Tides Nov-Dec 2015.pdf

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The Tides

A Member of the Union for Reform Judaism

951 S.E. Monterey Commons Boulevard, Stuart, Florida 34996

(772) 286-1531 www.tbhfl.org Email: [email protected] 2015

Mah Jongg Tournament

November 12, 2015

10:00 AM

Gift Shop Sale

Cash Clearance Table

HAVDALAHIN

PAJAMAS

Saturday

November 21st at

6: PM

Come Shop

CHANUKAH BAZAAR

Wednesday, Nov. 18th thru

Friday, Dec. 11th

Special Events Not to Miss!

Monday, Nov. 2 6:00 PMBible Book of the Month

Thursday, Nov 5 & 7:00 PMDec 3

Jewish War Veterans

Tuesday, Nov 10 7:00 PMAdult Ed: ConversationBetween the Movements

Wednesday, Nov 11 &Dec 2 12:00 PMLunch & Learn withRabbi Durbin

Thursday, Nov 12 10:00 AMMah Jongg TournamentGift Shop Sale

Wednesday, Nov 18 thruDec. 11Channukah Bazaar

Tuesday, Nov 24 5:30 PMECLC Thanksgiving

Performance & Family Event

Saturday, Dec 12 10:00 AMTalia Lipman Bat Mitzvah

Sunday, Dec. 13 12.00:PMLatke Fest

LatkeFestSunday Dec. 13th

12:00 PM

Monthly

Lunch & Learnwith Rabbi Durbin

Wednesdays, Nov. 11th & Dec. 2nd


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SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

Friday, November 6Shabbat Parashat Chayei Sara 7:00 pm

Saturday, November 7Shabbat Service 9:00 amTorah Study 9:45 am

Friday, November 13Shabbat Parashat Toldot 7:00 pm


Friday, November 20Shabbat Parashat Vayetzei 7:00 pm


Friday, November 27

Shabbat Parashat Vayishlach 5:30 pm

Beach Shabbat


Friday, December 4Shabbat Parashat Veyeshev 7:00 pm

Saturday, December 5Shabbat Service 9:00 amTorah Study 9:45 am

Friday, December 11

Shabbat Parashat Miketz

7:00 pm

Saturday, December 12Shabbat Service 9:00 amTorah Study 9:45 amTalia Lipman Bat Mitzvah 10:00 am

Friday, December 18Shabbat Parashat Vayigash 7:00 pm


Friday, December 25Shabbat Parashat Vayechi 7:00 pm


From the Rabbi

As winter, or what we can call our coole

months, is vastly approaching, I find mysel

reflecting and appreciating the beauty and serenity of our natural surroundings. As I tak

the time each and every morning when I drivto Temple with my children, traversing ovethe Palm City bridge, I find myself constantly

in awe and amazement as I gaze at the water

the magnificent clouds, the sheer beauty of our environment, I be

come filled with gratitude and think about Gods wonderful andbeautiful creation. I am reminded of a powerful saying taught by

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel who said, Our goal should be to

live in radical amazement.Get up every morning and look at the

world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritua

is to be amazed. These words have had a profound impact on how view the world. Taking the time to appreciate our natural beautywhich surrounds us, much like Shabbat, allows us the time and the

space to truly admire and take that step back, to rest and reflect, ena

bling Gods world to penetrate and become an influence in our livesPerhaps during this season, as we transition from the autumn to the

winter, may we take the time to absorb Gods creation, to live in

world which has the potential to surprise and engage us, to appreciatall that we have and all that we can give, so that we never take for

granted the beauty in our world.

In Hebrew, the word for gratitude is hakarat hatov, literally meaning recognizing the good. Being grateful means recognizing the

good that already exists within us and that surrounds us. I hope tha

during these less humid and cooler winter months, we can take th

time to appreciate the good that resides in all of us and the beautythat surrounds us, never taking for granted the gifts which God ha

bestowed upon us. I pray that we can make the winter season warme

as we begin to appreciate and become grateful for what we have andour potential for what we can become!

Modeh ani lfanech, melech chai vkaiyam shehechazarta bi nish

mati bchemla, rabbah emunatecha.

I offer thanks to You, ever-living Sovereign, that You have restored

my soul to me in mercy; how great is Your trust.

Amen!


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I hope you had a meaningful holiday season. November brings mem-bers of our community and the Reform movement, the 2015 URJ Bien-

nial. We have a large delegation for a Temple of our size. 20 members

of Temple Beit HaYam will be meeting with over 5000 other Reform

Jews from across North America as we discuss our movement and ourcommunities and how to meet the needs of our members. I will report

on this in the January/February issue of the Tides.

Making a donation to Temple Beit HaYam in times of joy and sorrow

is an act of righteousness as you are giving Tzedakah. You can place

the donation in any of our funds. I would like to take this opportunityto describe our various funds:

Adult education

We have some wonderful classes scheduled for this year. By contrib-uting to this fund, you are enabling us to bring even more educational

opportunities, materials, guest speakers, and educators to the member-

ship.

Babysitting Fund

We are trying to provide babysitting during Friday night Shabbat ser-

vices for those families with very young children. Contributions to thisfund help to offset the cost of providing babysitting, allowing their par-

ents or grandparents to attend services.

