Temple Israel April 2012

CHAI LITESTEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI

NOVEMBER 2011 / CHESVAN-KISLEV 5772 VOLUME 70 NUMBER 3

H A P P Y P A S S O V E R

CHAI LITESAPRIL 2012 / NISAN –IYAR 5772 VOLUME 70 NUMBER 8

TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI

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Table of Contents

MESSAGES 3-6Rabbi’s MessageScholar-in-ResidencePresidential Perspective Executive Director Notes from the CantorA Musical Interlude by Dr. Alan Mason

SPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMS 7-11

EDUCATION AND YOUTH 12-14Notes from the ECC Religious School NewsYouth Activities

ADULT LEARNING 15

GET INVOLVED 16-17 Sisterhood Corner Dorothy Serotta Social Justice Forum

WORSHIP 18April Schedule

LIFE CYCLE EVENTS 19-21Mazel Tov Birthdays & Anniversaries In MemoriamYahrzeits

SUPPORTERS 22-23

APRIL CALENDAR 25

Community Happenings 26

CHAI LITESPublished monthly at:

137 N.E. 19th Street Miami, FL 33132Phone: (305) 573-5900

Email: info@ templeisrael.net

Jody R. Cohen

Mitchell Chefitz

Michael Glozman

Dr. Alan Mason

Marla Towbin

Federico D’Angelo

Isabel Montoto

Iris Amador

Ellen Goldberg

Janice Baisman

Valeria Michanie

Melba Leiman

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Peter Bermont*Dr. Joan Bornstein*Marsha B. Elser*Martin Fine*Esta FriedmanRobert Glazier*Cynthia Sobel GoldRichard GoldbergSusann GoldbergDr. Andrew GottliebSuzanne HafkinLance HarkeDouglas HellerDouglas M. Jacobs*Jane Kahn Jacobs*John KanterLisa KatzMichelle KrinzmanGail Lewis

Jannet Dannon-MairenaArthur Marcus

Richard MilsteinCarla Neufeld

Norma A. Orovitz*Oliver Pfeffer

Harris ReibelCandace Ruskin*

Jack Schillinger*Gerald K. Schwartz*

Donna SeldesMichael A. Silver*

Peggy SilverStanley G. Tate*

Suzanne TrushinRobert Waterstone

Robert L. WaxmanHenry E. Wolff, Jr.*

*Past President

Douglas M. Jacobs, Chair*Leonard L. AbessJoAnne BanderJoe FarcusMichael Graubert, M.D.Seymour HeckerBetsy KaplanElton J. KernessNathan S. LeeLawrence LeitnerMarlin Lewis

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ADVISORY COUNCIL

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Ben KuehneJoan L. SchaefferMerri MannEdythe KernessNeil RollnickHoward D. GoldsteinBeco LichtmanEllen Kempler RosenMichael D. Orovitz*

Budd MayerS. Ronald Pallot

Kenneth D. RosenBarton Sacher

Neil SchaffelSandra Simon

Brenda ShapiroJoni Tate

Richard WeinerJames Weinkle

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Rabbi Jody Cohen

RABBI’S MESSAGEChag HaAviv, the Festival of Spring - A Time to Spread Love and Hope

Living in South Florida, we lack a sense of appreciation for the conclusion of a long, hard winter and the beginning of spring. When we lived in Connecticut, we longed to see the first buds of spring appear out of the dark, brown earth. Those tiny blossoms gave us hope that we could soon look forward to the green grass and colorful flowers that would brighten our dreary winter landscape.

It’s no wonder then that our ancestors greeted spring with love songs to God in gratitude for the possibilities that new birth brings. These love songs, found in Shir HaShirim, the Song of Songs, are chanted on the Shabbat during Passover, also known as Chag HaAviv, the Festival of Spring. In Biblical times, Passover, representing the commencement of spring, signified the beginning of a new year. Not coincidentally, this annual new year celebration coincided with our ancestors’ liberation from slavery in Egypt. Just as spring heralds therebirth of nature, so, too, does our liberation from Egyptherald the rebirth of our people.

Each year, with the advent of spring and the commemorationof our people’s liberation, our thoughts turn to love and hope - love for the beauty of nature and hope for the redemptionof all those who remain enslaved. Each year, as we retell the story of our ancestors’ long ago exodus and journey tofreedom, we are compelled to be mindful of those who are living in embittered and narrow places. What role can we play in helping them to find love and hope?

Like the crocus and tulip appearing out of the hard, wintryground, small acts of kindness can bring joy and hope to those who are lonely, suffering, and in need of humancompassion. A simple warm and friendly greeting; a phone call to someone elderly, sick, or living alone; an offer to drive a homebound person to temple; an invitation to share a meal; an offer to pick up items at the store; a handwritten note to thank someone for a kindness they did - all are small yetprofound ways we can spread seeds of love and hope among those who are languishing in their own form of winter, unable to see the possibilities for spring.

Chag HaAviv, the Festival of Spring, is the time to emerge from our own internal hibernation and reconnect with othersthrough g’milut chasadim, acts of loving kindness. ThisPassover, let us follow the tradition of greeting the holiday with Shir HaShirim, words of love. Like the first buds of early spring, may these words lead to acts of kindness that blossominto signs of hope for all those who are still enslaved.

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SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCECampfire Stories to Prepare for Pesach

Rabbi Mitchell ChefitzScholar-in-Residence

PRESIDENTIAL Perspective

Ben KuehnePresident

Continued on page 20Continued on page 20

Twenty years into thewilderness, two campfires.

About one campfire, fourgenerations – those who had been grandfathers when they came through the sea, fathers who came with children in tow, boys too young to be in awe of the moment, children born

during the journey that still had twenty years to go.

“Tell us again,” the young ones said. “Tell us again!”

One father began, “You want to know what happened? I’ll tell you what happened. We had our backs to the sea. The Egyptian soldiers were pressing close. They chose to wait for the light of the morning. The moon was full, the tide strong. The wind from the East blew all night long. The sea so shallow, it nearly disappeared. Before daybreak we set out, by dawn we were gone.

“The Egyptian soldiers awoke to an empty Hebrew camp. They chased after us in chariots, but the wind had stopped blowing, the tide had passed. They made it half way across before the sea rose and sealed them in a watery grave.

“That’s what happened. Such a miracle. The wind, the tide, the shallow water, just at that time, to allow us through.”

“That’s not the story,” the young boys said. “Tell us the other story!”

Another father spoke. “Moses cried to heaven about the plight of his people. He heard this response. ‘I hear their cry. I see their distress. Tell them to go forward. As for you, stand on a bluff above the sea, hold your staff high for the Egyptians to see.’

“Moses stood high, extended his staff. Nothing happened. He reached still higher. Again, nothing happened. He turned his face toward heaven and said, ‘The Egyptians are close, we have nowhere to go!’

“From heaven came these words. ‘Why don’t you do what I told you to do?’ Do you remember what Moses was told to do?”

“Tell the people to go forward!” the young boys said.

“Yes, you remember it well. But the people had been slaves three hundred years. They did not know how to swim. ‘Are we to drown?’ they asked. ‘Better to fight the Egyptians than drown in the sea.’ Only one person had faith to step forward.”

“A boy who looked just like me!” all the young boys said.

Temple Israel Transition Time!

