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TEMPLE BETH EL OF BOCA RATON SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 | ELUL/TISHREI/CHESHVAN 5779/5780
לשנה טובה L ’Shana TovaSteve Brown z”l Memorial
Volunteer Programpage 8
High Holy Dayspage 12
Brotherhood Golf Tournament
page 25
Blue Jeans ShabbatFriday, September 6, 2019
6:00pm Shabbat Evening Service7:15pm BBQ Dinner
catered by Artisan FoodsSponsored by Temple Beth El Brotherhood & Sisterhood
RSVP online at tbeboca.org/special-events
or call 561-391-8900 $24/adult, $16/child
Wear your favorite blue jeans and come see
friends and families you haven't seen
all summer!
Drop your children (ages 2-10) off for a wonderful Shabbat experience. While you enjoy services, they can enjoy Shabbat with their friends and our fabulous Early Learning Center teachers. FREE but you must register! tbeboca.org/worship
Shabbat Club
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BY RABBI DAN [email protected]
TransformationIn Tractate Rosh HaShanah in the Talmud, the rabbis have a fun debate over when a variety of biblical events took place. Rabbi Eliezer teaches that among the events that took place in the month of Tishri, it was on Rosh HaShanah that Joseph was released from prison in Egypt. (Talmud Rosh HaShanah 11a)
Why teach us this? What is the connection between Joseph’s release from prison and the celebration of the New Year?
From the moment his brothers sold him into slavery, Joseph was constantly struggling. First he was a servant to Potiphar, but after refusing his wife’s advances, Joseph was thrown in prison. And while he languished in prison, he interprets the dreams of the baker and the cup-bearer, but is forgotten until Pharaoh has dreams he can’t understand.
And then, in one day, it all changes. Joseph is brought up from the prison, given a bath and a change of clothes, and comes before Pharaoh to interpret his dreams. Joseph begins Rosh HaShanah a forgotten prisoner and ends the day
the second most powerful man in the world.The process of transformation often looks
quick and easy. One day, a cocoon opens and a beautiful butterfly emerges. But we know it took weeks of great effort from when the caterpillar spun the cocoon to when the butterfly is born. Transformations are always the result of journeys of work and time.
Joseph began his journey of transformation as a petulant, insolent young man who was the bane of his brothers’ existence. But through his struggles in Egypt he grows wise and understanding. He realizes that the greatness he dreams of will only come about by following the path God shows
him. While Rosh HaShanah was a day of sudden change, it was only through a long journey of struggle that Joseph was able to realize his transformation.
This year for all of us at Temple Beth El, we will realize what seems a sudden transformation. Passing through the doorway into our new Welcome Center, down the grand hall past our new Sisterhood Gift Shop, our Beit Midrash adult study center, our new Beck Family Chapel and new areas devoted to community and learning, we will arrive in the sacred space of the Singer Sanctuary to celebrate the New Year.
But this journey of transformation has been years in the making. From our original ideas of renovations born almost fifteen years ago, through the struggles of the Great Recession, to the last five years of careful planning, development,
design and construction, this Rosh HaShanah is the culmination of a long journey of transformation.
Watching a butterfly struggle to come out of the cocoon can be excruciating to watch. But it is that struggle that helps the butterfly squeeze the fluids from its nascent
body to allow it to fly. Without that struggle, the butterfly will never take wing.
So it was with Joseph, and so it is with us. Rosh HaShanah will be a day of transformation for us only if we are willing to struggle. If we use these days before the New Year to look hard at who we really are, and we endeavor to grow and change, then indeed Rosh HaShanah can be a day of release and transformation.
As we celebrate the New Year 5780, let us give thanks for the journey that has led us to the realization of years of dreams, and let this sacred moment launch our congregation and each of us on the next stage of our journey in life.
And then, in one day, it all changes... Joseph begins
Rosh HaShanah a forgotten prisoner and ends the
day the second most powerful man in the world.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE TEMPLE PRESIDENT
BY MARK SUNSHINE TEMPLE BETH EL [email protected]
Our New Home Temple Beth El’s new buildings are awe inspiring.
I mean “WOW!!” What else can be said other than WOW!!
Six months ago, we expanded the Beck Family Campus and it remains the most inspiring educational campus in Florida.
And now that Phase Two construction has finished, the Schaefer Family Campus is one of the most stirring Jewish buildings found anywhere.
But, no matter how extraordinary these structures are, they are just buildings – mere brick, mortar and glass.
We need to convert these buildings into our home.
Already the Beck Family Campus is alive with the joyous sounds of parents and young children attending our Early Learning Center. And, when the smallest children go home, the campus is renewed with our elementary, middle and high school students and their parents, learning about ethics, religion and life.
Every day at the Schaefer Family Campus we enter and bring with us our most important possessions – family relationships, joys, sorrows,
aspirations, disappointments and successes. The Schaefer Family Campus is where
we celebrate baby namings, B’nai Mitzvah, weddings, anniversaries and birthdays.
It is a safe harbor from some of the roughest things in life as well. Congregants come here when they have suffered a loss and need a place to mourn, or need the wisdom and guidance of our Clergy when life, marriage, children or jobs aren’t going as planned.
The new Schaefer Family Campus buildings are constantly filled with congregants attending worship, classes, “Beyachad” — the new family learning program — or helping those less fortunate.
And, of course, both campuses are great places to make enduring friendships and have fun.
However, to make the most of our new facilities, we must be willing to give ourselves permission to leave cynicism at the front door and be inspired.
And inspiration begins right at the entrance to the new Schaefer Family Campus. The lobby wall immediately reminds everyone of what’s most
important – to love the stranger, love our neighbors as ourselves, and love God. Starting with a simple glance at the lobby entrance wall, we learn how to be better people today than yesterday and even better tomorrow than today.
And, that is the purpose of our beautiful new buildings — to inspire us to be the best that we can be and to live life to its fullest.
L’shana Tova. Wishing you all the best for a happy, healthy new year.
Meet Rabbi Amy Grossblatt Pessah BY RABBI DAN [email protected]
As a synagogue, Temple Beth El seeks to be many things to many people, but central to our mission is to inspire each of us to actively engage in pursuing spiritual growth.
To help us in that endeavor, Temple Beth El has recently engaged Rabbi Amy Grossblatt Pessah as a part-time adjunct member of our clergy team.
Rabbi Pessah is no stranger to Temple Beth El. She has taught in our adult education program for almost 20 years,
including leading a cohort of Adult Confirmation. In addition, she has served as an advisor to our Jewish Spirituality Task Force and was the featured leader of our Sisterhood Women’s Seder in 2018.
Enjoy the privilege of learning with her in our monthly Jewish Meditation series, and in several continuing education programs she will lead this year on Jewish Spiritual Parenting, Jewish Mysticism, and in other facets of our congregational life.
To make the most of our new facilities, we must be willing to give ourselves permission to leave
cynicism at the front door and be inspired.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
BY STEVE KAUFMAN EXECUTIVE [email protected]
Phase Two is Complete. Now On to Phase Three!
For help getting involved, please contact Elinor Josephson, Director of Engagement and Programming, at [email protected] or 561-391-8900.
Rebekah Acosta and her children, Zurych and Gunnar
Lisa Austein and her child, Natalie Roksan and Alper Behar and their
children, Olivia and Ophelia Sheryl and Scott Berenson and their
children, Jordan and Dara Monica and David Berger and their
children, Daniel and Amy Laurie and Charles Burton Caitlin and Hugo Calenzani
and their child, Steven Barbara and Leonard Cohan
Helaine Cohen Angela Barrios-Cohen and Rafael
Cohen and their child, Sofia Elizabeth Steinberg and Nate Dvor and
their children, Asher and HaileyKate Feingold and her children,
Ethan and Emma
Marcia Fox Audrey and Barry Friedman and their children, Hara and Rachel
Patricia and Robert Gillman Elizabeth and Evan Gluck and their children, Declan, Liam and Emma
Paula and Henry Harman Richard Horvitz and his children,
Samantha and Carly Marjorie and Mitchell Horwin and
their children, Isaac and Aaron Jill Jablow
Lindsay and Daniel Karp and their children, Bradley and Emmy
Rachelle Perl and Steven Kirstein and their children, Adam, Jacob and Joshua
Beth and Ari Kornhaber and their children, Blake, Remi and Kacie
Marianne and Ron Levy and their children, Eric and Maia
Natalie Lewis and her child, Robert Jennifer and Adam Mayer
and their child, Dylan Rosalyn and Jerome Mazursky
Karen and Jeffrey Press and their children, Bryan, Rachel, Daniel and Sydney
Sarah and Jason Rathaus and their child, Jack Mindy and Richard Retblatt
Harriet Anne Wishnev and Stuart Retblatt Carolyn and Ben Rubenstein-Spoont
and their children, Asher and Eva Joss and David Sackler and their children,
Elodie, Raymond and Edward Jaclyn and Jarred Smoke and their children, Dean, Jordyn and Ryan
Myron Strober Barton Weiss and his children, Tyler and Jadin
Irene and Stephen Wiener
Welcome NEW and returning MEMBERS
If you haven’t visited the Schaefer Family Campus recently, you will be pleasantly surprised when you arrive. The long awaited renovation of the main public spaces (Phase 2) made possible by the generosity of all who supported the Fulfilling the Promise Capital Campaign, is finally complete. We are thrilled with how everything turned out. Our members and guests will be welcomed to an inspiring and contemporary new building whose brilliance now matches the high level of excellence that has always taken place inside the walls.
Construction is also finally complete at the Beck Family Campus. The expansion of our west campus has allowed us to increase our Early Learning Center and Religious School
enrollment (six new classrooms), as well as provide a much needed multi-use space suitable
for assemblies, family worship services, indoor children’s play and party rentals. We built an additional playground to accommodate the increase in students, and a much-needed staff/teen lounge. The final county approvals for this project were secured in July 2019 and all spaces are now in use.
The final phase of the Fulfilling the Promise Campaign renovations (Phase 3) is the addition of the new administration building at the Schaefer Family Campus. This new building will span the south end of the existing Courtyard and will house all of the Schaefer Family Campus staff (Clergy, Mausoleum, Education, Administration and Finance) in one contiguous office area. This will allow for better collaboration and efficiency. Phase 3 also includes the renovation and beautification of what will remain of the courtyard, providing a lovely outdoor space suitable for worship services, life cycle events or pre-function party space when the weather is pleasant. Phase 3 also includes the expansion and renovation of the public restrooms in the hallway between the Social Hall and Atrium. This final phase of construction will be complete by the summer of 2020.