Building Fund

These contributions are applied to our HOA fund and are used for

maintaining our building. So far this year we have replaced our airconditioners on the sanctuary side of the building, painted the sanctuaryside of the building, restored the lobby floor, and professionally

cleaned our bathrooms. There are always repairs and the air condition-

ers on the school side will need replacement in the coming months.These donations supplement what the membership contributes each

year.

Caring Community

This committee serves our membership by visiting the sick if asked,

sending cards, supplying packages to seniors during holidays, and sup-

plying members who are sitting Shiva locally with a meal for their fam-ilies. Contributions to this fund help to pay for these activities.

Robert and Marion Cummings Scholarship fund

This fund is used to supply scholarships to children attending theECLC.

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From the President Matthew J. DurbinRabbi

Beth PennamacoorCantorial Soloist & Education Director

Jonathan P. KendallRabbi Emeritus

Noreen Tolman Temple AdministratorTammy Kaiser ECLC DirectorMarcy Morris Youth Director

Eugene Francis Facility CustodianSecurity James Winant

Board of Trustees 5776

Amy AlpertPresident

Sandy CrileVPRitual

Kim RosenVPEducation

Jami ChabanCo-VP Membership

Eileen StampoulisCo-VPMembership

Michael MillnerSecretary

Stacy StollerTreasurer

Karl Drehobl, M.D.Chairperson-ECLC

Karen WeisbergPast President

Jeffrey ChabanBrotherhood PresidentJoni Winnick Sisterhood President

Jill Lebofsky Youth Comm. Co-ChairShelly Halpern Caring Community Co-Ch

Renee Sherman Caring Community Co-ChGary YorkFundraising Chair

Lauren Ram Social Action Co-ChairJesse Katz Social Action Co-Chair

Trustees

Richard ErthDavid Gubernick


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Presidents Message Continued from Page 3

ECLC Fund

Contributions to this fund help to maintain our Early Childhood Learning Center

General Fund

These contributions go directly into our Operating account, which pays for the every day operation of the tem-ple. These funds aid us in meeting our budgetary numbers and may help to embellish what we can do for our

membership.

Library Fund

Contributions to this fund allow for the purchase of additional books and software to our wonderful library.

Marvin Mastroff Memorial Fund

Marvin Mastroff was a founding member of our Temple. He loved this community. He and his wife, Elinor,set up this fund to continue to fund some dedicatory items: menorahs, railings, and words above the ark all are

completed except for the words.

Music Fund

Music is integral to our Shabbat services. Bringing professional musicians in for Shabbat services is expen-

sive. This fund helps us to raise the money we need to bring those wonderful musicians to us.

Prayer Book Fund

Every 10 years or so the URJ releases new prayer books. We purchased the Mishkan Tefilah a few years ago.

600 new High Holiday Prayer books were delivered to us late this summer. This is expensive. This fund al-lows members to dedicate prayer books in memory of or in honor of loved ones. This helps us to cover the

cost of these books.

Rabbis Discretionary Fund

Rabbi has a fund in which he can provide individual assistance to members of our community and to further

the goals of our community.

Religious School Fund

Our religious school operates in the red, as do most synagogue religious schools throughout the country. Con-

tributing to this fund allows our education director to provide more educational opportunities to our childrenand balance the religious school budget.

Religious School Wechsler Scholarship Fund

This is an important fund as we have a number of families who need tuition assistance. We want all of our

children to obtain a Jewish education. We do not turn families away. This fund allows us to provide scholar-

ships to those families, which helps the school to meet its yearly budget.

Torah Restoration Fund

We currently house 5 Torahs in our temple. One is from the Memorial Trust in London. It actually comes

from Czechoslovakia. It needs quite a few repairs to make it Kosher. Due to its fragile state, we do not read

from it. Another is from a synagogue in New York. It, too, is in need of repairs so we do not read from it ei-ther. Our Sephardic Torah (in the wood case) needs fewer repairs. Our Massachusetts Torah was repaired by

the Alpert family. Our Sisterhood Torah has also been repaired. This fund allows us to raise the money to

repair the three scrolls mentioned above.

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Presidents Message Continued from Page 4

Yahrzeit Fund

This fund is used to memorialize your loved ones. You can direct donations for Yahrzeits to other funds, ifyou like.

Youth Group Fund

This fund allows our youth group, BaHTY, to offset the cost of transportation, supplies, and activities.

Youth Leadership Fund

Contributions provide funding for youth participation in national and regional youth activities and leadershiptraining. We have enabled a number of teens to participate in regional and national programs through this

fund.

Youth Israel Fund

If any of our youth want to go to a program in Israel, they can apply for scholarship help. Contributions to this

fund help those members go to Israel. We have helped a number of teens go to Israel programs over the years.

I will continue to work hard for you this fiscal year and pledge to continue to make Temple Beit HaYam your

Home Away from Home.

We will announce all of our activities via our email blasts, Facebook posts, Tides articles, and temple flyers.

The most up-to-date information will always be found in our emails to you and on the website temple calendar.

So as I say every week, Like us on Facebook, read our email blasts, check out the calendar on our website.

We want Temple Beit HaYam to be yourHome away from home. If you dont see an activity or program you

would like, let us know. You can email me at [email protected],contact Noreen or a board member and

let us know what you would like. We are here for you.

Come and be part of your community as we meet in Your Home Away from Home.

We are all in this together.

Your President,

Amy Alpert
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Religious Education by Cantorial Soloist Beth Pennamacoor

DO YOU KNOW TEMPLE BEIT HAYAM TEACHERS?

