October 2011 Bulletin

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Where Contemporary Jews

Embrace Traditional Judaism

BulletinBETH AM

October 2011 Tishri / Cheshvan 5772

Help Men's Club Build Our Sukka!

Please contact:

Herb Weissman

(e-mail to: hweissman@juno. com)

by Friday, October 7th

Sunday, October 9, 2011

9:30 a.m.

D ance with us as we

cel ebrate with the T orah

Simhat Torah Celebrat ion Thursday October 20th

7:00 PM

This year’s honorees:

DAN WILLIAMS

DEBBIE ZELKOWITZ & CBA’s CARE TEAM


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Passover comes with the first full moon of Spring. The holiday cele-brates the birth of the Jewish People. Its primary observance is in the home,with the goal of teaching our children to ask questions about their People’shistory, their Heritage, and their hopes. The Passover Hagada is the familyalbum of the Jewish community, and the symbols of the Seder create an ex-perience of our eating history: tasting the bitterness of slavery, the saltiness oftears, the bread of affliction, the greenness of Spring, and the sweetness ofthe wine symbolizing the hope for freedom for all peoples. On Passover we ex-

press thanks for the fullness of the Spring harvest.Sukkot, coming with the first full moon of Autumn, is Passover’s counterpart. Its primary observance is in theSukka, symbolic of our ancestors’ transition homes as they wandered through the Wilderness on their trek to thePromised Land of their dreams. The Sukka recalls the huts set up by the farmers during the Fall harvest.

Rabbi Harold Schulweis draws a further parallel: “If on Passover Jews eat history, on Sukkot they dance theol-ogy.” We take hold of four different agricultural species, collectively called the lulav, and wave and shake them threetimes in all directions: east, south, west, north, up and down. We suspend the waving when we recite the word“Adonai” (God) in the verses from the Book of Psalms that accompany the waving to remind us that God is not spa-tially located. Pressing <pause> as part of our ritual choreography is our way to embrace God’s universalism.

The four species include the willow, the myrtle, the palm and the citron (etrog). Our Sages teach that each onerepresents a different character of the human spirit. The aroma of each refers to the fragrance of good deeds; thetaste refers to the flavor of reason. There are people who are like the etrog, which possesses both taste and aroma:they are gifted with the power of knowledge and the practice of good deeds. There are people who, like the palm

lulav, bear fruit but have no aroma: they are involved in the practice of goodness but not in learning. There are thosewho, like the myrtle, carry fragrance but bear no taste: they are ethically involved but neglectful of study. Finally,there are other who, like the willow, lack both taste and aroma: they are afraid to open their mind and are sociallyinactive.

The irony of the choreographed ritual is that the liturgical formula – expressing the commitment to bring holi-ness to the world through the waving of the lulav – may only be recited when all four are held together. Holding thefour species is an inclusive ceremony of wholeness, the embracing of diverse talents within the entire community.Just as Passover holds the message of universal freedom for the world, so, too, Sukkot holds the message of universalmessianic redemption when the world will be as it needs to be.

We invite guests to join us at the Seder table, and we invite guests to join us in our Sukka. Whether you have aSukka at your home or you use the Sukka at the Synagogue, please invite guests to join you. Just call your friends andsay, “Let’s pick up some [breakfast, lunch, dinner] and meet in the Sukka.” Just as the species come together, somust people come together if our hopes for the future are to come to fruition.

Hag Samay’ah – Happy Sukkot!

— Rabbi Rick Sherwin

[email protected]

FROM

OUR

RABBI

May a Jewish person recite Kaddish and attend the quarterly Yizkor servicein memory of a parent who is not Jew ish?

The prayer known as the Mourner’s Kaddish makes no reference to death. Written primarily in Aramaic, the future tense of the verbs and adverbs conveys the promise to take our memories of the past andweave them into our dreams for the future. It is, to be sure, an affirmation that life is worth living, even when

tears fill our eyes. Reciting Kaddish in the presence of minyan is considered the highest respect we can offerto one whose physical presence is missing from our lives.The Rabbis of the Talmud obligate us to recite Kaddish for those in our nuclear family: mother-father,

brother-sister, husband-wife, son-daughter. While some ancient authorities declared that a Jew-by-choicepermanently leaves his/her previous family, the weight of Jewish Tradition requires that we respect thenon-Jewish members of our family . The text of the Torah tells us, “Honor your father and mother”: itdoes not say, “Honor your Jewish father and mother.”

We are obligated to honor the relationships we share with our nuclear family by reciting Kaddish intheir memory. It is a viable option, therefore, to recite Kaddish for others, both Jewish and non-Jewish,related or not: grandparents and grandchildren, members of our extended family, other relatives and friends.

