Author: Front Desk

Volume MMXVII, No. 2 Elul/Tishrei/Cheshvan Sept/Oct 2017

From Our President…
It’s hard to believe that the High Holy Days are already coming up. But it’s given me a chance to reflect on some things. We are all keenly aware of what is going on in our own lives and how it affects us. As many of you know, my mom was quite ill a couple of months ago and so many of you were so kind and caring in your concern for her and for my family as well, having to take care of her. I can’t begin to tell you how moving it was for us to know that we have so many people in our community that care about each other so much.
It made me realize that I wasn’t crazy when I told you in my last article that one of my goals for our temple is that everyone feel welcomed and appreciated and part of our Kehilah. And so I now know that it isn’t just a dream. You have all made me feel welcomed and cared about and I appreciate all of you.
We all have the potential to care about each other as you have proven to me with your concern for me and my family. And that kind of caring doesn’t have to be directed at just those people we know well. It can be directed at everyone. And imagine how wonderful it would make those people feel and how wonderful it would make us feel about ourselves!
So at this time of year, when we are asking to be written and sealed in the Book of Life, I think about how wonderful our community is and how much more wonderful we could be if we could step outside of our comfort zone and show everyone who walks through our doors the same kindness and caring that so many of you have shown my family.
On behalf of Terry, Isabelle, Ian, my mom and myself, I want to wish each and every one of you a Happy and Healthy New Year! And may we, at Temple Beth Am, enjoy a year of new friends, welcoming faces and strong relationships with each other.
L’shanah tovah tikatevu v’techatemu

Risa Worrow
Temple Beth Am President

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Temple Beth Am is an egalitarian conservative synagogue. We strive to be a spiritual home wherein a Jewish path can begin or continue in the company of a caring and loving community. The atmosphere is open, the journey engaging, the community supportive. We celebrate Torah and the traditions of Jewish living by providing a spiritual and religious experience, engaging our members in lifelong education, and taking an active
role in community activities.
Keep college students connected to Jewish life via letters, emails, packages, and special texts from Rabbi Plotkin.
Call the Temple Office at
954-968-4545 with your child’s mailing address, cell number and email address, or email Phylicia at pdashoff@beth-am.org
Don’t let your child be left out!
Information must be
updated each year

Spread the word!

Invite your friends and family to join us for the High Holy Days!
For more information call the office at 954-968-4545 or visit our website at
www.beth-am..org

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Bingo needs your help!
Take this opportunity to help our temple, make new friends and show off your skills!
If interested please contact:
Freda Mammina: fredam22@comcast.net
Gary Grossman: gary@copansprinting.com

Temple Beth Am
Administrative Company
Professional Staff
Rabbi Samuel Kieffer.............................................Ext. 18
Rabbi Emeritus, Paul Plotkin……...…………….Ext. 10
Sandi Witt, Office Manager.....................................Ext. 15
Joyce Siegel, Program & Engagement Director…..Ext. 36
Joyce Siegel, Religious School &
Youth Programming….…………...…..Ext. 36
Temple Beth Am Office Staff
Alana Menitoff, Administrative Assistant….............Ext. 32
Teddi Klein, Administrative Assistant…...................Ext. 10
v For all other concerns, dial ext. 10
Executive Board
Risa Worrow President
Dr. Mark Reiner Executive Vice President
Adam Sternberg Vice President - Education & Pgmg
Judy Bern Vice President - House & Admin
Alan Rutner Vice President - Finance
Ken Halpern Vice President - Ritual
Jane Reiner Treasurer
Amy Hymes Recording Secretary
Mindy Rieders Parliamentarian
Jeffrey Needle Immediate Past President
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Temple Beth Am
7205 Royal Palm Boulevard
Margate, FL 33063
Phone: (954) 968-4545, Fax: (954) 970-4281
Visit us at www.beth-am.org
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ARE YOU READY
FOR THE HOLIDAYS?
Those who work in synagogues are often asked around mid to late August, "Are you ready for the Holidays?" We are never quite sure what that means. Addressed to Rabbis, it usually means, "did you finish writing your sermons?" Addressed to Cantors, it usually means, have you reviewed the chanting of the prayers or have you completed your rehearsals with the choir?" To Administrators, it can mean "have the holiday tickets been ordered and/or sent out in the mail, or are the extra seats set up in the social hall?"
I would like to turn the question around and ask it of my fellow Jews--"Are YOU ready for the Holidays? Have you begun the process of self-examination that these days are intended to motivate us to do? Have you been asking yourself the difficult questions about what you will do differently in the year to come that will make it a better year than the one that has past? Are you ready to commit to take on some new mitzvah? Are you willing to include Israel in your travel plans for next year? Are you ready, willing, and able to consider some aspect of social justice that you will incorporate into your life in the next year? Or, will this simply be a case of same-old, same-old?
We plod along through the year, going through the motions, as if floating in time. The purpose of these Holidays, which begins with the month of Elul, a full month BEFORE Rosh Hashana, is to wake us up through the daily blowing of the shofar, a sound meant to arouse us from our complacency. We all need to look deeply at our lives, our choices, our relationships. What elements of reality have we learned to accept, which we know are in need of repair?
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As Elul approaches (the first day this year is August 23!), we should begin asking ourselves questions like: What has this year meant to me? What have I accomplished? What did I resolve to achieve last year at this time but haven't yet succeeded in fulfilling? What were my struggles in this past year? What would I like to change? Who have I hurt in this past year? Among the people I really care about, which relationships have I neglected? Have I been quick to judge others for their failures and slow to look in the mirror in order to judge my own character?
I come to Elul admittedly aware that I am an imperfect father, husband, brother, rabbi, and friend and I look to Elul as a golden opportunity to think, reflect, and dream about improvements I can make, on the things I can do to help make this world a bit better than it is now, a chance to renew my commitments, ideals, and hopes, and perhaps to aim for some new ones. Elul reminds us that we all have a lot of work to do before we say Happy New Year to each other. We all have a chance to get our soul in order and to get our priorities straight. We all have lifestyle changes to make and habits to break, loved ones who need us to tell them we love them, and we all have some lovable qualities that we need to let out more often.
As Summer begins to aim towards the Fall, which it does every year right around now, we are given the gift of yet another chance to get it right, to take stock, to remember who we have helped and who we have hurt, and to work just a bit harder to begin our journey through another year with our compass set at repair and renewal.
Melinda joins me in wishing each of you a Shana Tova Umetuka.
Shalom,

