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! ! ! ! ! ! ! of TEMPLE BET YAM!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2055 Wildwood Drive P.O. Box 860098!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! St. Augustine, FL 32086-1146 June 2014 Sivan / Tamuz 5774 904-819-1875

THE SHOFAR

2014/2015 TBY Officers

Board of TrusteesPresident

Bobbi Carman Vice President

Elliot StoneImmediate

Past President Phyllis Keiser

Recording Secretary

Marcia Rector

Treasurer Art Rogove

Financial Secretary

Nancy Sorkin

Corresponding Secretary

Ronnie Botnick

Director Religious School

(non-voting) Joan Guglielmo

Constitution Ileine Hoffman

Membership Barbara Rogove

Religious School Denise Mensh

Ritual Maury Keiser

Facilities Richard Zicht

Newsletter Bev Darkatsh

Ways and Means Co-Chairs Andi Marx and Terre Wallach

Life Long Learning Co-Chairs Terri and Jeff Kamm

Publicity Carol Gladstone

Social Justice Al Sibarium

We Need You!

Sisterhood President(s)[Open}

Men’s Club President Stan Weintraub

Check out all the activities of Justice Justice 64,

— See inside, pages 8 & 9 —- Download the special attachment containing the letter from the Rabbis:

“Why We Came”

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The Shofar !

Is published by Temple Bet Yam 2055 Wildwood Drive, PO Box 860098

St. Augustine, FL 32086-1146 PHONE: (904) 819-1875

EMAIL: templebetyam@bellsouth.net WEBSITE: templebetyam.org !

Rabbi:………………….………........Fred Raskind President:……………….………..Barbara Carman Immediate Past President….….……Phyllis Keiser Vice President………………….……..Elliot Stone Religious School Director……......Joan Guglielmo Recording Secretary………....….….Marcia Rector Treasurer………………….…….……..Art Rogove Financial Secretary….…….…….….Nancy Sorkin Corresponding Secretary………....Ronnie Botnick Committees: Life Long Learning.….….Terri/Jeff Kamm Constitution………….…....Ileine Hoffman Membership………….…..Barbara Rogove Newsletter…………...….…..Bev Darkatsh Publicity………………….Carol Gladstone Religious School…...……....Denise Mensh Ritual…………...……..…….Maury Keiser Ways&Means...Andrea Marx/Terre Wallach Sisterhood…………………………[OPEN] Men’s Club……………..…Stan Weintraub Facilities…………...….….....Richard Zicht Social Justice………….…..…..Al Sibarium !The Shofar is published quarterly, Sep-tember, December, March, and June, unless otherwise announced. 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.

. Deadline for submissions is the 15th of the month which precedes the month of publi-cation. Late material will be held for the fol-lowing issue.

Inside this month’s Shofar: From the Desk of the Rabbi……..……..….……...3 From the President……………………………..…4 Life Long Learning……………………………….4 Ritual……………………………………….…….5 Purim Shenanigans Religious School………………………………….6 Photo: Hamantaschen in the Garden Membership……………………………...……….7 Meeting New members : Franne Entelis & George Holcomb Jane & Henry Seiden Social Justice…………………………………8 & 9 Justice, Justice 64 Ways and Means…………………………………10 Photos of Rock ’n’ Roll Party Shir-u L’Adonai…………………………………11 Photos at River Garden / Coves Mitzvah Mob…………...……………………….11 Sisterhood………………………………………..12 Judaica Shop Men’s Club…………………………...………….12 Poker Game Special Announcements, Events, and Other: Cemetery Option………………………..16 Pictures Needed for Scrapbook………….22 Good Search……………………………..22 June, July, August Dates to Remember…23 Child Care During Services…………...…24 Your Temple Family: Mazel Tov to Audrey Rosen!……………13 Mother’s Day pictures…………………..13 Birthdays………………………….…14-15 Anniversaries…………………….….14-15 Healing Prayer…………………………..15 Elinor Silverman Obituary………………16 Yahrzeits…….………………………17-18 Contributions………………………….……..18-21 Contribution Form (3 new Funds) Trees for Israel Murray Weiss Memorial Fund Celebratory Wall Plaque Form Board Notes……………………………………...22 Editor’s Notes…………………………………....24 Sponsors……………………………………..25-27

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From the Desk of the Rabbi… Rabbi Fred Raskind

SUMMER

Many of us come from the north, where Memorial Day marks the ‘of-ficial’ start of sum-mer: picnics, travel, v a c a t i o n , b e a c h days, and even at work, a slow-down o r e a s i e r p a c e .