The highest honor we can bestow upon those who have touched our lives is to promise to keep theirmemory alive as we step into tomorrow. That promise is made by reciting the Kaddish.

Question of the Month



PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEAs 5771 becomes part of our past it is now time to reflecton a year that will be remembered as a major turningpoint for Beth Am’s future generations. This has been ayear of “Mission Impossible”. Who would have though in aworld with so much economic uncertainty and instabilitythat a small shul in Central Florida could accomplish whatwe have. You all know by now my primary focus duringmy term as President has been to focus on our children’sneeds and provide them with the best Jewish educationpossible. We are a very special congregation wherefamilies and strong friendships are a priority. In 5771 we

as a congregation started the year with a dream; a dreamof a bright, clean, safe facility for our children and adultsto learn Jewish tradition, culture and prayer. Weremoved the portable classrooms from our parking lot andfor the past year our children, teachers and Rabbi havemade many sacrifices with enormous space constraints…we had no extra room for even and extra tooth pick anditems would be moved from place to place just so wecould repair the old school section.As we started down the path of obtaining approvals fromSeminole county for the new build the old building wasinspected to see if we complied with all current LifeSafety requirements. Since the building had not beeninspected in a very long time it was not a surprise that wedid not meet current code. So as part of getting approvalfor the new building we were REQUIRED to upgrade thecurrent school to meet all of the latest requirements. Atthat point we needed to change our focus from the newbuilding to bringing the old portion up to code beforeclasses started in September. Oh, I almost forgot tomention that we had no choice and these upgrades werenot an option nor were they in the original plan. Howeverwe were still able to make these major upgrades beforeschool opened this year. These upgrades included havingthe classrooms and hallways upgraded to current firecode/standard including upgrading and relocating the fire

alarm system. This required us to replace all of thedrywall in the hallways and some of classrooms with athicker material. In addition we were required to replaceall of the doors in the classrooms and hallways.The next challenge was we still had a roof over theoffices and classroom that was a major problem in asmuch that it was continually leaking so it did not makeany sense to upgrade the interior with a leaky roof. Andtherefore we replaced the roof in order that theimprovements we made would last well into the future.

Thanks to a lot of hard work from congregants and the

Board we now have a facility and shul we should all be

very proud of. As I walked into the updated classroom

during our open house in September I was discussing the

upgrades to Dr. Mark. He commented to me that the

hallway was very bright and cheerful. When he said that

to me I reminded him that when I first joined Beth Am

several years ago at the installation of Board services all

of the board on the bima were wearing sunglasses and hemade that statement that the “ future of Beth Am is so

bright ya gotta Wear Shades. So I will now continue on

with Dr. Mark’s prediction and also quote Timbuk 3 and

say “Things are going great, and they're only getting

better”.

— Jim Riola President

FROM

OUR

PRESI DENT

JOIN CBA IN ISRAEL: JUNE 2012

We decided to postpone last year’s scheduled

congregational pilgrimage until next summer. To date,

60 members of our congregation enjoyed exploring Israel

as to fulfill the mitzva of T’mikhat Yisrael, Supporting

Israel. Each tour in the past has offered a spiritually

inspiring experience specifically designed for the group.

We fully toured Israel from coast to coast, up to the

Lebanese border and across to the Golan Heights, thenback down to Jerusalem and beyond. One highlight of

our 2009 tour was a morning service at the Wall lead by

six B’nai Mitzva where each one read from the Torah,

and everyone received an aliya. We will again offer this

opportunity to both teens and adults.

We have tentatively set the trip for next June.

We need a minimum of 30 people for the trip to take

place. Please contact Rabbi Rick if you are even

considering the possibility of joining the group and

enjoying the experience of a lifetime.

CBA Office Hours

Saturday, Sunday & Monday—closed

Tuesday thru Friday 9:00 am—3:00 pm

Wednesdays during School until 6:00 pm



Shalom All:

For those of you who missed the meeting on the 18th of

September, we had a good turnout. It must have been the

food and we covered a lot of items. Here’s what in store

for us in October:

Sunday October 9, 2011 @ 9:30 AM at CBA - we need

your help to Build the Sukka. Please bring you

screw guns to speed the construction.

Sunday, October 23, 2011 from 9:30 am – 12.00 wewill have an Internet Café at CBA. We will serve

bagels, cream cheese and coffee – FREE -- for

anyone who wishes to partake of fellowship and

schmoozing at CBA during school. Wireless is up

and running! Why drive home or go to Panera’s or

Starbucks? It will be a great way to meet new

people while your kids are in school.

