Congregation B Nai Torah Torah Times What a fabulous month for the Congregation Bnai Torah Family! Fresh from our extraordinary High Holidays, we have two terrific weekends planned. First, the weekend of October 19th through 21st will feature three special occasions. Friday October 19th Services (7:30PM) will be a Sisterhood Shabbat honoring Ray and Gloria Max as People of Valor. Their record of service to the Jewish community is unparalleled and we look forward to having the opportunity to honor them. That very same weekend on Shabbat, after our 10AM Services, our Lunch and Learn will feature Corned Beef, Knishes, Pickles and Cole Slaw along with the entertaining and informative class, "3218 Years of Jewish History in 74 Minutes or Less." Last but not least, finish your weekend on Sunday, October 21st at 2:30PM as The Ada Siegel Committee will be presenting an award winning documentary, "To Life: How Israeli Volunteers are Changing the World." The film portrays how 5 Israeli organizations have brought aid to over 100 countries. October 2018 22 Tishrei - 22 Cheshvan 5779 Inside this issue: President s Message 3 Religious School Pics 5 Sisterhood Message 6 Jewish Fed. Message 7 Men s Club Message 11 Religious School 12 Shabbat Services on Saturday, October 27th will be followed by the sounds of napping throughout the Halifax area. Why? Because everyone will want to be rested for our 20th Anniversary dinner and Dancing Celebration. Call 386-672-1174 this minute for your last chance to reserve a spot or for more details! Rabbi Kane Holiday Fun with the Sunday School kids. Building the Sukkah. Rabbi teaching his dance moves.
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What an incredibly active High Holiday season! We were so fortunate to have Cantor Rich Walters with us this season. The chemistry between Rabbi Kane and Cantor Walters was wonderful. The interaction and involvement of all service goers was something to see (and feel). During Shemini Atzeret and Simchas Torah services, everyone wished Cantor Walters and Judy a safe trip back to Maryland, but begged them to return to Florida as soon as possible. High Holidays services were well attended. I hope it was inspiring and allowed for reflection for everyone, as it did for me. Jonah and the Whale was a hit again and thank you to the Sisterhood and everyone who sponsored the Break -the-fast. Thank you to Debra Rodensky who did a wonderful job as ritual chair. Thanks to everyone who had Aliyahs and took part in the services. But folks, the fun and activities don t end just yet. October is packed solid. The first Friday night service will also be Tot Shabbat. Our last Tot Shabbat had over 15 kids, and almost 20 kids helped decorate the Sukka. Let s keep this trend going. On Friday, October 19 th, our service will honor Ray and Gloria Max. We have a lunch and learn about Jewish history scheduled for Saturday, October 20 th, and on Sunday, October 21 st at 2:30 pm, the Ada Siegel committee will show a movie about how Israel comes to the aid of the world when in need. Also, don t forgot the big 20 th Anniversary dinner and dance party on Saturday, October 27 th. We will be holding this year s Poker Tournament in Pompano Beach, FL on November 4 th. Please call the office if you d like to participate. Also, we are in need of volunteers, so plan a nice weekend in South Florida where you can also help make the Poker Tournament a success. As I mentioned during Kol Nidre, given the fact that the Poker Tournament is not local and the fact that the room will hold fewer players I am concerned about the revenue we will be able to collect. Thus, please don t forget to send in your Yom Kippur pledges. It s also OK to add a few dollars more than what you pledged. In closing, I d like to mention 2 things. First, the Rabbi will not hold scheduled office hours during the month of October he ll resume scheduled office hours in November. However, during the month of October, you can call the synagogue office or the Rabbi directly to schedule a time to meet with him. Second, I d like to recognize Eva, the synagogue s Administrative Assistant who is doing an excellent job keeping us all organized. Thank y all for being a wonderful, loving, and warm family, dear friends. It is truly a privilege to be part of the Congregation B nai Torah family. Andy 3