The final phase of the Fulfilling the Promise
Campaign renovations (Phase 3) is the
addition of the new administration building at the
Schaefer Family Campus.
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See page 16 for a special welcome event.
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Michelle and Josh in Concert The Power of MusicSunday, November 10, 2019 • 3:00pm Schaefer Family Campus$18 general admission, $36 reserved seating $100 benefactor seating
Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen and Cantor Josh Breitzer bring together music dedicated to preserving the memory of the prisoners in Terezín during World War
II, as told through the movie, “The Defiant Requiem”. The concert will be filled with beautiful melodies and powerful messages of how we find hope and inspiration
through the power of music.RSVP at tbeboca.org/special-events or to Aileen Spilka at
[email protected] or 561-391-8900.
Generously underwritten by the Lucille Geller Choir and Music Fund, in memory of Lucille Geller z”l. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact Cantorial
Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen at [email protected] or 561-391-8900.
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“ The Defiant Requiem” FILM AND SPEAKERSaturday, November 9, 2019 7:00pm film screening followed by discussion and dessert reception with Maestro Murry Sidlin Schaefer Family Campus, $10 per person / $15 at the door
“The Defiant Requiem” tells the story of a most dramatic example of intellectual and artistic courage in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. The inmates fought back...with art and music. Despite hunger, disease and slave labor, the Jewish inmates of Terezin held onto their humanity by staging plays, composing opera and using paper and ink to record the horrors around them.
Maestro Murry Sidlin, international conductor, president and creative director of The Defiant Requiem Foundation will speak about the arts and humanities as practiced by the prisoners in the Theresienstadt (Terezín) concentration camp.
Please RSVP at tbeboca.org/special-events
POWER Musicin association with Project Nuremeberg
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Project Nuremberg Germany Trip WITH RABBI JESSICA MATESApril 19-April 28, 2020 Munich, Nuremberg and BerlinWorld history, and certainly Jewish history, was written in the courtroom of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice and many important sites throughout Germany. Learn from the legacy of the Nuremberg Trials at this groundbreaking travel
experience with Temple Beth El.Sign up to receive information once
it is available at tbeboca.org/adult-education or contact Rabbi Jessica Mates at [email protected] or
561-391-8900 with any questions. Space is limited. Attorneys who attend trip may be eligible to receive
CLE credits.
SAVE THE DATE
Travel to IsraelJUNE 2020 TRIP INFORMATIONAL MEETINGWednesday, October 30, 2019 7:00pm Schaefer Family Campus – Atrium
Travel to Israel in June 2020 with Rabbi Dan Levin and other members of Temple Beth El. Explore Israel’s rich history, modern culture and stunning landscapes; learn, pray, connect, climb, hike, tour, taste, sing, dance, shop, relax – all this and more during this two week trip of a lifetime.
Learn more at the Israel informational meeting.Please RSVP for the meeting online at tbeboca.org/special-
events or to Elinor Josephson, Director of Engagement and Programming at 561-314-2833 or [email protected] .
3-PART SERIES
Music and MemoryHEALING PRACTICES TO HELP THOSE WITH ALZHEIMER’S WITH CANTOR RIKI LIPPITZSunday, November 17, 20193:00pmSchaefer Family Campus Light refreshments. No fee, but please RSVP attbeboca.org/adult-programming
Music can at times “awaken” someone with dementia when they hear a selection that is meaningful to them. Cantor Riki Lippitz will share the successful techniques from the “Music and Memory” program in Israel, and explore specific ways for you to use music to uplift and inspire those you hold dear.
Cantor Riki Lippitz is certified by the Music and Memory Foundation, creating personalized music to vastly improve the lives of dementia and Alzheimer’s patients.
FOOD FOR THE HUNGRYPick up an empty plastic bag after services on Rosh HaShanah and bring it back on Yom Kippur filled with non-perishable food items.
Bags will be available at
services at both Temple
Beth El and FAU. Donations
will be distributed to Boca Helping Hands and the Jacobson Family Food Pantry at Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services.
PAJAMA PARTY AND GAME NIGHT BENEFITING SWEET DREAM MAKERSTuesday, October 15, 2019 6:30pm–10:00pmSt. Andrews Country Club, Boca Raton$55 per person
Forget the cocktail dress and put on your pajamas for one of the most fun events of the season - the 2nd Annual Pajama Game Night at St. Andrews Country Club!
Sweet Dream Makers promotes the health and wellness of children and families by providing beds, bedding and essential furniture at no cost to those in need.
Join Temple Beth El in supporting Sweet Dream Makers by gathering your team and bringing your favorite cards and games to play Mahjong, bunco, canasta, and more. Enjoy food, drinks and friendship while you help raise money to buy beds for children and families in need.
Purchase tickets at www.sweetdreammakers.org.
At Temple Beth El, we strive to bring people together as we engage in meaningful work, sharing the pride and warmth of our Jewish community. If you are a temple member and are able to share your time or talent, please sign up to be a part of the Steve Brown z”l * Volunteer Program, in memory of one of the Temple’s most devoted volunteers.
Volunteer opportunities will include work within the Temple, the Religious School and the community. After you register, you will be contacted by one of our volunteer coordinators to make sure that your time and talent are well-utilized!
Register online at tbeboca.org/volunteer or fill out the volunteer form which can be found in our lobby. Keep an eye out at certain events throughout the year where you can hear more from some of the amazing volunteers and volunteer coordinators!
For questions, contact Elinor Josephson, Director of Engagement and Programming, at [email protected] or 561-391-8900.
z”l of blessed memory
Steve Brown z”l Volunteer ProgramSign up to volunteer and a Volunteer Coordinator will be in touch
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Lunch &Learn
SEPTEMBER
THE ANCIENT AND MODERN OF THE HIGH HOLY DAYSRabbi Jessica MatesTuesdays, September 10, 17, 24, 2019 (NO CLASS SEPTEMBER 3)12:00pm – 1:00pmSchaefer Family CampusWhile the High Holy Days are found in Torah, modern liturgy and rituals have been added throughout the years. Viewing the High Holy Days as a tel, an archaeological site, we will dig through the layers to attain a greater understanding of traditions in early Judaism and how they have evolved in the 21st century.
OCTOBERANTI-SEMITISM: THE WORLD’S OLDEST HATREDRabbi Mark WinerTuesdays, October 15, 22, 29, 2019 (NO CLASS OCTOBER 1, 8) This series will continue in November12:00pm– 1:00pmSchaefer Family CampusRabbi Winer will take us on a journey to examine the sources of prejudice in human nature, in culture, and in different personalities. Just as all human beings are bundles of neuroses, all human beings are bundles of prejudices. Just as we attain greatest mental health in dealing with our neuroses, healthy relationships result from confronting prejudices openly. Using Deborah Lipstadt’s recently published “Anti-Semitism Here and Now” as our inspiration we will look at this painful topic.Rabbi Mark Winer was born in Utah, raised in Texas and graduated from Harvard. He was ordained at Hebrew Union College (HUC-JIR,New York) and received a Ph.D from Yale in sociology, contemporary Jewry, race and ethnic relations, sociology of religion, and social psychiatry. He is the only American-born rabbi in British history to be appointed by the Queeen to the “orders of knighthood.”
Bring your own lunch. Drinks provided.
Bagel Breakfast: Broadway with BenkofTHE INTERSECTION OF JEWS AND JEWISH THEMES IN THE SHOWS WE LOVESunday, September 8, 2019 • 11:00amSchaefer Family CampusNo fee, RSVP at tbeboca.org/senior-circleSome of the best Broadway shows – from “Fiddler on the Roof,” the Tony-winning “Dear Evan Hansen,” and “The Band’s Visit” (based on an Israeli film) have major Jewish themes. David Benkof will discuss these awesome shows and participants will hear some of their most tuneful, stirring numbers. And warm up your voices, because we’re going to sing!
David Benkof is a Jerusalem-based teacher whose (worldwide) Limmud sessions engage participants with a variety of Jewish cultural enrichment (fiction, poetry, musicals, films, jokes). He is also a Jewish historian, essayist, polyglot (English, French, Hebrew, German, Italian, and Russian, in that order), theater enthusiast, philanthropist, and trivia buff.
The Jews of Boca Raton WITH DR. MIRIAM SANUA-DALINSchaefer Family Campus Sunday, October 27, 2019 • 1:00pmCoffee and dessertNo fee, RSVP at tbeboca.org/senior-circleOur synagogue and the history of the Jews of Boca Raton are inextricably bound together. As FAU Professor, Dr. Miriam Sanua-Dalin delves into the history of Jewish Boca, this skilled and eloquent scholar will take us on a journey through our vibrant community.
FAU Professor Dr. Sanua-Dalin specializes in Jewish history with an emphasis on Jews in the United States. She also teaches the history of the modern state of Israel and the history and culture of the Sephardic Jews. Dr. Dalin received her Ph.D. from Columbia University, and completed graduate work at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Jewish Theological Seminary.
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Senior Circle is geared towards Temple Beth El members in their
mid-60s and up.
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Celebrate
SEPTEMBER 137:30pm Shabbat Service: Ki Teitzei — It’s a Mitzvah Schaefer Family CampusThe Torah portion, Ki Teitzei contains the highest number of commandments in the Torah. What needs to be commanded? As we are in the month of Elul and we approach the High Holy Days, how do we know if we have sinned if we don’t understand what we are commanded to do?
6:30pm TOT SHABBAT: Happy 5780! Beck Family CampusAt this joyful service we will celebrate bringing in the New Year, 5780! After the service, celebrate at our New Year’s dance party! We will wish each other a sweet year with a special Oneg treat including apples and honey.
Join us for a delicious Pizza Dinner at 6:00 PM, before the Tot Shabbat service at 6:30pm. There is no charge for the dinner, however, please RSVP online at tbeboca.org/early-learning-center.
SEPTEMBER 207:30pm Shabbat Service: Ki Tavo — Asking Big Questions Schaefer Family CampusWho am I? Why am I here? How then shall I live? One of the reasons religion has survived in the modern day world is that it answers those three questions. This evening we will explore the possibilities found in our Torah Portion, Ki Tavo.
