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September / October 2016 � Volume 67, Number 1 � Av ~ Elul ~ Tishrei 5776 / 5777
Member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Baruch ata Adonai elohainu melach ha-olam asher kidshanu bemi�votav, vi�ieevanu l’hadlik ner shel Shabbat.
Praised are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has made us holy by your commandments and commanded us to light the Sabbath candles.
Friday Evenings: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Mornings: 9:30 a.m.
Daily Minyan:
Mon-Fri at Jewish Academy
of Orlando Chapel: 7:45 a.m.
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. at COS
ROSH HASHANAH 5777
Sunday, October 2, 2016 .................................. COS Sanctuary .................................................... 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 3, 2016 ................................. COS Sanctuary ..................................................... 9:00 a.m. Alternate Service .......................................... Roth JCC .............................................................. 10:30 a.m. ............................................................................. COS Sanctuary .................................................... 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2016 ................................. COS Sanctuary ..................................................... 9:00 a.m. Both Family Services below are Open to the Community Preschool Family Service Tuesday, October 4, 2016 ................................. COS School Wing ................................................. 9:30 a.m. Family Service Tuesday, October 4, 2016 ................................. COS Chapel ........................................................ 10:30 a.m.
YOM KIPPUR 5777
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 (Minchah) .......... COS Sanctuary .................................................... 6:30 p.m. (Kol Nidre) ................. COS Sanctuary .................................................... 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, October 12, 2016 ......................... COS Sanctuary ..................................................... 9:00 a.m. Yizkor * ............................................................... COS Sanctuary .................................................... 1:45 p.m. Alternate Service ........................................ Roth JCC .............................................................. 10:30 a.m. Yizkor * ........................................................ Roth JCC ............................................................. 12:00 p.m. Minchah ............................................................. COS Sanctuary .................................................... 5:15 p.m. Ne’ilah *.............................................................. COS Sanctuary .................................................... 6:30 p.m. Ma’Ariv / Shofar Blowing: immediately after conclusion of Ne’ilah *times are approximate
HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
REMINDER ~ Our bylaws state that members must remit at least 50% of their annual dues and assessments prior to the start of the High Holy Days to receive their tickets
Dear Friends,
The High Holy Days are coming. Are you ready?
Remember when we were children and we played
the game “Hide and Seek?” Someone was chosen to
be “It” and the rest of us had to find a hiding place.
The person who was “It” hid his, or her, eyes and
started to count. Sometimes they counted by single
digits. “One, two, three, four…” When we got older we counted by
fives: “Five, ten, fifteen, twenty…”
Do you know who “It” really is? It is life! And, while we may try, we
simply cannot hide from life who, as we are now much older, is
counting away using much larger digits: “Forty, fifty, sixty, seventy,
eighty. Ready or not, here I come.” The upcoming High Holy Days remind us
that time is passing. “Ready or not, here I come.”
Undoubtedly, there will be certain situations this coming year when
we will not be ready, perhaps an unexpected illness or the death of
someone we love. We will have to face such moments when they arise
as best as we are able. However, regarding those ma,ers that we can
control, let us ready ourselves as individuals and as a community to
make this New Year, a year of fulfillment and accomplishment; a year
of intellectual and spiritual growth, a year of accepting the new
realities and challenges that await us.
If there are people that we need to forgive, or to ask for their
forgiveness, we should do so now. If we want to become closer to God
but feel we’ll have time for that “down the road ,” we should not wait.
If we would like to become more deeply acquainted with the wisdom
of Judaism, again, we should not delay. Like it or not, life is moving
forward.
Let us ready ourselves to take on new responsibilities, to reconcile with
loved ones from whom we are estranged; ready ourselves, while there
is still time, to learn and grow and love.
L’shanah tovah tikkateivu v’teichateimu
May we be inscribed and sealed for a good year.
Aaron D. Rubinger
Senior Rabbi
DID YOU KNOW
...that you can reach
Rabbi Rubinger
on-line?