To The Newest Members Of CBT BREAK-THE-FAST SPONSORS Pauline & Alan Berman (In loving memory of Mazal Bat Moshe - Pauline s mother and Leila - Alan s mother) The McEwen Family Ruth Cohen The Glenney Family Rita Pender & Jesse Acosta Bari & Stuart Amols Sherry Armstrong Lorna & Cholly Beck Betty Berdichevsky Andy & Zandra Dattel Roberta & Norman Feldman Robin & Ira Freedman Barbara Goldstein Rose Grace & Steve Halpern Vicki & Ken Haberman Karen & Chuck Hechtman Evelyn Holt Eve Hoth Lauren & Dan Hoven Valerie & Rabbi Kane Rena & Michael Katz Alan Kisseloff Max Landau Manette & Harry Lasris (In memory of their parents) Kiva & Douglas McEwen Cathy Michaels Lea & Charles Moskowitz Lorna & Scott Ravede Debra Rodensky Marsha & Howard Rosenbloom The Rotstein Family Carin & Ed Rothberg Dr. Schwartz & Family Eileen & George Selis Marsha & Dr. Philip Shapiro Allison & Howard Silverstein Barbara & Harvey Singer Judy & Cantor Rich Walters Lorraine & Chuck Weisman Chanah & Joe Zimmermann During the month of October Rabbi will not have scheduled office hours. They will resume in November You can call the office or the Rabbi directly to schedule a meeting. Sincere Thanks For Your Generosity 4
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Please update your yearbook to reflect the following corrections: Beck, Lorna & Cholly 336-655-0366 Add: Cooperman, Adrienne & Larry 407-417-2656 Zimmermann, Jean & Joe 413 Lafayette Street Farb, Helen & Mike 32174 Port Orange, FL 32174 Kisseloff, Valerie & Jared 871-2100 J 871-0214 V Cohen, Ruth 22 Ribbon Falls 671-7042 Remove Ormond Beach, FL 32174 310-8267 Plotkin, Alvin 673-3733 Add: Sorkin, Eleanor 624-7216 Remove 140 Tern Court Daytona Beach, FL 32119 281-5365 Please let the office know if you change your address, phone number or email address. It will help us keep in touch with you. Thank you, Sisterhood Message By Judy Kane Hello and Happy New Year! The High Holy Days have come and gone and now we take a deep breath and plan our calendar. First of all, please send in your $25 dues; we need your financial as well as your physical support. We want YOU on our membership roster. Sisterhood Shabbat will be October 19th. All of the service readings will be led by our officers and trustees which makes this a very special evening. We look forward to celebrating life events and special holidays together as a family of B nai Torah. 6
Dear Congregants: With giving out food to the Jewish needy for the High Holy Days, and having the Rosh Hashanah Luncheon for the Jewish seniors, this has been a very busy month. For the first time ever, we had 15 people show up that we didn't know were attending this luncheon. Bless DB Pickles for immediately sending out more food. We thank Jonathan Rotstein for subsidizing part of this luncheon. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to pick up seniors and thank you to all the entertainers who give us entertainment gratis. But most of all thank you Temple Beth-El for allowing us to have this luncheon at your beautiful social hall. A special thank you to Steve, Therese, Jill, Helen Farb, Sharon Mueller, Marcy Spertus, Betsy Levin and Ellen Berber who pitch in to make this so enjoyable for our seniors. Thank you to Lynn Ritter who has the job of checking in the seniors. What a job this was this time. Rabbi Barry Altman and Murray Steinberg who blew their shofars which for some of these seniors were the only time they would get the traditions of the holiday. Thank you Rabbi Karen Allan for leading the service and Rabbi Courtney Berman for being involved with the service and bringing her adorable baby for the seniors to see. Thank you everyone who contributed to both these programs. We had our Pacesetter's luncheon and we thank everyone involved for a wonderful evening at Oceanside Country Club. The speaker, the food and the atmosphere was just perfect. Thank you to everyone who started our 2019 Campaign. You are our leaders. We don't hear too much about Hurricane Florence but a lot of people have lost their homes. As the Federation has done for previous disasters, we are collecting funds that will go to individual families via their religious institutions. I was in a flood many years ago, and if someone had sent me funds, I would have been overjoyed. This will be the first funds that they will receive and the many letters we receive from folks that received aid from us in previous disasters, let us know how thrilled they were. Please send your checks to Jewish Federation 470 Andalusia Avenue Ormond Beach, Fl 32174 and in the memo column put Hurricane Florence. 100% of your funds will go to these families. A tax deductible letter will be sent to all. On Sunday, October 7th, for women and girls 12 and over, we are bringing in an expert from New York who will teach us how to defend ourselves. In this crazy world of ours, we need to know how to do this. The cost is $10.00 -mail to the address above but put in the memo column On Guard. This will be held at the Route 40 Club House, 240 Deer Lake Road, Ormond Beach, Fl 32174 and light refreshments will be served. She has won many awards and I urge you to take advantage of this program. Wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year. Marvin Miller, President Gloria Max, Executive Director 7
