah. I am curious if any one is interested in this? Finally, I am looking for volunteers to help build, plant, and tend a mitzvah garden in our back lot. This project is the beginning of what I hope to be a congregational exploration of poverty in our community and how we might respond to it. As our tradition teaches: “We are all responsible for one another.”

B’racha – with blessing, Rabbi Looper

Temple Beth Or House of

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Rabbi Looper discusses how to blow the shofar with Alyssa Kaplan. (Photo by Al Benn.)

Nolan and Miles Blieberg, Rabbi Looper, Alyssa and Emme Kaplan at the Children’s Service on Yom Kippur (Photo by Al Benn.)

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Celebrating Our 166th Year

A message from our President, Morris Capouya

Since April 12, 1852

Scott Looper, Rabbi David A. Baylinson, D. D., Rabbi Emeritus

Temple Beth Or Officers

Morris Capouya ......................... President Karen Goldstein ......................... Vice-President Larry Capilouto ......................... Treasurer Jeff Blitz .................................... Secretary John Ives .................................... Immediate Past President

Board Members

SISTERHOOD PRES. MEN’S CLUB Co-PRES. Mae Cohen Milt Livingston/Lew Nyman

Temple Beth Or Staff

Gina Friday .................................... Temple Administrator Kerry Bleiberg ............................... Religion School Co-director Jeff McKinney ............................... Religion School Co-director Linda Smith.................................... L’Chaim League Marlon Cotton ................................ Maintenance Manager Becky Taylor.................................. Music Director Turia Stark Williams ..................... Music Administrator

Cantorial Soloist Temple Singers .............................. Michele Lott, Tiffany

Nishibun, David Peden, James Seay, Mabs Seay, Bill Taylor, Turia Stark Williams

Office Hours Monday .................. CLOSED

Tues., Wed. & Thurs. ........................... 9-4

Friday ..................................................... 9-2

2246 Narrow Lane Road Montgomery, AL 36106

Office: bethor@templebethor.net Rabbi: rabbisl18@templebethor.net

www.templebethor.net (334) 262-3314 Tel (334) 263-5183 Fax

Please call Gina Friday at 262-3314 to report any corrections or inaccuracies in the bulletin.

Birthday and Anniversary Blessings on October 5 and

November 2.

Steve Clein Harriette Dorosin Gracie Hanchrow

Scott Harris Joy Kaplan Jim Levy

Steve Wallace Alison Williamson

By the time you read this message, we will have just completed our High Holiday Services and started into the New Year, 5779. I hope that this year will be a happy, sweet, and healthy one for you and yours.

Please join me in thanking our spiritual leaders, Rabbi Looper and Turia Stark Williams, as well as Becky Taylor and the choir, for providing us with a well-executed High Holiday service experience. While on the topic of services, please provide temple leadership or Rabbi Looper with your feedback on the High Holiday services. Were they meaningful to you? Is the format suitable? Was there a moment or prayer that impacted you? We welcome helpful suggestions from our membership to improve our approach moving forward. I have my own suggestion regarding mobile telecommunication devices in the sanctuary which I intend to discuss with temple leadership, and hope to develop a mobile device policy that we can all abide by. The sanctuary is a sacred space which should be free of audible distractions commonly caused by mobile devices.

I appreciate those of you who donated to our Social Justice Fund over the High Holidays to benefit the community programs we selected to assist. Please also note that Temple Beth Or donated $500 to BTW Magnet School to assist with the impact caused by the recent devastation to one of their school buildings. It is critically important for us to consistently support local programs both with our dollars as well as with our time. Many local charities are experiencing a challenge with fundraising, while at the same time losing funding from state and local government, so anything we can do is helpful.

Many of you may have noted our recent parking lot upgrades and repairs, which will serve us well over the years to come. The funding for this project came from the Sabel Family Trust Fund. The Board of Trustees is considering other improvements and enhancements to our facility to provide our members with the best possible experience when they attend a function at Temple Beth Or.

In closing, I wanted to bring to your attention an item I noticed during the High Holidays regarding our “Trees of Life.” While these Trees not only provide artistic beauty to our foyer, they also serve to exhibit memorials, honorariums, special anniversaries, and birthdays of our members. This project was started over 20 years ago, but fewer than 50% of our special leaves have been utilized to date. It is never too late to purchase a Leaf to commemorate a special time or event in your life. If you are interested, please contact Gina for more information.