Congregation Ohev Shalom Bulletin Published bi-monthly by
Congregation Ohev Shalom 613 Concourse Parkway South
Maitland, FL 32751 407-298-4650 • Fax 407-636-4080
*Past President
MEN’S CLUB CO-PRESIDENTS Bart Neuman & Howard Kaplan
SENIORS CLUB PRESIDENT Berny Raff
SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT Linda Wallerstein
EDITORIAL STAFF Steve Brownstein Debbie Bornstein
Tracey Levy Meryl Poweski
Dear Friends,
The High Holy Days are a special
time for me, just they like they are
for so many of you. For me, it’s
not only the privilege of being a
part of our service, or working
with the choir, or even seeing all
of my synagogue friends. It also means a chance
to re-live all my childhood memories of going to
synagogue in Cleveland with my family. I rarely
went to youth services. In fact, I don’t remember
ever being at one. We always went as a family to
the adult services. Our synagogue was very large,
so there were two separate services. For part of
my youth, we would go to the overflow service at
a movie theatre. I know it sounds unappealing,
but I have really fond memories of si,ing in those
comfortable chairs with my parents. When I got to
high school, the synagogue added a second
auditorium to the main campus, so we only had to
use satellite parking, not the satellite service. By
the time I was in high school, I was singing in the
choir at the overflow service. That is where my
love for Jewish choral music was born. I often tell
people that my favorite part of being a Cantor is
working with the adult choir. My parents would
always come to the overflow service where I was
singing, even if they had tickets to the main
sanctuary.
Those memories are even more powerful this year
as I prepare to celebrate my first High Holy Days
since my mother passed away. I’m sure that, for
many of you, the Holy Days become a slightly
Hard to believe that summer is
almost over, kids are back at
school, and the High Holidays
are right around the corner.
While I had expected the summer
months to be a bit quieter at
Ohev Shalom and would be a
perfect time to ease into my position, I quickly
learned it was quite the opposite. During the past
summer months, the COS leadership and Board
have taken on several significant projects (creating
the next COS Strategic Plan, switching the
accounts receivable system, and upgrading the
COS website).
Thank you to all of you who took the opportunity
to respond to the Strategic Plan survey that was
sent out during the early part of the summer. We
received over 250 responses, which the Strategic
Planning Steering Commi,ee is now reviewing to
determine the major themes which will drive this
strategic planning process. Later this year, after
the High Holidays, we will be forming Task Force
groups to focus on specific key items or emerging
themes and providing input on potential changes,
enhancements, or improvements to feed the 5-year
Strategic plan. We will be reaching out for
volunteers to participate in the task groups and if
you would like to participate in a focus group,
please feel free to let me know in advance.
One other major item we had started looking at
last year, but really gained momentum this
summer, was upgrading our website and bringing
it up to date. We are in the process of changing
our website provider and are currently migrating
the website content to our new provider. I am
hopeful that by the time you are reading this
article, we have completed the migration and the
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE A NOTE FROM YOUR CANTOR
(President continued on page 8 (Cantor continued on page 4)
As you have read in many other
places in this issue of the Bulle-
tin, this has been a very busy
summer at Ohev Shalom. Plan-
ning for the High Holidays has
been in full swing for several
months, the Strategic Planning process has begun
and will be continuing, we have been working on
the transition to our new synagogue database and
website and the many commi,ees that are working
on our Centennial have been hard at work . This,
in addition, to the usual busy schedule of pro-
grams and activities.
The High Holiday commi,ee, led by Lisa SchwarB
and Lori Brenner, has been meeting to ensure that
the holidays will be special and meaningful for
each of you. The High Holiday experience should
be further enhanced by the introduction of our
new Mahzor Lev Shalem which was made possible
by Bob and Judy Yarmuth. A gentle reminder
that our by-laws state that 50% of your yearly dues
must be paid prior to the start of the High Holy
Days. To those who have paid your annual dues or
have made arrangements, thank you. If you need
to make arrangements to ensure that you receive
tickets before Rosh Hashanah please contact the
bookkeeping department or myself to make the
necessary arrangments.
