March 2018 Volume XXIX, Issue 4 Jews, Irish Share Corned Beef Tradition As we inaugurate Temple Beth Or’s First Corned Beef Festival, let’s ponder the age-old question: is corned beef Irish or Jewish? To be sure, corned beef and cabbage are considered the traditional fare of St. Paddy’s Day. But this was not always the case! Pork had previously been the preferred menu item for the day. In Ireland, cattle were used for dairy production and were only slaughtered for food if necessary. Corned beef might not be the Jews’ only renowned col- Pigs were bred for meat. laboration with the Irish. In the early 20th century, Irish and But when the Irish immigrated in great numbers (in the Jewish immigrants collaborated on music for Tin Pan Alley, mid 19th century) to America, they faced discrimination and touching on themes dear to the hearts of immigrants in the poverty. They moved into the slums and tenements along- crowded tenements of New York City. There, Irish compos- side other immigrants such as the Jews and Italians. It was er William Jerome (originally Flannery) and Jean Schwartz at the Jewish delis and lunch carts that the Irish experienced wrote “If it wasn’t for the Irish and the Jews” about their Jewish corned beef and noted its similarity to the far more shared experiences. They wrote: expensive Irish bacon they loved. Jewish immigrants had perfected the brisket cut of meat “… I often sit and think what would this country be as their trademark. Brisket was an economical cut of meat If we hadn’t men like Rosenstein and Hughes. which comes from the lower chest of cattle. Since it does You’d surely have a kingdom there’d be no democracy. not touch the sciatic nerve or blood vessels, it is a kosher cut If it wasn’t for the Irish and the Jews: of meat. But the brisket is a tougher cut of meat filled with Chorus: What would this great Yankee nation fat and cartilage. Thus the salting (to remove the blood, a Really, really ever do requirement for Jewish dietary laws) and slow-cooking pro- If it wasn’t for a Levy cess transformed the brisket into an extremely tender and A Monahan or Donahue? flavorful delicacy! Where would we get our policemen? The Irish took the Jewish beef brisket and salt-cured it. Why Uncle Sam would have the blues. The term “corned” beef comes from the large grained rock Without the Pats and Isadores salt called “corns” used in the salting process. Cooking the You’d have no big department stores. beef with cabbage was also a cost efficiency. The entire meal If it wasn’t for the Irish and the Jews.” could be cooked up in one pot making the dish cheap, easy and delicious! No matter what your culture we hope to see you at our There are flavoring differences in two cultural recipes. The amazing Corned Beef Festival on Saturday, March 10. De- Irish brine is more aromatic with spices such as bay leaf and tails inside the Light. clove. Garlicky brine gives a more distinctly Jewish flavor. In any event, corned beef is beloved, and claimed, by both Shalom, cultures. Our Lives Do you have news or need prayers? Please contact the Temple office at 937-435-3400 to share a birth, marriage or seek get well wishes. Your congregation cares about you! Mazel Tov to Gary Holstine on the birth of a new grandson. Parents are Sarah and Jake Weissmann of Annapolis. Mazel Tov also to Wendy Rachlin THE LIGHT and Roger Pankake on the birth of their grandchild, Julia Paige Rachlin, Published monthly by born to Kevin and Jennifer Rachlin of Arlington, Virginia. Temple Beth Or 5275 Marshall Rd. Yahrzeit Remembrances Dayton OH 45429 Temple Beth Or remembers our loved ones on the Sabbath nearest the anniversary of their passing or yahrzeit. The following names will be read www.templebethor.com during services this month. Phone: (937) 435-3400 March 2 March 23 Francis A. Clair (2/28) Helaine Char (3/21) RABBI Sadye Nelson (2/28) Leo Finkelstein Sr. (3/22) Judy Chessin David Yates (2/28) Yetta Hecht Marks (3/22) ASSISTANT RABBI Dorothy Gutmann (3/1) Evelyn Rich (3/22) Ari Ballaban Judith Carsch (3/3) Samuel Stein (3/22) Andrew Todd Frisch (3/3) Edith Besser (3/24) ADMINISTRATOR Ida Plotkin (3/3) Hubert Jacobs (3/24) Donna Brodnick Maurice A. Cream (3/4) Rachel Ramsey (3/24) COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR Eric Bruce Stein (3/24) Sharon Bengel March 9 Harold Dunn (3/25) Eunice Cauper (3/8) Max Gutmann (3/25) BOTY ADVISOR Robert Richman (3/8) Shirley C. Maharam (3/25) Gavi Douglass Else Heinze (3/9) Dr. Philip Klein (3/26) OFFICERS Philip E. Cohen (3/10) Paul Kruke (3/26) Jerry Weckstein, President Christina Crowley (3/10) Andrew R. Nathan (3/26) Micah Siegal, Vice President Shirley Rein (3/11) David M. Nathan (3/26) John Granby, Secretary Elaine Sachs Veta (3/11) Paul Nathan (3/26) Karen Lindsay, Treasurer Anna Shapiro Fishman (3/12) Sybil Sureck (3/26) MEMBERS AT LARGE Irene Jacoby (3/12) Bebe Char (3/27) Jane Briskin Sue Nelson Morris Sherman (3/12) Katie Steinberger (3/27) Marni Flagel Jessica Simpson Robert Dietz (3/13) Joan Greenfield Dan Sweeny Berta Sherman (3/13) March 30 Corky Katz Melville Granby (3/28) COMMITTEE CHAIRS March 16 Sylvia Gray (3/28) Administration: Ira Segalewitz Jacob Bettman (3/14) Julian Rochelle (3/28) Education: Jessica Simpson Isidore Farber (3/15) Florence Paull (3/30) Fund-raising: Karen Lindsay Leah Klein (3/15) Sarah Lauber (4/1) Member Services: Personnel: Micah Siegal Joan Chesler (3/16) Vernona Roberts (4/1) Religious: Joan Greenfield Cathy Michelson (3/17) Julius Stein (4/1) Volunteers: Paula Gessiness Arthur Liberty (3/18) Jackie Stone (4/1) Ray Cook (3/19) Arnold Adler (4/2) AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS Goldie Ennis (3/19) Charlotte Steinharter (4/2) Judaica Shop: Karen Lindsay BOTY President: Ben Guadalupe Ruth Crace (3/20) Celia Malbin Feinstein (4/3) Connections for Seniors: Hank Adler Ruth Zolot Goldberg (3/20) Harry Levy (4/3) Irving Troy (3/20) Catherine Wohlfrom Nieman (4/3) Hakarat Tovah: Hank Adler Passover Care Comedian Robert Orben remarked: Packages Offered “Here’s to all volunteers, those dedicated people who believe in all work and no pay.” Temple Beth Or would like to Our Hakarat Tovah column is our small to- send our college-age kids a Pass- ken of appreciation to you who work so hard over Care Package, so that they can have a Passover nosh while away to keep Temple Beth Or going and glowing. from home during the holiday. We are especially grateful for Hank Adler If you have a college-age kid who who is a founding member of our congrega- is away from home, please call the tion. Hank and his wife Helene raised their Temple office and give us their -ad children here at Temple Beth Or. In the early dress. We will make sure that they days of the Temple, he was exceedingly generous in financial and vol- don’t go hungry. unteer support. Hank was actively involved in our administrative com- mittee. As the years passed and his and Helene’s nest emptied, Hank observed Register Your a gap in our congregational efforts for our seniors. Hank single-handedly created Temple Beth Or’s Connections for Seniors program, honoring Shoppers Cards our seniors’ birthdays, arranging rides to Temple, coordinating monthly If you use your Kroger Plus or people and pet walks, and developing educational programs to encour- DLM Club Card to support Temple age successful aging and saging in our community. Beth Or, it’s time to reregister. These programs are all greatly appreciated but even more meaningful Visit www.krogercommunityre- because Hank surely “paid his dues” decades ago. He and Helene are wards.com and use our organization among those special members who have continued their volunteerism number: 81170. long after others had handed the jobs on to the next generation! For DLM, visit www.dorothylane. So “here’s to Hank for all your work!” While volunteerism doesn’t com/goodneighbor and use our draw a salary we pay you a double portion of thanks! Todah Rabbah! organization number: 1033. Jeans & Jewels Encore Saturday, April 14, 2018 Seven in the Evening
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Several Giving Levels Admission Includes One Free Drink Visit templebethor.com for details. Jewish Holidays Remember All Milestones Judaism teaches that certain times and seasons carry special, sacred sig- nificance. Of course, this is a familiar idea in our daily lives: Our weekly cel- ebration of Shabbat is meant to reen- act God’s mythic, post-Creation rest.