I am very happy to be highlighting our teachers in the next few issues of the Tides.Our teachers are some of the most dedicated people I know. Their longevity and

loyalty to our religious school runs anywhere from 1 to almost 15 years. I dont know

any other congregation in this Palm Beach County/Martin County area that can bragabout that. So, now its time to brag about our teachers.

Tammy Kaiser: Although this is Tammys first full year of teaching for the

Religious School, she has taken on the very difficult role of co-teacher of the

Confirmation class with Rabbi Durbin. Whether the students chose to come or the parents didnt give them achoice, (thank you parents), every time I have walked into their class, they are engaged in discussion or doing

some amazing activity. Here is Tammys bio for you all to see:

Tammy Kaiser was born and raised in Jupiter, FL. She attended the University of South Florida before moving

to Seattle Washington where she became interested in pursuing a career in Jewish Education. Tammy holds a

National Child Development Associate, a Bachelors in Health Services with an emphasis in Management, aMaster of Science in Jewish Education and is currently pursuing her Doctor of Science in Jewish Studies with

an emphasis in Educational Neuroscience. Tammy has served as everything from the Director of Adult Jewish

Learning for the Federation in Seattle to Education Director and Director of Lifelong Learning at two ReformSynagogues in Washington and New Mexico. She is now happily serving as Director of the Early Childhood

Learning Center at Temple Beit HaYam as well as teaching the Eighth and Ninth grades with Rabbi Durbin.

Seth Weinstein: Seth and his wife, Marcia (who I will get to later), have been teaching here for four

years. Seth has the patience of the proverbial saint. He has had some really challenging classes and has takenthem on and has turned them into some really engaging classes. We are very lucky to have the Weinstein

family drive every week from Vero Beach to be a part of our Temple Family.

Here is Seths bio:

This is my fourth year at TBH, and I've previously taught 7th grade Sunday School last year, 4th Grade Sunday

School/Hebrew School the year before that, and 8th grade post-bar/bat mitzvah classes. I especially enjoyteaching the 7th grade because the kids are very interactive, participatory and I get to see the learning

progression that each of them has had throughout their Hebrew/Religious school at TBH leading to their bar/

bat-mitzvah, and I admire the job that each of their past teachers have done to progress my class to this point.

Our family's involvement with TBH has been a very positive part of our lives and we thank Rabbi Durbin and

our Cantorial Soloist, Beth for welcoming us and continually making us feel part of the TBH family. Myfavorite moments as an educator have been attending the Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies of my students and

seeing their confidence in service leading and moving towards Jewish adulthood.

SAVE THE DATE... ITS TIME TO SHAKE IT UP AGAIN ! ! !Kids of all ages, families and teachers! Mark your calendars for the theSecond Annual TBH Shake It Up

Danceto benefit our Religious School on Saturday night, January 30, 2016! Last year's event was a huge

success and our children (and adults!) had a blast--remember the teachers racing to put on a frozen T-shirt?!

Expect even more fun this time with games, dancing, and music from DJ Chase. There will also be plenty ofopportunity to nosh on pizza and delicious deserts as well as bid on cool auction items such as iTunesand

Learning Expressgift cards. And adults, don't forget the coffee bar!! Everyone is welcome so plan to bring

your friends, your grandchildren, your grandparents, and everyone in-between!


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Early Learning Childhood Center by Tammy Kaiser

Illuminating the Holidays by Tammy Kaiser, MSJE

My family and I are Walt Disney World annual passholders. We go a lot. The only time myfamily does not relish visiting the House of Mouse is during the December Holidays. As my

youngest son puts it, Its all Christmas with no Jewish except for one Menorah in a window. As annualpassholders, however, we go to WDW in all seasons, including those sporting candy canes and jolly old

men. So, it has become my mission to find the Jewish in all of our seasonal experiences even at Disneyin December.

One of our favorite experiences is the night time show at EPCOT,Illuminations. There are fireworks,

lasers, loud music, and fire. What more could you ask for in entertainment? But what I really love about

this show is the message. The show tells the story of Earth. As Jews we are taught to take care of ourplanet. You dont need to be Jewish to know that taking care of the earth is a good thing, but Judaism

underscores this imperative taking care of our planet is not something youshould do; it is something

you mustdo. And, our planet is much more than our little cubbyhole in Florida. Our children are taught

both in the ECLC and in Religious School that even though the Mouse may say its a small world afterall, its really a pretty BIG world with lots of different people, beliefs, and ideas to share.

Eleven countries are represented at EPCOTs World Showcase. During theIlluminationsshow, guests

stand around a large lagoon ringed by diminutive versions of Mexico, Norway, China, Germany, Italy,United States, Japan, Morocco, France, United Kingdom and Canada to witness the history of our planet.

There are three parts to the show. In part one, The Earth is Born. Earths fiery birth begins with flames

and fireworks. Beneath a swarm of what Disney refers to as heavenly explosions, red and golden lightsblaze on the waters. As the volcanic effects subside, a glowing globe peacefully glides into view. When I

stand witness to this with my family we talk about beginnings and endings. We agree that sometimes we

dont always know the exact point something begins, but it begins nonetheless.

