The Real Cost of Pranks · The Real Cost of Pranks The Talmud equates embarrassing a person publically to a murder, and thus states “It is better for a man that he should cast himself

January 2013 Tevet/Shevat 5773 Published Monthly Issue No.

Temple Beth Am 2250 Central Blvd. Jupiter, FL 33458 (561) 747-1109

The Real Cost of Pranks

The Talmud equates embarrassing a person publically to a murder, and thus states “It is better for a man that

he should cast himself into a fiery furnace rather than that he should put his fellow to shame in

public” (Talmud Berachot 43b). I have been taught this lesson repeatedly since I was in first or second

grade. On more than one occasion, either as a victim or as a witness, I had the unfortunate opportunity to

fully appreciate the pain and agony resulting from public humiliation, but comparing it to a murder seemed a

bit farfetched. That was until recently, when we all learned how real it could be when Nurse Jacintha

Saldanha became the victim of a radio prank and committed suicide.

"We had the idea for a simple harmless call" said the now infamous DJs Christian and Greig. "At every single point it was

innocent on our behalf. It was something that was funny and lighthearted and a tragic turn of events that I don't think could have

been predicted" added Christian.

The DJs, who are not likely to be students of the Talmud, are right in their claim that it was hard to predict an outcome of suicide

as a result of their prank. I even concede that it seems like there is a missing link between the cause and the effect. But calling

their act "harmless" is misleading.

I don't know how radio stations work, but I assume that like any individual or organization, before they execute their plan they

take time to consider some plausible outcomes. For such a prank, death would not make the list, but the top 3 would probably

be: 1) Someone in the hospital would become a laughingstock, 2) Would be reprimanded by the supervisor, 3) May lose his or

her job. The most likely scenario would be all of the above (and I am not even talking about the harm caused to the young royal

expecting parents).

Another common theme in the Talmud is the prohibition against onaat d'varim (verbal wronging). In a list of examples (that

includes cruel pranks) we learn that the psychological injury caused by words may be worse than a physical injury. Jacintha

Saldanha, who dedicated her life to being a nurse and alleviating the physical pain of others, was not able to bear her own

emotional agony. The public shame, the fear of losing the respect of her family and friends, and perhaps even her job, was just

too much for her to handle.

The biblical phrase “an eye for an eye” was never meant to be taken literally, but it seems like the “harmless” consequences the

DJs considered for their prank’s victim, befell upon them instead. They were reprimanded by their bosses, their show was

cancelled and their future employment is unclear. They didn’t exactly turn into a laughingstock, as any hint of laughter vanished

with the news of Saldanha’s death, yet they will be remembered as the irresponsible heartless pranksters who pushed an innocent

woman to take her own life.

Humor is essential to our lives, and pranks are a legitimate way to induce laughter. But before we prank anyone we must

consider the price its target may pay. A good laugh should never be a justification for shaming, or stripping one of his or her

dignity. I hate to disagree with popular nursery rhymes, but in light of the sad event, a small change is necessary: Sticks and

stones may break my bones, but words may even kill me.

B’Shalom,

Rabbi Alon Levkovitz

Temple Beth Am 2 January 2013

TEMPLE BETH AM

From Generation to Generation 2250 CENTRAL BLVD

JUPITER, FL 33458

561-747-1109 - FAX 561-222-2781

TEMPLE OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm

WEB SITE: www.templebetham.com

E-MAIL: [email protected] Rabbi: Alon Levkovitz

Cantor: Tanya Greenblatt

Executive Director: Carol Safran

Pre School Director: Paula Deakter

Temple Administrator: Carol Sleeper

Education Director: David Sherman

Director of Youth Engagement Joey Abrin

Administrative Assistant &

Scribe Editor: Margot Hauser

Assistant Scribe Editor: Debbie Baseman

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

President: Bruce Cohen [email protected]

Vice President: Brian LaBovick [email protected]

Vice President: Howard Freedland [email protected]

Vice President: Fran Sachs [email protected]

Secretary: Ross Federgreen [email protected]

Treasurer: Mark Slifkin [email protected]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Liz Denmark Mary Elias Bob Feller

Jerry Holinstat Ilan Hurvitz Amir Lubarsky

Ceil Randell Mort Siegel Cubby Steinhart

Leona Usher Bob Viniar

MEN’S CLUB REPRESENTATIVE: Harvey Silverman

SISTERHOOD REPRESENTATIVE: Carol Carswell

PARLIAMENTARIAN: Mort Siegel

OMBUDSMAN: Liz Denmark [email protected]

PAST PRESIDENTS:

Jeanne Tarsches John Alexander Alvin Schlossberg

Brud Tarsches Stephen Lewis Michael Deakter

Beth Eisenman Len Green Jerry Silvers

Arnie Weinstein Bob Miller Tom Ross

Myrna Abramowitz Jody Minde Hal Baseman

*Super-Chai: Donated $18,000 or more

Ed & Leah Frankel

*Circle of Tzadik: Donated $10,000 - $17,999

Hal & Debbie Baseman Bob & Zelda Cohen Gary Starkand Alec & Dotty Wisch

*Receives a parking space from July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013

L’Dor V’Dor: Donated $5,400 - $9,999

Jim & Judy Bloom David & Mindy Cox

Tikkun Olam: Donated $3,600 - $5,399

Jack & Gail Barr Ross & Susan Federgreen

Brian & Esther LaBovick

Circle of Chai: Donated $1,800 - $3,599

Herb & Phyllis Cohen

Bruce & Maureen Cohen

Nathaniel & Catherine Drourr

Dan & Marcy Isdaner

Alexander & Sarrie Katz

Randy & Bari Levitt Rabbi Alon & Gali Levkovitz

Amir Lubarsky & Shawna Flanagan

Stuart Manoff

Mark & Lyn Michels

Len Rubin & Julie Littky-Rubin

Bill & Sally Siegel

Sisterhood of Temple Beth Am

Mark & Arline Slifkin

Marc & Debbie Smith

Barry & Susan Sternberg

Joel Weinstein & Gladys Gottlieb

Paul & Lauren Weinstein

Herb & Penny Wender

ANNUAL PHONATHON 2012 Debbie Baseman

Thank you to the following Temple Beth Am Benefactors who gave generously to our Phonathon this past

year. Your names will appear in the Scribe until our next Phonathon campaign.


