The Messenger TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM SARASOTA, FLORIDA JANUARY 2019 - TEVET/SHEVAT 5779 Join us for all the exciting things happening at TBS in 2019! What’s Inside Acknowledgements..............26 JFCS Cancer Support...............34 President’s Message...................3 Anniversaries..........................4 Judaica Shop...........................12 Rabbi’s Message.........................2 Announcements.....................4 Library News...........................22 Sisterhood.................................20 Calendar...............................31 Life & Legacy...........................13 Social Action..............................12 Celebrate................................8 Membership.............................6 Torah Fund……………………………..21 Community Day School.........32 Men’s Club..............................18 What’s Cooking.........................10 Continuing Education............14 Osher Lifelong Learning..........33 Youth Scoop..............................19 RABBI’S MESSAGE A New Year brings new morning Shabbat services are enhanced by three more opportunities. gatherings of TBS in the Ranch, Friday night services on As 2019 begins, there are many January 11th, February 1st and March 8th. new opportunities at Temple Our Continuing Education sessions are too much Beth Sholom. There is such a to fully list here. Needless to say, you should keep a keen wide variety of activity coming eye out for this full slate of classes and talks. There are up, all of us in the community Shabbat Shmooze sessions following our congregational should be able to find a number kiddishes almost every week. There are Lunch & Learn of things that interest us and classes practically every Thursday at noon from now until will add value to our lives. April, with others being planned after that. Sunday These activities, services, morning Men’s Club speakers continue to impress. Many classes and events will fill us up of them are in partnership with outside organizations spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually. such as Temple Emanu-El, the Jewish Federation, and 2019 will see two Scholar-In-Residence more. The Traditions in the Kitchen series continues as weekends (one with two scholars). This will include the do many other learning opportunities like our Cup of Joe Freund Scholar-In-Residence as well as a second and the Five books of Mo, Chug Ivri, Beginners weekend in March. For the Freund weekend, we will Conversational Hebrew, and Yiddish Circle. These are in welcome, in conjunction with Kol HaNeshama, Rabbis addition to the Book Reviews and Movie Screenings Ayelet Cohen and Marc Margolius. They will share a wide offered by our Idelson Library. range of topics with us including Israel and spirituality. In 2019 you can continue to engage in social Our March scholar will be Rabbi Michael Marmur of action activities to make a positive impact on the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem. This weekend will be broader community. Keep on making those green bean held in collaboration with Temple Sinai. You will want to casseroles and bringing in food for the All Faiths Food be sure to catch these two opportunities. Bank and the Kosher Food Pantry. In addition, a new In 2019 we also have three Shabbat dinners program will be arranged by Sisterhood to help others in planned. Our first dinner will be on January 18th. It will be our community. Look for more information later in this a special opportunity for us to welcome our new edition. members and we will be regaled by the Sarasota Jewish Phew! I don’t know about you, but I’m Chorale. Another musical Shabbat dinner is going to be exhausted just thinking about all that is coming up in on March 1st where we will feature the Jammin’ Jews 2019. What I have mentioned here just scratches the Klezmer Band and will give special recognition to the surface. Check out our newly designed website at members of our Life & Legacy Dor l’Dor Society. These www.templebethsholomfl.org for up-to-date dinners are in addition to the dinner for the Freund information. weekend. I wish you all a healthy and happy New Year and I Our offerings of services will continue to impress look forward to seeing you all at TBS! in 2019. You can count on a morning minyan each and every day as our committed core of Minyaneers join together at 8:00 am, Sunday through Friday. These Rabbi Michael Werbow services, in addition to our Friday night and Saturday TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM THE MESSENGER 1050 South Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34237 published monthly by Temple Beth Sholom Telephone Number Fax Number 941.955.8121 941.365.4099 Rabbi Michael Werbow………………………………………..Rabbi Hazzan Diane Nathanson…………………………Hazzan Emerita Nancy Hendricks………………………………..Business Director After Hours Emergency Number David Chaifetz……………………………………………...President 941.548.7925 Joan Braude, Bethamy Weinberger & Susan Weintraub………………………Sisterhood Co-Presidents OFFICE HOURS Lauren Rudd…………………………………Men’s Club