Temple Beth-El February Newsletter

Shevat/Adar 5775February 2015

A Trip to Berlin with Halina & Ed Herman

Purim Shpiel Auditions this month!

Early Childhood Center open enrollment begins February 10

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ECC Tu B’Shevat Wednesday, February 49:30 amJoin us for tradtional treats and a story in the ECC courtyard in celebration of Tu B’Shevat. All congregational families are welcome. RSVP to the ECC Office at (727) 350-5885.

Jewish Meditation Group Led by Marshall Reissman Thursday, February 5, 12, 19, & 26 6:30 - 7:30 pm Guided meditation group with Jewish themes for spiritual development. This group is great for those seeking to enhance their relationship with God. Spend time discussing Jewish works that will inspire and guide focused meditation time.

Shabbat Wonder Goes to Weedon Island! Saturday, February 710:00 - 12:30 pm Join us as we celebrate Tu B’Shevat with Rabbi Torop and a special guided environmental program! We are grateful to be able to cover the fees for the first thirty participants (children ages 3+ and adults) who RSVP to Miriam at [email protected]! Additional families can still attend for $5 per person. Everyone interested must RSVP by January 29. Please bring lunch with you and wear comfortable clothes and sneakers.

A Trip to Berlin with Halina and Ed HermanSunday, February 8, 10:00 - 11:30 am Ed and Halina visited Germany for the World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors & Holocaust Descendants. They recall their experiences during the Holocaust. We will learn about Holocaust Memorials in Berlin, The Final Solution that came from the Wannsee Conference in 1942, and the 1945 Postdam Conference from Halina and Ed’s perspective.

Purim Shpiel Auditions: Shushan’s Got TalentSunday, February 8, 12:00 pm & Sunday, February 15, 9:45 am Purim is around the corner. This year, our Shpiel will take us back to the Persian Empire’s biggest hit show: Shushan’s Got Talent! Come one, come all...entertain the Temple Beth-El studio audience and compete for the Shushan Talent Championship! For more information, contact Marshall Reissman at [email protected].

Early Childhood Center Open Enrollment Tuesday, February 10Give your children the education they deserve with our excellent academic and Judaic curriculum and nurturing social environment. Enroll your children 1 - VPK at Temple Beth-El’s Early Childhood Center! We offer flexible scheduling. To learn more, or to schedule a tour, contact Randi Nash-Ortiz at [email protected] or (727) 350 - 5885.

VPK Showcase Wednesday, February 115:30 - 6:30 pmHear all about Early Childhood Center’s VPK program, curriculum, and teaching staff. Learn about how to take advantage of the free VPK options, and get all of your questions answered.

Daystar Lunch Making Sunday, February 159:30 - 10:30 amJoin us to help fill lunch bags for St. Petersburg’s Daystar Life Center! For more information, contact Robin Warren at (727) 417-2987.

Women’s Spirituality Group Sunday, February 1510:45 - 11:45 amJoin other women in the congregation for these inspirational quarterly gatherings. For more information contact Sharon Johnson-Levy at [email protected].

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BEEFY 101 at Ft. DeSoto Beach Sunday, February 151:00 - 3:00 pm4th-12th Graders come out to Ft. DeSoto Beach for some fun in the sun! We’ll have lunch in the pavillion and get an overview on what RUACH, Jr BEEFY, BEEFY, NFTY, & different board positions are all about! Next year will be our first year having 5th - 8th graders represented on the Board. RSVP by February 11 to Zach at [email protected]

BEEFY Umm Wednesday, February 186:00 - 7:30 pmBEEFY Members come to the BEEFY lounge for games, movies, snacks, or just to hang out with the BEEFY Teens! Contact Zach at [email protected] for more information.

Sacred Aging A Sacred Aging Luncheon with Rabbi Torop Thursday, February 1912:00 - 2:00 pmThis month we will have guest speaker, Marjorie Friedman, joining the group to express her perspective of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Mongolia, and the types of seders that you will find in each. Bring your own lunch (free!), or let us prepare it for you ($15 per person). Includes choice of sandwich: roasted turkey, tuna salad, or mediterranean veggie. RSVP to Angela at [email protected] or

(727) 347 - 6136.

Open Door: Intro to Judaism Explorations of Judaism Thursdays, February 19, 26, March 5, 12, 197:30 - 9:00 pmNo matter where you are on your journey, this is an excellent class for interfaith couples and individuals who are curious about conversion.

