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Be part of a weekend to support Israel!
Wednesday, Nov. 4 - 6:00 PM
> 11/13 @ 6:15 PM - Friday Night Live! Kabbalat Shabbat & Congregational Dinner
Outdoor Movie Night!
> 11/14 @ 7:00 PM - Celebrate Israeli Culture: Nava Tehila in concert at Temple Sinai.
“Inside Out”
> 11/ 15 @ 4:00 PM - Stand by Israel: Community rally to stand against antisemitism.
Movie Screening, Food Court and Family Fun!
Jacobson Sinai Academy Updates! Important news about our JSA leadership and curriculum.
Friday, Nov. 13 - 6:15 PM
Learn about our affordable Tuition Structure.
Friday Night Live! Followed by Congregational Shabbat Dinner
Read about our students in action.
Participate in our upcoming Open Houses!
Live spirit of Shabbat and live music come together in a unique blend to inspire.
Inside this issue: From Rabbi Litwak’s Study
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Upcoming Events!
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A word from our Leadership
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Lifecycle
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Jacobson Sinai Academy News
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Donations
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PTO News
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Calendar
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Sisterhood Circle, Empty Nesters & other Community News
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NOVEMBER 2015 Alan E. Litwak Rabbi Norman Cohen Falah Cantor Mark A. Weber Executive Director Susan Warech Director of Administration Judy Mendelsohn ECE Division Principal Toni Weissberg K-8 Principal Aliza Kadish K-8 Assistant Principal Ofra Mor Religious School Coordinator Ralph P. Kingsley, DD Rabbi Emeritus Irving Shulkes, DM, Cantor Emeritus Executive Committee
Trustees Matias Cohen Meredith Foster Lee Goldberg Leonardo Gruszka Sage Kantor Stacey Caridi
Norman Leopold Arnold Meyer* Florence Nelson* Aaron Podhurst
Trustees Emeriti George Berlin* Sam Bloom* Ralph Hollander* Stuart Israelson * Sue Shapiro Klau Norman S. Klein Robert Layton Murphy Leopold
Robert Mirel Carol Moss Evelyn Stahl Pablo Sprynger Vanesa Tabacinic Renee Yeslow Vladi Yurovsky
Al Sherman* Barbara Silverman Daniel Supon* Jon Sussman Brian Tarasuk *In Loving Memory
Jacobson Sinai Academy PTO Coordinators
Sisterhood Co-presidents Contact Information: Temple Sinai Feinbloom Administration Building, Clergy & Religious School
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From Rabbi Litwak’s Study geniza, where these sacred writings are kept. Perhaps the most famous geniza in history was the one found in the Ben Ezra synagogue in Cairo. It contained over 200,000 documents.
“Make your books your companions; let your cases and shelves be your pleasure grounds and gardens. Bask in their paradise, gather their fruit, pluck their roses, take - Judah ibn Tibbon their spices...”
Temple Sinai’s geniza is found in the storage room in the back of our Kemelhor Chapel. Every few years, when our geniza fills up, we take them to the cemetery. Beth David Cemetery in Hollywood is kind enough to open a grave for us and, with the same care and love that we use when we bury a human loved one, we bury our geniza materials.
I love my books. With rare exception, I can tell you where each and every one of them is on my shelves. They are my resources, my entertainment, and my guides. Like food, my books sustain me as Francis Bacon said, “Some books are to be tasted, others swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested.” They are reminders of rabbis who are no longer with me in this world but continue to be a part of my life through the gifts of their books.
Many of you have old siddurim (prayer books) or chumashim (Torah commentaries) that you hold onto because you do not know what else to do with them. Please feel free to bring them to the front office by November 11 and we will add them to our materials. If you would like to participate in helping bury our sacred books, we will be doing it over two days: Sunday November 15 at 9:30 a.m. and Monday, November 16 at 9:00 a.m.
Unfortunately, as with everything in life, my books wear out. Edges fray, covers tear, and the pages fall out. I sadly let them go. Yet, some books are treated differently than others.
Rabbi Litwak
Jewish tradition, dating back 2,000 years to the time of the Talmud, teaches that all holy writings (anything with God’s name on it), should be set aside in a place where they cannot be destroyed. This place is called a geniza, which means “reserved” or “hidden” in Hebrew. Later in history, the geniza tradition expanded to include any document that dealt with a sacred subject. Synagogues around the world designate a space as their
Come celebrate at Sinai!
Birthday Parties! Anniversaries!
Bar & Bat Mitzvahs!
Jacobson Sinai Academy - Lower & Middle School
Engagement Parties & Weddings!
We have many options to choose from, outdoors or indoors.
Jacobson Sinai Academy - Early Childhood Center
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A word from the Executive Director, Mark A. Weber In the spirit of this month of Thanksgiving, allow me to take this opportunity to send out a few quick “thank you notes” in appreciation of our wonderful Temple Sinai Community: Thank you… to our unparalleled clergy Rabbi Alan Litwak and Cantor Norman Cohen Falah, for your inspiring and comforting spiritual leadership each and every day. Thank you… to our amazing administration, faculty, and staff, for your dedication and for the professional talents you lend across all facets of our organization. Thank you… to our Board of Trustees, leadership, and all who participate as committee members and volunteers, for making such a huge difference in everything that you do, and to whom we are all grateful and indebted.
