 Happy Thanksgiving
Wishing you
all the special joys of this
Thanksgiving Season
We all have so much to be thankful for and one of the best is good friends...
Your Beth Or Family
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This Week At A Glance
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Friday, Nov. 23
Thanksgiving Farbrengen
Shabbat Service 8:00 PM
Join us for a celebration
of gratitude...
Saturday, Nov. 24
NO Talmud Study
Sunday, Nov 25
Monday, Nov. 26
Wednesday, Nov. 28
Chat with the Rabbi
at Starbucks 10:30 AM
B'nai Mitzvah Hebrew Class 6:30 PM
Gala Planning Committee Meeting 7:30 PM
at the home of Ilien Hechtman
Thursday, Nov. 29
Thursday, Nov. 22
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Shabbat after Thanksgiving Farbrengen:
A "Gift Service"
A Farbrengen comprised of the spiritual gifts that YOU bring: poems, songs or brief (2 minutes or less) statements of gratitude. If your form of expression is visual, pictures are also most welcome.
The service will be held in the Oneg room, but we'll also take a brief silent walk in the Meditation Garden as we count our blessings.
Please invite a friend... All ages are welcome, but the service is likely most meaningful to those 12 years old and up.
The oneg is sponsored by: Yvonne Wilensky in memory of her late husband Joseph Wilensky and to honor the Beth Or community.
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| Thanksgiving Resources
I just learned from Rabbi Toba Spitzer, President of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA), about this fascinating article in last Sunday's Boston Globe about the Puritan origins of Thanksgiving. It had nothing to do with harvests or Indians, and was more like Yom Kippur. George. Washington's declaration of Thanksgiving was based on this Puritan model, which involved self-reflection and a call for national penitence.
Click here for more information
L'shalom, Rebecca
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| Gala
Plans are underway for our upcoming Beth Or Gala.
We are having a Gala meeting
Wednesday, November 28th, 7:30 PM
at Ilien Hechtman's house
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| Gift Shopping?
Let Beth Or Help
Hannukah begins December 4th this year
and we're here to help you
while you help your Temple.
Fundraising is everybody's job at Beth Or.
What could be better than to
"Shop more and help Beth Or."
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| Celebrate the first night of Chanukah and Israel's 60th Anniversary with our entire South Dade family!
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| Veteran's Day
Service Message
The message entitled "Here's Why" delivered by Richard O'Hare at the recent Veteran's Day Shabbat Service has been posted on our website.
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| House Committee
Happenings
Almost everything works at Beth Or and looks good, too. How? It's those invisible House Heros who work to repair, install and maintain things behind the scenes.
Thank you Mike Leslie and Kathryn Belkin for your much appreciated help...
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| Website
Beth Or has a new and improved
web site...
Happy surfing...
Alan Eisenberg
Webmeister
Communications Vice President
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| Jews In The Woods
Jews in the Woods will be on President's Day weekend, February 15th - 18th. We will be primitive camping at Flamingo Campgrounds in Everglades National Park. Come for all or part of the weekend. Activities include Shabbat under the Stars, wet walks, canoe trip, bird walk and star gazing. Saturday evening will be a pot-luck dinner. Contact Ellen Siegel, ellen@siegelplanners.com, for information and to register. Cost will be $30/person for campers, maximum $100 per family, or $10.00 per person for visitors for the day. |
 Save The Date
First Night of Chanukkah & Israel 60th Anniversary Celebration
Tuesday, December 4
Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday, December 5, 7:00 PM
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, December 5, 8:00 PM
Hanukkah Shabbat Service
Friday, December 7, 8:00 PM
Red Tent and Men's R&R Group Meetings
Sunday, December 9, 2:00 PM
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