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The Voice of Temple Anshei Shalom January 2019 5779 Issue 108 1 COMMISSION NEGOTIABLE! FREE HOME APPRAISAL CALL TODAY! SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! VILLAGE OF ORIOLE GLENEAGLES COUNTRY CLUB HUNTINGTON LAKES PICTURE YOUR PROPERTY SOLD! SOLD! HERE NEXT! HUNTINGTON POINTE KINGS POINT DON’T BE LEFT BEHIND! presented to you exclusively by your SENIOR Real Estate Broker Associate: Paul Saperstein REAL ESTATE BROKER ASSOCIATE CALL OR TEXT 561.220.6789 www.paulsaperstein.com | [email protected] 3 NO PROCESSING FEE = $500 SAVINGS 3 FREE FURNITURE REMOVAL 3 FREE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY 3 FREE PROFESSIONAL HOME CLEANING 3 FREE MOVING BOXES AND PACKING TAPE *Only applies to new real estate clients DON’T MAKE A MOVE WITHOUT ME! 2 President’s Column Rabbi’s Column Linda Cooper Rabbi Raphael Adler Shalom, This year on January 20th, As 2018 ends, I thank my at night, our annual Tu BiShvat executive Board and Board of observance begins. In Israel the Directors for their continued almond tree begins to blossom help and support. An additional thank you to those leaving the and spring arrives. We celebrate Board: Judy Frank, Linda Kaplan, this renewal of nature by planting Gladys Morse and Sharon Levine trees and eating the seven special for their service to the Temple. fruits of Israel. Among them is the date. Welcome to the 2019 Executive Board and This fruit, which has an edible soft exterior, Board of Directors: Executive V.P. Paulette has a large hard pit. It represents the things Ballin, Communications V.P. Marvin Cohen and that we start that seem easy at first, and Paul Erstein, Finance V.P. David Zimmer, Fund then get difficult: our spiritual practices, our Raising V.P. Herb Levine, Membership V.P. Barbara exercise regimens, our relationships. Often we Abramowitz, Operations V.P. David Lurie, Ritual V.P. begin well, with the best intentions and then Mitchel Abramowitz, Treasurer – Ted Marcus and hit a wall. It is hard to maintain the momentum Recording Secretary – Barbara Tobin-Forbush. of a good habit and sustain a positive change Welcome to the Board members whose term in our routine. expires December 31, 2019: David Abramowitz, Mauricio Arenzon, Sheila Arenzon, John Korn, So when we begin to falter and lose our Harvey Miller, Irwin Schultz, Bill Schwartz, Lester resolve, rather than give up and quit, we should Schwartz, Sandy Smith and Fred Wechsler. Also, take a lesson from Tu BiShvat and realize that welcome to the Board of Directors members spring begins again, second chances abound whose term expires December 31, 2020: Linda and life possesses endless opportunities to Abramowitz, Morton Cooper, Andy Greenberg, get right with ourselves and others. A bare Barbara Kirshner, Judy Felder Koles, Arlene Lurie, lifeless tree begins to come alive and flowers Karan Marvin, Ilene Oppenheimer, Michael spring up overnight. We can emulate their Silverman and Jane Wechsler. example. Thank you to Larry Feinberg for chairing the Don’t let inertia prevent you from Nominating Committee. coming out to Anshei Shalom more often, In December, we had two very successful or connecting with loved ones that time programs: SARGE and The Grand International has distanced, or to recommitting yourself Concert starring our own Cantor Cesar Beleniski. We are looking forward to the Billy Gardell to healthy lifestyle goals. The only thing program in February. Thank you to Herb Levine, stopping you is yourself. The Jewish calendar Paulette Ballin and their committee. possesses four new years, because we need The newly formed (November) Security lots of second chances. May you and I make Tu Committee is busy working on ways to make us Bishvat 5779 a new and renewed opportunity safe in the Temple. Thank you to Mort Cooper, Bill to grow, bear fruit, and blossom. Schwartz and their committee. Also thank you Shana Tova to Captain Sandt and Lt. Morris from the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office for their “Run/Hide Fight” (continued on page 2 1 President’s Column Fundraising continued Paulette Ballin program and State Representative Emily Slosberg Wow, thanks to all of you, the Dec. 2 and State Senator Lori Berman for their Town Hall performance by SARGE at TAS was a huge success- Meeting. Both programs were informative and --nearly 750 attendees. And, our annual Grand helpful, not only for Temple safety, but also for International Concert Dec. 24 was as popular as personal safety, wherever you are. ever. Thank you to our office staff: Jeanette, Melissa, I want to thank Fundraising Committee Jo Anne, and our custodial staff: Rolly, Chad, members Herb Levine, Sharon Levine, Aliza and Mark and Paul for keeping the Temple running Phil Garver, Ted and Carole Marcus, Mike and smoothly every day. Marian Spolter, Renee Gere, Bill and Jan Schwartz, Thank to all our many volunteers who