TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL

THE BULLETIN OF

TEMPLE BETH ISRAELLONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA

A Reform Congregation

Practicing

Progressive Judaism

Member of the

Union for Reform

Judaism

November 2009

Vol. XIX

No. III

567 Bay Isles Rd.

Longboat Key, FL 34228

941-383-3428

www.tbi-lbk.org

Bernard L. White, Editor

HAPPY

The Bulletin of Temple Beth Israel

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE“Tzedakah is a Blessing”

The High Holydays have passed. Ithink you will agree they were very special.The deeply moving services werewonderfully enhanced by the stirring musicof the holidays. Rabbi Jonathan Katz, alongwith our visiting cantoral soloist, RobertMarinoff and our Temple Beth Israel choir offered the senseof awe appropriate to the season.

I watched with pride as so many of our congregantscame up to the bima for their aliyot. The joy these honorsgave was apparent.

My address during Kol Nidre spoke of our goodfortune. We have our Jewish heritage…and we have oursynagogue. I spoke of the annual Kol Nidre Appeal to helpsustain our house of worship. Many of you have answeredthis call and for that I thank you.

Your generosity enables us to maintain the programsand services our congregation has come to expect. From ourspecial services such as the Scholar-in- Residence Weekendto outstanding musical events…from Lunch With the Rabbidiscussions to the Rabbi Michael B. EisenstatMiniversity…from our Temple Tuesdays for the homeboundto “Helping Our Injured Veterans”…our programs andservices go on and on. You need only read our monthly bulletinto know the breadth of our involvement.

For those who have not yet responded to the annualAppeal, please consider a donation to help ensure that ourwide array of offerings to our congregation and to thecommunity at large can continue. This will be the last call foryou to participate in our 5770 Kol Nidre Appeal. I hope youwill view it as a privilege to do so.

Many, many thanks in anticipation for your willingnessto respond to this most important appeal.

Elaine

FRIDAY EVENINGS 8:00 PMSATURDAY MORNINGS 10:00 AM

Rabbi Jonathan R. Katz will conduct Services withMusic Director, Dr. Ann Stephenson Moe

and our Temple Choir

WORSHIP SERVICES

RABBI KATZ TO OFFERTHANKSGIVING MESSAGE “Above all religions is humanity” is the motto of theannual Longboat Key Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. RabbiKatz will be the service’s featured speaker this year. Theevent, on Tuesday, November 24, at 5:00 at St. Mary Star ofthe Sea Catholic Church (4280 Gulf of Mexico Dr.), includesthe participation of an interfaith choir drawn from members ofeach congregation on Longboat Key and St. Armands.

The service has been held for more than twenty-fiveyears. “I am honored to speak to the entire community,”

Rabbi Katz said recently. “Itis heartwarming to gather tooffer prayers of thanksgivingand blessing together.”

The GalaThe GalaThe GalaThe GalaThe GalaIt’s time to think

about January 10, 2010.That special night is . . .

Gala Night.

Gala Sneak Preview …Just a peek at what the gala team is

working on to make our 2010 event different andextra enjoyable.

The First Annual TBI Gala Awards… recognizing members who have madeextraordinary contributions to thecongregation

The Beth Israel Ballroom …professional dance performers to watch andgentlemen partners to dance with

A raffle grand prize that’s somethingeverybody will want.(Hint: think 40 of your nearest and dearest)

Watch for details in your invitation packagearriving soon and in next month’s bulletin.


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FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY....

MARK YOUR CALENDARTELECASTING LIVE FROMTHE 92ND ST. Y TO THE TEMPLEMark your calendars and make yourreservations by calling the Templeoffice at 383-3428.Saturday, November 21, 8 PM: Alan Dershowitz debateswith Jeremy Ben Ami, American Foreign Policy expert andhead of J Street, the new “liberal” Israel lobby. Eliot Spitzer,former governor of New York will moderate. These sessions are open to the community. Contactthe Temple office at 383-3428 for further information. Formore details, refer to the Temple website: www.tbi-lbk.org.Doris White

FROM DIVERGENCETO DIALOGUE In recent years, Christianity has drawncloser to Judaism out of a sincere desire for