SEPTEMBER 277:30pm Shabbat Service: Nitzavim — Choose Life Schaefer Family CampusOn this Shabbat we read the Torah portion Nitzavim which asks us what it means to choose life for ourselves and our descendants. Our rabbis will provide us with words of inspiration as we celebrate the last Shabbat before Rosh HaShanah.
SEPTEMBER 6 EARLY SERVICE6:00pm BLUE JEANS SHABBAT! Schaefer Family CampusReconnect with your temple friends at this casual, uplifting and family friendly musical service as we raise the roof with music and prayer. RSVP for BBQ dinner following services at tbeboca.org/special-events
6:00pm Shabbat Club Schaefer Family CampusDrop your children (ages 2-10) off for a wonderful Shabbat experience. While you enjoy Blue Jeans Shabbat services, they can enjoy Shabbat with their friends and our fabulous Early Learning Center teachers. FREE but you must register! tbeboca.org/worship
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OCTOBER 18 7:30pm Shabbat Service B’reisheet: Science and Religion Schaefer Family CampusIn our Torah portion we will read and explore the story of creation and discuss the ideas of science in religion. Were there really 7 days of creation? Join us to explore this question and more.
6:30pm TOT SHABBAT: Do the Lulav Shake! Beck Family CampusDo the “Lulav Shake” and celebrate Shabbat and Sukkot with your ELC family! A Sukkot themed Shabbat service will be followed by a holiday inspired oneg in the Sukkah.
Join us for a delicious Pizza Dinner at 6:00 PM, before the Tot Shabbat service at 6:30 PM. There is no charge for the dinner, however, please RSVP online at tbeboca.org/early-learning-center.
OCTOBER 257:30pm Shabbat Service: Pink Shabbat Schaefer Family CampusOn this Shabbat we will join with our Boca Raton community-wide breast cancer awareness effort with Pink Shabbat. We will celebrate our survivors and bring attention to the ongoing need for breast cancer awareness and support. Tzedakah will go to Sharsheret and the evening will culminate in a pink oneg!
OCTOBER 4 EARLY SERVICE6:00pm Shabbat Service: Shabbat Shuva: Recovery Shabbat Schaefer Family CampusOn this Shabbat of Return, we will look at how Jewish spirituality can be a healing resource for those in recovery from addiction.
OCTOBER 117:30pm Shabbat Service: Haazinu: The Poetry of Life Schaefer Family CampusThis week’s parsha, Haazinu is actually a biblical poem which begins with “listen.” Poetry has a rhythm – just like life. What is the rhythm of your life; how do you keep it going and how do you improve it? What breaks your rhythm? This evening will be filled with poetry, word and song.
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Getting Ready for the High Holy Days — Love and Awe and The High Holy DaysWednesday, September 18, 2019 • 7:00pm • Schaefer Family Campus No fee, RSVP at tbeboca.org/special-eventsEach year, Rabbi Dan Levin takes us on a spiritual journey before the High Holy Days to enhance our worship. This year that journey will begin under the three awe-inspiring “Tapestries of Love” in the new welcome center lobby at the Schaefer Family Campus. This workshop will use this unique and meaningful artwork to reflect on the power of love as a springboard to our worship experience.
Raising Dough and Raising KidsHIGH HOLY DAY CHALLAH BAKE FOR PRESCHOOL AND RELIGIOUS SCHOOL PARENTSThursday, September 26, 2019 • 7:00pm -8:30pm • Beck Family Campus No fee, RSVP at tbeboca.org/special-eventsParents, let us show you how easy and meaningful it is to make a delicious round challah for your Rosh HaShanah table. While the dough rises, join Rabbi Jessica Mates, Early Learning Center Director Ronni Graf, Rabbi Amy Pessah and psychotherapist Karyn Rosenberg Hoffman to discuss how to make the High Holy Days relevant for ourselves, our families and our children. Everyone will leave with a round challah to bake off at home and serve at their holiday table.
Selichot WITH AWARD WINNING COMPOSER AND PERFORMER, NOAH ARONSONSaturday, September 21, 2019 Schaefer Family Campus7:30pm Wine and Cheese Pre-Oneg8:00pm ProgramDessert reception following No fee, RSVP at tbeboca.org/special-eventsJoin your clergy, professional choir, instrumentalists and the incredible Noah Aronson for an evening of inspiration, introspection and illumination. The musical selections for Selichot will help us summon our higher selves as we prepare for the sacred work of the High Holy Days. We commit to practices of self-awareness so that we can connect with Divine love.
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Sunday, September 29
8:00pm Rosh HaShanah Evening Service No service at FAU. Attend evening services at Temple Beth El.
Monday, September 30
10:00am Rosh HaShanah Congregational Morning Worship Service
Rosh HaShanah Congregational Morning Worship ServiceParking details included with ticket. Shuttle buses available.
10:00am Rosh HaShanah Tot and Youth ProgramA High Holy Day experience for children while parents are in the Congregational Morning Worship Service. Registration required.
2:00pm Family Participation Service Recommended for families with children ages 8 through early teens as a family alternative to the Congregational Morning Worship Service.
Young Children’s Service For children (ages 8 and under) to attend with parents or grandparents.
4:00pm TashlichMeet at Temple Beth El Schaefer Family Campus and walk to a nearby stream.
Tuesday, October 1
10:00am Second Day Rosh HaShanah Morning Worship Service
No service at FAU Attend morning services at Temple Beth El.
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DATE TIME TEMPLE BETH EL FAUTuesday, October 8
8:00pm Yom Kippur Evening Service (Kol Nidre) Yom Kippur Evening Service (Kol Nidre) Parking details included with ticket.
Wednesday, October 9
10:00am Yom Kippur Congregational Morning Worship Service
Yom Kippur Congregational Morning Worship Service Parking details included with tickets. Shuttle buses available.
10:00am Yom Kippur Tot and Youth ProgramA High Holy Day experience for children while parents are in the Congregational Morning Worship Service. Registration required.
12:30pmNEW
Yom Kippur Study SessionIn the Beit Midrash
Attend Yom Kippur Study Session at Temple Beth El
1:30pmNEW TIME
Beth El Talks In the Chapel
Attend Beth El Talks at Temple Beth El.
2:00pm Young Children’s Service For children (ages 8 and under) to attend with parents or grandparents.
Family Participation ServiceRecommended for families with children ages 8 through early teens as a family alternative to the Congregational Morning Worship Service.
3:30pmNEW TIME
Community Yizkor in the Chapel (limited seating, no tickets required)
No service at FAU. Attend Yizkor at Temple Beth El.
3:45pm Yom Kippur Afternoon Service, Yizkor and Ne’ilah in the Sanctuary
No service at FAU. Attend Yizkor and Ne’ilah at Temple Beth El.
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ROSH HASHANAH
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Rosh HaShanah Evening Service at Temple Beth El
Monday, September 30 10:00am Congregational Worship at Temple Beth El or FAU
2:00pm Family Participation Service at Temple Beth El
2:00pm Young Children’s Service (families with children
ages 8 and under) at FAU
4:00pm Tashlich meet at Temple Beth El
Tuesday, October 1
10:00am Second Day Congregational Worship
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DATE
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Tuesday, October 8
8:00pm Yom Kippur Evening Service (Kol Nidre) at Temple
Beth El or FAU
Wednesday,
October 910:00am Congregational Worship at Temple Beth El or FAU
12:30pmYom Kippur Study Session at Temple Beth El
1:30pmBeth El Talks: Personal Stories from our Community
at Temple Beth El
2:00pm Family Participation Service at FAU
2:00pm Young Children’s Service (families with children
ages 8 and under) at Temple Beth El
3:30pmCommunity Yizkor Service at Temple Beth El in the
Chapel (limited seating)
3:45pm Yom Kippur Afternoon Service, Yizkor and Ne’ilah
at Temple Beth El
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Beth El TalksSTORIES FROM OUR COMMUNITYYom Kippur AfternoonWednesday, October 9, 2019 at 1:30pmHoly Service – The Spiritual Power in Giving of our Lives Schaefer Family CampusFor thousands of years, Judaism has taught that we connect to God through sacrifice. Come and hear three inspiring stories of personal sacrifice, and learn how life is truly enriched when we give the gift of our selves.
BILL SCHWARTZ Lessons Learned from D-Day and ServiceSeventy-five years ago, thousands of young men stormed the beaches in Normandy and fought to repel the evil onslaught of Nazi aggression. Among
them was Bill Schwartz, who will share his experiences from that fateful day, and the lessons we all can learn from the service of the “Greatest Generation.”
LILIANA ABRAMSON Loving The StrangerGrowing up in Santiago, Chile, Liliana Abramson learned the values of family and care. Nine years ago, when Thelma Geetter, a single woman in the congregation with no family, began to decline with dementia, Liliana stepped in with extraordinary compassion and devotion to guide Thelma’s care and ensure her needs were met. Liliana will share her experiences of what it feels like to be and love the stranger.
RICHARD BLUESTEIN Building Sacred SpaceIn 2014, Temple Beth El called on Richard Bluestein, noted architect and artist, to lead the congregation’s renovations of the Schaefer Family Campus. For five years, Richard has poured his
acumen and passion, heart and soul, and hundreds and hundreds of hours into every square inch of our new campus design. Richard will share with us his experience of building sacred space, and what the lessons this project means for us all.
TashlichMonday, September 30, 2019 at 4:00pm Meet at Temple Beth El Schaefer Family Campus and walk to a nearby stream.Cast away your sins via this meaningful and ancient Jewish custom.
Shabbat ShuvaTHE SABBATH OF REPENTANCEFriday, October 4, 2019 6:00pm Temple Beth El Schaefer Family CampusOur glorious adult choir will enhance this Shabbat.
Community YizkorWednesday, October 9, 2019 3:30pmTemple Beth El Schaefer Family CampusThe community is welcome to say Yizkor at this afternoon service. Seating is limited.
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Simchat TorahSunday, October 20, 2019 5:30pm Simchat Torah Evening Festival Service and Religious School New Student Consecration 6:30pm Pizza, Pasta and Salad Dinner Schaefer Family Campus
At this joyful service we will unroll the Torah for all to behold and consecrate our new students! Dance your way from the sanctuary into this casual Sunday night dinner.
$16 per adult, $12 per child (ages 4-12) before Wednesday, October 9
$20 per adult, $15 per child (ages 4-12) after Wednesday, October 9 RSVP online at tbeboca.org/special-events or call Debbie
Eisenberg at 561-391-8900.