Our enduring, glorious, yet complicated history as Jews has shown that our survival and our successes are the results, in part, of our willingness and ability to work together toward

our common goals. Our traditional Pesach (Passover) Festival celebration, a defining moment for all of us through the ages – the vital story of our people retold through every generation – is a living narrative of our coming together as a family, as a community, and as a nation. During our illustrious journey, we have formed the bonds of community as our leaders have helped to guide us from generation to generation, honoringthe requirement of “B’kol dor v’dor – in each and everygeneration.”

Within our own home at Temple Israel, we know the sustaining power of community during our journey to our 90th Anniversary. New family members join us, are embraced by one another, and become the teachers, leaders, and volunteers who help us grow. But we cannot and do not forget those who have come before us. We need only gaze across the history-laden walls of our Bertha Abess Sanctuary, or consider the names of the volunteers, leaders, and members whose contributions have helped us become the best we can be, to understand the value of Honoring Our Past as Our Legacy for the Future.

It is with this sense of continuity that I bring you exciting news from your Board of Trustees: We have named oursuccessor to Rabbi Jody Cohen. Commencing July 1, 2012, we are honored to invite Rabbi M. Thomas Heyn and his wifeAllie into our Temple Family. Ordained at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio, and currently the Congregational Rabbi for the Brattleboro Area Jewish Community in Vermont, Rabbi Heyn continues our enviable tradition of profound spiritual clergy leadership as we start the countdown for Temple Israel’s centennial celebration! Temple Israel will have many and more opportunities to bring Rabbi Heyn and Allie into our community. We can all look forward to making a welcoming place for them in our warm, caring,engaging, and inspiring family.

Just as Rabbi Heyn will be the newest member of our “team” at Temple Israel, our community could not grow or function without all of our other members – all of YOU. Temple Israel is every one of us, from our spiritually uplifting Clergy, to our dedicated administrative and support staff, to our religious teachers, our Sisterhood, our Dorothy Serotta Social Justice Forum, the committees and sponsors bringing us exciting,


EXECUTIVE DIRECTORMarla’s Meisele Maysele…(my little story)

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artist David Moss gave a description of his beautiful, hand crafted Haggadah and explained that unlike other holy books, like the Torah or Megillah, the Haggadah must have picturesso that no matter where Jews have come to live in theDiaspora, they can identify the elements of the meal with the foods available in their own communities that most closely resemble the ideal portrayed in the book. The Haggadahtherefore, can be used as a manual for one’s personalrecounting of the miracle of the Exodus.

But if there is nothing else our modern education system has taught us is that every child learns differently, and not every person is as adept at reading an instruction manual, so the Haggadah has to be more than that. Thus the story of the four children is provided to remind us that it is not enough to hear the answers; one must explore the right questions, and beyond that one must know in what spirit one must ask these questions. Literally they are described as wise, rebellious, simple and silent.

I, myself, am one of four daughters—each with differentpersonalities, strengths and abilities. Regardless of each of our understanding of the story, the obligation my parents and grandparents had was to tell the story in such a way that each of us could experience this miracle.

Beyond that as individuals, we all possess many qualities that change over time. The story of the four children reminds us that even as adults, even if we make the effort to be present, to participate in the story, the story will not be the same: our frame of reference, our situations and our perspectives change so that each year we can hear the same words, yet learn something new that will lead us on our personal journey to the redemption.

Each year, we renew our quest together with the people with whom we share this experience, to discover the meaning of this lovely ordered meal by recounting what happened to our forefathers, not just by hearing the story, but by experiencing the exodus with all of our senses- the wonderful smells from

Four ChildrenEach Passover we are commanded to retell the story. The youngest at the table asks four questions, and as part of the answers we areoffered the example of the four children.

Many years ago Judaic scholar and


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NOTES FROM THE CANTOR A MUSICAL INTERLUDE

Alan MasonDirector of Music and

Doctor of Musical Arts

by Dr. Alan Mason

Cantor Michael Glozman

Sharing memories togetherWe’ve successfully completed our 3rd Purimspiel together. I want to share with everyone how much fun it was working with our group and even more special to watch our Congregation enjoy the evening.

This year was especially fun as we all drifted back in time traveling to Woodstock and learning about Peace and Love. The Sanctuary rocked and as everyone left the room was filled with positive energy and the good mood stayed in the air for days.

This year’s version of the annual Winter Jewish Music Concert at Temple Israel of Greater Miami was the program’s best in its four years of existence.

The concert, which recently took place and featured 27 musical artists, including local cantors and program directorAlan Mason accompanying them, seems to get better every year. Mason’s direction of this sensational spectacle was equaled by the chemistry he shared with the performers as he accompanied them while playing the piano. The singers all gave powerfulperformances while providing the highest level of musicexecution possible through a variety diverse range of musicsuch as Ladino, Israeli, folk, Yiddish, pop, classical, hazzanut, jazz, rap and tango.

The concert’s vibrant tone and upbeat atmosphere was set during the singers opening processional performance of “Ki va Moed.” The audience was then treated to the performers putting forth their best efforts through renditions of Jewish-inspired music that provided a spiritual and lively presence in the room. Mason’s piano playing flowed very well with the singers’ performance. A highlight from the concert included Martin Bookspan, former host of the PBS series “Live from Liberty Center,” serving as special guest host.

Highlights from the cantors’ performances included Zachary Mondrow of Temple Torah of West Boynton Beach providing a powerful performance of “V’Li-rusholayim Ircho,” LisaSegal of Temple Beth Sholom in Miami Beach giving abeautiful rendition of “I Sing I Pray,” Geniene Miller of Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus in North Miami Beach singing “A Piece of the Sky,” Michelle Auslander Cohen of Temple Beth Am in Margate and Temple Beth El of Boca Raton providing a nice rending of “Sim Shalom,” Emily Arnoff Teck of Temple Beth EI of Boca Raton rapping to “We Can Rise,” RachelleNelson of Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest singing “Mirror to My Soul” that brought a spiritual presence to the room, Benjamin Continued on page 24


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FIRST MONDAYS AT THE TEMPLE Monday, April 2, 2012

12 pmSponsored by Temple Israel Sisterhood

Bring a bag lunch; dessert and coffee provided. In addition to the lively chatter, sounds of clicking knitting needles and “bamming” mah jongg

tiles look for the implementation of some new ideas which reflect group interests. Join us for our regular meeting.

Former TI LibrarianStill Behind the Stacks

Beatrice Muskat, longtime TI Librarian of great renown, was spotted amid the stacks at Books & Books on Lincoln Road recently. Past President Norma Orovitz

and Bea reminisced about their collaborative relationship and her fond recollections across three decades at Temple Israel. Bea, now 96, was named Librarian in 1961 and maintains a keen interest in her family and friends and our collective history.

You are Invited to

Join with Central ChavurahThursday, April 19, 2012

7PMThis month Central Chavurah leads off with a topic

which causes concern in ever increasing intensity:Jews and the Rising Power of Islam

Hmmm . . . Does this announcement look familiar to you? If your answer is“yes,” it’s because this was our announced topic for the March meeting.

Due to last minute circumstances, we were unable to present the program, Jewsand the Rising Power of Islam, but such an important topic cannot be skipped over.

Therefore, we offer it for our April meeting. Please come to help us sort out themultitude of views we hear and see concerning this subject on our televisions,

in the newspapers and in many books. Rabbi Eric Yoffie, immediate past-president of the URJ has urged that we find thevoices of moderation within the Islamic community and to engage in dialogue with

them. Rabbi Yoffie wries, “While we have had our successes and failures in this effort,we must not desist in this task, for we are stronger and safer when we transcend our

fears and work together. Sensible religious people have the obligation to to dosomething when fanatics kill in the name of God.”