However, we also regularly engage in such temporal symbolism in a larger sense. Most of our holidays, for instance, are meant to mark the specif- ic times in years past when important events occurred for our people. In experiencing the Jewish calendar, we are meant to reconnect with an ancient heritage and to re-experience the foundational moments of our history. The month of Adar invites all Jews to be joyful. Rabbi Samuel bar Sheilat) coined the more famous The occasions we mark in Judaism are as diverse as corollary to this phrase: Mi-she-nichnas adar, marbin they are numerous. They run the full emotional gamut, b’simchah; or: “Once Adar begins, we multiply cele- from the most extreme euphoria to the deepest despair. bration.” In the latter category, for instance, is Tisha b’Av (the Ninth of Av) which commemorates essentially every You might be wondering: Is this teaching meant to calamity we as Jews have suffered. According to Jew- be descriptive or prescriptive? In other words, are we ish lore, this was the day when: urged to celebrate extra during the month of Purim, or • both of the Temples in Jerusalem were is it just our fate to be extra happy at this special time? destroyed; Judaism’s answer to this question (from the Talmud) • near when the First Crusade began; is, perhaps unsurprisingly, both. The Talmud teaches • around the time the Jews were expelled from that, during Adar, a person has greater luck than any England in the 13th century, France in the 14th other time of the year, but it also teaches that, during century, and Spain in the 15th century; Adar—as a consequence of this cosmic reality—a per- • and even when Heinrich Himmler’s “Final son should be more open to taking chances. Solution,” the German plan to exterminate the world’s Jews, was approved. I’m not usually superstitious; however, I think the idea this teaching conveys can be very productive as And yet, the Jewish calendar is far from being only we reflect on the story of Purim and the past triumphs about recalling doom and gloom. At the start of this of our people. This year, for the entirety of Adar (until month (beginning the night of the 28th of February, March 16th), I hope that we can think about the ways and extending into the day of March 1st), we observe that we, as a nation and as individuals, have done well a celebration that falls squarely into the euphoric hol- and succeeded in the past. iday camp. For millennia, Purim has been held up as the most positive, inspiring example of Jewish perse- But, in the dual spirit of Purim and Adar, I hope that verance. We learn from the Jewish tradition that just as we can also allow ourselves to take the chances nec- much as we think of Tisha b’Av as the most traumatic essary to create good in the future. Adar prompts us to day of the Jewish calendar, we are meant to think of the imagine that even the seemingly-unattainable may be entire month of Adar as joyous and auspicious. in our reach. It encourages us to believe something em- powering: That there is no time like the present! The teachings of the first Rabbis, recorded in the Mishnah, suggest that mi-she-nichnas av, m’ma-atin b’simchah; or: “Once Av begins, we diminish celebra- Rabbi Ari Ballaban tion.” Several centuries later, Rabbi Yerhudah (son of Makor School News Family Services For the remainder of the school year, Family Services will start with dinner at 5:30 p.m. and a service led by Rabbi Ari Ballaban at 6 p.m. For all family services, the participating grade is asked to complete our preneg dinner. Temple provides pizza and salad ($5 donation per family). The students and their families are asked to provide side dishes, des- serts and drinks. The March 9 service will feature preschool and kin- dergarten students who will participate and complete the preneg. In April, BOTY (Beth Or Temple Youth) will participate in the family service on April 13. Our May 11 family service will also include Teacher Appre- Tikkun Olam ciation and all our families are asked to assist. On January 7th, in ad- These services are wonderful preparation for our