reconciliation in the wake of the Holocaust, newfoundappreciation for the religion of Jesus, concern that anincreasingly secular society is undermining traditional morality,and recognition that shared Judeo-Christian ethics are nowthreatened by the rise of violently anti-Western streams ofIslam. A far-reaching event in this warming of relations was theCatholic Church’s remarkable “Declaration on the Relationof the Church to Non-Christian Religions,” known as NostraAetate (“In Our Time”). The 1965 document decried the “hatred, persecutions,displays of anti-Semitism directed against Jews at any timeand by anyone” and called for “mutual respect andknowledge.” Seven years ago, the Vatican disseminated adocument that for the first time in 2,000 years legitimized theJewish wait for the Messianic Age. During his papacy, PopeJohn Paul II extended a hand of friendship to the Jewishcommunity on numerous occasions. These efforts did not go unnoticed in the Jewish community.In 2000, a group of scholars from a broad Jewish spectrumissued a statement, Dabru Emet, (a Hebrew phrase derivedfrom Zechariah 8:16, “speak the truth to one another”) thatacknowledged these initiatives to improve relations andincluded eight points on which Jews and Christians could basefuture dialogue. In my view, the aim of dialogue is not to overcomedifferences by seeking to locate similarities between the tworeligions. Rather, it should encourage learning about ourhistories, beliefs, and traditions as well as acceptance thateach faith represents its own authentic redemptive path.Theological differences need to be explored honestly, notavoided or papered over in order to prevent disagreement. It should never be a question of whose faith is superiorbecause both are genuine expressions of religious identitysacred to their respective communities. However, dialoguecan be a tool that enables Christians and Jews to probe themeaning of religious truth in ways that would not have beenconsidered in the absence of interface. Therefore, more thanmerely helping bring Jews and Christians closer, interfaithexchange can serve to cultivate the spiritual growth of both. Though Jews and Christians often share similar values,the way they arrive at them may vary. Nevertheless, there isno reason both cannot work closely together in pursuing

shared ideals. In fact, we must stand together along withbroad-minded members of other faith communities tosuccessfully meet the myriad societal challenges we face today.Thankfully, greater religious dialogue has helped set the stagefor this to be possible.

LAST MONTH,Rabbi Katzwas named tothe Board of

Directors of the Center for Catholic-JewishStudies (CCJS) at St. Leo University. Thecenter was created in 1988 through aspecial partnership between the universityand the American Jewish Committee.

In January, Rabbi Katz, togetherwith Deacon Patrick Macauley of St.Martha’s Catholic Church in Sarasota, willfacilitate “Walking God’s Path,” agroundbreaking six week dialogueprogram (meeting for one and a half hoursa week) involving members of Beth Israeland St. Martha’s. “Walking God’s Path” isan award winning national program thatcontributes greatly to Catholic-Jewishinterfaith development.

Those interested in participatingshould contact Rabbi Katz.

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BETH ISRAEL WOMEN

BOOKS AND BROWN BAGBooks and Brown Bag Bunch will

hold its first meeting on Monday, November9 at 1 p.m. The Great Escape by KateMerton is the story of nine Hungarian Jews who escaped fromEurope during the Nazi era. All these men made majorcontributions in their individual fields. Facilitator is Doris White.Participants can bring lunch; coffee and dessert will be availablestarting at 12:30pm.

The second meeting of The Books and Brown BagLunch Bunch will be held on Monday, December 14.Facilitator Marjorie Sandy will discuss the book EmmaLazarus by Esther Schor. This is a BIW-sponsoredprogram and those attending should be BIW members.Gloria Sabin and Linda Berliner, Co-Chairs

YUMMI STUFF CLUB CEO TO SPEAK Our first open meeting of the year will be held onMonday, November 16, at noon. Reservations are requiredand may be made by completing the coupon in the Bulletin orcalling the Temple office at 383-3428. The cost for membersis $10 and $12 for non-members. The coupon may be usedto pay any outstanding annual dues.

Our speaker will be Susan Morin, founder and CEOof the “Yummi Stuff Club.” What began as an endeavor toget young children on a path to good nutrition has grown intoan awareness of the children in our community who go hungryevery day. Please join us for what promises to be a lovelytime. COME TO THE HOLIDAY BAZAAR

Chanukah comes early with the newly renamed“Holiday Bazaar” on Sunday, November 22, from10-4. Our gift shop will be presenting newChanukah items and toys for your holiday gift giving.We will again feature orchids fromthe Orchid Lady, Green’s babkasfrom New York and See’s candies.This year’s Pink Elephant Sale will

be totally reinvented and feature lovely vintage and near vintageitems. We need you all to help “FEED THE ELEPHANT!”

Come and hear the children’s chorus from the GoldieFeldman Academy at 11:30 AM who will be entertaining uswith Hanukkah songs.THE NEW BIW AND FRIENDS COOKBOOK

We will be unveiling our new sisterhood cookbook“The Secret Ingredient”. (See Sandra Cutler-Cohen’s articlefor details.)Sheila Zinder, President BIW

THE SECRET INGREDIENTBIW’s cookbook is here! Thank you, contributorsfor your wonderful recipes and your enthusiasm for this fundraising project. “The Secret Ingredient: Cooking with BethIsrael Women and Friends” can be purchased for $15 in ourgift shop and at our upcoming Holiday Bazaar, “A Taste ofTBI” on November 22.