Thank you… to our JSA and Religious School parents, for entrusting us with the Jewish and secular education of your children as our next generation – L’Dor Vador. Thank you… to each of our Partners, for your commitment in enabling our Temple Sinai Community to fulfill our mission of Nurturing Fuller Jewish Life, whether spiritually, educationally, or culturally, and for your generosity of time, energy, passion, and financial support. Thank you… personally, for the opportunity to serve. Thank you… to our Jewish tradition that teaches us about the importance of gratitude and giving thanks -- the Torah and its value system demand that we be grateful and thankful, not only in attitude but in our words and deeds as well. And finally, to paraphrase the late composer and songstress Debbie Friedman… Thank you God, that I am not a turkey on this Thanksgiving Day! A happy and joyous Thanksgiving holiday to you and your families.
Mark A. Weber A word from the President of the Board, Ellen Halem The wind is howling, the skies are covered in heavy gray clouds and it is 85 degrees outside. This is my favorite time of year in South Florida. I know that cooler days are right around the corner and Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. Every morning when I wake up I think to myself that this is the day when I will need to throw on a sweater before walking out the door. This year our children are joining us as we celebrate the holiday on the west coast of Florida. There, we will have a few days to enjoy each other’s company, reminisce, create new memories and give thanks that we are able to spend this time together. Merritt and I will miss the autumn colors of the maple leaves as they change from jade green to flaming red and the oak leaves as they turn a golden brown, but we know that our Northern family will gladly trade heavy coats, hats and scarves for bathing suits and flip flops, even if only for a few days. Having the chance to spend the holiday weekend with our children and grandchildren will be a wonderful way to give thanks, while
at the same time enjoy a relaxing, “I don’t have to make the turkey,” holiday. I am also looking forward to traveling to Orlando for the URJ Biennial at the beginning of November. The Temple Sinai community will be well represented as we travel together to study, worship, and network with other Reform Jews. We will explore and develop new ideas to strengthen our community, all while having a little bit of fun. We promise to bring back new ideas that can be infused into our Temple Sinai organization to help make us more responsive to the needs of our partners. I want to wish each of you a happy Thanksgiving spent with family and friends that bring you joy.
Ellen Halem
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Jacobson Sinai Academy News! A Message from JSA’s K-8 Principal, Mrs. Toni Weissberg Our focus this month is Social Studies. Fifth grade has been learning about the Native American tribes that were in the Americas before Columbus. They are also studying all of the different explorers that discovered and settled in the new world. In addition to learning the history, many hands-on activities were completed. For the Aztecs, Mayas, and Inuit tribes, the students participated in a Webquest, an Internet based lesson where students complete different activities on the web, in small groups. Then the students presented their research in different forms, such as, PowerPoint, skit, or posters, to the rest of the class. For the study of the explorers, the students began working with partners to research an assigned explorer. After the research is completed, they will create a map of the voyage, make a 3D model of a tool that was used, and will draw a portrait of the explorer, in addition to writing a report. These will then be presented to the rest of the class.
As we enter November and realize that the first quarter of the school year has passed, I am happy to report that our school is doing well and our students are flourishing. As I reflect upon the past few months, I am thankful for the excellent staff, students and parents here at Jacobson Sinai Academy. As we celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends, let us remember how fortunate we are and for how much we have to be thankful. Wishing all of my families a very happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday. Warmly,
Mrs. Toni Weissberg - K - 8 Principal
PK3 Learning Labs! Now that we are back to full weeks of school after the recent cycle of Jewish holidays, our PK3 children have begun to rotate to different enrichment activities, which we call "Learning Labs." HOW THEY WORK: Every week, a class of children rotates to a different classroom for an enriched experiential hands-on activity with another teacher in their age level. Each teacher focuses on a different subject area.
Numbers Rock: Ms. Lauren Resnik Science Zone: Ms. Anat Evron Values through Puppet Pals: Ms. Maggie Vaknin The Arts: Ms. Julie Saal Here's a sneak peek into October's PK3 Learning Labs:
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JSA Middle School in Focus: Social Studies somewhere between Canada and Mexico become refined so that students give locations using natural features, other states, cities etc., as well as using the cardinal directions. Students also identify th Much of 7 Grade work has been focused within locations using latitude and longitude. Students then delved into the world of Economics, coming to understand that this is about the USA, but JSA is a truly international how individuals and nations use resources to meet their own community so students have been learning and needs and those of others. Supply and demand, opportunity costs, applying skills relevant to countries around the world. Students scarcity, surplus, the market economy, capital, profit motive, free have identified the various landforms which make up the world enterprise and tariffs were just some of the subject specific and, more specifically, the land forms to be seen in Florida vocabulary which students came to understand. After Economics swamps and beaches were in everyone's vocabulary! On the came Civics and Government, with students examining the political side, students have considered differences in climate, and separation of powers which give rise to the checks and balances cultures across the U.S. and with other countries. Students have embedded within the U.S. constitution. Students then began to identified particular economic factors across the U.S. such as the look at why people came from Europe to colonize America, and oil and gas fields, "the breadbasket of America" and so forth as almost everyone remembered that it was in Fourteen hundred they come to understand some reasons for the migration of and ninety two that Columbus sailed the ocean blue, or, wait, was populations. Students have also considered the impact of the it Fifteen hundred and ninety two? No, no, it was definitely consumption of nonrenewable natural resources, the need to Fourteen hundred Mr. Plunkett. The narrow escape which U.S. develop and use renewable resources and the consequences of citizens had from being termed Vespuccians rather than not doing so. Americans, continues to draw a sigh of relief. Students have Students are beginning to consider what it means to be an considered the religious wars in Europe which gave rise to American and will be conducting interviews with family and competition between the Catholic Church and the protestant friends about the interviewee's experience of the