Friday Night Live! Friday, February 20 7:30 pmUnique Shabbat experience featuring the jammin’ jews “bringing the energy, delivering the prayer.” Visit their website at jamminjews.rocks

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BEEFY Dinner Date Saturday, February 21 6:00 - 9:30 pmBEEFY’s steppin out! Join us for dinner and a movie at the Parkside Mall. First, we will meet for a movie at Regal Theatres. Then, we will all have dinner at BJ’s! BEEFY buys the appetizers, you buy the ticket and dinner. RSVP to Zach at [email protected] by February 19 to

reserve the movie tickets & a table!

Sunday Morning University at Congregation B’nai Israel Sunday, February 22 9:45 am - 1:00 pmCBI is hosting our joint adult educational event. The cost is $18/person. The price includes two classes, lunch, and all materials. For more informationon on classes, or to register, visit cbistpete.org/smu.

Oneg honoring Dr. Anna Salomon Friday, February 27Following 7:30 pm ServicesWe celebrate our Director of Lifelong Learning and Engagement, Anna Salomon’s educational and professional achievements having been awarded her Doctorate in 2014 and recognized as “Reform Jewish Educator” by the National Association of Temple Educators.

Shushan’s Got Talent Wednesday, March 4 6:00 pmBack by popular demand, our Purim Shpiel this year is Shushan’s Got Talent. Come and be amazed by the talented members of our community, and see who will take home the Shushan Talent Championship!

Save the Date:Silver Simcha ShabbatFriday, May 8, 6:00 pmJoin Temple Beth-El in celebration of Rabbi Michael Torop’s 25th Anniversary in the Rabbinate. We will honor this milestone with a special service and celebratory oneg! More information to come in March!


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Funds and TributesBROTHERHOOD

In Memory Of

Arnold Argintar, by Dotty Feinberg Mary Kozemchek, by Dotty Feinberg

BERTHA M. JERZY FUNDIn Memory Of

Richard Gotlieb, by Bonnie & Steve Traiman

CYNTHIA ADLER PRESCHOOL FUNDIn Memory Of

Helen Green, by Eleanor WhitesideWilliam Silver, by Lois & Peter Pardoll

Lou Ellen Girard Seidenbreg, by Shelley Lynn

GENERAL FUND In Memory Of

Arnold Argintar, by Anita SherArnold Argintar, by Deborah Roth

Irene Frantz, by Herbert & Shari Green

TREE OF LIFE FUNDIn honor of

Their marriage, by Elaine & Geoffrey Gross

LEW KROSNER LEADERSHIP ENDOWMENT FUNDIn honor of

The birth of Betsy & Lenny Englander’s granddaughter, by Renee Krosner

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Memory Of

Sam Kapell, by Alan KapellSadie Lamm, by Blanche Abraham

Louis Greenberg & Priscilla Root, by Janet & Allen RootIrving Siegle, by Bette & Roye Siegle

Isadore Alpert, by Marlys & Mel MecklerEthel Prawer & Craig Herman, by Cathy & Joel Prawer

Henry Kaplan, by Betty OchoaLewis Dosik, by Marjorie Dosik

Harold Berger & Steve Xenidis, by Lita Friedman

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SPECIAL PROJECTSIn Honor Of

Marilyn & Alan Katz 50th Anniversary, by Marsha & Jason Lesser

In Memory OfWilliam Taafel, by Eizabeth Henry

RUTH DIKMAN ADULT EDUCATION FUNDIn Memory Of

Fred Marsh, by Andrea & Paul Kowalski

SEMBLER LIBRARY FUNDIn honor of

The Sembler Family, by Clay Battle The Engagement of Shanna Rosenbluth &

Bryan Glazer, by Debbie & Brent Sembler

SOCIAL ACTION FUNDIn Honor Of

The birth of their great-granddaughter, by Halina & Ed Herman

In Memory Of

Rabbi David J Susskind, by Sandra Block-Brezner & Jeffrey Brezner

SY RIPPS MEMORIAL DAY CAMPIn Memory Of

Esther Wolotsky, by Paula Haemmerle & Shep Massar

YAHRZEIT DONATIONSIn Memory Of

Marion Traiman, by Bonnie & Steve TraimanMenasha Feldstein & Jack Eidelman, by Mussie Eidelman

Morris Lux, by Natalie & Arthur Rudin Lawrence Israel, by Linda & Stanley Reimer

Anna Newman, by Pamela & Stephen NewmanTerry Simmons & Joseph Weisband, by Ellen Turner

Estelle Morris, by Sharlene Sakol Sol Rom & Milton Glaser, by Ruth Rom

Ed Krassner, by Stefani Margolis & Mike Krassner Karl H. Fischer, by Bev Soshea

YOUDOVIN CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIn memory of

Abe Gastman, by Sarah & Ted Gastman

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MISHKAN HA’NEFESH MACHZOR FUNDPati, David, Steven, & Michael Gross

