January 2016 - Temple Beth Am

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Shabbat Services
In This Issue
Shabbat Services 2
Annual Auction 3
From Strength to Strength 4
Clergy’s Corner 5
President’s Message 6
BOD Nomination Form 7
Membership 8/9
Youth Engagement Religious
School 10/11
Day School 12
Admissions 13
Programming 14-16
Campus Activities 17
Adult B’nai Mitzvah 18
Mazel Tov 18
Current of Life 18
New Members 18
Beth Am Directory 19
Sisterhood 20/21
Families w/Young Children 22
Support Group 23
Where in the World... 23
BADC 24
Friday evening, January 1, 2016
21 Tevet
6:00 p.m.
Pre-Neg
6:30 p.m.
Shabbat Services
Saturday, January 2, 2016
9:00 a.m.
Torah Study
10:30 a.m.
Morning Minyan
Torah Portion – Shemot
Exodus 1:1 – 6:1
Haftarah – Isaiah 27:6 – 28:13; 29:22 – 29:23
28 Tevet
6:00 p.m.
Pre-Neg
6:30 p.m.
Shabbat Services
9:00 a.m.
Torah Study
10:30 a.m.
Morning Minyan
10:30 a.m.
Bar Mitzvah of Nate Herskowitz
5:30 p.m.
Bat Mitzvah of Sarah Lazar
Torah Portion – Vaeira
Exodus 6:2 – 9:35
Haftarah – Ezekiel 28:25 – 29:21
6 Shevat
6:00 p.m.
Pre-Neg
6:30 p.m.
Shabbat Services with Motown
and Chai Members
8:00 p.m.
Pop Up Shabbat – Off Campus
13 Shevat
Pre-Neg
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
How ‘bout Shabbat
6:30 p.m.
Shabbat Services with Sisterhood
9:00 a.m.
Torah Study
10:30 a.m.
Morning Minyan
Torah Portion – Beshallach
Exodus 13:17 – 17:16
Haftarah – Judges 4:4 – 5:31
20 Shevat
6:00 p.m.
Pre-Neg
6:30 p.m.
Shabbat Services with
Day School 2nd grade
9:00 a.m.
Torah Study
10:30 a.m.
Morning Minyan
10:30 a.m.
Bar Mitzvah of Carlos Calleja
5:30 p.m.
Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Simkovic
Torah Portion – Yitro
Exodus 18:1 – 20:23
Haftarah – Isaiah 6:1 – 7:6; 9:5 – 9:6
9:00 a.m.
Torah Study
10:30 a.m.
Morning Minyan
10:30 a.m.
Bar Mitzvah of Steven Eustace
5:30 p.m.
Bat Mitzvah of Riley Simon
YERS 25
Our Jewish Heritage 26
Tikkun Olam 27
Torah Portion – Bo
Exodus 10:1 – 13:16
Haftarah – Jeremiah 46:13 – 28
B’nai Mitzvah 28/29
PATIO 29
In Loving Memory 30
Professional Directory 31
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January 2016 • Page 4
Commentator
From Strength to Strength
rabbi Jeremy Barras
jbarras@tbam.org
tu BiSh’vat: a new year of a different Sort
Most of us are somewhat familiar with Tu BiSh’vat, and know that it has
something to do with trees. We may have heard it referred to as Jewish
Arbor Day, a day when Jews are supposed to give thanks for trees and
plants and for the fruits with which they treat us. While Tu BiSh’vat is
not referred to in the Torah, its ancient roots are made known to us in
the Mishnah as we are taught that the 15th day of the Hebrew month of
Sh’vat is meant to be a New Year for the trees. This at first might seem a
bit confusing. After all, what is a New Year for the trees? Are the trees
judged on their performance over the past year? Do they celebrate by
dipping apples in honey? The Mishnah tells us that in actuality, the
point of having a New Year for trees is to establish a day to calculate the
birth of trees for the purpose of tithing. As we are taught in Leviticus
19:23-25, fruits of trees may not be eaten for the first three years of their
life, and the fruit of the fourth year belongs to G-d. Only after proper
tithing has been offered in the fourth year may one begin to eat the fruit
of that tree.
The question has been asked by Jewish scholars why we would celebrate
the birthday of a tree when we know that it will take a long time for the
newly planted tree to give off fruit that can be enjoyed. Wouldn’t we do
better to celebrate a New Year for the trees on the first day that the fruit
is ready to be eaten? As the Lubavitcher Rebbe once taught, the tree that
is planted represents the potential of a person to grow in this world and
give off fruit to those around him. Whenever we eat a piece of fruit we
should think that we are enjoying that fruit because at one point someone saw the potential of a tree to offer fruit that would be
enjoyed by others for years to come. When we look at each other, we
should see a similar type of potential. Each one of us is like a tree
planted in this world by our Creator with great potential to grow
spiritually, and in the process allow our growth to nourish others. As
the Torah states in Deuteronomy 20:19, “man is like the tree of a field.”
During Rosh haShanah this past year I described my understanding of
Reform Judaism and how we relate to the mitzvot. I talked about our
need to authenticate our spirituality by incorporating Jewish practices
into our lives and making them part of our normal routine. Tu BiSh’vat
offers us an opportunity to look how far we have come since Yom
Kippur, and to pay careful consideration to our own spiritual growth.
Are we growing as Jews? Are we keeping the promises that we made
during the High Holy Days? Have we stagnated and not made efforts to
grow as Jews? I think we should let Tu BiSh’vat this year be a wake up
call and remind us of our obligation to grow as Jews. If you are
wondering how to take the next steps, come see me and we can chart a
course for you together.
rabbi Jeremy Barras
Do you prefer whitefish or lox on your bagel? Mandel bread
or marzipan? Vote left or right? Think Bibi is good for
Israel, or bad for the peace process?
Amongst ourselves, we often exchange the phrase, “Two
Jews, three opinions!” to show the extent to which we, as a
people, seldom agree on any issue. However, at Biennial, the
largest gathering of Reform Jews in the world, I witnessed
5,000 Jews all agreeing on a resolution with no one saying a
word of dissention, and then giving a standing ovation when
it passed.
What were we all agreeing to? (Drumroll, please.)
A resolution on transgender inclusion. This resolution:
• Affirms its commitment to the full equality, inclusion and
acceptance of people of all gender identities and gender expressions;
• Affirms the right of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals to be referred to by their name, gender, and
pronoun of preference in our congregations, camps, schools,
and other Reform affiliated organizations;
• Urges the adoption and implementation of legislation and
policies that prevent discrimination based on gender identity
and expression, and that require individuals to be treated
equally under the law as the gender by which they identify.