We are asking our recipe contributors to prepare someof their dishes appearing in thecookbook. If you will be onLongboat Key on November22nd and are able to bring in adish or two, please contact meat 383-7298. It would bevery much appreciated.

The cookbook makesnot only a great holiday gift andhostess gift but it is also a way of preserving some of ourfavorite recipes for the younger generation.

Buy a copy, support Beth Israel Women and enjoysome really tasty recipes. B’tay Avon! Wishing you a heartyappetite.Sandra Cutler-Cohen, Cookbook Chairperson

KINDLING IMPROV ATCHANUKAH DINNER

Enjoy great food,entertainment and camaraderie at theTemple’s Chanukah dinner onWednesday, December 16.

As you recall, last year’sevent featured a highly competitivegame of table-team Jewpardy. Thisyear the talented Sarasota improv

group, Vintage Whine, will have you laughing loudly withtheir insightfully humorous takes on The Festival of Lights.

Please call the Temple office for reservations.

Celebrate a Simcha with the Temple Family.Remember a loved one, honor birthdays, anniversaries,birth of a grandchild or great-grandchild.It’s a Mitzvah to share. To reserve a Friday evening datecontact Selma Horowitz 346-8225 or the Temple Office at383-3428.

To sponsor a Saturday Kiddush call the Templeoffice.

Flowers, Onegs and Kiddush


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MEN’S CLUBMEN’S CLUB PROGRAMS OFFER AN ENTERTAINING TRIP THROUGH TIME AND HISTORYShalom Again Klezmer and DinnerNovember 8th at 6:00 PMMake your reservation now and avoid having to pay anadditional $5 if you wait to pay at the door.*Say “Shalom Again” as we greet a new season by singingand dancing (if you will) to the joyous freilich sounds of Klezmer,brought to the United States by our parents and grandparentsin the 1880’s. The music is complemented by wine, drinkswith your choice of a sumptuous roast chicken or fish dinnerand with all the fixings and desserts.Advance reservation: Temple members, $20; At the Door andNon-Members, 25,00.*Samuel Norich, Publisher of the Jewish Forward Tuesday, January 19, 2:00 pm

Meet and hear Mr., Norich tell the Forward’s storyand continued role as the Jewish Newspaper in the U.S.Founded in 1897 and still publishing today in English andYiddish. It once boasted a readership even greater than theNew York Times. It served as a major connection as the Jewishimmigrant population grew particularly in New York and othercities in the first half of the 20th Century. The presentation isfollowed by a reception with Mr. Noritch.Temple members, $15. Non-members $20.Men’s Club Opera NightTuesday, February 23, 7:00 pm

Mark your calendar now for this always sold-outperformance by the Sarasota Opera Players back for it seventhyear. Its continuing by-demand return tells the whole story.Classical Jewish Music from Biblical Timesto the Present Sunday, March 14, 3:00 pm

Paul Green, accomplished clarinetist, faculty memberof Florida Atlantic University demonstrates this music throughvideo, recorded archives as well as live performance by himand his accompanist of Jewish Music from the Renaissance,classical eras as well as contemporary classical Jewish music.Followed by a wine and cheese reception with Paul Green.The First Basket, A Jewish Basketball Documentary Sunday, April 11, 2:00 pm

An entertaining and surprising account of the early daysof Basketball. David Vyorst, its producer and director, willadd his comments and insights. He uses archival informationand using the rich history of Jewish participation in basketballstarting with the immigrants on New York’s lower East Sideand now its continued growth in Israel.Donald Kayton, President, Men’s Club

Jewish National Fund (JNF)Now that we are starting a new season,

I wish you all a prosperous year and wish toremind you that the Jewish National Fund (JNF)blue boxes are on the shelf at the right hand ofthe entry to the Social Hall. JNF is one of the oldest Israeli organizations. Attheir inception they replaced the trees that were cut down tocreate the cities. Today they have added to their roster theroads, parkways and sometimes buildings for indigentchildren as part of their function. Since blue boxes have been a traditional standby inour homes, I would just like you to remember that they arethere, and when they are full, please return the filled boxesto the Temple office.In Appreciation, Ruth Lerner

Volunteers neededto work in the BIW Judaica Shop. One day per week.Two hour shift. Monday thru Thursday. All applicantsare welcome. Call Alice 954-3236 or Elise 358-6323.All help is greatly appreciated.

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LUNCH WITH THE RABBIThe first session of the ever-popular Lunch

With the Rabbi series will occur on Monday,November 9th at 12:30 PM featuring deliciousNosh-A-Rye corned beef or tuna fish sandwicheswith all the fixins. If you have trouble locating theroom, just follow the aroma of the kosher pickles. The subject in November will be U.S.-IsraelConflict on the Two-State Solution and LevelingSettlements. Lunch is open to 2009-10 paid-up Men’sClub members for a one-time fee of $35 for allfive lunches, using the coupon in the Bulletin. Acoupon is also provided to pay your Men’s Clubdues of $40 if you have not already done so. Separate checks for each would be appreciatedmade out to the TBI Men’s Club.