October 25, 2011 at 6:00 PM – The CBA Poker

Tournament will be held on at the Jewish

Academy of Orlando’s multi-purpose room in

Maitland on Maitland Avenue. The cost will be

$80 to play with unlimited beverages and cheese

pizza.

Sunday, October 30, 2011 @ 9:30 AM at CBA, we will

have our next meeting.

We are working on having another drawing for a $1000

VISA card beginning the second week of October and

running for 6 weeks. That means that the drawing will be

before the gift giving season in December. Once that is

done the Super Bowl raffle will kick off. We are planning

a car wash and much more.

Here are some of those that attended (not all were in the

picture), Have an uplifting month and do at least one

RAK (Random Act of Kindness) to every day.

Respectfully,

Herb Weissman, Chairman CBA Men’s Club

THE TRIENNIAL TORAH READING - PART II

In ancient Judea, there was a practice that

called for reading the full Torah over the span of three

years. The ancient justifications for following a

triennial cycle range include (a) leaving more time for

Torah study, and (b) opening the door to

congregational participation by encouraging laypeople

to read abbreviated aliyot.Beginning with the parasha of B’raysheet on

October 22nd, we will commence the second year of

the Triennial Torah Cycle by studying the second,

middle part of the reading for each parasha.

ASSIGNING BAR/BAT MITZVA DATES

We are now assigning dates for the 2012-2014 Bar/

Bat Mitzva lists. We plan early so as to give our long-

standing members first access to open dates. If your

child was born in 1999, 2000 or 2001, and you have

not yet arranged for a date to be reserved, please

contact Rabbi Rick so that your child will not be in-

advertently overlooked. Assignments are made onthe basis of one's 13th Hebrew birthday, with flexibil-

ity for summer birthdays and special circumstances.

ADULT BAT/BAR MITZVA SERVICE

JANUARY 25 & 26, 2013

The date has been set for a class of adults to

be called to the Torah as B’nai Mitzva! The program isin response to the adults who have expressed interest

in becoming Adult B’nai Mitzva. Some of the explana-

tions: (1) I did not have the opportunity when I was

younger, (2) I went through the experience but it did-

n’t go through me, (3) I just want to learn more, and/

or (4) I wasn’t Jewish when I was younger.

Our study program begins immediately with

our first classes on October 2nd. Please consult the

calendar for the schedule of meeting times. Contact

Rabbi Rick if you are interested in participating in this

program or you have any questions.

Visit Us On The Webgo to

www.congbetham.org



BOOK & MOVIE CLUB

October is here and we have a really special filmthis month. We will be viewing a wonderful moviecalled “Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg.

“The Goldbergs” was a TV production from 1949-1956. This was an enormously influential sitcomstarring Gertrude Berg who won the first BestActress award in television history for herportrayal of Molly Goldberg. This show paved theway for a wide variety of causes including womenin entertainment, Jewish-American identity andactors’ rights just to name a few. Berg is mostly“celebrated for singlehandedly proving that theAmerican family transcends social, religious and

economic divisions”.“Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg” offers a humorous,captivating tribute to one of the most successful& innovative women in American broadcastinghistory.”

We will meet at a member’s home on Thursday,October 27, 2011 at 7 PM. Please note that due toErev Simchat Torah on the third Thursday, thisdate is the fourth Thursday.

Hope you can join us. Please contact me forfurther information.

— Norma Greenberg

[email protected]

Bulletin articles are always due by the 12th of the month,so I am constantly in the position of writing next month’s

article before the current month’s event has been held!But I have it on good faith that the Paid-Up MembershipLuncheon was delicious and a lot of fun! Thank you toeveryone who came and to all those members who haverejoined. We also welcome two new members (as of thiswriting): Michele Bourne and Anne Brown. It is not toolate to pay your 2011-2012 dues and you can do it easilyon line by going to:

http://www.congbetham.org/Documents/sisterhood%20membership%20application.pdf .

Our October meeting will be held on Tuesday evening,October 18th at 7:30 pm at CBA. In keeping with themood of Sukkot, our speaker will be Michael Tiner of the

Homegrown Local Food Coop. This non-profit, member-owned cooperative exists to ensure the communities of Central Florida convenient access and consistent supply of locally grown food that is ethical, organic and sustainablein production. Everyone is invited to come and learnmore about this community supported agriculture organi-zation. To read more about Homegrown Local Food Coopprior to our meeting please check out their webpage athttp://www.homegrowncoop.org/index.html. Weatherpermitting we will have dessert in the Sukkah!