help Elliott and Leslie Klepner, Ilene Oppenheimer, and assist us in so many ways to ensure that the David Plich, Irwin Shultz, Bob Rothman, Paul Temple runs smoothly. Erstein, Varda Ben Meir, Les Schwartz, and Peter Also, thank you to committee chairs and their Sobel, who helped to make the 2018 fundraising committees: Book Club – Sandy Didner, Bridge efforts successful. – Gladys Morse, Catering – Susan and Warren Herb Levine and I will be trading places in Lubliner, Chanukah Celebration – Judy Felder January, with Herb returning to the helm of Koles and Andy Greenberg, Choir – Cantor Bill Fundraising and me becoming Executive VP. We Wood, Folk Dancing – Ricki Soltan, GALA – Jane have a fabulous winter/spring entertainment and Fred Wechsler, Holiday Boutique – Sharon menu planned. January kicks off with Anshei After and Herb Levine, Kol – Renee Gere, Legacy – Dark’s “Burns & Allen” revival Jan. 9 and the filmed Irwin Schultz, Lifelong Learning – Larry Feinberg, opera “The Passenger” Jan. 20. In February, we’ll Lunch and Learn – Jerry Sachs and Sylvia Eisner, have the real life TV star and Vegas funnyman, Memorial Plaques and Israel Bonds – Barbara Billy Gardell Feb. 10. This is a rare, don’t miss, Kirshner, Mitzvah Knitting Group – Fran Bernstein performance! And Feb. 20, we have the return of and Leslie Klepner, Scholar in Residence – The Renditions, the outstanding 6-man doo wop Sheryl Roth and Sheila Sreden, Security – Mort group that dazzled us all three years ago. Cooper and Bill Schwartz, Ticket Office – Ilene Being part of the entertainment effort at TAS Oppenheimer and Florence Ull, Veterans Program is great fun! We pick the entertainers, figure out – Les Schwartz, We Care – Fran Goldman and Yoga the marketing, staff the events and get together – Nora Gerson. socially. No prior experience required! We’ve all Thank you to Sisterhood and their Presidents become great friends---and we invite you to join – Gayle Savitz and Linda Schultz and to the Men’s our merry band! Interested? Call or email me: Club and its President – Bob Rothman for their 561-270-3357, [email protected]. continued support of Temple Anshei Shalom. A Happy New Year! thank you to anybody I missed who should have been thanked! In conjunction with Lastly, and very importantly, thank you to each Jewish Family Services, and every congregant for supporting the Temple financially and/or by volunteering. I look forward we have a bereavement group. to your continued help and support as we move The group meets weekly, on Temple Anshei Shalom forward into 2019 and the future. Tuesdays, at 10:30 am. Kol Tov 2 Gala Committee Men’s Club Jane & Fred Wechsler Bob Rothman Shalom Fellow Congregants: The Board of Directors would like to remind all the new TAS members that their first year of membership is introductory to give them When we announced our 2 new honorees, an opportunity to join current members in all our upcoming events. Joan & Lester Schwartz, in our last column, We also are taking this opportunity to congratulate Florida many of you made the presumption that Joan State Representative Emily Slosberg, a member of our Temple, on her reelection to the State House of Representatives. & Les would be our only honorees. Nothing The second Breakfast meeting, featured Dr. Bernd Wollschläger, could be further from the truth! Simply put, author of “A German Life Against All Odds, a Change is Possible” who we made an oops! They are joining Arlene & shared his amazing journey from growing up as a son of a Nazi Officer to David Lurie as honorees, and our committee winding up in the Miami area where he practices as a family physician. Our third Breakfast on Sunday December 2nd, an overflow crowd is very proud to honor these highly deserving highlighted by another of our members, Rabbi Jack Reimer, whose topic four individuals for all they have done for of discussion “ Chanukah and TRUMP “ delighted us all. Difficult as it is to Temple Anshei Shalom. Kindly forgive our maintain such a stream of quality presentations, our speaker on January 13, will be Sol Moglen who was instrumental in getting a Memorial “faux pas”. established at Arlington National Cemetery for the Jewish Chaplain Commercial and professional ads for our that perished, along with a Catholic Priest and two Protestant Ministers, Gala Journal are starting to come in, albeit when the USS Dorchester sank, by giving up their life jackets so others at a slower pace than we would like to see, could survive. Please also mark February 17 on your calendars. On that day, we will but we have some time before the deadline. be presenting the film, “Bagels Over Berlin”, a fascinating documentary So we hope that the pace will accelerate. about the Jewish airmen who flew countless missions over Germany Remember, it is up to all of us to support our during WWII. Some of those airmen will be present at the filming, including the one who actually dropped the bagels.