Our discussion, as in past sessions, will be moderated by Rabbi Larry Halpern.All Temple members and their friends are welcome to be with us for an exchange

of ideas on this important topic.

RSVP to Dody Raskin: 305-891-5823 or [email protected]. Mark your calendar for our May 17 meeting: “What is Secular/Cultural Judaism?”

GREAT BOOKS CLUB

Invites You and Your FriendsTo Discuss

IN THE GARDENOF BEASTS

ByErik Larson

Thursday, April 26, 201212:00 p.m.

Bring a bag lunchCoffee will be served


Temple Israel’s 90th anniversary

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Support Temple Israel’s 90th Anniversary

I/We would like to participate in Temple Israel’s 90th Anniversary fundraiser!

__Cake Layer…$9000 __Slice of Cake…$900 __Anniversary Candle…$90 __Congratulatory Wish…$9

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For payment arrangements, please contact Executive Director Marla Towbin at 305-573-5900, extension 404.











For payment arrangements, please contact Executive Director Marla Towbin at 305-573-5900, extension 404.

Temple Israel’s 90th AnniversarySpecial Edition Publication


90th anniversary

MAY 6: Renewal of Vows/Commitments

MAY 18: 90th Gala “Birthday” Party

MAY 18: Publication of

Temple Israel Times - 90 years of News

JUNE 15: 90th Annual Meeting,

Election and Ultimate Raffle Prize

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HOLOCAUST DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE JOIN TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREATER MIAMI

FOR THESE TWO MEANINGFUL PROGRAMS

Sunday, April 15 at 4 p.m.: Viewing and Discussion of documentary film, As Seen Through These Eyes—Hilary Helstein's deeply moving documentary As Seen Through These Eyes is the story of concentration camp internees who fought back with the only weapons they had: charcoal, pencil stubs and shreds of paper to create works of art that portrayed and transcended their unimaginable surroundings. Narrated by Maya Ange-lou, the film is a compelling statement of how the human spirit endures against inconceiv-able odds. Containing stories Simon Wiesenthal and artwork by the children of Terezin, As Seen Through These Eyes took top awards in Jewish and foreign film festivals worldwide.

Tuesday, April 17 at 6:30 p.m.: Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff presents, “The Power of Perseverance: One Family’s Escape from the Holocaust”—Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff’s presentation, “The Power of Perseverance: One Family's Escape from the Holocaust,” is about her family's harrowing escape from Nazi Europe. Admission is free of charge.

Dr. Klein Kassenoff, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, fled Nazi Europe in 1941 with her family when she was a small child, after a miraculous escape of hiding and being on the run for seven months. The family, which included her brother, the late Honorable Judge Ted Klein, arrived in America in 1941 and then settled in Miami Beach in 1957. Miriam's father Rabbi Maurice Klein, was an assistant to Rabbi Irving Lehrman at Temple Emanu-el.

Miriam Klein Kassenoff, the first appointee in Miami-Dade County Public Schools to specifically implement Holocaust education, will share her family's incredible story of ultimate survival. She is the Director of the Holocaust Teachers Institute at the University of Miami where she also serves as an adjunct lecturer, as well as the first Education Specialist for Holocaust Studies for Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Both programs held in Wolfson Auditorium at

Temple Israel, 137 NE 19th Street, downtown Miami

Both programs free of charge &

open to the public

A progressive Reform congre-gation that has been celebrating its diversity in downtown Miami since 1922. Visit or contact us: 137 N.E. 19th Street Miami, FL 33132 Phone: 305-573-5900 Email: [email protected]

Viewing and Discussion of documentary film. More details to follow.


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NOTES FROM THE ECC

Melba LeimanDirector of Administration ECC

Valeria MichanieDirector of Education ECC

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It’s Matzah Time Again!The Joni & Stanley Tate ECC is getting ready for one of the most important Jewish Holidays: Passover.

In addition to teaching the traditions and rituals of theHoliday, we attempt to instill in our children one of the most important values of the chag (holiday): freedom. Freedom is not a tangible concept for our children, but is the main core value of our school. A free child is one who can express him/herself in different ways-a child who can learn by exploring and asking questions. When children are able to demonstrate their curiosity and express their creativity, they learn toexpress themselves in a unique way. During the early years, children shape their personalities by asking questions and discovering the wonders of life. They make choices andbecome more responsible for their selections.

Through our school curriculum, The Creative Curriculum, we provide a guide to develop appropriate practices. Through-out this curriculum, teachers acquire the guidance, support, and freedom to be creative and responsive with children. Because children learn from daily interactions with their en-vironment, their peers and their teachers, they build a solid foundation that helps them develop their learning.

With the combination of The Creative Curriculum and the Jewish Curriculum, we help our children shape their Jewish Identity. They begin to understand how Matzah is prepared by exploring the wonders of yeast and comparing whathappens when we use it to what happens when we do not. They learn more about the characteristics of Matzah and bread by smashing both. They discover the colors of the chag by decorating Matzah boxes. While tasting the Matzah, we will recreate the Passover story.

When ECC children are singing Ma Nishtana Ha-laila Ha-Ze Mikol Ha Leilot, “What is different on this night from the rest of the other nights?” they are expressing the curiosity we try to nurture. Passover is a time for the children not only

learn more about their Jewish history but about how they are connected to it, and how they can embrace this identity.

ECC Free expressions of ArtPassover is a celebration of freedom. Here, at school we will celebrate freedom through art.

That’s the reason we will have our Fourth Annual Art Gallery called: “Free Expressions of Art.”

All the classes will be working on different parts of thePassover story, and on April 4th, after our Passover Seder, families will have the opportunity to walk through our Art Gallery and buy their child’s art project. Families will selectthe price for their child’s art project, and all the moneycollected will be donated to the Lotus House. This is awonderful opportunity to combine art, love, compassion and care for others in need.

This year, our Art Gallery will have the honor of receiving a special gift donated by the prestigious artist, JonathanHuxley. This past January, our children from the Multiage PK class visited one of our parents’ Art Gallery: Waltman Ortega Fine Art. This gallery was founded in Paris and is a contemporaryfine art gallery located in the Wynwood Arts District inMiami. They specialize in painting, sculpture, and photography,and they represent a group of emerging to mid-careerinternational artists. During our visit, Jonathan Huxley wasexhibiting several art pieces. Our children loved them all and did a special project dedicated to honor the artist’s style. Aliona Ortega, Lucas’ mom from the Multiage PK Class and owner of the Art Gallery, sent the project to the artist. As a symbolof his gratitude, Mr. Huxley decided to donate one of hismasterpieces, valued at $22.000, to our school. His Art Work will be proudly displayed in our school hallway.

If you are visiting Temple Israel during the Passover week, please stop by and enjoy the masterpieces made by our own artists and the special masterpiece donated by Jonathan Huxley. A special thank you to Aliona Ortega for making this donation to our school.

L ‘shalom


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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWSThe LORD said to Moses, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Moses said to them, It is the bread the LORD has givenyou to eat. Everyone is to gather as much as they need.Exodus 16:4

From this Torah Portion, we realize how blessed our ancestors were to have food provided for them each day during their journey through the wilderness to the Promised Land. As they began their Exodus from Egypt, they went through so many challenges and difficult times. Yet, they knew that God would always be there for them.