Sponsored by Sisterhood and catered by Chez Gourmet
Monday, October 21, 2019 10:30am Festival Morning Service and Yizkor Schaefer Family Campus
Sukkot Service HONORING CHAI AND NEW MEMBERS FOLLOWED BY SUSHI, SAKI AND STIR FRYSunday, October 13, 20195:30pm Erev Sukkot Service followed 6:30pm DinnerSchaefer Family Campus $25 per adult/$16 per child (4-12 years old) $28 per adult/$17 per child (4-12 years old) after Tuesday, October 8, 2019
The traditional Hebrew greeting, bruchim ha-baim, literally means “blessings to those who come.” We are thrilled to
recognize our Chai Members (those who have been part of our Temple Beth El family as members for 18 years, or more), and are so happy to welcome our New Members (those who have recently become part
of our synagogue family) with a special blessing on the bima.All are welcome to attend this special Sukkot
Service and dinner. RSVP for dinner at tbeboca.org/special-events or call Julie
Guzy at 561-391-8900.
Sponsored by Sisterhood & Brotherhood & Catered by Artisan Foods
Monday, October 14, 201910:30 am Festival Morning Service •
Schaefer Family Campus
Kever Avot HONORING OUR PARENTS AND LOVED ONESKever Avot is the tradition of visiting the graves of our parents and loved ones between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. We invite you to join with us as we pray together, support one another, and honor the memory of those who have passed.
Sunday, October 6, 2019Beth El Mausoleum at 12:45pmThose with loved ones laid to rest in the Boca Municipal Cemetery will walk over to visit following the service.Eternal Light Memorial Gardens, Boynton Beach at 12:45pm(meet at the central Mausoleum Chapel)
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NEW MEMBER WELCOME
EVENTSunday,
September 8, 2019 Schaefer Family Campus
2:00pm-4:00pmLite bites and something sweet, find where
you belong at this meet and greet.
Start with a special blessing on the Bima to welcome you to our Temple Beth El family. Learn about upcoming programs, social action initiatives, the new Steve Brown z”l* Volunteer Program, Brotherhood, Sisterhood and Parenthood, youth group for kids Kindergarten through 12th grade, and many ways each of you can get involved.• Get your Chaverweb log-in• Sign up for a Chavurah• Pick up your welcome gift –
you will love it!
Register at tbeboca.org/special-events or contact Julie Guzy at [email protected] or 561-391-8900.
*of blessed memory
Find Where You Belong
Your community needs you... How will you answer?
When you make a gift to the Annual Appeal you directly impact the ability of families and individuals to live a vibrant Jewish life, committed to our Jewish values, connected to our Jewish community.
A contribution to the Annual Appeal supports…..• A young family creating the foundation of a Jewish home
• A group of teenagers achieving the milestone of Confirmation
• An older individual or couple embraced in the arms of their Jewish community
Generous support from members of our Temple Beth El community like you impacts the possibility of a brighter future – one built with kindness, warmth, wisdom, strength and love.
Please make your contribution at tbeboca.org/annual-giving-donate. Or contact Leslie Viselman, Director of Development, at [email protected] or 561-314-2836.
Annual Appeal 5780/2019-2020
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AROUND TEMPLE BETH EL
HONOR PORTRAITSTemple Beth El was privileged to host a photo session with Honor Portraits, an organization devoted to honoring active and retired veterans with professional photography.
Pictured are Jack Boshes, Larry Gise, Martin and Kathy Stern
SHIR SHALOMMembers of Temple Beth El’s Adult Choir, Shir Shalom traveled to Connecticut for the North American Jewish Choral Festival, with help from a generous donation from Bob Geller in memory of his wife Lucille, a devoted member of the temple choir for many years. After an amazing five days, and looking forward to returning home, all flights were canceled at La Guardia Airport, where they spent the night. They made the best of it, and had a wonderful time together with many stories to tell!
CANTOR LORI AND GEORGE BROCK WEDDING BLESSING
We loved celebrating at the Auf Ruf – Wedding Blessings and Champagne Oneg Extraordinaire for Cantor Lori
and George Brock! Mazel Tov!
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BY HEATHER EREZ DIRECTOR OF YOUTH EDUCATION AND [email protected]
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
For Parents — The Tribal Council
MELISSA ABELL Assistant Director of Youth Education and Engagement (grades 7-12)[email protected]
STEPHANIE TREW Assistant Director of Youth Education and Engagement (grades K-6)[email protected]
Finding the space and time to fit in everything we’d like to be doing is nearly impossible. Yet, there are times when that effort can have a large unseen impact. Making space to connect with friends and meet new people in your community not only strengthens your tie to that community but it models the importance to your children.
The Tribal Council is a group of parents who
represent each grade level Tribe and are tasked with helping parents connect with one another. This can be done via Facebook, at Temple events, or by a parent suggesting a meetup inviting other Tribe parents. So take some time for yourself and invite others from your grade to meet for brunch during religious school or a parent’s night out. Looking forward to connecting!
Shadow PuppetsPRESENTED BY DANIEL BARASHSunday, September 15, 2019 • 11:15am • Beck Family CampusWe are pleased to bring this amazing workshop to our Religious School students! Using the ancient art of shadow puppetry, in which shadows are cast upon a lit screen, Jewish stories and folktales from around the world are brought to life, fostering a love of Jewish stories that inspires a life of Jewish learning. Parents are invited to join their children for an hour of fun and laughter.
Temple Beth El will be hosting NFTY-STR Hatikvah Kallah, a fantastic weekend for Jewish middle-schoolers from all over Florida. We are in need of families who are able to host a minimum of three middle school teens from Friday evening through Sunday morning, and provide our famous Temple Beth El hospitality!
Host responsibilities include: providing space for teens to sleep (beds not necessary), breakfast and dinner on Saturday, and transportation to and from the Temple during the weekend.
Contact Melissa Abell for more information at: [email protected] or 561-391-9092
Weekend Host Homes Needed! NOVEMBER 8-10, 2019
About Daniel BarashDaniel Barash holds a Masters Degree in Elementary Education from New York University. He led arts-in-education workshops for more than a decade on the East Coast before relocating to California in 2009.
Daniel has pioneered the use of shadow puppetry, an ancient Asian art form, in diverse secular and Jewish settings. He has performed a one-man educational theater program for more than 100,000 students across the United States. As one of 43 teaching artists selected for inclusion on the John F. Kennedy Center’s National Teaching Artist Roster, Daniel has brought his shadow puppetry to 17 states over the past two years.
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B’nai MitzvahAdam CorciaSon of Rachael and Shay Corcia9/7/2019 at 9:00 AM
Noah CorciaSon of Rachael and Shay Corcia9/7/2019 at 9:00 AM
Dariel ReidDaughter of Sonide and Eric Reid9/14/219 at 5:30 PM
Zachary HarpazSon of Pamela and Joe Harpaz9/21/2019 at 10:45 AM
Alexander Mullen Son of Ayelet and Edward Mullen10/19/2019 at 10:45 AM
Noa Wolfberg Daughter of Jules and Jay Wolfberg10/19/2019 at 5:30 PM
Emily Frost Daughter of Lynda and Michael Frost10/26/2019 at 9:00 AM
Madeline BarenboimDaughter of Lisa Barenboim10/26/2019 at 11:30 AM
Ari Taub Son of Rasheena and David Taub10/26/2019 at 6:00 PM
Adam Corcia Noah Corcia Dariel Reid Zachary Harpaz
Alexander Mullen Noa Wolfberg Emily Frost Madeline Barenboim Ari Taub
Important Dates (MUST BE ENROLLED IN OUR RELIGIOUS SCHOOL TO PARTICIPATE)
Middle School Tuesday Nights at the Beck Family CampusSeptember 3, 2019September 17, 2019October 15, 2019October 29, 20196:00pm Dinner 7:00pm - 8:30pm Class
Tribe Simeon (1st Grade) Family HavdalahSaturday, September 7, 20195:30pm - 7:30pm Schaefer Family Campus
Tribe Asher (6th Grade) Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family DaySunday, September 8, 2019 9:30am - 12:00pm Schaefer Family Campus
High School Tuesday Nights at the Beck Family CampusSeptember 10, 2019September 24, 2019October 22, 20196:00pm Dinner7:00pm - 8:30pm Class
Beyachad at the Schaefer Family CampusShabbat Friday, September 13, 2019 6:00pm - 8:30pmSunday, September 22, 2019 9:00am - 11:30amSunday, October 13, 2019 10:00am - 1:00pm - At a private residence, please check your email for detailsFriday, October 25, 2019 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Kindergarten Family DaySunday, September 15, 2019 9:00am - 12:30pm Beck Family Campus
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Youth Engagement
Tribe Simeon (1st Grade) Move your Body!Sunday, August 25, 201911:30am – 2:00pmBeck Family CampusFirst graders will get moving with dance, tumble, and improv games! Please dress comfortably and wear closed-toed shoes. Lunch will be provided.
Glowing Graffiti with Gad (5th Grade)Saturday, September 7, 20196:30pm – 9:00pmSchaefer Family CampusOur Gad Tribe will start with dinner and a special Havdallah service. Then, they will light up the night with a glowing graffiti experience!
Maccabi Splash with Tribes Dan and Naphtali (3rd and 4th Grades)Sunday, September 8, 201911:30am - 3:00pmBeck Family CampusTribes Dan and Naphtali will splash it out in some friendly competition!
Kindergarten Jam SessionSunday, September 22, 201911:30am - 2:00pmBeck Family CampusKindergarten will rock out with Mr. Brian from the Trew School of Music. They will also create their own instruments and songs together! Lunch will be provided.
Camp-in and Cook-out with Tribes Judah and Dan (2nd and 3rd Grades)! Sunday, October 6, 201911:30am – 2:00pmBeck Family CampusTribes Judah and Dan will have a blast in an indoor campout, complete with a cookout, camping games and crafts, and campfire songs.
Pinball Party with Tribes Naphtali and Gad (4th and 5th Grades)Sunday, October 6, 201912:30pm – 4:00pmTribes Naphtali and Gad will play the day away at the Silverball Pinball Museum!
Tribe Issachar (7th Grade) Mitzvah Project: Food PantrySunday, September 15, 201910:00am – 12:00pm
INCREDIBLE ALL SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AT THE BECK FAMILY CAMPUS!Sunday, September 15, 201911:30am - 12:30pm (K-3 – Please note the special pick up time!)Shadow Puppeteer, Daniel Barash, will dazzle us with a show for the entire Religious School. Parents are invited but not required to join.