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LIBRARY

NO MYSTERY TO FINDING AN ENJOYABLEEVENING AT HOME

Curling up with a good mystery book can be adelightful way to spend an evening, especially if some of thebook’s locations and even some of the characters seem likepeople and places we know.

This month our library is featuringauthor, Stuart M. Kaminsky, who recentlydied on October 9, 2009 at the age of 75.We will miss this talented and prolificauthor. He was renowned for his mysterynovels, many with Jewish themes.Born in Chicago, he lived in Sarasotafor a long time and used Sarasota as thesetting for some of his books, notably, theones featuring Lew Fonseca, a processserver in Sarasota. It’s fun to recognize familiar locations.

Temple Beth Israel Library owns many of his titleslocated in the Fiction section of the library: Always SayGoodbye, Denial, Hard Currency, Lieberman’s Choice,Lieberman’s Day, Lieberman’s Folly, Lieberman’s Thief,Midnight Pass, Not Quite Kosher, Retribution, SmartMoves, Tarnished Icons, Terror Town, The Last Dark Place,and Vengeance. In his “Lieberman” series, DetectiveLieberman’s home life and his family’s involvement with theirTemple feature Jewish themes as well as crime solving as aChicago police officer. The Library will be adding some ofKaminsky’s later books to the collection. Be on the lookoutfor them.

Looking forward, on November 22 there will be aLibrary Book Sale in conjunction with Beth Israel Women’sannual Hanukah Happening. Volunteers will be there to helpyou with your selections from 11 am to 4 pm. There will be avariety of hard cover and paperback titles from which tochoose. BIW’s new Cook Book will also be available forpurchase.

Don’t forget the first meeting on Monday, November9 at 1 p.m. of the Books and Brown Bag Bunch. Co-ChairsGloria Sabin and Linda Berliner have chosen The GreatEscape by Kate Merton. It’s the exciting stories of nine menwho made outstanding achievements in their respective fieldsafter escaping from Hungary during the Nazi era. Doris Whiteis the facilitator. Bring lunch. Coffee and dessert will beavailable at 12:30 p.m.Marjorie Sandy, Librarian

TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL ENDOWMENTFor several years we have been without a Charitable

Gift Annuity program for our congregants. With our recentassociation with the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, weare now able to offer this fine investment to our members.Yields are very attractive in comparison to the CO market.Below is a description of the advantages of our gift annuity:ESTABLISHING A CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY

The Charitable gift annuity offers an attractivepayment stream for the lifetime of one or two annuitantsand tax advantages in return for an irrevocable charitablegift. This simple agreement also offers the choice ofimmediate or deferred payments.Your Advantages in Funding a Charitable Gift Annuity• The annuity guarantees a fixed payout amount for the lifeof the annuitant at a rate determined by his or her age. In thecase of two annuitants, the payout rate takes both ages intoconsideration and payments are made over the lifetimes of both.• Annuity payments are based upon the age(s) of theannuitant(s) and follow the recommendation of the AmericanCouncil on Gift Annuities.• The payout of gift annuities can begin immediately, or canbe deferred for a predetermined number of years (for eitherimmediate or deferred gift annuities, the minimum age whenpayments may begin is 60.)• The gift annuity can be funded with cash or appreciatedsecurities (the gift annuity must be funded with a minimum of$25,000).• In using appreciated securities, the gift annuity amountwould be based on the full, fair market value of the transferredasset, and the capital gains impact may be reduced and deferredover the life of the annuity.• A portion of the payments may be tax free.• An immediate charitable deduction is available for a portionof the assets used to fund the gift annuity.• The charitable gift annuity document is an easy-to-understand, one-page agreement.• While a donor cannot add to an existing gift annuity, othergift annuities can be funded.• At the gift annuity’s maturity, the assets will create apermanent legacy to benefit future generations.Services of Gulf Cost Community Foundation of Venice• Staff to help you consider and realize your charitable dreams.• Spectrum of opportunities for your particular philanthropicintentions.• Preparation for review by your attorney or a charitablegift annuity contract that complies with the provisions of theInternal Revenue Code and applicable Treasury Regulations.For Information or assistance, please contact:Norman Reiter Scott AndersonEndowment Chair Gulf Coast Community Foundation(941) 504-3770 (941) 486-4567.