Part two shows The Triumph of Life as many individual stories culminate in one adventurous tale. Theilluminated surface of the globe reveals the history of humanity and the achievements of our time. In part

three, Hope for the Future, comets of light race into the sky, before the globe blossoms like a lotus

flower, revealing a torch ablaze with the dreams of humanity. Disney does a pretty good job of tellingthis compelling story from the unformed beginnings to the hopes and dreams of a people. You know

what else does a good job at telling a similar story? TheTorah. See, I found something Jewish in Disney.

As the Early Childhood Learning Center Director, my job is to make the stories of our people relevantfor children. If they are relevant, they will endure. By finding Jewish content in the context of the world

around us, we teach our children that Judaism is everywhere. A house covered in twinkling lights is often

a beautiful expression of a familys celebration of Christmas. It can also be the introduction to a discus-

sion about how different people illuminate their homes, safe places like temples and churches, and even

themselves during the holidays.

You dont have to travel to EPCOT to seeIlluminations. You can illuminate right where you are. But if

you happen to be in the neighborhood, I recommend this EPCOT Torah story told in a compelling new

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Sisterhood

CALLING ALL NEWLYWEDS AND NEW PARENTS:Sisterhood would very much like to acknowledge yourblessingandprovide you with a gift for yourhome or little one. Please contact DebbieRobinson [email protected] or772-463-1822

I would like to start off by extending a heart felt thank you to all the sisters that helped make our High Holi-

day projects successful. Mindie Newman for the beautiful apples and honey display, Tara Zweben and Zwe-

ben Law Group for our Safe Space food drive, Shelly Halpern, Amy Alpert, Noreen Tolman, Natalie Reed,& Cordelia Marks for the Rosh Hashanah greeting book. A special thank you to Sara Crombie for hosting

our opening meeting, and Stacy Stoller our membership chair. It was and always is fun to catch up with eve-ryone!

If you missed the fantastic Bluegrass & Blue Jeans Shabbat last month with Doni & Eric, make sure to take

note of Sisterhoods two other musical Shabbat dates. On January 15thwe are bringing in Shir Appeal, aJewish Music A Capella group from Tufts University. Then on April 15th, with the help of the Forrester

family, we are bringing back the popular Sheldon Low!

Our next gift shop sale date is Thursday, November 12 th, (the same day as our sold out Mah Jongg tourna-ment!) and the full swing Channukah Bazaar will begin on Sunday November 22nd. Please make sure to give

the Sunday school children some gelt so they can pick out presents for the entire family! Many items will be

drastically reduced so we can begin to bring in some new and exciting merchandise to the gift shop.

Looking forward to 2016, Fashion Show tickets for January 28 th are available from any Sisterhood board

member or by filling out the enclosed flyer. The popular Progressive dinner is February 27th, (if you are

willing to host please let us know), and our first Womens Passover Seder is Thursday April 7 th. With RabbiRose leading, it will surely be a meaningful and spiritual evening.

Stronger together,

Joni Winnick

Sisterhood President

TBH Sisterhood Gift Shop is awonderful place to shop for all yourJudaic needs. A beautiful selection ofJewelry, Holiday items, Bar & Bat Mitzvahsupplies and gifts are available. Yourpatronage supports our Sisterhood.Please make a note of the Gift Shophours when coming to the Temple tomake purchases.: Monday Thursday11:002:00, Friday 6:307:00, Sundayby appointment please call CarolRatner at (772) 288-4785 See BazaarFlyer.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Oneg Sponsors

September 4thSisterhood

September 11thIn honor of Ted & Marcine Komens Anniversary

September 18thRonnie FassbergIn honor of her birthday

September 25thSisterhood

October 2ndThe Spivak FamilyIn honor of their daughters baby namingThe Religious School Kindergarten Class

October 9thTemple Beit HaYam Breast Cancer SurvivorsIn honor of all survivors and those lost in battle Allegro Senior Living

October 16thThe Religious School Fifth Grade Class

October 23rdSisterhood

Sponsor an

Oneg Shabbat

Celebrate a special Simchaby sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat!

Its easy

The Sisterhood can do the catering for you fora

Donation of $136or

You can provide the refreshments yourself.(We will provide you with a list of

needed items.)

To sponsor an Oneg, please contact one of ourOneg Schedulers

Ronnie Fassberg at [email protected] 772-219-0289

Cordelia Marks at [email protected] 772-229-7967

House of HopeYour Help Is Needed!

House of Hope, our onlyMartin County based food bank, is struggling to keep up with the increaseddemand for assistance and food for residents of our county. The organization, which has been in ex-istence here for 26 years, was able to keep up with the soaring need last year due to a grant fromthe federal government. The expiration of that funding coupled with the staggering increase in re-quests forassistance hascreated a crisisfor the agency and the population it serves. They are des-perately in need of food NOW, because most food drives do not s tart until November. They

also provide food to the

Boys and Girls Club, because many of the children who receive the schoolLunch program do not get adequate meals at home on weekends.

The food banks greatest needs right now are:

RICE, CANNED FRUIT, BEANS,TUNA, MAC & CHEESE

They also need SHAMPOO, SOAP, TOOTHPASTE and DISH SOAPbecause these items are notcovered by food stamps. Please note that items in glass containers cannot be accepted. If you areable to help, baskets for this collection are located in the Reception Gallery. This is an ongoing pro-

ject. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Welcome to our Newest Members

Announcement

Leonard ChumskyPort Saint Lucie

Lara FixStuart

Sharda and Ken GorinPalm City

Kristin and Bryan GrunbaumJensen Beach

Elmer MarlinPalm City

Baby Naming for Lielle Sarah, daughter of Kytia & DavidSpivak took place on October 2, 2015 in the Temple Sanctuaryduring Simchat Torah. It was also very special because it washer fathers birthday and her parents anniversary. Lielle wasborn on Sept. 18, 2015 and weighed 5 lbs. 13 oz.Congratulations to the Spivak Family and best of luck!