Today, there are so many people in Miami experiencing their own Exodus. They’ve lost their job and their home and end up living on the street or in shelters, including families withchildren. When I see homeless people, I ask myself, where is God? And the answer is simple, God is in every one of us.Judaism teaches that we are responsible for helping others in need. As important as it is for each of us to answer that call to help, we do it best when it is part of a community response.

Now, let me share with you a story. From time to time, one of our religious school students, Emma Berzofsky, and her family make and deliver bagged meals to the homelessliving in downtown Miami. Emma shared with me that there are always more people to feed than the bagged meals will accommodate. When she told me about it, I immediately thought about our magnificent community at Temple Israel which is always ready and willing to help those less fortunate. By working together, we can help more people in need! That is the main reason I invite our wonderful community to join us at the Brown Patio on Sunday, April 15th at 9:15am to help us to feed the homeless. We will prepare bags of food and distribute them to homeless people near the temple. Any leftovers will be taken to the Homeless Assistance Center. If you would like to participate, please bring the following items to prepare the lunches: boxes of Capri juice, fruit cups, granolabars, sliced bread, gum, and dental floss. Please, I urge all members of our community to come on time and help our religious school students work on this Mitzvah Project.

As we approach the holiday of Passover, we are reminded that this time of year is one of rebirth and renewal. We hope this important Mitzvah Project will help a homeless person feel that from despair comes hope.

B’shalom

Purim Carnival ReviewOur Purim Carnival was amazing! We started with the Purim Shpiel , and reading the Megilla with Rabbi Jody and singing and dancing with Cantor Michael. Following the service we all marched in a special parade showing our costumes. We BOO’d every time Haman’s name was mentioned and we laughed with Rabbi Jody’s stories!

Religious School Fundraisers:We would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderfulcommunity in supporting all the school fundraisers we have held in the past few months. Thanks to your generousdonations for the Flea Market we were able to raise $200 for our school! Besides enjoying selling and buying at the Flea Market, we had a unique day celebrating the Greening of Temple Israel. Thanks to the Passover chocolate sale, we raised almost $400. The Annual Purim Carnival event raised $300. All these funds will help our students enjoy special fieldtrips and other programs at no cost!

Camp Coleman NewsIt is with great honor that we announce that 10 students from Temple Israel will be attending Camp Coleman this summer. Our religious school students were honored toreceive 4 scholarships of $500 each from Sisterhood toattend Camp Coleman. Once again, our friends fromSisterhood are helping our students attend this amazing Camp!

Teen NewsOur teens had the privilege to lead a special teen service on March 30th. Special thanks to Rabbi Jody Cohen for preparing our students together with our Youth Advisor Mallie Duboff.I would like to thank our teens for helping me during this Spring Break at the ECC and sorting all the chocolate orders received from Miss Chocolate!

Once again, Temple Israel celebrated one of the most popular Holidays in a unique way: with games, bounce house, raffles, balloon art, face painting, music, the most delicious barbeque and lots of prizes!

Special thanks to Larry Leitner and Linda Datko for building all the games for this special event and to our friends from Sisterhood for hosting the Bake Sale. The Purim Carnival is a community event that connects all our families together!


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YOUTH ACTIVITIESSababa SHABBAT

Friday, April 27th5:45 pmSababa

A FUN AND ENGAGING SHABBAT EXPERIENCE FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN

(AGES 5 AND UNDER)

Join us for a special Shabbat led byRabbi Jody, our song leader Mallie Duboff,

and Valeria Michanie.5:45 pm- We will welcome Shabbat with blessings and prayers...we will sing and

dance fun, upbeat Shabbat songs and read our favorite PJ book of the month.

6:30 pm- Family-friendly dinner $15 per adult and $5 per child.

Please R.S.V.P. to Temple office at 305-573-5900or email [email protected].

P O P U P DAT E :MOVIE NIGHT CONTINUES TO BE A

SCREAMING SUCCESS!The kids have a great time playing with their classmates and interacting with one another! Parents also have a great time meeting each

other and catching up with friends. Next Movie Night will be in mid-May. Stay tuned for more

details. Also coming April 30 - May 5 is theannual Book Fair!! POPs and ECC are planning

an exciting and educational event including a new local vendor (“Books and Books”) and book readings! Stay tuned for more details!


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ADULT LEARNING

AFTERNOON STUDY

-TROPE-The Art of Cantillation

withCantor Michael Glozman

For more informationplease contact

Cantor Michael Glozmanat 305-573-5900 ext. 409

or [email protected].

CreatingMODERN MIDRASH

with RABBI JODY COHEN

MODERN MIDRASHThursdays, April 5th and 19th

12 noon – 1 pm

ADULT HEBREWPlease contact Rabbi Jodyfor fur ther in format ion .

WEDNESDAYNOONTIME LEARNING

withR a b b i C h e f i t z

A p r i l 4 , 1 1 , 1 8 a n d 2 5W e a r e r e a d i n g :

A b r a h a m J o s h u a H e s c h e l , o n e o f t h e m o s t b e l o v e d r e l i g i o u s l e a d e r s o f

o u r t i m e , d e l i v e r e d t h i s b o o k t o h i s p u b l i s h e r a f e w w e e k s b e f o r e h i s

d e a t h . R e p r i n t e d b y J e w i s h L i g h t s , a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h a n y b o o k s e l l e r .

“Probably the best book on Hasidism to appear in the Engl ish Language .”

- L ibrary Journal

A Passion for TruthBy

Abraham Joshua Heschel


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SISTERHOOD CORNER

Gail Lewis Donna Seldes Susie GoldbergSisterhood Co-Presidents

S a v e - t h e - D a t efor the Pride march on

Sunday, April 15&

the Pride SederWednesday, June 13

More details to follow...

And the winners have been announced! On February 26, 2012, four deserving Religious School students were awarded scholarships, from funds provided by Sisterhood, to attend Camp Coleman this summer. Camp Coleman is a summer program run by the Union for Reform Judaism, which serves campers from the Southeast United States from Tennessee and the Carolinas through Georgia and Florida. Its agenda is committed to core values of respect, peace, community andkindness. The experience builds a warm and caring environment where campers have fun and experience the excitement and camaraderie of belonging to a Reform Jewish community. Scholarships have been awarded to Emma Berzofsky, Hannah Karl, Julian Michanie, and Goldi LieberPerson.

Events to Calendar:Monday, April 2, 2012 – Noon: “First Monday”: Bring a bag lunch; dessert and coffee provided. In addition to the lively chatter, sounds of clicking knitting needles and “bamming” mah jongg tiles look for the implementation of some new ideas which reflect group interests.

Sunday, April 22, 2012 – YES Fund/JAFCO Luncheon: Ourannual covered dish luncheon to support two worthy causes. More information and an invitation to follow.

Kurt StoneEvent Gallery


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Social Justice ForumDOROTHY SEROTTA

Gary Brown

GARDEN VOLUNTEERSVolunteers needed for Edible Garden

The garden is in full bloom. The seeds planted in October are up. We are harvesting green beans,radishes and collard greens. Tomato plants have buds on the vine. Come participate Sunday morningbetween 8:30 am and 10:00 am; regular volunteers are needed. All produce is donated to Lotus House.

Weekday volunteers by special arrangement.

