September 2017 Volume XXVIII, Issue 10

Search for the Light of God’s PresenceOn the last day of the Hebrew

month, Av, known as Yom Kippur Katan, “the small day of repen-tance,” we witnessed a rare astral phenomenon: a total solar eclipse.

On August 21, just a few hours after the eclipse, the sun-set ushered in the Hebrew month

of Elul, the 40-day period of repentance which culminates in our High Holy Days.

Our Talmudic Rabbis (Sukkah 29a) saw the eclipse of the sun as a bad omen for the world. They compared it to a king who makes a huge banquet and sets up a lantern to illuminate the party, but then, unhappy with his guests, covers up the light. So did the Jewish scholars see a solar eclipse as a sign of God’s displeasure with society.

Rabbi Yosef Berger found in a mystical text, Yalkut Moshe, a prophecy that, when a solar eclipse occurs at the beginning of the month of Elul, it portends a great loss for Kings of the East. Rabbi Berger sees this as a bad omen for the despotic leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un. However, Rabbi Lazar Brody interprets the fact that the eclipse is only over the United States as a warning that it is our nation which is in peril of God’s anger.

Yet all Jewish interpreters find reassurance in the fact that the sun itself is not extinguished during an eclipse but merely concealed. So, too, in the Jewish faith, we learn the theological notion hester panim (the eclipse of the Divine Face).

During so many dark times of our people’s history it seems as though God’s presence is entirely absent. Yet

even as the sunlight emerges from its eclipse, so are Jewish moments of hester panim (God’s remoteness) often followed by the light of God’s ongoing redemp-tion of our people.

In some ways, 5777 has been a dark year. Our nation is beset with civil unrest, racial divisions, economic un-certainties, and partisan politics. Hate and vitriol have taken the place of national dialogue and coexistence.

We seek the light of God’s Presence to guide us in such turbulent times. So let us gather on these Holy Days and search for the light of the Holy One, seeking illumination from our faith and warmth from our com-munity. Even if we find few answers, together we can hold hands and find our way through the darkness.

L’shana Tova,

THE LIGHTPublished monthly by

Temple Beth Or 5275 Marshall Rd. Dayton OH 45429

www.templebethor.comPhone: (937) 435-3400

RABBIJudy Chessin

ASSISTANT RABBIAri Ballaban

ADMINISTRATORDonna Brodnick

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATORSharon Bengel

BOTY ADVISOR Gavi Douglass

OFFICERSJerry Weckstein, President

Micah Siegal, Vice PresidentJohn Granby, Secretary

Karen Lindsay, Treasurer

MEMBERS AT LARGEJane Briskin Sue NelsonMarni Flagel Jessica SimpsonJoan Greenfield Daniel SweenyCorky Katz

COMMITTEE CHAIRSAdministration: Ira SegalewitzEducation: Jessica SimpsonFund-raising: Member Services: Deb CharPersonnel: Micah SiegalReligious: Joan Greenfield

AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONSJudaica Shop: Karen LindsayBOTY President: Ben GuadalupeConnections for Seniors: Hank Adler

Our Lives

Yahrzeit RemembrancesTemple Beth Or remembers our loved ones on the Sabbath nearest the

anniversary of their passing or yahrzeit. The following names will be read during services this month.

September 1Allen Beckerman (8/30)Sylvia R. Moss (8/30)Edward Nieman (8/31)Lillian S. Cream (9/1)Roberta Gordon (9/1)Lewis Plotkin (9/3)Gustav Carsch (9/4)Mary Seidenschmidt (9/4)Adam Spalter (9/4)Scott Nelson (9/5)

September 8Eddie Rose (9/6)Tom Carsch (9/7)Abraham Moltz (9/7)Kurt S. Farnbacher (9/9)Aaron Lauber (9/9)Martin Cauper (9/10)Richard Lyden (9/11)Max Scheiner (9/11)Isaac Kruke (9/12)Jerome Sherman (9/12)