• Calls on the U.S. and Canadian governments to ensure full
equality and protections for people of all gender identities
and expressions;
• Urges Reform Movement institutions to create inclusive
and welcoming communities for people of all gender identities and expressions and to spread awareness and increase
knowledge of issues related to gender identity and expression.
• Recommends the availability of gender-neutral restrooms
and other physical site needs that ensure dignity and safety
for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals;
• Urges Reform Movement institutions to review their use
of language in prayers, forms and policies in an effort to ensure people of all gender identities and gender expressions
are welcomed, included, accepted and respected.
Clergy’s Corner
rabbi rachel greengrass
rgreengrass@tbam.org
match our gender identity. Gender is not binary but a spectrum, and our community is made stronger by embracing the
entire spectrum.
This resolution on transgender inclusion is a win for more
than those individuals who fall under the trans umbrella.
This resolution is a win for more than our congregations
who will be enriched by their presence. This resolution is a
win for all of us. Because when we can search for identity
without being limited by gender stereotypes and roles, when
we can embrace our strengths no matter where they be,
when we can present on the outside, who we are on the inside – this allows us all to be more fully human, more fully
ourselves, to be vulnerable, to be honest, and to ultimately
honor the Divine within.
So, Jews don’t often agree, but when we do, we are able to
change the world.
B’Ahavah,
We have come a long way, baby. I am kvelling. We are the
first major religious group to pass such a resolution, and we
all agreed.
This isn’t just a progressive move, it’s also reflective of the
understanding in the Talmud of a variety of gender identities
and expressions. These include, for example, the androgynos (a hermaphrodite with male and female organs), the
tumtum (someone with hidden or underdeveloped genitalia),
the eylonit (a masculine woman) and the saris (a feminine
man). It is clear from even this short list that the Talmud recognizes that sex organs do not necessarily make people
purely male or purely female. These categories were still
bound by the commandments and were counted in every
way as members of our community. The Christian concept
of the binary of gender identity became absorbed by the Jewish community, but we now understand what the rabbis of
Talmud once knew to be true: anatomy does not always
Compassionate visits by Clergy
Please let us know when you or a family member is in the
hospital, a nursing home, or with home-care or hospice.
We want to be there with you because we are here for you.
Rabbi Barras, Cantor Nelson, Rabbi Kempler and Rabbi
Greengrass are your Clergy.
Due to hospital privacy policies we are unable to inquire
about congregants. Please call the clergy office to let us
know when we may visit you or a loved one.
Mindy robbin, mrobbin@tbam.org or 786.364.9446.
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Commentator
Message
from the
president
William Grossman
wgrossman@tbam.org
December 31, 2015, was the last day of the secular year.
For us at Temple Beth Am, it is the exact half way point of
our fiscal year which began July 1. December 31 also
marks the six month anniversary of the arrival of our new
Senior Rabbi, Jeremy Barras. Just as I gave a “State of The
Temple Report” at Rosh haShanah services, I thought that
I would provide a mid-year “how we are doing report.”
The first six months of this fiscal year has exceeded expectations. Membership is up. Attendance at many programs
is up. The Elementary School and Early Childhood Center
continues to find ways to enhance an already exceptional
Day School. The Religious School has an increased participation and the Monday night Chai program has been
fantastic. Our youth program, BAFTY, is growing.
Sisterhood is active with a large membership base. The
Beth Am Basketball league continues to be enriching and
fulfilling. Temple Beth Am is an active, vibrant Jewish
community.
I am pleased to report that total member families as of
November 30 totaled 1320. This is already more than our
total membership at the close of the last fiscal year by 25
families. We have 273 families in the category of
Committee of 100 and higher, 8 more than last year.
The High Holy Days were extremely well attended. Torah
Study on Saturday morning is consistently attracting
approximately 100 people. Our programs have been well
attended and received. Sisterhood’s opening event,
InStyle, was attended by over 150 women. Our annual
4Play Tournament was a big hit. In addition to the fact
that we raised 20% more than last year; our golfers and
tennis players had the opportunity to play “Beat the
Rabbi” with Rabbi Barras. Needless to say Rabbi Barras
was thrilled that over 500 congregants attended his installation Shabbat. It has been a fabulous first half of the year.
Our Endowment continues to grow. As of November 30,
2015, our endowment has over $9 Million dollars in principal and pledges. We are also thrilled to announce that
Hugh and eliza Culverhouse have created the dr. irwin
Perlmutter academic Scholarship Fund for Day School
families. This generous endowment gift of $500,000 was
created in the memory of Eliza’s father, Dr. Irwin Perlmut-
ter (see page 13 for more details).
Time flies. It is amazing that Rabbi Barras has now been our
Senior Rabbi for half of a year. He has provided the vision and
leadership that we knew he would. I think the transition has
been flawless. I look forward to seeing all of you in the community and around Temple Beth Am. If you like what you see,
invite a friend, especially one who is non-affiliated.
A happy and healthy 2016!
L’Shanah Tovah,
Bill
Temple BeTh Am
BOARD OF DIReCTORS
NOmINATION ReCOmmeNDATION
It’s Time! We’re looking for our best & brightest!
Who is prepared to make a difference in our Temple Community?
Who wants the opportunity to do meaningful work alongside talented and dedicated
lay leaders and temple staff? Who wants their thoughtful opinions to matter?
If the answer is you or someone you know...please read on.
Please share your passion, talents and wisdom with Temple Beth Am. If you or someone that you
know has leadership skills and an interest in sharing in the meaningful work that is done by the
TBAM BOD please submit an application to: Adriandfl@aol.com
The Nominating Committee meets during the first quarter of the secular year to identify congregants who have demonstrated the qualities necessary for becoming a member of the Temple Beth Am Board of Directors. If you or someone you have worked with deserves this
honor and have the willingness to take on the responsibility, we invite you to complete this form and return it for consideration by the
Nominating Committee.
• A Director should be committed to serving Temple Beth Am, attend monthly Board meetings, be active on at least one committee,
have good follow through, act as a positive ambassador for the congregation, and make at least one B’nai Mitzvah presentation
each year.
• To enhance the Board of Director’s experience, we are working to align the personal interests of each nominee with
the needs of Temple Beth Am. Each nominee will be invited to discuss their preferences as part of the nomination process.
• Placing a name in nomination does not guarantee a seat on the Board of Directors. The committee often receives more
nominations than there are openings.
Please complete this form, providing as much information as possible. You are welcome to add additional sheets as necessary or copy
this form if you have more than one recommendation, OR email your letter of recommendation to slhenkin@gmail.com.
