2 Sh’vat 5781 January 14, 2020
Temple Israel of Brevard
Rabbi Cantor: Patricia Hickman
President: Mike Slotkin
Rabbi's Assistant: Wendy Wagner
Office Administrator: Jacob Eichenbaum
Maintenance: Harry Wagner
Va-eira Exodus 6:2 –9:35
Despite God's message that they will be redeemed from slavery, the
Israelites' spirits remain crushed. God instructs Moses and Aaron to deliver the Israelites from the land of Egypt. (6:2-13)
The genealogy of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and their descendants is recorded. (6:14-25)
Moses and Aaron perform a miracle with a snake and relate to Pharaoh God's message to let the Israelites leave Egypt. (7:8-13)
The first seven plagues occur. God hardens Pharaoh's heart, and Pharaoh rescinds each offer to let the Israelites go. (7:14-9:35)
Friday, January 15
7 PM Kabbalat Shabbat will be held on Zoom. You can join by going to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9138512321?pwd=M1NWa3h5NHRwWnBXaVl2a2
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Saturday, January 16
9 AM Bagels and Bible will be held online. You can join by going to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9138512321?pwd=M1NWa3h5NHRwWnBXaVl2a2
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9 AM Religious school will be held on Zoom. Emails from the teachers should have arrived to each student’s family. If you need your child’s link
again, please contact the teacher. Thursday, January 21
7 PM Book Club will discuss “The World to Come” by Dara Horn on Zoom.
Please RSVP to Diana van den Boogaard at [email protected], or Rabbi Hickman at [email protected], so that we can send you the
Zoom link. Friday, January 22
7 PM Kabbalat Shabbat will be held on Zoom. You can join by going to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9138512321?pwd=M1NWa3h5NHRwWnBXaVl2a2
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SHELOSHIM
Dr. Stanley Theodore Pinsky, father of Dr. Susan Pinsky Robert Shapiro, dear friend of Joy Inventasch
Sam Kaye, brother of Nat Kaye YAHRZEITS
Jason Amores, Phyllis Benson, Milton Berliner, May Buxbaum, Bertha K. Diamond, Gus Goldberg, Rose Goldman, David Grutman, Karl Krasney,
Anna Law, Gerhard Nebel, Paul Onek, Isaac David Reagan, Jeanette Rosenbaum, Edward Safer, Doris Shub, Lucille Felsenthal Subbiondo,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Victoria Bernstein, Janet Helfand, Freya Israel, Cheryl Mendelsohn ANNIVERSARIES
No wedding anniversaries this week REFUAH SHLEMA
Sharon Arnold, Bob Ashendorf, Bill Baer, Henry Botuck, Sue Cohn, Jaimie Drake, Stacy Eastwood, Eve Elfassy, Rebecca Geiger, Deborah Goldstein,
Nicole Greenblatt, Celia Grossman, Irwin Hale, Glenda Heller, Mike Kalogris, Lois Katzin, David Kaye, Evelyn Krane, Robert Kreyling, Diana Lando, Lori Licker, Nancy McGinley, Hillary Miles, Matthew Murin, Edward
Natenberg, Rica Pieniek, Wladimiro Pieniek, Netty Pogach, Stuart Rosinger, Pam Siegel, Patti Siegel, Kelsey Siber, Jessica Smith, Scott
Smith, Erin Jane Speer, Norman Sporne, Rachel Tabak,Carly Tauber, Harvey Tauber, Jed Tauber, Michelle Tauber, Susan Tauber, Sara Jane
The date for the gala honoring Rabbi Pat’s 18 years of service to
Temple Israel of Brevard is being postponed to a time when this
and related events can take place in a safe environment, and
when we can have the greatest attendance possible to honor our
beloved Rabbi Pat. We’ll readdress the date and time of the event
after moving in to the new building in accordance with CDC
guidelines.
Women of Temple Israel
WANTED: Temple Israel women to help set up our new
kitchen and gift shop. We need someone to step up to
manage our gift shop. We hope to start working in
February, and are coordinating with Larry Rodriguez.
Want to be involved? Call Joy Inventasch at 321-253-8579
or Diana van den Boogaard at 321-773-0877.
Please renew your WTI / Sisterhood Membership for 2021.
Mail your check for $36, payable to WTI, to Rose
Schoenfeld at 6717 Sutro Heights Lane, Viera, FL 32940.
Our dues support social events at the Temple and make it
possible for our yearly financial gifts to Temple Israel.
The WTI Book Club is set for its next Zoom meeting on
Thursday, Jan. 21, at 7 pm to discuss “The World to
Come” by Dara Horn, recommended by Rabbi Hickman.
