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CHESHVAN/KISLEV 5781 NOV/DEC 2020
2020-2021
EXECUTIVE BOARD
DANIEL WEINGER Table of Contents
TEMPLE PRESIDENT
RICHARD BREIT Rabbi Reflections�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3
VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Cantor’s Corner���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 4
ROBERTO BOLONA Lunch & Learn������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 5
VP WAYS & MEANS
Lunch & Learn������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 6
DAVIA MAZUR
VP OF RITUAL From Our President���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7
BRITTANY MOHLER TKAE Member Spotlight �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������8
VP MEMBERSHIP Temple Sustaining Member�������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 9
RICHARD GENDLER New Members���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10
VP EDUCATION & YOUTH Family Happenings�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10
JESSE LUBAR Rabbi Emeritus���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11
TREASURER Religious School�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12
ADRIENNE KALTMAN TKAE Hanukkah Scavenger Hunt��������������������������������������������������������������������� 13
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
Religious School Cookbook������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 13
ERIN DERNIS Youth Program�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 14
RECORDING SECRETARY
Kafty Social Action�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15
Women of Reform Judaism������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 16
BOARD OF DIRECTORS WRJ Events���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 17
SETH SCHNEIDERMAN Temple Friends���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 18
LAURA ZATKOWSKY Temple Friends Events���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 19
CARRIE BEST-LARY Wine Tasting�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20
GABBY GUTT TKAE Hanukkah Online Celebration���������������������������������������������������������������� 20
JUSTIN SCHMIDT Life & Legacy������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 21
JONATHAN STREISFELD Bring TKAE Home for Hanukkah������������������������������������������������������������������������ 22
JEFFREY WEINSTEIN TKAE Pet Shabbat Service�������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 23
EVAN GREENFIELD Our B’Nai Mitzvah Kids�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 23
NEESA WARLEN
STACY GOLD Contributions������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 24
SUE SABAT In Memoriam������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 25
JON AUERBACH Advertisers���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 26
ROD FEINER Advertisers���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 27
Advertisers���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 28
Advertisers���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 29
SENIOR STAFF Events Calendar������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 30
HOWARD NEEDLEMAN Please Support Them ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 30
SENIOR RABBI
rabbihowie@tkae.org
MARK GOLDMAN
CANTOR
cantormg@tkae.org
DVIR WEISS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
dweiss@tkae.org
STACEY KATZ
EARLY CHILDHOOD DIRECTOR
skatz@tkae.org
VALERIA MICHANIE
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DIRECTOR
vmichanie@tkae.org
JOSH SIMON
YOUTH DIRECTOR
jsimon@tkae.org
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RABBI DR. SHELDON J. HARR
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RABBI DR. EDWARD MALINE Z”L 2
RABBI EMERITUS TEMPLE EMANU-EL
RABBI REFLECTIONS
A LITTLE LIGHT CAN DISPEL THE DARKNESS.
For everything there is a season—a time to die and a time to be born. With the arrival of winter’s
low dark sky, communities around the world look to the miracle of light as a sign of rebirth and a
source of hope. We celebrate Hannukah and the promise of new life, new miracles and hope as it
radiates from our homes into the world.
It is no coincidence that our festival of light comes during the darkest time of the year, when the
sun is the least visible and shining in the sky. It is during these days of darkness that we illumine
our homes with the lights of the hanukkiah, the 9 branched menorah. Our tradition tells us that
we light these lights as a reminder of the miracle of oil. As the temple was reconstituted by the
victorious Hasmonaeans, there was only enough consecrated oil to last for one day, but it lasted for
eight. Today we recall their miraculous victory over the Greeks, the blessing of Jewish sovereignty
and our faith with these lights.
However, we also know that with these lights we are called to rededicate ourselves and to be
reborn anew. The reconstituting of the temple and the lights of the Hannukah menorah that are
a symbol of this rededication of the temple, should be our call to action for each one of us. The
tradition is clear: everyone should light their own menorah as each one of us should find the hope
and promise of a personal rededication.
The time for rededication should not wait for redemption to come to us, we must pursue it. When
we glaze into the flames of the menorah candles, watching them burn, the beauty of the flames
dancing is a simple beauty. Just a flickering flame struggling to illumine a darkened world.
However, to make ourselves anew, to rededicate ourselves, isn’t so complicated. It just takes a little
light to dispel the darkness
To make light something has to be burned and transformed in the process. Let the brightness of
the Hannukah menorah illumine your soul so that you see through the darkness and see the world
and yourself more clearly. Then decide what and how we will use that eternal/internal light within
each of us to shine forever brightly.
Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Howard Needleman
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CANTOR’S CORNER
A PERSONAL NOTE WITH
A UNIVERSAL MESSAGE.
The Babylonian Talmud discusses at great length the number of candles, order of lighting and
related customs of Hannukah. One opinion states that we start with eight candles and take
away one each night symbolizing the depreciating amount of oil left to burn in the eternal light
of the ancient Temple. Of course, the prevailing opinion is the tradition we follow today as
we increase one candle each night. Rather than dwelling on what we lack, we emphasize our
optimism, gratitude and joy! Essentially, this is the Jewish version of half full/half empty.
Personally 2020 has been a very challenging year. Moving on from a 24 year relationship has
taught me much and required me to grow exponentially rather than steadily. The same may be
said by the profound effects of the pandemic on our lives, both personally and professionally.
Overnight we transitioned to a virtual reality both in the workplace, school and our everyday
lives. Regardless of age or where we are in life, we’ve been catapulted into a new reality. We’ve
grown. We’ve adapted and found the silver lining.
This sense of optimism that characterizes the story of Hannukah is essential to our wellbeing
and future. Seeking happiness even in the face of life’s vicissitudes attracts others to our
energy, helps us grow, helps us turn the corner and embrace the best within us just as we
embrace better chapters, better times and appreciate our many blessings.
Cantor Mark Goldman
Co-Senior Clergy
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NOVEMBER
THURSDAYS AT 1PM VIA ZOOM MEETING
NOV 5TH
“LECH LECHA” A FOREIGNER IN A STRANGE LAND
A PERSONAL REFLECTION:
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN IMMIGRANT IN A FOREIGN LAND
WITH VALERIA MICHANIE
NOV 12TH
“SAMUEL 613” MOVIE AND DISCUSSION
THE STORY OF SHMULI, A HASIDIC JEW IN CRISIS,
TORN BETWEEN HIS COMMUNITY AND
THE ROMANTIC POSSIBILITIES OF TRENDY
EAST LONDON.
NOMINEE: BAFTA 2016 BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM
WITH CANTOR MARK GOLDMAN
NOV 19TH
“THANKSGIVING”
COME LEARN ABOUT THE JEWISH ROOTS OF
THANKSGIVING AS WE CELEBRATE THIS
AMERICAN HOLIDAY IN LIGHT OF CURRENT NEEDS
TO BE PHYSICALLY DISTANT.
WITH RABBI HOWIE NEEDLEMAN
Meeting ID: 861 9828 9610 Click here to Join
Zoom Meeting
Password: 6udH5X
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L e o n
WITHRab bi
Thursday December 3, 10, 17 At 1:00pm
Chanukah: discerning between facts and folklore
Three sessions exploring the historical accuracy of the Chanukah account.
Take the opportunity to explore the historicity of the 2nd century BCE Chanukah
account and how it has evolved over the millennium to the story we observe in
the 21st century CE. Hear elements of the Book of Maccabees that you have never
heard or read before that describes the actual events that we have been
commemorating these past 2,185 years.
Meeting ID: 861 9828 9610 Click here to Join
Zoom Meeting
Password: 6udH5X
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HOPE IS A GOOD THING...
FROM OUR PRESIDENT
Menorahs, latkes, dreidels, chocolate gelt, and presents. For many of us, these
are the first things that come to mind (not necessarily in that order) when thinking
about Hannukah. Yet the message of Hannukah goes much deeper. Hannukah not
only celebrates the miracle of the oil lasting eight days, but it is also, at its essence,
a celebration of resilience, faith, and hope. Judaism teaches us that even in the
darkest of times, there is always reason for hope.
This speaks to our resilience as a people. In times when so much was unraveling
before our eyes, hope was often the only thing keeping us going. It is something
deep inside us that tells us to look for better times around the corner. One of my
favorite movies is The Shawshank Redemption, which contains a line of dialogue that
Daniel S. Weinger perhaps sums it up best: “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no
TEMPLE PRESIDENT good thing ever dies.”
As fall turns to winter and we rapidly approach the festival of lights, this year, more
than any other I can recall, hope is at the forefront of my mind. I hope that by the
time you are reading this, we have a vaccine for COVID-19 or, at the least, know
for certain that one is just around the corner. I hope my family and friends stay safe
and healthy. I hope that we can stay united as a Jewish community despite outside
influences that are constantly threatening to tear us apart. Finally, at the risk of
sounding like a broken record, I hope that during these strange times we are living
through, you know that Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El is here for you and your families. I
hope. Happy Hannukah!
