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TEMPLE JUDEA 14486 A&W Bulb Road Fort Myers, FL 33908 NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE PAID FT. MYERS, FL PERMIT NO. 338 T ransient, journeying, traveling . . . home. What does it mean to go home? There is something different, more permanent about home. As Sukkot came and went in October we were reminded that structures are not permanent. We cannot rely on the physical for a sense of home. We must find in our hearts a place to which we can retreat, an opportunity to feel the comforts of permanence and acceptance, for as long as we can attain, as we are so briefly visiting this planet. But sometimes this feeling of home comes from actual places. The United States serves as a home to all of us tied to Temple Judea, wherever we originated from. We are blessed with freedoms to practice religion as we want, to pursue what makes us happy, and to learn about and encounter many cultures. The American dream is still possible. Though no road is paved with gold, we have the opportunity to move up the ladder - to start with little and to become great. As Americans we believe in the individual capacity for greatness. Greatness is attained not through amassing wealth, but through the ability to inspire people and make the contributions to society for which we each see the need. In the United States, we emphasize the importance of distinct voices: that all people have an obligation and a right to make their thoughtful opinion known in the polls. When voting in the upcoming presidential election, as Jews, we must consider the Land of Israel and how it will be affected by who we choose as President of the United States. While it cannot be the only issue which drives our decisions, it must be an important factor when we look at the history of the world and fulfilling a peaceful future. Israel is not a random place. It contains within its borders the physical memory of our people’s history. It represents God’s promise made to our ancestor, Abraham, and echoes its fulfillment. No. Israel is not about home. It is not about feeling comfort and permanence. As I have ventured there many times, I realize it is something much deeper. It is making pilgrimage. It is paying homage to the deepest part of who I am as a Jew. Preparing for a journey home can take seconds or can take forever. It depends on how close we are to discovering ourselves and becoming comfortable with the boundaries of self. This home is not reliant upon visiting any physical place. But a journey of Judaism is incomplete without Israel. Whatever your politics, feelings about the modern state, or experiences with the idea of Israel, it is the birthplace of our faith and our people. With the complexities and difficulties of any government and population, I feel a duty to respond to the biblical call Lech Lecha – “go toward yourself,” by protecting the Land of Israel as a citizen of this great land, The United States of America, the land we call home. Rabbi Elyssa Joy Auster The Scroll The Scroll Temple Judea The Conservative Synagogue in Fort Myers, FL Volume 32 Issue 9 November 2012 Cheshvan-Kislev 5773

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TEMPLE JUDEA

14486 A&W Bulb Road

Fort Myers, FL 33908

NON-PROFIT

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID FT. MYERS, FL

PERMIT NO. 338

T ransient, journeying, traveling . . . home. What does it mean to go home? There is something different, more permanent about home. As Sukkot came and went in

October we were reminded that structures are not permanent. We cannot rely on the physical for a sense of home. We must find in our hearts a place to which we can retreat, an opportunity to feel the comforts of permanence and acceptance, for as long as we can attain, as we are so briefly visiting this planet. But sometimes this feeling of home comes from actual places. The United States serves as a home to all of us tied to Temple Judea, wherever we originated from. We are blessed with freedoms to practice religion as we want, to pursue what makes us happy, and to learn about and encounter many cultures.

The American dream is still possible.

Though no road is paved with gold, we have the opportunity to move up the ladder - to start with little and to become great. As Americans we believe in the individual capacity for greatness. Greatness is attained not through amassing wealth, but through the ability to inspire people and make the contributions to society for which we each see the need.

In the United States, we emphasize the

importance of distinct voices: that all people have an obligation and a right to make their thoughtful opinion known in the polls.

When voting in the upcoming presidential election, as Jews, we must consider the Land of Israel and how it will be affected by who we choose as President of the United States. While it cannot be the only issue which drives our decisions, it must be an important factor when we look at the history of the world and fulfilling a peaceful future.

Israel is not a random place. It contains

within its borders the physical memory of our people’s history. It represents God’s promise made to our ancestor, Abraham, and echoes its fulfillment.

No. Israel is not about home. It is not about feeling comfort and permanence. As I have ventured there many times, I realize it is something much deeper. It is making pilgrimage. It is paying homage to the deepest part of who I am as a Jew. Preparing for a journey home can take seconds or can take forever. It depends on how close we are to discovering ourselves and becoming comfortable with the boundaries of self. This home is not reliant upon visiting any physical place. But a journey of Judaism is incomplete without Israel. Whatever your politics, feelings about the modern state, or experiences with the idea of Israel, it is the birthplace of our faith and our people. With the complexities and difficulties of any government and population, I feel a duty to respond to the biblical call Lech Lecha – “go toward yourself,” by protecting the Land of Israel as a citizen of this great land, The United States of America, the land we call home.