September 15Hilda Davis (9/13)James H. Fortner (9/13)Stanley Goldberg (9/13)Jean Shwartz (9/14)Freda Swillinger (9/14)Miriam Burte (9/15)Gilbert Cramer (9/15)Sol J. Weiner (9/16)

September 22Joel L. Bernstein (9/20)Malcolm Block (9/20)Cecelia Spiegelman (9/20)David Shapiro (9/22)Sam Simon (9/22)Pasha Bettman (9/23)Senia Katz (9/23)Frank Steiner (9/23)Tina Marie Kleinman (9/24)Gus Holstine (9/25)Richard Clair (9/26)Pat Factora (9/26)Jerome Lehrer (9/26)Melia Levine (9/26)Ruth Penn (9/26)

September 29Leah Gerber (9/27)Ted Halasz (9/27)Sam Novick (9/27)Robert Fortner (9/28)Paul Molnar (9/28)Herbert Strauss (9/28)David Fishman (9/29)Sarah Silverman (9/30)Martin J. Dicker (10/1)Jennifer Berks (10/2)Lou Droz (10/2)Morton Gross (10/2)Mildred Sanderson (10/2)Sarah Karp (10/3)Aliya Rachel Lindsay (10/3)Lester Stein (10/3)

The congregation wishes strength, hope and health to the follow-ing: Robin Greenfield, Maxine Halasz, Bob Heuman, Matthew Lindsay, Phillipe Sucosky, Thomas Wright.

Deepest sympathy is extended to Karen Flanders and her family on the passing of Karen’s father William Robert Flanders Jr., on July 1. Sympathy is also extended to Debra Zendlovitz and family on the passing of Debra’s father, Joseph, on June 20.

Mazel tov to the Buerki family whose son Robin Arthur married Amy Rose Gilbert in Wisconsin on May 28. The newlyweds reside in San Fran-cisco. Mazel tov also to Dr. Steven and Jude Cohen whose son Daniel Cohen married Rachel Campbell in Chicago on August 12.

Corky and Dorianne Katz are also to be congratulated. They have a new granddaughter: Eloise Rose Arteaga born August 19.

Honorable Menschens

Our congregants always give us something to kvell over and this summer several stepped up to maintain services while our rabbis took some well-deserved rest.

Many thanks to the follow-ing who hosted a preneg or led a service or did both on a Friday evening in July or August: Dena Briskin, Eva Clair, Para Rab-bi Lorraine Fortner, Dr. Felix Garfunkel, Rachel Gilbert, Joan and Art Greenfield, Dr. Marty Jacobs, Jan Maharam, Renee Peery, Mary and Lynn Rogers, Ira Segalewitz, Gene Solomon, and the Temple Beth Or Choir.

We are kvelling over Rose Marie Mauch who celebrated her 80th birth-day over the summer. Rose Marie is one of our valued members and active with Connections for Seniors. Mazel Tov!

We are kvelling over Dr. Felix Garfunkel who shared his experiences living in Ecuador at the screening of the film “An Unknown County” in early August. Well done, Dr. Garfunkel!

We are kvelling over Sam Lauber, whose photograph “Paris Win-dow” was displayed at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. This is the third of Sam’s photos to be exhib-ited at the state fair. Mazel Tov!

Member Services will host a special preneg on Friday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m. to welcome new members of Temple Beth Or.

This event is an opportunity to showcase all Temple Beth Or has to offer. Come help welcome them with your stories of how Temple Beth Or has changed your life and been a support for your family. Bring your new ideas as well.

Shabbat Services will follow with Rabbi Judy Chessin and the Temple Beth Or Choir.

Member Services Chair Deb Char is still recruiting for the committee. If you would like to help please contact her at deblchar@gmail.com or call the office and we will connect you.

Event for New, All Members Oct. 20

Rabbi Chessin’s Creativity Recognized

Rabbi Judy Chessin was surprised with the Jack Moss Creativity Award at the Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton on August 16.

Congregant Marni Flagel presented the award citing Rabbi Chessin’s work both at Temple Beth Or and in the Dayton area.