Dan
Daniel S. Weinger
President
Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El
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TKAE MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
GOLD FAMILY
Members of the Temple: 13 years
Stacy and Dave first joined the temple when their oldest
daughter, Morgan, was two years old and ready to start
preschool. Judaism had always been an important part of
Stacy and Dave’s lives and they wanted to instill the same
strong Jewish values in their daughter. Morgan graduated
from the early childhood program in 2010, the same year
that her twin sisters, Taylor and Kailey, were born. Morgan
continued her Judaic studies in the temple’s religious school
program and is currently an active member of the temple’s
KAFTY youth group.
Taylor and Kailey followed in Morgan’s footsteps by starting in the early childhood program
when they were two years old. They graduated from the early childhood program in 2015 and
are currently attending the temple’s religious school program and participating in youth group
activities. Taylor and Kailey are looking forward to attending Camp Coleman for the first time this
upcoming summer.
Stacy is a Penn State graduate and currently works for the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (PCAOB). In the Summer of 2018, she had the opportunity to travel with the temple on
the JWRP Israel Trip. In her opinion, there was no better way to experience Israel for the first
time! Stacy has been active in many temple committees throughout the years and was recently
appointed to the Board of Directors.
Dave is a University of Miami graduate. He is the co-owner of a Physical Therapy practice (Select
Therapy and Rehabilitation Services) in Tamarac.
Over the years, the Gold Family has built strong friendships with other temple members. They
celebrated Morgan’s Bat Mitzvah at the temple in 2018 and are looking forward to celebrating
many more important milestones in the upcoming years.
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Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El Sustaining Members
RABBI’S CIRCLE Bruce & Marta Cole
Bill & Susan Matz Kenneth & Mara Wurtenberger Dale & Elaine Farkas
Barry & Irene Stark Martin & Cindy Zackowitz John & Dori Fuller
BENEFACTOR Joseph & Shelly Goldberg
COVENANT CLUB Gregg & Cindy Bibliowicz David & GiGi Greene
Louis & Melanie Glazer Leon Cohn Isidoro & Josefina Gun
Stanley & Pearl Goodman Glenn Davis & Meri Barash Andrew Guttman
Lee & Claire Hager Gil & Lea Epstein Robert & Jenna Hague
Walter & Cheryl Katz Billy & Michelle Fischer Jordan Kaltman & Molly Ryan
Danny & Jodi Katz Richard & Harriet Greene Moises & Adela Katz
Steve & Diane Michaels Steven & Adrienne Kaltman Robert & Bevly Kempler
Martin & Gail Press Norman & Diane Kronstadt Matt & Elise Lerner
Brett & Mariel Landsman Richard & Shelley Lundy
TZEDAKAH CIRCLE Stewart & Michele Lapayowker Jim & Davia Mazur
Saul & Beth Kravec Craig & Shari Packer Steven & Leah Nachman
Adele Stone & Jesse Diner Adam Rabinowitz & Sheryl Moore Charlie & Joyce Pearlman
Ira & Penny Vernon Jose & Sue Sabat Joey & Debra Princz
Gregg & Abby Wilentz Seth & Terri Schneiderman Robert Rivard & Alyse Gilbert
Matthew Sherman & Heidi Finkelstein Alan & Dora Lee Rosendorf
GOLDEN CHAI Ronald & Eva Weissberger Paul & Fern Schneider
Beverly Bachrach Ronald Schwartz
Matt & Paula Carr Robert & Susan Segaul
Matthew & Erin Dernis PATRON Sheldon & Carmen Seltzer
James & Stacy Gale David & Sandra Farkas Bruce & Joann Silk
Jay & Shirley Gottlieb Warren & Laura Greenberg Joe & Risha Stern
Rabbi Sheldon, Fern, Bryan & Brenda Harr Jeffrey & Phyllis Kay Richard & Susan Warren
Calvin & Lori Helitzer Charles & Beth Lieber Daniel & Ashley Weinger
Andrew & Carrie Lary Jerold & Neddie Lynn Stephen & Melanie Weschler
Barry & Kim Lerner Rabbi Howie Needleman Walter & Susan Witte
Jesse & Jennifer Lubar Wayne & Jennifer Pollak Danny & Madelyn Zelman
Justin & Rachel Schmidt David & Molly Siegel
Bob & Susan Schneider
John & Karen Shiekman GUARDIAN
Herb & Norma Sonnenklar Abel & Amy Aronovitz
Howard & Julie Talenfeld Neal & Pamela Bodner
Denis & Linda Trupkin Roberto Bolona & Natalie Goshen
Robert & Marlene Uchin Richard & Marcia Breit
Jeffrey Brezner & Sandra Block-Brezner
Gary & Allison Burwick
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NEW MEMBERS
Thank You For Joining The Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El Family
Mel & Joann Krohn
Lior, Margalit, Ariel & Daniel Hazan
Aaron Krause
Ryan, Chelsea, Natalie & Jack Scarnecchia
FAMILY HAPPENINGS
Please send births, engagement and wedding
Jan/Feb 8200
to swurtenberger@tkae.org by Dec 1, 2020
BIRTHS
Charlotte Rose Berger
Born September 10, 2020
7.7 pounds
20 inches
8:36am
TKAE Unity Shabbat Services
Fridays at 6:30pm
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10TURN, TURN, TURN.