Rabbi Elyssa Joy Auster

The ScrollThe Scroll

Temple Judea

The Conservative Synagogue in Fort Myers, FL

Volume 32 Issue 9 November 2012 Cheshvan-Kislev 5773

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PLEASE KEEP YOUR DATA CURRENT

In an effort to ensure accuracy of the synagogue records and to make certain that you receive all announcements and mailing, please notify the office at 239-433-0201 or email the office at [email protected] when or if: ♦ You have a change of address ♦ You leave or return to Florida ♦ You haven’t given us your e-mail address or you e-mail

address has changed ♦ You have a new phone number or want to add an additional

number or list a preferred number such as a cell phone or work number

♦ You haven’t given us your e-mail address or you e-mail address has changed

To contact the office staff via email...

[email protected]

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE HOURS

Monday through Thursday….9:00 am — 5:00 pm

Friday………………………...9:00 am — 1:00 pm

Weekday Minyan Monday and Thursday……………..….…..9:00 am Shabbat Friday Night (except as noted)………..…7:30 pm Saturday Morning P’sukei D’zimra …...……..……….……......9:30 am Torah Service…………………...(approx)10:30 am

Schedule of Services

TEMPLE JUDEA

14486 A&W Bulb Road

Fort Myers, FL 33908

Office: 239-433-0201 Fax: 239-433-3371

Preschool: 239-482-1121 Religious School 239-433-3471

Board Members 2012-13 Rabbi Elyssa Joy Auster

[email protected]

Dan Delisi [email protected]

Co-President Marsha Kistler

[email protected] Co-President

Kaith Grossman [email protected]

Immediate Past President Brian Simon

[email protected] 1st Vice President

Steven Gliner [email protected]

VP House & Grounds James Lewin

[email protected] Treasurer

Jodi Gutstein [email protected]

Corresponding Secretary

Jennifer Manekin [email protected]

Recording Secretary Mindi Simon

[email protected] VP Education

Diane Seidenstein [email protected]

VP Ritual Lynn Talone

[email protected] VP Membership

Naomi Thomson [email protected]

VP Youth Chely Dosoretz

[email protected] Robert Schlager

[email protected] George & Joyce Rosinger

[email protected] Richard Hymes

[email protected] Lisa Bendetowicz

[email protected] Members at Large

Joann Goldman

Preschool Director [email protected]

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November 2012

Erev Shabbat Friday, November 2 6:26 pm

Erev Shabbat Friday, November 9 5:22 pm

Erev Shabbat Friday, November 16 5:19 pm

Erev Shabbat Friday, November 23 5:17 pm

Erev Shabbat Friday, November 30 5:17 pm

Shabbat Candle Lighting in Fort Myers

For more details on programming, look for information in The Scroll, and check out our online calendar at www.tjswfl.org, or call the office 239-433-0201

Introducing Jill Hart

The new Administrative Assistant and Bookkeeper

I was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, living in the suburb of Tona-wanda, and graduating from Sweet Home High School. I attended college in Nebraska, at Chadron State, and continued my studies at Buffalo State College, majoring in Human Services.

I married my husband in March of 2000, and became a mom in May of 2003. My son is a brilliant and precocious 5th grader at Pinewoods Elementary. I have been a hockey mom for sev-eral years and after moving to Florida have become a lacrosse mom as well.

We have made our home in a beautiful community in Estero, Florida, having my parents, who retired here, very close by. I wanted my son to have the opportunity, as my husband and I did, to grow up with his Bubbie and Papa.

I am so looking forward to working with the Temple and the Temple community, and am eager to meet everyone!

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Join us Friday November 9th for New Member Shabbat

Wine and Cheese 7:00 PM

Shabbat evening service 7:30 PM

New member families will receive a special blessing from Rabbi Auster.

This is a great opportunity for new members and all our members to meet and enjoy services together.

An oneg with sundae bar will be served after the service.

Contact Lynn Talone at 239-770-3013 with questions.