“From creative family services to interfaith community partnerships, Rabbi Chessin brings wit and creativity to all she does,” Mrs. Flagel said.

With the award, Temple Beth Or received a check for $250. Also during the meeting, Temple Beth Or member Elaine Bettman re-

ceived the Past President’s Award for her work on Operation Exodus, the resettlement of Soviet Jews to the Dayton area. The evening also featured Ukrainian immigrant Alina Spaulding, who resettled in the United States with her family in 1979.

Several members of Temple Beth Or were installed on Federation boards. Dave London and Ira Segalewitz are now on the Federation’s Board of Directors. Kate Elder, Dr. Felix Garfunkel and Rachel Gilbert are new members of the Jewish Community Center’s Board.

Makor School News

We are just on the verge of be-ginning a new year of Makor, and-- already!--we are preparing to take our first break. Makor begins on Septem-ber 10th and we will begin our high holiday recess after Makor on Sep-tember 17th.

There are many schools in the Unit-ed States that don’t have a fall break from school during the first half of the school year. This makes sense, of course: Because of Thanksgiving, we automatically have a break from things at the end of November. Nev-ertheless, even those schools which do take a fall break usually at least wait more than a month before giving students time off.

But things are not so in the Jewish world. The timing of the high holidays varies from year to year, but--if my math doesn’t fail me--this year we only have seven days before taking our break! And, more than that, this is not a break for some minor holiday or unimportant occasion. Instead, this is a break for two of our core religious occasions, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

To say the least, the situation created by the colli-sion of these two unrelated calendars--one contempo-rary, Western, and academic and the other ancient and Jewish--has strange consequences. Rabbis more expe-rienced and wise than myself have likened this calen-drical intersection to beginning the football season with the Superbowl. I can’t say I disagree with that assess-ment!

However coincidental the creation of our modern sce-nario may be, we can still find meaning in it. In fact, I would suggest that there are few things more tradition-al in Judaism than striving to discover deep meaning in the seemingly mundane. And, in fact, even our an-cient biblical calendar betrays the reality that the in-dividuals--multitudinous, geographically far-flung, and chronologically diverse as they were--were forced to harmonize multiple calendars in their own lives.

Tishrei, the Jewish month during which the high hol-idays fall, holds at least two (depending on how you count) entirely different types of calendrical celebra-tions, agricultural (Sukkot) and religious (Rosh Hasha-nah, Yom Kippur, and Simchat Torah). In fact, even the name for this month hints at the multi-calendared real-ity Jews have lived for millennia: Tishrei, along with all the other so-called Jewish months, was actually a month from the Babylonian calendar which the Jews long ago adopted.

And so, reflecting on the oddity of our Jewish cal-endar, I encourage everyone to feel empowered and comforted knowing that we actually are experiencing something as traditional as the Torah itself. Like our ancestors, we too will find--sometimes of necessity, sometimes for inspiration--new ways to navigate the many cultural circles that we as Jews living among oth-er peoples must necessarily traverse. I wish you all a shanah tovah u’metukah, a good and sweet new year!

- Rabbi Ari Ballaban

RegistrationMakor and Hebrew School start Sunday, Sept. 10 but

there is still time to register. If your child attended last year, we still need you to

register them! Visit www.templebethor.com to com-plete the online form.

There will be no Wednesday school this year. Makor will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided for those staying for Hebrew school from 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Hebrew School is required for grades 3 through 6 if you expect your child to become a bar or bat mitzvah at Temple Beth Or.

Fees are due by Sept. 10. However, no one is turned away for inability to pay. If you need assistance, con-

tact Rabbi Ballaban. Teachers enjoyed an inservice event Sunday, Aug. 20

to prepare for the year (pictured). The group included a few new faces and some exciting projects are planned. Stay tuned!

School Year Begins with Calendar Collision

Three young men of Tem-ple Beth Or have been called to the Torah in the tradition of their ancestors.

Micah Gruenberg became a bar mitzvah on August 26. Brothers Miles Gabriel and Graham Henry Glovka be-came b’nai mitzvah together on Sept. 2.