Dear Friends,

It is the custom at Beth Or to say a prayer for those in need of healing during Shabbat services. Our practice is to go around the room and invite attendees to speak the names of friends or relatives. I would like to extend the prayer to those who do not have representation at services. If you are unable to attend services but wish to have the name of a loved one mentioned, please call Gina at the office by Thursday afternoon. We will keep names on our list for two weeks at a time.

B’vracha – with blessing, Rabbi Looper

To honor the sanctity of Shabbat and show respect for the service and fellow congregants, all worshipers should turn off their electronic devices before entering the sanctuary.

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Condolence Fund In Memory of Samuel Virden Morse, III

Kathie and Raymond Cohen

Floral Fund In Memory of Jeanette Rousso

Charlotte and Joe Mussafer

In Memory of Skip Kuhn Charlotte and Joe Mussafer

In Memory of Wayne Sabel Charlotte and Joe Mussafer

General Fund In Memory of Ellen Loeb Susan and Joe Finklestein

In Loving Memory of Morris Goldberg Betty, Bob and Erik Goldberg

In Appreciation of our High Holy Day Honors Kathie and Raymond Cohen

In Appreciation of Parks Vaughn's Baby Naming

Amy & Lexie Vaughn

In Memory of Samuel Virden Morse, III Eve Loeb

Jo Anne and Buddy Rousso Susan and Joe Finklestein

In Memory of Wayne Sabel Eve Loeb

Rabbi Stevens's Scholar-In-Residence Fund

In Memory of Anna Stiller Anshel Micki Beth and Laura Stiller

Social Concerns In Memory of Ellen Loeb

Sam and Liza Kaufman

Youth & Scholarship Fund In Memory of Betty Ann Kaufman

Myrna and Alan Rothfeder & Family

In Memory of Samuel Virden Morse, III Charlie & Celia Dubin, and Jacob and

Elizabeth Dubin Edward M. Abraham & Family

Myrna and Alan Rothfeder & Family

YAHRZEITS

To be read October 5, 2018 9/30/2018 .... Ella Klein Shwarts 10/01/2018 .. Esther Ostrov Sklar 10/01/2018 .. Jerome Levy 10/01/2018 .. Marie Ullman Levy 10/02/2018 .. Jennie B. Monsky 10/02/2018 .. Morris Rousso 10/03/2018 .. Sonia Schedrow 10/04/2018 .. Celia Diskin Neuman 10/04/2018 .. Dr. Jack Wool

To be read October 12, 2018 10/07/2018 .. Caroline Moog

Strassburger 10/07/2018 .. Helene A. Sabel 10/08/2018 .. Dorothy Jacobson 10/10/2018 .. Ethel Sandler

To be read October 19, 2018 10/14/2018 .. Bert Weil 10/14/2018 .. Betty Roswald Bloom 10/15/2018 .. Abe S. Monsky 10/16/2018 .. Helen Jane Uhlman 10/18/2018 .. Kevin Michael Goolsby 10/20/2018 .. Herman "Dick" Loeb, Jr.

To be read October 26, 2018 10/21/2018 .. Dorothy Williams

Brounstein 10/21/2018 .. Dr. Bernard Mount 10/25/2018 .. Saul Ginsburg 10/26/2018 .. Dr. Melvin Rosenthal 10/27/2018 .. Burghardt H. Klein 10/27/2018 .. Joyce Happ

To be read November 2, 2018 10/28/2018 .. Herman Loeb, Sr. 10/28/2018 .. Joseph Eli Capilouto 10/31/2018 .. Kalman Shwarts, Sr. 11/01/2018 .. Mr. Stuart L. Weissman 11/03/2018 .. Harry Stiller 11/03/2018 .. Mrs. Marilyn Sussman

To be read November 9, 2018 11/04/2018 .. Herman Dubin 11/04/2018 .. Isaac Capelouto 11/07/2018 .. Emily Hurt 11/07/2018 .. Phyllis Franco 11/07/2018 .. Terri Berlin Meredith 11/08/2018 .. Rhoda Dubin

To be read November 16, 2018 11/12/2018 .. Theresa G. Bernstein 11/13/2018 .. Irving R. Bean 11/14/2018 .. David Byck, III 11/14/2018 .. Samuel Kaufman 11/15/2018 .. Bertha Kaufman 11/15/2018 .. Inez Greene 11/15/2018 .. Jeannette Nyman 11/16/2018 .. Isabelle D. Goldberg 11/17/2018 .. Milton Long 11/17/2018 .. Reuben Herzfeld

To be read November 23, 2018 11/18/2018 .. Edna Jane Bloom 11/18/2018 .. Louis Charles Neumann 11/21/2018 .. Bernice Clein 11/21/2018 .. Diana G. Hanan 11/22/2018 .. Jack Loeb, Sr. 11/22/2018 .. Ray Worth 11/24/2018 .. Alma Happ 11/24/2018 .. Julius Simon Marks

To be read November 30, 2018 11/26/2018 .. Bernard Eric Hanan 11/27/2018 .. Beatrice Feinberg Levy 11/27/2018 .. Marcelle Sabel Moers 11/29/2018 .. Leonel Weil 11/29/2018 .. Lucien S. Loeb 11/30/2018 .. William Greene

Contributions to Funds. We greatly appreciate the people who support

Temple Beth Or by remembering and honoring their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions.