As the B’nai Mitzvah year gets under way this month CBASisterhood is very proud to begin presenting our studentswith a gift to mark this important event in their lives andin the life of our congregation. Each B’nai Mitzvah willreceive a beautiful pair of Shabbat/Festival candlesticksthat will enable them to light candles for many years to

come. The candlesticks are small enough to easily pack away and use readily accessible tea lights. And for thosesituations were candles are prohibited (such as collegedorm rooms) you can use the flameless tea lights. Check out the gift shop display case … we have some availablefor sale as well!

For more information about our CBA Sisterhood, pleasecontact me. I look forward to welcoming even morewomen to our Sisterhood, hearing your ideas and workingwith you to create a warm and caring community withinour shul.

B’shalom

Cathy Swerdlow

President

CBA Sisterhood

eBay at CBAWhile doing your summer cleaning, did you find

things you just don’t want or can’t use but they’ll

have some value to someone? If so, please donate

these items to us – it's a win-win situation. Yousupport Beth Am and get the tax deduction – we

sell the items on eBay and other venues and use

the pro, activities and programming at Beth Am.

Please call Herb (407.774.9695) if you have any

questions or to arrange for pickup of your unused

treasures.



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THE SUKKA: WELCOME TO OUR TEMPORARY HOME

The Festival of Sukkot begins Wednesday evening, October 12th, with a special 7:30 p.m. service fol-

lowed by Kiddush and Oneg in the congregation's Sukka. The Sukkot morning 10 a.m. service will follow the

same pattern, with festivities in the Sukka.

The Sukka itself recalls the huts set up by the farmers during the harvest season. Those in the fields

lived in these huts, sharing meals and recreation time. We set up the Sukka to remind ourselves that sharing

time is our highest priority in life, offering thanks for that which is truly important in the simplest of settings.

WHAT IS SH’MINI ATZERET?

Sh’mini Atzeret – the Eighth Day of Assembly – is often thought of as the eighth day of Sukkot.Though it comes at the end of Sukkot, none of the Sukkot ceremonials apply to it. In Rabbinic Literature it isreferred to as regel bifnay atzmo, a separate Festival with its own identity. It is described in the Bible as aone-day holiday marking the conclusion of the holy day season. Diaspora communities later added a secondday to Sh’mini Atzeret, which came to be known as Simhat Torah.

Each service for Sh’mini Atzeret – Wednesday evening service at 7:30and Thursday morning,

October 20th at 10 a.m. – includes the recitation of Yizkor.

DANCE, DANCE, DANCE ON SIM HAT TORAH

Simhat Torah – the Celebration of Torah – is Thursday evening, October 20th, at 7 p.m. Everyone is

invited to express joy in the Tradition of Torah with the seven hakafot of singing and dancing. We complete

the reading of the Torah and we begin again as everyone is called to the Torah for an aliya.

This year’s honorees for the last and first aliyot are Dan Williams ,

and the CBA Care Team, lead by Debbie Zelkowitz.

YIZKOR SERVICE

The Yizkor service is a memorial service recited in conjunction with the major festivals (which are tradi-tionally "family time"):

Yom KippurThe end of Sukkot (Sh’mini Atzeret)The end of PassoverShavuot

It is a service of memory to recall those who have died and whose lives and deaths have given our livesmeaning and direction. The primary responsibility is to recite prayers of memory for grandparents and parent s, spouses, sibl ings, children and grandchildren. Ot hers come t o pay respect t o other relat ives and fr iends, both Jewish and non-Jewish.

The Yizkor service is a way to connect our thoughts to those who have influenced our lives and tothose whose lives we influence today. It is a reminder that the energies of the past flow through the pre-sent to shape the future.

We will recite the Yizkor prayers on Sh’mini Atzeret, October 19th, in conjunction with the8 p.m. Wednesday evening service, and on October 20th in conjunction with the

10 a.m. Thursday morning service.



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October 2011 Congregation Beth Am Tishray / Heshvan