Marilyn & Allan Katz Benette & Bob Rosen

Gladys Schutz Arnold Orlick

Debbie & Brent Sembler Susan Harris Neustadt & Jeffrey Neustadt

Heather & Seth Labinger Laura & Steve Horwitz

Patricia & Lionel Levinson Nancy Clark & Howard Miller

Jackie Cappiello Brandi & Jeff Rosenbluth Debbie & Mickey Heilwell

Funds and Tributes continued*

Let My People Eat (for Free)!At the Temple Beth-El Second Night Seder, we don’t just open the door for Elijah, we want to open the door

to all who need a place to celebrate. Help us welcome them with a free seder by becoming a community sponsor. Contact Sarah for more information at [email protected] or (727) 347-6136.

Items on a Seder Plate

4 Questions

4 Children

4 Glasses of Wine

Finding the Afikomen

Parting the Red Sea

$36

$72

$108

$180

$360

$500

Be on the lookout for more Pesach (Passover) information to come!

Dayenu!

That would be enough!

Are you a health or wellness professional?

First Annual Community Family Wellness DayHosted by Temple Beth El ‘s Women’s EngagementSunday, March 22nd, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm (Social Hall)We are looking for health professionals from our congregation or associates of our members to join us for this exciting event! There is no vendor fee, just a door prize donation for our raffle.

We are limiting the amount of vendors. Deadline is February 22. If you are interested, please contact Lisa Berg at [email protected] or (727) 422-1663.

Look forward to an awesome day of learning, relaxation and personal fulfillment towards enriching the lives of our community.

Judaica Gift ShopSundays: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm • Wednesdays: 3:00 - 6:00 pm • Fridays: 6:00 to 7:30 pm

It is MATZAH TIME again... Mark your calendars for the First Seder, April 3. SHHHHH..don’t tell anyone outside of TBE, that the gift shop has the best items for Passover. We have 30 minute seder books...toys for the kids, beautiful

Passover accessories for your table. Come visit us. See Toby or Helen for special orders.


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Yom HaAtzmaut 5775

Share your photos & memories with our Temple Beth-El family.

Yom HaAtzmaut Shabbat Friday, April 24

We need you to help us prepare!

The theme for our celebration will be “Israel through the Decades,” with a video collage of photos from our congregants’ visits to Israel over the years. Please dig

out the photo albums from your trip to Israel, and share pictures of your own personal Israel experience with us.

Digital photos are great, but we can digitize anything you provide.

The Shabbat Services will include Israeli music and poetry, followed by an Israeli-themed Oneg Shabbat.

Send or drop off photos and digital files to the temple office or [email protected].

Calling All Performers!BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!

This year’s Purim Shpiel

Wednesday evening, March 4 is the “The Return of Shushan’s Got Talent!” Come on all you singers, dancers, dramatists, snake charmers, musicians, jugglers, fire eaters, and more to perform and compete, with special guest judges

King Ahasuerus and Queen Esther. Kids and adults are welcome.

Auditions shall be held in Sunday, February 8, at Noon in the Sanctuary following Religious School, and Sunday, February 15 at 9:45 am, in the APR. Please register to

audition by email to Shpiel-Meister MC, Marshall Reissman, [email protected].

Don’t be shy-- participants have more fun than spectators!

Here are the pictures Rabbi Torop submitted from when they visited Israel in 1997!

Creative Rituals Can Help!Two of our congregants have offered to talk with parents facing divorce or post-divorce issues about a simple ritual that may offer healing for the next chapter of the family. We can meet with parents alone or as a group to discuss their hopes

and wishes and longings for their children as they adjust to the reality of separated/divorced parents. One Google resource that parents may explore is “ritualwell.org”

Meanwhile you are invited to call Naomi Korn, LCSW (727 804 1385) or Diane Mandel, LCSW (727 656 9665) for more information. We welcome your inquiries and hope to offer some information and resources resources to help you create your own special ritual. Diane & Naomi will happy to meet with interested parents at Temple while Hebrew classes are in

session on Sundays. Please RSVP to reserve a time to talk.