Some are retired or work part-time, so there are even fewer demands.

!But this is Florida where warm weather comes much sooner and lasts longer. Some of us leave for part or much of the sum-mer, while others plan vacation time around school/work schedules. Paradoxi-cally, we spend more time indoors, espe-cially during the hot hours of mid-day.

!But, having lived in Florida for three years before returning to St. Augustine, I re-member the nice things about summer in Florida: the roads and highways are much less crowded; so are the hotels and restau-rants and local venues; friends and neigh-bors are away for days or weeks at a time, and there’s a calm to the local atmosphere.

Wherever we are, summer is a time to re-lax and refresh. Few synagogues schedule meetings, including auxiliaries like Youth or Sisterhood. Religious school does not resume until the end of August, and most rabbis take vacation during July and Au-gust.

!While Jewish life slows down, it does not stop. At Bet Yam, services continue. At-tend one and support your congregation. If you plan a trip out of town or out of the country, go on-line and discover a site of Jewish interest and plan a visit. Attending a Shabbat service in a different locale of-ten provides a new perspective. Include in your summer reading at least one Jewish novel, biography, or article.

!When we re-connect in September, I’ll want to ask, Where did you go, what did you do, and what did you learn of Jewish interest?

!Wishing you and yours a restful, peaceful, and healthy summer,

Rabbi Fred

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Bobbi Carman

NEWS FROM YOUR COMMITTEES

It’s hard to believe that my presidency has reached the one-year mark. This past year has been filled with so much that was new for all of us, but we have managed to handle the transition smoothly. Per-

haps it is this of which I am most proud. !The primary change came with the arrival of Rab-bi Fred. When you have a new Rabbi, the congre-gation must adjust to a new style. And that is true for the Rabbi, too, as he certainly took on a differ-ent kind of congregation. We do take a little get-ting used to. But as Rabbi Fred has said, “We tweak a little here and we tweak a little there,” and things have worked out in a most positive way. !When you have a new President, things also need a little tweaking. I am sure my style is different from those who have had this job before, but with the help of so many people, I have managed to get to this one-year mark with my sense of humor in-tact. Believe me when I say that being a temple President had not been on my bucket list. I admit, however, that I have enjoyed the interaction with the Board as I have with the entire congregation. When you are President, you do get to know peo-ple a little better. !

I want to thank the Board and those who worked on the various committees. I also want to thank those who volunteered or picked

up the slack when there was a need. Everyone was true to his/her word. All promises were kept. How can you not have a successful year under condi-tions like that! Here’s hoping that spirit of dedica-tion and cooperation continues forward. !Enjoy the summer!

LIFE LONG LEARNING Terri & Jeff Kamm

Thank you, thank you, and thank you to everyone who made this year’s Life Long Learn-ing programs so successful, either by participating in

our discussions or just coming to watch and listen (and maybe learn something along the way). A special thank you goes to Rabbi Fred, who led our spirited, lively, and thought-provoking discussions, while making sure all had an opportunity to partici-pate at whatever level they were comfortable.

After a request was received from a congregant to hold a program during the day, we had our first “Brown Bag Lunch with the Rabbi.” Rabbi Fred answered questions submitted from attendees prior to our lunch on various topics relating to Jewish issues, both historic and relevant in today’s world.

We are currently in the planning stages for next year’s Life Long Learning programs. Please let us know if there is a topic you would like to see cov-ered and we’ll do our best to make it happen. In order to allow participation from as many congre-gants as possible, next year will be a combination of evening and daytime programs.

Reminder:!Shabbat services will be held the first and second Friday nights this month, instead of the first and third.

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Shofar columnists and the entire TBY Board of Trustees would like to wish all of you a most joyous and meaningful Passover season.