RABBI EMERITUS
As the seasons change, we prepare to mark our South Florida Winter – an
oxymoron to be sure. Preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving, then Chanukah,
to be followed by our secular New Year, we have this additional opportunity
to look back on the year 2020, in some manner with the same intentionality of
Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.
In tune with that, I am reminded of a most favored Number One on “The
Billboard Hot 100” song from 1965 by The Bryds, entitled “Turn, Turn, Turn.”
The author of the lyrics of this song is attributed to King Solomon! What
commission the King must have collected! Look for the verses of this song in
DR. SHELDON J. HARR
the Bible: The Book of Leviticus (Ecclesiastes) Chapter Three. “To everything
FOUNDING RABBI there is a season and a time and place for every purpose under heaven.”
EMERITUS
We can hope and pray that the coming season is an improvement over the
preceding 52 months. We pray for a season of health and well-being. We
give thanks on Thanksgiving for the times of goodness in the past. We give
thanks on Chanukah for the many blessings with which we have been blessed.
On the secular New Year in 2021 we give thanks that 2020 is behind us and
hopefuly a new and better and healthier day will dawn…Turn, Turn, Turn..
Dr. Sheldon J. Harr
Founding Rabbi Emeritus
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11RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
PART OF THIS COMMUNITY
My students often ask me if I pray... My answer is: I do, but not always in the same way
or place.
When I was young, I thought there was only one way to pray, fixed Prayer, and only one
place where I could pray, my Shul.
It took me several years to understand I can pray words from my heart (Blessings She
V’ Lev) anywhere I am...
Still, when praying as a community I enjoy reciting and chanting words together... it’s a
powerful feeling that unites us.
Nisim B’chol Yom is a morning daily prayer that thanks God for the daily miracles.
I can assure you that reciting this prayer in my hometown is very different than reciting
this prayer in Poland while visiting concentration camps. The power of the words
VALERIA MICHANIE change based on the context we are in. I do thank God for waking up every morning,
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL but imagine what it feels to recite this prayer in a place where people were hopeless
DIRECTOR to see light.... where people needed miracles to survive...
I remember the feeling of reciting this prayer in Israel. It was a powerful feeling to
see all the miracles of the land and how this small country endures despite the many
challenges it faces daily. Israel is a daily miracle.
During these hard times when we are all trying to learn how to live in a pandemic, I
do feel Nisim B’chol Yom is the Prayer that resonates with me the most... there are so
many miracles we ignore because we are trapped in our realities, but praying brings
relief to the soul and gives us a time to stop and appreciate our surroundings.
As Hanukkah approaches, I invite you to reflect on the many daily miracles around
us. May this be a time where we appreciate that we can still come together as a
community to learn, pray, and be with friends.
Chag Hanukkah Sameach,
Valeria
Valeria Michanie
Religious School Director
12r i p
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r TKAE Hanukkah Scavenger Hunt
Sunday Dec. 6th at 9:00AM
Open to all Youth Groupers, Gesher & Religious School Students
Pre K - 6th Grade
Your Adventure will start at TKAE,
where you will receive your
Scavenger Hunt Packet.
• Safe social distancing
• Each family will be in their own car
From More Info Contact Valeria or Josh
5781
The TKAE religious school is creating our very
own cookbook and we would like all of you to
participate in making a delicious, delectable
family cookbook. It is easy to do. Pick out one,
two or even three of your favorite recipes that
your family enjoys and you would like to share
with the community.