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1 Irv Zelig, Nancy Wygle2 Ann Wykell, Bennette Rosen, Marilyn Katz3 Shep Massar, Emily Goodis, Elizabeth Halprin4 Betsy Englander5 Ellie Argintar, Lonnie Kiracofe, Christina Diamond, John Lino6 Vivian Belkin7 James Green, Shari Craig8 Samuel Goodis, Ruth Shaw9 Jeff Horowitz, William Raymund10 Eric Mandell, Jackie Gordon11 Jill Silverboard, Joseph Weaver, Gavin Bedgood12 Ann Soble, Laurie Mendelsohn, Karen Marder13 Amy Friedman, Michael Lurie, Natalie Rudin, Stephen Schneider14 Rebecca Barancik, Csilla Farkas, Tzevi Johnston, Kenneth Wides, Ralph Lipman15 Yevgeniya Fagerquist, Rita Gram16 Greg Hedge, David Goldstein, Dean Hershkowitz17 Ron Hecht, Joyce Liu, Laura Berner, Yvonne Brun, Nan Bugatch 18 Alison Appelbaum, Jean Citron, Aidan Samuelson19 Robert Berman20 Steven Weiss, Isaac Solo, Edie Burns22 Helene Allweiss, Steven Grant, Pamela Sherwin, Brianna Kahn23 Josh Salomon, Marty Serota24 Ashton Peltz25 Terri Ziegler26 Emma Solo, Dan Brave28 Debra Leiman

February CelebrationsMAZEL TOV TO:

In Our Lives

Sydney Soskin, daughter of Wendi Soskin, who will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, February 21. Sydney is a seventh grade student at Meadowlawn Middle School in St. Petersburg. Sydney is very dedicated to her studies.

Ann & Eric Rascoe welcomed their great-granddaughter, Annabella Jane Cason, on January 1.

Betsy & Lenny Englander who welcomed their granddaughter Lilly Shay Berman on December 27.

Geoffrey & Elaine McGuire Gross celebrated their marriage on Saturday, November 29.

Jillian Bandes & Steven Rybicki celebrated their marriage on Wednesday, December 31.

Angela D’Agostino on her recent engagement to Martin Joules.

Louise Wykell – Sister of Sheldon (Ann) Wykell and Aunt of Josh (Melissa) Wykell and Eli Wykell (Molly Bowen) who passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014.

Lou Ellen Girard Seidenberg – Mother of Elissa (Terry) Hirsch who passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014.

Henry Kaplan – Brother of Max Kaplan, husband of Raye Sacks Kaplan and father of Joel Kaplan who passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015.

With profound sadness, we inform you of the death of our loved ones.

BARUCH DAYAN HA’EMET:

BIRTHDAYS

1 Terri & Lane Ziegler2 Sari & Scott Deitche5 Mary Ann & Bruce Marger8 Susan Burnett & James Frishe9 Suzie & John Elinger14 Carolyn Arakaki & Peter Drotman16 Leslie Stoloff-Bridges & Dale Bridges24 Jackie & David Hesse

ANNIVERSARIES

February at a GlanceSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 111 am - 5 pm 42nd Annual Art Festival Beth-El BEEFY Cafe

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 210 am - 5 pm 42nd Annual Art Festival Beth-El

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 49:30 - 10:30 am ECC Tu B’Shevat Seder4:30 pm Religious School Tu B’Shevat Celebration

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 56:30 - 7:30 pm Jewish Meditation Group

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 67:30 pm Erev Shabbat Services

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 79:30 am Shabbat Wonder: Goes to Weedon Island!10 am Shabbat Morning Worship & Torah Study

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 89-10am Brotherhood Schmooze9:30am-12pm Religious School 10 am Ed & Helina Herman Speak about Berlin12 pm Purim Shpiel Auditions

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 114:30 pm Religious School5:30 pm VPK Showcase

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 126:30 pm Jewish Meditation Group

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 137:30 pm Erev Shabbat Services

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1410 am Shabbat Morning Worship, Torah Study, & Asher Rovin’s Bar Mitzvah

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 159-10am Brotherhood Schmooze9:30am-12pm Religious School9:30-10:30am Making Daystar Lunches9:45 am Purim Shpiel Auditions10:45 am Women’s Spirituality Group1 - 3 pm BEEFY 101

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 184:30 pm Religious School6 pm BEEFY “Umm”

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 12 pm Sacred Aging Luncheon6:30 pm Jewish Meditation Group7 pm Open Door: Intro to Judaism

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 7:30 pm Friday Night Live! Erev Shabbat Services

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2110 am Shabbat Morning Worship, Torah Study, & Sydney Soskin’s Bat Mitzvah6:30 pm BEEFY Dinner Date

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 229-10 am Brotherhood Schmooze9:30 am-12 pm Religious School9:45 am - 1 pm Sunday Morning University at CBI10 am 3rd Grade Parent Meeting

WEDNESDAY, FEBRURY 254:30 pm Religious School

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 266:30 pm Jewish Meditation Group7 pm Open Door: Intro to Judaism

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 277:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service & Oneg Honoring Dr. Anna Salomon

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2810 am Shabbat Morning Worship & Torah Study 5th Grade Shabbaton

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