Micah is the son of Mark and Angela Gruenberg and the youngest of four children. He is an 8th grader at Magsig Middle School in Centerville who enjoys science and soccer.

Micah’s bar mitzvah featured a super hero theme. His Torah portion, Shoftim, recounts Moses’ review of the Israelite justice system – a happy coincidence for Micah.

“I want to help people,” he said. And he has. Micah has received school awards for his helpfulness and he aspires to become a pediatrician.

The Glovka brothers chose to prepare for bar mitzvah together to make the daunting process less overwhelm-ing.

Miles, 14, is a freshman and Graham, 12, is a seventh grader. Both boys attend the Dayton Regional STEM School. They are the sons of Todd and Mindy Glovka and have a younger sister, Norah.

Miles enjoys the outdoors and working with animals. He would like to be a farmer. Meanwhile, he likes role playing games and science.

Graham would like to be a judge someday and plays both the violin and piano. He also collects obsolete technology and is a “fact junkie.”

The Glovkas’ bar mitzvah project supports K9 Kar-ma in Bellbrook which provides dog training and foster care for dogs. Their work includes rescue and rehabili-tation of high-drive and shelter dogs. The organization also operates Dragonfly Farm Haus as a home for dogs still seeking a forever family.

Donations of Tractor Supply, Lowe’s or Amazon gift cards for K9 Karma can be sent to the Temple Office marked “Glovka Bar Mitzvah.” The organization also has a wish list on Amazon.

Hearty mazel tov to Micah, Miles and Graham as they continue to build their faith and our Jewish community.

Gruenberg, Glovkas Become B’nai Mitzvah

Makor School NewsConsecration

In Jewish tradition, Consecration marks the beginning of a child’s formal Jewish study. Temple Beth Or will celebrate this milestone for our Kindergarteners with a family friendly service that coincides with Simchat Torah.

Kindergarteners and their families will be honored the Family Shabbat service on Friday, October 13. Pizza and salad will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by the service led by Rab-bi Ari Ballaban.

Family ServicesOn the second Friday of each

month, our Shabbat Service is fami-ly friendly and features some of our Makor students.

For these services, the featured grade levels are asked to provide desserts for our preneg. Pizza and salad are provided by the Temple.

The schedule for the 2017-18 school year is as follows:

Nov. 10: Grades 6, 7 and 8Dec. 8: Grades 4 and 5

Jan. 12: No grade featured, but a family friendly service.

Feb. 9: Grades 1, 2 and 3March 9: Preschool and Kinder-

gartenApril 13: BOTYMay 11: Teacher Appreciation

Calendar NotesThere will be no Makor or Hebrew

School on Sunday, Sept. 24 as we observe the High Holy Days. Makor and Hebrew School will meet every Sunday in October.

Youth NewsWelcome Back

All Beth Or Temple Youth (BOTY) members are encouraged to attend a welcome back event.

Join us Sunday, Sept. 10 at noon to catch up with old friends and make new ones.

High School to Pilot CurriculumThis fall, Temple Beth Or high

schoolers will be the only Dayton area teens to pilot Hayinu Kechol-mim, a distance learning program on Israel.

Hayinu Kecholmim (We Were as Dreamers) is an informal edu-cation program developed by the Menachem Begin Heritage Cen-ter. It is designed to help students clarify what Zionism is and how it relates to their own lives.

The program approaches these concepts not with an eye toward indoctrinating any particular point of view, but to help students form

their own opinions and clarify their personal values. It was created, in part, in response to movements attacking Israel such as BDS which is often found on college campuses.

“These lessons will include a lot of interactivity, technology and prepare our students for the ques-tions they will eventually have and hear about Israel,” said Rabbi Judy Chessin, who will teach the curricu-lum along with Deb Char and Jude Cohen.

There is still time to register your high school student for this pro-gram. Use our online Makor regis-tration form by visiting www.tem-plebethor.com.

Leadership TrainingFive members of BOTY will at-

tend the Leadership Training Kallah of the Ohio Valley Chapter of NFTY (North American Federation of Temple Youth) this September.