FROM THE PRESIDENT Bruce Cohen

NOTICE OF TEMPLE BETH AM SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

(with FREE Breakfast)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013 at 9:30am

The Board of Directors, along with the Men’s Club, invite you to a very special meeting on

Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 9:30am. The Men’s Club will treat you to breakfast, and Rabbi Alon will be our

guest speaker. But before we can begin with the program, we have business to do that will only take a few

minutes. We cannot take care of this important Temple business without YOU being at this meeting

and casting your vote. We need YOU to be present to make a quorum.

Every few years, we take the time to review the Temple’s bylaws. The Bylaws committee, with the approval

of the Board of Directors, has recommended a few changes.

There are two major changes. One of the changes is to drop the total number of board members down from

17 to 15, which we feel will be a more efficient and effective number. The other change is to increase term

limits from 6 years to 8 years which will allow directors a better opportunity to run for executive positions

after gaining experience in various areas of the Temple. One minor change is that we have changed language

that will allow us to hold our Annual Congregational Meeting earlier than the beginning of June.

We are holding this breakfast meeting on a Sunday during Religious School to make it easy for you to

come help us do Temple business (which will not take up a lot of time!), eat with us and hear Rabbi

Alon talk as our guest speaker.

I’m looking forward to seeing you at breakfast on Sunday, January 13th at 9:30am.

B’Shalom,

Bruce Cohen, President, Temple Beth Am

We need YOU to help us make a quorum so we can conduct

Temple business.

SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013 AT 9:30am

Israel at the Oscars

Save the Dates:

February 14th, 21st, and 28th at 7:00pm

We will be showing award winning movies at Temple Beth

Am. Watch your weekly email and the Temple website

(www.templebetham.com) for more information.

http://www.templebetham.com


CANTOR TANYA GREENBLATT

The music of Israel is as rich and varied as the Jewish people. On Saturday night,

February 2nd we’ll celebrate the 65th Anniversary of the State of Israel with a

Cantorial Concert. From Israeli Art Song by composers trained at the greatest

conservatories of Europe before the founding of the State, to popular Israeli folk

songs, to the Arabic influences of the Middle East and contemporary popular music, there will

be something for everyone. All of the talented cantors who sang with me last year will be here

again, along with the incomparable Dr. Alan Mason on piano. After the concert, the performers

and the audience will schmooze over a lovely dessert reception.

Hope to see you there.

Cantor Tanya

PTO ANNUAL NIGHT OUT

HONORING AMY RUSSELL

The PTO announces our Annual Night Out

Honoring AMY RUSSELL

March 7th at 7:00pm

at Temple Beth Am

A mother, attorney and tireless volunteer Amy is honored for her kind, loving spirit and her overwhelming generosity.

Thank you Amy for all that you give from your heart to our Preschool and Temple.

Please come honor Amy with us! Invite your friends and family…

Studio 54 Theme – dress in costume!

For donations of services and products to add to our silent or live auction please

contact Krista Alterman [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



NOMINATING COMMITTEE Hal Baseman



FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Carol Safran

Hello, hello, hello… Is there anybody out there?

Back in the day when computers were new and the internet was young, I thought technology would

streamline my life and make it less complicated. In many ways, the reverse is true. On the one hand,

software allows us to make quick work of many tasks (like editing and producing this Scribe). The

internet allows us to know our world on micro and macro levels as we never have before. On the other hand, technology

can isolate us in silos that prevent us from seeing things unless they’re right in front of our noses. So it takes less time to

put out the Scribe, but I have no idea if half our congregation is reading it. And it takes twice as much time to post events

on the myriad electronic bulletin boards out there as it does to create a newspaper ad, but who reads the newspaper

anymore? As for those electronic bulletin boards, who knows if we’ve chosen the right ones?

My daughters are both “Millennials”. They have no recollection of life before the internet. Their primary method of social

interface and communication with friends and colleagues is Facebook. They get nearly all their information online. If

there’s something out there that doesn’t have a website or a Facebook page, it’s invisible to my daughters. Their friends

are exactly the same way. Social media are the basis of their community.

Despite his age, my husband shares many “millennial” characteristics with my kids. He keeps tabs on and stays in touch

with dozens of friends and acquaintances via social media. These are real relationships and he invests real time in them.

(The failure of Google Circles to catch on notwithstanding) social media allow Peter to keep up with members of his

numerous and non-overlapping social circles; something he would have neither the time nor inclination to do if he had to

rely on telephone conversations or (gasp!) face-to-face interactions.

Another thing about the millennial generation: research shows that they value disruption. For those of us of a “certain age”,

disruption may bring to mind protest in the streets, but that’s not how the term is used these days. Disruption is anything

that causes us to change the way we behave, either as a society or as individuals. New technologies are types of

disruptions; that’s why millennials are so fast to adopt new ideas like using social media.

Back in the twentieth century, people used to talk about a generation gap – how one could almost predict how people would

behave based on their ages. I believe that the generation gap has been supplanted by a technology gap, with the divide

falling between those who are perfectly comfortable with communicating electronically and those who like to hear the

voice or see the face of the person they’re talking with. Most of us probably fall somewhere on the spectrum between these

two extremes.

In order to remain a vibrant and relevant congregation, we have to understand how to communicate effectively with each

other. So here’s the challenge: With all the different ways that we communicate today, what is the best way to keep

YOU informed?

If you’re reading this article, please let us know how we should be communicating with you. (It’s important we hear from

people who don’t read the Scribe, too, so please help me get this question out there.) Email me. Call me. Get a

conversation going on the Temple Beth Am – Jupiter Facebook page. Looking forward to hearing from you!

1983…. 2013.