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri t b #

S T U D Y &

D I S C U S S I O N

G R O U P

MEETS AFTER

KIDDUSH

19:00 AM

Mitzva Program

10:00 AMHa’azinu

Sunset 7:12 PM

2

9:30 AMReligious School

3 4

5:00

Religious School

5

4:15 PMReligious School

6 76:47p

OFFICE CLOSED

8

5:00 PMMinha*

6:15 PMFamily N’ila* 7:30 PM

Havdala & Shofar* Break-the-Fast

Sunset 7:04 PM

9


9:30 AM

Men’s Clubbuilds our

Sukka

10 11

5:00Religious School


7:30 PMSukkot Evening

Service

followed byKiddush in our

Sukka

13OFFICE CLOSED

10:00 AMFestival

Morning Service

followed by

Kiddush in our

Sukka

146:39p

7:00 PMSukkotFamily Service

159:00 AMMitzva Program

10:00 AMChol Hamoed

Sunset 6:18 PM

16


10:00 AM Adult Education

11:00 AM Adult B’nai MitzvaClass

17 18


Sisterhood

Meeting in Sukka7:30 PM

19


7:30 PM

Sh’mini AtzeretService & Yizkor

20

OFFICE CLOSED

10:00 AMFestival

Service & Yizkor

7:00 PMSimhat Torah

Celebration

21

6:32p

8:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat

Bar MitzvaDaniel Margot

22


10:00 AMBereshitBar Mitzva

Daniel Margot

Sunset 6:56 PM


11:00 AM Adult B’nai MitzvaClass

Men’s Club—Internet Café9:30 AM

24 25

Men’s Club PokerJewish Academy

Of Orlando - 6 PM


26


27

7:00 PMBook & Movie Club

(Panera Bread)

286:26p

8:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat

29


10:00 AMNoach

Sunset 6:43


10:00 AM Adult Education

11:00 AM

31REMINDER:

COMMUNITY

MINYAN

7:45 AM

Calendar information is subject to change. Please refer to Calendar on Events page of our website for current information.

INVITATION IS

REQUIRED

FOR SEATING

* OPEN TO

THE

COMMUNITY

10:00 AM Yom Kippur

12:30 Yizkor

7:00 PMKol Nidre



Support Beth Am AND

celebrate your special occasion

with custom invitations and announcements.

We carry a full line fromRegency, Encore and Checkerboard.

You can also order a tallit

for yourself or for your child's Bat/Bar Mitzva.

Contact Debbie Davids at 407.869.0238.

Ca te r ing By A r t i sans(Your CBA Caterer)

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For information, contact:

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SHARING THE CARING Share the news with members who don't have e-mail

Share your compassion with recently bereaved members

Share your time with members who are home alone

Share your time with members who are in nursing homes

Share your time with members who are in a hospital

Join the Care Team —

for additional information, please contact

Debbie Zelkowitz (407.862.7471)

If we have inadvertently omitted abirthday, anniversary or yahrtzeit orpublished incorrect personal informationabout you in this Bulletin, we apologize.Please let us know so that we cancorrect our records.

Pr omot e your business

wit h a Bullet in ad

For information, contact Joanne

at the office at 407. 862.3505

We Welcome New Members

Roberta & Charles BernsteinMichelle & David MedvedeffHugh & Colleen Rosenblum

Tom & Lyn ShapiroSasha Vacnin

IN MEMORIAM

As a Congregational Family,

we extend our heartfelt condolences to

Robyn Blau Eickenholz

on the loss of her step-mother,

DEAN BLAU

Tom Mayeras he remembers his father

JULIUS MAYER

Marty Stein

on the loss of his mother

DOTTIE STEIN

Denise Jaffe

as she remembers her grandmotherJANE AGER

Lois Smith

On the loss of her father

SIDNEY SPECTOR

HA-MAKOM Y'NAHEM



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Dear Beth Am Member:

As the High Holy Days approach, we are pleased to announce that we will have programs designed with your children in mind – child-

care for younger children and Junior Congregation for children in Grades 2-3 and 4-6.

UNDER A GE 3 (or stil l in diapers)

We will have rooms available for parents to take their children. These rooms will NOT be staffed with a babysitter so you must su-

pervise your children. Please bring diapers, wipes and formula (or a dairy or parve [no meat or poultry] lunch and drink that do

not require refrigeration) for your children. To assist us in our planning, please contact our office by Wednesday, Sept. 21, if

you and your child(ren) might use these rooms.

CHILD CARE: AGE 3 YEARS – GRADE 1

The program will be staffed with professionals, assisted by high school and college students. Children will be grouped by age and

appropriate programs will be offered in each room. The children will have the opportunity to hear stories about the holidays, play

outside, play games and eat lunch with their friends. Please provide your child with a dairy or parve (no meat or poultry) lunch and

drink that do not require refrigeration . Please label the bag with your child's name and age. Make sure that siblings have their

own, individually packaged, container for lunch.

This program will be available as follows:

SPECIAL FAMILY SERVICES

Saturday, October 14: Family N'ila begins at 6:15 p.m., followed by Havdala and Shofar at 7:45 p.m.

Your kids won't want to miss th e ENJOYABLE Havdala service!!!

Yom Kippur

Friday, Octobe r 7 (Kol Nidre): 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. (BABYSITTING ONLY)Saturday, October 8: 10:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

To ensure that we schedule sufficient staff,

only children w ho have been pre-registered will be guaranteed a space in this program .