Ava Kuperman, Lindsay Halasz, Jonah Simpson, Natalie Taylor and Sara Zendlovitz will head to Congre-gation Beth Tikvah in Worthington.

They will learn valuable lead-ership skills that will impact their schools and congregations. The event is scheduled for Sept. 15 through 17.

Fall KallahRegistration is now open for the

NFTY-OV Fall Kallah scheduled for Oct. 20 through 22 at GUCI in Zionsville, Ind.

Early bird registration ends Sept. 6 and costs $175. Regular registra-tion costs $200 and is open until Sept. 27.

Learn more at www.ohiovalley.nfty.org

Temple Beth Or, Dayton Area Youth Enjoy GUCI

Temple Beth Or was well represented at GUCI camps in Indiana this summer. In addition to sending several young men and women, we provided four staff members. Rabbi Ari Ballaban spent two weeks on the rabbinical staff at the beginning of camp with Rabbi Judy Chessin helping to close out the summer with the last two-week session. Beth Or Temple Youth Advisor Gavi Douglass was at GUCI all summer and so was Grant Halasz. If your child attended GUCI this summer, consider a donation to our Campership Fund to help someone else go next year.

New Hebrew OfferingThis fall, Rabbi Ari Ballaban will teach beginning

Hebrew for adults. An eight-week session is planned in which partici-

pants will learn the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, the sounds they make and basic rules of reading Hebrew.

The course will begin Sunday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m and be held at the same time as the student Hebrew school. The class will be in session each Sunday that Makor and Hebrew School are in session. We will meet in Levin Hall.

Cost will be $100. We will use the book Teach Your-self to Read Hebrew which will be distributed on the first day of class. Please register by Sunday, Oct. 1 to ensure materials are ordered in time. Registration and payment can be completed online at www.templebe-thor.com. There is a 3% fee for credit card payments.

A second, follow-up class will begin in January.

Intro to JudaismTemple Beth Or again partners with the Jewish Fed-

eration of Greater Dayton and other area synagogues to offer “From Door to Door: An Introduction to Judaism” beginning Monday, Oct.16.

This 16-session course costs $75 including materials and is held each Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The first five sessions will be held at Temple Israel, 130 River-side Drive, Dayton. The next five sessions at Temple Beth Or and the last five sessions at Beth Abraham, 305 Sugar Camp Circle, Dayton.

Registration forms are available at Temple Beth Or and should be returned with payment to the Federation.

Chai MitzvahChai Mitzvah continues into

the fall with more new topics to discuss. On September 13, Susan Hand will moderate a discussion on the Arc of the Fall Holidays.

The group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. in Levin Hall. Meetings are on the second Wednesday of the month and the moderator rotates. October’s topic is Adult Rites of Passage.

A second group, meeting in the evenings is being planned. If you are interested, learn more at www.chaimitzvah.org or call the office at 937-435-3400. Cost for the full year of materials is $36.

Tanach Study Rabbi Judy Chessin continues to lead this dedicated

group in studying the original Hebrew Scriptures. The group began the Book of Proverbs on Aug. 27 and the start of a new book is a great time to join us!

Tanach Study will typically meet on the first Saturday and third Sunday of each month. However, on the first Saturday in both September and October it will be pre-empted by special events.

Upcoming Tanach Study meetings are: Sept. 17, 11 a.m.; Oct. 15, 11 a.m.; Nov. 4, 10 a.m.; Nov. 19, 11 a.m.; Dec. 2, 10 a.m.; and Dec. 17, 11 a.m. Watch our website for updates to this schedule.

Advanced Adult HebrewRabbi Chessin’s Advanced Adult Hebrew class will

meet on Sundays Sept. 10 and 17 at 1 p.m. in Café Or.

Adult Education

Temple Beth Or Continues Interfaith ActivitiesWomen of different religious

groups will come together in an in-formal, interactive session hosted at

Temple Beth Or. The active

group including Jews, Christians and Muslims, will hold a lunch Sept. 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Temple Beth

Or’s Levin Hall. The topic for this session is “The

Messiah in Judaism.” The group’s purpose is to learn about and un-derstand each other, foster good re-lations and strengthen community ties.