Tribe Issachar (7th Grade) Mitzvah Project: Baby Blankets for JAFCOSaturday, October 5, 201910:00am–12:00pm
Tribe Issachar (7th Grade) Retreat at FAU Ropes CourseSunday, October 6, 2019 11:00am–3:00pmStudents will have lots of fun while building new friendships and strengthening existing ones. Drop-off and pick-up at the FAU Challenge Course.
Tribe Issachar (7th Grade) Mitzvah Project: Beach Clean-UpSunday, October 13, 20199:30am–11:30am
9th Grade RetreatFriday, October 18, 2019 Sunday, October 20, 2019St. Augustine, FLBus will leave Friday morning and return on Sunday. Details to follow.
Kindergarten Consecration (Simchat Torah)Sunday, October 20, 2019 5:30pmAll kindergarteners will be blessed by the clergy as they start their Religious School journey before Simchat Torah festivities begin. Dinner to follow by registration only.
3rd Grade Family DaySunday, October 27, 2019 9:00am–11:30am Beck Family Campus
BOFTY/NFTY NEWS (MUST PAY BOFTY DUES TO PARTICIPATE)
NFTY STR Fall KallahFriday, October 25, 2019 Sunday, October 27, 2019Camp Geneva in Fruitland Park, FLContact Melissa Abell for more information. To register, please visit https://southerntropical. nfty.org/
Important Dates (MUST BE ENROLLED IN OUR RELIGIOUS SCHOOL TO PARTICIPATE)
To register for any youth programs, please visit us on the web at tbeboca.org/school-event-calendar. For more information, contact Stephanie Trew for Grades K-6 at [email protected] and Melissa Abell for Grades 7-12 at [email protected]
SCHOOL CLOSED• September 29-October 1, 2019 in observance of Rosh Hashanah.• October 8, 2019 in observance of Yom Kippur.
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BY RONNI GRAFBETH EL EARLY LEARNING CENTER [email protected]
EARLY LEARNING CENTER
The New Year is a Good Time to Learn about Mitzvot
The High Holy Days are a very special time of year at the Beth El Early Learning Center. These festivals embody so many valuable Jewish concepts for young children. On Rosh HaShanah we welcome in the new year and bright beginnings. On Yom Kippur we think about how we have behaved and learn about apologies and forgiveness. With Sukkot comes lessons of harvesting and the tradition of building a “sukkah” that has been passed from generation to generation. On Simchat Torah, the children get to examine a real
Torah up close, see the parchment, learn how it is written by hand, one letter at a time.
In perfect harmony with this season are the themes of Tikkun Olam (repairing our world) and Gimilut Chasadim (acts of charity and loving kindness). At our Early Learning Center this is the time of year that we launch our annual Mitzvah of
the Month program. What better way to teach our children about these mitzvot than with hands-on learning experiences that help make these abstract concepts real. We acknowledge individual students’ acts of kindness with our Mitzvah Mensch honor. You can’t miss them as they parade to Shabbat in their special colorful capes and masks!
We encourage you to support your children and their learning by participating in their efforts. Speak to them about the importance of these Jewish values in helping our world be a better place. At Temple Beth El we are fortunate to have an active Social Action Committee that plans programs that are fun and rewarding for the entire family. There is lots of information on our website about these opportunities. There is no better way to teach than to lead by example.
Shana Tova U’Metuka!
Important DatesMonday, September 2 Labor Day – No School
Tuesday-Friday, September 10-13 Occupational Therapy Screenings
Monday-Friday, September 23-27 Speech Therapy Screenings
Monday, September 30 Rosh HaShanah – No School
Tuesday, October 1 Rosh HaShanah – No School
Tuesday, October 8 Erev Yom Kippur – Noon Dismissal
Wednesday, October 9 Yom Kippur – No School
Wednesday-Thursday, October 16-17 School Portraits
Wednesday, October 23 Pink Walk
Wednesday, October 30 Dads and Donuts (2s/4s)
Thursday, October 31 Dads and Donuts (3s)
New Year’s ShabbatFriday, September 13, 2019 6:00pm Pizza Dinner6:30pm Tot Shabbat
Tot Shabbat in the Sukkah Friday, October 18, 2019 6:00pm Pizza Dinner6:30pm Tot Shabbat
Tot Shabbat
There is no charge for pizza dinner but RSVPs are required at tbeboca.org/early-learning-center or contact Lisa Stock at [email protected] or 561-391-9091
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BY KAREN SCHLOSS AND LISA FRANKLIN SISTERHOOD [email protected]/sisterhood
SISTERHOOD UPDATE
It has been quite a busy summer for our Sisterhood Board. We have been meeting and planning to create a year full of exciting, thought-provoking, and fun events. We are underway and super excited to see everyone.
Our summer girls’ night out event at Field of Flowers Flower Bar was a fun evening where we learned and created our very own flower arrangements. It was great
to see old and new Sisterhood members!
Before we know it, the holidays will be upon us and we will be gathered together as a community, one so large yet so intimate at the same time. We are truly blessed to have such amazing and engaging clergy and leadership. We try to emulate the inclusion that we feel from everyone here at Beth El into Sisterhood. We are most excited
about the opening of the redesigned lobby,
worship areas, learning spaces and of course our brand new Gift Shop which we like to call “Shuk (marketplace) Fourth Ave.” Sip, shop and schmooze at our Gift Shop Mezuzah Blessing with Wine and Cheese on Thursday, September 12th, and preview the items we will carry in the store. Join us to decorate our Sukkah on Friday, October 11th, and at our Challah Bake with the author of “Braided”, Beth Ricanati, M.D.
College OutreachSisterhood wants to
send holiday packages for Rosh HaShanah,
Chanukah, Purim and Passover to all our
college students! In addition, we will be
wishing them a Happy Birthday with a fun
e-card. This service is open to all Temple Beth El members with college
students. There is no charge, but donations are always welcome. Register
online at tbeboca.org/sisterhood
A Journey of a Thousand ChallahsChallah Bake with author of “Braided”, Dr. Beth Ricanati, MDThursday, October 24, 20196:30pm – 9:00pmBeck Family Campus$36 Sisterhood Members • $45 Non-MembersRSVP at tbeboca.org/sisterhood
We will make, learn together and braid challah with the author of this magical book. Each attendee will take home the challah they baked and a copy of “Braided: A Journey of A Thousand Challahs.”
upcoming events Gift Shop Mezuzah Blessing and Shopping Preview with Wine and CheeseThursday, September 12, 2019Chairperson: Marlene Bluestein
Sukkah DecoratingFriday, October 11, 2019Chairperson: Sharyn Schneiderman
Challah Bake with author of “Braided”, Beth Ricanati, MDThursday, October 24, 2019Chairperson: Jill Weiner
About the author, Beth Ricanati
“Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challahs” chronicles the author’s journey of a
thousand challahs and one woman’s quest for wellness and peace. This physician-mother has built her career around bringing wellness into women’s everyday lives, especially for busy moms juggling life and children. Ricanati lives in the Los Angeles area with her family and one challah-loving dog.
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PARENTHOOD UPDATE
upcoming events Parents Night Out Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 7:00pm Batch Gastropub in Delray Marketplace Join your fellow Early Learning Center parents for our first event of the year!RSVP at tbeboca.org/early-learning-center
We are all very excited about the 2019-2020 school year and have so many fun events in the works for our parents and families at the Beth El Early Learning Center! We would love to have you join us any time and can always use an extra hand if you'd like to volunteer.Come to our Parenthood meetings!
We rotate morning and evening meetings to try to accommodate various schedules.
• Wednesday, September 11, 2019 (9:00am Schmooze and 9:15-10:15am Meeting)
• Wednesday, October 23, 2019 (7:00pm Schmooze and 7:30-8:30pm Meeting)
Reach out! Please email [email protected] with any questions; we are here for you!
BY JENN GENE, STEPHANIE GOLDFUSS AND SUSIE SIEGEL PARENTHOOD CO-PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENT
on October 24th speaking about her existential experience baking challah.
It is also that time of year when our fabulous team of College Outreach Sisters begin thinking of how Sisterhood can brighten your college students’ day by sending care packages to them during the holidays. Thank you Lisajane Romer and Sherry Lerner for continuing to chair this endeavor!
We hope you can join us for some or all of these fantastic and meaningful events! Please remember to include Sisterhood membership when renewing your commitments for the year - it’s a checkbox on the dues form! We need all of you to make our mission in the community a success!
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BY CARLOS ROMERO BROTHERHOOD [email protected]/brotherhood
BROTHERHOOD UPDATE
upcoming events Register online at tbeboca.org/brotherhood
It is an exciting time to be affiliated with Temple Beth El. We just opened our beautiful new space here at the Schaefer Family Campus and it is awesome! My family has been members here for more than 25 years and seeing this new space is something I never thought I would see. I am looking forward to seeing all of you at High Holiday services this year.
Your Brotherhood has been working diligently over the summer planning events and developing new programming ideas for the upcoming year. We kick off on September 5th with an informative and fun evening combining a Brotherhood “Open House” for prospective members, networking and the opening night of the NFL season. Next we are offering group Krav Maga (Israeli martial arts) lessons at the Beck Family Campus with a reserve Lieutenant from the IDF who recently moved to Boca Raton. Our upcoming Sukkot “tasting” event in October will feature some unique spirits (not quite your father’s rye) and we will be hosting
our annual Brotherhood golf tournament at Boca Rio Country Club on November 18th. Our honorees this year are special members of our Beth El community, Dr. Peter and Ilene Wohlgemuth. Their contribution to our community is well documented and they set a wonderful example of what it means to give back. We are thrilled to honor them and we invite everyone to join us on November 18th. The proceeds from this year’s Golf Tournament will go towards the Brotherhood’s Project Rampart which will build a perimeter fence to help secure the Schaefer Family Campus.
For those of you interested in getting involved in Brotherhood, we meet the first Thursday of every month at the Beck Family Campus at 6:30pm. The meetings are open to all Brotherhood members. If you have any ideas for programs or ways we can improve our Brotherhood, feel free to call me at 561-350-7156.
Wishing you and your family all the best in 5780!
WHISKEY TASTING IN THE SUKKAHWednesday, October 16, 20197:00pm-9:30pmBeck Family Campus $30 for Brotherhood members, $40 for all guests. Must be 21 or over to attend. $10 gift card for designated driver in carpools of 3 or more participants.