It’s TBA’s 30th

anniversary year!

Keep an eye out for news on the upcoming

celebrations!



MEN’S CLUB Jerry Holinstat

Temple Beth Am Men’s Club wishes everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year “2013”. A hearty thank you everyone for

supporting our Men’s Club activities in 2012. The Men’s Club is committed to supporting our Temple whenever our help

and support is needed. The only way we can continue to offer programs and activities is for you to show your support

through your attendance.

In the last 3 months we’ve held several very successful programs. The Deli Dinner, which over 100 people attended, the

presentation by the League of Women Voters, and the breakfast speaker from the Anti-Defamation League. These

programs were interesting, well attended and offered lots of social interaction. We have received very positive feedback on

our events.

On December 5th we conducted another “Men’s Night Out” when we gathered at the Square Grouper restaurant. The food

charge was $5 and drinks were on our own. Approximately 17 men attended. A wonderful time was had by all.

On Sunday, December 9th the Men’s Club, under John Marzina’s guidance, made and served the food for the Chanukah

party. His team did a great job and there was food aplenty.

January Events

Sunday, January 13th: Two things are happening this morning. There is a very brief Special Congregational Meeting to

approve a few changes to the bylaws, followed by a breakfast provided by the Men’s Club where we will have a “One on

One with Rabbi Alon”. There is no charge for this breakfast, but an RSVP would be appreciated. Please RSVP to

[email protected] or by phone to Jerry Holinstat at 630-0297.

Friday, January 25th during Friday Night Services at 6:30pm: The Men’s Club has arranged for a guest speaker from the

US Holocaust Memorial Museum during the Service. Kyra Schuster, Curator of Arts and Artifacts at the Museum will

join us and discuss the previously untold story of the American Servicemen who were held as Prisoners-of-War in a German

Concentration Camp. This is a story of torture, bravery and survival during World War II.

Saturday Night, January 26th: Mixed Couples/Singles dinner out. The 3 course dinner will be at LeMetro Restaurant in

Abacoa. The evening begins at 6:30pm with a cash bar with dinner served at 7:15pm. The cost is $30/person. See flyer on

page 11 in this Scribe for additional details.

Join a trip of a lifetime.

Rabbi Alon and Gali announce

Temple Beth Am’s Congregational Trip to Israel

Over Winter Break, December 2013.

Please email Gali if you are interested in being

put on the list ([email protected]).

Let us know if you are considering a

Bar/Bat Mitzvah in Israel.

Israel 2013




BEACH CLEAN UP Debbie Smith

SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE

Shabbat Service, Friday, January 18

th at 7:30pm

Scholar-In-Residence

Join us at Shabbat Service as we welcome Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman and

Cantor Debra Stein from the Jewish Center of the Hamptons.

8:30am

http://www.jcoh.org/upload/zimmermanphoto36521_12.jpg

http://www.jcoh.org/upload/cantor_picture36495_71.JPG


SISTERHOOD SCOOP Lois Remick

Sisterhood wishes all its members and Temple family a Happy and Healthy New Year!

A good way to start out the New Year is to join us at both our Paid-Up Membership Bruncheon on Sunday January 27th,

and then at our Krav Maga (Israeli Martial Arts) demonstration/participation event on Sunday, February 3, 2013.

Annual Paid-Up Membership Bruncheon, Sunday, January 27th at 12:30pm: Send in your RSVP for the Bruncheon

to TBA, Attn: Sisterhood. We hope you will also bring either your favorite salad, bruncheon dish, or dessert, enough for

20 people to have a small amount. For those who have not as yet paid their dues for 2012-2013, regular dues is $36;

Miriam Level is $50. You have the opportunity to pay your dues at the bruncheon. See flyer on page 16 in this Scribe for

details.

To RSVP for the Krav Maga, please email Lois Remick, [email protected] or Carol Carswell at

[email protected]. You may also call Lois at 627-7736, or Carol at 776-9239.

.

Events on the horizon are the Sisterhood Shabbat on Friday, February 15th, and our Morikami Museum/Lunch event

on March 7th. Please see flyer on the next page to RSVP for the Morikami Event.

If it appears that Sisterhood has packed the calendar with events, you are right! Now we want to see our members coming

out to support and enjoy these programs.

We welcome all members to our monthly meetings held on the first Thursday of the month (unless that Thursday is a

holiday) at 7:00pm in the Social Hall. By coming to the meeting, you have the opportunity to help plan future events.

Your input in planning is important…so we hope to see you on Thursday night, January 3, 2013 at 7:00pm.

B’Shalom

Lois

KRAV MAGA

Krav Maga is a non-competitive martial art and eclectic self-defense system

developed in Israel. Krav Maga is known for its focus on real world situations.

The name in Hebrew can be translated as “hand-to-hand combat”.

ISRAELI SELF DEFENSE

SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2O13

At 12:00 noon




Sisterhood of Temple Beth Am

Cordially invites you to attend our

Annual Paid Up Membership Bruncheon

Sunday, January 27, 2013

12:30pm at the Temple

Paid members and 1st year honorary members free, guests $18

Please RSVP by Wednesday, January 23, 2013

………………………………………………………………………tear here…………………………………………………………………

I will attend. Name……………………………………………………………..

Please circle one: I will be bringing (salad, luncheon dish, or dessert).

Send this bottom cut-off to TBA, Attn: Sisterhood

BOOK CLUB

Carole Meshil

The next meeting of the Book Club is on January 14, 2013 at TBA at 10:30am and we welcome everyone to join

us. We will be discussing Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman.

This is a rare glimpse into the Satmar world, unique among books because the author is the rare person who got

out. She, also, had the courage or personal agenda to write about it. It exposes the darker side of the Satmar sect

through the eyes of a young woman who comes from a dysfunctional family. It should be stated that the Satmar

community depicted in this book is far different from Chabad Hasidism which has a more joyous and spiritual

bend. This should not be a person's sole source on everything Hasidism. The story is about a culture that turned

insular in an effort to survive, and became repressive and oppressive.