stu- vance of Martin Luther dents in the years leading up to their bar and bat mitz- King, Jr. Day, Melissa Gua- vahs. Please come support them! dalupe led the Preschool through 8th grade Makor Calendar Update students in a variety of Tik- Spring Break means there will be no Makor or He- kun Olam activities. brew School classes March 18, March 25 and April 1. To honor the holiday, stu- Classes will resume April 8 with no more breaks. The dents made “peace catch- school year ends May 13. ers” (a craft playing on the idea of dream catchers), Camp Tuition Help Available decorated pictures to repre- Temple Beth Or has a modest amount in our Camp- sent the peace they want to ership Fund. see in the world, and assembled tie blankets to donate If you would like to receive a little help in sending to those in need. your youngster to Jewish camp this summer, please This is the second of three Tikkun Olam programs contact the Temple Office. Completion of a simple form Melissa is leading for Makor this year. When you see is all that is required. her, say Thanks!
New Electives Makor students have begun their third and final tri- mester of electives and have some fun new choices. Art continues with Danna Kaplan as we thank Rachel Stanzione and Thea Klass for their service in the first two trimesters. Talia Robbins has taken over Story Time from Ra- chel Gilbert who got it up and running in the second trimester. Elissa Dinsmore is teaching our new elective, Yoga Yeladim. We also welcome Alicia Ostrow who joins Re- nee Peery as a 1st through 3rd grade homeroom teacher. Youth News Purim Carnival tend another kallah April 19 - 22, 2018 at Wise Temple Many thanks to our Beth Or Temple Youth for their in Cincinnati. hard work in creating an annual Purim Carnival for our congregation. At this event they will: Visit our Facebook page for photos from this year’s » Make a difference with a hands-on social action event and be sure to congratulate our youth on a job project well done! » Enjoy a fun, interactive Saturday night activity » Reconnect with their NFTY friends Registration Open for » Welcome 8th graders and other new members and Junior Kallah send off 12th graders Registration is now open for the Junior Youth Group » Elect a new Regional Board Kallah set for March 16 to 18 in Zionsville, Indiana. This is a great opportunity for 6th, 7th and 8th graders to Early bird registra- unplug from the stress of the semester and enjoy the tion is available until beauty of the outdoors at URJ’s GUCI Camp. Feb. 7 and registration Visit www.ohiovalleynfty.org for more information. closes March 21. Learn more at www.ohioval- Spring Kallah Dates Set leynfty.org. High school students will have the opportunity to at- Connections for Seniors Our senior members continue to be an important part man, Sharon Holzer, Stu- of our Temple Beth Or family and Connections is a dy- art Holzer, Fred Izenson, namic outreach program that helps them maintain their Thelma Karp, Alan Klein, involvement in our Temple community. Bonnie Klein, Samuel Lauber, Harvey Lehrner, Walk With Us! Ann Marx, Martin Nizny, Connections for Seniors will bring its walking pro- Joann Plotkin, Thomas gram back for 2018. Beginning in May, we will meet at Skelley, Lois Solganik Schoolhouse Park on Nutt Road in Washington Town- and Eugene Solomon. ship on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. This is an easy walk on a paved path which measures Transportation three-quarters of a mile. You can make one lap or more If you need a ride to Temple for Friday or Saturday or only a partial lap - whatever distance you prefer. Shabbat services, please contact the office by noon on Friendly dogs are welcome. Thursday. Someone from Connections will contact you Meet in the parking lot at 10 a.m. First event will be with ride information. Wednesday May 9. Join us! Drivers are needed! Please contact the Temple Office or Hank Adler to volunteer. We will work to connect L’Chaim! you with seniors near you. We will celebrate March, April and May birthdays at our Oneg Shabbat on April 6 with a special kosher