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Mr. & Mrs. Stanley AdelmanMrs. Lillian Alpert

Mr. Jerome BernsteinMr. & Mrs. Garry Brooks

Mr. Edward D. CohenMr. & Mrs. Willard Cohodas

Dr. Jason DayanMrs. Shirley Dinkin

Mrs. Rosabelle EdelsteinMr. & Mrs. Arnold Fein

Mr. & Mrs. Leslie FishmanMs. Rosalyn Fleischer

Mr. & Mrs. James GalinskyDr. & Mrs. Sheldon GlickmanDr. & Mrs. Norman Goldfarb

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph GolovMr. & Mrs. Eugene HalpernMrs. Doris Millner Kaplan

Rabbi & Mrs. Jonathan KatzMrs Esther Kettler

Mrs. Renate KirshenbaumMr. & Mrs. Irving KushnerDr. & Mrs. Bernard LevineMr. & Mrs. Richard Levine

Mr. Jonathan Levy

♦♦♦♦♦ SO BEGINS A NEW SEASON with a true sense of purpose. Our Temple calendar is already filled nearly to capacity withupcoming events and exciting and interesting programs for the coming 2009-2010 season. June Stern andher committee, diligently spent the summer months developing future series of live satellite telecasts from the 92nd St. Y. Agrant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation in Venice added to the Rabbi Sanford Saperstein Fund enabled the committeeto increase the number of telecasts that have proven so popular.♦♦♦♦♦ IF YOU MISSED Jeffrey Sachs’ on the October 14 telecast of his interview with Harvard Professor Howard Gardner on“How to Change the World,” you missed an extraordinary speaker who has achieved extraordinary accomplishments inworking to solve wide ranging global problems. Sachs is the director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and a specialadvisor to UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon.♦♦♦♦♦ WHAT A SURPRISe to see Don Weill’s book titled “The Older I Get” that is “hitting the shelves” of the bookstores ashighlighted in a recent Sarasota Herald Tribune book page. The book features light verse from a Senior Perspective and acollection of poetic musings. Good going, Don.Doris White

TIDBITS . . .

Mrs. Rae LichtensteinMrs. Harriet MarksMrs. Lillian Meckler

Mr. & Mrs. Earl MeyersMr. & Mrs. Richard MyersonMr. & Mrs. Robert Nelson

Mrs. Sheila NitzbergMr. & Mrs. Norman L. ReiterMr. & Mrs. Harold R. RonsonRabbi & Mrs. Herbert Rose

Mrs. Marsha RothMr. & Mrs. Howard A. Sabin

Mrs. Molly A. SchechterMrs. Suzanne Schuster

Mr. & Mrs Stanley B. SiegelDr. & Mrs. Burton Silbert

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel SmullinMrs. Mildred Stein

Dr. Helga Wall-ApeltDr. & Mrs. Herbert WaltzerMr. & Mrs. Donald M. Weill

Mr. Lawrence WeissDr. & Mrs. Harold Yablin

Mr. Ira Zippert & Ms. Molla Gelwarg

Kol Nidre Appeal Donations (as of 10/21/09)

Tzedakah is a BlessingTzedakah is a BlessingTzedakah is a BlessingTzedakah is a BlessingTzedakah is a Blessing

If you have not already done so, please consider participating in our annual Kol Nidre Appeal

ORT HONORS BETTY SCHOENBAUM ATTEMPLE SERVICES ON NOVEMBER 6Many people have heard of ORT butdon’t always know what it is anddoes. The organization began inTsarist Russia in 1880 to provide employable skills forimpoverished Jews. ORT is an acronym derived from theRussian words for, The Society for Trades and AgriculturalLabor.

Continuing to carry the motto, “Educating for Life,” itnow offers education and training in countries throughout theworld. ORT counts more than 3,000,000 graduates. In the1950’s it expanded to include non-Jews and began specializingin technology-based vocational preparation.

In 2008, in one of the largest single donations ORThas ever received, Betty Schoenbaum, through theSchoenbaum Family Foundation, contributed five millionsdollars to create a multi-purpose science, education, cultureand sports campus in the seaside town of Kiryat Yam, anIsraeli community with an especially large number ofunderprivileged Ethiopian and Russian residents.

“There are cultural differences between the Russianand Ethiopian immigrants, but if they go to school together, ifthey play sports together, and mix culturally then they’ll seethat we’re all the same and there will be a wonderful blending,”Betty explained at the time of the gift. “I’m very upset aboutthe situation of the Ethiopians in Israel,” she said. “I feel there’sso much potential there that could be tapped if we gave themthe chance to get a better education.” Betty also inimitablyadded, “The joy of living is the joy of giving. Don’t wait untilyou die to give, give while you’re alive so you can see thegood you do. Like I say, there are no luggage racks on thehearse.”

Betty will be honored at ORT Shabbat at the TempleFriday, November 6. The service will provide the chance tolearn more about the exciting and unprecedented project Bettyhas so generously helped make possible.