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Candle Lighting Times

September
Friday, September 1st at 7:21pm
Friday, September 8th at 7:14pm
Friday, September 15th at 7:06pm
Friday, September 22nd at 6:58pm
Friday, September 29th at 6:51pm

October
Friday, October 6th at 6:43pm
Friday, October 13th at 6:36pm
Friday, October 20th at 6:30pm
Friday, October 27th at 6:24pm

REGULAR
SERVICE TIMES
Service times are subject to change.
Please confirm times with the Temple office
at 954-968-4545
or online at www.beth-am.org
Daily Minyan
Monday - Friday Morning: 7:20 AM
Monday - Thursday Afternoon: 6:00 PM
Friday Afternoon : 6:10 PM
Sunday Morning: 8:30 AM
Sunday Afternoon: 5:00 PM
Shabbat
Happy Minyan - Friday Night Carlebach: 6:10 PM
Shabbat Morning Services: 9:00 AM
Shabbat Afternoon Service: 5:00 PM
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 noon
Sunday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 noon

Keep college students connected to Jewish life via letters, emails, packages, and special texts.
If interested, simply call the Temple office at 954-968-4545 with your child’s mailing address, cell number and email address, or email the information to the temple office at
amenitoff@beth-am.org
Don’t let your child be left out!
Information is not retained and must be
updated each year

TEMPLE BETH AM

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25 Elul 5777

Program & Services
9:00pm - 9:45pm Refreshments & social hour
9:45pm - 10:45pm Program
11:00pm - 11:45pm Service

Join us for an exploration and spiritual journey using the prayer for the sick, the Mee She’Bayrach, as our guide . Three musical versions of the prayer will form the basis of our emotional consideration as we prepare for the High Holidays. Hum or sing along while sharing your own individual Mee She’bayrach moments in your lives.

FREE & OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
RSVP by September 10th
rsvp@beth-am.org www.beth-am.org

Join us for Selichot services!
Join us for an opportunity to hear our
High Holiday Cantor,
Jacob Agar

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Support our temple with a donated mitzvah!
As the High Holy Days approach, we ask for volunteers to assist as ushers and greeters during our High Holy Day Services.
Please complete the form below and return to the Temple office
or email ushers@beth-am.org
If you have ushered in the past, it is still necessary to sign up.
Thank you for helping us provide the finest services possible.

We Need You!
YES! I am available to volunteer at the following time(s).
Name: Phone:
Email:
Yes, I am available to usher on the following days:
Erev Rosh Hashanah Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Rosh Hashanah—Day One Thursday, September, 21, 2017
Rosh Hashanah—Day Two Friday, September 22, 2017
Kol Nidre Friday, September 29, 2017
Yom Kippur Saturday, September 30, 2017

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High Holy Day Babysitting
Temple Beth Am happily provides babysitting for children under the age of 5 for those families who will be worshipping at Temple Beth Am during the High Holy Days. In order to insure adequate supervision for all of our children, a reservation form must be completed in advance.
Babysitting schedule for both days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur:
Rosh Hashanah 1 10:00 AM - 1:00PM
Rosh Hashanah 2 10:00 AM - 1:00PM
Kol Nidre 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Yom Kippur Day 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
5:00 PM - conclusion of services
Shanah Tovah,
Reservation Form
Parent’s Names
Child’s Name
Date of Birth
Please list all allergies or conditions that your child has that we should be aware of.
Please circle the days you are requesting babysitting
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Kol Nidre Yom Kippur Day Neilah

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Temple Beth Am High Holy Days
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, September 2oth
Mincha & Maariv begin at 6:30 PM
1st Day of Rosh Hashanah
Thursday, September 21st
Shacharit & Musaf begin at 8:00 AM
Tashlich
Thursday, September 21st
Refreshments, Mincha & Tashlich begin at 4:30 PM
2nd Day of Rosh Hashanah
Friday, September 22nd
Shacharit & Musaf begins at 8:00 AM
Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat begin at 6:00 PM
Erev Yom Kippur
Friday, September 29th
Kol Nidre & Maariv Services begin at 6:40 PM
Yom Kippur Day
Saturday, September 30th
Shacharit & Musaf begin at 9:00 AM
Mincha, Neilah, Maariv and Havdallah begin at 5:00 PM
Conclusion at 7:43 PM
Open Yiskor for the community will be held on September 30th at 3:00 PM

Elul/Tishrei 5778

September 2017

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Tashlich
We will meet again this year under the parking overhang at 4:30 PM on Monday. After refreshments, Mincha will be conducted followed by Tashlich, when we will walk together to the water and cast away our sins. Don't forget to bring some bread crumbs and dress comfortably.
Neilah, Yom Kippur
We encourage you to return for the last service of the day. Prior to the completion of the Service, We will have our annual Havdallah Extravaganza with all the children participating and receiving their glow lights.
Decorum
Please find your seats as quickly as possible. Due to fire code restrictions, children's strollers are not allowed in the main building and must be left outside. Greet your friends before or after Services, not during. Keep conversation to an absolute minimum. Dress should reflect the holiness of the season; men should consider jackets. Jeans and sleeveless outfits are not appropriate. Head covering is required for all men and married women. Tallit is used for the day Services and for Kol Nidre. Please bring your Tallit, as the Temple does not have enough for the entire Congregation.
Volunteers Needed!
Volunteers are needed as ushers and to assist during the holidays.
We need everyone's help for the High Holy Days to run smoothly.
Call the Temple office (954-968-4545) if you can volunteer.
Seating Instructions
Congregants who either own or have upgraded seats are asked to enter through the south lobby doors. Other congregants who have open seating tickets should enter through the
north lobby. When seated, please move all the way in and do not leave any open seats.
You may only save a seat for your spouse, and then only until 10:00 AM. Children without tickets must leave services and go to Junior Congregation no later than 10:00 A.M.
Tickets
YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET TO BE ADMITTED TO ALL SERVICES.
There will be a heightened level of security at our facilities.
The ushers are instructed not to let anyone in without a ticket. This is for your own comfort and safety. Please follow the directions of the ushers.
If you forget your ticket, you must get a day pass from the office.