Celebrate Sukkot and connect with the Temple Beth El Brotherhood at a Whiskey Tasting in the Sukkah!
Sukkot is a celebration of nature’s gifts, and on this night we will sit in the sukkah, wave lulav and etrog, and learn about the finest spirits the world has to offer. Join the Temple Beth El Brotherhood for this engaging social event as we fulfill the mitzvah to celebrate the festival.
ARE WE READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?Thursday, September 5, 2019 6:30pmBeck Family Campus Chai ($18.00)/per person for networking, food and football
We begin the evening with our monthly board meeting and updates. Afterwards, while networking with current and prospective Brotherhood members, you are invited to learn about the many Brotherhood-sponsored Special Interests Groups & Clubs that meet throughout the year. Meet our clergy, tour the building, view the Judaic art installations and experience what makes Temple Beth El so special.
Then, kick off the first game of the NFL season, Green Bay at Chicago, with great food and drink and gathering around the Kehillah Center’s giant screen to watch the big game. Bring your friends, relatives and neighbors.
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Join the Temple Beth El Brotherhood at our most successful fundraising event of the year. 100% of the proceeds will go towards
the Brotherhood’s Project Rampart to help secure our congregation by building a perimeter fence at the Schaefer Family Campus.
18 Holes of Golf on the exclusive Boca Rio Golf Course More Contests, Great Auction and Prizes
Lunch, Cocktails and Dinner Reception with Open Bar
ABOUT PETER AND ILENE WOHLGEMUTHIlene and Peter met at the University of Pennsylvania and continued their post-graduate studies in Boston before moving to South Florida in 1986. Ilene has served as the Chair of the following organizations: Young Women’s Division of the Federation; Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services; Jewish Education Commission; PJ Library and most recently, Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach. Ilene has also served in various capacities on the Board and Executive Committee of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach for most of the past twenty-five years. Currently, Ilene & Peter are the Co-Chairs of Prime Philanthropists, a major donor division of our Federation.
Peter, also known as Dr. W, started his orthodontic career in Boca Raton in 1986. Dr. W is a
Past President of the South Florida Academy of Orthodontics and has received numerous awards for his involvement with computer assisted orthodontics. Peter has held numerous leadership positions in the Jewish community as well, including, Co-chair of the Men’s Division of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County; mentor for Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach; and Campaign-Chair for the Young Leadership Division of Federation.
Ilene and Peter’s involvement has been witnessed at Temple Beth El as well. They Co-Chaired the original Torah Project over 25 years ago and have been on our Strategic Planning, Nominating and Mausoleum Committees as well as Search Committees. Peter has been honored to be a Trustee on the Temple Beth El Board for the past year.
BROTHERHOOD
T O U R N A M E N T
Brotherhood President Carlos Romero
Golf Committee Chair Jonathan Levin
GOLF COMMITTEEBrad Berkowitz • Alan Klasfeld • Mike Sirowitz
Register online at tbeboca.org/brotherhood or contact Jonathan Levin, Golf Committee Chair at
[email protected] or 917-847-9911 for more information.
••• NEW FOR 2019 ••• Hole in One Contests
for $10,000 Cash and Trips100,000 4-Golfer Shootout
Longest Drive ContestClosest to the Pin Contest
Golf Cannon Contest
Contact us to learn more about sponsorship opportunities to honor Peter and Ilene Wohlgemuth and support Project Rampart.
Individual Golfer Includes Cocktails and Awards Dinner
$450
Foursome Package Includes Half Page Ad
and Tee Sign $2,000
Cocktails and
Awards Dinner $125
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PM
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0 A
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PM
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BFC)
9:
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11:0
0 A
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David
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0 P
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7:0
0 P
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S Hi
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BFC)
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00
PM
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10th
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BFC)
11 9:15
AM
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PM
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13 6:0
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SFC)
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PM
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BFC)
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14 9:30
AM
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PM
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BFC)
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AM
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AM
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17
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0 P
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00
PM
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Midd
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BFC)
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BFC)
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AM
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f Zac
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7:30
PM
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Serv
ice &
Prog
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22
9:0
0 A
M-B
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9:0
0 A
M-R
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Mor
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BFC)
11
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AM
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C)
23
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5 PM
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PM
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0 P
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FC)
7:0
0 P
M-R
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BFC)
7:
00
PM
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6:0
0 P
M-Y
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Adv
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Com
mitt
ee
Educ
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BFC)
6:
00
PM
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0 P
M-H
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FC)
27
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PM
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vice
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AM
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Stu
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FAU)
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00
PM
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FAU)
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TBE)
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PM
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BFC)
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M-R
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Mor
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BFC)
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AM
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Gra
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OT)
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0 A
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3rd G
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Cam
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Cook
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PM
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& 5t
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TBE)
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PM
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TBE)
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7:30
PM
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12 9:30
AM
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0 A
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9:30
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OOT)
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0 A
M-B
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OOT)
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0 A
M-R
S Su
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Mor
ning (
BFC)
5:
30 P
M-E
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Serv
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6:30
PM
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OOT)
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0 P
M-B
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erho
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rav M
aga:
Isr
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artia
l Arts
(BFC
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00
PM
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Midd
le Sc
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Clas
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C)
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0 P
M-S
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Br
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17 6:30
PM
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Cler
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OT)
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0 P
M-B
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of Tr
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ting
7:30
PM
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18 10/1
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OOT)
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0 P
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the
Sukk
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FC)
6:30
PM
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Ser
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(BFC
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30 P
M-S
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AM
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0 A
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BFC)
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30 P
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21 Sim
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0 P
M-L
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00
PM
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BFC)
6:
00
PM
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High
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00
PM
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High
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C)
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0 P
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00
PM
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BFC)
23 6:0
0 P