Contributions received after the 20th of the month will be in the next bulletin.

Please be understanding of others when you come to Temple by avoiding heavily scented perfumes, colognes and lotions.

Recent Deaths

Samuel “Sam” Virden Morse III ז״ל

July 24, 2018 Son of Jane Leslie Speigner, Grandson of Patricia Dees

Ellen Loeb ז״ל

August 17, 2018 Former Temple Member

Betty Kaufman ז״ל September 1, 2018

Sister of Sam Kaufman

Copies of Rabbi Looper’s sermons may be obtained

by calling the Temple office.

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SISTERHOOD

Happy New Year to all of you! Sisterhood has been very busy in September!

Thank you to Corinne Capilouto for the beautiful Rosh Hashanah reception. Everyone enjoyed the food as well as the camaraderie. The apples and honey the following day were a treat that were provided by Joy Kaplan.

Yom Kippur Break Fast was a lovely event thanks to Susan Finklestein. Members and non-members were overwhelmed by the delicious and pretty start to the New Year.

The next thing on sisterhood’s calendar was Sukkot, chaired by Celia Dubin. Celia and Alison Williamson ensured it was a special time under the Sukkah.

After Sukkot, Marlene Beringer and Betty Goldberg supplied us with wonderful food for the Simchat Torah Service.

Please plan to attend sisterhood’s Opening Meeting, hosted by Carol Loeb, on October 11. This is a great opportunity to hear what sisterhood has planned for the year.

The Cheesecake Fundraiser is going on now; don’t forget to order yours! The cheesecakes are YUMMY and make

great gifts! Call Marlene Beringer at 399-6868, or Lisa Weil at 324-9000.

Many thanks to Karen Nyman for finding candle lighters during August, September and October. Robin Blitz will be tasked with this job in November, December and January. Please say “yes” when called  

Welcome to Lisa Shapiro, Sisterhood’s newest member.

Thank you to Rabbi Looper for the meaningful Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Services,

Thank you for supporting Sisterhood,

Mae Cohen Sisterhood President

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L’CHAIM LEAGUE

Join us on October 18th as we tour South Ridge Wine in Luverne. This is a family-owned vineyard; the Pippin family produces their wines from fruit grown on these vineyards. These wines will be offered for tasting and purchasing, and the cost of $10 per person covers both the tour and tasting. After the tour, we will have lunch at a local restaurant, at individual's expense. RESERVATION DEADLINE IS OCT. 11, necessary for carpools and dining. We will carpool from TBO at 9:00 a.m.

that morning.

Our annual Thanksgiving/Bingo event that we offer to the senior residents of Capitol Heights Senior Home is coming up soon. We will need door prizes, homemade cakes or pies, and cash donations to purchase the Bingo prizes. The date will be announced soon. Please consider volunteering that day to help serve and call Bingo.

L'chaim League offers many friendly and fun activities for our community members. We hope to see you soon at any or all of our events.

Linda R Smith Executive Director

lchaimleague2246@yahoo.com

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS 3 .......... Lorraine Lieberman 5 .......... Herb Scheuer Jr. 6 .......... Pete Hitchcock 9 .......... Betty Goldberg 10 ........ Celia Dubin 10 ........ Karen Nyman 16 ........ Rochelle Kohn 17 ........ Robert Kohn Jr. 18 ........ Erin Sommer 21 ........ Jacqueline Harris 23 ........ Owen Aronov 25 ........ Elizabeth Dubin 25 ........ Robert Berman 28 ........ Deborah Miller 28 ........ Tricia Wool 29 ........ David Weinrib 29 ........ Bruce Lieberman 30 ........ Bill Goolsby 30 ........ Pat Dees