Refreshments will be provided. Bring a friend and join this lively discussion.

RSVP to ladiesinterfaith@gmail.com or by calling Phyllis Pavlofsky

Allen at 937-369-4344.

The luncheon is women only, but all are welcome at the 30th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service planned for Monday, Nov. 20 at St. Charles Parish in Kettering.

Temple Beth Or, St. Charles, Christ United Methodist Church and David’s United Church of Christ look forward to continuing this tradition.

President’s Post: WSJD

Contributions to Temple Beth OrTemple’s many funds provide a meaningful way to mark the life

cycle events we all experience. From a birth to a graduation, from the recovery from an illness to a promotion or marriage, we all ex-perience joy and sadness throughout our lives.

To express your caring and concern, please send your tribute card and minimum $10 donation to the Temple office. All donations are tax deductible.

Woah! Wow! OMG! I am not sure how to start this post, because I am not really sure what is going on in America. As Americans it makes you wonder, but as Jewish Americans it makes us wonder and makes us worried. What are we to think? What are we to do?

WSJD – What Should Jews Do? That is the question.

We should be proud of our Jew-ish Identity. We should gather to-gether. We should celebrate the High Holidays together at Temple Beth Or and gain guidance from our award-winning Rabbi.

Rabbi Judy Chessin was recently awarded the Jack Moss Creativity Award by the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton. This well-de-served award honors our Rabbi for her creativity in leading Tem-ple Beth Or as well as how she in-spires interfaith relationships.

And that is truly what we need right now – inspiration for inter-faith relationships and dialogue. Washington DC could use Rabbi Chessin for this inspiration. But Temple Beth Or has her, and we will hear from her during the High Holidays to answer the question of WSJD.

Rabbi Chessin’s thoughts and advice help form our Jewish Identity as she shares her guid-ance for all ages in creative ways. During these High Holidays, will the analogy be with animals (live of course), celebrities, or props? These creative ways to answer the difficult question of WSJD will continue at Temple Beth Or ‘Today . . . and for Generations.’

- Jerry Weckstein

General Fund In Support of: Temple Operations Janet Sherman Vickie and Bruce Bernie Judaica Shoppe Lori and John Westerkamp In Honor of: The birth of Joan & Art Greenfield’s granddaughter Esther Louisa and Phil Dreety Mary Wyke & Lynn Rogers’ Marriage Lorraine Fortner

In Memory of: Sondra & Joseph Zendlovitz Debra Zendlovitz Lorraine and Eric Schiff Marilyn Marx Sydell Merl Pamela and Stuart Merl Rose Landerman Myrna Nelson Albert Youra Mary and Gary Youra Stuart Fickler Lorraine Fortner Leo and Lila Kahn Robert and Theresa Merritt Gina and Neil Kahn Stanley P. Levine Shara and Steven Taylor Arthur Layman Melissa and Harold Guadalupe Dorothy Elhardt Phillip R. Elhardt

Harry Levenson Jeanne Nathan and Family

Assistant Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund In Honor Of: Rabbi Ballaban’s Dedication Madalyn Ammons Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund In Honor Of: A speedy recovery to Maxine Halasz and Marni Flagel Gary Holstine Mazel Tov and Best Wishes to Mary and Lynn Rogers Gary Holstine Sylvan Holstine & Blanche Holstine Gary Holstine Parker and Lily Sweeny Janese, Daniel & Leyton Sweeny In Memory Of: Leonard Solganik Lois Solganik Tina Kleinman Jeffrey Kleinman Music Fund In Honor of: Mary and Lynn Rogers’ Marriage

Arlene Graham

Campership Fund In Honor of: Rabbi Judy Chessin Madalyn Ammons

Get Your All Access Pass to Temple EventsDon’t like paying multiple small

fees to attend events, adult educa-tion and other Temple activities? The All Access Pass is for you!