1. Name of nominee ______________________________________________________________________________
2. Nominee’s phone number and email ______________________________________________________________
3. In what capacity have you worked with the nominee? ________________________________________________
4. Positive contributions you feel the nominee would make to the Board __________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Nominee’s involvement in Temple Beth Am
________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Nominee’s involvement in the greater Jewish Community ____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Additional Comments ____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Your Name ________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone _____________________________________
Email_____________________________________________
Please fax back to 305.667.1390 by Feb. 10, 2016
ATTN: Adrian Dubow, Immediate Past President and Nominating Chair
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Commentator
Membership
rita diaz
Membership Director
rdiaz@tbam.org
Wednesday evening, January 27
7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
At the home of Abbe and Stewart Liebling
A Gator Social Gathering of folks who have a passion for all things Gator and make their spiritual
home at Temple Beth Am. Do you have a child at the University of Florida? Are you parents of
graduates of University of Florida? Are YOU an alumni of UF? Join members of your clergy,
professional staff, and lay leaders and schmooze with other Gators!
If you are interested in joining us for the evening, please contact rita diaz, Membership Director
at 305.667.6667 ext. 107 or rdiaz@tbam.org
It is with pleasure that we invite all new members
who have joined our community this year to a dessert reception on
Tuesday, January 19
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
at the home of Gary and Barbara Davis
Please RSVP to Rita Diaz, 305.667.6667 ext. 107 or rdiaz@tbam.org
Put On tHOSe danCing SHOeS
and JOin uS FOr an inCrediBLe evening!
Friday, January 15, 2016
Shabbat Service
dinner & dance • Open Bar
Cost: $36 per person
do you know what Jewish music and MLK have in common? Soul music!!!
Join us for Martin Luther King Shabbat where Cantor nelson will set our liturgy
to the hottest Motown soul music ever written, joined by the Old Skool gang.
all musical arrangements in our Shabbat service
will be arranged by Cantor rachelle nelson.
the Old Skool gang will be partnering with Cantor nelson during the service.
immediately following service there will be a full catered dinner, open bar,
and dancing with music from the Old Skool gang.
1 ½ hour performance featuring classics by
the temptations, Four tops, the Supremes, Smokey robinson, and many more.
RSVP to rita diaz, Membership Department at 786.364.9434 or rdiaz@tbam.org
Register online at www.tbam.org/mlk
For more information on any Membership Department activities, to join, volunteer or chat with Rita,
please contact her at 786.364.9434 or email her at rdiaz@tbam.org.
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Commentator
tamara donnenfeld
Director of Lifelong Learning
tdonnenfeld@tbam.org
Fifth grade
welcomes
iSaaC
CaMBer
Grandfather of Religious
School students,
Jacob and Max Howard
Sunday, January 10, 2016
During Religious School
Participate in yerS Live!
Following Shabbat services, rock with your
favorite local bands.
Cutler Stew
the Click
the urge
Larry Misrahi
Billy Whitman
deck52
rock on Shabbat
And more…
See Page 25 for more info
As part of the 5th grade curriculum, students are
learning about real-life heroes. This project aims to
connect the students with older generations that
have been part of significant times in Jewish
History, and their personal story represents acts
of heroism.
Isaac was recruited to the Haganah when he was a
senior in the Reali School in Haifa. He met key
people that led to Israel’s independence.
The Gift of Israel Savings Program is a
cooperative savings program in which
participating synagogues, families and the
Greater Miami Jewish Federation contribute
funds on an annual basis to help defray the
costs of an Israel experience for teens and
young adults. Any Temple Beth Am student in grades
1-10 can enroll in this program.
Each year for up to ten years, the family contributes $100,
and a match of $100 will be made by the Greater Miami
Jewish Federation. At any time between the end of 8th
grade and age 26, the accumulated funds, plus interest,
can be applied toward the cost of an educational trip to
Israel.
Eligible Teen Israel Programs include Alexander Muss
High School in Israel, March of the Living, NFTY Summer
Tour, BBYO, and more.
Sunday, January 24, 2016 • 9:30 a.m.
4th, 5th and 6th Grade
celebrate Tu BiSh’vat
at
Bill Sadowski Park
17555 SW 79th Ave, Palmetto Bay
You’re Invited
Temple Beth Am Schools invite all 5th grade
students and families to participate in a
community Shabbat morning service.
Followed by lunch
10:30 a.m.
RSVP required.
Sign up at
www.tbam.org/5thgradeshabbat
Jacki altman
Youth Engagement Director
jaltman@tbam.org
January Calendar
Friday, January 1, 2016 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Wednesday, January 6
BAFTY 34 (3:15-3:45 p.m. in the café!)
Sunday, January 10
BAFTY 56 (12-2 p.m. after RS)
Saturday, January 16
Miami-Dade Teen Movie Night
(Miami Beach Soundscape, 7:30 p.m.)
Friday, January 22Monday, January 25
L’Taken Social Justice Seminar in
D.C. (Confirmation Class)
Friday, January 29Sunday, January 31
NFTY-STR Hatikvah Kallah
in Weston (6th -8th Grade)
Friday, February 5Saturday, February 6
5th Grade Shabbaton at Camp Choee
Space is limited
Sunday, February 21
BAFTY’s Jog for Jenny 5K
Register at www.tbam.org/jogforjenny
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Commentator
day school
dr. deborah r. Starr
Head of Day School
dstarr@tbam.org
“What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8
Many of us, if old enough, remember where we
were when we heard that President Kennedy
was shot, but not all of us remember the same
upon hearing of the assassination of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. I remember, and I remember the
kindness shown me. At the time, I was in high
school and working an afterschool job in Jamaica, Queens (an all African-American area).
While waiting at the bus stop to go to work, my
friend Kenneth Wood, an African-American
young man, came over and said: Where do you
think you are going? (Actually, he knew.) I told
him: Work. He said: You cannot go, today, a
white girl, unescorted; it’s dangerous. There
will be rioting. Thus, I was accompanied to
work “to keep me safe.” This small incident,
which I still remember to this day, is both a testament and denigration to Dr. King’s name and
just work.
Dr. King stepped onto the national stage to
sound a trumpet to wake the nation to his call
for justice. He was very much in the line of our
biblical prophets in that he had a message to
deliver. The Hebrew word for prophet, navi,
(nun – beit – yod – alef) comes from the term
“niv sefatayim,” meaning “fruit of the lips,”
which emphasizes the prophet’s role as a
speaker. Anyone who has ever heard Dr. King
speak does not forget it. The power of his baritone, his cadence, his choice of words and imagery, his biblical references, were all
components of his giftedness as an orator.
Prophets had the ability to see the future–Dr.
King did not “see” the future, he
“envisioned” it, he laid it out for us.
Dr. King’s vision of justice was that AfricanAmericans should have “equality before the
law.” Justice was a common refrain in all of Dr.