Howard SodokoffPalm City

Terri & Bob SpectorPalm City

Deborah & Dan ThebergePalm City

Lisa & James TredwellPort Saint Lucie

Diana VardianStuart


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Bnei MitzvahTalia Lipman will be called to the Torah on the occasion of her Bat

Mitzvah on December 12 2015. Talia is the daughter of Avron Lipschitz,

MD and Joanne Snodgrass both South African immigrants. She was

born in Dallas, Texas, lived in Baltimore, Maryland and settled in Stuart,

Florida with her family. Talia is a 7th grade student at Hidden Oaks

Middle School in Palm City Florida. Her Bat Mitzvah project included

volunteering in an underprivileged preschool in the township of Di-

epsloot one hour outside Johannesburg South Africa over her summer

vacation. She loves travelling with her family, swimming and perform-

ing at Star Struck Performing Art School Theatre Company and has won numerous local academic awards.

An Honor roll student and talented young writer, she has won the local Reflections writing contest for 4

years running and the photography contest in 2014. She was also regional finalist in the Martin County

spelling B in 2013. Talia is a great cook and loves baking and cooking, making elaborate dinners for her

friends and family. She loves diving and snorkeling in the ocean. Talia has a strong sense of responsibility

and community and is passionate about helping young children. She is interested in pursuing a career in

healthcare as either a surgeon or pediatrician.

BaHty News


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Caring

Committee-CC

We (Co-Chairs Shelly Halpern and Renee Sherman with Elinor Mastroff and Heddy Shenfield)had a Happy New Year and enjoyed our visits to the neighboring assisted living facilities, nursinghomes and home bound with Rabbi Durbin. We provided forty

-two High Holiday gift bags filled

with a lovely plant purchased from Harbor Bay Florist, a plug-in yahrzeit candle, purchasedthrough our gift shop, a Jewish calendar, a decorated rock to enhance their new plant was pro-vided by our teens under the guidance of Marcy Morris. A card with prayers, a holiday card creat-ed by the ECLC children and a holiday card from the Caring Committee were also included in thegift bags which were handed to Jewish residents and patients. It is heartwarming to, again, re-ceive the response and welcome from the residents and patients when we visit. They are gratefulfor the company and to know that the TBH Jewish community cares about them.

Thank you to Roseann Conrad for helping Shelly put the gift bags together. Thank you to LindaOliver and her staff at Harbor Bay Florist for re-potting the flowers and taking care of them in be-tween visits. Thank you to Marcy Morris and teens and Tammy Kaiser and ECLC students.

Special thanks to the staff members of the facilities for their hospitality and appreciation of ourcelebrating the holidays with the Jewish residents. They are always eager for us to visit and givetheir residents and patients the spiritual fulfillment and the knowledge that the Jewish communityCares. We visited the following facilities in Stuart: Allegro Senior Living, Parkway, The Place ofStuart; Ocean Palms, Martin Nursing, Stuart Nursing, Stuart Lodge; in Palm City: Sandhill Coveand Palm City Nursing; Hobe Sound: The Manors of Hobe Sound and Pine Grove Manors; PortSt. Lucie: The Gardens at Port St. Lucie and various residences.

We are looking forward to bringing joy on Hanukah to all our family members at the above facili-

ties. If you have a relative at a local facility that is not mentioned above, and you would like us tovisit them, please contact us.

Co-chairs contact information:

Shelly Halpern Renee Sherman(561) 629-3792 (772) [email protected] [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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by Sandy Crile

High Holy Days: Once again, the overwhelming response to our High Holiday services hasbeen extremely positive. Many thanks to all those who worked so tirelessly to make it all happen,especially Rabbi Durbin, Cantor Beth Pennamacoor, Peter Jones and Noreen Tolman. Thanks alsoto the countless people working as individuals and in committees who went that extra mile. I wouldlike to give a special thanks to my Ritual Committee members for all their efforts over such a longperiod of time.

High Holiday Machzorim: Next years High Holiday season promises to be a great new ad-venture for us. We will be able to use the new prayer books. In many respects they are patternedafter the Siddurim we use throughout the remainder of the year. The Hebrew will be accompanied

by transliterations. The books will contain our traditional prayers and translations, along with manybeautiful writings. Look for a flyer inserted in this Tides for information on the books and how youcan sponsor a set.

Saturday morning Shabbat Services and Torah Study: We encourage you to come on a Sat-urday morning to worship and study with us in a cozy and relaxed atmosphere. Services start at9:00 am, and Torah Study starts around 9:45 am. Feel free to join us for one or both activities.Please check the Temple calendar (in the Tides, or on the website) before coming, as the schedulechanges when there are morning Bar/Bat Mitzvah services.

Our Torah Scrolls: Over the life of our congregation, we have been blessed with five Torah

scrolls, beginning with our Czech scroll via the Memorial Trust, and culminating with a beautifulscroll we affectionately refer to as the Alpert Family Torah, or the Massachusetts Torah. We haveevaluations and appraisals on all of them completed by Sofer on Site, based in Miami. If anyone isinterested in learning more about our Toratot, email me (address is in the directory) and I will sendyou the information.

