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THE SHOFAR of TEMPLE BET YAM 2055 Wildwood Drive P.O. Box 860098 St. Augustine, FL 32086 March 2017 Tevet / Shevat 5777 904-819-1875 Upcoming Spring, 2017 events -- Mark your calendars! Congregational ˇHamantashen Bake Off: Sunday, March 12 More on page 9 Passover Seder ˇSisterhood Fashion Show Thursday, March 23 Details on page 12 Monday, April 10 ˇLifelong Learning: Sunday, April 23 Andrew Nagorski, author of The Nazi Hunters More details on page 5. Watch for an E-Blast ˇMen’s Club Open Mic/Talent Show Saturday, April 29 See page 13 !2 The Shofar March 2017 Inside this month’s Shofar: The Shofar From the Desk of the Rabbi……..……..….………..……..…3 From the President……………………………….….…….…4 Is published by Temple Bet Yam About the Celebratory Wall……………………………….…4 Life Long Learning……………………………………..……5 2055 Wildwood Drive, PO Box 860098 Social Justice……………………………………………..…..5 St. Augustine, FL 32086-1146 Ritual………………………………………..………….…….6 Religious School……………………………………….…….6 PHONE: (904) 819-1875 Photo Bottle Brush tree EMAIL: [email protected] Membership………………….…………………….………..7 New Member Renee & Michael Speisman WEBSITE: templebetyam.org Ways and Means………………………….………….…….8-9 Hamantashen Bake-Off flyer Rabbi:………………….…………..…Fred Raskind Photos at Deli Nite Rabbi Emeritus……………………..Mark Goldman Mitzvah Mob……………………………..…………………10 President:……………….……………Denise Mensh Shir-u L’Adonai………………….………………….….…..10 Sisterhood…………………………………………….…11-12 Immediate Past President….….……..Bobbi Carman Book Club Immediate Past President………………Terri Kamm Fashion Show Men’s Club………………..………………………….…11-13 Vice President………………….…… Phyllis Keiser Poker Game Religious School Director……… Heather Naughton Photo of November Bike Ride Recording Secretary………….….…. Marcia Rector Open Mic Talent Show Special Announcements, Events, and Other: Treasurer………………….…….…….. Art Rogove Child Care During Services………………………..7 Financial Secretary….…….…….…. Nancy Sorkin Kitchen………………………….……..…………10 Corresponding Secretary…………. Ronnie Botnick Oneg Plea…………………….……………………10 Board Notes………………..…..…………….……13 Committees: Cemetery Option……………………………….…15 Life Long Learning……..Ruth & Larry Norma Tinkoff’s Mandelbrot Recipe…………….17 Kurlandsky Your Temple Family: Mazel Tov! ……………………………………….14 Constitution………….….…Ileine Hoffman Birthdays…………………………………………..14 Membership………….……Barbara Rogove Anniversaries………………….……………….….14 Sunshine…………………………………………..14 Newsletter……………….…...Bev Darkatsh Healing Prayer………………………………….…15 Publicity……………………….Jackie Witte Yahrzeits………………………………………..…16 Religious School………….Sandi Richmond In Memoriam:………………………………….15-16 William Tatel Ritual…Chuck Meiselman & Terre Wallach Bob Scott Ways&.Means………..Carol & Bernie Levy Paula Carr Facilities……………….…….Frank Kinkela Norma Tinkoff Contributions………………………….………………..18-20 Social Justice………….….Andi & Joe Marx Contribution Form Sisterhood…………………….Cathy Kasriel Trees for Israel Men’s Club…David Kasriel & Bruce Simon Murray Weiss Memorial Fund Celebratory Wall Plaque Form Calendar……………………………………….……..…21-22 The Shofar is published quarterly, September, Editor’s Notes………………………………………………22 December, March, and June, unless otherwise an- Sponsors…………………………………………..……23-25 nounced. There are monthly Bulletins in the off- months. It is distributed free of charge to members and advertising sponsors. Advertising inquiries should be addressed to Jen Sherman at (904) Shofar columnists and the entire TBY 826-7640 or [email protected]. Board of Trustees would like to wish all Deadline for submissions is the 15th of the month of you a most joyous and meaningful which precedes the month of publication. Late ma- terial will be held for the following issue. Passover season. !3 The Shofar March 2017 quite moving, and the music was magnificent. On From the Desk of the Rabbi… the recessional, I greeted a smiling Ivanka & Jared Rabbi Fred Raskind ‘Shabbat Shalom’. 3rd, while not representing TBY or the WHY I WENT TO views of its members, I accepted the invitation WASHINGTON knowing full-well of potential controversy. But Judaism needs to play an equal role in the inter- st 1 , it was a great personal honor, faith drama of America. Should vast numbers of a once-in-a-lifetime experience to non-affiliated, secular, Conservative, Reconstruc- participate in the story of our tionist and Reform Jews be unrepresented at this day. To me and to many others national event? across the political spectrum, this interfaith service on the national scale is about the Dozens of friends, neighbors, congregants office rather than the officeholder. It celebrates and even strangers understood the clear difference the peaceful transition of power from one adminis- between endorsing a candidate, a personality, a tration to the next. When we look at