RITUAL Maury Keiser

Our changes in congregational participation in services are working well. For normal ser-vices there are nine opportunities for congregant participation. These include Kiddush, Candle Lighting, a Reading, the Military Prayer, Ark opening (two), Torah Handling (two) and Torah Blessing. We are trying to assure all get an opportunity to participate throughout the year. Either a designated Temple Elf or I will contact you prior to ser-vices to assign Honors. All assignments will be made by 10 minutes prior to the begin-ning of the service. If you have a special interest in participation for a specific service, please contact me the week before the service. !NOTE: The schedule of services for the next three months, as there is significant depar-ture from our normal routine:

June 6, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday Evening Service Shavuot Observed and

Installation of Board of Trustees June 13, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday Evening Service !

July 18, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday Evening Service

Men’s Club !August 1, 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Friday Evening Service Sisterhood

August 15, 2014, 6:00 p.m Kabbalat Shabbat

Friday Evening Service and Shabbat Dinner

Watch for E-Blasts and announcements at services for any changes and reminders. We always have openings for additional Ritual Committee members (Temple Elves) to help with our various activities associated with the preparation and setup for services and other lifecycle events and activities throughout the year.

Remembering Purim shenanigans…..

Photo with thanks to Carol Gladstone

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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Joan Guglielmo, Director, and Denise Mensh, Representative to the Board It is hard to believe another school year has come to an end! !

What a sweet spring we have had. In conjunction with learning the story of Purim, the students tried their hands in the kitchen

making gluten free hamantaschen. Yum! A special thank you to Megan Naughton for her culinary assistance! We had a wonder-ful family day at Religious School when the teachers prepared a

chocoholic’s dream for our Passover Seder, complete with a special hagadah, tootsie rolls, chocolate kisses, chocolate milk,

and of course, those chocolate strawberries! !Nature is always a component of our Religious education so the students once again lent a hand at the annual TBY clean-up. We celebrated Yom Ha’atsma’ut with Israeli foods, coloring the seal of Israel, and decorating planters (just in time for Mother’s Day!). !We feel so fortunate to have had so many volunteers spend a Sunday (or two, or three, or ten!) with us through-out the school year. Words can never express how much we appreciate all of the hours you spent helping to teach and to share your experiences with the students. !While we are losing Ms. Ashley next year as a full-time teacher, as she continues her higher educational pur-suits, we want her to know what a special place she holds in all of the hearts of the students, teachers, and fami-lies. We are so proud of all she has accomplished and send her off with wishes for a happy, fulfilling, and pros-perous journey.

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Eating hamantaschen in the garden…

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MEMBERSHIP

Barbara Rogove

We w e l c o m e two new fami-lies to our Tem-ple: St. Augustine residents Franne Entelis and George Holcomb and Jane and Hen-ry Seiden. Please introduce yourselves to them with our usual TBY welcome. !

We are always looking forward to new members. We have a lot of publicity in the newspapers, but we also need your help in getting the word out about how wonderful it is to be a member of Tem-ple Bet Yam. Please contact me if you know of anyone who is interested in joining our Temple family, or just wants information about us.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

Art Rogove On March 7th, in conjunction with our Purim celebration, we had a food drive for the Saint Francis House in Saint Augustine. Approximately 200 pounds of food was collect-ed. Thanks to Carol Gladstone and others on the Philanthropic team who helped on this project. On Saturday, April 6th, the TBY choir performed a special mitzvah by offering the gift of music to residents of River Garden and The Coves. A modified rendition of the Broad-way review previously performed by the choir was well received by the residents.

I am pleased to introduce Al Sibarium, who will be assuming the position of Social Justice Chair. !!

JUSTICE, JUSTICE 64

This June, the Saint Augustine Jewish Historical Society will present a two-day program to commemo-rate the 50th anniversary of the largest known arrest of rabbis during the civil right demonstrations in St. Augustine. Events will include a discussion by five of the surviving rabbis who will relate why they responded to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's request to join African Americans’ civil rights demonstra-tions.

We encourage our Temple family to offer their support for the efforts of the St. Augustine Jewish Histor-ical Society Justice, Justice 64 Committee to mark this historic event by bringing back to our community as many of the rabbis who were arrested here in June, 1964, as are willing and physically able to attend. The contact person is Joe Marx. Please contact him for additional information.