Contact David Galler:(617) 365-2728 or [email protected]

Social Justice Forum Expands TempleIsrael’s Volunteer Program at

Chapman CenterThe Dorothy Serotta Social Justice Forum is increasing its successful volunteer efforts at the Chapman Center for Empowerment of the Homeless. Following the successfulvolunteer evening on Monday, February 27th, the SocialJustice Forum will be initiating monthly volunteer evenings on the fourth Monday of each month. The Chapman Center is located at 1550 N. Miami Avenue, and assists over 400people daily. The next scheduled date will be Monday, April 23rd. Temple members seeking more information on the volunteer program should contact Michael Sagmeister at [email protected].

THE ART OF RECYCLINGTHE MIAMI BEACH E-COMB

RECYCLING CENTERLOCATED AT 210 2ND. ST.

(305.534.3825)IS NOW ABLE TO RECYCLE THE FOLLOWING:

1) PAPER PRODUCTS : MAGAZINES,NEWSPAPER, CARDBOARD

2) MILK & JUICE CONTAINERS3) METAL : FOOD & BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

4) GLASS BOTTLES - NO CAPS OR LIDS5) PLASTIC : NARROW NECK BOTTLES ONLY

NO PLASTIC BAGS OR DIARY TUBS(COTTAGE CHEESE, CREAM

CHEESE,YOGURT....)

THE SINGLE STREAM / COMMUNITY DROP OFFSTATION IS ACCESSIBLE 24 HRS.

ON THE SIDE OF THE ECOMB OFFICE(on Collins Ct.)

DURING BUSINESS HOURS (10am-5pm) THE CENTER ALSO WILL ACCEPT ELECTRONIC

WASTE , BATTERIES & COMPACT FLORESCENT BULBS.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEMPLE ISRAEL MEETS ON THE 3RD

WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH - PLEASE JOINS USON APRIL 18TH @ 7 P.M.

“ALL ARE WELCOME”


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JOIN US:on Shabbat mornings

April Schedule

.10:30 am – 12:30 pm: Joseph’s TableWeaving Torah texts of the great Jewish spiritual masters into a fabric of many colors and shades. Our friend and mentorJoseph Grosbard is no longer with us, but his presence remains around the tables.

Feel inspired as you rejoice in Shabbat and connect with our welcoming community in the world renowned Bertha Abess Sanctuary. Our Shabbat service is a gentle mix of traditional and spontaneous song and prayer. Can’t join us in person? Connect with us either by tuning into 880 AM radio, or you will find us streaming on the web at: www.templeisrael.net or www.880thebiz.com.

Saturday MorningSpiritual

Awakeningwith Cantor

Michael Glozman

KOLCHADASH

ANEW VOICE

9:30 am In the Sophie and Nathan Gumenick Chapel. Everyone is invited and welcome to experience Shabbat.Draw closer and connect to the divine through prayer, song and niggunim. Kol HaN’shamah Tehalel Yah –Every soul praises the Eternal One.

*Beginning in May, we welcome you to join us in prayer at 9:30am, as Temple Israel’s Shabbat morning service is lead by Rabbi Mitchell Chefitz.

JOIN US ON FRIDAY EVENINGS

APRIL 65:00 pm First Night of Passover. Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary

APRIL 207:30 pm Yom Hashoah Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat

APRIL 137:30 pm Social Justice Shabbat Service Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat

APRIL 275:45 pm Sababa Shabbat in the Sophie and Nathan Gumenick Chapel

7:30 pm Yom HaAtzmaut Shabbat Service in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary followed by an Oneg Shabbat


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April Birthdays

SIMCHA CORNER

April Anniversaries

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

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

MAZEL TOV TO:

Pat and Marty FineJune and Stuart JacobsAlbert and Arlene KahnCathi and Michael GrahamJayne and Leonard Abess

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Marsha Elser Reyna Galler James TatePatricia Berezdivin Charlotte Rose Eric RubenEllen Kempler RosenBarth GreenLawrence DenmarkLeonard GrossmanDoree LouisBart SacherHope WineVivian WitkoffNancy BloomSharon ElliotJoy FriedLarry MajorMichael LapatSteven LeidnerLawrence WeinbergBrian HirschSusan ScholzRubin

Mark FriedMiriam GiraldezJeffrey KramerValeria MichanieRabbi Mitchell ChefitzKerrin BermontHilda MessinaSonia NathanAngela SacherJulian GoldsteinKenneth RaskinMichael McClennenStanley TateGertrude WeinerArlene KahnMark KirbyJudith PriceSusan GallerRoger MichelsonMark PickardJeffrey BorJennifer Parrado

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DR. ENRIQUE MASRI AND CECILIA RUBIO

on their marriage

HONORABLE BRONWYN MILLER

on receiving the Outstanding Woman inGovernment and Law award from In the Company

of Women 24th Annual Awards Luncheon

MIAMI HERALD JOURNALIST STEVE ROTHAUS

on being the recipient of the 2012 Community Service Award from the South Florida International Press

Club, and for being honored by Equality Florida (the Statewide LGBT rights organization

RICHARD MILSTEIN

for his 21 years of advocacy and fundraising for the AIDS Walk Miami

JEN RUEBEN

on her acceptance to the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music of Hebrew Union College-Jewish

Institute of Religion


MessagesContinued from page 4

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SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHYOn behalf of Temple Israel’s Board of Trustees, Rabbis,

Cantor and Administration we extend our condolences to the entire inmediate and extended family and friends of:

ARTHUR BARKERHusband of Audrey Barker

NURIT KALINISister of Jimmy Gavarian, sister-in-law ofRabbi Jody Cohen and aunt of Ami and

Lauren Cohen-GavarianJEWEL GREENBERG

Mother of Elise Greenberg and grandmother ofAaron Guerrero

LAWRENCE SINGERHusband of Harriet Singer

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

“Yes, a boy who looked just like you,” the father agreed. “He stepped into the sea, the waters stepped back. Another step, the waters retreated. He ran into the sea, it openedbefore him. How wide do you think it opened?”

“Just enough for him!” the children said.

“And it closed behind. So each person himself had to choose to step forward. For each person, an act of faith. For each person the waters opened. Each person walked through on dry land.”

“Tell us again,” the young ones said. “Tell us again!”

“Enough now, go to sleep.”

Around the other campfire, four generations – those who had been grandmothers when they came through the sea, mothers who came with children in tow, girls too young to be in awe of the moment, children born during the journey that still had twenty years to go.

“Tell us again,” the young girls said. “Tell us again!”

One mother told it again. “The story of the sea began nine months before when Moses thrust his staff into the Nile and drew blood from the water. Nine more plagues followed,

thought-provoking programs, the pillars of our community who have provided for us in times of need, and the hundreds upon hundreds of members and others who pass through our gates throughout the year. YOU have made us who we are; and YOU will continue to refashion us into who we will become.

That is why I am extending an invitation to you to take anactive role in Team Temple Israel, to bring your time, talents,and dedication into our community. You will find thatopportunities abound and the satisfaction endures. So make that call to Executive Director Marla Towbin to find out how you can bring your passion to Temple Israel. Whether through committee participation, programming, strategic planning, or volunteering in the office, we want and need you to create your special place in our sacred space.