des- Did You Know? sert. This quarter we honor the following: The law has changed. If you are hospitalized, your Hank Adler, Doris Constantine, Bert Cream, Dale doctors and nurses are no longer allowed to contact Goldberg, Jacqueline Fishman, Claudia Fried, Helen your clergy unless you expressly ask them to. If you or Friedman, Iris Friedman, Beverly Geisenfeld, James a family member are ill, having surgery or are admitted Geisenfeld, Bonnie Gewertz, Karen Granby, Howard to a local hospital, contact the Temple office to be add- Gross, Robert Heuman, Jeffrey Hoffman, Maxine Hoff- ed to our prayer list. Temple Encourages Legacies President’s Temple Beth Or is working to increase our Endowment Fund and partic- ipating in the new LIFE & LEGACY program. Post: Passover LIFE & LEGACY is a partnership of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation Memories (HGF) and the Jewish Foundation of Greater Dayton that promotes af- While away at school, my parents ter-lifetime giving to benefit the Dayton Jewish community. Through train- sent me a care package for Pass- ing support, and monetary incentives LIFE & LEGACY motivates Jewish over. I was wondering where I was organizations to integrate legacy giving into their philanthropic culture in going to find Passover food to have order to assure Jewish tomorrows. during the holiday, and then I re- Everyone, regardless of age, wealth or affiliation has the ability to leave a ceived a box of matzah, macaroons legacy whether it is a bequest in a will or a gift of life insurance or pension and other Passover food favorites in funds. my dorm room. Temple Beth Or’s LIFE & LEGACY committee will be contacting mem- I was very happy to be able to keep Kosher for Passover while bers to ask about participation. If you’re ready to make your gift now, at school. (My roommates were please contact the office. grossed out by the gefilte fish, and banished me to eat it in the laundry room, but that is another story.) My favorite Passover memories include Seders with my family, 2nd night Seder at Temple Beth Or and of course my Passover care package. This year Temple Beth Or will be sending Passover Care Packages Contributions to Temple Beth Or to our college-aged family mem- Temple’s many funds provide a meaningful way to mark the life bers who are away from home. Just cycle events we all experience. From a birth to a graduation, from contact the Temple office and pro- the recovery from an illness to a promotion or marriage, we all ex- vide their name and address, and perience joy and sadness throughout our lives. they will receive a Passover Care To express your caring and concern, please send your tribute Package just before the Passover card and minimum $10 donation to the Temple office. All donations holiday. They will then be able to are tax deductible. continue to make Passover memo- Contributions to our General Fund were made by the following: ries, thinking about their family and Cynthia King Temple Beth Or back at home. You can also make additional Helene and Hank Adler in appreciation of Don Weckstein and for a Passover memories this year with speedy recovery for Dan Weckstein your Temple family by attending Helene and Hank Adler in honor of Gary Holstine’s newest grand- the annual Temple Beth Or 2nd night child Passover Seder. This year 2nd Sed- Eva and Fred Izenson in memory of Al Izenson er will be held on Saturday, March Karen and John Granby in memory of Janet Hirsfeld 31st. Please call the office to make Sandy Kawano in memory of Edith Simon a reservation for yourself and any Annette Nathan in memory of Paul, Andrew and David Nathan family members or use the form en- closed in this edition of The Light. Contributions to Rabbi Chessin’s Discretionary Fund were made by the Sending care packages to our younger family Members and/or at- following: tending the Temple’s 2nd Seder will Gary Holstine in honor of Wendy Rachlin and Roger Pankake’s new continue Temple Beth Or Passover granddaughter memories ‘Today . . . and for Gen- Gary Holstine for a speedy recovery for Marni Flagel erations.’