While I am not writing a full article on the Life and
Legacy program (watch future Bulletins), I did
want to let you know that we received 21 commit-
ments from individuals and families to participate
in the program. As a result we received a grant for
$6300 from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation
through the TOP Jewish Foundation. We are, once
again, participating in the program and you will be
hearing more about it. If we are successful again
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE
Cantor (continued from page 3)
more difficult time due to missing loved ones. I’m
certain your memories are as strong or stronger
than mine when it comes to this time of year. I do
remember the challah, the food at my
grandparent’s home, the smell of honey and trying
to fast on Yom Kippur. There is another strong
memory I have. There is a memory of a great
Chazzan and his soaring voice. As much as I
enjoyed it as a musician, I never envisioned being
a Cantor myself. One of the reasons I am always
amazed when people tell me they enjoy my
singing is simple – I am unable to compare my
voice with the voices of my youth. I wasn’t even
the best tenor in the choir. Far from it.
My family, especially my mother, loved the High
Holy Day melodies. My lullaby as an infant was
my mother singing the prayer “V’al Kulom.” I
still sing the same version with our choir at our
services. My kids all know it too – they heard it
like I heard it. Over the last few years my parents
always enjoyed the High Holy Days from the
comfort of their home, on the computer. They
loved watching our services on live stream. My
Mom called me after services every year. She
always reminded me how much she loved hearing
that melody.
I like to believe my mother will be watching me
again this year. I am not given to believing in
things I cannot physically sense. Still, I hope I will
feel my mom’s presence on our bimah. Any extra
“juice” to help my singing is appreciated.
L’shana Tovah,
Cantor Robuck
(Ex Dir continued on page 8)
RABBI DAVID KAY’S MESSAGE
Haveirim Y’karim –
Dear Friends –
Judaism does not suffer from
triskaidekaphobia. That’s the
irrational and superstitious fear
of the number 13. On the
contrary, 13 turns up in several important places
in Judaism, including the 13 A,ributes of God and
the number of Israelite tribes. (I know – we say
there are 12 tribes, after the 12 sons of Jacob. But
remember: Joseph’s portion is divided between his
two sons adopted by Jacob, Ephraim and
Menasheh.)
That holds for the Goldman Kay family, too. This
High Holidays is our 13th with Congregation
Ohev Shalom. I guess you could say this is our
B’nei MiBvah year at COS.
It certainly does feel like we’ve grown up here.
We’ve seen how our son grew from a 3rd grader
to a college junior, with the support and affection
of our Ohev Shalom family. We’ve had the
opportunity to explore areas of life and develop
talents and interests, and to help facilitate the
same in others.
No triskaidekaphobia for us. If anything, we have
triskaidekaphilia – a particular appreciation of 13!
We’re also looking forward to the future of Ohev
Shalom. That’s why I’m honored and excited to be
part of our congregation’s Strategic Planning
Steering Commi,ee. COS is one of a limited
number of synagogues participating in this year’s
Sulam for Strategic Planners cohort, coordinated
by the United Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism. We are completing the first stage of data-
gathering and discussion on focusing COS’s
mission and vision statements, and ge,ing ready
to transition to the next phase.
Strategic planning is much more than abstract
thinking about what an organization could or
should be. There is a dedicated corps of volunteers
doing serious hard work to move the process
forward in meaningful and concrete ways. The
congregational survey that went out several weeks
ago was only the beginning. We still need and
want your feedback and input as we continue
shaping the Ohev Shalom of the future.
One thing that’s been very clear so far: we are a
vibrant, diverse, and dynamic congregation. As
we continue to grow, we’ll need more ways to talk
to and listen to one another. Our new website and
member database software will help significantly.
Watch for even more ways to communicate
quickly and effectively with your synagogue
family, too.
The High Holidays are the perfect time to be
thinking about the strategic planning process.
They share a lot in common: looking back to
reflect on what worked and what needs
improvement, looking at the present to see what
we need to do more of and what we need to do
less of, and looking ahead to see where we can put
all of than into action to the benefit of all.
May this New Year of 5777 be one of health,
happiness, and fulfillment for you and yours!
L’shalom,
David Kay
COS Sisterhood
Thanks to my dedicated board for holding down
the fort while I enjoyed three weeks of holiday in
Japan.
During my absence, Sisterhood had another
successful Third Thursday. The women went to
Olive Garden and had a delicious meal with
friends – no meat or chicken!