immigration movement, and the religious imperatives to which these wars process as well as differences between the country from which gave rise as Native Americans were forcibly converted to that person emigrated and the U.S. students will go on to consider Christianity. Students were quick to understand that many of the what living in the U.S. or becoming a U.S. citizen means to them as actions which were carried out in the name of religion would now an individual and what the rights and obligations of citizens are. be considered war crimes. Students will go on to consider the importance and role of At the time of writing students are about to embark upon the government generally as well as specifically in the U.S., and this story of Colonial America where they will be looking in more detail will help to lay the foundations for the field trip to Washington in at the reasons for the migrations to the Americas. Students will May 2016. also look at the complexity of the relationship between colonists 8th Graders started the year by considering what historians actually and Native Americans. Students will also be certain that they do, how they do it, and why it might be important. Students remember everyone who came to North America was a Pilgrim considered whether source material is always reliable or whether it Father, and will be astonished to discover that their 5th Grade might be prejudiced or incomplete and were quick to draw the memory has failed them! Students will also look at Jamestown and comparison with today's world of information. It is a never-ending Plymouth as well as the society, culture and economy of the New surprise to Middle School students that Social Studies supports England, Middle and Southern Colonies. In their studies students and incorporates aspects of other curriculum areas, particularly will be looking at and analyzing historical and political maps, Math, and 8th Graders were duly surprised to discover that they exploring how one event causes another, perhaps unforeseen, were expected to work with charts and graphs to display their event and forming connections between them, and of no less ability to interpret data about monthly army salaries from the Civil importance now than it was in any earlier century, identifying the War through to the Iraq War. Students moved on to look at maps points of view of political leaders and how those viewpoints and why we have different ways of representing our world. One impacted upon the Colonies and their residents. area which is always a delight is when students start to give the Mr. Martin Plunkett - Middle School Social Studies Teacher location of places, explanations that Texas is apparently Students returning after the summer vacation discovered new course books crafted to deliver the current Florida Core Curriculum.
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Jacobson Sinai Academy - Department of Admissions We are very pleased and proud to communicate some exciting and important information regarding enrollment and tuition for the 20162017 school year at Jacobson Sinai Academy. Mrs. Toni Weissberg will continue to lead as K-8 Principal – she has been highly impressed with the quality of the teachers and the top-notch academic curriculum at JSA and brings a sense of stability and extended leadership throughout our entire community. Mrs. Judy Mendelsohn will remain as the highly valued ECE Principal. JSA will continue to make targeted investments in areas that will strengthen the school’s capabilities and curriculum, as well as in the security infrastructure. Internal and external marketing & communication efforts are also increasing to ensure our community is well aware of the sensational things that are occurring on campus each and every day. We are recommitting to growing the Merit Scholarship Program for Middle School students, with highly-deserving candidates and increasing class sizes, starting in the 6th Grade. Also the Sinai community is actively recruiting a Rabbi-educator who will serve to increase relevance for a large proportion of our school families. As a key component of our JSA offering, we are thrilled to share that we are introducing a brand new tuition pricing structure for the 2016-2017 school year, ensuring our overall price-value equation is properly calibrated and has better
affordability. In the interest of accelerating the enrollment process, there will be two early-bird deadlines for K-8 reenrollment: December 4th and January 25th. ECE tuition will remain stable. More importantly, Kindergarten will become a more attainable step for children after the completion of the Early Childhood Education Program. Applications are available online at https://js-fl.client.renweb.com/oa/?memberid=1789. If you’re interested in learning more about the school and interacting with the faculty/staff, please attend one of our upcoming events: Heads Up to Kindergarten - December 1st at 6:00 PM (Parents of PK4 Only) K-4th Grade Showcase - December 3rd at 6:00 PM (Parents Only) Please note that our Kindergarten Open House - originally planned for December 8th at 8:00 AM will be rescheduled for a later date. More information to come. The Temple Sinai Community, and its Board, is highly invested in the future success of JSA. We look forward to a successful Open Enrollment Period and the continued growth of Jacobson Sinai Academy! Thank you,
Ronit Felszer Director of Admissions
JSA’s Upcoming Open Houses
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Get ready for Movie Night! November 4, at 6:00 PM
Outdoor movie, pizza, popcorn & family fun. Bring a blanket and have an awesome time!
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Jewish Artists Series – Winter 2015 / Spring 2016 Classical Art and the Bible: Did Rembrandt read Midrash? - Sunday, March 13, 10 am - With Rabbi Litwak
Jewish Artists vs. Jewish Art Thursday, December 10, 7:30 pm An introduction to how both Jewish and nonJewish artists approach Jewish and secular subject matter. Is there a “Jewish eye”? What do Jewish museums exhibit?
The Bible has been an inspiration not only for Jewish artists, but for artists across the continents and the centuries. These nonJewish artists often go beyond a simple Tikkun Olam: Jewish Artists Respond - reading of the Bible, reflecting a deep understanding of the Jewish midrashic tradition. Thursday, January 21, 7:30 pm How Jewish artists have addressed issues of The Holocaust through Artists’ Eyes social justice, expressing their consciences in relation to the civil rights, feminist, and other Monday, April 11, 7:30 pm movements of their times, influencing public Jewish artists have chronicled the horrors of thinking through their art. the Holocaust, visualizing the personal testimonies of victims and survivors. Artists who came after have been moved to create memorials Jewish Artists and Emigration from Europe - Thursday, February 11, 7:30 pm reminding the world to “Never Forget.” As Jewish artists left Europe and spread Our own Temple Sinai partner and visual artist, Sandi-Jo throughout the diaspora, their art has taken Gordon, will present this series of art talks reviewing Jewish and on new directions of content and media. They non-Jewish artists and their depiction and views of their times and topics that influenced their art. have adapted themselves to new environments and become major innovators Rabbi Litwak will be presenting the lecture “Classical Art and the in the art movements of the past century. Bible: Did Rembrandt read Midrash?” on Sunday, March 13, from 10 to 11:30 am.