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THE MICHAEL B. EISENSTATMINIVERSITY OF JUDAISM

FASCINATING MINIVERSITYCLASSES ON TAP

A wide ranging program featuringclasses on Jewish communities in the South,Yiddish life in Europe prior to WWII, modern ReformResponsa literature, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and muchmore is planned for the 2009-2010 Rabbi Michael B. EisenstatMiniversity of Judaism.

This year’s schedule includes an unprecedentedcollaboration with Florida Studio Theater that will take students“Behind the Scenes” of some of the Bible’s greatest dramas.Professor Robert Barylski of USF Sarasota-Manatee presentsan illustrated presentation on Jewish antiques from EasternEurope that were miraculously preserved during the Holocaust.Rabbi Albert Lewis, respected Rabbi Emeritus of TempleEmanuel in Grand Rapids, Michigan and noted author, willhave two classes exploring modern Jewish spirituality throughthe perspectives of Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Heschel,and Albert Einstein.

In addition, Rabbi Richard F. Steinbrink will addresshow emerging Christianity two thousand years ago drew onthe Hebrew Bible to validate its faith claims. His wife, Diane,a dramatist, will share insights about the playwright Alfred Uhryfeaturing monologues from his most significant works, “DrivingMiss Daisy”, “Last Night at Ballyhoo” and “Parade”.

While the majority of the Miniversity’s classes will notcommence until December, its Bible study series (free and opento the public) focusing on the Five Meggilot has already begun.The next session takes place on Monday, November 16 withRabbi Howard Simon examining Song of Songs.

Look for the Miniversity catalogue with classdescriptions, dates and registration information in yourmailboxes soon.

• Bible Study Series• Jewish Antiques from Eastern Europe• The Jews You’ve Never Met• Behind the Scenes with FST• Why Hasidism?• The Permanent Crisis in the Middle East

Miniversity Catalogue of Courses• An Exploration of Modern Reform Responsa Literature• Yiddish Life in Europe from 1850 to WWII• Is The Messiah Coming?• Alfred Uhry, The Southern Jewish Playwright• Buber, Herschel and Einstein in Search of God

Miniversity catalogue with class descriptions, dates and registration information in your mailboxes soon.


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TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL OF LONGBOAT KEYRABBI JONATHAN R. KATZ

TEMPLE ADMINISTRATIONElaine Weill, President

Earl Gordon, Vice PresidentWilliam Sandy, Vice President

Dr. David Solomon, Vice PresidentPaul Grodner, Treasurer

Shirley Fein, Financial SecretaryRuth Engman, Recording Secretary

Joseph Miller, Corresponding SecretaryCharles Ackerman, Immediate Past President

Norman Reiter, Endowment Committee ChairSheila Zinder, President BIW

Donald Kayton, President, Men’s ClubMaye Lavinson, President, WOOO

Jane Moran, Assistant to the TreasurerMary Moccia, Office Manager

Tracy Panagiotopoulos, Administrative AssistantDavid Aura, House Maintenance

Theresa St. John, House Maintenance

BULLETIN STAFFBernard White, Editor

Gloria Sabin, Associate EditorFrancine Adelman, Associate EditorDoris White, Editorial Asst./Writer

Richard Olin, Layout & Design/PhotographerShirley Fein, Features Writer

Judy Goldstein, BIW/Features WriterMarvin Feinstein, (z’l), Editor Emeritus

Irv Eison, Editor EmeritusJoyce Paley, Editor EmeritusEd Shapiro, Editor Emeritus

RABBIS EMERITIMichael B. Eisenstat, D.D.Sanford E. Saperstein (z”l)

Albert Shulman (z”l), Philip Frankel (z”l)

Reminder

Please call the Temple office and let

us know when you return to Florida so

that your mail is properly addressed.

Admiral Travel735-60881274 N Palm AveSarasota, FL 34236

Anchin-Kobernick377-07811951 N. Honore Ave.Sarasota, FL 34236

Beth Callans Management387-3443595 Bay Isles Rd. #200Longboat Key, FL 34228

Boyer Jackson, PA365-230446 N. Washington Blvd.Sarasota, FL 34236

Dry Dock383-0102412 Gulf of Mexico Dr.Longboat Key, FL 34228

G. Fried Flooring921-77044608 S. Tamiami Tr.Sarasota, FL 34231

Island Pest Control778-13373010 Avenue CHolmes Beach, FL 34217

Key Cleaners & Linen Service383-12225390 Gulf of Mexico Dr.Longboat Key, FL 34228