Now, you can make a one-time payment of $500 and attend all Temple social activities and adult education offered in the 2018 Fis-cal Year (July 1, 2017 to June 30,

2018). You must continue to RSVP for

each event. The All Access Pass does not include the Community Seder or events with an individual cost of $50 or more. The pass is per individual, not household or couple.

To sign up or ask questions, call the office at 937-435-3400.

Connections for SeniorsOur senior members continue to be an important part

of our Temple Beth Or family and Connections is a dynamic outreach program that helps them maintain their involvement in our Temple community.

L’Chaim!We will celebrate senior

birthdays during the Dinner in the Sukkah event on Friday, Oct. 6. This round includes seniors born in September, October and November.

Long life is wished to the following: Bernard Berks, Robert Buerki, Anne R.

Corwynn, Phillip Elhardt, Michael B. Goldman, Arlene R. Graham, John H. Granby, Joan Green-field, Ronald S. Kahn, Judie Kell, Robert Lachman, Sandy Lachman, Marc E. Low, Steve Markman, Marilyn J. Marx, Barb Cauper Mendoza, Milton F. Nathan, Ronald H. Nelson, Roger Pankake, Wendy Rachlin, Sharyn E. Reger, Audrey G. Sachs, Ruth Schumacher, Janet E. Sherman, Lynda A. Troy, and Donald Weckstein.

Thank you to Dan Weiner for donating the cake!

Walk With UsConnections for Seniors meets on the second and

fourth Wednesday each month at 10 a.m. at School-house Park. Join us for an easy lap on the paved path. Bring your friendly dog if you like! The park is off Nutt Road in Washington Township. Please note, a portion of the road has been closed for repaving, approach the park from the west.

Walks will continue through October, weather per-mitting, and then we will break for the winter. Join us!

TransportationIf you need a ride to Temple for Friday Shabbat ser-

vices, please contact the office by noon on Thursday. Someone from Connections will contact you with ride information. Drivers are needed! Please contact the Temple Office or Hank Adler to volunteer. We will work to connect you with seniors near you.

Did You Know?The law has changed. If you are hospitalized, your

doctors and nurses are no longer allowed to contact your clergy unless you expressly ask them to. If you or a family member are ill, having surgery or are admitted to a local hospital, contact the Temple office to be add-ed to our prayer list.

Members of Temple Beth Or turned out in force to Dream Big with the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton at a Par-lor Meeting on July 30.

The Federation’s Jew-ish Dayton Dreams Big Visioning Project is de-signed to identify the challenges, opportuni-ties, goals and strategies to maintain and grow a vibrant Jewish commu-nity within the Dayton region. The project is chaired by Temple Beth Or member Dr. Gary Youra.

The meeting was hosted by members Deb Char and Rachel Gilbert and boasted the largest attendance of any of the project’s meetings at 31 people. Todah Rabbah to all who participated. The Federation will publish results soon.

Group Helps Federation with Visioning

Planning has begun for our 2017 Hanukkah and Artisan Bazaar.

Many hands are needed to make this annual event a success. The bazaar will be held Sunday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

As always, a variety of holiday items and Judaica will be available. There will be many bargains as we work to liquidate our Judaica Shop.

Our smoked brisket lunch will also return so come hungry!

Details will be decided by you, if you volunteer. Contact Karen Lind-say at karen.r.lindsay@gmail.com or call the Temple Office at 937-435-3400 to join our team.

Bazaar Needs Volunteers

September ServicesTemple Beth Or prides itself on a variety of family friendly service styles.

While some services are particularly aimed at youngsters, all ages are welcome at all events. Worship remains the central focus of all services. Please join us!

Share your joy with food!Oneg and Preneg hosts are needed for upcoming

services. What is an Oneg Shabbat? It is a simple nosh shared with friends after services. Prenegs are held before services.

Oneg Shabbat hosts are needed on the first Fridays of the month. Preneg hosts are needed on the third Fridays of the month.