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Yiskor Services
Tickets are required to attend the morning Yiskor Service. There will be an Open Yiskor Service for the community-at-large at approximately 3:00 PM.
Parking
Open parking is available in the west parking lot as well as the east parking lot on the corner of Rock Island Road and Royal Palm Blvd. Please do not park in the neighborhood west of the Synagogue, in the fire lanes, or in the handicap parking spaces unless you have a permit and have made reservations. Cars will be towed.
Handicap Parking
If you have a handicap permit and require a reserved parking space, you must
call the Temple office to reserve a parking space no later than Thursday,
September 19th. A Temple Beth Am Parking Permit will be issued at that time.
Spaces will be held in the west lot for those with reservations only.
Teen/College Students
College students and teens, 8th grade and older, are encouraged to attend
services with their families and must have a student ticket, which
can be obtained in the Temple Office. Also available are Teen services,
which will be held from 10AM-12PM on Rosh Hashanah (both days)
and Yom Kippur. You are responsible for the behavior of your child(ren).
If your Child(ren) choose not to attend services or to leave early,
please inform them that they are expected to behave properly.
Grades 1-7
Services will be held in the Chapel rooms.
Babysitting
Babysitting will be available for children under the age of two from 10AM-1PM.
Please call or come into the office to fill out a reservation form.
Smoking and Telephone
The use of the telephone is not appropriate on the High Holy Days. If you must use a telephone, see an usher in the lobby for assistance. Smoking is prohibited on the
Sabbath and Yom Kippur and will not be allowed on the Temple property.

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Sukkot is one of the three major pilgrimage festivals of the Jewish year.
At the time of the Temple in Jerusalem, Jews would come from all over Israel to Jerusalem to celebrate the festival. Sukkot is known by a number of different names, each signifying a different aspect of the holiday.

The Feast of Booths
Sukkot reminds us of the forty years of wandering in the wilderness after our freedom from Egypt.
During those years, the Jews could not live in a permanent home; so they lived in huts and booths.
Remembering that wandering of our ancestors, the Torah commands us by saying, "Ye shall dwell in booths seven days - that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt."
Thus, the first aspect of the holiday relates to the Sukkah, and we are commanded to build and live in a hut or tabernacle. The first two days of Sukkot are Yom Tov, festival days, with many of the laws similar to those of the Sabbath. Then, there are five intermediary days called Chol Hamo'ayd, which, while still the holiday, are much like weekdays in that we can go to work and resume most usual activities. There then begins a new holiday, which in the Diaspora is celebrated on two days. The first is called Shemini Atzeret, and it is followed the next day by Simchat Torah. These two days are also Yom Tov, full holy days, in which we're not permitted to go to work.
The Festival
of Ingathering
Sukkot also has a strong agricultural component. Our ancestors completed the fall harvest & thanked G-d for the bounty they’d received. Sukkot then, is really the 1st recorded celebration of Thanksgiving.

The Season
of Rejoicing
Because of the great joy with
which the festival was celebrated, Sukkot is referred to as the most joyous of all festivals, and thus is called in the Prayer Book,
"The Season of Our Rejoicing."
Sukkot Observances
The two main ritual observances of the festival are eating in the Sukkah, and fulfilling the obligation of making the prayer with the Lulav and Etrog during each of the days of Sukkot, except for the Sabbath.
A Sukkah is a building consisting of a minimum of two walls and a beginning of a third, supporting a temporary roof, holding the sechach, which is anything that grew in the ground and is no longer attached. Over the last few years, some members of Temple Beth Am have undertaken to build their own family Sukkah. Many, having done it for the first time, have now turned it into an annual family event.
Lulav and Etrog
The other significant and unique
ritual for Sukkot is the taking together of the four species. The Lulav, the palm frond, is attached with willows and myrtle twigs, and in the other hand we hold the Etrog, the Citron, Holding all four together, each day we make the blessings, and at services, we have a procession called Hoshanot, at which time all of the people who have the set of four species parade in a circle around the Sanctuary while chanting special prayers.
You may order a set from the office.

Hoshana Rabba
The seventh day of Sukkot is known as Hoshana Rabba. During the morning services, the procession with the Etrog and Lulav is repeated seven times while the reader chants the Hoshanot hymns asking for G-d's help. Towards the end of the service, branches of willows are beaten so that our sins, symbolically, fall just as the willow leaves drop off.
Shemini Atzeret
Shemini Atzeret, the eighth day
of Sukkot, is in effect a separate holiday. We are no longer obligated
to remain in the Sukkah. During
the service, we pray for rain in
Israel to nourish the crops. We say Yizkor at the morning service.
Simchat Torah
Simchat Torah, the happiness of the Torah, is the day on which we conclude the annual cycle of Torah readings and begin the cycle again from Genesis. In the evening and in the morning all the Sifrei Torah are removed from the ark and carried in a procession seven times around the congregation while the children follow with their flags. This procession is called “Hakafot” (circling). During the Hakafot, there is a great deal of singing and dancing.