Calling all Volunteer Musicians: We are still looking for congregants who play keyboard orguitar, to accompany Cantor Beth once or twice a month. The more musicians who come forward,the less often anyone would need to play at a service. Cantor Beth will happily provide you with mu-sic and ample rehearsal time with her. What a great opportunity to shake the dust off your old key-boards and guitars and have some fun with your fellow talented congregants! Call me or Cantor

Beth if you might be interested or want more information.

Ritual Committee


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Bible Book of the Monthby Gisela Landwersiek

Many of us at Temple Beit HaYam attend the weekly Torah study. Each year, we read through the first five

books of the bible, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. But have you ever wondered

what happens after Deuteronomy? Well, thats where BBMC comes in!

We want to know the rest of the story so we are reading through the bible together! Weve learned how Josh-

ua and the Israelites conquered Canaan and about the judges, like Samson, who ruled before the monarchy.We learned about the good kings like David, and the really bad kings like Ahab.

We are currently reading and discussing the chapter of Jonah. We have been learning that many sections ofour weekly prayers come straight from the prophets.

If you would like to join us, no experience necessary! We meet on the first Monday of each month at 6:00PM, in the temple librar y. Questions, call me at 772-233-0856 or email me at [email protected].

Come read the rest of our the story!

Thanksgiving & Judaismby Howard Kantrowitz

We all know Thanksgiving is a uniquely American non-religious holi-

day. Thanksgiving was brought to us by the Pilgrims. But who were

the Pilgrims? Thanksgiving came to America from people fleeing

religious persecution. Sound familiar? Can a 400 year old Christiansect really have a connection with Judaism?

We all know Thanksgiving is a uniquely American non-religious holiday. Thanksgiving was brought to us

by the Pilgrims. But who were the Pilgrims? Thanksgiving came to America from people fleeing religiouspersecution. Sound familiar? Can a 400 year old Christian sect really have a connection with Judaism?

At the time of the Pilgrims, no Jews lived in England (they were expelled hundreds of years earlier). The Pil-

grims faith led them to reject the authority of the Church of England, (heresy according to the Church andtreason according to the Crown). For this heresy the Pilgrims were persecuted, imprisoned and tortured.

With no Jews around, they had to abuse someone. In 1608, the Pilgrims fled England for Holland, which at

the time was a safe haven for religious minorities.

In Holland, the Pilgrim exiles had their first contacts with Jews. When they first arrived in Holland they held

their worship services in an Amsterdam synagogue. They saw parallels between themselves and the JewishBiblical experience. They believed that they were fleeing Pharaoh (King James I), crossing the Sea (AtlanticOcean) on a pilgrimage towards the Promised Land (the New World).

The early Pilgrim leaders became students of the Hebrew language so that they could read the Bible in its

original language. The legal codes and early government structure of the Plymouth Colony were based onrules from Torah. They held their worship services in a "Meeting House," (Bet Knesset), rather than using

the term church.

The first Thanksgiving celebrated by the Pilgrims in the fall of 1621, was inspired by the harvest festival of

Sukkot. So while enjoying your non-religious festive meal this year, think of the Jewish influence that led toit all.


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Congratulations Mazel Tov

On Your Birthday!

On Your Anniversary!

Linda & Lawrence Oliver 1Rita & Leon Wolper 3

Cara Tenore & Barry Steinholtz 3Jessica & Jason Berger 4Jacquelin & Martin Austin 5Myrna & Richard Benett 6Mindie & Paul Newman 7

Genevieve & Michael Bonan 7Michelle & Eric Katzman 9Lisa & Michael Zitner 12

Lori & Steven Levin

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Marilyn & Fredrick Simon 16

Jo & Alex Moskovic 20Carole Million &

Arthur Moonshine 21Toni & Fredrick Werblow 22Debbie & Wayne Diamond 23

Holly & Jeffrey Bergman 25Joan & Murray Burton 26

Heather & David Rodin 29Nicole & Shaun MacKenzie 30

Jennifer & Michael Katz 1Jill Kirschenbaum &

Edgar Martinez 1Jill & Howard Kantrowitz 7Theresa & Andrew Gallant 13Michele & David Jacobs 18Marlene & Daniel Suls 26

Felice & Gregory Firestone 28Carla & David Gubernick 29Pat & Keith Klarin 30

November December

November December

Marian Gold 4

Ray Bergman 5Daniel Levy

6

Eric Berkowitz 6

Cara Tenore 6Maurice Winnick 7

LeeAnn Lester 11

Noreen Tolman 11Bruce Nathan 11

Ira Pearlstine 12

Debbie Millner 14

Debbie Harvey 14Toree Goldstein 15

Allan Gerber

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David Gubernick 16Robert Levin 16

Barry Ginsburg 17

Gayle Sokoloff 19

Marianne Brown 19Felice Samuel 20

Stephen Kowel 20

Genevieve Napolitano 21

Rebecca Kozlov 22Judy Viny

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Janis Kowel 28

Eileen Stampoulis 28Jill Kantrowitz 28

Mindie Newman 29

Lisa Miskanic 29

Arlette Cataldo 2

Arlene Wettenstein 4Allen Keidong

7

Mimi Levine 7

Mary Kaye Collins 8Jean Marie Pintus 8

Margaret Slobasky 8

Helen Saltzman 8Eli Wettenstein 10

Jeffry Gillman 11

James Arthur 12

Robert Makemson 12Alan Forst 13

Michael Millner

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Ilene Lesin 15Barbara Berns 17