Mazal Tov to Joey Abrin & Lauren Brotsky on their marriage on December 29th.

Mazal Tov to Carol Safran and Peter Eckstein on the graduation of their daughter, Keren from

The University of Central Florida.

KVELL AND TELL



Life in the W3 Howard Freedland

TBA Family members,

We all have times in our lives when we bite off more than we can chew. We only hope that there are people

around that can bail us out at the time. Well folks, I just got lucky.

One of my responsibilities (as whatever my title is this week) was to plan and execute the Chanukah program on

Sunday, Dec. 9th. If I said that my business prevented me from doing my usual work, I would be understating it

immensely. I was not in town the week before, and was difficult to get with the prior month. Downright surly at

times…just overextended. So, you all went to the program, and from what I heard, most if not all people enjoyed

it. How did that happen? People stepped up.

Another great example of warm and welcome is when those around you know that they have to be there, and

gladly go above and beyond. Carol Safran, Joey Abrin, David Sherman and Maureen Cohen all picked up the

pieces and helped produce a great celebration! John Marzina, Rich Remick and Bob Feller handled the kitchen.

Gideon Kroyter, Jeremy Ben-Israel and Jared Bucker grilled and served everyone with smiles. The list of

volunteers that helped is beyond imaginable…the whole place stood up and helped when there was something to

help with. People manned the inflatable slides and bounce houses. Others supervised the art projects. All in all, it

took a village.

The teens were fantastic (Jordan Reich, Jacob Cornelius, Arthur & Amanda Gelman) and Lauren Brotsky-

Abrin was plain awesome with the kid’s art.

Others included Brian Cohn, Len Rubin, Mark Golzbein, Nina Nemerofsky and Brett Tancer as well as Carol

Sleeper, Margot Hauser and Debbie Baseman. I know that I am forgetting some, but please understand, there

were so many people. It made me proud of how we operate when we need to.

A special thanks to Liz Cohn for her heady art work.

Thank you all for pitching in to make our Chanukah celebration a success.


Early Bird Special: Half-price if signed up and paid for by January 18th.


December is always a busy month for Social Action at TBA!

The Head Start Food Pantry

The Head Start Food Pantry is off to an excellent start. Thank you to all of our Temple members including

our Preschool and Religious School students who have been donating non-perishables and toiletries these

last couple of weeks. With your continued support we will successfully be feeding 65 Head Start families

on a monthly basis beginning in January.

Also starting in January Temple Beth Am will be affiliated with the Palm Beach County Food Bank

located on Lantana Ave. The PBCFB will supplement our donations with fresh vegetables, fruits and

additional non-perishables. This is a free service to agencies that run soup kitchens and provide food

pantries to those in need in Palm Beach County.

The Head Start Food Pantry will be located in the back of Temple Beth Am next to the Youth Lounge. Temple volunteers

will be needed in the following areas:

Sort donations and stack on shelves

Bag the donations according to the Head Start Family needs

Weekly drivers will be needed to collect perishable/non-perishable donations from the Palm Beach County Food Bank

Monthly drivers will be needed to deliver bags to Head Start

COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME.

For more information on how you can get involved, please contact:

Robin Schafler Marcy Isdaner 561-310-1335 561-676-5251

[email protected] [email protected]

JAFCO Dreidels and our new “Adopted Family”

Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options has come to depend on us to provide Chanukah gifts to the abused and

neglected children who live at the JAFCO village in Ft. Lauderdale. Thank you to everyone who took a dreidel from the

board and brought your gifts in on time. We received a lovely note of thanks from JAFCO.

Many, many people came forward with clothes, gift cards and cash donations to help the grandmother who asked us for

assistance shortly before Chanukah. As many people know, this Jewish grandmother unexpectedly found herself caring for

10 grandchildren ranging in age from 3-14 years old. This was truly a family in crisis and our TBA family responded quickly

and generously. In total, we provided over $600 in cash and Publix cards to this family. We also provided 3 Chanukah gifts

for each child. Special thanks to the Sisterhood who lovingly purchased many of those gifts.

Family Promise

Thanks to everyone who attended the Chanukah Party at the Gardens Mall on Saturday, December 8th. It was a successful

event; and we truly appreciate your support for Family Promise! If you were not able to attend, look for the date next year.

Thanks also to all of you who are helping to host the families from December 28th - January 6th. You are making a valuable

difference in the lives of these families. We will be hosting again the week of March 10th, so stay tuned!

St George’s Soup Kitchen

We will resume our usual evening of serving in January (the third Monday of each month). Please contact Marcy Isdaner at

561-676-5251 if you would like to volunteer. This is a great social action activity for individuals and families.

Also, beginning in January, the Religious School children will be baking and decorating dessert cookies for St G’s. They will

be learning about hunger and ways we can help remedy this problem as part of the Religious School curriculum.

Be the Change You Want to See in the World - Gandi

SOCIAL ACTION Audrey Ades, Debby Baker & Marcy Isdaner



RELIGIOUS SCHOOL David Sherman, MJEd

Director of Education

Join us for Shabbat Services on the

4th Friday of the Month

at 6:30pm for

“Simply Shabbat”

featuring a separate Prayer Adventure for

ages 5 through 10 in addition to our regular Shabbat Service.

This month’s Simply Shabbat will be held on January 25th.

Shalom!

As we head into the final stretch of this school year, I am pleased with what the students have learned thus far and look

with anticipation to the rest of the school year!

Classes resume on Tuesday, January 8th for 3rd – 6th grades and Shalom Chai, and on

Sunday, January 13th for the K – 6th grade students.

On Friday night, January 11th, we will celebrate “Grandfriends” Shabbat together with Rabbi Alon, Cantor Tanya, and

guest artist Mark Bloom @ 5:30pm and then Friday Night LIVE @ 6:30pm.

Although there will be no classes held on Sunday, January 20th, in commemoration of Martin Luther King Day, we will be

holding our 3rd Annual Congregational Beach Cleanup at Carlin Park, starting with a continental breakfast

sponsored by the Men’s Club at 8:30am. Bring the entire family and help beautify our Jupiter Beach! (See page 13 for

details.)