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Buy Your Lulav & Etrog NOW!
Plan now for the Sukkot holidays. We are fortunate to
provide beautiful Etrogim and Lulavim to Temple Beth Am families at a very nominal cost. This year please order early.
The holiday of Sukkot begins
Sunday evening October 4th.
Please direct your orders to the Temple office.
Deadline: Orders must be prepaid by September 27th.
The cost is $45.00 per set and
$65.00 for a premier (muvchar) set.
Please include checks with order forms!
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Name
Phone email
# set @ $45 $
# set @ $65 $
TOTAL: $
Must be ordered and prepaid by September 27, 2017
Checks payable to: Temple Beth Am

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Erev Sukkot
Wednesday, October 4th
Mincha / Maariv at 6:45 PM
First Day Sukkot
Thursday, October 5th
Shacharit & Musaf Services at 9:00 AM
Mincha at 6:00 PM
Second Day Sukkot
Friday, October 6th
Shacharit & Musaf Services at 9:00 AM
Mincha at 6:15 PM
Shabbat Services
Saturday, October 7th
Shacharit & Musaf Services at 9:00 AM
Mincha at 5:00 PM
Hoshana Rabba
Wednesday, October 11th
Shacharit service at 7:20 AM
Erev Shemini Atzeret
Wednesday, October 11th
Mincha / Maariv at 6:45 PM
Shemini Atzeret
Thursday, October 12th
Shacharit, Musaf & Yiskor at 9:00 AM
Mincha at 6:00 PM
Erev Simchat Torah
Thursday, October 12th
Maariv Hakaffot at 7:00 PM
Simchat Torah
Friday, October 13th
Shacharit & Musaf Services at 9:00 AM
Mincha is at 6:15 PM

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Notes From the Cantor ♪♫

Shalom,
My name is Jacob Agar and I have the honor and privilege of being your Cantor for the High Holidays this year. I am 25 years old, and received my Bachelor’s degree at the Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase College, where I studied Opera performance and linguistics. Presently I am an incoming third year student at the Jewish Theological Seminary getting two Master’s degrees to become an ordained Cantor and Educator.
For the past few years I have led High Holiday services at various synagogues in New York and Pennsylvania. I have also had Shabbat internships in Long Island and Rockland County, NY. I was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and came to the United States when I was 10 months old, and grew up in Rockland County, NY, where I currently live. I am fluent in English and Russian, and also speak Hebrew, Italian, French and German. Other than singing Cantorial music, I also sing opera and compose music. I have sung many roles in Mozart, Rossini and Verdi operas with various opera companies in New York and New Jersey. I am a lyric tenor in voice range classification.
Each year, as September and October approach, Rabbis and Cantors can be seen nervously scurrying around in preparation for the most important Jewish holidays of the year - Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Regardless of if they have done it before, each year requires an extremely thorough review, without overlooking any details. In preparation for the High Holidays this year, I have been working closely with the wonderful and talented members of the Temple Beth Am choir. We have been deciding what pieces to sing, and have been perfecting each piece week by week. Rabbi Kieffer and I have also been coordinating to discuss the arch of the service and review musical choices. Overall we decided to do a healthy mix of congregational melodies and nusach for the prayers.

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Notes From the Cantor ♪♫

Notes From the Cantor ♪♫
Some Thoughts on the High Holy Days, Borrowed

Nusach (which literally means “style” in Hebrew) is the traditional chanted music for a prayer. Unlike the majority of classical and popular Western music, nusach is set in a system called modes. Modes are an ancient system of organizing notes, similar to a scale. Judaism uses three modes mainly - Ahavah Rabbah mode, Magein Avot mode and Adonai Malach mode. The names of the modes are not necessarily associated with those specific prayers. Each mode is tied to a certain part and time of service, but because there are only three modes and many different types of services, one mode could be tied to various services. To create variety and make each service unique, there are different musical themes (sort of like melodies) in each mode, depending on what service you are doing. Nusach is usually very fluid and quite dramatic. There are a lot of melismas and runs which the Hazzan must be able to sing clearly.
The difference between nusach and congregational melodies is that Nusach has no meter (which means that you can’t tap your foot along to it, there is no beat), it is only in modes, is usually complex and is quite difficult for a congregation to sing along with. It is meant to be sung by a Hazzan either solo or with a choir. Nusach follows the meanings of the words very directly, using the music to paint and bring life to the meaning of the text. Congregational melodies are usually easier to follow along and set in strict meter (they have a beat). They are usually repetitive and for that reason do not necessarily follow the meaning of the words. However, their main purpose is to get people to sing, to set a mood and to provide contrast with the nusach, and in that they are very successful. Often when singing congregational melodies, people like to harmonize to make the melody more interesting and moving. Some of the pieces the choir will be singing will be congregational melodies with beautiful four part harmonies.
I am looking forward very much to seeing everyone in September and spending a
meaningful Selichot, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with you!
All the best,

Cantor Jacob Agar

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SISTERHOOD SUPPORTS TORAH FUND CAMPAIGN
Torah Fund is the campaign that is helping to ensure the future of Conservative Judaism by providing scholarship money for rabbis, cantors, educators, synagogue administrators, professional and lay leaders, and many more. Your Torah Fund contribution helps to strengthen and perpetuate Conservative/Masorti Judaism throughout the world.
This year, with a contribution of $180 or more, you will receive a beautiful, two tone pin designed by Eytan Brandes. The pin is titled “Mah Tovu” which means “how good!” This is a phrase that originates in the Torah, in Numbers 24:5. It is quoted in our prayer book, and it forms the basis of the opening prayer that is sung when we enter the synagogue.
The full phrase is Mah tovu ohalecha Yaakov, mishk’notecha Yisrael, “How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!” It is a spontaneous exclamation of joy and appreciation, said when gazing at the nation of Israel, dwelling in peace and mutual respect. As we celebrate the beginning of the 100th year of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism and the end of the 75th year of the Torah Fund Campaign, we count our many blessings as individuals within the community of Israel. We are blessed in our synagogues with depth of learning, prayer, and acts of kindness that bind us together; with communal leaders who are thoughtful and learned; with children and grandchildren who make us smile; and with the love of family and friends—especially our Women’s League sisters—who are such a strong support to us. How good are all these blessings in our lives!
The pin, featuring the number 100 in raised letters and encased in a silver frame, is a treasured keepsake of the Women’s League centennial celebration to wear with pride!
To make a pledge of between $18 and $5000, please contact Maxine Szmulewitz, Sisterhood President and Torah Fund Chair, maxinepaula@gmail.com.