We thank Sandi-Jo & Mark Gordon for upgrading and renovating the landscaping at our Holocaust Memorial. Our ECE PK4-JT students had a great learning experience and used the memorial as an outdoor classroom. Page 8
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Sisterhood Circle News & Upcoming Events The Sisterhood Circle is having a banner year with many new members. If you are a new partner, please fill out the form in your partnership packet so we will be able to welcome you. We hope all of you will join us this year as we begin a new project. We have successfully renovated our kitchen and we are so pleased that it is used every day by our community. We are now looking forward to a new project which we will unveil soon. This month we are looking forward to the Israeli Ensemble who will delight us with original and traditional music that draws on verses from Jewish sources, liturgical poems and Israeli poetry to create a moving and spiritually uplifting experience. Please join us as we enjoy this wonderful opportunity to interact with this amazing group. The Sisterhood Circle is proud to sponsor this program and hope that many of you will help us by being sponsors for this event. There will be a special thank you for your help in bringing this group to our Temple. Sponsorships will be $72 and will include two tickets. Tickets will be $18.00 per person. We hope to see the community turn out for this special night.
next year!!! Sharsharet's representative Briana Schwartz was wonderful during Breast Cancer awareness month disseminating information and offering support for Jewish women who have been diagnosed. CAbi is our yearly shopping experience and gives us a fundraising opportunity while we pick out the latest fashion. The goal of the Sisterhood Circle is to be an arm of the community where women can learn, shop, pray and socialize together to create a strong bond of sisterhood. Looking forward to seeing all of you on Saturday, November 14th at the Nava Tehila concert. Carol Moss & Sage Kantor, Co-Presidents
We want to thank so many of you for coming to the events we have sponsored this year. Our first Sukkot Bar-B-Que and our Break Fast after Yom Kippur services were so successful with so many of you there that you can put them on your calendar for
Empty Nesters News & Upcoming Events Save the Dates * Bring a Friend * Kindly RSVP Early The Empty Nesters Brunch on October 11th was a wonderful event and very well attended. All 46 of us enjoyed socializing and, of course, partaking of the amazing Buffet at Hillcrest Country Club. We look forward to our future get togethers.
The Empty Nesters will meet for lunch on Las Olas before our private tour of the Museum. Details will be forthcoming. Future dates. Please mark your calendars: January 23rd – Game night and Dinner February 14th – West Side Story at Gables Stage
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On November 14 please join the Empty Nesters for a concert by Nava Tehila at Temple Sinai at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $18.00 per person. Be sure to reserve now! December 11th is Chanukah Shabbat followed by a Congregational Dinner. Reserve now for the Empty Nesters tables. Dinner is $13.00 per person.
April 22nd – Second Night Passover Seder at TSND The annual Shabbaton date has been set for May 13, 14 and 15th. Details are being worked on. Please save the date for this event. The Shabbaton has been an incredible experience that you won’t want to miss.
Sandi-Jo Gordon will take us on a tour of the Museum of Art in Fort If you are a new partner at Temple Sinai, please contact us so we can meet. Lauderdale on December 13th. The outstanding exhibit, “Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of Television” Your Co-Presidents, comes to Florida directly from the Jewish Museum in New York. Evelyn Stahl and Helayne Gordon estahl814@comcast.net beachcountry@bellsouth.net
Security Update Dear Friends,
agreed to invest in a much more advanced system than originally planned. The new system will provide us with real-time protection I’m very excited to share with you some highly along with features not found in an average camera network. Our anticipated news! Thanks to the generous donations entire campus’ safety will now be immensely upgraded. collected last year through our Security Fund Campaign, we have finalized our contract Thank you once again to everyone who made this possible - your negotiations for a new, state-of-the-art camera monitoring support is crucial to our enhanced security. system. After a long and thorough market search, the project is finally coming to life and you will be seeing crews working around Mr. Ron Givon Director of Security the campus installing cables and cameras. The Security Committee considered my recommendations and Page 9
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Friday Night Live! Kabbalat Shabbat - Friday, November 13, 6:15 PM in the Feinbloom Sanctuary Generously sponsored by Barton & Lyanne L. Wassermann, in Cantor Norman Cohen Falah invites you honor of Alan Hatch becoming a Bar Mitzvah. to experience Friday Night Live!, a Shabbat celebration with a lot of ruach, Following the service Temple Sinai with Temple Sinai's Choral Ensemble, and will host our monthly Congregational guest musicians Shabbat dinner. The cost of the dinner is $13 per adult, A special night when the spirit of Shabbat $5 per child (under 13) and $18 for and live music will come together in a non-partners. Late RSVP is an additional $5. unique blend to inspire and rock! Kindly RSVP by Monday, November 9th to templesinai@tsnd.org or call 305.932.9010.
Celebrate Israeli Culture! Nava Tehila Concert - Saturday, November 14, 7 PM in the Feinbloom Sanctuary Don't miss Nava Tehila's Concert! A and deep inner reflection, while holding a place of global unique Israeli group from Jerusalem awareness for the importance of prayer and Divine connection everywhere. performing live at Temple Sinai. The Nava Tehila ensemble from Jerusalem has gained a reputation for its original and uplifting music. Their music can now be heard and sung in synagogues across Israel and throughout the globe. Their groundbreaking work towards pluralism in Israel happens with music, song and the ecstatic celebration of prayer, Psalms and Song of Songs. Nava Tehila encourages inspiration, elation, praise
This concert promises to be an uplifting musical experience to end a perfect Shabbat. You will not want to miss it! Tickets are $18 per person. Sponsor tickets are $72 and include two tickets, reserved seating and a special reception. Visit www.tsnd.org/NavaTehila to purchase your tickets or contact the Temple office at 305.932.9010 or templesinai@tsnd.org. This concert has been generously underwritten by the Sisterhood Circle of Temple Sinai.