The recommended minimum donation for this program is $40 per child, which covers up to four

These age groups will participate in separate Junior Congregation services. The services begin at 10:30 a.m. on both days of Rosh ha-

Shana and end at noon. At that time, the children will join their families in the Sanctuary. On Yom Kippur, Junior Congregation be-

gins at 11 a.m. and ends at 12:45 p.m. To assist us in our planning, please contact our office (407.862.3505) by Wednesday,

September 21 if your child(ren) might attend this service.

High Holy Day Programming Child Care Registration FormCost is $40 per child. Please detach this form and submit with payment or call the CBA Office

Parent's Name ______________________________________ E-mail address __________________________

Child 1

Name ____________________________________________________ Age _________

FOOD ALLERGIES, SPECIAL NEEDS:_________________________________________________________________Please indicate days you will have your child in our babysitting/childcare program:

……Kol Nidre night (Oct. 7) ……Yom Kippur (Oct. 8)

Child 2

Name ____________________________________________________ Age _________

FOOD ALLERGIES, SPECIAL NEEDS: ________________________________________________________________

Please indicate days you will have your child in our babysitting/childcare program:


Child 3

Name ____________________________________________________ Age _________

FOOD ALLERGIES, SPECIAL NEEDS: ________________________________________________________________

Please indicate days you will have your child in our babysitting/childcare program:




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August 28 Blood Drive A Success

Due to the efforts of the following individuals we have helpedmany people in the Central Florida area:

Arlene Applebaum, Zohar Cain, Michael Cohen, Sara Conway, Carol Francis,Juli Kendeigh, Brandon Leibowitz, Krystina Leibowitz, Steven Leibowitz,Marvin Mayer, Michael Mendel, Ernest Myers, Davi Sherwin, Nancy Stern,

Herbert Weissman, Daniel Williams, Joyce Yates

So far $610.00 has been sent in to American Friends of Magen David Adom. So

the blood donors listed above have helped people here and also in Israel.Thank You!

Our next blood drive will be on Sunday, November 13 from 9 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

Sher WeismanCBA Blood Drive Coordinator

MEMORIAL PLAQUES

A plaque on the Memorial Board in our Sanctuary is a fitting way to remember family members

whom we recall with warmth and affection. To honor the memory of a loved one with a plaque,

please submit your request (accompanied by payment of $360) to our office. The form is available in

our office or on the secure Payments Page of our website, where you can also make payment.

HOW TO CONTACT US

407.862.3505

[email protected]

www.CongBethAm.org

Please direct

all correspondence to:

P.O. Box 915756

Longwood, FL 32791-5756

We're located at:

3899 Sand Lake Road

Longwood, FL 32779

WE THANK… hbr hdwt

Doris Locks for donating copy paper for CBAoffice.

The Men’s Club and their Director, HerbWeissman for the

E-bay sales and yard sales.

Dr. Sherwood Weissman for organizing theblood drives AND to all the blood donors

Debbie Zelkowitz and her “Care Team” forcoordinating the packages for our troops inAfghanistan

Mike Stricker and Rick Garner for ‘creating’ avery popular and well attended SportsShooting Club



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PARKING GUIDELINES

10/1 Shabbat morning Shabbat Shuva Service 10:00 a.m.

10/7 Friday evening Kol Nidre 7:00 p.m.

10/8 Shabbat morning Morning Service 10:00 a.m.

Torah Service 11:30 a.m.

Yizkor 12:30 p.m.

Musaf 1:00 p.m.

Shabbat afternoon Study Session 4:00 p.m.

Minha (afternoon service) 5:00 p.m.

Family N’ila 6:15 p.m.

Havdala and Shofar 7:45 p.m.

Break-the-Fast

Parking on CBA's property is reserved for those members who have "Handicapped" stickers and Senior drivers

who are not able to walk long distances. If you meet the above criteria, you may park:1. in any of the spaces on the asphalt,

2. on the grassy area along the driveway or

3. on the grassy area by the wall on the Line Drive side of the property.

If you park in one of the spaces in 2. or 3. above, please park straight in (not parallel or on an angle)

You are welcome to drive into our parking lot to drop off your family near the front doors.

Parking for all others is available along Sand Lake Road and Line Drive:

?To maximize utilization of these space, please park straight in (not parallel or on an angle).

?Please comply with any "No Parking" signs to avoid being ticketed.

Parking is NOT available on the vacant lot adjacent to the south boundary of our property. There are "No Parking"

signs and vehicles parked on this property may be towed away.

Parking may also be available in residential neighborhoods. Please be considerate of and respectful to our

neighbors — do not park in a manner that would obstruct access to their property.

Conserve parking spots — carpool with another member!