We will be celebrating Tu B’Shevat on Sunday, January 27th with special meals (seders) by grade, and also by taking a

walk around the Temple (weather permitting) to take in the beauty and appreciate our Temple setting.

I have started making my mid-year calls to Religious School families and have had many good conversations with parents

thus far. I am learning quite a bit in the process. If I have missed you and left you a message – don’t worry, I will try again.

If I don’t reach you, however, I DO want to talk with you – please call or email me and we can set up a time. I just don’t

want to fill up anyone’s voice mail with my ‘sorry I missed you’ messages. Another option is for you to grab me in the

halls when you come to drop off or pick up your children – this is not optimum as I am often quite busy at those times, but

we can at least touch base and set up a better meeting time.

I am always eager to hear your ideas about making our children’s time at Religious School even better for them – please

contact me if you have any ideas – for programs, or just general ideas that you think might enhance the experience!

Lastly, please keep the weekend of February 8th & 9th open – we will be hosting our first (hopefully annual) Shabbaton

in nature @ Jonathan Dickinson Park. First, Friday Night LIVE @ TBA on Friday night at 6:30pm with guest artist

Dan Nichols and then a day in nature on Saturday at the park. There will be no classes on Sunday, February 10th.

Please see the flyer on page 19 in the Scribe and be sure to keep up with the breaking news as it comes. This looks like a

wonderful way to spend Shabbat with your TBA family – together in nature!

Thanks!

David


YOUTH ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

Joey Abrin



Temple Beth Am Mishpacha/Family Center Check out our Upcoming Events & Fun Parenting Tips on our Facebook group: Temple Beth Am Mishpacha/Family Center

Yael Lawrence




JANUARY 19, 2013

BAR MITZVAH OF

BENJAMIN FRIEDMAN

It is with great pleasure that we announce that our son, Benjamin Forest, will be

called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on his birthday, January 19, 2013. Benjamin is

in 7th grade and attends the Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Academy along with his sisters

Sara and Laura. Ben enjoys bicycling, skiing, and camping, but his two great

passions are playing alto saxophone and producing iPad movie productions with his

schoolmates. He can't wait to return to music camp in Maine as soon as the school

year ends.

Benjamin began playing saxophone just over a year ago with the inception of the Meyer Academy Middle School

Band. He plays by ear, and the first song he taught himself to play was the Hatikvah. It wasn't long before Meyer

faculty began asking him to play Hatikvah at school functions. It was natural for Ben to choose to incorporate his

musical talent as a key component of his Mitzvah project. Ben is arranging to visit local Jewish senior living

facilities to play Shabbat for residents on Friday nights.

We have watched Ben's strong Jewish identity blossom over the years with tremendous pride. Surrounded by

loving family and friends, we joyfully celebrate as Benjamin embraces the tradition of l'dor v'dor as a member of

the adult Jewish community,

Robert and Pamela Friedman

JANUARY 26, 2013

BAT MITZVAH OF

KAYLA PROLOW

It is with great joy and pleasure that we announce that Kayla Amanda Prolow will be

called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on January 26, 2013.

Kayla is a seventh grader at The Benjamin School and enjoys singing, dance, cheerleading,

basketball, and spending her summers at the Jersey Shore. Kayla is very social and

thoroughly enjoys spending time with her friends and family. It has been such an amazing

journey to watch Kayla as she has transformed into such a bright, spirited, loving, and

positive young lady.

Kayla was very touched by the number of students in our community who are hungry on the weekends, and has

chosen to work with Blessings in a Backpack for her mitzvah project. This organization helps feed the children in

our public schools who are on the Free and Reduced Price Meal program. For many of these children, school meals

are their only meals. Every Friday, students receive their backpacks with staples that require little

preparation. Better test scores, improved reading skills, improved health and increased attendance have all been

attributed to the success of this program. Kayla has organized fundraisers and is currently adopting a local school in

our area to provide these backpacks starting in the new year.

I would like to thank Rabbi Alon, Cantor Tanya, David Sherman, and all of Kayla's fabulous, patient, and inspiring

teachers over the years for helping Kayla reach her goal of becoming a Bat Mitzvah. We feel incredibly fortunate to

be part of such a warm congregation, and look forward to celebrating this momentous occasion.

Bruce and Sharon Prolow


WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR DONATIONS

6TH GRADE LEMONADE SALE

Proceeds benefiting Hurricane Sandy victims

CAMP COLEMAN

Brud & Jeanne Tarsches-get well wishes to

Mary & David Elias and in memory of

Annette Freedland

Brud & Jeanne Tarsches-in memory of Jeanne’s brother,

Ellis Rubin

CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Dan & Jennifer Boss-in honor of their son Joshua becoming a