Building the vibrant Temple Israel includes reworking and transitioning our organization into an effective, efficient, and fiscally responsible institution that serves our spiritual,educational, and social needs. We continue to identify how best to keep our Temple and our campus vital to our members and the Jewish community at large as a robust Temple of 400 households. Our history as a Temple of 1,000 + members isa testament to our legacy when the Miami Jewish communitywas quite different from today. Your Temple Board is workingdiligently, with earnestness and an understanding of ourreligious, social, and educational mission, to create anoutstanding spiritual presence and administrative operationthat together serve all our needs. The unfolding process is daring, creative, and ambitious, opening opportunities for every one of our members and members-to-be toparticipate. The Temple Israel of the future will be just

a month between each. That was when we emerged from the crucible of Egypt, head first against the banks of the sea. The waters broke. We emerged through a narrow canalto become the children of Israel, no longer Hebrews. Thetaskmasters who had held us in the womb of Egypt cameafter and, like afterbirth, perished in the process.”

“Tell us again,” the young girls said. “Tell us again!”

“Enough now, go to sleep.”

Fathers and mothers took children in tow, tucked them safely into their dreams.

The grandmothers and grandfathers gathered together around a single fire to recall memories as best they were able.

At first there was chaos. Such confusion. Smoke by day and fire by night. Wind blew across the face of the waters. The waters divided, one side from the other. Dry land appeared. Life issued forth.

But they were so old, their memories so fragmented, one story folded into another.

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KaddishMay God’s name be exalted and hallowed throughout the world that He created, as is God’s wish. May God’s

sovereignty soon be accepted, during our life and the life of all Israel. And let us say: Amen.May God’s great name be praised throughout all time. Glorified and celebrated, lauded and worshiped,exalted and honored, extolled and acclaimed may the Holy One be, praised beyond all song and psalm,

beyond all tributes that mortals can utter. And let us say: Amen.Let there be abundant peace from heaven, with life’s goodness for us and for all Israel. And let us say: Amen.

May the One who brings peace to His universe bring peace to us and to all Israel. And let us say: Amen.Zichrona L’vracha, May their memory be for a blessing.

YAHRZEITS

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

APRIL 6:Carolyn Edith AppleDavid BassPhilip BaumoehlSarah BlattSarah BlumenthalRuth BossakEtta CarpFrank S. ColeHazel F. DallettSamuel G. EhrenreichDorothy Gladys FishmanFrances FreedmanElizabeth FriedmanNorman GelvanYetta GelvanEmma GreenfieldHerman K. HomaJoseph HorwitzBeatrice S. HymanSelma Schaeffer KatzWilliam L. KlinkensteinWilliam LieberwitzSherwood P. LowensteinSidney MeiselJohanna Bessie MillerJules PearlmanSamuel A. PragerMichael PrimakMichael Richard RizzoMathilde RosthalIsidore RubinHirsch SadowskyDorothy SiegelBenjamin SimonMartin SobelHarry StolarBernard B. StolmakerAlbert SussmanPauline Tavlin

Adolph UngarMortimer Edward WienHattie YoungerSandford F. ZahlerAPRIL 13:Louis AdlerHarry B. BlasbergJulius BrodyBarbara BrownHenry BulbinSuzanne CollinsJoseph W. CowanCharles H. FinkelsteinBen FrankensteinMarcella Abess GansSam H. GoldmanAlex GoldsteinMeyer GroskinHerman J. HegtDr. Adolph JacobyIra David JosephBenjamin KaiserAntonia KannSam C. LevensonIrving H. LiebermanHarraiet Scheff MatthewsBetty NeulanderIda ReigelBelle RiffNorman A. RossmanMalcolm H. RothLouis SilverbergMarie S. SilvermanHerbert D. VenzerBessie WienHatie (Sis) WillensAPRIL 20:George G. AdlerEdith AsckenasyClara Baumoehl

Lee Dickens BlumbergDora ColemanEvelyn DashDavid DavidsonRichard DeutchNathan FeikaAbraham FeldmanAnne FisherDaniel Alan FriedmanEmelia GelbJennie Fryer GoodmanMarie GoudissSidney R. JacobsIgnatz JacobyBenjamin JaffeDebra LaneRuth LevinBeatrice Cohn LipkinM. Victor MillerRose NadlerAnne Rubin NovackErnice Weinkle PrestonJack RabinovitchTheresa RiesnerRose Blumberg RobbinsIda M. RobinsonGertrude Lang RosenthalEdith P. RoskinFae S. RubinRose Louis RubinJulius A. RudolphSarah Helen RussinIsidore A. ShermanAbraham SternErwin R. SternArthur A. UngerAbe VatzShirlie WassermanEsther G. WoldenbergChai Zilber

Sarah ZilberAPRIL 27:Edward H. BlattSimon M. BresslerEstelle CenterAlbert ChauserMarshall CohenLaura DubbinJoseph EppsteinSam FinkelsteinRichard E. GersteinSamuel S. GoldbergMax H. GoldhoffSarah GoldsteinAnna Schwartz GordonMax Edward GottliebRose S. GreenNathan S. GumenickHenry JacobyRachel KandelHilda KemplerAda LeveneHyman N. LevyBenjamin LipoffSadie Meisel LubashSarah LubyJ. Bert MarxHerbert L. MayViola MendelsonZenia MeyerRose MilesMorris B. RubinHarvey SimonPhilip SternLee TowbinPeter G. ValdesLillian Van WyeHerman Wall


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.........................................................................................................................................................................................Supporters

We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who supportTemple Israel of Greater Miami by remembering and honoring

their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions.

SPONSORBIMAH FLOWERS

OR AN ONEG SHABBAT: Bimah flowers

enhance our Shabbat experience.

Sponsoring the bimah flowers is a lovely

way to remember or honor a loved one.

Celebrating an anniversary, birthday or

other simcha and need a gift?

Why not sponsor an Oneg Shabbat to

commemorate the occasion?

And the great thing is: one size fits all!

As a sponsor of the bimah flowers or Oneg

Shabbat, your name will appear in the

Shabbat bulletin and in Chai Lites.

For more information or to sponsor,

please contact Temple office at

305-573-5900

or [email protected].

THANK YOU TO OUR MOSTRECENT SPONSORS:

Lisa and Robert Waxman in memory of Iva Jane Weinstein

and Barbara Chapman

Kahn-Jacobs family in memory of Rose and Burton Kahn

Janine Elkin Ricci and Bob Ricci in honor of their son, Blake’s Bar Mitzvah

MEMORIAL FUNDPaul and Bernice Goldman in memory of Seth LeveneVivian Giller in memory of Norman GillerMorton R. Goudiss in memory of Marie GoudissEdwin and Carol Wariner and Family in memory of Richard WarinerDora Maya in memory of David MayaBernice and Paul Goldman in memory of Abe BesselNadene Schantz and Sharon Walshon in memory of Leatrice E. HandlemanRhonda and Henry Keller in memory of Adrienne KellerPaula Yarosz, Luis, Lily, Stephanie and Harry Yarosz in memory of Zygmund Yarosz, Alexander Giraldo-YaroszDr. Henry Stevens and Family in memory of Jack StevensJoan Schaeffer in memory of Bernard DelavenayJudy Loft in memory of M. GrimbergPatricia Papper in memory of Sidney Meyer, Julia PapperRobert and Lisa Waxman in memory of Maurice WaxmanBunny Greenberg in memory of Charles Greenberg, Meyer GoetzRosaleen Jacobs Horn in memory of Grace G. JacobsBernice and Paul Goldman in memory of Frances BesselMarcia and Lewis Kanner in memory of Marcella S. KannerSharyn A. Brotz in memory of Herbert BrotzEdwin and Carol Wariner in memory of Natalie WeinerEsta Friedman in memory of Mary Gitelman, Marilyn EllisHelen C. Cowen in memory of Frances GoldmanGloria Gilbert and Family in memory of Sally ManneMrs. Albert H. Friedman in memory of Rachel KannerNaomi Roth Smith in memory of Malcom Roth and Ben FrankensteinJames Cohen in memory of Shirlee FreedSara Nelson in memory of Herman BrameisterLois Dolgoff in memory of Ruth Berger and Albert BergerPatricia Papper in memory of Zenia MeyerRobin Reiter-Faragalli in memory of Trudi ReiterYvonne Benrube in memory of Elie AlcheckLee Greene in memory of Max HoffmanNornan and Ellie Browner in memory of Elsie ChaffinThe Sobel-Gold Family in memory of Martin SobelThe Newmark Family in memory of Isabella NewmarkRADIO-INTERNET FUNDRichard and Susie Goldberg for the speedy recovery of Ken RaskinMr. and Mrs. Sydney Josepher in memory of Sandor RosinDiane G. Person in memory of Harold GoetzArline Kent Stewart in memory of Alfred Aronovitz, Eugene Aronovitz, Lt. Nathan A. Aronovitz, Ronald KentPatty Craven in memory of Janice Gottlieb Smith, Marilyn Ellis, Roz Jaffe, Carl Hageman, Gene KlineMark S. Teitelbaum in memory of Pauline ComiterJaneth Serbin in memory of Robert KahnBeth and Ed Tavlin in memory of Pauline TavlinDavid Press and Doree Press in memory of Rose GotliebJerry, Julie, Scott, Hilary and Gregg Moskowitz in memory of Meyer MoskowitzJoan Getz and Family in memory of Anyce LavigneRobert Waterstone in memory of Charlotte WaterstoneLois Model Rukeyser in memory of Ben LubinRichard and Susie Goldberg in memory of Mac GoldbergBrandy and Larry Primak in memory of Michael PrimakEsther Reckles in memory of Morris PetersRobin, Ari and Neil Rollnick in memory of Joshua RollnickSandra Brawer Koplon in memory of Bessie LippmanJoan Schaeffer in memory of Bruce FlashenburgMr. and Mrs. Sidney Price in memory of Dorothy Price, Sylvia and David FriedlandLillian A. Scher in memory of Arnold Scher and Ruth SheinbergLillian A. Scher and sons in memory of Harry Powers


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Thursday, April 26, 201211:30 am

LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUPProduced by Robert Levy & Associates

SPEAKERSDan Gelber

David LawrenceKaty SorensonJuan Zapata

MODERATORRobert Levy

Wolfson Auditorium

Temple Israel

137 NE 19th Street, Miami

Free Self Parking Availbale

For more information contact

Annette Eisenberg (305) 757-3633

Felicia O. Deutch and Family in memory of Richard DeutchDonna Seldes in memory of Rose KahnSherri Garfield in memory of Philip SternVivian Giller in memory of Norman GillerMarilyn Cromer in memory of Warren BernsteinAlan and Benes Glackman in memory of Sadye GlackmanEd and Bev Tavlin in memory of Lillian Van WyeFran and Robert Lane in memory of Debra LaneJoan Schaeffer in memory of Jewel GreenbergJOSEPH R. NAROT ENDOWMENT FUNDRichard Bermont in memory of Ronni BermontCharles and Sandra Simon in memory of Harvey SimonEthel and Al Solomon in memory of Ruth Goldweber, Ernest SolomonIN APPRECIATION OF CLERGYDorothy Solomon in appreciation of Rabbi Cohen for the Modern Midrash ClassEve Pinder in appreciation of Rabbi CohenThe Saltzburg Family in memory of Victor FlemingTHE JONI AND STANLEY TATE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERJoni and Stanley Tate in memory of Jack StevensJoni and Stanley Tate in memory of Arthur BarkerDiane Person donationDiane and Ernest Halpryn in memory of Arthur BarkerFLOWER FUNDLeoanrd Grossman and Family in memory of Elaine GrossmanLeonard Grossman and Sylvia Fine in memory of Mary RosenzweigRoger Epstein in memory of Deborah Epstein, Herman LubschutzArlene and Marshall Stein in memory of Jack LavineDOROTHY SEROTTA SOCIAL JUSTICE FORUMMarc Zemsky in honor of the birthday of Gary BrownDr. Maurice Serotta in memory of Belle Levin, Charlotte Serotta, Harry Serotta, Isaac LevinEnvironmental Action CommitteeDr. Joan Bornstein and Benn GillerSheila Feeley in memory of Benjamin Mandell, Pearl MandellGarden ProjectAnnsheila Turkel in memory of Herman TronickCHARLES HELD, JR. MEMORIAL FUND TO FEED THE HUNGRYDr. Henry Stevens and Family in memory of Jack StevensLeon and Audrey Manne in memory of Frances RubensteinRobert Waterstone in memory of Marilyn SimonEric Hankin and Richard Milstein in memory of Bruce FlashenburgEve Pinder donationJoan Schaeffer in memory of Nurit KaliniJeffrey and Karen Calderon donationPaul and Bernice Goldman in memory Seth LeveneSandra and Charles Simon in memory Nurit KaliniTHE DENMARK LIBRARYCaryl Chassman in memory of Nathan HellerCANTOR JACOB BORNSTEIN AND DAVID SAMUEL BORNSTEIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR JEWISH CAMPING OR YOUTH STUDY IN ISRAELIrene J. Cohen in memory of Morton Goustin and Anna GoustinPeter and Kerrin Bermont in memory of Ronni BermontMarilyn Greenbaum in memory of Jerome GreenbaumIrene J. Cohen in memory of Florence GordonDoug and Jane Kahn Jacobs in honor of the birthday of Ben GillerB. B. AND GRACE GOLDSTEIN MUSIC FUNDDr. Mark Goldberg and David Rigg in memory of Florence GoldbergCharles and Sandra Simon in memory of Esther Jacoby, Benjamin SimonAngela and Barton Sacher in memory of Joseph RosensonBurton B. Goldstein in memory of Grace and B. B. GoldsteinEdythe and Elton Kerness in memory of Arthur BarkerDr. Harold Goodman in memory of Rachel GoodmanRABBI COLMAN A. ZWITMAN RELIGIOUS SCHOOLGladys L. Cowen in memory of Doanld LavigneNancy Goldring and Family in memory of Carolyn F. Grossman, Barry GoldringMARJORIE SCHILLINGER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDJack Schillinger in memory of Harris Ruskin, Harry SchillingerJack Schillinger in memory of Lauren KatzensteinTEMPLE ISRAELJoyce and Jerry Kaiser in memory of Charles SteinhauserThe Saltzburg Family in memory of Justin Marder SiegelRuth and Richard Shack in memory of Sol SchreiberPauline Winick in honor of Merri Mann

SISTERHOOD:Brandy and Larry Primak

in memory of Jewel Greenberg

Ken and Dorothy Raskinin memory of Marilyn Ellis


Continued from page 5

Marla’s Meisele Maysele...(my little story)

as spiritually meaningful, but will also propel us to be theprogressive, growing presence in our city center. I encourageyou to not only embrace our progress, but become anindispensable part of our future.