King’s writings and speeches; and justice was
equated with the law. As a man of the bible, he
was constantly inspired by text and that God’s
followers must execute justice. He quoted Isaiah (56:1), Ezekiel (45:9), and Deuteronomy
(16:19) when he spoke about keeping, doing,
and executing justice and righteousness. He envisioned a truly democratic United States, one
more in-line with the message of the prophet
Isaiah (9:7) that governance shall be marked by
“justice and righteousness from this time forth
and evermore.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took personal inspiration from the Prophet Jeremiah. In his 1948
paper: The Significant Contributions of Jeremiah
to Religious Thought, Dr. King emphasized: the
social responsibility of the prophet; that “the
worst disservice that we as individuals … can
do is to become sponsors and supporters of the
status quo; and that Jeremiah had a devotion to
truth and civil duty.” The image is not lost on
any reader of this document when Dr. King
references Jeremiah appearing in Jerusalem, at
the Temple, to give a message that sprang from
his heart. A message that was persuasive and
pleading. A message that was pointing a way
for the nation to escape impending doom. How
revealing is that image, written by Dr. King in
1948, of what he would do himself, as a mod-
ern-day prophet, with his I Have a Dream
speech delivered on the steps of the Lincoln
Memorial during the March on Washington in
1963.
Jews heard and immediately acted on Dr. King’s
clarion call for justice, because as Hillel has
taught us: “…if I am only for myself, then what
am I? And if not now, when?” (Pirke Avot 1:14)
However, this was not the start of the Jewish
connection to the plight of African-Americans
in the United States. In the early 1900s, Jewish
newspapers drew parallels between the Black
movement out of the South and the Israelites
escape from Egypt, pointing out that both
Blacks and Jews lived in ghettos, and calling
anti-Black riots in the South “pogroms.” Stressing the similarities rather than the differences
between the Jewish and Black experience in
America, Jewish leaders emphasized the idea
that both groups would benefit the more America moved toward a society of merit, free of
religious, ethnic and racial restrictions. Years
later, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would state:
“The segregationists and racists make no fine
distinction between the Negro and the Jew.”
From the beginning of the cry for AfricanAmerican justice, Blacks and Jews marched
arm-in-arm. In 1909, W.E.B. Dubois, Julius
Rosenthal, Lillian Wald, Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch,
Stephen Wise and Henry Malkewitz formed the
National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP). One year later, other
prominent Jewish and Black leaders created the
Urban League. Julius Rosenwald and Booker T.
Washington worked together in 1912 to
improve the educational system for Blacks in
the South, creating a vast school system.
In the 1930s and ‘40s, when Jewish refugee
professors, fleeing Nazi persecution, arrived at
historically Black Southern Colleges, there was
a history of overt empathy between Blacks and
Jews. Black students sympathized with the
cruelty these scholars had endured in Europe
and trusted them more than other Whites. The
unique relationship that developed between
these teachers and their students was in some
ways a microcosm of what was beginning to
happen in other parts of the United States. The
American Jewish Committee, the American
Jewish Congress, and the Anti-Defamation
League were central to the campaign against
racial prejudice. Jews made substantial financial
contributions to many civil rights organizations, including the NAACP, the Urban League,
the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and the
Student Non-Violent Coordination Committee
(SNCC). About 50% of the civil rights attorneys
in the South during the 1960s were Jews, as
were over 50% of the Whites who went to Mississippi in 1964 to challenge Jim Crow Laws.
Some of those visits resulted in brutalization
and even death.
The late 1960s saw a breakdown in this BlackJewish alliance in America, and all of the
reasons for this would need to be the topic of a
whole other column. Suffice it to say, the birth
of the Black Power movement, the death of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., the legitimization of
Louis Farrakhan, the rise of Affirmative Action
policies, Jewish neighborhoods in the North
becoming Black, the Crown Heights incident in
New York City, and the vast socioeconomic
differences between the two groups drove the
dissolution of the alliance. The most significant
of these being, the new emphasis on what was
different between the two groups, instead of
the historical emphasis on the commonalities
between the two groups.
And so we come full circle; the young Jewish
white woman, being escorted by the young
Black man, through turbulent times. The fully
contextualized image is one of respect, tolerance, and anger–and today’s news stories are
filled with the same. We have come so far, and
yet, not far enough. Where to go? What to do?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a man grounded
in his faith. He drew inspiration, and commanded moral authority, because of his reliance
on scripture. We too, should embrace that
model. Jewish Day Schools are different from
other independent day schools and the public
schools in that we are grounded in torah and
our sacred texts. We teach our children that
“content of their character” that Dr. King, Jr. so
famously called for in his I Have A Dream
speech. It is our torah and Judaic texts that
ground us in Derech Eretz, Tzedakah, Gemilut
Chasidim, and Tikkun Olam. Whether one considers him- or herself a Jewish-American or an
American-Jew, Jewish is part of that identity.
As Jews, we have much to offer American society. We offer our Ten Commandments and Pirke
Avot (Ethics of the Fathers), at the very least.
We offer society the whole idea of the rule of
law and justice, that which Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. so craved for. Our schools produce
students who are the kind of American citizens
that viable democracies depend upon; educated
citizens of moral character. After all, without
moral underpinnings, our nation’s Founding
Fathers’ and French observer Alexis de Tocqueville’s warnings regarding the one weakness
of democracy can come true. People, can democratically vote for selfish or immoral interests
and not necessarily the greater good. Witness
the election of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany
and Hamas in the Gaza Strip; both democratic
elections. In the extreme, people can even vote
for national suicide.
In conclusion, those few powerful words,
uttered by Abraham Lincoln at the close of the
Gettysburg Address, summarizes what was true
during the Civil War, true during the Civil
Rights Movement, and even true today: “that
this nation, under God, shall have a new birth
of freedom–and that government of the people,
by the people, for the people, shall not perish
from the earth.”
dr. deborah r. Starr
Commentator
programming
PLAYING AT TEMPLE BETH AM • January 2016
Lunch
‘n Learn
with rabbi Jeremy Barras
How Jews respond to terror:
a view From Maimonides
tuesday, January12, 2016
12:00–1:30 p.m.
Chapel, Lewis Family Religious Life Complex
Bring your own lunch or preorder lunch provided by Fare to Remember
Catering for $11.00 at tbam.org/lunchandlearn.
Save the date!
February 23, 2016
Social Justice Speaker Series presents
“undocumented Minors in Our Own Backyard.”