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Sunday, November 13, 201110:00 AM

Sanctuary at CBA

To discuss:

BudgetBy-Laws

Board of Directors 2012 ElectionAnnual Update



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OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

WE REMEMBER OCTOBER YAHRTZEITS

1 Belle Neckowitz, mother of Ruth Newman

2 Avery Bresnick , nephew of Simmie Golub

Cecelia Kneiz, grandmother of Sheri Rosenberg

Norman Stricker, mother of Michael Stricker

4 Ytschak Ben Hanan-Rochel, father of

Rachel Weiner

Alice Mayer, mother of Tom Mayer David Siegel, father of Marc Siegel

5 Thelma Bresnick, aunt of Simmie Golub

Raymond Mundell, brother of Mildred Harris

Leah Rot Schmuel, mother of Karen Stroup

Dorothy Siegel, wife of Bernard Siegel

8 Shoshana Salzhauer, mother of Shlomith Cohen

9 Richard Nathanson , father of Marlene Steinfeld

Annette Selach, mother of Roxanne Baron

10 Edward Somers, husband of Joan Somers

11 Samuel Gold, father-in-law of Helene Gold

Joseph Levy, father of Helene Gold

Julie Seligman-Feuer, mother of Donald Seligman

Anne Silverstein, mother of Neal Silverstein

15 Benjamin Elman, father of Hilda Frishman

and Albert Elman

Philip Kaplan, father of Robert Kaplan

Sylvia Wilensky, mother of Ellis Wilensky

16 Hyman Fishman, grandfather of Sheri Rosenberg

Judith Weiss, mother of Jerrey Weiss

17 Samuel Brotman, father of Kail Brotman

Wilma Pisak, mother of Nancy Kucaba and

grandmother of Michelle Kucaba

18 Rabbi Mark Loeb, brother of Carol Francis

19 Louis Levine, father of Mae Weisman

20 Marvin Mercer, father of Lane Mercer and

Ellen Solomon

21 Abraham Bonder , father of Eleanore Cooper

Ellen Judy Schaefer, daughter of Mildred Harris

and sister of Jacki Harris22 Robert Halperin, father of Scott Halperin

Hye Hoppenstand, father of Fern Loory

Mae Scolnick, grandmother of Michael Abrams

Manny Soski, husband of Elly Soski and

father of Ruth Rubin & Heddy Bernstein

23 Florence Levin (Fagel), grandmother of Stacy Gotlib

24 Edith Kartman, sister of Mildred Harris

Lena Levine, mother is Mae Weisman

Baruch Shamash, grandfather of Daniel Gotlib

26 Rose Baclar, mother of Jules Baclar

Alexis Harris, daughter of Tara & Brian Harris

Richard Modica, brother of Sean-Paul Lewis

Bernard Weiss, husband of Joanne Weiss

27 Dinah Handler, grandmother of Barbara Bernstein

Minnie Kusnetz, mother of Sue Bobele

28 Ruthann Kaplan, sister of Lawrence Kaplan

Isadore Landau, father of Linda Zlatkiss

29 Mildred Caro, grandmother of Sheri Berren

Lillian Sperber, mother of Judy Altman

31 Shirley Klugman, grandmother of Benjamin Wittig

Burt Rutkin, cousin of Norm Levin

Meir Shapiro, grandfather of Alexander Agranovsky

1 Gary Kaltbaum2 Ian Locks2 Jackie Sabulsky2 Barbara Sokolov3 Sarah Wittig4 Jadyn Halperin4 Marty Stein5 Joe Davids5 Ben Swerdlow6 Jared Baron6 Aaron Davids

9 Daniel Margot9 Sharon Wilensky10 Brandee Foxworthy10 Jessica Kane10 Debbie Wittig10 Marilyn Wilensky

11 Amy Goldberg11 Tobe Lev11 Nancy Stern11 Haley Stockton12 Michael Alpert12 Arlene Silver13 Cindy Barber13 Cal Fisher14 Ethan Cayado14 Jacki Harris14 Leah Klein

14 Noah Klein14 Dan Scott16 Scott Gold16 Elyse Jacobs17 Brett Forrest17 Rachel Weiner

17 Rachel Werk 17 Brooke Williams18 Sima Feldberg19 Lisa Fishman19 Nick Horne19 Mike Mercer19 Sloan Mercer19 Steve Rosenberg20 Jason Helman20 Rose Lazoritz20 Sherman Miller

20 Marshall Pearlman21 Madelynn Gordon22 Addison Harris22 Stefanie Maguire23 Matt Klein

23 Marty Schwebel24 Eric Levy24 Amy Perlstein24 Ken Solomon25 Sharon Bartfield25 Phil Gelfand25 Alexandra Kane25 Risa Page25 Ron Stern25 Kristina Tollefson26 Felicia Martin