Bar Mitzvah

Chris & Debby Baker-in honor of their son Sam becoming a

Bar Mitzvah

CARING COMMUNITY

Marc & Lila Rosenweig-in memory of Annette Freedland

Sandy Edelstein-in memory of Maurice Edelstein

FLOWER FUND

Harvey, Seth & Jared White-in honor of Abby becoming a

Bat Mitzvah

Fred & Michele Locke-in honor of their daughter Emily becoming

a Bat Mitzvah

Jami Jarvis & Scott Duckson-in honor of their daughters Mel & Leah

becoming B’not Mitzvah

GENERAL DONATIONS

Robert Denenberg-in memory of Ida Denenberg

Midge Gelber-in honor of Eleanor Sirkis’s 90th birthday

Dan & Sue Freedland-in memory of Harry Freedland

Judith Markowitz & Glen Schabacker-for the Markowitz Torah Cover

Brett Greenwald

Leon Schwartz-in memory of Paul Schwartz

Gloria Schwartz-in memory of Charles Duckman

Brian & Amy Russell-in memory of Annette Freedland

Ross & Susan Federgreen-in memory of Florence Federgreen

Jeffrey & Stacey Podell-in memory of Helen Knotts

HIGH HOLY DAYS

Jason & Sarah Rogers

Peter Sandquist

Arnold & Elinore Simon

Jim & Arlene Lourie

Sherry Mitteldorf

MORTGAGE ELIMINATION FUND

Marvin & Evelyn Slotkin-in memory of Annette Freedland

Carole Levine & Jose Alvarez-speedy recovery to David Elias

Carol Carswell-in honor of Abby White becoming a Bat Mitzvah

Barry Minde-in memory of Marcus Weitzman

Carol Carswell-speedy recovery to Jerry Holinstat

Tamar Maltz-in memory of Rose Silverman

Carol Carswell-in memory of Shirley Rubin

Sue Freedland-in memory of Julia Landy

Evelyn Slotkin-in memory of Belle Kroll

Dan Freedland-in memory of Shirley Cutler

Herb Sosman-in memory of Leonard Sosman

Mark Knaster-in memory of Reisel Knaster

Carol Carswell-best wishes to Evelyn Slotkin for a speedy recovery

Karen Feller-in memory of Julius Koch

PRAYER BOOK

Joe Meshil-in memory of Samuel Meshil

Joe Meshil-in memory of Vera Kabolotsky

PRESCHOOL FUND

Mike & Paula Deakter-in memory of Helen Knotts

Al & Frieda Alter-best wishes for a full recovery to Gail Barr

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Ira Pfeffer-in memory of Sadye Pfeffer

Dan & Jennifer Boss-in honor of their son Joshua becoming a

Bar Mitzvah

Edie Wolf-in memory of Stanley Solomont

Miriam Davis-in memory of Ruth Mohl

Ed & Trudy Boltuch-in memory of Charles Boltuch

Dan & Sue Freedland-in memory of Annette Freedland

Alan Berman-in memory of Harry Berman

Jody Minde-in memory of Larry Short

Gail Jarmel-in memory of Andrew Jarmel

Craig & Valerie Snyder-in memory of Andrew Jarmel

Steven Shapiro-in memory of Dr. Alfred Shapiro

Diane Sosman-in memory of Murray Tishler

Chris & Debby Baker-in honor of their son Sam becoming a

Bar Mitzvah

Barry & Judy Goldstein-in memory of Joyce Goldstein

Donald Klein-in memory of Abraham Klein

The Steidle Family-in memory of Annette Freedland

Gerald Weiner-in memory of Jacob Weiner

Helene Marilyn Gross-in appreciation

Sharon Holinstat-in memory of her mother Ruth Feingold

RABBI’S EDUCATION & PROGRAMMING FUND

Barry & Wendy Cohn

Brian & Liz Cohn

Joel Weinstein & Gladys Gottlieb-in honor of Brian & Liz Cohn

Mark & Arline Slifkin- in memory of Samuel Slifkin

RABBI’S INREACH PROGRAMMING FUND

Jeff Lichterman

RICKY FISCHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

John & Annalie Saunders-in memory of Coleman Andelman

A very special thank you to Steve and Sandy Berg for

their very generous donation of the beautiful

Zachary Oxman Chanukiah.