Key Plumbing Services366-4555Sarasota, FL

Kirk-Pinkerton Attorneys364-240050 Central Ave., #700Sarasota, FL 34228

Lerner-Cohen953-90801921 Waldemere St., #814Sarasota, FL 34239

Longboat Key Club383-8821301 Gulf of Mexico Dr.Longboat Key, FL 34228

Michael’s On East366-00071212 East AvenueSarasota, FL

Nosh-A-Rye387-930023 Ave. of the FlowersLongboat Key, FL 34228

Orion Bank552-37431790 Main St.Sarasota, FL

Palms Robarts Funeral Home &Memorial Park371-4962170 Honore Ave.Sarasota, FL

Sarasota Bay Club366-76671301 N. Tamiami Tr.Sarasoita, FL 34236

Sarasota Cataract & LaserInstitute922-77443920 Bee Ridge Rd.Sarasota, FL 34233

Sir Speedy922-15633939 S. Tamiami Tr.Sarasota, FL 34231

Tina’s Beauty Salon383-58775620 Gulf of Mexico Dr.Longboat Key, FL 34228

Toale Bros. Funeral Homes955-417140 N. Orange Ave.Sarasota, FL

Too Jays362-3692 3501 Tamiami Tr.Sarasota, FL

Unique Air377-01534515 19th Street Ct.Bradenton, Fl 34203

Urology Treatment Center917-84881921 Waldemere St., #310Sarasota, FL 34239

Dr. Irving Zamikoff, DDS792-27662103 59th Street WestBradenton, FL 34209

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WE ARE GRATEFUL ---To the following for their contributions to the Congregation

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Jason AbbottNorma Greenwald

Esther BenderlyLenore Benderly

Marcia CarlowBernard Levine

Dorothy CohenDonald Weill

Mildred EdelmanBarbara Blumenthal

Sam EdelmanBarbara Blumenthal

Leo GoldsteinElaine Weill

Molly HorowitzSue Jacobson

Jacob HulittCookie Stern

Milton JacobJean DeLynn

Freida JacobsonSue Jacobson

Louis JacobsonSue Jacobson

Milton LevineJoyce Toppel

Samuel LipschultzShirley Dinkin

Samuel LipshultzShirley Dinkin

Nat MillerEarle Miller

Soloman J MillerJerome Bernstein

Sara OperSharon Oper

Seena PappasBarbara Blumenthal

Jennie PressmanHelen Raunch

Albert ReiterNorman Reiter

Saymour RothJanice Ellison

Frances SabinHoward Sabin

Dina Beth SalleJerome Salle &LeeAnn Salle

Esther SalleJerry Salle

Myron SalleJerry Salle

Eric SchoengoodReeva Schoengood

Morton SilverRae Lichenstein

Sidney SinickTheresa Sinick

Rhoda TurowAlan Turow

Lina WolfBarbara Struth

Morris ZippertIra Zippert

Anne HellerMartin Heller

Hugo RothMarsha Roth

Louis SmullinSamuel Smullin

GENERAL FUNDIN APPRECIATION:INA RAE LEVY, by Fran GreenbergIN HONOR OF:MILTON LUCOW’S BIRTHDAY, by Irv & Irma Eison,Margot & Warren Coville, Eileen Dunn Berger, Irv & PearlKushnerJIM ALBERT’S BIRTHDAY, by Jack & Margot RobinsonIN MEMORY OF:IRV LEVINE, by Brian & Laurie Gray, Gloria & HowardSabin, Maryann & Simon Bernstein, Eileen Dunn BergerBERNARD LERNER, by Ruth LernerEARLE MILLER, by Joe & Doris Miller, Irv & PearlKushner,LIBRARY BOOK FUNDIN HONOR OF:SHEILA NITZBERG’S BIRTHDAY, by Joe & Ruth GolovMr. & Mrs. Heller’s 40th anniversary, by Yvette & LenFishmanIN MEMORY OF:IRV LEVINE, by Earle & Gabrielle Miller, Doris Libman,Ronda Manasse, Irv & Pearl Kushner,URVAN (BUD) EPSTEIN, by Jeanne Epstein,EARLE MILLER, by Jane Moran, Bill & Marge Sandy,Howard & Gloria SabinCHOIR FUNDIN HONOR OF:MILTON LUCOW, by Ruth LernerFLORENCE KATZ, by Dr. Helga Wall-ApeltIN MEMORY OF:IRV LEVINE, by Doris LibmanARTHUR BARAT, by Ruth LernerEARLE MILLER, by Florence Katz, Ruth LernerTHE FATHER OF SALLY WHITE, By Florence KatzRABBI DISCRETIONARY FUNDIN APPRECIATION:RABBI JONATHAN KATZ, by Theresa SinickRABBI JONATHAN KATZ BEAUTIFUL SERVICES ANDHOSPITALITY, by Julius & Betty Loeser, Dr. AnnStephenson MoeIN HONOR OF:IN HONOR OF JUDITH GARELICK’S 70TH BIRTHDAY, byJanet & Gene SalemIN MEMORY OF:IRV LEVINE, BY DORIS LIBMAN