Community Rally Against Anti-semitism - Sunday, November 15, 4 PM in the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach Temple Sinai is proud to be a supporting community organization of this important event, cosponsored by the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the Consulate General of Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico, and other organizations.
We will also be commemorating the 77th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. The event will take place rain or shine. Greater Miami Jewish Federation will be providing bus transportation for Temple Sinai, so we can all go together and avoid traffic and parking hurdles. To secure a place on the bus, you must fill out the Transportation Participant Form at https://form.jotform.com/53013764735152.
This is a community rally in response to the rise in worldwide anti-semitism For more information, contact the Greater Miami Jewish and the campaign against Israel's Federation at 305-576-4000or visit: https://jewishmiami.org/rally/ right to exist.
Discussion: The American Jewish Community and the future of the US - Israel Relationship Thursday, November 19, 7:30 PM in United States, invites to an off the record discussion on: the Feinbloom Sanctuary The American Jewish Community and the Future of the U.S. Israel Relationship. AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), an organization whose Featuring Mark Waldman, AIPAC’s National Synagogue Initiative mission is to strengthen, protect and promote the U.S.-Israel Director. Kindly RSVP by November 16th, to Judith Hernandez at relationship in ways that enhance the security of Israel and the jhernandez@aipac.org or by calling to 954.382.6110.
Choral Shabbat - Friday, November 20, 6:15 PM in the Feinbloom Sanctuary This service features Temple Sinai’s Choral Ensemble and live musicians, and creates
opportunities for meditative listening moments, spirited congregational singing, and lush harmonies.
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Special Shabbat morning service led by Cantor Israel Rosen- Saturday, December 5, 10:30 AM Cantor Israel Rosen is the Hazzan at Temple Solel and kindly accepted the invitation to lead services on December 5 when Cantor Norman will be away celebrating his sister's wedding in Argentina.
Born and raised in Israel, he comes from a long line of Cantors and was educated classically in his own father’s temple choir. Cantor Rosen has been serving Temple Solel for over 30 years with a unique style.
Chanukah Shabbat Alive! - Friday, December 11 at 6:15 PM in the Feinbloom Sanctuary Join us for a festive Chanukah Shabbat Service with live music, featuring Cantor Norman and Temple Sinai's adult choir. Following the service, join us for our Congregational Shabbat Dinner. Bring your chanukiyah and let’s light the sixth candle together!
We will have special treats and arts & crafts for the children! There is a $13 cost per adult, $5 per child (under 13) and $18 for nonpartners. Late RSVP is an additional $5. Kindly RSVP by Monday, December 7th to our Temple office at templesinai@tsnd.org or 305.932.9010.
Temple Sinai’s Book Club - Thursday, Dec. 17 at 7 PM in the Hollander-Rachleff Library Our next book will be The Innocents by Francesca Segal. This book is recommended by the Jewish Book Council. The facilitator will be Sue Klau. About the Book: It is a smart and slyly funny tale of love, temptation, confusion, and commitment; a triumphant and beautifully executed recasting of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence.
Newly engaged and unthinkingly self-satisfied, twenty-eight-yearold Adam Newman is the prize catch of Temple Fortune, a small, tight-knit Jewish suburb of London. He has been dating Rachel Gilbert since they were both sixteen and now, to the relief and happiness of the entire Gilbert family, they are finally to marry. Coffee and refreshments will be served. Kindly RSVP to Audrey Aronchick at amagrower@yahoo.com or the Temple Office at 305.932.9010 or templesinai@tsnd.org.
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Temple Sinai Community - Lifecycle R’fuah Sh’leimah Lisa Layne Chuck Kantor Elyse Marcus Gloria Barnett Gloria Raffel Howard Roskin Irwin Katz
Leah Stock Maggie Vaknin Marion Gordon Noach ben Chaim Leib Rafael Ben Rivka Sarah bat Leah Sarah Bibliowicz
November Birthdays Paul Feldman Liza Freeman Rachel Dvorah bat Moishe v’Rut Lillian Maltz Elinore Rutman Freda Rozen-Brown
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November Anniversaries 11/3 11/5 11/9 11/9 11/10 11/11 11/13 11/15 11/17 11/18 11/20 11/21 11/23
Gregory and Alejandra Gutt Lee and Linda Hertz Irwin and Alma Hyman Michael and Sofia Ioannou Paul and Judith Foster Alfred and Natalie Miller Moises and Evelyn Portnoy Jeffrey and Patricia Herzfeld Alex and Monica Brakha Jonathan and Joyce Mandelblum Stanton and Gail Greene Howard and Efrona Bien Edmond and Carla Provder
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Max and Laura Waich Melvyn and Terry Drucker Jerry and Joan Leader Jacques and Cynthia Sandoval Joel and Maria Wolf Brian and Robin Gale Joseph and Betty Geller Darren and Kara Friedman Samuel and Debbie Yecutieli Henrique and Nadine Perel Peter and Miriam Segall Eduardo and Lisette Gruener Leonard and Julie Feldman
Dorothy Koreman Jeff Rudman Sherry Sturner Claudia Vainrub Gail Greene Donald Lockshin Patricia Rudman Ghila Croitorescu Bock Barbara Donshik Lisa Lips Lillian Schwartz Stacy Barnett Michelle Klahr Chalem Martin Kleinbart Genadi Shaferman Liliana Eidelstein Paul Foster Miguel Ruiz Erika Assael Barbara Ramsay Laura Moglia Litman Lior Shalev Madeline Brown
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Ita Schenkel Michael Lemont David Stahl Betty Nault Andrew Szpiro Claudia Leib Freda Rozen-Brown Steve Silverman Courtney Augusta Steven Marcus Steven Mishan Elaine Brodsky Merritt Halem Benjamin Brant Pamela Shiman Shirley Raffel Adele Sandberg Joan Turnoff Lonnie Kantor Sarah Bibliowicz Marc Gottlieb Ralph Kingsley Susan Szafir Cogan
Mazal Tov!