She has read other books by Dara and liked them. ALL
Temple members are welcome to attend. Currently we are
meeting on the third Thursday of the month. Please RSVP
to Diana van den Boogaard at [email protected],
or Rabbi Hickman at [email protected], so that
we can send you the Zoom link.
The World to Come by Dara Horn: Nothing short of
amazing." ―Entertainment Weekly
A million-dollar Chagall is stolen from a museum during a
singles' cocktail hour. The unlikely thief, former child
prodigy Benjamin Ziskind, is convinced that the painting
once hung in his parents' living room. This work of art
opens a door through which we discover his family's
startling history―from an orphanage in Soviet Russia
where Chagall taught to suburban New Jersey and the
Sponsor a Virtual Oneg now or reserve your date for 2021.
Contact WTI Treasurer Rose Schoenfeld , 321-622-6454, or
[email protected]. Make a $40 donation to
WTI for a specific Shabbat service. Join the service on
Zoom and light the candles. Rabbi Hickman will work out
the details with you. and you will be honored for
contributing the Oneg. We will have a colorful illustration
of the virtual foods you want to share. Thanks to Skippy
Lober for sponsoring an oneg this month in honor of her
daughter Penny Marcus.
Purchase Masks from Co-President Joy Inventasch
Joy enjoys making cloth masks and still has colorful,
cheerful masks in adult and children’s sizes (three sizes)
available. Call her at 321-604-0425 or 321-253-8579.
Donations to WTI / Sisterhood are welcome.
MEN’S CLUB UPDATE
Dear Member of Temple Israel,
This is a reminder that annual dues of $30 for the 2021
Men’s Club are due. Please mail a check payable to
“Temple Israel Men’s Club” to:
Mr. Harold Simmons, Treasurer
Temple Israel Men’s Club
6907 Owen Drive
Viera, Fl 32940
All dues are used to support the Men’s Club and its
outreach programs with The Temple. Even though the year
2020 has been difficult, the Men’s Club has participated in
the TI Membership Open House (Jan. 2020), the Valiant Air
Command Museum Tour (Feb. 2020), purchased Get Well
Gift Bags, and Bar Mitzvah Mezzuzahs, and contributed
$1000 to TIOB operations. With your support we can do
even more in 2021.
If you are not already a member but would like to join,
please phone me at 321-848-0300.
We look forward to your participating in the Men’s Club
fellowship and its programs.
Sincerely,
Harold Simmons
P.S. Watch for notes on the Men’s Club programs in the
weekly “Shabbat to Shabbat or in the T.I. Monthly Bulletin.
A Time for Reflection
Join Janet Helfand, PhD and certified Sage-ing
teacher, as she guides us through the beauty of
Sage-ing. Our topics will include conscious ageing,
spiritual growth in the second half of life, images
of ageing, life review, forgiveness, facing our
mortality, our legacy and service as a way of
giving back.
Classes will be held on Sundays at 3 pm on Zoom
January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, and 28
Donations gratefully accepted!
Please RSVP if you would like to join us no later
than January 21 at [email protected]
TEMPLE TALKERS IS COMING BACK TO TEMPLE ISRAEL
Temple Talkers was a popular monthly activity at Temple Israel, at which members and guests would discuss topics of interest. Scheduled discussions were recommended by par-ticipants and included the following:
• current events;
• history;
• different cultures;
• how, when, why and by whom did significant discoveries and/or inventions happen;
Monthly meetings had been held at Temple Israel, and fostered opportunities to see friends, re-establish lapsed friendships, and forge new ones.
Temple Talkers could be a virtual blessing during the pandemic while we are essentially un-der “house arrest”.
When it is safe to gather in person, Temple Talkers will resume at our beautiful new Temple building.
If you are interested in participating in Temple Talkers, please call or text Mike Marcus at 407
Sharing and Caring
This year there will be opportunities to participate and/or lead a Shabbat service. If you are interested, please contact the office at [email protected] for information.
If you or someone you know is having to isolate because of a possible COVID-19 exposure or is fighting the disease, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the temple at
[email protected]. If you would like to support the temple’s efforts of providing
“Get Well” baskets, please email or call the office using the information listed in the dark blue section below.
AMAZON FUNDRAISER
Smile Amazon is a way to give to Temple Israel. .5% of all regular
purchases will be donated to Temple Israel. You must enter
through smile.amazon.com. Search for Temple Israel of Brevard
and then follow the directions for entering Amazon. This costs
you nothing to use - Amazon donates the .5% to Temple Israel.
CONTACTS
Rabbi Patricia Hickman at [email protected] President Mike Slotkin at [email protected]
Office Administrator, Jacob Eichenbaum Harry Wagner, Maintenance
2328 Citadel Way Suite 103, Box 222 Melbourne, FL 32940 [email protected] 321-631-9494 website: tiob.shulcloud.com