VISITOR DONATIONSIN APPRECIATION:Joyce & Larry Weiss, Betty Hillman, Dr. & Mrs. Hyman KramanENDOWMENT FUNDSRABBI SANFORD SAPERSTEIN MEMORIAL FUND92ND ST. Y: by Shirley & Arnold Fein, Gloria CohnDOROTHY & DR. MILTON JACOBSON MEMORIAL FUNDIN MEMORY OF: FREIDA JACOBSON, LOUIS JACOBSON,MOLLY HORWITZ, Dorothy JacobsonDORIS & WILLIAM LIBMAN MEMORIAL MUSIC FUNDIN HONOR OF:DORIS LIBMAN’S NEW HOME, by Eileen Dunn BergerLEADERSHIP CIRCLE FUNDIN HONOR OFRABBI KATZ, by Suzanne Lutkoff

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Yahrzeits Our Perpetual Yahrzeits are in order of the date of death.To be read on each of the following Fridays:

November 6, 2009Edwin BlackHarry LoefDavid AncowitzHelen RobinsonLouis GalinskyHenry SpritzerElla GuttstadtIsadore SchumanSamuel FishmanEsther FishmanJoseph SetlowCharlotte LewisSamuel RozanskyEdith RudolphLouis SmullinMark Yanowitz

November 13, 2009Lena BlochJulius BrennerHarry MillerHelen MillerNathan GoldsteinFrances JacobsDottie GrossmanPhilip Paul SangYetta AronsohnCelia CohenArnold KrinskTheodore LevyYoussef LevySheridan LibbySeth Hyatt PhillipsMaurrie WisemanNewton FeldmanSophie LibmanDorothy DreyerAnn S. OlinSamuel PastorWalter RothschildEvelyn Nolan

Kenneth C. NewmanFelecia NewmanEva C. White

November 20, 2009Leo BernsJac R. BillerJessie BrennerFrances CohenArnold M. CohodasSylvia EssesMarc J. GassRose LockeMarta GoldblattAlfred GuttstadtAda GourseDr. Hyman GraverHenrietta PolerNat KaplanRalph BrandweneNorman KroneAdeline SalomonFrances Lieb

Richard MagnetMorris FormanElly TarlofskyPauline WallachAlexander LoebSteven RubinSara Lee BlacherHoward Siegel

November 27, 2009Gerald SteinbergRebecca FishmanTed BellClara ShusterBertha GoldfarbJacob ShillingChester KuttnerJacob BersonSamuel LeviteHenry WallaceE. Mortimer Gherman

1 Mrs. Joan Biller1 Mr. David Gorton2 Mr. Benjamin Krause2 Mr Martin H. Ross3 Mrs. Bonnie Chisling3 Mrs. Geraldine Phillips4 Mr. Murray Brinn4 Mrs. Charlotte Massik5 Mrs. Geraldine Clayman6 Mrs. Francine Adelman6 Mrs. Madeleine Brenner6 Mrs. Sophie Pollack8 Mrs. Marilyn Weinstein9 Mr. Mark Beck9 Mrs. Florence Zox

10 Mrs. Beverly Stone11 Ms. Bernice Mahler12 Mrs. Ursula S. Pearson13 Mrs. Jean DeLynn13 Mr. Joseph Gottfried13 Rabbi Herbert Rose14 Mrs. Mina Leibowitz14 Hon. Wm. B. Schwartz, Jr.15 Mr. Stuart Bergstein15 Mr. Joel Fedder

1 Jack & Francie Weintraub5 Marvin & Annette Black8 David & Sandie Cohen10 Jim & Linda Albert10 Sam & Roz Brott17 Ike & Ada Eisenfeld18 Murray & Grace Goldberg22 Ronald & Arlene Krum22 Harold & Claire Yablin24 Herb & Bev Paskow27 Mort & Carol Siegler28 Merrill & Sheila Zinder29 Aaron & Ja nis Brenner30 Alan & Beverly Stone

16 Mr. David Dalton16 Mrs. Lois Rosenthal17 Mr. David Garelick17 Ms. Sue Jacobson17 Mrs. Suzanne Schuster17 Mrs. Dorrace Zucker18 Mrs. Ellen Sherrow18 Dr. Doran Stark19 Mr. Jacob Pollack20 Mr. Nathan Benderson20 Mr. William Berliner20 Mrs. Carole Klionsky20 Ms. Anne Virag21 Mrs Lois Auerbach22 Mrs. Shirley Steinberg23 Mrs. Lillian Alpert24 Mr. Morton A. Siegler25 Mr. Everett Behrendt25 Mrs. Ruth Golov27 Mrs. Marilyn Shuman27 Mr. Robert Vigder28 Mrs. Cheryl Taub29 Mrs. Cecile Dalton29 Mrs. Grace Goldberg

29 Mrs. Ann B. Roth)

In MemoriamEarle Miller

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