Audrey Sachs contributed to the Endowment Fund in memory of Ruth Jerry Weckstein, Zolot Goldberg and Elaine Sachs Veta. Board President corned beef festival march 10, 6 to 9
Beer Tasting @ 6:30 $25 per person Entertainment 21 and older Cooking Demos Cash Bar reserve your tickets by march 2 Door Prizes
Adult Education Chai Mitzvah Enters Second Year What really happened in that garden? Why did Noah Our Chai Mitzvah group will meet Wednesday, March give Ham such a harsh punishment? Did Jephthah real- 14 at 1 p.m. The topic is Individual and Community ly sacrifice his own daughter? Whom did David really and the moderator will be Karen Granby. love? These are among the provocative biblical tales we’ll explore through the lens of Jewish interpretation This is a great time to join Chai Mitzvah as our group and adult eyes. enters its second year and receives new topics. The Classes will be held at UD’s River Campus on Mussar series will cost $40 per person and includes a Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. beginning March full year of topics focused on middot. Please contact the 14 and concluding April 18. To register, visit www. office at 937-435-3400 and tell us whether you prefer to udayton.edu/continuing_education/senior_programs/ meet Wednesdays or Thursdays. udolli/ Learn more about Chai Mitzvah at www.chaimitzvah. org. Adult Hebrew Beginning Hebrew 2.0 with Rabbi Ari Ballaban con- Bible Stories Your Clergy Never Told You tinues. Classes meet on Sundays at 1 p.m. and follow Bible stories are not just for kids. As part of the Uni- the same break schedule as our children’s Hebrew versity of Dayton’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, School. Remaining class dates are: March 4 and 11, Rabbi Judy Chessin will lead an exploration of the April 8, 15, 22, 29. deeper meaning and controversies surrounding biblical Rabbi Judy Chessin leads an Advanced Adult He- tales through art, music, and Midrash (Jewish rabbinic brew class. This month, they will meet on March 4, 11 legend). and 25. Seder 101 with Master Chef Stan Karp Learn how to create custom Seder meal and Haggadah for your family at home. March 25 10 a.m. Levin Hall
Learn how to make matzah balls and whether they should sink or float. Chef Stan will also share delicious chicken soup recipes. Rabbi Judy Chessin will discuss Seder symbols and offer resources for customizing your at-home celebration. RSVP at 937-435-3400. Adult Education U.S. and Israel Estate Planning Temple Beth Or’s Adult On April 29th from 10 a.m. to noon, Temple Beth Or Education Committee wel- will hold an Estate Planning program for our Members. comes Donna M. Schlagheck, This adult education program will combine a discus- Ph.D. retired professor and sion on wills, trusts, life insurance and IRAs; while also chair of Political Science at sharing ideas on planned giving opportunities to bene- Wright State University on fit Temple Beth Or, including the Jewish Federation of Sunday, April 15 at 10 a.m. Greater Dayton LIFE & LEGACY program. Kevin Bressler, Gary Holstine, Janese Sweeny and Dr. Schlagheck will speak about U.S. and Israel: Don Weckstein will review various ways that planned Security Threats in Syria, Iran and Gaza and discuss giving can assist Temple in its mission to continue pro- how U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East has evolved viding and enhancing its religious services, education- since 2017. al opportunities and social events, and enable Temple Dr. Schlagheck is a well-known, local expert on ter- Beth Or to continue to be a special place, ‘Today . . . rorism and authored the first university textbook on the and for Generations.’ subject, International Terrorism, in 1988 in addition to many other articles and books. Tanach Study She is a past president of the Dayton Council on Rabbi Judy Chessin continues to lead this group in World Affairs and adjunct professor at Defense Institute studying the original Hebrew Scriptures. Meetings are of Security Assistance Management at Wright-Patter- set for Saturday, March 3 at 10 a.m and Saturday, March son Air Force Base. She is also president of the WSU 24 at 10 a.m. There will be no class Sunday March 18 Retirees Association. due to Rabbi’s travel schedule. Our Purim Spiel is Out of this World! Join us for a Big Bang Spiel Friday, March 2! Temple Beth Or Based on the popular TV show, Big Bang Theory, 5275 Marshall Road, Dayton, Ohio 937-435-3400 our spiel promises fun for the whole family! www.templebethor.com
We will serve a Chinese dinner at 6:30 p.m. Only $6 for adults and $4 for children. Under 3 are free. Please RSVP by calling the office. At 7 p.m. we will have a brief service followed by the spiel.