As we prepare for our opening brunch to be held
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on September 11 at Ohev the plans for the year
are being finalized. If you love Israeli Dancing,
Debbie Meitin will be our instructor on September
11 and you should be receiving a registration flyer.
Congratulations to Susan and Susie, our 2015-2016
Torah Fund Chairs. WE at Ohev have contributed
over $18,000 to Torah Fund, by far the largest
contribution in the South East. Are we just
terrific…..
Paid up Membership Brunch is October 30, 2016.
If you have not already paid your dues, I ask you
to support Congregation Ohev Shalomʹs
Sisterhood.
May the New Year bring you and your family
health and prosperity
LaShanah Tovah from Sisterhood
Linda
The summer seems to have
flown by. We were just
emptying the pool from
Machaneh Ohev! The staff and
commi,ee members have been
busy over the summer
planning for the year. We have
chosen a theme of “Ahava/Love Wins” for the
year. We are taught in the Holiness Code that we
need to love our neighbor as ourselves. In light of
world events we can’t just sit back and watch. We
need to start with our youth, teaching
understanding and acceptance and motivate them
to action.
The teaching staff has taken a critical look at our
curriculum and is revamping how we teach
Hebrew to individualize and improve reading and
understanding of prayer. Our Education and
Youth commi,ee members are taking an active
role in connecting parents to each other and COS.
We have a new Family program, KibbuB Ohev
Family Edition that will meet one Wednesday a
month at 5:30 for families with preschoolers
through first grade. Families will learn to love
their bodies, the earth, each other and Israel
through cooking, gardening, crafts and more. Our
high school program, DDD is ge,ing a facelift. It
will meet twice a month, one time looking at
Jewish text and ourselves to learn how we can
make Ahava win and the second part will be
acting on our learning.
We welcome new staff members Rachel Lehrman
assistant teacher in Kitah Gimel 3rd grade and
Lori Brenner in Kitah Zayeen/7th grade. We
welcome returning staff member Nina Fine who
has moved to Kitah Alef/1st grade.
Youth and Family Education From Amy Geboff, Director of Youth and Family Education
(Youth continued on page 13)
new website is up and active. The website
improvements will be an iterative process, with
the first step of just moving to the new provider’s
technology. This step will greatly improve the
look and feel of our website and make navigating
our website much easier. One of the new features
of our upgraded website will be a member portal.
This will allow everyone to login to their account
and see their full/ up to date account statement/
balance, make payments or donations, and other
activities only members will have access to. We
expect to continually be enhancing the capabilities
of this member portal to include many features
which would only be available to our members.
Continue to be on the lookout for exciting
improvements as we bring our website forward.
And of course, our High Holiday commi,ee,
chaired by Lisa SchwarB and Lori Brenner, have
been hard at work this summer to ensure that COS
provides everyone with an enjoyable and
meaningful experience. It is through the hard
work of this commi,ee, our incredible staff, and
all of our volunteers, that all of the High Holiday
services and events run smoothly. Additional
information will be coming out with the details
about times of the various services, parking,
honors, children’s programs, etc. Please be sure to
review all of this information. As occurred last
year, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur both fall on
weekdays, so in order to ensure that we do not
disrupt the neighboring businesses, please follow
all traffic and parking instructions given.
As you can imagine, there are a great number of
volunteers who make the High Holiday
experiences remarkable at COS. Men’s Club
continually assists in the setup of all of the chairs
and books, and provides the Door Ushers for all of
the services. Sisterhood always provides a
beautiful Break Fast at the end of the Neilah
service. All of the Ritual ushers are constantly on
the move to ensure that services run smoothly and
those with an honor are at the right place at the
right time. And this is just a sampling of the
many, many volunteers which make the holidays
special at Ohev Shalom.
I would like to wish everyone a happy and
healthy New Year!
L’Shanah Tovah,
Ed Danuff
President (continued from page 3)
this year, we will receive another grant. For more
information on the Life and Legacy program or if
you would like to discuss making a gift to Ohev
Shalom, please contact me by phone or e-mail, ex-
I would also like to share a couple of staffing notes.