Java and Haftarah with rabbi greengrass
tuesdays, 8:45 a.m-10:00 a.m. • Meeting room 3
the Shul of rock
Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00 p.m. • youth Lounge
Contact: Fred Kettler 305.785.8101/fred@kettlerfinancial.com
Operative israeli Krav Maga (OiS) Men & Women
12 Mondays, January 4–March 28, 7:00-8:30 pm • Social Hall
registration fee: $240; register online at tbam.org/kravmaga
israeli dancing
Wednesdays 8:00-9:30 p.m. in the Lunch room
Free of charge
Sunday, January 17 at 1:00 p.m.
PETER THE THIRD, North American Premiere, Hebrew with
English subtitles. A warm and soulful comedy about the trials
of love and friendship in a small Tel Aviv community.
HILL START, Florida Premiere, Hebrew with English subtitles.
Israeli comedic-genius Shlomo Bar-Aba (Academy Award
nominee for Footnote) leads a star-studded cast in this outrageous Israeli dramedy as the head of a family about to implode.
ROCK IN THE RED ZONE, Florida Premiere, Hebrew and English with English subtitles. Filmmaker Laura Bialis stumbles
into a world she never imagined as she presents a tale of
music and romance on the frontlines of a never-ending war.
Director Laura Bialis and musician Avi Vaknin will be in attendance.
FIRE BIRDS, Florida Premiere, Hebrew with English subtitles.
An electrifying murder mystery about con men and cops will
intrigue and keep you guessing until the very end. Nominated
for four Israeli Ophir Awards.
Monday, January 18 at 7:30 p.m.
THE WANDERING MUSE, Florida Premiere, Spanish, Yiddish,
German, Bantu with English subtitles. Explore the everchanging music of the Jewish diaspora in a borderless world
of harmonies. Musician Basya Schechter will be in attendance
and will perform after the film. Sponsored by Joan Schaeffer
& Roberta Mandel.
Saturday, January 23 at 8:00 p.m.
ENCIRCLEMENTS, Florida Premiere, Hebrew with English
subtitles
In this beautiful, heartfelt film, a religious faux pas awakens
age-old tensions in a tight-knit Mizrahi neighborhood in Israel. Starring Lior Ashkenazi (Academy Award nominee for
Footnote) and Assi Levy (Aviva, My Love). Sponsored by Evelyn & Dr. Shmuel Katz.
Monday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m.
APPLES FROM THE DESERT, Miami Premiere, Hebrew with
English subtitles. The rebellious teenage daughter of
Orthodox Jewish parents journeys into the secular world
in this timeless and moving tale that poignantly explores
themes of love and reconciliation. Winner Best Film at Haifa
Film Festival.
Tickets are available for purchase at www.miamijewishfilmfestival.org
or by calling 1-888-585-3456.
Join us in the Adult Reading Room at 10 a.m.
for these Sunday Salon programs
January 10
We welcome back Dr. Marsha Cohen who will fill us in on the latest "Jews News,” stimulating, enlightening and varied presentations on various subjects of interest to Jews everywhere.
January 24
Join us as we welcome back Shirley Stein, expert biographer, who brings us "Mr. American Music: The Incomparable Irving Berlin" born into abject poverty in 1888 in Russia. He created many
American music classics, writing more than 1,500 songs over his 101 year lifetime. We’ll see highlights of
Mr. Berlin's stellar career by way of narration, PowerPoint clips, and the special musical tribute of Irving's
100th birthday celebration.
January 31
Dr. Henry Green is the International Director of Sephardi Voices: Audio-Visual Histories of
Jews from North Africa and the Middle East. The project’s mission is to record, document and preserves the
memories of Sephardi/Mizrahi Jews, to make them digitally accessible similar to the Shoah/Holocaust project and to immortalize the legacy that stretches back to the prophet Jeremiah, the writings of the Talmud
and Maimonides. We welcome Professor Green in partnership with the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater
Miami.
Adult Reading Room Library events are coordinated by Etta Gold, Congregational Librarian, egold@tbam.org.
SPaniSH SurvivaL
Talmud Torah Award Nominations Open
The Talmud Torah Award is presented annually to a Temple Beth
Am congregant who has demonstrated superior commitment to
adult Jewish education in general, and to TBA’s adult education
programs in particular. The recipient
demonstrates both breadth of commitment, by participating in a variety of
activities, and depth of commitment,
through consistent and thoughtful
participation.
Online nomination form available at
tbam.org/talmudtorah.
due by February 15.
Intermediate Spanish conversation and grammar.
Thursdays, January 14 – March 3
7:00–8:30 p.m. * $80; $35 materials
Meeting Room 1
To register contact instructor Hadassah Blum,
tilliza@aol.com, 305.494.4733
January 18 through January 25
Bring your “gently used” orchids
for our tBaM trees for tu BiSh’vat.
Contact david Schwadron, Chair at
305.215.8783 or david@chefdavidcatering.com.
For more information on any Program department activities,
please contact Janice Baisman at 786.364.9445 or email her at jbaisman@tbam.org.
Commentator
Temple Beth Am Sisterhood & Program Department
invite the community to
“Honest Talk About Mental Health”
Bringing together leading medical professionals, community leaders and cutting edge researchers
Honest Talk About Suicide: The Silent Epidemic
Sunday, January 31st, 12:30–4:00 pm
A discussion appropriate for all ages: we encourage families with teenagers and young adults,
educators, clinicians and families with elderly parents to attend.
9 Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D., Leonard M. Miller
Professor & Chairman, Department of Psychiatry &
Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami; Director,
UM Center on Aging.
9 Jill Harrington, Area Director, American Foundation
for Suicide Prevention, and members of her team.
9 Frank J. Zenere, Ed.S., School Psychologist,
Department Head/District Crisis Management
Program, Miami-Dade County Public Schools,
Division of Student Services.
9 Rabbi Judith Kempler, Program Moderator.
9 PLUS… personal stories from suicide survivors.
Free and Open to the Community 9 Info at www.tbam.org/mentalhealth
SOCOL SPEAKERS SERIES 2016
The Howard & Sharon Gurman Socol Family Foundation Endowment
In Memory of Our Parents presents...
Ambassador Dennis Ross
Author of “Doomed to Succeed” and “The Missing Peace”
Thursday, January 7, 2016, 7:30–9:00 pm
Dessert Reception and Book Signing to follow
Co-Sponsored by
Since 2011, Ambassador Dennis Ross has been counselor and
William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Previously, he spent two years as Special Assistant to President Obama and served as
National Security Council Senior Director for the Central Region, and a year as
Special Advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The first 175 persons who RSVP will receive a complimentary copy of
“Doomed to Succeed.” (one per family please)
Free and open to the community.
RSVP: Mindy Robbin, mrobbin@tbam.org, 786.364.9446
Campus Activities
Michelle Cohen
Campus Activities Director
mcohen@tbam.org
Registration is open at www.tbam.org/afterschool
Brand NeW and eXCITING classes for this semester!