See the next page for a list of the events for both days. !!The Rabbi’s letter “Why We Came” can be found as a separate attachment with the Shofar. Please be sure to download it to read it in its entirety.

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JUSTICE, JUSTICE 1964 EVENTS TIMELINE

June 17th – 18th, 2014 St. Augustine, FL !June 17th, 2014 5:30PM – 6:30PM Wine & Cheese Reception with the Rabbis Music by Rob Tobias Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, Flagler College Donation $25 per person !7:00PM Rabbi Fred will give a brief memorial service for Rabbi Herzog Panel Discussion with the Rabbis

Moderator: Dr. Paul Ortiz, University of Florida: Director of Samuel Proctor Oral History Program Flagler Room, Flagler College !!June 18th, 2014 12:30PM – 2:00PM Abarbanel Family Lunch with the Rabbis Prepared by Miss Cora Tyson, Chef for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1964 St. Paul AME Church Donation $30 per person !4:00PM Rabbis Reading of their letter - “Why We Went”

Followed by Open Forum and National News Media St. Augustine Visitor’s Information Center !

6:30PM Farewell Celebration - Rabbis Parting Thoughts Combined Choirs – St. Paul AME Church & Temple Bet Yam

St. Paul AME Church For more information, please contact: !Carol Rovinsky JusticeJustice1964@gmail.com Reservations required for Wine and Cheese Reception and Luncheon: RSVP by June 9th. Mail check (made out to SAJHS) to:

SAJHS c/o Carl Lindenfeld, 912 Ridgewood Lane, St. Augustine, FL 32086 !Memo Line on Check: Wine & Cheese $25 per person Memo Line on Check: St. Paul AME Lunch $30 per person !Memo Line on Check to attend BOTH functions: Wine and Cheese/ St. Paul AME Lunch $50 per person

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WAYS AND MEANS Andi Marx and Terre Wallach

2013-2014 has been a very successful year for our Ways and Means events. We have tried to provide a diversified program that reaches out to all congre-gants, young and less young alike.

We have sponsored large events like the Choir's Broadway Review, The Card Party and Brunch, Gift Wrapping at Barnes & Noble, An Evening at the Limelight, and our traditional Deli Nite. We also have hosted more reasonable and family ori-ented events like an afternoon at the bowling alley, the Spaghetti Dinner, The Maida Concert, the Rock N Roll party, and one or two Hard Lox Cafes.

On Tuesday, May 20th, we sponsored a casino cruise out of Port Canaveral. It was a sunny day at sea and those of us who attended enjoyed all the advantages of the ship plus great TBY camaraderie.

On August 10th (just one week before school resumes), we have planned another afternoon of bowling at The Anastasia Bowling Lanes. Please "Save the Date" and look for future email notices.

"Thank You" to all for supporting our events and making their success possible.

Remember that great Rock’n’Roll party?…

All photos courtesy of Carol Gladstone

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SHIR-U L’ADONAI Emily Brown !!!!

On June 18, the choir is honored to participate in the Justice, Justice com-memoration. We are singing four songs with

the St. Paul AME Church Choir: In The Name Of God, We Shall Overcome, Lift Every Voice, and T'filat Haderech. !See pages 8 and 9 of this issue of the Shofar for a full description of the events of Justice, Justice 64 on June 17 and 18. .

Looking to do a mitzvah? Mitzvah Mob Ronnie Botnick

The Mitzvah Mob continues its offers of care and help to those needing such services as rides to doc-tor's appointments, airports or visits to ill friends. We offer other services and assistance as a need may arise as well. So, if you find yourself in need of such services, call us and we will do our best to help. Additional volunteers are greatly appreciated. If you can assist the Mitvah Mob, , please call me. .The more assistance we have, the less any one person will be asked to do. Thank you.

…And the Choir at the Coves?