the world policy, or a party and offering prayer at a national scene, we see how in many nations, political power forum in honor of our inauguration. Best exam- comes through corrupt cliques or revolutions and ple: Cantor Mikhail Manevich of Washington He- assassinations. The opening commentator said: brew Congregation, who chanted the Shema & ‘this is not celebrating the victory of Donald V’ahavta, had been the 1st Cantor 4 years ago at Trump. It marks the celebration of American President Obama’s Inaugural Service. democracy & our national heritage’. The message is: clergy select the prayers, 2nd, over the years I’ve been heavily in- not the President, and in this very, very conflicted volved in interfaith community and worship. Here time, just about anything is being politicized. I in St. Augustine, I co-founded SAIC, spoke at had hoped that the service might lead to some community services, preached at UU, given invo- sense of confidence, prayer for a higher standard cations at Veterans Day commemorations and at of behavior—on both sides of the divide—and at dinners at Flagler College. I’ve taken part in the least the beginning of some dialogue. Apparently, Service of Healing and was proud to be involved in that’s going to take a while. Yes, there is fear and the 450th anniversary of St. Augustine. In the past, worry and anxiety in our nation and among many I’ve addressed a high school baccalaureate service, of our people, because we know from past history a university commencement, and given the invoca- that whether left or right, demonstrative or reti- tion at the 1981 UGA homecoming game. cent, cooperative or resistant, Jews can get caught in the middle—and may become potentially vul- This service was ‘diversity on parade’, in- nerable. volving clergy & religious representatives from a gamut of faiths and denominations: Muslim, Sikh, Politics or government can be very impor- Hindu, and Christian. I spoke with the leader of tant to us, because it drives everything from health the Greek Orthodox Church in America; 3 weeks care, economics and foreign policy to our civil later he was in town here at the Greek shrine. rights. But far more important should be our faith, family, friends, career, neighbors and this The pomp and ceremony of the Episcopal our TBY family who support and care for one an- National Cathedral are hard to describe: watching other in times good or bad—regardless of political st national leaders and the 1 family at worship was persuasion. I accepted as a gesture of hopefulness. Fred M. Raskind, Rabbi !4 The Shofar March 2017 children’s children to practice these customs so that FROM THE PRESIDENT their importance will not fade away. Along with Denise Mensh greener yards and warmer weather, spring brings to Temple Bet Yam a reminder that we must begin plant- While often we refer to “holi- ing the seeds to carry on our traditions in the upcom- day” traditions during the win- ing years. I encourage each of you to consider how ter season, Temple Bet Yam is you will contribute to furthering our traditions. rich with traditions throughout Whether it is joining the Board, becoming a more ac- the year. For those of you who tive member of a committee, bringing a rake to the recently enjoyed our annual spring clean-up, or driving a fellow congregant to Deli Night or are busy baking services on Friday night, everything we do to recom- hamantashen, I readily admit mit ourselves to our congregation and our principles that many of our traditions are closely associated with ensures the longevity of our Temple for future genera- delicious food! tions. But our Temple traditions extend far beyond our taste buds and our social calendars. Our traditions include our volunteers at the front door every Friday night — CELEBRATORY WALL — service. They welcome each and every one of us as SIMCHA…ANNIVERSARY… we enter with a smile and a warm greeting, and make GRANDCHILD…SPECIAL BIRTHDAY sure our guests feel as special as our members. Some of our traditions are considered so vital to who we are H a v e yo u re ce nt ly as a congregation, such as the children being invited walked back to see our to participate in the candle lighting and our Passover Celebratory Wall? Seder, that they are written into our Temple Bet Yam Think about taking that by-laws. short walk. Notice our Tradition is typically defined as a belief or behavior fig tree, sit on the that is passed down from generation to generation. bench, take time to re- Often accompanied by a symbolic meaning, the ac- flect, read the plaques on the wall. tion serves as the gateway for sharing that custom with others. As Phyllis Keiser has told me over and We, at TBY, thankfully over since we first joined Temple Bet Yam, there are have so many occasions certain things that are the minhag of