President Monday, TBS Office is closed Rebecca Rothstein & Tuesday - Thursday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Phyllis Weitzner…………………………Messenger Coordinators Friday, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE My first year in our retiring Treasurer, Judy Lebowich. To be frank, office was eventful. We when Judy became Treasurer, the Temple’s accomplished a great finances were chaotic. The accounting system had deal, much of which I to be entirely rebuilt. Judy led that effort as summarized at the Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee. December 2 Today, our systems accurately report the Temple’s congregational meeting. financial condition, and as I have twice reported to Of course, there is much the congregation, our financial condition is good more to do. and we are expecting a small surplus for the Having held second straight year. Judy is continuing on the leadership positions in Board and Finance Committee and we value her non-profit organizations for many years, I have experience. discovered that change is very slow and difficult. Much of the focus of my message this TBS is no exception. I can assure you that we are month is on people, whether as officers or making progress, and I will continue to press for directors, committee chairs and members, or the changes in the coming year. Two new Directors myriad of others who volunteer for the tasks that were elected to the TBS Board at the December 2 keep the synagogue running. Our people are the meeting, Harry Eisenberg and Adrea Sukin. I look life-blood of our synagogue. We need people to forward to their help in moving the Temple to the volunteer for all sorts of things. For example, we next level. need volunteers who can help with public relations Before going any further, I want to for the synagogue and our programming. If anyone congratulate Rob Katz, Emma Joels, and Rabbi has expertise in that field and/or relationships Werbow for the honors they received at our with local Sarasota media it would help us December 8 CELEBRATE party. The Temple is immensely if you would volunteer. We could use grateful for their service and will benefit from their help in graphic design to work on signs, posters, accomplishments for many years to come. I know I flyers and other communications tools. speak for all of the 300+ guests who attended that We also need more volunteers for our the party was lots of fun and in all respects was a committees. Let us know if you have interest in great success. helping. Our committees include Fund Raising, Events like CELEBRATE do not just happen. Membership, Cemetery, Ritual, House and They are the product of the hard work of a team of Grounds, Finance, and Continuing Education. In people and great leadership. We were fortunate to the area of ritual, if you have skills as a Torah have our board member Sandi Kligman lead the reader or leader of services, let us know. committee that organized and produced the party. As a member of the Temple Beth Sholom Sandi was assisted by her co-chairs, Susi community, you will get as much out of it as you Steenbarger and Edie Chaifetz, and her dedicated are willing to put into it. I assure you that committee. Thank you to all involved. While I am volunteering and actively participating in TBS thanking Sandi, I also want to recognize her and activities, will give you so much personal thank her for her board service during my first satisfaction and a real sense of giving back to your year as President. She retired from the Board at community. Give me a call to discuss what you the end of last year. might be able to do for the Temple. And thank you to all of our generous donors and sponsors who made CELEBRATE a Respectfully, financial success as well as a social success. We are grateful to you for your support of the Temple. David Chaifetz Another very important thank you goes to 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES Esther Abramson-Krut & Leib Krut 25 Years Iris & Martin Collins 58 Years Marsha & Harry Eisenberg 39 Years JANUARY 2019 Jayne & Andrew Klein 41 Years Azariah Graber Judith & Harold Kulman 48 Years Carlyn & Edward Morris 68 Years Flora & Guillermo Oynick 31 Years Linda & Sy Sherr 58 Years Peggy & Stephen Simon 55 Years Bryna & Howard Tevlowitz 33 Years Melissa & Michael Werbow 15 Years Ellen Roche & Mark Yecies 38 Years From the TBS Office: TBS Office Hours Tuesday-Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Friday 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Consult your TBS calendar for services times The TBS Administrative Office are closed Saturday–Monday, so please leave any items that you are dropping off in the locked box, not on staff desks. We have a full calendar this “season,” so please be patient as the staff tries to support your needs. After hours emergency number: 941-548-7925 (for religious needs) 4 SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCE TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Friday, February 8, 2019, 5:30 pm at Temple Beth Sholom: Congregational Dinner.