Photos courtesy of Carol Gladstone

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SISTERHOOD AND MEN’S CLUB ACTIVITIES

SISTERHOOD Carol Gladstone (Shofar) and Bev Farber

(Co-Coordinators) !!!!!!!!!!After a fun-filled and busy year, things have been quiet recently for the Sisterhood. However, there will be a lunch and business meeting on Wednes-day, June 11th at 11:30 at Temple Bet Yam. Please bring a dish to share. Lunch will be followed by a business meeting designed to prepare for next year. Let Bobbi Carman know if you will be attending.

MEN’S CLUB Art Rogove

On April 27th, we had a great turn-out for our annual Spring Clean-up of the TBY grounds and building. Lunch was served to our adult and Reli-gious School volunteers. !On Mother’s Day, May 12th, the Men’s Club sponsored our

annual Mother’s Day Brunch at Commodore Club. Many thanks to Art Rogove and Stan Weintraub for chairing this very successful annual event. Thanks to our volunteer chefs including Ron Rich, Maury Keiser, and Art Rogove. !On Thursday, May 29th, we held our annual Elliot Carman Baseball Outing. All Temple members were invited to join us for the Tailgating party at the Jacksonville Suns vs. Montgomery Baseball Game. !June 12th is the next date for our Business Meeting !July 18th will be the Men’s Club Service We are pleased to announce that Stan Weintraub has ac-cepted the Men’s Club Presi-dent’s role for the 2014 -2015 year. Elliot Stone and Art Ro-gove will provide additional support to the Men’s Club as needed. We encourage all of our members to become active in the TBY Men’s Club and participate in our social and service events.

Judaica Shop Andi Marx and Phyllis Greenfield !!!!!!!!As usual, the Judaica Shop will be open before ser-vices. In addition to the newest items from Israel, we have items for the kids, for hostess gifts, and others for your own home use. Can't find some-thing? Just ask and we'll special order it for you. Happy shopping!

If anyone is interested in joining the off-site poker club, please contact Shel-don Beasley. Though we have a full house, please let us know if you want to be placed on the waiting list or be advised of future games.

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OUR TEMPLE FAMILY

Mazel Tov! Look what we have done!

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Congratulations to Audrey Rosen for a most beautiful work of art!

!Let us know of your accomplishments… this is the spot to brag!

It’s all in the family, and we’re proud of each and every one of you!

LE COSE BELLE Presents

BRUSHSTROKES

Opening Reception Friday May 16 4:00 ~ 7:00 Reception II Saturday May 17 5:00 ~ 8:00 Afternoon Tea Sunday May 18 2:00 ~ 4:00

By Audrey Rosen

Le Cose Belle

5915 North Oceanshore Blvd (A1A) Palm Coast, Fl.

Please join us for this special event. Audrey will be introducing a selection of new works

Refreshments will be served

Bring a Friend

Mother’s Day at the Commodore Club, with thanks to the TBY Men’s Club

Photos with compliments of Carol Gladstone

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It is our custom at every Shabbat service to mention names of friends and loved ones who are in need of God’s healing power. !

OUR CONGREGATION UNITES IN PRAYING FOR REFUAH SHLEMA, A SPEEDY RECOVERY !

Adonai, open my lips that my mouth may declare your praise.As those who came before us were blessed in the presence of the communities that sustained them,

so we offer our blessings for those among us in need of healing.may each of those we pray for have comfort and relief in the healing of body and mind,

and may each one return in time to health and wholeness and strength.

The Following Birthdays Will Be Recognized at the Friday, July 18th Men’s ClubShabbat Service: Debra Morris - Friday, July 4 Jackie Witte - Friday, July 4 Coral Zicht - Friday, July 4 (14th) Carol Mandel - Monday, July 7 Bud Carr - Tuesday, July 8 Zachary Mayer - Friday, July 11 (13th) Leon Feirman - Saturday, July 12 Barbara Stafford - Monday, July 14 Sheldon Beasley - Wednesday, July 16 Andi Marx - Wednesday, July 16 Alan Sibarium - Wednesday, July 16 Donna Palevsky - Saturday, July 19 Jennie Vick - Sunday, July 20 David Barry - Thursday, July 24 Elliott Palevsky - Saturday, July 26 Joel Schwalb - Saturday, July 26 Karen Selig - Tuesday, July 29 Arthur Klinghoffer - Wednesday, July 30 Audrey Rosen - Wednesday, July 30