B’nai Mitzvah!
To Roz Silverman on her grandchildren, Riley and Max becoming a Bat and Bar Mitzvah. To parents Aileen and Miguel Bubis, and sibling Alana - Class of 2027, on the safe arrival of baby Emilia. To parents Yael and Miguel Chocron, and siblings Eitan - Class of 2021, Andrea - Class of 2023, and Alan - Class of 2026 on the safe arrival of baby Eliana.
To parents Samantha and Joseph Garazi, and sibling Olivia - Class of 2027, on the safe arrival of Madison. To Lillian Schanfield on her granddaughter Sophie Mira Brenowitz becoming a Bat Mitzvah. To Andrea and Federico Rojkes, and sibling Mila - JSA Class of 2028, on the safe arrival of their baby boy.
Alan Hatch will become a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov.14th.
Alejandro Assael will become a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, November 21st.
Alan is the son of Vicki Ellis Hatch. He is a 7th Grader at Highland Oaks Middle School .
Alejandro is the son of Erika and Mauricio Assael. He is an 8th Grader at Jacobson Sinai Academy.
Alan’s hobbies are acting, singing, cooking, tennis, swimming, and being with family and friends. His mitzvah project is Raising money for and volunteering at the Kosher Food Bank.
Alejandro’s mitzvah work is with the Kosher Food Bank and the JCS. His hobby is swimming and he is very interested in the news, from politics to global warming.
Mitzvah for the month of November: Thanksgiving Food Drive - Benefiting the JCS Kosher Food Bank Give Sustenance… Give Thanks... Give BACK. This Thanksgiving, GIVE to families in need in our community. The items most needed are: * Cranberry sauce * Canned green beans * Applesauce * Oil * Canned yams * Tuna * Pie shells and filling * Canned fruit * Flour or brown sugar * Rice * Pasta sauce.
Target, Wal-Mart, Publix, Winn-Dixie, Gas and Kosher Grocery gift cards are very much appreciated !!! All packages must be listed with one of the kosher symbols. Questions?? Please Call Bonnie at 305-947-8093 or Email foodbank@jcsfl.org
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Donations September 28 to October 27, 2015 Marilyn Less
Cantor Norman Cohen Falah's Discretionary Fund Maureen Boiarsky David and Rose Ellen Glickman Sandy and Don Goodman Lillian Stein Lillian Stein Lillian Stein Marty and Lynn Mendelssohn Toby and Dee Katzker
In memory of Morton I. Boiarsky In appreciation of Cantor Norman Cohen Falah and the High Holy Days Services In appreciation of Cantor Norman Cohen Falah and the High Holy Days Services In honor of Meri-Jane Rochelson's birthday In honor of Margery Sanford's birthday In honor of Mary Lou Brotherson's birthday In appreciation of Cantor Norman Cohen Falah and the High Holy Days Services In memory of William Roberts
Leon and Doris Pienknagura Leon and Doris Pienknagura Temple Sinai Board of Trustees Ruth Perry and Manuel Grife Irwin and Sue Klau Temple Sinai Board of Trustees Temple Sinai Board of Trustees
Rabbi Alan Litwak's Discretionary Fund
Temple Sinai Board of Trustees
Ivy League Study Center, Inc Lillian Levine & Sheree F. Levine Artie and Judy Carlish Bruce and Laura Sher Robert Schwartz and Margo Brilliant David and Rose Ellen Glickman
The High Holy Days Fund
In memory of Al Seskin In memory of Al Seskin In honor of High Holy Days In honor of Steve and Johanna Stowe's 10 year anniversary In honor of the High Holy Days aliyah In appreciation of Rabbi Alan Litwak and the High Holy Days Services Sandy and Don Goodman In appreciation of Rabbi Alan Litwak and the High Holy Days Services Merritt and Ellen Halem In honor of Kelly Mitchell and the wonderful service that Rabbi Litwak presented to the synagogue during the High Holy Days Days Rabbi Robert & Gina, Judah, Ezra In memory of Al & Florence Seskin & Maya Levine Regina Thomas In memory of Al Seskin Martin and Lynn Mendelssohn In appreciation of Rabbi Alan Litwak and High Holy Days Gerard and Carol Ann Moss In memory of Dorothy Kovnat Ronnie and Michael Zindorf In honor of the birth of Irwin and Sue Klau's granddaughter, Sadie Faye Toby and Dee Dee Katzker In memory of William Roberts David and Lizbeth Schonfeld In appreciation of their Shabbat aliyah Lillian Schwartz In memory of William Gottlieb Lillian Schwartz In memory of Albert Gottlieb Gerard and Carol Ann Moss In memory of Maurice Kovnat Ron Book General Donation Charles and Ferris Shenker In appreciation of Rabbi Litwak's kindness
The Caring Community Fund Sandy and Don Goodman Sandy and Don Goodman Lior and Susan Shalev Audrey Aronchick Renee Yeslow Debbie Bloomfield Debbie Bloomfield Debbie Bloomfield Debbie Bloomfield