BrIDGE
For more information, please call the
bridge information line at 786.264.6613
or visit our website at miamibridge.net.
HaPPy everytHing!
you dream up the perfect event–
we have the perfect space!
emed parties (sports, cooking, movies)
or meetings, we have the space you need.
Choose from our state-of-the-art
gymnasium, teaching kitchen,
auditorium, social hall, chapel, ﬁeld,
and outdoor basketball court.
We’ll connect you with the people
you need to make your event a success.
Contact Michelle Cohen, 786.364.9432
or mcohen@tbam.org
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Mazel TOV to
Kimberly and Les Standiford on the engagement of their son,
Jeremy to ariella gutman
Michael and Jamie Kramarz on the birth of ryann Harper
Kramarz and Mazel Tov to grandparents Jill gross and david
roberts and Larry and ilene Herscher
richard and Stefanie Schinoff on the marriage of their
daughter amy to Seth Wasserman
elyse and andrew Freedman on the birth of twin boys, Will
Harris and Jack Pierce and Mazel Tov to grandparents
dr. William and Joan ditkowsky, Paul and Sally Freedman
and to aunt and uncle, dr. rosette and Benjamin Simon
dr. abe and Helene Benyunes on granddaughter Kayla
Spigelman being selected as a “Positive Person” in Pinecrest.
Kayla was also nominated for a Silver Knight award in
Science from Palmetto Senior High School
The Current of Life
We mourn the passing of
Exciting Adult Bar/Bat
Mitzvah Opportunity
david Lampen, brother of dick Lampen and uncle of
dr. Kate Lampen-Sachar
Oscar Baisman, father of Janice Baisman
alfred “al” Leibert, husband of Jean Leibert
dr. Hubert alan aronson, father of Jonathan aronson
Wanna feel like a “kid” again?
Did you “miss” becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah
when you were 13?
Did your Bar or Bat Mitzvah experience not
include reading from the Torah?
Would you like a refresher?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions,
then come be a part of our upcoming
Adult B’nai Mitzvah class!
rabbis Jeremy Barras, rachel greengrass, Judith
Kempler and Cantor rachelle nelson will be teaching
these classes weekly beginning January 2016. The
course will be 1-1/2 yearlong journey as we explore
Hebrew, Torah study, Jewish history, theology, rituals
and life cycles.
You will have the joy of experiencing this special occasion with other fellow adult “kids” as we culminate with
a beautiful and uplifting service in May 2017.
Please contact Mindy Robbin at 786.364.9446
or mrobbin@tbam.org for more information
or to register.
Eternal light is the soul of man
New Members
Jonathan & ilene aronson, nikki and Jasmine
andrea askowitz & victoria azpurua, natasha and Sabastian
adam Carlin & Chanin Hott-Carlin, Caadon and grayor
Stuart & yanet Harris and amanda
Joan Kasner
Haley Kornfield
isaac Fisher
robert rauchman
Carol roisman
gary Scharps
david & Kseniya tamaroff
*Returning members to Temple Beth Am
List reflects new members as of November 30, 2015.
Introducing Temple Beth Am’s password-protected Online Membership Directory!
The Temple Beth Am Online Membership Directory is accessible only to current temple members.
Log in at www.tbam.org/directory
Tuesdays with
Manny
emerging artists
from the
Opera Studio of Manny Perez
January 19, 2016
at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Join us for an evening of lush music and artistry.
Refreshments to follow.
$10 donation at the door.
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Families
with Young
Children
RABBI RACHEL GREENGRASS
How ‘bout Shabbat
Friday, January 22
6:00 p.m.
rgreengrass@tbam.org
We just welcomed in the secular New Year, and it’s time to make
those resolutions to grow and do better come to fruition. We are
blessed that this month, we have both a secular holiday and a
Jewish holiday that remind us of what really matters in life.
First we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s memory. His dream,
that his “four little children will one day live in a nation where they
will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of
their character” is still a work in progress. Today, we are witnessing another civil rights movement, both within communities of
color and the LGBTQ community (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender). It’s our responsibility as parents to teach the next generation the values that will improve society. It’s up to us to teach them
that “loving our neighbors as ourselves” means loving people who
are different than we are. We must teach them that the command
“what is hateful to you, do not do to others” teaches us that until all
people in our society experience the kind of opportunities and
embrace that we expect, we still have work to do. That “tzedek,
tzedek, tirdof–justice, justice, shall you pursue”, means that we have
a responsibility to work towards a more just society.
We also celebrate Tu BiSh’vat, the birthday of the trees, our environmental holiday. While we will offer a Disney Nature movie and
some treats from trees (see the lovely ad?), the lessons of the day
should be lived at home. It’s up to each of our families to be stewards of the earth. In fact, this was the first commandment given in
the Torah, to protect the earth and rule over it. In Midrash Rabbah,
Kohelet 7:13, we read “At the time that God created Adam, the first
human, He took him, and toured him amongst all the trees of the
Garden of Eden. He said, “See My works, how pleasant they are!
And all that I have created, I have created for you. Set your mind
not to ruin and destroy My world, for if you ruin it, there is none
who can repair it after you.”
Perhaps more pressing than any issue facing us is taking better care
of our planet.
B’Ahavah,
Erev Tu BiSh’vat Family Movie Night
Featuring
Disneynature Monkey Kingdom
Sunday, January 24
5:00 p.m.
Auditorium, Hessel Family Youth Complex
No charge, but please RSVP to
Janice Baisman, jbaisman@tbam.org
When you’ve Lost a Spouse
Join us for our next support group meeting.
January date to Be determind
If you’ve lost a spouse and would like to hear how others cope during this challenging time,
Temple Beth Am invites you to be part of this support group.
Share your experience and learn from others.
Whether you’ve recently lost your spouse or you’ve been alone for years,
we know your input will be invaluable.
This group is facilitated by Temple Beth Am congregant ,Jo ann Lederman M.S. Ed. LMFT
This group is free of charge and open to everyone!
RSVP to rita diaz,
Membership Department at 786.364.9434
or rdiaz@tbam.org.
Be a part of our “Where in the World…”
series by snapping your photo with our
Commentator and submiing to rita diaz,
Membership Director. rdiaz@tbam.org
Jodi Hessel, Scott Bernstein, Rabbi Barras and David Young
at 2015 Biennial in Orlando
Israel!
Zvi Krugliak and Cantor Evan at Zvi’s Israel group in Jerusalem Friday
night private cantorial dinner on October 16 at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel.
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summer 2016
Commentator
June 13th thru July 29th 2016
9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Complimentary early drop-off at 8:30 a.m.