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Schedule Monday Oct 1 9:30 am Shimini Atzeret 6:00 pm Simchat Torah (Especially Family Friendly) Friday Oct 5 6:00 pm Kid & Tot Shabbat Friday Oct 19 7:30 pm Sisterhood Shabbat Saturday Oct 20 12:30 pm 3218 years of Jewish history in 74 minutes or less Adult Education with Rabbi Kane Sunday Oct 21 10:00 am Religious School 2:30 pm To Life: How Israeli Volunteers are Changing the World Movie presented by the Ada Siegel Committee Saturday Oct 27 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm 20th Anniversary Celebration Sunday Oct 28 10:00 am Religious School - Trick-or-Treat For Hunger * Please call or email to RSVP 9
Yahrzeits Jerome Goldstein by Barbara Goldstein Al Greenspan by Barbara Goldstein Jerry Greenspan by Barbara Goldstein Jerry Greenspan by Emil Steiner Nathan Plotkin by Sonny Plotkin Barbara Intorf by Lorna Beck Phillip Intorf by Lorna Beck Leonard Gordon by Sue Abel Heather Landau by Max Landau Ada Siegel by Arlene Cogen SPONSORS NEEDED If you would like to donate $150 to sponsor our fabulous Kid & Tot Shabbat please let the office know. 10
Celebration time is just around the corner. The Men s Club is proud to sponsor the 20th Anniversary Celebration Party. The event takes place in the only 4 Star Hotel in the Daytona Beach area, The Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores will host our event. All of our plans are in place for a fantastic party. We now need people for this event to be successful. Please send in your return envelope for a Ring Side Seat to our event. We want to encourage every member to attend. Please contact the Temple office if you need assistance in the following areas: babysitting, transportation or financial help to attend our celebration. If you can't attend, consider being one of our sponsors. Contact the Temple Office and we follow up with you. Sponsors are needed for the following: Band, Decorations and Open Bar. Reserved Tables are available by request for 8 people. Please contact Temple Office for your personal table request with names of guests sitting at your table. Reserved seating will be assigned after all members have paid for the party. Judy, Rita, Sema and Martha have been a great help making this effort pay off. Thank them if you see them around the town or at Temple. There is another important matter that is closing fast on us this month. The Poker Tournament will be here very soon. Anyone interested in helping with the Poker Tournament in Pompano Beach Florida on Sunday, November 4th, please contact Eva at the Temple office. We have secured some rooms at the Residence Inn in Pompano Beach for $119 plus tax which includes breakfast. To contact the Motel, call Richard Somma at 954-283-5873. We need our volunteers to arrive at the Isles Casino no later than 9 am Sunday morning and you can leave anytime after our Buffet Dinner starting at 3 pm. Dress code for the Tournament is black slacks and white tops. Any questions or concerns please contact our Temple office or Chuck Weisman for answers. Mitzvah Opportunity! Grandma Bertha Wohl would love you to visit. If you would like to reserve a hotel room for the night of the 20th Anniversary Celebration, please call April at The Shores Resort & Spa She is at Room # 223 at the Grand Villa s. 386-944-2691 Let her know you will be attending the CBT event on October 27th. 11
Religious School Report by Helen Farb We have been very busy celebrating all the fall holidays. On Rosh Hashanah we learned about the holiday and sang and practiced blowing plastic shofars. Thanks to Charlie Moskowitz for coming and blowing a real shofar. Each child made their own round challah and received a jar of honey, thanks to Lea Moskowitz. The younger children painted wooden apples for an apple dish to use with apples and honey. The older children practiced their Hebrew parts for the Rosh Hashanah service. They were all superb. Thanks to the Daytona News Journal. It was fun to come back to participate in the service and be part of Jonah and the whale. We had a very large Kid and Tot Shabbat. Thirty people attended. Our chicken nuggets turned out to be Hebrew letters. Thanks to all those who help setup, cook, and cleanup. Many people helping, make the children's