Even a recipe passed down to you would be
amazing. L’dor v’dor. Feel free to share the story
behind the food. Please join in creating this
culinary delight that you and your family will
have for years to come! It is easy to do.
We are excited to try out your recipes!
For more info email: vmichanie@tkae.org
13YOUTH PROGRAM
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
It’s hard to believe but Chanukah is almost here. Pretty soon we will be
lighting our Chanukiyot. One of our traditions is to light the candles using
a Shamash or a “helper” candle. We use that candle to be the light that
helps us to light all the rest of the candles.
As we looked for ways to keep our teens involved and connected despite
the current situation we created a new program. KAFTY’s Choose Your
Own Adventure was a way for our teens to choose ways that they felt
were important to them. Some of the choices include a creative arts
group, the ability to be mentored or have an internship with a member
of our congregation, a small group text study with the clergy and a group
focusing on Israel and battling Anti-Semitism. Another choice they have
is join a group focusing on Social Action. This group has become that
“Shamash” the helper(s) working to create light even in some of our
darkest days.
While the social action group is just getting started they have already
made a difference in our community and have plans for even more
projects that will do even more. They plan to have a collection for different
groups running throughout the year. We started the year with a collection
for Conine’s Clubhouse at Joe DiMaggio Hospital. Blake and Charli
Greenfield chaired the collection and recently dropped off the items that
were collected to help the families who stay there while a child is in the
hospital.
Currently under the leadership of Lola and Sophie Tabb we are collecting
gently used shoes to donate to In Jacob’s Shoes. They provide shoes
to South Florida Children in need. If you have any gently used shoes
specifically tennis shoes and cleats please drop them off at the Temple by
November 15th. This group is also working currently on organizing a park
cleanup and creating a program to connect teens with holocaust survivors
who are feeling especially isolated during the pandemic. I am so proud to
work with a group of teens that are giving back and truly creating light in a
world that so badly needs it.
Josh
Josh Simon
Youth Director
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HOPE, RESILIENCE & PERSERVERANCE
WOMEN OF REFORM JUDAISM
The High Holidays are behind us and we now look forward to Hanukkah. It
comes at a time when the days are shorter and the night skies are darker.
Although the winter may seem bleak, the lights of Hanukkah shine as a
beacon of hope, miracles and renewal.
We all know the story of Hanukkah and the miracle of the oil lasting for eight
days. It is also a miracle of the steadfastness of the Jewish people. We did
not bow down to the Greeks and assimilate as they would like. Just a small
band of Jewish warriors were able to defeat the Syrian Greek army and won
the ability to freely practice their religion.
So today’s Jews celebrate this victory and miracle by lighting the menorah
for eight days. The purpose of the menorah is not to provide light during the
ELISE LERNER dark days of winter, but to purely enjoy it for the light it sheds on us. But there
PRESIDENT OF is one candle that stands out above all the other candles on the menorah,
WRJ/SISTERHOOD the shamash. This candle has a purpose. It is the helper candle that guides
us and helps provide the light to enjoy.
Like the shamash, we need to provide light to those who cannot provide it
for themselves. Especially now when so many of our friends are struggling
with our “new normal”. Reach out to a friend, just to say hello. Be the light in
someone’s life, to provide an ear to listen to if needed, or to give hope when
all seems hopeless.
The days are shorter and the nights are darker, but the lights of the menorah
continue to shine. Enjoy them and remember our story of hope, resilience
and perserverance.
Elise
Elise Lerner
TKAE WRJ President
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TEMPLE FRIENDS THE MENORAH'S SHAMASH REMINDS US TO SHARE
THE LIGHT WHERE IT IS MOST NEEDED
Why is it our custom to use a “Shamash” candle to light the Hanukkah lights, but
we don’t use a “servant candle” to light the Shabbat lights every week?
And the short answer is that the Shamash, the ninth candle on a full Hanukkah
Menorah, was created by the Rabbis to benefit the poor.
As we light our Hanukkah Menorahs, passing the flame of the Shamash onto the
increasingly numerous candles as the festival takes its course, we are urged to
consider ourselves to be such a light. We are pressed by the flames to keep in
mind the needs of the poor, the vulnerable, the needy, and the lonely in our midst.
Whenever we share our own resources - our light - with those in need, we live up to
the ideal expressed through the wisdom of our sages. That need and impulse are
as vital today as they have been over the past 2,000 years.