JANUARY

BIRTHDAYS JANUARY

ANNIVERSARIES

Dylan Bernstein 17

Marilyn Carp 17

Sam & Lisa Koltun 1

Joseph & Doris Newman 1

Craig & Colleen Goldenfarb 2

Branden & Nicole Gould 6

Jay & Jennifer Goldstein 10

Brian & Esther LaBovick 11

Len & Harriet Zysman 17

Albert & Molly Cohen 27

William & Sally Siegel 28

Mark & Tatyana Knaster 29

Emily Engelhardt 1

Edward Harrisburg 1

Susan Sternberg 2

Allison Brothers 3

Hannah Denenberg 4

D. Robert Lewis 4

Rachel Ward 4

Alan Berman 5

Taylor Golzbein 5

Andrew Lichterman 5

Jerry Silvers 5

Jamie Frank 6

Benjamin Gans 6

Samuel Greenspan 6

Krayna Levit 6

Alyson Nathan 6

Francine Sachs 6

Hannah Strauss 6

Amy Vogel 6

David Elias 7

Scott Ferrelli 7

Philip Galewitz 7

Abigail Lerner 7

Judy Rosenthal 7

Jacob Cohen 8

Scott Fischer 8

Brad Fishman 8

Wayne Posner 8

Louis Jenks 9

Barry Miskin 9

Carrie Pincus 9

Dylan Taylor 9

Neil Primack 10

Zoe Primack 10

Fred Talmud 10

Coby Weiss 10

Shayne Brothers 11

Susan Freedland 12

Sarah Ballin 13

Doris Ornstein 13

Aden Goldman 14

Larry Goldstick 14

Aaron Kovner 14

Donald Schaffer 14

Steven Taslitz 14

Myrna Abramowitz 15

Nathan LaBovick 15

John Marzina 15

Rafael Foss 16

Jeffrey Klatzko 16

Wendy Plotkin 16

Shelby Rose 16

Robert Enslein 17

Jenna Koenig 17

Katelyn Michels 17

Michael Shrank 17

Rachael Singer 17

Brett Basinski 18

Joshua Fischman 18

Rivkah Kranz 18

Caryn Meinbach 18

Stephen Nemerofsky 18

David Reich 18

Benjamin Friedman 19

Samuel Katz 19

Trudy Boltuch 20

Britteny Friedman 20

Herbert Zayon 20

Gillian Beer 21

Richard Fox 21

Joel Weinstein 21

Lexi Weiss 21

Jim Bloom 22

Brian Cohn 23

Ethan Greenberg 23

Mitchell Koenig 23

Kenneth Meinbach 23

Jaden Meinbach 24

Leona Usher 24

Sydney Baldwin 25

Melvin Barr 25

Jennifer Goldstein 25

Bryan Greenberg 25

William Talero 25

Mario Castano 26

Naomi Cohn 26

Bennett Kaye 26

Diane LaBovick 26

Elena Levy 26

Hannah Rosenberg 26

John Baldwin 27

Cara Becker 27

Shawna Flanagan 27

Harold Kaufman 27

Carla Lewis 27

Robert Ward 27

Conrad Damon 28

Alec Schafler 28

Tema Smeyne 28

Robert Burg 29

Bruce Cohen 29

Talya Miskin 29

Kevin Parmet 29

Chris Baker 30

Jacob Beer 30

Alexander Katz 30

Joy Brenner 31

Jacob Dreier 31

Emre Ergas 31

Alvin Gitlitz 31

JANUARY 1 - JANUARY 5

Ruth Becker: Mother of Harold Becker

Samuel Arthur Lerner: Father of Marilyn Becker

William Lewis*: Father of Stephen Lewis

Paul Myerson: Brother of Daniel Myerson

Henry Peterson*: Father of Jerome Peterson

Gladys Fader: Sister of Morton Siegel

Ronny Levi: Sister of Marjorie Gildenhorn & Aunt

of Cheryl Baldwin

Clara Levy: Mother of Charles Levy

Max Rabinowitz: Father of Shirley Grangard

Beatrice Schechter: Grandmother of Robin Schafler

Herbert Tannenbaum*: Father of Fredda Steidle

Sarah Lena Beider*: Mother of Naomi Dietchweiler

Morris Borenstein: Father of Phyllis Fierman

Robert D. Dana: Father of Clare Dana

Gilbert Greene: Father of Robert Greene

Shirley Millman: Grandmother of Gary Colton

Hannah Cohn*: Mother of Barry Cohn &

Grandmother of Brian Cohn

Stanley Dreier: Father of Jeffrey Dreier

Larry Galblum: Brother of Krayna Levit

Marvin Mandel Mitteldorf: Husband of

Sherry Mitteldorf

Mildred Rosen: Grandmother of Betsy Towers

Leonard Schneider: Father of Lisa Stauffer &

Ceil Randell

Lillian G. Bosworth: Mother of Phylis Newman

William Siegel: Father of Morton Siegel

JANUARY

YAHRZEITS * Memorial Plaque


JANUARY 13 - JANUARY 19 (cont.)