I recently gave a presentation to a group of fellow urban planners in Sarasota on what I believe our role to be in the community planning process. I argued that in planning the future of communities, it is not the planner’s role to guide a community's vision or know the "right way" to grow, but rather to be able to ask the right questions to help facilitate dialogue so that each unique community can be successful in charting their own path forward. It was odd to tell other urban planners that our years of study, work and experience did not give us some sacred knowledge to impart definitive answers on others as to the "right way" or "wrong way" to grow. In planning for the growth of communities, whether they are a county, a city or a small synagogue, there are no right or wrong solutions that anyone can impart. Answers for how we want to grow and live lie within the needs and desires of each individual member of that specific community. I write this because we at Temple Judea are in a constant search for the answers to who we are and what we want to be in to the future. The "right way" forward for the growth of our community, including the customs we keep and the way we want to observe Judaism, can only come from within. But to find those answers we need to be open and engaged. Many of us have decades of experience with other synagogues, and invaluable knowledge from

practicing Judaism. It is these experiences and suggestions that will help us chart the right path forward. Valued too are the thoughts and opinions of those families my age that struggle to maintain a Jewish life in a world of constant competing obligations, as well as the opinions of those just starting to have families and our teenage adults. The best plans that I have seen are a result of face-to-face dialogue, debate and consensus building. The best plans come from groups of people that engage with each other as equals and with respect for each others' differing viewpoints. The best plans come from people interacting with each other, not from avoiding contact out of fear or frustration. Over the next few months, Marsha and I plan to keep the dialogue going. We want to hear what you think, what kind of synagogue you want, how you want to worship and how you think we can continue to build a vibrant community. Most importantly though, we want to speak with or meet with you in person. We want to be able to engage you in dialogue and discussion so we can ask the right questions that will help the Board chart a path forward. There is so much Temple Judea has to offer each and every one of us. On behalf of Marsha and the rest of the Board, we look forward to exploring how we can fulfill those needs.

From Dan Delisi Co-President

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Yahrtzeit

Dr. Daniel & Lisa Bendetowicz In memory of Beatriz Epelman de Bendetowicz Miles & Joan Thomson In memory of a beloved cousin Dr. Bernard Shaw Josef & Paula Raboy In memory of Albert Kovar

Kol Nidre Sanford & Mildred Marateck Saundra Falk Robert & Reina Schlager Naomi Bloom James & Betty Rubenstein

General Fund John & Suzanne Wagstaff In memory of Anne Suffness

General Fund (continued)

Mark & Laura Brennaman Thank you for welcoming us to join you for the holidays this year. Robert & Reina Schlager In memory of Anne Suffness Miles & Joan Thomson Wishing Greta Friedman a swift and speedy recovery Wishing a Happy Birthday to Valeri Thomson

Oneg/Kiddush Fund Phyllis Lee In memory of Anne Suffness

Yiskor Dr. Sanford & Sandy Cohen

Rabbi Discretionary Fund Marshall Thomson Robin Bryant-Hayes Leon Azis

1 Lore Rosentrauch 3 Rachel Rosman 4 Dr. Yale Kanter 5 Dr. Larry Eisenfeld 5 Dr. Ross Pegler 7 Jason Moon 8 Joann Goldman 11 Justin Lev Cantor 12 Marianne Krauss 13 Richard Kramlich 13 Marianne Mansfield 14 Hannah Albion 19 Michelle Mahaney 23 Richard Weiner

25 Paula Berzon 25 Shirley Schiffman 26 Marc Zucker 29 Karlee Cameron 29 Dr. Michael Spellman 10 Dr. & Mrs. Gary Correnti

11 Mr. & Mrs. Mickey Rosen 18 Mr. & Mrs. Sam Shapiro 29 Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Cohen

Birthdays

Donations

Mishpacha

Anniversaries

November Birthdays & Anniversaries

A Note on Birthday and Anniversary Blessings The Rabbi loves to give blessings on the bimah. If you would like one in order to mark a joyous occasion or life transition, please speak with her at least one week in advance, so she can personalize the blessing just for you.

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Connect with Temple Judea

www.tjswfl.org

www.facebook.com/pages/Temple-Judea…/286636357583

Always the 3rd Friday of the month

November 16

Led by your friendly and fun Rabbi!

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What is Meditation by Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg

(Article Two in a Series)

Questions abound in our teaching and learning. Questions abound in our effort to establish and clarify a vocabulary that we can use to communicate with each other and to commune with the resources of the past. What is meditation? What is mindfulness? What is spiritual practice? What is prayer? What are mitzvoth? What is authentically Jewish and what is not? And, of course, what is the relationship between any of these things and the others.