Mark Horowitz
TEMPLE FRIENDS So this year, let us be the “servant candle”. We can be the source of light shared in
PRESIDENT places and with people where it is needed most, especially during the COVID-19
pandemic.
Happy Hanukkah to all of our community!
Mark Horowitz Jeffrey Weinstein
President, Temple Friends Immediate Past President
18Temple Friends Presents:
“The Four of Us”
Sunday, November 8th
at 10:30am
This program will be presented virtually via Zoom.
there will be no charge.
Please call Temple office at (954) 472-1988
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HANUKKAH PARTY
Sunday, December 6th at 12 Noon
This will be a zoom event . There will be no charge.
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19Beginning December 10th
Join TKAE Virtually as we light a candle each night.
Each night’s candle lighting will be led by different members of our TKAE family
Friday Night December 11th Shabbat Hanukkah.
Thursday Night December 17th Movie Drive In and last night Hanukkah candle lighting
...Stay tuned for more details!
Virtual Wine Tasting
Thursday, December 3rd
7pm – 8pm
Check the TKAE Connect
for more details
20L’dor Vador
From Generation to Generation
Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El is the center of our Jewish community where we celebrate the cycles and
seasons of our lives and the rhythms of the Jewish year. Together we have built meaningful and
enduring relationships with one another and the community around us. As a temple family, our
Jewish souls are nurtured at Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El, it is where we share our joys and find strength
and comfort in lives of holiness.
We are a welcoming Jewish community that has many doorways that welcome families and individuals
into their spiritual home. We are committed to life-long learning, tikkun olum – repairing our world
and the spiritual values that guide us and bind us together.
We are deeply committed to the perpetuation of the land and the people of Israel. In Israel we see our
ancestral homeland that once again is the living embodiment of our prophetic vision of a state that is a
light unto the nations of the world.
Our Legacy donors are members, like you, who are making a promise to our children, grandchildren
and generations to come that they will have a thriving Jewish community to embrace and enrich their
lives as Jews. They acknowledge the value, importance and centrality of our synagogue in the lives of
our congregants and choose to join in creating a legacy to ensure its future.
Demonstrate your love, devotion and connection to our congregation, our community and our future
by making a Legacy gift today!
Please contact Rabbi Needleman at 954-472-1988 or rabbihowie@tkae.org ,
or Life and Legacy Chair Saul Kravec at saulkravec12@gmail.com or 786-229-3718
to discuss becoming a Life21and Legacy Society member.Dr
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Bring TKAE Home en
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for Hanukkah
Sunday, December 6th 9-11am
Hanukkah Survival Kit
Pick up your Hanukkah Survival Kit which includes:
Hanukkah Chocolate gelt, candles, blessings,
a how-to sheet, dreidels and much more!
Complimentary to all members.
Just drive by the main entrance
Drop off Canned/Non Perishable Foods
and/or toys for Kids in Distress
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22OUR B’NAI MITZVAH KIDS
REID MICHAELSON - NOV 21ST, 10:15AM
Reid is in the 7th Grade at Brentwood Middle School in Brentwood, TN. Even though we moved away
from South Florida he is still connected to TKAE and his friends from South Florida. Reid loves baseball
and plays catcher.
His mitzvah project is South Florida Wildlife Center. Reid loves all animals, especially reptiles. The wildlife
center specializes in helping all wildlife so it’s an important cause for Reid.
LANDON MAX SMALLMAN - DEC 12TH, 10:15AM
Landon Max Smallman is a 7th grader at Indian Ridge Middle School in Davie, FL. He began his Jewish
education in the TKAE Early Childhood program at age 2. Landon LOVES the Miami Hurricanes, flag
football, and attending Camp Blue Ridge each summer.
For his mitzvah project, Landon and 9 other kids from Indian Ridge Middle raised money to put
together PPE baskets for the teachers, staff, and bus drivers at their school. These baskets included
masks, face shields, gloves, hand sanitizer, and gift cards. The kids wanted to put a smile on their
teachers’ faces for a safe return to school during the pandemic.
Landon is the great nephew of Fern Harr and Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El’s Founding Rabbi and Rabbi
Emeritus Sheldon Harr. His family is so proud of him!
JESSIE MADISON GROSS & KAYLA GILLIAN GROSS – DEC 19TH, 5:30PM
Jessie is in 8th grade and Kayla is in 7th grade at University School in Davie. They both began their
religious education at Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El in the early childhood program before their 2nd
birthdays.
Jessie is a former competitive gymnast who is now focusing on tennis. Kayla has been dancing since
she was 3 performing in many recitals as well as competitions. Both girls attend Camp Laurel South in
Maine and are looking forward to going back this coming summer.