Shabbat easier. On Sunday, September 23, we prepared for Sukkot. Rabbi Kane told about the holiday and why we celebrated it. The children made paper chains and leaf mobiles to decorate the succah. Thanks to all those who built the succah. It looked beautiful when it was done. Thanks also to those who fed all of us after all the work. UPCOMING EVENTS: Friday, October 5: 6:00 pm Kid and Tot Shabbat Sunday,October 21 10:00 am Religious School / 12:30pm Meet at Trienah Meyer s house to distribute bags for trick or treat for Hunger (same neighborhood 124 Tuscany Bend St) Sunday, October 28 10:00 am Religious School / 12:00 pm Go to same neighborhood to pick up bags and deliver them to Beth -El (More details to follow) Helen 12
To Life: How Israeli Volunteers are Changing the world The Ada Siegel Committee will present this DVD @Congregation B nai Torah (401 N Nova Road, Ormond Beach) On Sunday 21 October @ 2:30 pm There is no charge; light refreshments will be served The film portrays how 5 Israeli organizations have brought aid to over 100 countries. Examples give some details regarding projects in: Uganda, Nepal, Greece, Kurdistan, the Palestinian Territories, and in helping Syrian civilians. The cinematography is stunning. Information: Call 386-672-1174 between 9am and 1pm, or leave a message. To preview: tolifethemovie.com, then you ll want to see the whole film 13
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES 2 Mary Ellen Papadeas 3 Brian Freedman 4 Justin Selis 5 Endre Banfi 12 Micah Dattel 12 Kaida Dattel 12 Sonny Plotkin 14 Madden Weisman 16 Mike Farb 16 Joseph (Mitch) Nixon 17 Carol Hyman 17 Suzanne Stein 19 Anita Rimler 19 Ira Freedman 21 Thomas Morrissey IV 22 Howard Silverstein 26 Sara Freedman 28 Ari Morse 28 Leah Nusbaum 28 Irv Abel 29 Barbara Goldstein 29 Michael Diamond 30 Rita Pender 31 Anastasia Chuven 28 Luda & Dr. Jack Rotstein Ideas for the Torah Times Is there something you would like to see in the Torah Times? Then please let me know. I welcome all suggestions and contributions for our monthly paper. Please feel free to email the office any pictures you take during CBT events. Do you have a business you would like to tell us about? Or a hobby? Are you having a yard sale or is there an event that you think the congregation would be interested in? Give me a call at 672-1174 or send me an email at cbt@cfl.rr.com (Sorry. No rewards for this one!) 14
Donations Birthdays Happy Birthday from Lea & Charles Moskowitz to Mary Ellen Papadeas, Endre Banfi, Sonny Plotkin, Mike Farb, Mitch Nixon, Carol Hyman, Suzanne Stein, Anita Rimler, Ira Freedman, Howard Silverstein, Ari Morse, Irv Abel, Barbara Goldstein, Michael Diamond and Rita Pender. Happy Birthday from Eileen & George Selis to Sonny Freedman. Anniversaries Happy Anniversary from Lea & Charles Moskowitz to Luda & Dr. Jack Rotstein. Get Well - Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery from Eileen & George Selis to Carol Hyman and Al Fritz. Speedy Recovery from Helen & Mike Farb to Carol Hyman. Volunteers Wanted The Ada Siegel Committee, as with all committees, has open enrollment. We develop skills in Entertainment, Jewish Culture and Adult Education. There is one hitch: work. You must be willing to seek prospective programs, see them through (with Committee support) and attend a few meetings (3 or4). Call Cholly Beck (via Lorna s phone): 336-655-0366 (Yes, that is 336 area). Volunteers and gifts needed for Sunday, November 4th Poker Tournament. Come join us in south Florida as a volunteer. Your help is very much needed! If you have any friends in south Florida that own a business please ask them if they will donate an item or service. Contact Chuck Weisman at 513-200-9821 or 15
OFFICERS President: Andy Dattel Vice President: Ken Haberman Co-Treasurers: Harry Lasris and Sherry Armstrong Secretary: Robin Freedman Men s Club President: Chuck Weisman Congregation B nai Torah 401/403 N. Nova Road Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Phone: 386-672-1174 Email: cbt@cfl.rr.com Office Hours: Monday Friday 9 AM 1 PM Sisterhood President: Judy Kane Religious School Co-Chairs: Helen Farb Immediate Past President: Alan S. Kisseloff and Charles Moskowitz Gift Shop News Do you need a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Birthday, Anniversary, Get Well, Shower, Wedding, or Graduation gift? The Gift Shop can make your shopping easy with a large selection of unique items with prices that are affordable. If you need a special item we have catalogs! Just call 672-1174 or stop by the office, Eva will be happy to help 16
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