The Following Birthdays Will Be Recognized at the Friday, August 15th Kabbalat Shabbat Service: Nancy Sorkin - Sunday, August 17 Terri Kamm - Wednesday, August 20 Robert Black - Thursday, August 21 Jane Gray - Thursday, August 21 Allan Moskowitz - Thursday, August 28

The Following Birthdays Will Be Recognized at the Friday, August 1st Sisterhood Shabbat Service: Paula Carr - Friday, August 1, Keith Schlegel - Friday, August 1, Dennis Martin - Wednesday, August 6 Merrie Meiselman - Friday, August 8 Jane Karp - Tuesday, August 12 Barbara Molinari - Tuesday, August 12 George Holcomb - Wednesday, August 13

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TEMPLE BET YAM CEMETERY Temple Bet Yam recently consecrated a portion of The Craig Memorial Park on Old Moultrie Road in St. Augustine as sacred burial ground in the philosophy and theology of Reform Judaism. This portion is dedicated to Temple Bet Yam, and all Temple members are eligible to purchase burial plots in the TBY section of Memorial Park. Members may purchase burial plots for them-

selves, their spouses, their partners, their children, and/or their parents. Following Reform Jewish philoso-phy, there are no restrictions concerning burial of non-Jewish spouses or partners adjacent to their loved ones. !Those interested in purchasing burial plots as part of their preplanning should contact C. J. Kidd at Craig Memorial Park directly (904-824-1672). The current cost of a burial plot is $1800 and includes perpetual care. ! For further information or questions, contact Marty Cohen.

It is with great sadness that we report the death of

Elinor Silverman who passed away on May 20, 2014

!Elinor, a long-time member of TBY

living at River Garden for the past few years, was a lively person who contributed in many

ways to our Temple family and the community. !

She will be buried next to her husband David

in Massachusetts. !

Our love, thoughts, and prayers are with the entire Silverman family

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CONTRIBUTIONS

The custom of making offerings/do-nations as an expression of prayer traces back to Biblical times and has always been a practice of congrega-tions. A donation can be defined as an act of prayer in which the partici-pant extends himself or herself be-yond the act of uttering words. It ex-

ceeds mere vocal expression and indicates that an act of personal sacrifice has been performed by the donor. The amount of an offering is less important than the deed. A small offering made by a person of limited income is as noble in nature as a larger one given by a person of wealth. THE WORLD IS SUS-TAINED BY THREE THINGS: BY TORAH, BY WORSHIP, AND BY TZEDAKAH.

Trees for Israel Toby Weintraub

We are enjoying huge success with our Trees for Israel. Every tree pur-chased is not only recognition of some significant event in your life or in the life of someone close to you but is also a mitzvah for Israel and contributes to our Temple

fundraising effort. Please use this very important program as a memorial to a friend or loved one or in celebration of a happy occasion for someone dear to you.

The Following Yahrzeits Will Be Observed at the Friday, August 1st Sisterhood Shabbat Service: Clara Heilweil, mother-in-law of Marge Heilweil Michael Marx, cousin of Joe Marx Joseph Pinsker, father of Clive Pinsker Barney Sussman, husband of Ellie Sussman Harry b. Stein, father of Shirley Rudnick Benjamin Ackerman, father of Sandy Goldman Irving Cooper, uncle of Andrea Marx Eugene Ulmer, father of Connie Moskowitz Philip Eskowitz, uncle of Maxine Levine Paul Saslafsky, father of Ileine Hoffman Herbert Malos, father of Marlene Joslin David Mensh, brother of Myron Mensh Evelyn Shapiro, aunt of Barbara Stafford

The Following Yahrzeits Will Be Observed at the Friday, August 15th Kabbalat Shabbat Service: Selma C. Sirkin, mother of Arthur Sirkin Henrietta Diamond, grandmother of Pamela Diamond Sumnu Hurwitz, cousin of Bernice Cruise Louis Shapiro, grandfather of Barbara Stafford Beatrice Glass, mother of Diane Schwalb Carmen Meiselman, aunt of Chuck Meiselman Nancy Hale Chess, cousin and dear friend of Bev Darkatsh Peter Grant, father of Nancy Hodes John Perretti, Sr., grandfather of Jen Sherman Marsha Joan Grant, sister of Nancy Hodes Tony Guglielmo, husband of Joan and father of Andy Guglielmo Margaret Stein, mother of Shirley Rudnick Kate Goldstein, grandmother of Chuck Meiselman Florence Rich, mother of Ron Rich Rose Young, mother of Phyllis Keiser William Schlegel, father of Keith Schlegel Louis Guralnick, great grandfather of Alex Mayton