PET SHABBAT (SHABARK SHALOM)
Friday night November 20 at 6:30 pm
Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El invites all animal lovers
to join us fur a special event! Shabbat is a special day for
the entire family- including our pets! Bring your furry (or scaly)
friends to zoom as we celebrate Shabbat and
our beloved companions
Meeting ID: 832 9646 0008
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23WE ACKNOWLEDGE WITH THANKS
YOUR THOUGHTFUL CONTRIBUTIONS
CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY MUSIC FUND KOL AMI EMANU-EL HUNGER RELIEF FUND
Steven & Leah Nachman....................................................in memory of Rose Nachman Jeff Brezner & Sandra Block-Brezner............................. in memory of Lawrence Brezner
Nancy Cohen.......................................................................... in memory of Minnie Heller Jeff Brezner & Sandra Block-Brezner..........................in memory of Bernice M. Susskind
Arlene Solomon...................................................................... in memory of Mel Solomon Joann Krohn............................................................................in memory of Lillian Lerner
Dan & Ashley Weinger...................................... in honor of Hailey’s beautiful Bat Mitzvah Shelly & Joe Goldberg.......................................................in memory of Bessie Goldberg
Nancy & Stuart Feiner...............................................................in memory of Ronald Helf Cookie & Lynn Davis........................................ in honor of Hailey Weinger’s Bat Mitzvah
Nancy & Stuart Feiner............................................................... in memory of Marvin Helf Cookie & Lynn Davis..................................................................in memory of Sara Davis
Nancy & Stuart Feiner.................................................................in memory of Laura Helf The Berman Family............................................................... in memory of Gary Antonoff
Nancy & Stuart Feiner................................................................... in memory of Joni Helf Carole Friedman..............................................................in memory of Charles Friedman
Joyce & Charlie Pearlman................................ in honor of Denis Trupkin’s 75th Birthday Janet Redlo...........................................in wishing a speedy recovery to James Sterman
Jill & Rob Rickel.................................................................... in memory of Donald Hersh Janet Redlo.................................................................. in honor of Nathan’s engagement
Betsy & Steven Kimmish......................................................in memory of Evelyn Meister Janet Redlo.............................................................................. in memory of Harry Redlo
Richard & Marcia Breit.........................................................in memory of Evelyn Meister
MARTIN & CORALIE B. HAGER EARLY LEARNING FUND
DARRELL SCOTT FAGELSON RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND Stephen Levine.............................................. in memory of Harry Levine & Louis Tenner
Tara & Scott Slavin.................................................................. in memory of Larry Graber Rob & Jill Rickel............................................... in memory of Abraham “Papa” Goldsmith
Ronald Shnider...................................................................... in memory of Arline Shnider Rob & Jill Rickel......................................................................in memory of Morris Rickel
Heather Van Beber................................................................ in memory of Arline Shnider Rob & Jill Rickel.............................................................. in memory of Marion Goldsmith
Stacey & Louis Katz......................................... in honor of Hailey Weinger’s Bat Mitzvah
ELIZABETH SHOSHANNA HARR YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Cindy & Stephen Jacobs......................................................... in memory of Yetta Rowan MORTY & MONA ALBERT EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Robin & Marc Lurie.............................................................. in memory of Irene Reinstein Francine Wiener......................................................................... in memory of Laura Katz
Delores Levy............................................................... in memory of Andrea Jill Konowitz
Anonymous...................................................... in honor of Denis Trupkin’s 75th Birthday PRAYER BOOK DEDICATION FUND
Anonymous...................................................... in honor of Hailey Weinger’s Bar Mitzvah Renee & Stephen Goldenberg....................................................in memory of Morton Mattel
Anonymous........................................................in honor of Jordan Tolchin’s Bar Mitzvah
RABBI HARR DISCRETIONARY FUND
GENERAL FUND Sandy Landers..................................................... in memory of Dr. Abraham Shechtman
David & Judy Herman.............................................................. in memory of Herbert Brill Bernard Landers.............................................................. in memory of Sharlene Landers
Saul & Beth Kravec....................................................... in memory of Harriet Wiederhorn Saul & Beth Kravec...................................................in honor of the birth of Aaron Linder