First, after 13 years at Ohev Shalom, Felicia Ortiz
resigned and has relocated out of the area. Maria
Tapia who had been working with Felicia stepped
into the position and has been doing an outstand-
ing job particularly with the transition to our new
database system. You can contact her by e-mail at
[email protected]. Second, after the
tragic death of Vered Tzur, of blessed memory, we
are still in the process of looking for a new clergy
assistant. This will be no easy task, as I am sure
that all of you who knew her in the one year that
she was at Ohev will agree. In her short time in the
position, Vered had an impact on all with whom
she came in contact. She is missed by all of the staff
and the membership.
Finally, Jeane,e and I want to wish each of you a
Happy and Healthy New Year. May 5777 be the
best year yet for Congregation Ohev Shalom.
L’Shana Tova Tikatevu,
Steve
Exec Dir (continued from page 4)
Fran Lepow and Rachel & Robert Gebaide to be honored by Congregation Ohev
Shalom at Simchat Torah Services Tuesday October 25, 2016
Congregation Ohev Shalom is proud to announce
this year’s Simchat Torah Honorees. They will be
honored during our Simchat Torah services on
Tuesday October 25, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. A Kiddush
luncheon sponsored by the Vivian Woods Fund
and the Congregation will follow the service.
This year’s Hatan v’Kalat Torah, called to the To-
rah for the last reading of the Book of Deuterono-
my, are Rob and Rachel Gebaide. Continuing the
tradition, we started last year, this award is pre-
sented to COS congregants for their long-term ser-
vice and participation
to the synagogue but
also for their out-
standing work in the
community. This
year it will be the
Congregation Ohev
Shalom Community
Volunteers of the
Year. The Kalat B’re-
isheet, called to the
Torah for the first
Aliyah from the Book
of Genesis, is Fran
Lepow. This award is
presented to recognize members for their long-time
service to the synagogue and will be recognized as
the COS Volunteer of the Year.
Rachel and Rob Gebaide joined COS in 1998 within
weeks after their August wedding and in time for
the High Holidays. Joining COS was an easy deci-
sion because Rob grew up at the synagogue. His
family moved to Orlando from Boston when he
was in 5th grade. Rob a,ended Hebrew School at
COS, where his parents were teachers. He became
a Bar MiBvah and was confirmed at COS. Rachel
is a native of Jacksonville, where her family was
active at Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Tem-
ple). Growing up, she spent a lot of time in Orlan-
do when her grandparents lived here and through
her involvement in BBYO, which brought her to
Conservative Judaism.
Rachel and Rob quickly became involved in Or-
lando’s Jewish community. Together, they co-
chaired Super Sunday for the Jewish Federation of
Greater Orlando and were involved in Or Hadash
(a precursor to Our Jewish Orlando). Individually,
they have touched many organizations and inter-
ests.
Rob represented COS in connection with the fi-
nancing and sale of the Goddard property and in
connection with obtaining zoning approvals from
the City of Maitland to allow the operation of the
third party school in our present building. Previ-
ously, Rob served on the COS Board of Trus-
tees. Outside of COS, Rob serves on the Board of
Directors for JAO, Jewish National Fund, and Mait-
land Li,le League.
Prior to joining the COS Board last year, Rachel as-
sisted the synagogue’s personnel commi,ee and
senior staff with various personnel ma,ers and
worked on the Capital Campaign in connection
with the acquisition and construction of our syna-
gogue home in Maitland. Outside of COS, Rachel
volunteered as a BBYO advisor for three years
when she moved to Orlando and as a JFGO’s Com-
munity Relations Commi,ee member before mov-
ing on to JFGO’s Board of Directors, after which
she co-chaired JFGO’s Harriet Ginsburg Woman of
Choice gala. Rachel has also served on the Board
of Directors for A Gift for Teaching as well as the
national Board for BBYO. She remains involved on
the Boards of Jewish Family Services, the TOP Jew-
ish Foundation and Central Florida Hillel.