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CONTRIBUTION FORM !TEMPLE BET YAM

P.O. BOX 860098 ST. AUGUSTINE, FL 32086-1146 !

DONOR NAME: ___________________________________ ADDRESS: _______________________________________ CITY/STATE: ____________________________________ ZIP:_____________ TEL. NO.: __________________ IN HONOR OF: ___________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ !IN MEMORY OF, OR OTHER DESIGNATION: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ !NAME & ADDRESS OF HONOREE OR FAMILY MEM-BER IF NOT A MEMBER OF TEMPLE BET YAM: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ !DESIGNATION AMOUNT ($) GENERAL FUND $____________ RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND $____________ EDUCATION TUITION FUND $____________ MITZVAH FUND $____________ PRAYER BOOK FUND $____________ SANCTUARY FUND $____________ TORAH FUND $____________ MURRAY WEISS MEM. FUND $____________ HIGH HOLY DAYS CONTRIBUTION $____________ !* MIKDASH FUND $____________ * RABBI DISCRETIONARY FUND $____________ ! TOTAL CONTRIBUTION: $____________

!* PLEASE NOTE: SEPARATE CHECKS ARE REQUIRED FOR MIKDASH AND RABBI DISCRETIONARY FUNDS. PLEASE MAKE PAYABLE TO TBY, WITH NAME OF FUND ON MEMO LINE.. THANK YOU.

Please note that there are separate forms available in the Temple office for

plaques for both the Memorial Board in the sanctuary and for the Celebratory Wall

in the garden. Do NOT use the attached Contribution form for this purpose.

Beineinu Congregants helping Congregants !

The MURRAY WEISS MEMORIAL FUND is a new fund for members of our congregation to help members in need. In order to spearhead this fund, the Murray Weiss Trust will match your dollars until the fund’s goal is reached. !Helping our fellow congregants is the mission of this fund. Its success will be determined by the congregation. It will be a real Mitzvah to know that your dollars were spent on someone who was in need of help for tuition, or medicine, or food, or hurricane damage, or hospital care, or anything else that is needed. !This fund was created for Temple Bet Yam so that it may continue to bring caring and as-sistance to those in need. Anyone wishing to ap-ply to the fund should get an application from the front office or contact a member of the fund-ing committee (Karen Selig, Stu Soroka, or me). !Shalom, Mimi Selig

At the annual congregational meeting on May 18th, three new funds available for member con-tributions were approved. A brief explanation fol-lows. The funds were fully defined in the infor-mation sent to all congregants 30 days before the meeting. 1. Education Tuition Reserve Fund to provide

tuition assistance to Temple members who want to give their children a Jewish education,

2. Religious School Reserve Fund to pay for programs and activities for the religious school, and

3. Torah Fund designated for the repair and re-placement of the Temple’s Torahs.

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PLEASE NOTE: Forms for ordering the new Celebratory Wall plaques are available in the Temple office.

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Goodsearch 1. Go to www.goodsearch.-com. 2. Type in Temple Bet Yam as your charity. 3. Click the Verify button. 4. Search just like you would in google and every click pays the temple some money. We raised almost $100 this past year.

Phyllis Feirman !

has requested that anyone who has pictures of any TBY event should send copies to her for in-clusion in the TBY scrapbook. She thanks you for remembering.!!And of course I would ask that you would copy me as well for any cur-rent event photos that I can use for the Shofar!