28 Nathan Agranovsky28 Jon Lewis29 Marshall Rebar30 Stefanie Shames31 Jordan Grushka

4 Lynn & Fred Pearl11 Michelle & Michael Mendel12 Sherril & Frank Bracco13 Robyn & Jason Eichenholz16 Fabienne & Bob Kaplan

16 June & Lloyd Werk20 Suzanne & Eric Weinstein22 Melissa & Gabe Yopack24 Ricki & David Wieselthier25 Barb & Harry Bernstein25 Jessica & Seth Rosenblatt

26 Susan Cohn Lackman &Richard Knapp

27 Erica & Paul Karlinsky27 Michelle & Derek Sheplan29 Kathie & Jeff Green



OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING

Our tradition teaches us the importance of tz'daka.What a wonderful and lasting way to commemorate abirthday, anniversary, yahrtzeit, recovery from illness orhardship, Bat or Bar Mitzva, wedding, new baby or otheroccasion! Or give just because... !

We maintain various funds, donations to which are usedto support our many activities and to make Beth Am theSynagogue we want it to be. Please show that you care —make a contribution to the fund of your choice. Alcontributions are tax deductible.

SUPPORTERS OF BETH AMONEG/KIDDUSH SPONSORS

Elly Soski, In celebration of her grandchildren receivingthe congregation’s blessings. Amy Lynn Rubin &Dani Vaknin and Felicia Bernstein & Capt. IsaacGreenberg

"DOR-TO-DOR" (GENERA TION-TO-GENERATION)CAMPAIGN TO FUND SCHOOL ADDITION

GENERAL FUND

Alan, Arlene & Jan Applebaum, Jack Kohn andMichele & Francisco dosSantos, in memory ofSusan Silver

Howard & Betsy Batwin, in memory of Tom Mayer’s fatherJulius Mayer

Harry & Barbara Bernstein, in memory of Mae Weisman’ssister Sylvia Levine Beckerman

Michael & Sheri Berren, in memory of grandfatherIrving ZangFred & Frances Brown , in memory of daughter

Laura LichtyHank & Norma Greenberg, in memory of mother

Jennette BloomRabbi Moe and Sheila Kaprow, in memory of father

Bernard WeinsteinSteve & Linda Leibowitz, in celebration of the 70th

birthday of Jim RiolaJackie & Stan Levine, in memory of father Joseph Levine

and in memory Tom Mayer’s father Julius MayerSherman Miller , in memory of sister-in-law

Judith Ehrenberg and in memory of wifeThelma Miller

Lester & Marlene Morris, in memory of motherSarah Morris

Marcia Rosen, in memory of sister Barbara GoldfarbBarbara & Sherwin Sokolov , in memory of father

Arthur SchanzLillian Tobias, in memory of father Morris Zaritsky and

in memory of mother, Rebecca ZaritskyJoanne Weiss, in memory of Julius MayerJerrod & Linda Zlatkiss, in memory of grandmother

Sadie Wilkens

BARRY LEWIS FUND

Bette Lewis, wishing a speedy recovery of Paula Gibson

RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Judith Suberman & Andrea Behn, with gratitude forRabbi Rick’s comfort and in memory ofMadeline Behn

Albert & Lorraine Cibley, wishing CBA L’Shana TovaDr. Paul & Dr. Erica Karlinsky, in honor of Jacob, Nina

and LeeIvan & Fern Lefkowitz, in memory of mother,

Tilly LefkowitzDonna J. Borko, with thanks to Rabbi Rick

HIGH HOLIDAY ‘NO APPEAL’ APPEAL

Dear Members of the Beth Am Family,

We thank the many of you who have supported our Building Additand Enhancement project. Without your generosity, we would not able to create the structure for our spiritual drive into the negeneration.

Having said that, we still want to be able to make Beth Am a spirithome that is comfortable and welcoming place to be, warm in twinter and cool every other season of the year. Our High Holy DAppeal goes out for that purpose.

DUES ALONE DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO PAY ALL OOPERATING COSTS AND OFFER THE SERVICES YOU EXPECT. Levery other synagogue, we must supplement this with fundraising.in previous years, we are conducting our annual HIGH HOLY DAAPPEAL in advance with the hope that we will not need to diminthe spiritual significance of the Yom Kippur service with any formrequest for funds.

We ask you, as a member of the Beth Am Family: Please give as mas you can! We hope you will go to the secure Payments Page of oweb site and make a generous gift today. You are also welcomecall the office, or mail your donation to us.

We wish everyone in the Beth Am Family a Shana Tova, a year goodness.The Beth Am Board of Directors



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