There are two fundamental ways to approach these questions. The first is “What do we do?” and the second is “Why do we do it?” I find the “what” question a question that opens into multiplicity and the “why” question one that leads to unity. In other words, there are multiple forms of meditation, prayer and spiritual practice but ultimately they tend toward the same or similar aims. We may use different language to describe these aims, but I would suggest that they are different ways to speak about the same thing.

What are we speaking about? What do we hope will be accomplished by spiritual practice? Here is a list of aims or intentions that may be all pointing at the same center.

• Establishing and expanding our relationship with God

• Expanding our awareness, becoming more awake in our lives

• Expanding into a higher consciousness, perspective, understanding

• Living with Divine qualities of openheartedness, compassion, patience, tolerance, loving kindness, generosity, humility, trust, reverence, gratitude, etc. (middot)

• Expanding our ability to receive and give love from Divine and human sources – AhavahRabah through V’ahavta

• Experiencing and acting from integration, unity, wholeness- of body, mind, emotions, spirit, of inner and outer, of different dimensions of existence, of the seeker and the sought.

• Understanding the relationship between acting wholesomely and a sense of being part of the Whole.

• Living with more ability to make choices that conform with our intentions

• Being more responsive in relation to oneself and others, rather than acting out of habit and reactivity

• Being more peaceful not because one is withdrawn or indifferent but because one has an understanding of what contributes to aggression and violence and what alleviates it

• Having a perspective that is more able to include the different dimensions of existence including the unpleasant, the different, the weak, the uncertain, the fleeting.

• Understanding the relationship between suffering and the self that is craving a thing, an experience or a state of being

• The ability to live with joy and praise

• The transformation from being a slave of Pharaoh, controlled by unconscious inner and outer forces and a servant of God, one who is able to be in relationship with the Eternal unfolding of existence from moment to moment.

• Being less self centered and more other centered, not in order to manipulate others but out of a true identification and sense of commonality

All of the above is to the end of being part of a holy community and a redeemed world.

(continued on page 7)

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Temple Judea Bulletin Board

Tree of Life

The Committee members for the Sisterhood ‘Tree of Life’ are:

Kathy Brettholtz……...768-1557 Monica Feldman………549-7954

They will be happy to help you order your memorial and Simcha plaques. Prices start at $50 depending on size of plaques

Please join us for a special Shabbat service on Saturday, December 1st during which our Board

of Trustees will be formally installed.

Members of the Board will be participating in the service and the kiddush will be sponsored by the Board.

Thank you to each and every one who helped me during my recent

recuperation. Your calls, notes, cards and thoughts helped me on a daily basis. I

appreciate all of your good wishes.

Robin Cohen

Save the Date

Ceremonial Return of our Torah from Sofer Neil Yerman on

Sunday, January 20, 2013

There will be a full day of family activities to celebrate the restoration and

return of Temple Judea’s Torah

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Dr. Sandy Cohen was the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Service Award by the Wayne State University, School of Medicine at their gala last month. He was nominated by his peers and was selected from a field of nominees.

The Distinguished Service Award is given to physicians, basic researchers, non-medically related individuals or alumni who have made major contributions to humanitarian causes or through community participation.

Temple Judea's Hazak 55+ Chapter is chartered by the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Membership is open to the community. For information about joining our Hazak chapter please call Richard Hymes, President, at 936-0980 or George or Joyce Rosinger at 437-1566. We hope to continue to increase our membership for the benefit of Temple Judea. Dues are only $5.00 per year.

HAZAK’S 55+ recent October 14th program was very well received. Guest speaker Mr. Gene Sipe, VP/Southwest Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America spoke about ZOA and many issues concerning Israel and anti-semitism that are of concern both in the United States and abroad. A question and answer period followed. Lunch was also enjoyed by all in attendance after the program.

Save the date for HAZAK SHABBAT on Saturday, December 29th, an annual program of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. We will have a special speaker. HAZAK members will participate in the Shabbat morning services and sponsor the Kiddush lunch afterwards. We welcome Temple Judea members of all ages to show support to Temple Judea’s Hazak chapter by attending services that morn-ing. Please contact Joyce or George Rosinger at 437-1566 if you would like an honor that morning.

A surprise November program, and programs for January and February are being planned. Additional in-formation will be publicized.

Also, SAVE THE DATE for a special program on Sunday, March 17 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM for the PANEL OF RABBIS program sponsored by Hazak to be held at the Federation. Rabbi Auster along with several other Rabbis from Lee and Collier county plan to participate in a discussion of the topic, “Life in Israel as Jews of Different Denominations.” Alan Isaacs will be the moderator. This interesting program will be open to the entire community.