Saturday, October 7
8:00 PM

Join us for a night of cheese, wine, and fun!

RSVP required
954-968-4545 rsvp@beth-am.org www.beth-am.org

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Start the New Year with a Mitzvah!
Temple Beth Am is proud to join JFS for our annual food drive.
PLEASE bring your non perishable food items to Temple Beth Am.
Collection boxes are located in the lobby and in the chapel.

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HOLIDAY
FLOWER SALE

Sisterhood is delighted to be able to offer flowers for your, or your host’s, holiday table. We have worked with Dalsimer Florists to bring you two beautiful choices. Both arrangements include champagne roses and white hydrangeas.

The smaller arrangement is about 12” square, in a clear square container and will sell for $35.

The larger arrangement is about 15” square, in a white cylinder vase and will sell for $50.

Deadline to RSVP is September 11th, 2017.

Flowers can be picked up at Beth Am: Monday, September 18 5-7:30 PM
Tuesday, September 19 2-7:30 PM

Name
Contact Information
_____Small Arrangement @ $35 $
_____Large Arrangement @ $50 $
TOTAL: $

Deadline to RSVP is September 11th, 2017.

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Happy Birthday to our TBA member Celebrants!

September

Arthur Adler
David Beckerman
Debra Berman
Sharon Cohen
Harriet Feder
Eric Fishman
Glenn Gayle
Don Horowitz
Ilisa Iskowitz

Andrea Jacobs
Mildred Lester
Miriam Libicki
Sheryl Miller
Carla Moscovitch
Esther Moses
Stacey Needle
Celia Negrin
Martin Pines

Larry Sandak
Morton Schulman
Arlene Silbiger
Esther Simon
Adam Sternberg
Sharon Toll
Cary Zinkin
Martha Zubrow

October

Jane Adler
Les Ascowitz
Faiga Bennett
Robert Bogen
Myra Cohen
Devra Cohen
Peter Dyson
Leonard Effron
Michael Erasmous
Ronnie Feder
Benjamin Finkelstein
Scott Gilman
Neil Handelman
Vera Joffe
Iris Kassem

Joy Kertes
Adria Labi
Lisa Lasher
David Levens
Michael Levine
Ezra Moses
Patricia Moskowitz
Danielle Ockman
Sylvia Pachter
Randi Peskin
Eshkol Reuben
Zenia Revitz
Carol Safran
Larry Schwartz
Lawrence Sturm

Marc Swerdloff
Nirit Swerdloff
Armend Szmulewitz
Maxine Szmulewitz
David Tobin
Eduardo Villafane
Stephen Wasser
Mark Weicher
Marilyn Weingarten
Richard Widlansky
Regina Wolbrom
Sharon Yaro
Yaco Zaragoza

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…for Brunch
and a morning of Mah Jongg (and Canasta)

Bring your mah jongg set, your canasta cards,
your friends, and your appetite!
3rd Sunday of every odd month September through March.

Third Sunday of every odd month
September through March
September 17
November 19
January 21
March 18

Members $10 p/p
Non-Members $12 p/p
Reservations Required

Sponsored by the Sisterhood of Temple Beth Am

Brunch and a morning of Mah Jongg….
RSVP required
Name Phone
Email # Attending
I will be bringing my other players
I will need people to play with (mah jongg or canasta)
# Members @ $10 each
# Non-Members @ $12 each
Amount Enclosed $
Checks payable to: Temple Beth Am Sisterhood
Sign up online at www.beth-am.org or return this form to the office

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Temple Beth Am Men’s Club
Membership Form
YES! I want to be a part of the Men’s Club.
Name
Address
Phone Email
Temple Beth Am Men’s Club is a part of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) –
an organization dedicated to helping Judaism thrive in Florida.
TBA Men’s Club Membership Annual Dues
Gold_________ ($72) Silver________ ($54) Bronze________ ($36)
Please contact me about programs in the following areas:
Sunday Speaker Series Sports and Entertainment Social Events/Dinners
Sukkah build/tear down High Holiday Ushering Movie Nights
Men’s Club Shabbat Bingo Purim Palooza/Picnic
Xtreme Go Carting Scotch Tasting Poker
A good idea for a Men’s Club activity would be _________________________________
Please return to:
Temple Beth Am Men’s Club
7205 Royal Palm Blvd.
Margate, FL 33063
or email mensclub@beth-am.org

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Last year, your Temple Beth Am Men’s Club joined the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC), an international organization of more than 250 men clubs throughout the United States and Canada. The South Florida region includes temples from Boynton Beach, Tamarac, Boca Raton, and now, Margate. FJMC’s mandate is to build a network of Men’s Clubs in order to strengthen the Jewish home, synagogues, and the Conservative Movement.
The FJMC has had a long history, dating back to its inception in 1929. Back in the mid-1920s, Rabbi Samuel Cohen, then director of the United Synagogue of America, conceived of bringing together leaders from existing Conservative Movement Men’s Clubs into a “National Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs of the United Synagogue of America (NFJMC)”. His vision was that this organization would foster an interchange of ideas between Men’s Clubs and help them focus on common needs. Over the years the organization became international and the adjective “National” was dropped from the official name, so that today the organization is knows by its acronym, FJMC.
The FJMC runs and participates in many well-known programs including the World Wide Wrap, an event held on Super Bowl Sundays that teaches students how to put on tefillin; the Yom Shoah Yellow Candle program to distribute yellow candles for Holocaust Remembrance Day; Jewish Heritage Day at Marlins Park, an annual baseball game where the HaTikvah is sang along with the Star Bangled Banner.
Since our joining with the FJMC last year, Temple Beth Am Men’s Club has started to include other FJMC members in our events. We were graced with the presence of the FJMC Florida regional president at last year’s Trivia Night and Fishing Trip. Joining with FJMC gives us opportunities to expand our programming and to share ideas with other Men’s Clubs in the region.
As you all know, the high holidays will be here very soon. The Men’s Club is looking for ushers to assist with seating members, opening and closing doors, and helping to ensure that services run smoothly. If you can volunteer, please contact the temple office at 954-968-4545 or email info@beth-am.org.
L’Shana Tovah V’Tikatevu! May you have a happy and healthy year 5778!