Bring boxes of macaroni and cheese to use Come in costume! as groggers and donate to The Food Bank. March Services Temple Beth Or prides itself on a variety of family friendly service styles. While some services are particularly aimed at youngsters, all ages are welcome at all events. Worship remains the central focus of all services. Please join us! Saturday, March 3, 10 a.m. ers and accompanied by Diann Bromberg. The 6:30 Tanach Study p.m. preneg will be hosted by the Dinsmores.
Friday, March 9, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m. Family Shabbat Service and Preneg: Led by Rabbi Shabbat Shireinu: Sing-along Sabbath led by Para Ari Ballaban with assistance from Makor students in Rabbi Lorraine Fortner and Choir Director Mary Rog- grades Kindergarten and preschool. Temple will pro- ers. Come learn the most updated songs we use in our vide pizza and salad for the preneg beginning at 5:30 Shabbat services. p.m. A $5 donation per family is requested. Service will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, March 23, 6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat and Potluck: Rabbi Judy Chessin Saturday, March 10, 10 a.m. will lead this service followed by our potluck. Temple 60-Minute Shabbat: Led by Rabbi Ari Ballban, this will provide the main dish for a $5 donation per fami- service will read and discuss the Torah portion Vay- ly. Bring a dish to share: A-H bring a side, I-O bring a akhel-Pekude. dessert, P-Z bring a salad or a vegetable.
Friday, March 16, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 10 a.m. Shabbat with Choir: Led by Rabbi Ari Ballaban fea- Tanach Study turing the Temple Beth Or choir directed by Mary Rog- March 2018
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 Purim Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Tanach Study, 10a chag sameach! Purim Spiel, 7 p.m.
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Makor, 9:30a Family Shabbat 60-Minute Shabbat, 10a Hebrew School, 12:30p (grades K& PreK) Beginning Hebrew, 1p Dinner, 5:30p, Corned Beef Festival, 6p Adv. Adult Hebrew, 1p Service,6p
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Makor, 9:30a Shabbat with Choir, 7p Shabbat Shireinu, 10a Hebrew School, 12:30p Preneg, 6:30, Hosted Beginning Hebrew, 1p Choir Practice, 7p by the Dinsmores Adv. Adult Hebrew, 1p
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 No Makor or Hebrew Board Meeting, 7 p.m. Simchat Shabbat and Tanach Study, 10a Classes Today Potluck, 6:30p
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 No Makor or Hebrew Passover Seder, 6p Classes Seder 101, 10a NON PROFIT ORG. Temple Beth Or U.S. POSTAGE 5275 Marshall Road PAID Dayton OH 45429-5815 DAYTON, OHIO PERMIT NO. 1552 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
Join us for Second Seder, March 31 at 6 p.m.
Reserve your seat - or a whole table - for our traditional dinner in Levin Hall at 6 p.m.
Use the form inserted in this issue or call the Temple office at 937-435- 3400 to make your reservations.
All reservations must be received by March 19.
Choice of beef, fish or vegetarian entree. Gefilte fish with horseradish, mashed potatoes, vegetable medley. Wine (the good stuff), hard boiled eggs, bitter herbs, afikomen, charoset.
Catered by Bernstein’s Fine Catering Hear our youth choir, Mizmor Or and meet our Arab-Israeli guests!