Scott Hoffman 18

Norma Erth 22

Harriet Wendell 23Debbie Diamond 23

Stephanie Drabin 23

Charles Berwitz 24

Eileen Helfman 24LaVerne Romanik

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Jeff Halpern 24

Crystal Beacham 25Gary York 26

Bruce Gopman 26

Tammy Kaiser 27Elaine Sandow 27

Olga Drucker 28

Alan Kohn 28


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Making a donation to Temple Beit HaYam in timesof joy, in times of sorrow, to celebrate anniversaries,birthdays and just because, is the Jewish way. Whybuy another tchotchke a perennial dust collector when you can perform an act of righteousness bygiving tzedakah to a fund that best matches therecipient? Take a look below, and consider thevarious options the next time you want to expressyourself in the most meaningful way!

Adult Education Fund helps cover the expense ofproviding guest speakers and educators.Babysitting Fund helps to offset the expense ofbabysitting on Friday nights provided by the Temple.

Building Fund helps in maintaining our Templebuilding.

Caring Community Fund provides meals to Jewishnursing home residents at the holidays and to illcongregants and other such mitzvoth.

Robert and Marion Cummings Scholarship

Fund collecting funds to provide scholarships for Early

Childhood Learning Center students.

ECLC Fund collecting funds to maintain a Jewish EarlyChildhood Learning Center serving Martin County.

General Fund the operating fund that supportseverything the congregation does.

Library Fund provides funding to increaseholdings.

Marvin Mastroff Memorial Fundprovides funding forspecial dedicatory items and projects.

Music Fund to help make it possible for the Temple toinvite more well-known musicians for services.

Prayer Book Fund dedication of prayer books inhonor or memory of someone.

Rabbis Discretionary Fund allows the Rabbi toprovide individual assistance and to further the goals of ourcongregational community.

Religious School Fund provide for our educationprograms.

Religious School Wechsler Scholarship Fund provides funds to families in need of tuition assistance.

Torah Restoration Fund provides funds to restoreour Torah scrolls.

Yahrzeit Fund a special place to memorialize your

loved ones.

Youth Group Fund provides funding for youthgroup activities and programs.

Youth Leadership Fund provides funding for youthparticipation in national and regional youth activities andtraining sessions.

Youth Israel Fund provides funding for our youth toparticipate in recognized youth Israel programs.

Donations to the Building Maintenance Fund (HOA)In memory of Arline PearlstineIn memory of David GreeneAmy Alpert & Karl Drehobl

Donations to the Caring Community FundIn memory of Anna WinocurMrs. Barbara Auslander

In honor of Joan Burtons BirthdayIn honor of Karl Drehobls Birthday

In honor of Stephanie Rozanskys BirthdayJeff & Shelly Halpern

In honor of Barbara Tallerings BirthdayDan & Marlene Suls

Donations to the General FundIn appreciation of Temple Beit HaYamArnold & Ruth Simon

In memory of Arline PearlstineGayle Sokoloff

Donations to the Marvin Mastroff Memorial FundIn memory of Michael BaronIn memory of David GreeneIn memory of Arline PearlstineIn memory of Marty ShaneElinore Mastroff

In memory of Arline PearlstineDonald Matlin and Cordelia Marks

Donations to the Rabbis Discretionary FundIn memory of Robert Skip TashNancy Shaplin

In memory of Arline PearlstineSusan Wertheim

In appreciation of Rabbinic ServicesMr. & Mrs. Donald BresslerCraig & Sara CrombieHelen Desman

Jay & Michelle Hansen

Mr. & Mrs. Jerrold KaplanHoward Sodokoff

Donations to the Religious School FundIn memory of David GreeneIn memory of Arline PearlstineRonnie Fassberg


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In honor of the birth of Ethan Daniel CotlerDan & Marlene Suls

To the 5776 Confirmation ClassMarc & Robin Levine

Leaves Purchased for the Tom P. Frenkel Memorial

Tree of Life

In honor of Jeffrey Chabans BirthdayFred & Marilyn Simon

Donations to the Yahrzeit FundName of Donor:..In memory of:

Martin & Jaqueline Austin...Heidi AustinJean Cutler...Andrew CutlerHelen Desman.Jacob Wasserman

Herbert DesmanJay & Michelle Hansen..Donnah WInger

The preceding reflect the donations from August 15,

2015 to October 10, 2015. We apologize for any errorsor omissions.

What to Wear to the Temple

Prospective members and guests at TempleBeit HaYam often ask how they are supposedto dress for our services. Our long-timemembers know that the atmosphere in oursanctuary is wonderfully relaxed. Nobody

comes to our services in order to show offtheir fancy attire or to scope out what othersare wearing.

Still, we do have standards for making ourservices a time of holy gathering and forhaving appropriate respect for the communityas a whole. It makes sense to helpnewcomers know what to expect.

We ask that, when you come to the Temple

on Friday nights, you dress for a religiousservice. Many people wear their neatweekend clothes for services. On specialoccasions, such as the High Holidays or atthe celebration of a Bar or Bat mitzvah,people do dress a bit more formally jacketsare appropriate for men; dresses, skirts orpant suits for women.