Rob is a real estate a,orney and partner at Baker &
(Simchat Torah continued on page 15)
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L’Shana tova
We have been busy. When you receive this
bulletin the Men’s Club will have held our Kick off
the Year Brunch. This was organized by Dr. Bruce
Hoffen, our VP of membership. The focus of the
meeting was “service to our community.” Rabbi
Rubinger introduced the topic and its importance
in a meaningful Jewish Life. We heard from The
Menʹs Service Roundtable which currently
includes Dan Coultoff, Michael Soll and Richard
SchwarB. We also had a chance to talk about the
major activities that Jay Stanek believed in so
strongly. Jay was the long-time chair of the COS
Social Action Commi,ee, bringing us through
projects like Shepherd’s Hope, a free health clinic
for the uninsured and Harmony House, an
interfaith building project through Habitat for
Humanity and his regular work with the Coalition
for the Homeless. A real tribute to Jay Stanek
would be to volunteer and pick up
the work Jay has been doing for years without a
lot of fanfare. If you are interested in ge,ing
involved, please contact Neal Blaher at
Also under Neal’s direction, the COS Menʹs Club
is reviving its Bikurr Cholim program for visiting
the sick in the hospital (and at their homes). This
is a joint venture with the synagogueʹs group. As
you can guess, we are looking for
volunteers. Keep in mind that all volunteers
control the time commitment.
As you all know, we lost Jay Stanek in August.
For those of you who did not a,end the service at
the cemetery, I would like to thank Rabbi David
Kay for his outstanding presentation of the man
that Jay Stanek was. (Notes taken from Rabbi
Kay) “If he had it in his power to help you,” his
beloved wife of 20 years, Wanda, explained, “he
would.” He lived the noblest principles of our
tradition every day; honesty, integrity and
honoring your parents. There was so much more
Jay did, usually – and deliberately – unnoticed. Jay
was humble and modest. Jay was always a big
supporter of the Men’s Club and for more years
than I can count, he arranged the World Wide
Wrap (WWW) for our congregation.
At the end of August we held a recess; a li,le
different than usual. We held a pool side
barbeque. This was open to the entire
congregation. Thank you Andy Rosen for the
catering (and equipment) and Kenny and Joy
Davis for making their home (and pool) open for
this event…good time was had by all.
Man of the Year (MOY) and Youth of the Year
(YOY) invitations are in the mail. The date of the
event is November 20, 2016 (it was November 13,
but had to be moved based on the availability of
one of the honorees) and will be held at Temple
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(Youth continued on page 12)
Now that the summer is
behind us and I hope
everyone enjoyed a healthy
one, it is time for the new
season to start. For the
record, for those of you
who missed our opening Sunday on August 28th,
all I can say is you missed seeing a packed house, a
fantastic program and of course the ice cream
social. For those of you that were there I know you
enjoyed the afternoon. The reason we had our
opening day in August was because the building
was closed on Labor Day weekend. And at this
point let me tell you about some other changes.
Because of the Holidays THERE WILL BE NO
MEETING IN OCTOBER which will bring us into
Sunday NOVEMBER 6th at 2p.m. SHARP where
we will be entertained by a three piece group that
will keep us jumping and of course followed by
some fancy refreshments and so we urge you to
bring all your friends that may be interested in
joining our Senior group and the cost is still only
$5 for COS SENIORS and $8 for all others. Keep
reading because on SUNDAY DECEMBER 4th also
at 2p.m. SHARP we have engaged MIGUEL THE
ROMANTIC MANDOLIN which I fell in love with
when I heard him. Bring all your friends and of
course we will have plenty of refreshments and
the cost is still the same. This will bring the year
2016 to a close.
There is another change in dates because our
Sunday falls on New Year’s Day we have moved
our SENIOR DAY to JANUARY 8th at 2p.m.
SHARP. And by popular requests we are bringing
back the SEVENTEEN piece Jazz band, so again
please bring all your friends. Starting in
FEBRUARY there will be further change in the
days so go ahead mark your calendars for the
FIRST SUNDAY of the month. Yes, we are booked
for February with a completely different type of
entertainment that I know you will enjoy. Again
bring your friends and more about the rest of the
season will follow in future articles and flyers.
Questions or suggestions feel free to call me 407-
767-6763
Regards,
Berny
COS Seniors Message
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COS Judaica Shop
The Judaica Shop has resumed
regular hours
Do all your shopping here.
Support your Sisterhood and
Synagogue!
Sunday, Tuesday-Thursday Mornings From 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday Afternoons From 4 to 6:30 p.m.