2 years old through entering 2nd grade
Here is just a taste of some of our fun and
exciting activities being offered this summer:
Glow in the dark mini-golf
Lagoon Watertown
Shrinkydinks
Mini Chefs
Weird and Wacky Science
Pizza Mondays
Carnival Days
TBAM-Ville Play Town
Cookie Crafts
Friday BBQs
Musical Theater
Swimming
and so much more...
www.tbam.org/summercamp
Early Registration Opens December 15th
For more information please contact, Michelle Cohen,
Campus Activities Director 786.364.9432 or mcohen@tbam.org
Commentator
By dr. Lenore C. Kipper, rJe, Judaic Studies director, emerita
Prominent American Jewish Personalities
abraham Cahan, 1860-1951
The period of immigration from 1881 to 1924 brought 2.5
million Jews from Eastern Europe to the U.S. One of the most
important among them was Abraham Cahan. His role as editor
of the Yiddish paper, The Jewish Daily Forward, assisted the new
immigrants in becoming Americanized. The newspaper became
the most influential paper in the Jewish community and was a
symbol of life on the Lower East Side of New York.
Cahan came to America when he was 21 in 1882 from Vilna. He
became editor of the paper in 1902 and held that position until
1951. The circulation went from 6,000 to 500, 000. It is still in
publication today in English. He became the leading voice of
the Jewish working class. He was a part of the group of young
intellectuals and radicals who came from Eastern Europe and
brought with them the ideas of socialism that advocated for fair
and equitable rights for workers. As he adapted to the new
world he modified some of his earlier views and focused more
on helping the new immigrants learn how to adapt to their new
home. He published lessons in civics, history, government and
even baseball. One of the famous columns was called The Bintel
Brief. People would write to him asking advice about family
and work problems, and he would answer them. There is a
book in our library that is a collection of these articles. They
reflect the issues and concerns of the immigrants and give us
greater understanding of the difficulties of the situations they
faced. Another interesting section was advertisements for
missing husbands!
Cahan wrote editorials on every important social, political and
economic issue, and because he was a socialist, he particularly
became involved in the rise of the labor movement. His contribution to American Jewish culture through the Yiddish press
made him a folk hero to the immigrants and a leader for social
justice for all immigrant groups.
the Labor Movement Leaders
As early as 1877 Samuel Gompers was organizing workers to
stand up for their rights to improve conditions and wages. He
became a national spokesman for the working people. He was
the founder and first president of the American Federation of
Labor in 1886. By 1924 the AFL had grown to five million
members. In 1894 he succeeded in getting Congress to declare
the first Monday in September as Labor Day to recognize the
important role of the workers in the U.S. He kept the Union
free from political entanglements during his time and achieved
the idea of the eight hour day and the forty hour work week.
Above all else, he constantly advocated for fair wages and safe
working conditions. Gompers was appointed by President
Wilson to the Commission for International Labor Legislation.
Another important labor leader was Sidney Hillman. He came
to the U.S. in 1907 from Russia and worked in Chicago at Hart,
Schaffner and Marx, a men’s clothing factory. He took the lead
in organizing a strike for better conditions and wages, and by
1914 he was elected president of the newly founded Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union. He pioneered in establishing a
cooperative housing project for union members and in unemployment insurance funds. In the 1930s he became famous
among the unions for being involved in creating the National
Industrial Recovery Act. Included in the New Deal, President
Roosevelt appointed him to the Labor Advisory Board of the
NRA. He also played a role in the development of the Social
Security Act. In 1938 President Roosevelt said the American
public owed him a debt of gratitude for the enactment of the
first federal wage and hour law.
There are many other Jewish labor leaders who pioneered in
achieving so many benefits for workers like unemployment
insurance, labor banking, union housing, education programs
and medical benefits. These early Jewish immigrants made a
significant contribution for the social freedom and economic
security for all Americans.
Louis Marshall, 1856-1929
The son of immigrant parents, Louis Marshall was born in
Syracuse, NY, in 1856. He became one of the influential Jewish
leaders of his generation. After graduating from Columbia Law
School in 1877, he became one of the great constitutional
lawyers and won many cases before the Supreme Court. For
thirty-five years he argued cases affecting workman’s compensation, segregation, and veteran payments. One of his famous
legal victories was the case of the State of Oregon denying
Catholics the right to go to Catholic schools. He fought the
KKK and anti-semitism that grew during the 20s. He challenged Henry Ford and his publication The Dearborn Independent for the distribution of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,
which spread the idea of the International Jewish Conspiracy.
Ford eventually had to make a public apology and close down
the paper. Louis Marshall was a founder of the American Jewish Committee and served as president until his death in 1929.
AJC still is at the forefront of protecting Jewish communities
and advocating against anti-semitism and for the right of Israel
to exist as a Jewish nation.
The Jewish sense of justice we inherit from the Jewish Bible, especially in the messages of the prophets, is part of the dna of
our people. It has served as an inspiration and motivation for
so many Jewish lawyers and religious leaders. Next month I will
share with you some of the stories of Jews who have served on
the Supreme Court.
“Justice, Justice, you shall pursue.” (deut. 16:20)
Lenore
Tikkun
olam
Mitzvah day 2016 – Sign up today!
Board vice President:
Lisa Heller Green
registration is now OPen for Mitzvah day 2016!
Chair:
Susan Rosenthal
Clergy:
Rabbi Rachel Greengrass
Debbie Benitez
Marlo Byrne
Suzanne Calleja
Jacqueline Crabill
Marc Dachs
Marny Dixon
Gary Eisenberg
Teri Golden
Myriam Grad
Stacey Jones
Dan Levine
Jeff Marcus
Shelley Payne
Melissa Peerless
Rachel Robbins-Turetsky
Jackie Rose
Rosemarie Roth
April Stuzin
Paul Weiss
Rose Weiss
Please sign up to join your Beth Am family for a fun and fulfilling morning of volunteering on Sunday,
February 7.
There are three family-friendly project options this year:
• School beautification project at Redland Middle School: We’ll be working with school administrators
to weed, power wash, and possibly paint the exterior areas of this middle school in Homestead.
• Food stamp simulation at the Kosher Food Bank: Families will experience the challenges of purchasing
food on a limited budget, and then donate what they buy to the Kosher Food Bank.
• Non-profit service project with HandsOn Miami: Volunteers will work with HandsOn Miami to
perform a service activity at a local non-profit organization.
More details about these projects are forthcoming, so please watch the weekly email for all the updates…Please register for your activity of choice at http://www.tbam.org/mitzvahday.
We look forward to taking our great Beth Am energy into our greater Miami community!
Good Work
Miami
Join us January 18 at tBaM
“talk the talk/Walk the Walk”
tikkun Olam Shabbat
Friday, February 5 • 6:00 p.m.