Temple Judea’s HAZAK 55+ Chapter Happenings

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Saying that spiritual practices train our minds, shape our consciousness and mold our character can sum this up. We undertake spiritual practice in order to change in some way, even if it is only a change of perspective. In more traditional language we undertake spiritual practices because they bring us closer to God’s will. How does this work?

Spiritual practices including meditation (whether the object of attention is set at the breath, bodily sensations, a visualization, a mantra, a prayer or at floating open attention), and mitzvoth like Shabbat, Kashrut, and Torah study, and conscious non-harming speech share a similar technology.

One commits to a particular action as the focus of one’s energy, attention, time, and behavior. One articulates this intention. Then one waits. Soon, the obstacles appear. In a sitting meditation practice we may intend to follow each in breath and each out breath. No sooner do we begin then thoughts rush in or we find ourselves nodding sleepily or in a state of anxiety regarding the pain in our knee or lower back. Or we have decided to observe the Sabbath and an invitation comes our way that is irresistible. Or we promise ourselves to observe kashruth and a strong desire arises to taste the forbidden. Often rationalizing thoughts obscuring the clarity of the original intention surround these temptations.

The training occurs in the next step, the step of renunciation or returning. We see the temptation. We acknowledge it in a non-judgmental and non-personal way realizing that we are seeing forgetfulness in the human mind. As we bring attention to the temptation we see that it has no substance. Each time we do this, the ability to choose is strengthened. Each time we return from distraction or obstacle, the power of habit and unconsciousness is weakened. In this process we begin to see the nature of our minds and the nature of reality itself. We increase our ability to pay attention. And what do we begin to notice? We

observe the arising and passing away of thoughts, sensations, sounds, desires, feelings, and moods just as daylight passes and evening comes. We see the consequences of various forms of contraction in the mind or body like fear, desire, suppression, judgment, anger, and aggression. We see the consequences of various forms of expansion like, trust, ease, relaxation, acceptance, generosity and gratitude.

The kinds of spiritual practices we can undertake are limitless. However, ultimately the form is less important than these factors: the commitment to practice, the ability to keep returning to the intention, the attitude one brings to the uncontrollable and the ability to transfer the benefits of the practice into how we live our lives, how we relate to ourselves and others, how free we become to embody the values and ideals we embrace in our minds, how we deal with temptations of all sorts. In other words we practice to live with the wisdom and compassion, which we already possess. We practice to actualize the pure soul, which God has planted with us.

Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg is a founder of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality (IJS), as well as a poet, educator and nationally recognized pioneer in contemplative practice.

Rabbi Auster’s next meditation class is Thursday November 8 from 6-7 pm on Bunche Beach. Rain location at the synagogue. Please bring a blanket or towel, water, and bug spray.

What is Meditation by Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg (continued)

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Temple Judea Religious School

I am writing from the 2nd annual Sukkot Sleepover. We had a great turnout, with 30 people joining us for games in the social hall. The evening began as Rabbi Auster led Havdalah in the sukkah. We were happy to have her parents, Marcia and Doug Auster visiting from Cleveland this month. The rain waited for us to complete our Havdalah service and move inside before blessing us with what we pray for on Shemini Atzaret. Once inside, we broke out the board games--Monopoly, Battleship, Taboo and

Much of the crowd headed home at the end of the evening, except for a few hearty souls who stayed the night. Four adults and eight children slept in the synagogue as the rain fell outside. Sukkot marks the beginning of the rainy season in Israel, and the end of the rainy season in Southwest Florida. To be hon-est, as much fun as we had sleeping in the sukkah last year, we were perfectly happy to be "forced" in-side. Chang Sameach!

Brian Simon

Creation Yoga in the Religious School

O n Sunday morning October 14, Yoga Bob led Kindergarten through 4th grade in Yoga poses paralleling the days of Creation. We did poses such as Tree and Dolphin and moved to rising out of Child’s Pose as Adams and Eves. The children were very engaged as we kept checking to make sure that in addition to the yoga, they were remembering on which day was which creation. They excelled!

Yoga Bob will join the religious school again for Hanukkah as the children become human menorahs illuminating with love and knowledge of Judaism!

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Scroll Submissions

The Scroll is a vehicle for advertising and promoting activities and events connected to or held at Temple Judea. All submittals must be received no later than the 8th of the month.