We respectfully request that clothing beappropriately modest. If you are attending a

Bar or Bat mitzvah celebration, dress for theservice, not for the reception that follows.Bare shoulders, tee shirts, short shorts, andrevealing necklines might be okay at a party,but not in the Temple.

House of HopeYour Help Is Needed!

House of Hope, our onlyMartin County based

food bank, is struggling to keep up with the in-creased demand for assistance and food forresidents of our county. The organization,which has been in existence here for 26 years,was able to keep up with the soaring need lastyear due to a grant from the federal govern-ment. The expiration of that funding coupledwith the staggering increase in requestsforassistance hascreated a crisisfor the agen-cy and the population it serves. They are des-perately in need of food NOW, because

most food drives do not start until November.They also provide food to the Boys and GirlsClub, because many of the children who re-ceive the school Lunch program do not get ade-quate meals at home on weekends.

The food banks greatest needs right now are:

RICE, CANNED FRUIT, BEANS,TUNA, MAC & CHEESE


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WantedWE NEED YOU!

We need Musicians. Do you play the guitar?Please audition for us. We NEED YOU!Please contact , the temple off ice (772) 286-

1531.

Your AdCould be here

For more information

Contact the Temple Office

772-286-1531

Rabbi's Discretionary FundThe Rabbi's Discretionary Fund is a fund ofthe Temple that is controlled by the Rabbi.Donations to the Discretionary Fund are tax-deductible. It is customary for Templemembers and others to make donations tothe Fund in honor of special occasions or to

express appreciation for the Rabbi'sleadership, especially after a lifecycle eventsuch as a baby-naming, bar/bat mitzvah,wedding, funeral or unveiling.

The Rabbi is authorized to use the fund tobring speakers and other educationalprograms to the Temple, to provide financialassistance for people to attend Jewishprograms, to give emergency aid to people inneed, to visit Temple youth at summer campand college, to make donations to non-profitorganizations (including the Temple), and forother purposes consistent with the Temple'smission. The Fund may not be used for thepersonal benefit of the Rabbi and his family.

If you have any questions concerning theRabbi's Discretionary Fund, please contactthe Temple office.

TBH Sisterhood Gift Shop is a wonderfulplace to shop for all your Judaic needs. Abeautiful selection of Jewelry, Holiday items,Bar & Bat Mitzvah supplies and gifts areavailable. Your patronage supports ourSisterhood. Please make a note of the GiftShop hours when coming to the Temple tomake purchases:Monday-Thursday 12:00 -2:00pm

Friday 6:307:00, Sunday By Appointment.Or please call Carol Ratner (772) 288-4785.THANK YOU!

Richard A. Krathen, MDDermatology Associates of the Palm Beaches

3654 SW 30thAvenue, Palm City, Florida 34990

Skin Diseases, Aging Skin & Skin CancerSurgery

Most Insurances AcceptedCall 772-403-2227 for Appointments

1stACMS Fellowship Trained Mohs Surgeon inMartin County

Board Certified in Dermatology


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Souper Sunday

Did you know that Temple Beit HaYamcongregants work together at a soupkitchen in Palm City one Sunday a month?

Adults and children 14 and older canvolunteer. It is a rewarding experience,helping those who need it the most.If you are interested in helping at ourSouper Sundays, contact Lauren Ram whokeeps the database of volunteers and jobassignments.

Laurens email address is:

[email protected]

The next dates are :Sunday, November 8th and December

13th, 2015.The group is in need of volunteers.

Advertise in the Tides

Published and distributed bi-monthly.For rates and information contactNoreen Tolman at 772-286-1531Email your ads to : [email protected]

Tides Deadlines

September October deadline August 1November-December deadline October 1January-February deadline December 1

March-April deadline February 1May-June deadline April 1

July-Augustdeadline June 1

Email your articles to:Dana Simmons at

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Temple Beit HaYam951 SE Monterey Commons Blvd.Stuart, Florida 34996

Non-Profit

OrganizationU.S. Postage

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ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Parking ReminderIf you are attending a meeting or event during the weekday work hours and theTemple parking lot is full, you may park either in the back of the Blake Libraryparking lot and walk through to the Temple or park in the lot at the Corsair Buildingacross the street.Please do not use the lots for other businesses in MontereyCommons, and please do not park in the reserved spaces or driveway. We appreciate youpassing this information along to your non member friends

Having a Program, Function or Event at TBH? So that your event runs smoothly, please remember to check our Temple CommunityCalendar with Noreen and to complete an Activity Request/Facility Usage Form.This way we can be sure that there are no scheduling conflicts and set-up will be justthe way you want it for using the Social Hall, Reception Gallery, Courtyard or Library.This is required for all functions, even TBH programs! Temple business hours are

Mon, Tues, Thurs 10-3, Weds 10-6 and F 10-3. Closed 12-1 PM daily.

Let Us Know When You or a Loved One is in the Hospital The Rabbi is happy to visit you in the hospital or call on you if you are ill, but heneeds to hear that news directly from you or a family member. Since the passage ofthe Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in1996,clergy are not notified of the hospitalization of a congregant unless the patientspecifically requests that notification. So, please, tell the Rabbi or the Temple office

of a hospitalization so we can provide support to you during a difficult time.

Mi Shebeirach Information

If you would like the prayer for healing recited on behalf of an individual, please callNoreen at the Temple office by Friday 10:00 a.m. Names provided will appear oncein the following Shabbat service bulletin unless otherwise requested.

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