Please join the Tikkun Olam Committee for this special Shabbat evening.
During Friday night services, a special speaker will talk about social justice and
the challenges facing our world today.Before and after services, you can visit
the “Mitzvah Mall” in the Chapel, where representatives of local non-profit organizations will be sharing information about their work – and offering volunteer opportunities.
Please stop by to learn how you can support and get involved with these
change-makers in our community. Special THANKS to Jacob Wolfe, who is
organizing the Mitzvah Mall for his Bar Mitzvah project.
The Beth Am Day School 2nd grade
classes participated in a
Thanksgiving project with the
Kosher Food Bank.
Thanks to our students, their families, and their teachers for collecting
food for this great organization!
Calling all mothers, daughters, women
and girls, come together for a day of empowerment, sharing and service (Boys are welcome for the afternoon, 12:00-2:00, lunch,
debra Fine and Community Service fee: $40)
Featuring
debra Fine, Conversation expert
and author of
The Fine Art of Texting for Teens
A full morning of expert programming with:
Alice Lash - Mindfultime
Monica Auslander, Essence Nutrition
Meredith Wolf – Health-In-Mind
Leah Messing – Admissionignition
Join us and be part of this National Day
of Service with community service projects
benefitting Casa Valetina and Children’s
Bereavement Center
Jan. 18, 2016 • 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Cost: $65.00 per person, including lunch.
Community Service hours will be given.
Register at www.goodworkmiami.org
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Mazel Tov B’nai Mitzvah
nate Herskowitz
January 9, 2016
nate is a 7th grade Gifted student at Palmetto Middle School. We are all so proud of his accomplishment
today as we know how hard he worked. He is such a wonderful, caring and compassionate kid with a huge
heart. He has so many great friends. His love of sports surrounds his daily life. Great job Nate!
Sarah Lazar
January 9, 2016
Sarah is a seventh grader on the Principal's Honor Roll at Palmetto Middle School. She is a Temple Beth
Am Day School graduate who enjoys playing basketball and spending time with family and friends. Sarah’s
parents, rob and Kim, and older brother, Steven, can’t wait to celebrate this milestone with her!
Steven eustace
January 16, 2016
Steven is an 8th grade honor student at Palmetto Middle School. He is known for his great sense of humor,
his caring for others, and being a great friend. He loves playing all sports, especially basketball, football,
and soccer. Steven’s parents, John and dawn, and his older sister, Lauren are excited to celebrate his Bar
Mitzvah.
riley Simon
January 16, 2016
riley is a 7th grader at Ransom Everglades School. Her interests include photography and design, and she
cherishes her experiences in theater. She is privileged to share close relationships with her grandparents,
aunts, uncles, and cousins. Riley's parents, Perri and Sean, and her sister, avery, are delighted to celebrate
this amazing milestone with her and their extended family and friends.
Carlos Calleja
January 30, 2016
Carlos Manuel Calleja is a seventh grade student at Palmer Trinity School, and a former student at Temple
Beth Am Day School. Carlos has a great sense of humor, and is a caring and thoughtful young man. He is
an avid football, basketball and baseball player. He is a cellist in the PTS Orchestra and enjoys playing the
piano. Carlos is bilingual and looks forward to including Spanish and English when he celebrates his Bar
Mitzvah with family and friends from Miami, the Northeast and around the country.
Jacob Simkovic
January 30, 2016
Jacob is a seventh grade Honor roll student at Ransom Everglades Middle School and a graduate of
Temple Beth Am Day School. Jacob enjoys playing basketball for Ransom and the Beth Am league. He
loves spending time with his family and friends, and he can't wait to celebrate with all of them at his upcoming Bar Mitzvah. His parents, Lisa and Zeff and his sisters, Lauren and rachel love him so much and
are very proud of him!
Dear Day School Families,
We hope that 2016 is off to a great start for all of you and that
you enjoyed your Winter Break. Our 2nd general PatiO
Meeting will be held on tuesday, January 12, at
9 a.m. in the Chapel. We would love to see you!
On Friday, January 15 we will be providing lunch for our
amazing day school teachers. If you are able to volunteer
with setup and/or contribute to this event, please let us know.
Your help is truly appreciated!
Our Grandparents and Special Friends’ Days will be taking
place on thursday, January 28 for our Early Childhood students and on Friday, January 29 for our Elementary School
students. Our committee chairs are working diligently to
provide a memorable experience for our students and their
guests. Please save the date and come as a photographer,
assistant or greeter. Let our chairpersons know if they can
count on you: EC Chairs: Jolie Berkowitz and Jessica
Moskowitz; ES Chairs: nanette epelbaum and nicky
goldner.
We’d like to give a shout out to randye Karmin for another
successful coupon book fundraiser! Your time and effort
greatly benefits our day school. Awesome job!
We’d also like to thank all of our hardworking volunteers for
assisting with our Fall Book Fair, school store, ice cream sales
and day school Chanukah parties. Working together we
accomplish great things!
Warm Regards,
nathalie Carletta and Leo Kluger
Reminders:
On Wednesday, January 6, there will be a School Store
for students in K-5 at lunch.
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Week ending
January 1, 2016
In Loving Memory
Louis Adler*
Mae Appel*
Hannah J. Berg*
Bernard Berger*
Dorothy Bittel
Nettie R. Bleiberg*
Herbert Bramnick
Fay Brilliant Braverman*
Pilar Casanova
Vivian Chasin
Mike Chervony*
Harriet Citron
Ralph Citron
Harry Coleman*
Alice Cowen
Isadore Danto*
Adrienne Atkins Darlow*
Mark Sandor Darlow*
Erno F. Fabry*
Florence Feld
Max Feld
Sara Flam*
Fred Fleishman
Ruth Fruitstone*
Solomon Garazi
Henrietta Garvett
Dr. Jacob Goeller*
Anne Meirovitz Gottlieb*
Jack Gottlieb*
Rose Gurman
Henry Hasson
Victoria Hasson
Betty Hilf*
Robert S. Hurwitz*
Geraldine Kalin*
Frank Edward Kaplan*
Mildred K. Klein*
Harry Koenigsberg
Charles D. Lenhoff*
Anna Leshaw*
Dr. Allan K. Michaelson*
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Alene and Edward Feldman in loving memory of
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Sheila and Larry Forman and Family wishing Cantor
mazal tov on becoming a Rabbi
Mikki and Morris Futernick in loving memory of
Lillian Berger
Susan and Richard Lampen in appreciation for the
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Gail LeBoss in loving memory of Joseph Schmier
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Philip Leitman in loving memory of Harry Leitman
Betty Suchman in loving memory of Henry Arman
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