M-Y
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Adv
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Com
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Educ
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Mee
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BFC)
7:
00
PM
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0 P
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00
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00
AM
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Day
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00
PM
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:00
PM
-Lun
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6:0
0 P
M-R
S Mi
ddle
Scho
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00
PM
-RS
10th
Gra
de C
lass (
BFC)
7:
00
PM
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cour
se in
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FC)
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0 P
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BFC)
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6:0
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BFC)
6:
00
PM
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Midd
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FC)
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BFC)
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00
PM
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30 P
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6 5:30
PM
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Club
6:
00
PM
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7:15
PM
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0 A
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7:0
0 P
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BFC)
7:
00
PM
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10th
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BFC)
11 9:15
AM
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PM
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PM
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BFC)
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AM
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16
17
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M-L
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00
PM
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Midd
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Scho
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BFC)
18
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BFC)
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7:30
PM
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23
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5/18/2019 to 7/18/2019
AMY S. KLEIN SHAPIRO MEMORIAL EDUCATIONAL FUNDfor the recovery ofMarilyn Anderson by Penny
& David Klein
ANNA BEITSCHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUNDin honor ofJudy and Michel Roy by
Jim Brachmanthe marriage of Cantor Lori
and George Brock by Jim Brachman
CANTOR STEPHEN DUBOV CONCERT ENDOWMENT FUNDin honor ofJoan and David Dubov's 70th
anniversary by Edith Doktorczyk by Bernice Fepelstein by Rhona Guberman by Albert & Marsha Hazen by Maureen O'Connor Kilar by Burton & Rowena Kovler by Rona Sakson by Dorothy & David Segal
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FUNDIn honor ofCindy Korshin by Susie &
David Schwartzfarb
FULFILLING THE PROMISEin honor ofThe wedding of Rabbi Jessica and
Mitchell Mates by Temple Beth El Sisterhood & Brotherhood
Cantor Lori and George Brock’s wedding
by Liliana Abramson & Jerry Zensky
by Tina & David Bealeby Ruth & Gary Bergby Mollye & Glen Berngardby Suzy & Brian Broadby Robin Eisenberg & Andy Broidoby Temple Beth El
Sisterhood & Brotherhoodby Freyda & Ed Burnsby Lois & Dennis Charneyby Stephanie & Richard Chestnovby Cheryl & Marc Cooperby Andrea Cornby Robin & Albert Dabbahby Elaine & Morton Erensteinby Marlene Faustby Lawrence Feidelmanby Aline Fisherby Jamie & Neil Glachmanby Meredith & Marc
Hirsh & Familyby Rita & Sonny Judsonby Penny & David Klein
by Rita & Spencer Kregerby Sue & Scott Kriegerby Sarina & Jerry Lindby Stephanie & Nate
Lowen & Familyby Lisa & Ben Lusskin & Familyby Sheryl & Rollie Martinby Alan Masonby Joanna & Bob Meiselby Mishpuchah Ohr Chavurahby Jennifer & David Morseby Carol & Neil Nirenby Natalie Pelavinby Margie Plough & Maurice
Plough, Jr.by Susan & Barry Podolskyby Helayne & Joel Rosenblumby The Rosenthal & Schosheimsby Lavinia & Ira Rosnerby Lynn Barr & Marvin Rudmanby Bonnie Schaefer &
Jamie Schaeferby The Kay & Schloss Familiesby Simone & Sam Spiegelby Susan & Andy Stalloneby Nanci & Fred Stoneby Janet & Allan Sussbergby Ilyne Mendelson & Steve Terkby Wendy & Steve Walinby Marla Schaefer &
Steve Weishoffby Elinor, Susan, Rita, Mike,
Heather, Rachael, Ronni, Erika, Melissa & Leslie
GELFAND/ARPE YOUNG CHILDRENS INNOVATIVE EDUCATION FUNDin honor ofJack Lionel Gelfand on his
graduation by Michael Gelfandthe birth of London Ivy Tedeschi
by Michael Gelfand
GENERAL FUNDin honor ofSheila and Dick Asher's 65th
anniversary by Rosalyn & Paul Merzer by Diana Chong-Schultz & Andrew Schultz
the Auf Ruf of Cantor Lori and George Brock by Phyllis & Howard Cordover
Cantor Lori and George Brock's wedding by Stafani, Jeremy, J.R. & Mac Martin by Rehana & Mark Molloy
Richard Comiter's birthday by Karen & Jan Kaplan by Samantha & Gabe Quintela by Fran Weinberg
Benjamin Hirsh's Bar Mitzvah by Ruth & Gary Berg
Tracey and Michelle Labgold's marriage by Ruth & Gary Berg
Richard Martin by Diana Chong-Schultz & Andrew Schultz
Rabbi Jessica Mates by Susan Kamener
Mike Sirowitz by Susan KamenerStephen Soble's 90th birthday
by Irwin NoparstakTami and Rabbi Greg Weisman’s
10th anniversary by Barbara Spielman
Barbara Wilens by Susan & Gary Wilens
on the occasion ofthe Upsherin for Hannah Greenwald
by Jonathan Greenwaldto thankthe Temple and Rabbi for all
the great work they do by Diane & Larry Sharnak
Ilyne Mendelson by Susan Selnick & Jeffrey Gordon
JAN AND ALLEN LEV ENDOWMENT FUNDin celebration ofthe marriage of Tracey & Michelle
Labgold by Jan & Allen Levthe Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin
Hirsh by Jan & Allen Levin honor ofAllen Lev's retirement &
birthday by Aline FisherAllen Lev by Lori & Michael
Lev & Family
MUSIC FUNDin honor ofSheila & Dick Asher's 65th
anniversary by Holly & Jeff Hahn
the wedding of Cantor Lori and George Brock by Pam Nadler & Mark Sickles by Linda Sommers
MYRA R. SCHWARTZ CANTORIAL MUSIC FUNDin honor ofCantor Lori and George Brock's
wedding by Kulanu Chavurah by Yachad Chavurah by Margaret Kottler by Susan & Mark Sosin
RABBIS' DISCRETIONARY FUNDin appreciation ofRabbi Jessica for Natalie
Klebanoff's service by Barbara & Stuart Wilens
Rabbi Greg Weisman by The Abrams, Jupiter, & Gart Families
The trip to Israel led by Rabbi Dan by Lenore Wachtel
in honor of
Cantor Lori and George Brock's wedding by Judith Chason by Kathie & Donald Kaplan
The wedding of Tracey and Michelle Labgold by Maddi & Wes Finch
Rabbi Dan Levin’s 50th birthday by Judith Chason by Janet & Allan Sussberg & Family by Renee Weil & Pat Lefkovith by Marla Schaefer & Steven Weishoff
Rabbi Jessica's marriage to Mitchell Mates by Kathie & Donald Kaplan
Tami and Rabbi Greg's 10th Anniversary by Ruth & Gary Berg by Kathie & Donald Kaplan
Aimee and Rabbi Dan's 25th wedding anniversary by Ruth & Gary Berg by Kathie & Donald Kaplan
Aimee and Rabbi Dan's 25th Anniversary and Tami and Rabbi Greg's 10th Anniversary by Sue & Scott Krieger
Art Siegel and his contribution to Temple Beth El by Nancy Jo & Alan Feinberg
Jessica Winograd by Dana, Seth, Jake & Brett Kurland
Layla Weisman by Sari & Adam Warden
on the occasion ofReceiving an aliyah for torah blessing
by Carol & Larry FeidelmanSue and Scott Krieger's Surprise
40th Anniversary Renewal by Rabbi Dan in Israel by Sue & Scott Krieger
to thankRabbi Dan Levin by Lori & Todd
Kupferman & Family
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUNDin honor ofJosh Wohlgemuth's wedding by
Robin Eisenberg & Andy Broido
REVA & HERBERT STERNECK CAMP KUTZ ENDOWMENT FUNDin honor ofPatty Beck's birthday by Carol
& Barry Sterneck
SAMUEL & MOLLIE LUKS SHABBAT MORNING MINYAN ENDOWMENT FUNDin honor ofFather's Day by Fran WeinbergCantor Lori and George Brock's
wedding by Karen & Jan Kaplan by Fran Weinberg
In honor of
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Our Congregation MournsDr. Asher Alpern, father of Nancy and Jeffrey Baskies, grandfather
of Jessica and Jon Baskies, uncle of Neal and Deborah Slafsky, great-uncle of Martin, Zachary and Kevin Slafsky
Natalie Bachman, aunt of Andrew and Wendy Lynn Furman
Irving (Irv) Baras*, husband of Bernice Baras
Paul Behr, father of Ralph and Jo Behr
Gerald Berkman*, beloved member
Doris Berkman*, beloved member
Morry Birnbaum, father of Robby Birnbaum and Lauralee Longstaff, grandfather of Gabriel and Emma Birnbaum
Joan Cohan, wife of Eugene (Gene) Cohan
Norma Ruby Cutler, sister of Phyllis Godofsky
Marilyn (Mitzi) Feldman, grandmother of Terrence and Erika Harris, great-grandmother of Benjamin and Sophia Harris
Edith Fox, grandmother of Jonathan and Delia Goldberg, great-grandmother of Julia and Henry Goldberg
Elsie Gise, aunt of Larry and Edie Gise
Bella Hirsch*, wife of Rabbi Richard Hirsch
Morris Kirschner, husband of Helene Kirschner, father of Nancy and Barry Sinrod
Natalie Klebanoff*, beloved member
Sara Jo Kobacker, beloved member
Edith Kraimer, grandmother of Jay and Jules Wolfberg, grandmother of Noa and Mya Wolfberg
Julie Lopez, grandmother of Andre and Stacey Slintak, great grandmother of Alexander and Blake Slintak
Charles Henry Miller, son of Bernice Miller, brother of Jennifer Miller-Morse and David Morse, uncle of Joshua and Richard Morse
Earl Mogell, father of Kenneth and Annette Mogell, grandfather of Kelsey and Kaitlin Mogell
Morris Moskowitz, father of Diane and Justin Freedman, grandfather of Skylar, Brooklynn, Hunter and Jade Freedman
Fritz Nussbaum, father of Janet and Allan Sussberg
Victor Pafundi, father of Joanne and Gerald (Jerry) Kowitt
Sandy Perl, mother of Rachelle Perl and Steven Kirstein, grandmother of Adam, Jacob and Joshua Kirstein
Charles (Chuck) Saletan*, husband of Barbara Saletan
Keith Seltzer, stepbrother of Lauren and Alan Gross
Gerald Snyder, father of Robyn and Ian Saltzman, grandfather of Isabelle and Samantha Saltzman
Rae Spitalnic, aunt of Rabbi Jessica Mates, great-aunt of Noah and Shira Brockman
Muriel (Mindy) Strober*, wife of Myron Strober
Ann Schimmel Tufel, wife of Sherman Tufel
Phyllis Weiner, beloved member
Hazel Yanoff*, beloved member
*Laid to rest in the Beth El Mausoleum
Mazel Tov ToIvy and Michael Cohen on the birth of their son
Landon Eli Cohen, big brother Max
Isabel and Gary Field on the birth of their daughter Klara Helen Field, big sister Emily
Jamie and Lane Mitnick on the birth of their daughter Julia Bree Mitnick, big sister Zoey
Elissa Schwartzfarb Norton and Robert Norton on the birth of their son Jax Conner Norton, big brothers Robby and Hunter
Ana Provow and Leonard Ostrovsky on the birth of their son Leonard Jack Ostrovsky, big sister Sophia
Lindsay and Kenneth Rehns on the birth of their daughter Reagan Paige Rehns, big sister Ella
Aynsley and Michael Salzman on the birth of their daughter Lily Elle Salzman, big brother Lucas
Linda and Robert Schmier on the birth of their granddaughters, Lana Ryan Carey and Sage Rose Schmier