Dr. Stanley & Pearl Goodman............................................ in memory of Betty Goodman
Miriam Geller..............................................................in memory of Jeanette Greenbaum RABBI NEEDLEMAN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Abby & Gregg Wilentz.......................................................... in memory of Frances Stiller Steven & Leah Nachman...................................................... in memory of Joe Nachman
David & Sandra Farkas............................................................in memory of June Farkas Dan & Ashley Weinger...................................... in honor of Hailey’s beautiful Bat Mitzvah
MIndy Siegel..................................................................in memory of Barbara Lieberman Saul & Beth Kravec.......................................................in memory of Hyman Needleman
Rick & Shelley Lundy....................................................in memory of Barbara Lieberman Alan & Harriet Sherman........................................................in memory of Mitchell Redlo
Irwin Meister.........................................................................in memory of Evelyn Meister Richard & Robin Abramowitz..............................................in memory of Dr. Peter Maslin
Richard & Marcia Breit.................................................... in memory of Arlene Navalance Cookie & Lynn Davis.....................................................in memory of Hyman Needleman
Roberta & Barry Schussel.................................................. in honor of the Weider Family Richard & Harriet Greene................................. in honor of Denis Trupkin’s 75th Birthday
Roberta & Barry Schussel......................................in honor of Jacquelyn starting college Linda S. Pevar........................................................................... in memory of Ira J. Pevar
Helene Keslinger............................................... in memory of Renee Seymour Keslinger Anthony & Joanne Pampena.........................................in memory of Hyman Needleman
Helen R. Spinrad.......................................................... in memory of Lorraine Moskowitz
Estelle Bitkower.............................................................in memory of Hyman Needleman YOUTH GROUP FUND
Helen Cohen................................................................ in honor of a good doctor’s report Linda Kurtz................................................................................ in memory of her parents
Ted & Ellen Sobo....................................................in honor of Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El Barry & Cheree Liebowitz...................................................... in memory of Rita Ginsburg
Pam & Michael Eisenberg.......................................................in memory of Edward Levy Jane & Lewis Fishman.................................................. in memory of Bernard Deutscher
Jeff & Susan Zaslow.............................................................in memory of Evelyn Meister
Lee & Misty Weinger................................................................in memory of Mark Stelnik
Harlan Kuritzky......................................................................in memory of Linda Kuritzky
HANNAH “HONEY” SCHWARTZ SENIOR FUND
Lawrence Posner.................................................................. in memory of Milton Posner
24IN MEMORIAM
Sincere Condolences Are Extended To Our Bereaved Congregants
And Families Of The Late:
Rita Ginsburg Wife of Edwin Ginsburg Marvin Premer Father of Cheryl Katz (Walter)
Mother of Donald Ginsburg (Jennifer), Lynn Culbreath (Lee) and Grandfather of Hannah
Susan Morrison (Larry)
Grandmother of Bradley, Adam, Brian and Jay
Sister of Linda Brickman and Stanley Kaplan
Barbara Lieberman Wife of Sidney Z’L
Mother of Cheri-Lynn Diamond (Evan), Adrienne Maisel (James)
and Scott Lieberman (Kim)
Grandmother of Melissa, Adam (Cristina), Brian, Jonathan,
Alexander and Zachary
Great Grandmother of Sydney
AS OF OCT 16TH, 2020
REMEMBER & HONOR
YOUR LOVED ONES
ZAYCHER TZADDIK LIVRAHCHAH
Jewish tradition impels us to especially remember our loved ones during
special and significant times throughout the year.
The erection of a permanent Memorial Yahrzeit Plaque in the Sanctuary is a
RIGHT NOW IS A BETTER TIME
most appropriate way to perpetuate their memory within the community.
TO MAKE PLANS
TREE OF LIFE
Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El has commissioned a special "Tree of Life," THAN WHEN IT HAPPENS...
in order to give persons an opportunity to share special occasions in
their lives with their Temple Family. It’s important to select cemetery property that is
It may be a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation, or a Special Birthday or
Anniversary. It may, as well, be a memorial to a loved one. right for you and your loved ones. Permanent
The magnificent Kol Ami Tree of Life, displayed in the main entranceway to memorialization of your life and legacy is a lasting
the Temple, is an appropriate way in which to mark whatever occasion is
meaningful to you. heritage for your descendants.
Temple Kol Ami Emanu-el is here for you to provide
discounted cemetery plots located at Menorah
Gardens in Southwest Ranches, FL.
For more information - please contact
Dvir Weiss at 954-472-1988 ext. 101 or dweiss@tkae.org
For further information, please contact the
Temple Office at 954-472-1988 or lpearlman@tkae.org
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