Moshe Shmia
Men’s Club President

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It is time for the
Men’s Club
Football Pool!
For a $20 contribution you will have a chance to win each week
during the entire football season (17 weeks)
You will receive a ticket with two numbers on it. The numbers represent two different teams each week. If your two teams score the highest points for that week, you win $150. If your two teams score the lowest total points for the week, you win $50.
You need not be an expert on football. We will mail checks to the winning ticket holders.
Please complete the order form below and return in with your check to the temple office. Your tickets with your team numbers will be sent to you as soon as your order is processed.
ACT NOW!
Football Season is Starting!

(Please Print)
Name
Address
Telephone
Ticket #1 Ticket #2 Ticket #3 Ticket #4
Number of Tickets ordered @ $20 Total: $
Please make your check payable to Temple Beth Am Men’s Club
and return this form together with your check to:
Temple Beth Am
7205 Royal Palm Boulevard
Margate, Florida 33063
Thank you for your support
If you wish to buy additional tickets or if you wish to help us by selling tickets, please
Contact Larry Schwartz at (954) 298-8923 or the temple office at (954) 968-4545

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Welcome to a new year for Sisterhood. If you are still on the fence as to whether or not to join Sisterhood, please jump down and join in! We are women of many ages and backgrounds that come together and work toward a common goal, because women together accomplish so much more than a woman alone. Whether it is participating in mitzvah projects, helping out at bingo, which raises money for the temple, getting together to organize someone’s shiva, discussing a book we’ve read or simply playing mah jongg or schmoozing. If you haven’t come to a Sisterhood event in a while, make this the year you change that.
We began the summer with a Sunday brunch game day. It was so successful, that we have decided to make it a regular event. We were hoping to be able to do it every month, but there is so much going on at Beth Am, that we’ve chosen every other month. In addition, we are looking for vendors to sell things at these brunches. If you know someone that would be interested, please have them contact me at maxinepaula@gmail.com.
As you can see below, we are bringing back our “Old Bags Brunch”. It is a fun event where we auction off donated bags and costume jewelry. Even if you have no interest in joining us, please help us by bringing in your gently used purses and/or jewelry that you no long use. You know, what is useless to one person is a treasure to another. Bring it into the office and they will see we get it.
Here’s a glimpse of what we will be doing this year.
September 14th Decorate Challah Knives 7 pm
September 17th Mah Jongg/Canasta brunch 10-1 pm
September Holiday flower sale
September 30th Nei’lah Nosh
October 10th Sukkah Sizzle 7 pm
November 4th 1st Book Discussion, The Zookeepers Wife. See separate article.
November 12th 2nd Sunday Schmooze—Global Day of Learning
November 19th Mah Jongg/Canasta brunch
December 10th 2nd Sunday Schmooze
January 14th 2nd Sunday Schmooze-Old Bags Brunch
January 21st Mah Jongg/Canasta brunch
February 11th 2nd Sunday Schmooze – Book Discussion
February Shalach Manoat Sale
March 3rd Women’s Shabbat
March 11th 2nd Sunday Schmooze with Men’s Club-Jewish Genealogical Society
March 18th Mah Jongg/Canasta brunch
April 29th Woman of Valor Luncheon
June 10th 2nd Sunday Schmooze-Game Day
Hope to see you at one of these events.
L’Shanah Tova,
Maxine Szmulewitz
Sisterhood President

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Temple Beth Am Sisterhood

The Sisterhood of Temple Beth Am is an active and vital group within the congregation, and we strive to enhance the lives of our members with programs that provide meaning, enjoyment and an opportunity to form new friendships.
We invite you to learn more about being part of our active community. We offer a variety of programs and activities to meet a broad range of interests:
- Social Action - Fundraising Events
- Mitzvah Day, Community Support - Woman of Valor
- Book Discussions

How Do I Get Involved ?
Become a Member!

Complimentary Membership for New First Year Temple Members!!
Membership dues: $36.00 (Includes $10.00 for Woman’s League)
Name:
Address:
Phone: Email:

I am interested in:
£ Bingo
£ Fundraising
£ Hospitality
£ Membership
£ Programming
£ Woman’s League Liaison
£ Other ______________________

Please make check payable to
Temple Beth Am Sisterhood
mail to:
Temple Beth Am
Attn: Sisterhood
7205 Royal Palm Blvd.
Margate, Florida 33063

Mission Statement
The purpose of Sisterhood shall be to serve as an integral part of the congregation of Temple Beth Am, to stimulate Jewish religious activities, to foster cultural educational advancement among its membership and in the Jewish community at large, and to promote, through social activities, worthwhile endeavors for the benefit of the congregation. Sisterhood also provides financial support to the temple.

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Book Discussion Group
Will be meeting in November to discuss our current book.
Join us for a lively and interesting conversation!
Sponsored by the Temple Beth Am Sisterhood

The Zookeeper’s Wife

Please join us after lunch on November 4th, when we meet to discuss The Zookeeper's Wife.
It is a non-fiction book written by the poet and naturalist Diane Ackerman. By drawing on the unpublished diary of Antonina Żabińska, it recounts the true story of how she and her husband, Jan Żabiński, director of the Warsaw Zoo, saved the lives of 300 Jews who had been imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto following the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939.
Please take the time to read the book before November so that you can enjoy and participate in the discussion.

SISTERHOOD HOLIDAY EVENT
Challah braiding & challah knife decorating!!