Maurice Madanick: Father of Charles Madanick

Morris Velinsky: Grandfather of Rachel Brody

Morris Alkon*: Husband of Norma Alkon

Sidney Brown: Father of Dorothy Ann Fischman &

Grandfather of David Fischman

Saul J. Deutsch: Father-in-law of Ira Pfeffer

Sophie Duhl: Mother of Mildred Grackin

Marjorie Sleeper: Mother of Forrest Sleeper


Alexander Cohen: Father of Herbert Cohen

Paul Goldwyn*: Uncle of Myrna Abramowitz

Nita Wargula*: Sister of Elizabeth Cohn

Theodore Fierman: Father of Stuart Fierman

David Duhl: Father of Mildred Grackin

Ida Wecht: Mother of Bernard Wecht

Hank Boodson: Grandfather of Andrea Weinberg

Leah Deutsch: Mother-in-law of Ira Pfeffer

Sydney Helper: Cousin of Leona Usher

Etta Gailband: Aunt of Marcia Beutner

Madeline Kesselman: Aunt of Lois Weiss &

Great-Aunt of Janet Dwork

Arthur Kleinfeld*: Father of Robert Kleinfeld &

Remembered by Hans & Myna Homburger

Frank Lazarus: Father-in-law of Jack Barr

Mary Wolf: Mother of Arline Slifkin

Emma Kaufman: Mother of Charles Kaufman

Yvonne Ozeri: Aunt of Leona Holland

Eugene Toltzis: Father of Donna Adler


George Horwitz: Grandfather of William Goldman &

Great Grandfather of Gary Goldman

Nathan Kleigman: Father of Doris Newman

Dora Minde: Mother of Barry Minde

Isaac G. Weinberg: Grandfather of Robert Newman

Iris Florence Krieger*: Wife of Martin Krieger

Sally Winograd*: Mother of Myna Homburger &

Grandmother of Lisa Kleinfeld & Linda Posner

Bertha Friedman Katzin: Mother of David Friedman

Toni Steinitz*: Mother of Eva Ellis

Berte Goldberg*: Mother-in-law of Shirley Goldberg

Leo Paul Katzin: Father of Davi-Linda Friedman

Charlotte Simmons: Mother of Carla Lewis

Arnold Klein*: Father of Wendy Stitzer

JANUARY YAHRZEITS (cont. from page 29) * Memorial Plaque


Tillie Black: Mother of Marilyn Finkel

Louis London*: Father of Gwen Tanner & Grandfather of

Robin Silvers

Joan Nathan: Mother of Meryl Goldberg

Joanne Rebecchi: Aunt of Nicole Gould

Joseph Cole: Father of Stephan Cole

Sherwin Golden: Father of Susan Clayman

Abraham Goldstein: Father of Barry Goldstein

Wilbur Bell: Father of Robin Schafler

Bertha Bogner: Grandmother of Amy Pepper

Harry Eisenberg: Grandfather of Mindy Wenst

Terry Parmet Frank: Wife of Bruce Frank, Sister of Larry Parmet &

Mother of Phillip & Steven Frank

Elias Heinrich*: Father of John Ellis

Lena Minsky*: Grandmother of Paula Deakter &

Great-Grandmother of Rachel Goldman

Frank Barr: Father of Eileen Chudnow

Martin Fischer: Brother-in-law of Leona Usher

Sam Nass: Father of Joan Tager

Howard Rubin: Uncle of Liz Denmark

Jennie Deakter: Aunt of Natalie Lango & Michael Deakter &

Great-Aunt of Rachel Goldman

Boris Knaster: Father of Mark Knaster

Carole Brener: Wife of George Brener

Paul Olanow*: Brother of Wendy Cohn

Ida Smith: Mother of Molly Cohen

Sam Garfinkel: Father of Harmon Garfinkel

Charles Gulko: Father of Jacquelyn Halderman

Tillie Newman: Grandmother of Robert Newman

Larry Rosengard: Brother of Enid Kaufman


David Ageloff: Father of Alan Ageloff

Elizabeth Dill-Isgro: Friend of Maureen Cohen

Rose Dreier: Mother of Jeffrey Dreier

George Idlis: Father of Michael Idlis

Louis Maltz: Father of Milton Maltz

Henry R. Becker: Father of Nina Nemerofsky & Grandfather

of Sheri Nemerofsky Stockton

& Tracy Nemerofsky Basinski

Sarah Chaben: Mother of Jerry Holinstat

Edith Clayman: Mother of Robert Clayman

Sidney Levine: Grandfather of Jonathan Shainman

Isadore Nemerofsky: Father of Stephen Nemerofsky & Grandfather

of Sheri Nemerofsky Stockton

& Tracy Nemerofsky Basinski

Dorothy Savel: Grandmother of Bruce Cohen

Edward Silvers*: Husband of Annette Silvers

Melitta Beutner: Mother of Roger Beutner

Harry Goldberg*: Father-in-law of Shirley Goldberg

Philip Leaf*: Father of Robert Leaf

Lena Alter: Mother of Albert Alter

Harvey Horowitz: Cousin of Natalie Lango & Michael Deakter

Sam Marks: Grandfather of Jerry Holinstat

Irene Rothman: Grandmother of Sean Rothman

Norman Schultz: Brother of Allen Schultz

Murray Sherman: Father of David Sherman

Jessie Wolf: Mother of Helen Gordon

Bella Golzbein: Grandmother of Mark Golzbein


January 2013

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

30

JAMTY Winter

Regional/Orlando

No Religious

School

31

New Year’s Eve

Preschool closed

2:00 Office closes

1

New Year’s Day

Office & Preschool

closed

No Religious School

2

Preschool

Intersession

12:45 Mah Jongg

No choir practice

3

Preschool

Intersession

12:00 Torah Study

6:30 Men’s Club

Meeting

7:00 Sisterhood

Meeting

4

Preschool

Intersession

7:30 Shabbat

Service

5

6

No Religious

School

Preschool Garden

Planting

7

No regular Preschool

Preschool

Intersession

Preschool teacher

work day

8

5:00 Religious

School

6:30 Shalom Chai

7:30 Night of

Learning with

Rabbi Alon

9

9:15 Preschool

PTO meeting

12:45 Mah Jongg

7:00 Choir practice

10

12:00 Torah Study

7:00 Choir practice

with Mark Bloom

11

5:30 Grandfriends

Camp Shabbat

with

Musical guest:

Mark Bloom with

Shining Stars-2nd

grade

6:30 Friday Night

LIVE with

Mark Bloom

12

8:00pm - 8:15am

JAMTY Jr.

Middle School

Lock-down

AIPAC:

Speaker at PGA

National

13 JAMTY Jr.

lock down

9:30

Congregational

Meeting at Men’s

Club Breakfast:

Speaker-

Rabbi Alon

9:30 Rel. School

12: 00 Cantors

Chantors

14

10:30 Book Club

7:00 Board Meeting

15

5:00 Religious

School

6:30 Shalom Chai

7:30 Night of

Learning: Rabbi

Alon

16

9:15 Workshop for

Pre-K parents:

“Gifted Programs

in Palm Beach

County Schools”

12:45 Mah Jongg

7:00 Choir practice

17

9:00 Preschool

Open House

9:50 Fibromyalgia

Support Group

12:00 Torah Study

18

7:30 Shabbat

Service with

Scholars-In-

Residence:

Rabbi Sheldon

Zimmerman &

Cantor Debra

Stein

19

10:00 Morning

Service &

Bar Mitzvah of

Ben Friedman

20

Carlin Park Beach

Cleanup

No Rel. School

11:00 Hampton’s

Jewish Center

Luncheon

21 Martin Luther

King Day

Preschool & office

closed

JAMTY & JAMTY Jr.

MLK Day of

Service @ D&D Farms

& Superplay USA

4:30 St. George Soup

Kitchen

22

5:00 Religious

School

6:30 Shalom Chai

7:30 Night of

Learning: Rabbi

Alon

23

12:45 Mah Jongg

5:30 Preschool

Open House

7:00 Choir practice

24

12:00 Torah Study

25

9:15 P/S Tu

B’Shevat prog.

12:00 PTO Bake sale

6:30

Simply Shabbat w/

separate Prayer

Adventure ages

5-10

Guest speaker:

Kyra Schuster

26

10:00 Morning

Service &

Bat Mitzvah of

Kayla Prolow

6:30 M/C night

out at Le Metro

7:30 JAMTY/JTI

Field Night

27

9:30 Religious School

12:00 Cochavim

Food, Friends & Fun

12:30 Sisterhood

Membership brunch

28

29

5:00 Religious

School

6:30 Shalom Chai

7:30 Night of

Learning: Rabbi

Alon

30

12:45 Mah Jongg

7:00 Choir

31

12:00 Torah Study

6:00 Doors open

for Movie Night.

6:30 Movie: “Race

to Nowhere”

private screening &

discussion

1

Hatikvah Kallah/

Temple Judea

7:30 Shabbat

Service

2

Hatikvah

Kallah/Temple

Judea

Bar Mitzvah of

Josh Fischman

off site

7:00 Cantors

Concert


MAH JONGG CLUB

Wednesdays at 12:45pm

For more information, contact Joan

Weinberger at [email protected] or

775-1408

TORAH STUDY

with David Sherman

Thursdays at 12:00noon

FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP

Meetings are held the third Thursday of

every month at 9:50am.

For more information, contact Bonnie at 561-512-1747.




NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

PERMIT # 1978

Temple Beth Am

2250 Central Blvd.

Jupiter, FL 33458

Current resident or

Documents

The Real Cost of Pranks · The Real Cost of Pranks The Talmud equates embarrassing a person publically to a murder, and thus states “It is better for a man that he should cast himself