Chag Sameach,

Ben Kuehne, President [email protected]

PRESIDENTIAL PerspectiveContinued from page 20

the kitchen, the dipping of our fingers in wine for the plagues, the visual presentation of the holiday symbols on the Seder plate, and the delicious tastes we have learned to associate with the holiday.

But what if one or more of our senses was impaired? Are we still fulfilling the mitzvah if we are unable to partake in the seder in the traditional way?

This was a question we needed to ask, and a reality my family needed to face, when, in addition to our dad (z”l) becoming legally blind due to macular degeneration, his health required that he be fed through a surgically implanted tube. Knowingthat I was going to Savannah to be with him and lead theseder during Passover, coupled with knowing his level of commitment to Judaism and to his traditional roots, I realized that this Passover could prove to be a challenging one.

I did a google search and a rabbi search, including many of whom I count among my close circle of friends, to see if in the universe there already existed a seder which does not focus on the tasting of food. Each rabbi I spoke with said that although it was an excellent idea, they were not aware of any seder which existed…and each of them encouraged me to create it…so create it…I did!

It seemed like an arduous task, but I was both motivated and obligated to figure it out for my dad. Because just as it was the obligation of my parents and grandparents to tell the story, it was now my obligation to tell the story in a way in which my father could once again experience the miracle.

Amazon.com and JLevine Booksellers were very happy with me as I perused their sites in an effort to find and purchase just the right combination of text, illuminated Pesach art, and music from which to create our very own sensory seder. Please make sure to visit Dr. Andrew Gottlieb’s showcase where you will find the Towbin Family Unique Sensory Seder Haggadah and materials on display.

Like Moses in the desert, one does not really know what they are capable of accomplishing, unless they challenge themselves.

Wishing you and your loved ones a zissen (sweet) Pesach.

Matis of Shleter Rock Jewish Center in New York providing“Hatei Elokai,” Luis Cattan of Beth Torah Benny Rok Campusin North Miami Beach performing “Ilu Finu,” and CesarBeliniski of Temple Beth Torah-Tamarac Jewish Center singing“Amen” that proved to be a fitting closure to the soloperformances. These are just a few of the brilliantperformances that the singers gave. The concert ended in a joyful celebration of all the performers that should entice guests to return next year.

Those who missed this year’s concert can always catchit next year. This annual concert is one that should beseen at least once and the music appeals to people of allbackgrounds. The date for next year’s concert is set for Jan. 19, 2013 at 8 p.m. at Temple Israel of Greater Miami.

A MUSICAL INTERLUDEby Dr. Alan Mason

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9:30 AM: Shabbat Service 10:30 AM: Next@19th Street Joseph’s Table 6:00 PM: Congregational Second SederTogetherness

Temple Closed 11:00 AM:ProgrammingCommittee Meeting

12:00 PM: Noon Learning withRabbi Chefitz

6:30 PM: Next@19thStreet Community Chorus

7th Day ofPassover –Temple and ECC Closed 7:30 PM: Shabbat Service and Oneg

9:30 AM: ShabbatService 10:30 AM: Next@19th Street Joseph’s Table 11:30 AM: Hebrew with Cantor

9:15 AM:ReligiousSchool10:00 AM: Glee11:00 AM: Trope Class with Cantor (6th and 7th grades)6:30 PM: Yom Hashoahprogram [As Seen Through the Eyes (Ru’ach)]

6:30 PM:Presentation inhonor of Yom Hashoah (Ru’ach)

12:00 PM: NoonLearning withRabbi Chefitz5:00 PM: Prize Kick Off7:00 PM: Environmental Action Committee

12:00 PM:Modern Midrash5:30 PM: Social Justice committee Meeting6:30 PM: Next@19th Street Community Chorus7:00 PM: Central Havurah Meeting

7:30 PM:Yom Hashoah Shabbat Service and Oneg

9:30 AM:ShabbatService10:30 AM: Next@19thStreet Joseph’s Table11:30 AM: Hebrew withCantor9:00 PM: Next@19thStreet Rooftop Poetry

9:15 AM:ReligiousSchool10:00 AM: Glee11:00 AM: Trope Class with Cantor (6th and7th grades)11:00 AM: Sisterhood Yes Fund luncheon

6:00 PM: Board ofTrustees Meeting

12:00 PM:Learning withRabbi Chefitz

12:00 PM:Great BooksClub6:00 PM: Next@19thStreet Community Chorus

5:45 PM: SababaShabbat7:30 PM: Yom HaAtzmaut Shabbat Service and Oneg with Next@19 Street Chorus

9:30 AM: Shabbat Service10:30 AM: Next@19th Street Joseph’s Table11:30 AM: Hebrew with Cantor6:00 PM: Havdalah Service9:00 PM: Next@19th Street Guava Rugelach Lounge

9:15 AM:ReligiousSchool Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration10:00 AM: Glee11:00 AM: Trope Class with Cantor (6th and7th grades)

312:00 PM: Noon Learning withRabbi Mitch 7:00 PM: Next@19th Street New Sanhedrin

12:00 PM: Modern Midrash 6:30 PM: Next@19th Street Community Chorus

First Night of Passover 4:30 PM: Kiddush 5:00 PM: Shabbat Service

1 29:15 AM: Religious School Passover Experience 10:00 AM: Glee

12:00 PM:Sisterhood First Mondays


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The Second Avenue Jewish Chorale is Next@19th’s new community chorus dedicated to the performance of quality Jewish

music in South Florida. The Chorale, comprised of more than twenty auditioned singers, is enjoying a spectacular debut

season, performing at such venues as the Miami Jewish Film Festival, the Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach, Bet Shira

Congregation, and Guava Rugelach Lounge. Coreen Duffy, the Founding Artistic Director of the Second Avenue Jewish

Chorale, serves as adjunct faculty in Musicology at the University of Miami, and is completing the Doctor of Musical Arts

degree in Choral Music from the University of Southern California. The Second Avenue Jewish Chorale is actively

recruiting new members and seeking performance opportunities. To schedule an audition, support the Second Avenue

Jewish Chorale, or book a performance, please email [email protected] or call (305) 542-7732.

GUAVA RUGELACH LOUNGE:Kaddish in Concert:A Musical LectureSunday, April 1 at 2pm

At the Jewish Museum of Florida,301 Washington Ave, Miami Beach,and presented in conjunction with

the exhibition Max Miller: Final Mourner’sKaddish: 333 Days in Paintings

The Mourner’s Kaddish has inspired many concert works that bring this private expression of sorrow and devotion to the public stage. Aron Zelkowicz, principal cellist of the Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO) and director of the Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival,

discusses how different composers interpret this familiar prayer. He is joined by violinist Daniel Andai, concertmaster of the Miami Symphony Orchestra, and pianist Ciro Fodere in live performances and recorded examples of music by Salamone Rossi,

Leonard Bernstein, Maurice Ravel, Leo Zeitlin, and others.

This event is a co-production of Next@19th, Jewish Museum of Florida, and The Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO).It is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Max Miller: Final Mourner’s Kaddish: 333 Days in Paintings on display at the Jewish

Museum of Florida through May 13, 2012.

This exhibition by Max Miller originated at the Yeshiva University Museum in New York City and is sponsored by New York Foundation for the Arts.

Tickets are $18, $15 seniors, students and artists and $12 for Jewish Museum members at

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/233728 or 800.838.3006

The Second AvenueJewish Chorale

will be performing during our

Shabbat services on

Friday, April 27, 2012 7:30pm


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