Please join us for a Sisterhood Membership Brunch

on Sunday, November 18th at 12:30 PM

at the home of Kathy Toll.

We encourage everyone - former members, new members - to attend and help plan programs for the year.

We will have membership applications available for you to fill out.

RSVP to the Temple (433-0201) or e-mail [email protected] for directions.

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Save the Date

Temple Judea’s 4th Annual Chanukah Dinner and Celebration

Wednesday December 12, 2012 6:15pm

Dinner, Latkes and Israeli Folk Dancing

If you are able to volunteer to organize and help with the planning

Please contact Marsha Kistler or Rabbi Auster

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TEMPLE JUDEA RELIGIOUS SCHOOL HANUKKAH RAFFLE

The TJRS will be hosting a Hanukkah raffle to raise funds for the students to take educational field trips.

Keep an eye on your mailbox; in the coming weeks, raffle tickets along with information about the prizes being raffled are going to be sent out for purchase.

1 Raffle Ticket = $1.00 18 Raffle Tickets = $15.00

The raffle will take place on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at the Temple Judea Hanukkah Family Dinner.

Thank you for your support & we look forward to an evening full of fun, excitement and a successful raffle!

Please contact Tiffany Hershman at 412.551.8045 or [email protected] with any questions or if you would like or know somebody who would like to make a donation to

the TJRS Hanukkah raffle.

Again, thank you for your support!

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W e love November as we smell the popcorn, listen to the sounds of drums, the soft touch of feathers, the taste of stone soup and the sight of our Native American village. During the month of November, we will be concentrating on food, nutrition and Thanksgiving. The children will be involved in learning about healthy foods and will have fun doing projects that increase their awareness of good food. We will discuss the “First Thanksgiving” and the many ways the Native American helped the Pilgrims survive. The children will have the opportunity to pop popcorn, string popcorn and make stone soup. We will conclude this theme with a Thanksgiving Play which the Pre-K class will perform for their parents and friends on November14th.

Our children will participate in a dessert feast on November 21ST where they will have the opportunity to dress up in Thanksgiving attire that they created in the classroom.

The children enjoyed the wonderful puppet show that our local firefighters put on for them. They had a great time singing and dancing with the puppets.

Our pre-k children and parents will experience the theater as they visit the Alliance for the Arts and watch the production of The Little Mermaid Junior. I know they are all looking forward to a wonderful day.

Our preschoolers will learn all about our Five Senses. They will have a tasting party that range from sour lemon to sweet jello. We can’t wait to see the children’s faces with the lemon and limes. Our students will create “Javadough” which they will be able to play with. They will surely love the various smells. They will experience different scents without the visual such as grass, bananas, maple syrup and flowers just to name a few. We will create a sensory board so the children can experience different textures.

Our pre-k children are starting to blend sounds and we will begin our reading program very soon. The children are so excited to start reading. We can’t wait for them to read us a story.

The Annual Pre-K Children that Care Giving Box

We look forward to this time of the year when the children of the Temple Judea Preschool Pre-K class, also know as the “Children that Care,” can make a difference in the community. This time of the year pre-k takes on a special project to teach the children about giving. Each year we pick a worth while organization to collect the items that would benefit that organization the most. Voices for Kids of Southwest Florida aim to give 100% of Southwest Florida’s abused, neglected and abandoned children a volunteer to advocate for their best interests. We want to ensure these children a voice in their own life and future as well as a chance at having a permanent family. YOUR support is needed to give our region’s most vulnerable youth a voice!

The Emergency Clothing Program provides limited emergency clothing for children. Funding provided by the child welfare system is almost never enough to clothe a child who has been taken out of his own home, for his protection. Voices for Kids attempts to fill this gap for children by providing emergency clothing so they can feel like other kids.

Each child is asked to bring in items to place in the Children that Care Giving Box in the classroom. He or she will then be able to stand up in front of the class and show their classmates what they have brought in to help those in need.

Please donate pajamas, socks, underwear, shorts, pants, tee shirts or any other type of clothing to our Children that Care Box. New items only. We will accept toddler sizes, children’s sizes and teen sizes. Please drop them in the Children that Care Giving Box between October 10 – November 16th.

Joann Goldman, Preschool Director

Temple Judea Preschool

Page 10: PAID - tjswfl.orgto grow up with his Bubbie and Papa. I am so looking forward to working with the Temple and the Temple community, and am eager to meet everyone! Page 4 The Scroll

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