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS 1 .......... Alan Rothfeder 2 .......... Jesse Bern 4 .......... Bob Goldberg 7 .......... Rick Beringer 8 .......... Marlene Beringer 8 .......... Adam Schloss 9 .......... John Allen Dees 10 ........ Gaby Capp 11 ........ Ralph Capouya 11 ........ Janey Sabel 15 ........ Loren Franco 16 ........ Jarred Kaplan 16 ........ Pam Hitchcock 18 ........ Charles Kohn 18 ........ Andy Weil III 19 ........ Morris Capouya 20 ........ John Ives 21 ........ LaNette Clein 23 ........ Erik Naprstek 25 ........ Elliot Cohen 26 ........ Sharon Benn 26 ........ Robert Shinpaugh

OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES 3........ Andy & Lisa Weil 8........ Joe & Susan Finklestein 13...... Elliot & Mae Cohen 14...... Charles & Monica Kohn 22...... Kyle & Katie Hendrix 27...... Alan & Akiko Bloom 30...... Stephen & Lynne Weinrib

NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES 8........ Bob & Erin Sommer 14...... Michael & Sari Capilouto 14...... Kenny & Terri Capouya 14...... Jeff & Carrie McKinney 20...... Herman & Anne Franco 22...... Nikki & Carolyn Rothschild 26...... Pee Wee & Eleanor Kohn 27...... Lew & Karen Nyman 28...... Joe & Bari Levin

TREE OF LIFE

Don’t forget the Tree of Life for graduations, birthdays, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and other special times in your life. Large leaves are $350 and small ones, $250. Contact Sharon McDaniel or

the Temple regarding purchase.

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Bazaar Meals Luncheon | 12:00 noon | Fellowship Hall | $12

BBQ Dinner | 4:30-6:30 p.m. | $12 Kids Meal Tickets are $5

Silent Auction and Shopping Silent Auction | 1:00-6:15 p.m.

Shopping | 1:00-7:00 p.m. Wesley Hall

Baked Goods | Frozen Foods | Crafts & Gifts | Garden Room | Children’s Boutique | Heirloom

Corner | Attic Treasures

Tickets may be purchased by calling (334)834-8990, or by visiting our church office at

2416 W. Cloverdale Park, Montgomery, AL 36106

COME JOIN THE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN FOR THEIR 40TH ANNUAL FALL BAZAAR

Shop til’ you drop and eat til’ you pop!

Wednesday October 17 5:30 PM Faith in Action Alabama invites you to volunteer for a phone-banking session on October 17th from 5:30 to 8:30pm at Temple Beth Or. Volunteers will be calling Montgomery residents to provide them with information about and encourage them to vote in the November elections. The purpose of these calls is to remind voters that this election is important for the future of Montgomery's school system, as there are several school board seats on the ballot. The calls are non-partisan and will not endorse any candidate. Faith in Action believes

in providing a quality education for all of Montgomery’s children and youth. For more information contact Phillip Ensler (President of the Jewish Federation of Central Alabama) at 917-346-8254 or phillip.ensler@gmail.com.

Interested in acting?

Yvette Hochberg/Plantation Productions is looking for local actors for a short film project, “Riding with the Rabbi.” This will be a 35 minute film, digital HD submission. Contact Yvette at yhochb2@gmail.com or 303-929-4680 if interested or for questions.

Actor reimbursement food, film credit, and DVD copy.

Must be able to attend multiple rehearsals prior to filming on Sundays, and weekday evenings.

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Annual Joint Thanksgiving Service Church of the Ascension

First United Methodist Church Temple Beth Or

Sunday, November 18 4 PM

This year’s Thanksgiving service will be held at First United Methodist Church.

Church of the Ascension’s Rector, Candice B. Frazer will speak. A reception follows the service.

Cell phone etiquette: Always turn off (or silence) your cell phone before entering the sanctuary/chapel and refrain from using it – for talking, texting, or taking photos. It is not appropriate to use a cell phone during worship services because it distracts from the kavanah (spiritual intentions) necessary for prayer and destroys the holiness that is present.

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Guidelines Dear Friends,

Please mark your calendar for the 2019 annual Food Festival for Sunday, February 24th. We hope that everyone will participate for the 2019 event. This is a Temple event and requires the help of every member either physically or financially.

February 24th seems like a long way off but Food Festival preparations are just around the corner. Soon the baking committees will begin scheduling their cooking dates. A lot of these dates occur during the morning hours and on various days of the week. We are asking that everybody please contribute some time on these dates. We simply cannot continue this task without the help of all members who are physically able to work in the kitchen. Cooking skills are not required as there are other duties to be performed as well. The dates and committee chair name will be published in the monthly bulletin, the Friday night flyer, and listed on the website.