In honor of Audrey Aronchick's birthday Wishing Lisa Layne a complete and speedy recovery In honor of the birth of Norman & Karen Leopold's grandson, Brett Sydney In honor of Mary Lou Brotherson's birthday In memory of Jose M. Armas In honor of the birth of Michael and Robin Goldberg's granddaughter, Emily Jill Alweiss In honor of the marriage of Sylvan and Carol Lewis's son, Danny to Raz In honor of Maurice Dweck becoming a Bar Mitzvah In honor of the marriage of Louis and Nancy Berlin's son, Ben Tobin to Mike Honigberg
The General Donation Fund Temple Sinai Board of Trustees Harry and Deborah Berkowitz Sam and Sara Brenner David and Rose Ellen Glickman David and Rose Ellen Glickman David and Rose Ellen Glickman Ingrid Nelson Temple Sinai Board of Trustees Temple Sinai Board of Trustees David and Rose Ellen Glickman Sharron Botwinick
In honor of the birth of Irwin and Sue Klau's granddaughter, Sadie Faye Klau In honor of the birth of Irwin and Sue Klau's granddaughter, Sadie Faye Klau In honor of the birth of Irwin and Sue Klau's granddaughter, Sadie Faye Klau In honor of the birth of Irwin and Sue Klau's granddaughter, Sadie Faye Klau In honor of Ann Landau's birthday In honor of Carol Lewis's birthday In honor of my grandchildren
Carole Amster Rosanne Aronson Kappie Braun Carol Freed Irwin and Alma Hyman Carole Levitz William L. Lurie Morris Milrad Eve Pinder Samuel and Sharon Rothberg Steven Siegel Denise Stamm Henry & Sheila Dvoor Rebecca Pienn Richard Waldman Linda Shwake Merritt and Ellen Halem Jay & Andrea Liebman Beverly Freedman Norman & Roberta Schwartz Rachel Lapidot Zalman & Sheila Vishnevsk Marilyn Kwait Marvin Michaels
In honor of the birth of Irwin and Sue Klau's granddaughter, Sadie Faye Klau In honor of Carol Lewis's birthday In honor of Ann Landau's birthday In honor of the marriage of Sylvan and Carol Lewis's son, Danny to Raz In honor of Wendy Friedman and a thank you to Temple Sinai Wishing Lisa Layne a R'fuah Sh'leimah In honor of the birth of Federico and Andrea Rojkes's baby In honor of the birth of Joseph and Samantha Garazi's baby girl In honor of the birth of Miguel and Yael Chocron's, daughter Eliana High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation In appreciation of Michael Goldberg High Holy Days Donation In appreciation of Rabbi Litwak for the High Holy Days aliyahs High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation High Holy Days Donation
The Jacobson Sinai Academy Fund Robert Schwartz and Margo Brilliant Robert Schwartz and Margo Brilliant Howard and Jean Gordon Ricardo Berl and Vanessa Israel-Berl MG3 Developer Group LLC Robert Schwartz and Margo Brilliant Robert Schwartz and Margo Brilliant Robert Schwartz and Margo Brilliant Robert Schwartz and Margo Brilliant
In honor of the marriage of David & Lizbeth Schonfeld's son, Daniel to Melanie In honor of the birth of Irwin and Sue Klau's granddaughter, Sadie Faye Klau In honor of the birth of Irwin and Sue Klau's granddaughter, Sadie Faye Klau Donation of white boards for the Jacobson Sinai Academy classrooms Donation for the Jacobson Sinai Academy Computer Lab In honor of the engagement of Debbie Bloomfield's daughter, Jill to Ben Margolis In memory of Marvin Sackner's wife In memory of Eran Berenstein In memory of Robert Udwin's mother and grandmother
The Memorial Fund
In honor of the birth of Marilyn Baumoehl's great grandson, Carter Cole Wiesel In honor of the birth of Gary and Syd Wiesel's grandson, Carter Cole Wiesel In honor of the engagement of Stuart and Cindy Israelson's daughter Lara Israelson to Matt Gruskin In honor of the birth of Irwin and Sue Klau's granddaughter, Sadie Faye
Marcia Gloddy Marilyn Leonard Gloria Raffel Sam and Sara Brenner Lawrence and Carole Epstein Claudia Leib Lillian Stein Lillian Stein Richard and Barbara Bergman Iris Blumenau Sol Gittelman Harriet Hollander Martin and Lynn Mendelssohn Richard Waldman
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In memory of Charlotte Cohen In memory of Jack Leonard In memory of Jacob Raffel In memory of Howard L. Brenner In memory of Mildred Epstein In memory of Mania Leib In memory of Alice Smith In memory of Norma Simon In memory of Frances Bergman In memory of William Blumenau In memory of Rose Gittelman In memory of Max Banner In memory of Hyman Mendelssohn In memory of Harry Waldman
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Donations September 28 to October 27, 2015 Suzanne Schild Marty and Lynn Mendelssohn
The Memorial Fund (cont.) Irene J. Baros Debbie Bloomfield George and Dee Leader Ruth Littman Iris Blumenau Gary and Barbara Donshik Linda Sotnick Murray and Judy Swift Marion Gordon Marilyn Ladis Shirlee Elkiss-Sherman Jon and Margie Sussman
In memory of Shirley Allsworth In memory of Lucille Cohen In memory of William Leader In memory of Joseph Wertheimer In memory of Sylvia Greene In memory of Alexander Donshik In memory of Sidney Steiner In memory of Milton Beame For all of her loved ones In memory of Murray Glickstein In memory of Sherman Elkiss In memory of Joanna Korn