Thursday, September 14
7:00 PM
Join the women of Sisterhood as we have our first event of the year!
Catch up with old friends, meet new friends and having fun while we decorate challah knives and learn how to braid a round challah. No special skills needed.
Reservations required / $18 pp / Deadline September 8, 2017
Name
Phone Email
Yes, we are attending! # @ $18 each TOTAL: $

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Programming & Religious School Update

We have a great line up of programs for 2017-18!
We have split up the offerings into categories:
Temple Beth Am Adult Education and Lecture Subscription Series
Temple Beth Am Cultural Series
TEMPLE BETH AM ADULT EDUCATION AND LECTURE SERIES
SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS
Temple Beth Am Adult Education and Lecture Subscription Series is designed to make all of our classes accessible for our members.
Sign up for the Temple Beth Am 2017-2018 Subscription Series and pay only $130/pp to attend as many adult education classes and lectures as you would like for no additional fees (except where otherwise noted).
All you need to do is complete out the Registration Form found on in the 2017-18 Program booklet and return it to the Temple office.
or
You may also choose to pay as you go for each class or lecture at the prices indicated in the brochure.
In addition, to the subscription series, we are offering you an opportunity to become a Benefactor of our NEW Temple Beth Am Adult Education courses and Lecture Series. This will ensure the growth of our high quality opportunities for you. There are 4 levels…..
$108 -Platinum - פלטינה Platinum Benefactors receive
an autograph copy of all of our 2017 – 2018 Lecturers that have published books,
Reserved Seating
your name listed in our Program & on our website.
$72 Gold – זהב Gold benefactors receive
Reserved Seating
your name listed in our Program & on our website
$36 Silver – כסף Silver Benefactors receive
Your name listed in our Program & on our website
$18 Copper – נחושת Copper Benefactors receive
Your name listed on our website
Questions…. Contact Joyce Siegel, Program and Engagement Director
Phone: 954-968-4545 ext. 36
Email: jsiegel@beth-am.org
www.beth-am.org

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Programming & Religious School Update

Temple Beth Am Adult Education and Lecture Series
Below is a listing of few of the offerings for the Fall. Please see our 2017-2018 Program Guide for a complete listing and details or our website www.beth-am.org.
Adult Education Offerings
Finding Life’s Balance ; T’shuvah; Tefilah, and Tzedakah…What’s that Got to Do with the High Holy Days?; Major Prophets; The Five Megilot Part 1; Beginner Hebrew Part 1; Conversational Hebrew; Learn Trope; Finding Personal Meaning in the Siddur and many more….
Adult Lecture Series
Rabbi Mark Winer, Bill Gralnick, Joan Katz, Rabbi Jack Reimer, Rabbi Ed Bernstein, Robert Watson
Temple Beth Am Cultural Series
Sponsorship is a great way to Honor or Memorialize a loved on or special event/time in your life. Please reference the Program Guide or our website for Sponsorship Opportunities. Your sponsorship helps us to bring you high quality Cultural Events at Affordable prices. For more information, please contact Joyce Siegel, Program and Engagement Director at jsiegel@beth-am.org or 954-968-4545 ext 36.
Some of our Cultural Program offerings are listed below. Please see the Program Guide for all the details.
Film Festival & Discussion; Chanukah Dinner and Show featuring the comedy of Joel Chasnoff ; Café Beth Am presents “Country Music and My Jewish Soul”; Safam Concert and more….
We also have a great line up of Holiday programs beginning with Selichot on 1/16. Check out the Program Guide for details.
Selichot – Saturday evening September 16th at 8pm; Make Sukkah Decorations – Sunday, 10/1 from 1:00pm – 2:30pm; Decorate Sukkah – Tuesday, 10/3 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm; Wine & Cheese in the Hut (Sukkah) – Saturday, 10/7 at 8pm; Family Day in the Sukkah – Sunday, 10/8 from 1:00- 2:30pm and many more…..
Other Notables……
Religious School for 7th graders will begin on Sunday, September 10th. Parents, please accompany your child to school that day for Opening Day Program and Parent Orientation.
Religious School for Kindergarten through 6th graders will begin on Tuesday, August 22nd. These classes are held at TBTST, 5700 NW 94th Ave, Tamarac, FL 33321
Any questions, please feel free to contact me at 954-968-4545 ext 36 or jsiegel@beth-am.org
Wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year!
לשנה טובה ומתוקה!
Joyce Siegel
Program & Engagement Director
Education Director

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Temple Beth Am Gratefully Acknowledges These Gifts of Tzedakkah....

General Contribution
Donated by In Memory Of
Ruth Freedman My dear husband, Carl Freedman
Ruth Freedman & Family My dear husband, father, & grandfather
Ruth Freedman & Family Our parents that perished in Shoah
Joel Risch & Richard Smith Elsie Risch
Donated by In Honor Of
Philip Blum Donation
Albert J. Brunn Rabbi Rosenblum, for your kindness and help
Albert J. Brunn Marty Feldman, for your kindness and help
Ruth Freedman Ben Schepsman’s birthday
Bronia Furst Mr. & Mrs. Henry Sperling—Mazel Tov
on your granddaughter’s wedding
Joseph Kresch Aliyah
Raymond Robinson Aliyah
Benjamin & Bella Schepsman Donation
Renee Simon Lena Cohen’s 100th birthday
Philip & Pearl Winikoff Aliyah
Goldie & Alan Witrock Wishing Laura Zimmerman a refuah shlema

Jonathan E. Beer Memorial Israel Youth Fund
Donated by In Memory Of
T.R. & Karen Beer Lillian Beer
T.R. & Karen Beer Donald Fasman
Donated by In Honor Of
T.R. & Karen Beer Being given the honor of delivering a D’var Torah

Howard Marc Horowitz Memorial Fund for USY Pilgrimage to Israel
Donated by In Honor Of
Irene Kivetz-Moore My aliyah on Rosh Chodesh
Irene Kivetz-Moore My aliyah for Shabbat Chazon
Charlie Moore & Irene Kivetz-Moore Laura Zimmerman, get well soon
Charlie Moore & Irene Kivetz-Moore Michael Cassell, Broward County
Junior ROTC cadet of the year
Armend & Maxine Szmulewitz Sarah Sandak’s graduation

Please Note: Any donations received after August 10th will appear in a following Scribe.