Call Mardi at 407-788-3725
Dear friends,
I hope everyone had a nice
summer, whether you stayed
here or went away.
Here at Ohev Shalom we have
a very special community. This
is a place for everyone. One ex-
ample I something Iʹve been seeing lately: Many of
our members chose to stay here doing quiet work
as they wait to bring someone home. No ma,er the
time of the day. It could be a kid at the religious
school, or an adult who is part of a class or com-
mi,ee.
This is just one example of what makes this a place
where everyone feels comfortable and welcome.
If you would like to share one of your Ohev Sha-
lom stories, please email it to me. Iʹd love to hear
what makes it home for you!
My story? Well they are so many of them. Today I
am thankful for everything this communityʹs
members, volunteers, staff and leadership do to
make it a place where everyone finds a reason to
be here, come, and stay. A place to call home.
Be haBlacha if you just joined, or started some-
thing new either at home or at Ohev.
All the best,
Vicky
Israel this year (we are spreading the wealth). Our
honorees are Howard Kaplan, Man of the Year
and Lily Brenner, Youth of the Year. There will
also be honorees from Beth Am and Temple Israel.
Join us in celebrating our Honorees for their
distinguished service to the club, their
synagogue, and their community.
This year, Dean Faracchio has organized the
ushering for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Thank you Dean for a job well done. And thanks
to all those who have volunteered. You all
contribute to a wonderful service.
For those interested in serving as ushers during
the Shabbat services, please contact Alan Zelt at
[email protected]. We are always looking for
more volunteers.
Boat Ride in Winter Park will be a repeat of the
ride we organized a few years back. It was a great
event and we filled two boats. After the ride, we
will gather at Dexter’s for dinner. It will be held
on December 3rd at 6 p.m.
We have recently started a “card night.” It will be
on the second Thursday each month at 7 p.m. Let
Andy Rosen know if you are interested at
Men’s Club Shabbat coming up March 25, 2017.
The Torah portions are available. Let Bart know if
you are interested in a portion. Richard SchwarB
will be pu,ing the remainder of the program
together. So, be on the lookout for his emails.
Again Happy New Year from your
Men’s Club Co-Presidents
Howard Kaplan
Bart Neuman
Men’s Club (continued from page 10)
We are delighted to welcome Gabe Grossman to
the position of Assistant Youth and Family
Director. Gabe has been our USY advisor and will
be responsible for overseeing our youth groups
and helping with family programs. We are excited
to have him on our team and know he will be
awesome at helping us spread the COS Ahava.
This year the fall holidays are later! We will have
children’s programming for 18 months through 8th
grade on the first day of Rosh Hashanah October 3
and Yom Kippur on October 12 beginning at 10
a.m. On the second day of Rosh Hashanah we will
have a preschool family experience at 9:30 and a K-
5th grade family service at 10:30. Our Kitah Alef/
first graders will celebrate their Consecration at
Erev Simchat Torah service October 24 and
everyone is invited to Pizza in the Hut on
October19 for Sukkot!
My husband Eric and I are excited to be planning a
Family Trip to Israel, June 12-21, 2017. The
“Ahavat Yisrael” family tour is open to all ages
and geared toward school age through college age
families. You don’t need children to join us. For
more information, call me at COS
The start of this school year marks my 21st year at
COS. I am finally legal! I am as excited and
energized (maybe a li,le slower) as I was 21 years
ago about what the year will bring to our school,
youth programs and families. I hope that together
we can spread the Ohev Love!
Wishing all of our COS families and friends,
L’Shanah TovaU’Mitukah, A Happy and Sweet
New Year.
Amy
Education (continued from page 7)
USY
Welcome back to the USY year everyone!
We can’t wait to get started with awesome
programs, fun Jewish learning and just
hanging out with our best friends at
COSUSY!! On August 20th all three youth
groups came together for a fabulous welcome
back shabbat service lead by our USYers.
Coming up on August 28th we can’t wait for
COSUSY to head to the beach!! We’re inviting
all Jewish teenagers interested in joining USY
to come along with us for a great time with
ruach, snacks, old friends, new friends and
plenty of sunshine! I can’t wait to see
everyone there and to watch COSUSY stay on
top as chapter of the year!