The Treasure and Collectible Market is accepting items. Please take the time now to check your storage area, attic and closets for “gently loved” treasures that we might sell. You may drop off at the Temple any Tuesday – Friday. Marlon will gladly help you unload at the Temple. We do

not accept large TV’s or large computers or old and outdated stereo equipment.

Please contact me at 546-2521 or email jjives@charter.net or Karen Goldstein at 265-1145 or kackaboo@gmail.com to volunteer. If you have never been a chair of one of the committees, now is the time to join this group of volunteers that continues to give so much of their time to help make our Food Festival successful. Please call me at 334-546-2521 or email me at jjives@charter.net.

Looking forward to a great event!

Jenny Ives Food Festival Chair

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Thank You to our 2018 Food Festival Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

BBVA Compass Bern, Butler, Capilouto & Massey

Paragon Construction & Development, Inc.

USAmeriBank

Bronze Sponsors

Aronov Insurance BB&T

Dignity Memorial Oakworth Bank

Property Management Source Total Sports Travel

 Special Thanks to Hun ngdon College for generously accommoda ng our parking needs. 

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When scheduling calendar events involving the Temple it is

important that you check dates with the Federation and the Temple for potential conflicts within the Jewish community. Their number is 277-5820, and you can view the community calendar at www.jewishmontgomery.org.

NEED HELP GETTING AROUND DURING SERVICES?

A wheelchair and walker are stored in the coat closet and are available to members

and guests during Temple events.

We would like to know. Please call the temple office when a family member is in the hospital or ailing. Too often we find out about illnesses, crises and hospitalizations long after they occur. Please let the

temple know if there is a concern in your family or another congregation family (with their permission). We need your help in order to offer ours.

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October 2018 Want an updated look at what’s going on at Temple? Go to www.templebethor.net.

November 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5

6 PM, Shabbat service

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7 9:30 AM, No Religion School - Columbus Day.

8 9 10 11 5:30 PM, Sisterhood Opening meeting at Carol Loeb’s

12 6 PM, Shabbat service

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14 9:30 AM, Religion School, AIEA

15 16 17 18 9 AM, L'Chaim League travels to South Ridge Wine in Luverne

19 6 PM, Shabbat service

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21 9:30 AM, Religion School, AIEA

22 5:45 PM, Temple Beth Or Board Meeting

23 24 25 26 6 PM, Shabbat service

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28 9:30 AM, Religion School, AIEA

29 30 31

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2

6 PM, Shabbat service

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4 9:30 AM, Religion School, AIEA - Daylight Savings Time

5 6 7 8 9 6 PM, Shabbat service

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11 9:30 AM, Religion School, AIEA

12 13 14 15 16 6 PM, Shabbat service

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18 No Religion School 4 PM, Thanks-giving Service at FUMC

19 20 21 22 23 6 PM, Shabbat service

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25 9:30 AM, No Religion School - Thanksgiving break

26 27 28 29 30 6 PM, Shabbat service

office closed

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OCT/NOV 18 Bulletin

Rabbi Elliot L. Stevens Kol Ami Religion School Schedule

AtAgudathIsrael*EtzAhayemOctober7,9:30AM,NoReligionSchool-ColumbusDayOctober14,9:30AM,ReligionSchoolOctober21,9:30AM,ReligionSchoolOctober28,9:30AM,ReligionSchoolNovember4,9:30AM,ReligionSchool-DaylightSavingsTimeNovember11,9:30AM,ReligionSchoolNovember18,9:30AM,NoReligionSchool-ThanksgivingbreakNovember25,9:30AM,NoReligionSchool-ThanksgivingbreakThe Temple Beth Or office will close at noon on Wednesday, November 21 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will re-open at 9 AM on Tuesday, November

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BEDTIME BUNDLES For the 11th year we will be collecting bedtime items for Child Protect during November and December. Please put your purchases which must be new and unused in the playpen in the Temple lobby beginning in early November.

After coming to Child Protect because they were abused or molested, these boys and girls go into foster care, often with nothing to call their own, according to Director Jannah Bailey. Please be generous for these unfortunate children, who are mostly ages 6-12.

Items wanted are pajamas, pillow cases, socks, underwear, bedtime stories, journals and writing implements, sketchbooks and coloring pencils or crayons, toothpaste and toothbrushes, washcloths, fleece throws, slippers, dolls and toys, combs/brushes/hair ornaments, and anything else you can think of.

If you don't want to shop or are unable to do so, please send a check to the temple office earmarked "for bedtime bundles" and we will be glad to shop for you! Thank you!

Louisa Weinrib 262-6155