Dana and Evan Durlester on the birth of their son Joseph Asa Durlester, grandparents Judy Goldberg and Jeff Silverstein
Sarah and Evan Waldman on the birth of their son Caleb Waldman, big sister Naomi
Chelsea Pickholtz and Jeremy Dicker on their marriage
Madeline and Wesley Finch on the marriage of their daughter Tracey Grossman to Michelle Labgold
Lisa and Kenneth Rosenthal on the marriage of their son Adam Rosenthal to Herter Sebastian
Ilene and Peter Wohlgemuth on the marriage of their son Joshua Wohlgemuth to Sinead Benyaminov
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5/18/2019 to 7/18/2019
ANNA BEITSCHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUNDin memory ofGigi Brachman by Jim BrachmanJack Beitscher by Jim BrachmanJonathan Brachman by
Jim Brachman
BENJAMIN & PEARL BAKER MAUSOLEUM PERPETUAL CAREin memory ofBenjamin L. Baker
by Pearl Baker by Debra & Webster Jones by Clayton, Claire, Kensy, Eric, Isabela & Atlas Jones
CANTOR STEPHEN DUBOV CONCERT ENDOWMENT FUNDin memory ofDr. Asher Alpern by The
Dubinsky Family
CANTOR STEPHEN DUBOV MUSIC ENRICHMENT FUNDin memory ofDr. Asher Alpern
by Joan & David Dubov by Arlene Schuldenfrei
GENERAL FUNDin memory ofLinda Brody
by Tamy & Adam Fried by Ilene & Alvin Powers
Terry Davis by Audrey SternMorris Kirschner by Ellen &
Stephen DanetzNatalie and Stanley Klebanoff
by Susan & Gary WilensNatalie Klebanoff
by Barbara & Woody Orris by Joseph Yonis & Richard Yonis
Jon Klasfeld by Sandy & Peter Quinter
Evelyn Lipman by Audrey SternFritz Nussbaum by Ruth & Gary BergSandi Perl by Jessica & Paul
Benedetto & Seth DensenVivian Scult by Gladys ShaneHerbert Schulefand by Sandra
& Victor SilversteinChuck Saletan
by The Eveloff Family by Beth & Bill Nast & Family by Hanita Schreiber by Amy Warmflash
Larry Eddy Tucker by Sandra & Victor Silverstein
In memory ofSeymour Wilens by Barbara
& Stuart Wilens
HIGH SCHOOL IN ISRAEL FUNDin memory ofShoshana Olin by Leonora Sherman
JAN AND ALLEN LEV ENDOWMENT FUNDin memory ofFritz Nussbaum by Jan & Allen LevCharles Miller by Jan & Allen LevIrving Sosin by Susan & Mark Sosin
M & M HOFFMAN/F & M SCHWARTZFARB ENDOWMENT FUNDin memory ofMorris Schwartzfarb by Susan
& David Schwartzfarb
MYRA R. SCHWARTZ CANTORIAL MUSIC FUNDin memory ofLaura Ander by Mollye &
Glen BerngardGene Barrett by “Mazal” HavurahEvelyn Blumberg by Susan
& Mark SosinRhoda Katz by Susan & Mark SosinChuck Saletan by Aline Fisher
RABBI MERLE E. SINGER SCHOLARSHIP/EDUCATIONAL FUNDin memory ofWalter "Guy" Justus by Stephanie
& Steven SchusterPeter Speier by Stephanie &
Steven Schuster
RABBIS' DISCRETIONARY FUNDin memory ofEthel Barbarosh by Ricki &
Milton BarbaroshCarl Goldberg by Gerald SpiegelmanMorris Kirschner by Kathy
& Jack GottliebMorris Kirschner and in appreciation
of Rabbi Greg Weisman by Nancy & Barry Sinrod
Natalie Klebenoff by Penny & Harry Rapaport
Freda and Solomon Kopald by Hynda Schuman
Charles Miller by Ilyne Mendelson & Steve Terk
Keith Seltzer by Lauren & Alan Gross by Linda & Norman Seltzer
Peter Speier by Beth ZipperCharles Saletan by Hoddy
& Nelson Nast
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In memory ofAnn Tufel by Marjorie & Dennis Berg
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUNDin memory ofKeith Seltzer
by Robin Eisenberg & Andy Broido by Aline Fisher
Gerry Snyder by Robin Eisenberg & Andy Broido by Robin Schwartz, Ashley Blum & Amy Blumstein
Lucille Sosin by Susan & Mark Sosin
RICHARD ALLEN BRANSDORF MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUNDin memory ofAnne Berman Seff by Beverly
& Marvin Bransdorf
SAMUEL & MOLLIE LUKS ENDOWMENT FOR SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION FUNDin memory ofSuretta Hollander by Fran WeinbergFritz Nussbaum by Karen
& Jan Kaplan
SAMUEL & MOLLIE LUKS SHABBAT MORNING MINYAN ENDOWMENT FUNDin memory ofRae Spitalnic by Karen & Jan Kaplan
STEVE BROWN ENDOWMENT FUNDin memory ofFritz Nussbaum by Dana
Brown & Family
TZEDAKAH FUNDin memory ofRandee Gicca by Aline Fisher
5/18/2019 to 7/18/2019
EARLY CHILDHOOD FUNDMarcia and Ken Namerow
GENERAL FUNDLori and Bruce BlumBrian ColemanDiane and Larry Sharnak
SHIRLEY CHAVIS JEWISH MUSIC ENDOWMENT FUNDJan and Dr. Richard Chavis
General Gifts
Rosh HaShanahApple and Honey Galette
INGREDIENTS1 ¼ cups all purpose flour1/2 teaspoon kosher salt10 tablespoons (1 ¼ sticks)
chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2-4 tablespoons ice water3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored,
cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices
3 tablespoons sugar, divided 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest1 tablespoon honey1 egg, beaten (for brushing on
pastry) 2 teaspoons course sugar
INSTRUCTIONSBlend flour, salt and 1 tablespoon of sugar in a food processor. Add the butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal and some pieces of butter are about the size of chickpeas. Add 2 tablespoons ice water and pulse until dough begins to clump together. The dough should feel like wet sand. Add more water if needed. Form the dough into a ball and flatten into a disc. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
Bring the dough back to room tempera-ture and roll out dough on well floured surface to 1/8-inch-thick round, 14 inches in diameter. Transfer dough to a parch-ment lined baking sheet. Chill 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine apple slices, 2 tablespoons sugar, honey and lemon zest in medium bowl; toss to cover all of the apples. Ar-range apple slices in concentric circles, overlapping slightly and leaving 1 1/2 inch border. Fold plain crust border over apples, crimping as you go. Pinch to-gether any cracks. Don’t worry, it should look rustic. Brush crust with egg. Sprin-kle crust edges and apples with course sugar.
Bake galette 30-40 minutes until crust is golden. Remove from oven and slide a knife between parchment and galette. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve warm or at room temperature. Drizzle with more honey if desired for an extra sweet year.
Recipe and Photo by MrsKossenfloffer.com
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YAHRZEIT FUND IN MEMORY OFJoseph Kerman by Julie
Kerman AdelmanBecky Eisenberg by Marian
Aronson & Irene AronsonGeorge Asher by Sheila & Dick AsherRose Rosenblatt Asher by
Sheila & Dick AsherHarriet H. Dubin by Sheila
& Dick AsherDavid Bakerman by Bruce BakermanWilliam Barbarosh by Ricki
& Milton BarbaroshBertha Barry by Stanley BarryRobert Bashe by Barbara BasheJeannette Gubin by Stan BassGertrude Epstein by Stan BassElinore Weinstock by Stan BassMaurice Boroff by Brenda
(Boroff) BelloMiriam Feldman by Michael
BenensonWilliam O. Benenson by
Michael BenensonAlex Berg by Marjorie & Dennis BergBenjamin Glickman by Marjorie
& Dennis BergRonald Berg by Steven Berg
Yahrzeit Fund
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Barry Berkovitz by Stan Berkovitz & Family
Mary Berliner by Toni & Arnold Berliner
Jennifer Sloan by Toni & Arnold Berliner
Joseph E. Berman by Sondy & Bob Berman
Fay Lewis Berman by Sondy & Bob Berman
Daniel S. Bernheim, Jr. by Bobbie Bernheim
Ruth Baker by Bobbie BernheimBenjamin Berzon by Jewel BerzonSamual Jacobson by Estelle BlochRichard Wayne Bondy by
Toby & Larry BondyShari Borden by Glenn BordenDan Gilbert by Marvin BransdorfMary Jane Brown by George BrownLouise Brown by Murray BrownRuth Brunswick by Murray BrownPhilip Stillpass by Phyllis BruckerMarni Zebersky by Barbara CarlinRonald Chason by Judith ChasonSamuel Aizer by Stephanie ChestnovFrances Cohen by Laurie CohenDorothy Berger by Andrea
& Robert ColtonSeymour Levinson by Andrea
& Robert Colton
In honor of the wedding of Cantor Lori Shapiro to George Brock by Irene, Dr. Merrill, Melissa
and Jennifer EpsteinMazel Tov to Roberta Presser and
Alex Brudner on their new home by Irene, Dr. Merrill, Melissa and Jennifer Epstein
YES FUND:IN HONOR OF:Rabbi Dan and Aimee Levin’s
25th wedding anniversary by Mike and Judy Kornitsky
The wedding of Cantor Lori Shapiro to George Brock by the Sisterhood Board
IN MEMORY OF:Rich Margolin, husband of Sharon
Margolin, by Michelle FoxEdith Kraimer, grandmother of Jules
and Jay Wolfberg, by Shari and Craig Schwamm and family
Tribute cards are a great way to honor a loved one. The cost is $18.00 per card or 10 for $180.00, and the money is used to fund various Women of Reform Judaism projects. For further information and to purchase a card, email Glenda Gordon at [email protected] or phone Glenda at 561-302-3507. These cards are also available for purchase on the Temple website.
5/18/2019 to 7/18/2019
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Homer WarnerDr. Harvey Horn by Mayla
Horn & FamilySophie Wagner by The Horn FamilySonia Slatin Lewis by
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& Deborah JackmanAbraham Izzak Jackman by
Herbert JackmanNathan L. Lewin by Debi
& Herb JackmanHarold P. Jaffe by Frieda JaffeSteven Lewkowsky by Randi
& Marc JaroAnn Smith by Joyce KahaneLouis Smith by Joyce KahaneAnna Kanfer by Barbara
& Jack KanferAlfred Kaufman by Jean KaufmanLee Kaufman by Karen KaufmanAdele Halper by Karen KaufmanMolly Goldsmith by Karen KlebenoffJean B. Klein by Morton KleinMurray Friedman by Penny
& David KleinMendel Kornitsky by
Myron KornitskyBernard Krinsky by Tina
& Jay KrinskyHarvey LeFrock by Ruth LeFrockBonnie Leopoldo by John LeopoldoFrances Levenson by Ruth LevensonEli B. Friedman by Jane LeventhalZelda Levine by Audrey,
Larry, Melissa, Jaclyn & Elizabeth Levine
Julius Yelner by Bonnie LevinsonNat Lifton by Martin LiftonDaniel Grunwald, Regina Grunwald
and Jack Spellman by Sarina & Jerry Lind
Nathan Schecter by Lisa LusskinCourtney Maltz by Renee MaltzSydell Kalb by Martin MandelLarry Galison by Pamela
& Paul MatsilHerman Merson by Robert Merson
Erwin Colton by Andrea & Robert Colton
Charlotte Colton by Andrea & Robert Colton
Julian J. Sincoff by Andrea CornSylvia Danetz by Ellen &
Stephen DanetzGertrude Silver Deutsch by
Roberta DeutschEvelyn Hess by Shirley &
Warren DeutschGladys Spielberger by Shirley
& Warren DeutschWarren Hess by Shirley &
Warren DeutschMae Hess by Shirley &
Warren DeutschDr. Emanuel F. Hammer by
Saralyn & Gerry DickerJay Danziger by Robin DonnerSadie Niznick by Judi & Craig DonoffChase Donoff by Judi & Craig DonoffIrving Erenstein by Elaine &
Morton ErensteinBenjamin Block by Elaine &
Morton ErensteinJerome Faust by Marlene
Faust & FamilySamuel Feinerman by
Adele FeinermanBenjamin Gewirtz by Adele
FeinermanMartin Feuerman by Marni &
Michael FeuermanHenry Goldstein by Andy FiorilloJoshua Savarick by Sybil FirestoneLeslie Viskovich by Naomi
& David FormanSelma Hauser by Hollis &
Jeffrey FreimarkAbner Friedland by Adele FriedlandPhilip Gesoff by Mark GesoffAnna Schlinsky Lewis by
Deborah GilmanRichard Gitlitz by Cindy GitlitzMurray Glazer by Alan GlazerHelen Wohl by Anne & Dr.
Jerome GoldRonald W. Goldburg by
Joan GoldburgHerbert M. Schwartz by
Joan GoldburgSidney Goldberg by Joan GoldburgStephen Goldburg by Joan GoldburgSybil Goldman by The
Goldman FamilyPhyllis Weidenbaum by
Susan GoldsteinMichael Gordon by Ethel GordonGabriel Finkel by Gladys
& Arnold GranetSelwyn Finkel by Gladys &
Arnold GranetAaron Sweetman by Susen Grossman
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VISIONTemple Beth El of Boca Raton seeks to be a deeply compelling center of Reform Judaism, integrating the wisdom of Torah and tradition with the modern world in which we live. Our congregation will:
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