Richard and June Slavin Howard and Ingrid Roskin Howard and Ingrid Roskin Howard and Ingrid Roskin Howard and Ingrid Roskin Howard and Ingrid Roskin Sandy and Don Goodman Sandy and Don Goodman Marion Gordon
In support of High Holy Days In honor of the marriage of Sylvan and Carol Lewis's son, Danny to Raz In honor of the birth of Irwin and Sue Klau's granddaughter, Sadie Faye Klau In honor of Greg Thomas and Eva Lebovic's anniversary In honor of Margery Sanford's birthday In honor of Carol Lewis's birthday In honor of Meri-Jane Rochelson's birthday In honor of Richard Waldman's birthday In memory of Carl Lipton In memory of Richard Rubin In honor of Ruth Littman's birthday
The Mishkan T'filah Prayer Book
To sponsor the Oneg and Kiddush
Harry and Deborah Berkowitz Gerard and Carol Ann Moss Gerard and Carol Ann Moss Gerard and Carol Ann Moss
In memory of Leon & Edith Milman In appreciation of Barbara Silverman's support In appreciation of Sandy & Don Goodman's support In honor of the birth of Irwin and Sue Klau's granddaughter, Sadie Faye In memory of Sylvia Greene In honor of Ron & Shoshanah Bloom's anniversary
Irwin and Sue Klau
General Donation
George J. and Lila Berlin Bridge Fund
Iris Blumenau Marion Gordon
The Sisterhood Fund David and Rose Ellen Glickman
The Sisterhood Kitchen Fund Gary and Carol Ann Moss Howard and Ingrid Roskin Sandy and Don Goodman
Wishing Lisa Layne a complete and speedy recovery In honor of the High Holy Days aliyot In honor of Norman Leopold's birthday
David and Shelly Friedland Eva Lebovic and Greg Thomas Joel and Adele Sandberg Melvyn and Terry Drucker Fintz and Fresco Family
In honor of the birth of their granddaughter, Sadie Faye Klau In honor of their anniversary In honor of their anniversary In memory of Benjamin Einhorn and Emanuel Sandberg In honor of their anniversary In memory of Lea Behar
Jimmy and Jody Cohen-Gavarian In memory of Al Seskin Jimmy and Jody Cohen-Gavarian In honor of the marriage of Louis and Nancy Berlin's son, Ben Tobin to Mike Honigberg
Some of the Maccabi Games competitions will be held at Temple Sinai’s campus!
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November 2015 Sun 1
Mon 2
Tue 3
Religious School
Wed
Thu
4
5
8:30 AM PTO Meeting (in the Kemelhor Chapel)
No Talmud
Melton Classes
Fri 6
7
12:30 PM Art Class in Spanish
9 AM Torah Study 9 AM Torah Trope course 10:30 AM Shabbat With Rabbi Ralph P. Kingsley
6 PM Legacy Class
8
9
Religious School
10
11 12 Veterans Day NO SCHOOL
12:30 PM JSA Early Dismissal Melton Classes 1 - 6 PM JSA 6 PM Legacy Class Parent/Teacher Conferences 7 PM Taste of Judaism Class
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16
Religious School
9 AM Geniza
17 PTO Holiday Boutique
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7 PM Taste of Judaism Class
23
ECE’s Mad Hatter Tea Party
24
14
JSA Spirit Day! Bake Sale
9 AM Torah Study 9 AM Torah Trope course 10:30 AM Shabbat Alan Hatch will become a Bar Mitzvah
6:15 PM Friday Night Live! Kabbalat Shabbat
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Followed by Congregational Shabbat Dinner
7 PM Nava Tehila Concert
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21
12:30 PM Art Class in Spanish
9 AM Torah Study 9 AM Torah Trope course 10:30 AM Shabbat Alejandro Assael will become a Bar Mitzvah
8:30 AM Talmud Melton Classes 6 PM Legacy Class
4 PM Community Rally Against Antisemitism
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12:30 PM Art Class in Spanish 5:45 PM Oneg
7:30 PM Temple Sinai Choral Ensemble Practice
9:30 AM Geniza
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5:45 PM Oneg 6:15 PM Kabbalat Shabbat With Rabbi Ralph P. Kingsley
6 PM Movie Night!
7:30 PM God Talk w/ Rabbi Litwak
9:30 AM JSA Open House & Tour
6:30 SNFTY Does: Annual IKEA Spelling Bee 5:45 PM Oneg
7:30 PM Temple Sinai Choral Ensemble Practice
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6:15 PM Choral Shabbat
26
27
Thanksgiving - No School Religious School Maccabi Games @ MAR-JCC
Maccabi Games @ MAR-JCC
Maccabi Games @ MAR-JCC
Temple Office will close at 1 PM Maccabi Games @ MAR-JCC
Maccabi Games @ MAR-JCC
No Religious School
30
Maccabi Games @ MAR-JCC
Maccabi Games @ MAR-JCC
28 9 AM Torah Study 9 AM Torah Trope course 10:30 AM Shabbat Maccabi Games @ MAR-JCC
5:45 PM Oneg 6:15 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service
7 PM Taste of Judaism Class
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Sat
1
2
3
Melton Classes
4 12:30 PM Art Class in Spanish
6 PM Legacy Class
Maccabi Games @ MAR-JCC
6 PM Heads Up to 7:30 PM Temple Kindergarten Sinai Choral Ensemble Practice
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6 PM JSA K - 4th Grade Showcase
5:45 PM Oneg 6:15 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service With Rabbi Efrat Zarren-Zohar
5 9 AM Torah Study 9 AM Torah Trope course 10:30 AM Shabbat With Rabbi Sam Rothberg