You can help change the world through your simple everyday actions. Here is an even better easy (and FREE!) way to earn donations for Temple Bet Yam. !* GoodApp -- Add the Free App Search, shop and earn donations right from your internet browser! !*GoodShop -- Shop & Save Money Great deals and coupons from over 2800 top retailers and up to 20% of your pur-chase price will be donated to TBY !*GoodSearch -- Search the Internet Make it your default browser! Great re-sults powered by Yahoo. Search, and a penny will be donated to TBY for every search you do. !*GoodDining -- Donating When You Dine Earn up to 6% donation for TBY when you dine or take out at over 10,000 restau-rants nationwide. I signed up and discovered that one of the restaurants was a favorite that I already frequented weekly! !!

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Reminder: Any member of the congregation who desires to do so may attend Board meetings as an observer. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Anyone who wants a copy of the minutes should contact Marcia Rector.

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Tuesday, July 1 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Board Meeting !Monday, July 7 7:00. - 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice !Monday, July 14 7:00. - 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice !Friday, July 18 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Regular Shabbat Service Men’s Club !Monday, July 21 7:00. - 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice !Monday, July 28 7:00. - 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice !!!!!!Friday, August 1 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Regular Shabbat Service Sisterhood !Monday, August 4 7:00. - 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice !Tuesday, August 5 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Board Meeting !Sunday, August 10 [Time to be announced] Afternoon Bowling Party Anastasia Bowling Lanes !Friday, August 15 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Shabbat Dinner and Kabbalat Shabbat Service !Monday, August 18 7:00. - 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice !Monday, August 25 7:00. - 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice

Monday, June 2 7:00. - 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice !Friday, June 6 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Regular Shabbat Service Shavuot Observed and Installation of Board of Trustees !Monday, June 9 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice !Tuesday, June 10 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Board Meeting !Wednesday, June 11 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Sisterhood Lunch and Business Meeting !Thursday, June 12 6:30-8:30 p.m. Men’s Club Meeting !Friday, June 13 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Regular Shabbat Service !Monday, June 16 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice !Tuesday, June 17 [Two-Day Justice, Justice 64] Flagler College 5:30-6:30 p.m. Crisp-Ellert Art Museum Wine & Cheese Reception with Rabbis 7:00-8:30 p.m. Flagler Room Rabbi Fred gives brief memorial service Panel discussion with the Rabbis !Wednesday, June 18 [Justice, Justice 64 continues] 12:30-2:00 p.m. [St. Paul AME Church] Abarbanel Family Lunch with the Rabbis 4:00-5:00 p.m. St. Augustine Visitor’s Center Rabbis Reading of their letter: Why We Went 6:30-8:00 p.m. [St. Paul AME Church] Farewell celebration, Rabbi’s Thoughts Combined Choirs St. Paul AME & TBY !Monday, June 23 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice !Monday, June 30 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Choir Practice

June, July, and August Dates to Remember:

WATCH FOR E-BLASTS FOR REMINDERS OF SHABBAT SERVICES AND OTHER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

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EDITOR’S NOTES Bev Darkatsh

I owe a big debt of gratitude to the sharp eyes and grammatical acumen of my three copy-editor elves, Nancy Sorkin, Jackie Witte, and Hannah Standiford. Hannah will be departing as editorial elf in order to pursue her graduate studies. We will miss her greatly, but wish her well in her new endeavors. !We’d like to thank you for making the decision to take the Shofar on line instead of being mailed a print version. It’s one of the privileges of mem-bership to receive it this way and also part of the process of the Temple going green -- better for ecology, saves trees and energy. It’s also better for

the Temple in that it saves us the cost of paper and postage. You can still print it out yourself if you’d prefer to read it that way -- I do. !In order to become self-supporting, the Shofar is in need of additional advertisers. Please submit the names of the businesses you frequent and the professionals you use so that we can contact them as potential advertisers. You do not have to contact them personally; our Shofar advertising lady, Jen Sherman, will do it. All referrals will remain anonymous. Please contact Jen.

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!!!!!!!Please refer to the web site at templebetyam.org for dates of future services and other events

throughout the year.!!Note also that Child Care is now offered during regular Shabbat services unless otherwise announced.

Dorothy Dearth, a preschool teacher at Village Academy, is the caregiver. There is no additional cost to parents. Please see Denise Mensh for additional information. !We look forward to seeing all of you at our Shabbat and High Holy Day services.

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