Hosting is a great way to celebrate birthdays, milestones or blessings. Share your joy. Call the Temple office at 937-435-3400 to sign up.

Friday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m.“Rock of Ages” Shabbat: Marc Rossio rocks the house as he, Rabbi Judy Chessin and Temple musi-cians lead a creative, upbeat and lively service. The Oneg Shabbat will be hosted by Sandy Kawano.

Saturday, Sept. 2, 4:30 p.m.Double Bar Mitzvah: Miles and Graham Glovka will share their bar mitzvah milestone in a celebration at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery.

Friday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m.Family Shabbat: Rabbi Ari Ballaban will lead this family friendly service to kick off our new Makor and Hebrew school year. Classes begin Sept. 10.

Saturday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m.NEW! 60-Minute Shabbat with Torah Reading: Led by Rabbi Ari Ballaban, this service will read and discuss the Torah portion Ki Tavo.

Friday, Sept. 15, 7 p.m.Shabbat Service: Led by Rabbi Judy Chessin featuring Mary Rogers with the Temple Beth Or Choir accom-panied by Diann Bromberg. The 6:30 p.m. preneg will be hosted by Wendy Rachlin and Roger Pankake, Caryl and Don Weckstein, and Jane and Alex Pearl, in honor of Bob and Sandy Lachman’s 60th Anniversary.

Saturday, Sept. 16, 8:45 p.m.Selichot Community Service at Temple Israel preparing for the High Holy Days. This event also includes Beth Abraham Synagogue and the Dayton Jewish Chorale.

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 8 p.m.Erev Rosh Hashanah: Traditional Service led by Rab-bi Judy Chessin. Oneg Shanah to follow, organized by Dena Briskin.

Thursday, Sept. 21, Rosh HashanahShana Tov! Join us for morning services at 10 a.m. A traditional service will be held in the sanctuary and a family/youth oriented service in Levin Hall. Luncheon will be held at 12:30 p.m. (please see form to make your reservations). Family service will follow at 2 p.m. Para Rabbi Lorraine Fortner will lead Tashlich at 4 p.m. at Grant Park.

Friday, Sept. 22, 6:30 p.m.Kabbalat Shabbat with Congregational Potluck: Rabbi Judy Chessin will lead a Rosh Hashanah Seder discussing the symbolic foods of the new year. Temple will provide the main dish ($5 donation per family). Bring a dish to share: A to H, bring a dessert; I to O bring a salad or vegetable, P to Z bring a side dish.

Saturday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m.Shabbat Shireinu: Sing-along Sabbath led by Para Rabbi Lorraine Fortner and Temple Music Director Mary Rogers. Come learn the most updated songs we use in our Shabbat services.

Friday, Sept. 29, 8 p.m.Kol Nidre: Traditional service led by Rabbi Judy Chessin

Saturday, Sept. 30, Yom KippurJoin us for morning services at 10 a.m. A traditional service will be held in the sanctuary and a family/youth oriented service in Levin Hall. A talk by Dr. Michael Cook is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Family Services start at 3 p.m. with Yizkor at 4:30 p.m. Break the Fast with us at 5:30 p.m.

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Rosh Hashanah

Wednesday, September 20Erev Rosh Hashanah, 8 p.m.

Thursday, September 21Morning Services at 10 a.m. Traditional, Sanctuary Family/Youth, Levin Hall

Lunch at 12:30 p.m. (reservations required)Family Services, 2 p.m.Tashlich, 4 p.m. at Grant Park with Para Rabbi Lorraine Fortner

Yom Kippur

Friday, September 29Kol Nidre, 8 p.m.

Saturday, September 30Morning Services at 10 a.m. Traditional, Sanctuary Family/Youth, Levin Hall

Afternoon with Dr. Michael Cook, 1:30 p.m.Must Christian Theology Be Inherently Anti-Jewish

Family Services, 3 p.m.Yizkor Service, 4:30 p.m.Ne’ilah followed by Break the Fast, 5:30 p.m.

Babysitting Provided for all Erev and Morning Services.

High Holy Days at Temple Beth Or