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Temple Beth Am Gratefully Acknowledges These Gifts of Tzedakkah....

Bikur Cholim Contribution
Donated by In Honor Of
Peter Kolbe Thank you to the Bikur Cholim committee

Alfred Hirsch Memorial Camp Ramah Fund
Donated by In Memory Of
Ann, Larry, Jared, Stacey & Corey Spector Jerome Spindler

Alfred Hirsch Memorial Camp Ramah Fund
Donated by In Memory Of
Simeon & Sophie Gottlieb Nathan Traubitz
Len & Gloria Kaplan Judy Bromberg’s mother, Trude Lorch
Anita Todras Donald Fasman, beloved father of Stacey Needle
Anita Todras Nettie Bunder, beloved grandmother
of Lisa Shmia
Donated by In Honor Of
Drs. David & Frances Silver Donation
Anita Todras Laura Zimmerman, for a full recovery

Music Fund
Donated by In Memory Of
Trudy Oistacher Sam Oistacher, beloved husband, father,
grandfather, great-grandfather

Rabbi Paul Plotkin Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund
Donated by In Memory Of
Enrique & Helen Bekerman Donald Fasman, beloved father of Stacey Needle
Barry & Myra Cohen Adria Salow, beloved mother of Adria Labi
Don & Amanda Horowitz Donald Fasman, beloved father of Stacey Needle
Donated by In Honor Of
Enrique & Helen Bekerman Jeffrey Needle’s presidency
Charlie Moore & Irene Kivetz-Moore Aryah Genger’s Bar Mitzvah
Rabbi Arthur & Miriam Brunn Ruberg Albert Brunn
Arline Feldman Shapiro Albert Brunn’s 93rd birthday, Mazel Tov!
Armend & Maxine Szmulewitz Joshua Needle’s graduation

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Temple Beth Am Gratefully Acknowledges These Gifts of Tzedakkah....

Rabbi Discretionary Fund
Donated by In Memory Of
Terry & Risa Worrow Alfred William Worrow
Donated by In Honor Of
Shirley Levinson Donation
Mark & Jane Reiner Engagement of Stephen Ahron & Dana Kapp
Zenia Revitz Donation
Sapir Roth In appreciation

Craig P. Rieders Memorial Fund for USY on Wheels
Donated by In Memory Of
Joan Schwimmer Bernice Glickman
Donated by In Honor Of
Joan Schwimmer Arnie Malamed’s 90th birthday

Shabbat Kiddush Lunch Contribution
Donated by In Memory Of
Dr. Julian & Anne Berman Adria Salow, beloved mother of Adria Labi
Donated by In Honor Of
Suzanne Horowitz Donation
Sapir Roth Donation

Bikur cholim
(Hebrew: ביקור חולים; "visiting the sick"; also transliterated Bikur holim) refers to the mitzvah (Jewish religious commandment) to visit and extend aid to the sick.

Bikur Cholim is one of the important deeds included in Gemilut Hassadim—the performance of loving kindness. It means “caring for the sick” but there is much more that we can do. It is also one of the many mitzvahs we are commanded to do.
We have formed a Bikur Cholim committee to reach out to members who are ill or recovering from surgery. We would like to connect with these members with a card or a phone call and let them know we care. We need your help! Please let us know if you, your family member, or dear friend is in need and would like support from the Bikur Cholim.
If you are interested in joining this committee or get more information please call the Temple office at 954-968-4545 or contact Cecile Kaplan at 954-673-7955.

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Temple Beth Am Gratefully Acknowledges These Gifts of Tzedakkah....

Yiskor/Yahrzeit Fund
Donated by In Memory Of
Sylvia Abrams Bertha Horowitz
Art & Jane Adler Ruth M. Cohn’
Art & Jane Adler Ellen Cohn RoTH
Stanley & Amy Baumwald Donation
David & Andrea Beckerman Rita Hymen
David & Andrea Beckerman Sy Beckerman
Richard & Laura Berkowitz Howard Beckman
Albert J. Brunn Martin Brunn
Melvyn & Sharon Cohen Neville Cohen
Melvyn & Sharon Cohen Anne Cohen
Melvyn & Sharon Cohen Andrew Cohen
Melvyn & Sharon Cohen Reba Chaiken
Melvyn & Sharon Cohen Abraham Cohen
Melvyn & Sharon Cohen Edward Hammer
Ken & Cindy Diamond Janice Wolff
Minnie Edelman Donation
Minnie Edelman Beloved husband, Morris Edelman
Stanley & Bonnie Feldman Jack Feldman
C. & L. Gochman Pearl Gochman
Steve & Ilisa Iskowitz Elaine Iskowitz
Matt & Andrea Jacobs Jay Gershberg
Elaine Milman Lester Rubin
Celia Negrin Lillian Greenberg
Stanley & Ivy Tenenbaum Lester Tenenbaum
Irene Tunkel Donation
Irene Tunkel Raymond Tunkel
Jeffrey & Susan Weiss Sidney Weiss
Goldie & Alan Witrock Matthew Fenster

Condolences To In Memory Of
Judy Bromberg Beloved mother, Trude Lorch
Adria Labi Beloved mother, Adria Salow
Risch Family Beloved member, Elsie Risch
Lisa Shmia Beloved grandmother, Nettie Bunder

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7205 Royal Palm Blvd.
Margate, FL 33063

Memorial Plaques
Honor the memory of loved ones by purchasing a memorial plaque. Plaques are displayed on the memorial boards located in the Sanctuary.
During the Hebrew month of the deceased's Yahrzeit, lights adjacent to the plaque will be lit. Temple Beth Am will send a reminder of the Yahrzeit to the purchaser.
During Selichot services, the Rabbi will announce the names on the new plaques installed during the past year.
Cost for a plaque is $360. A reserve is also $360, with no further charge when the plaque is ordered.
For more information please contact the office at 954-968-4545.

REMINDER:
Don’t forget to renew membership & get
High Holy Day tickets!!

Joyce Siegel