Lily Brenner
Help Wanted
The COS Senior Group is looking for a
dedicated individual to be trained as
president. Will someone please step up
to the plate. Call Berny at 407-767-6763
NOTE: You can also post questions and read and discuss answers on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JewishQs, or submit “Ask the Rabbi” questions by e-mail at [email protected]
Dear Rabbi –
In this election year full of contentious, hot-bu0on
issues, I need to know: is Judaism pro-choice or pro-
life?
-- Vacillating Over Troubling Elements of Religion
Dear VOTER –
Here’s a typically rabbinic answer: it’s both.
Literally. The Torah says, u’vahar’ta ba-hayyim –
“choose life”.
The reality of the universe is that it rarely, if ever,
fits into neat pairs of opposites. The words we
use to describe opposites are typically relative,
not absolute. For example, “down” at the North
Pole is the same direction as “up” at the South
Pole. Likewise, if you and I are facing one
another, and both move to the left, we’ll move in
opposite directions.
Because of the relativistic nature of reality – at
least as we perceive and describe it – Judaism
tends to take a very thoughtful and deliberate
approach to categorizing things. Take something
as fundamental to religion as the concept of sin.
“Right” and “wrong” would seem to be the only
opposite pair you need. But Judaism recognizes
that there are others: sins between one person
and another, in contrast to those between a
person and God; sins which are commi,ed
deliberately, in contrast to those commi,ed
accidentally; sins which can be redressed, in
contrast with those that cannot; and so on.
In Rabbinic sources, there’s another important
pair of opposites: l’khat’hilah (ab initio, “before it is
done”) and b’d i’avad (ex post facto, “after the
fact”). For example, it is forbidden l’khat’hilah to
mix any amount of dairy with meat; however, if a
tiny amount of dairy was accidentally mixed
with meat in a dilution of 1:60 or smaller, the
resulting mixture is permi,ed to eat b’d i’avad .
Okay…so what does this have to do with the pro-
life/pro-choice debate and the Torah’s “choose
life” response? Just this: it’s not as simple as
taking a side.
In Judaism, human life is sacred. Virtually all of
the commandments of the Torah must be set
aside to save and preserve a human life – to
“choose life.” But if a pregnant woman’s life is in
danger from the fetus, we are now choosing
between lives, or at least an independent life and a
potentially independent life. After careful
consideration of this specific scenario, the
Talmud places the fetus in the category of one
who is pursuing another person with the intent
of killing them. In such a case, the pursued is
permi,ed to use lethal force to stop the pursuer –
and that would include terminating a pregnancy.
The Torah itself makes a distinction between the
unborn and the born. If a person makes physical
contact with a pregnant woman and she
miscarries as a result, a monetary penalty must
by Rabbi David Kay
(Ask Rabbi continued on page 15)
Ask Rabbi (continued from page 14)
Hostetler, LLP. Rachel is a shareholder at
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.,
where she leads the firm’s labor and employment
law practice. They are raising two boys who are
both graduates of the JCC Early Childhood Learn-
ing Center: Jordan, who is in the 8th grade, is co-
President of COS Kadima and serves in the
Madrichim program. Jonathan is in the 5th grade
at the Jewish Academy of Orlando and in Kitah
Hay at the COS Hebrew School . The boys enjoy
seeing their father’s and aunt’s Hebrew School
graduation and confirmation pictures on the walls
of the Hebrew School wing.
Rachel and Rob credit their parents and grandpar-
ents, who were active in their Synagogues, Federa-
tions, and Hadassah, for se,ing the example of
service to their community. They are excited and
honored to be Simchat Torah honorees this year.
Fran Lepow was born in Bronx, NY but grew up in
Newark, NJ. Fran
a,ended NYU
where she met and
later married her
husband Neal (of
blessed memory)
and in April 1961
they moved to Or-
lando to start a new
business. Orlando
was their choice as
they had family liv-
ing here and because
Neal was going to travel the State.
Shortly after they arrived they joined a synagogue
but soon realized they were in the wrong place
and in 1963 became members of Ohev Shalom. All
three of the Lepow children, David, Mark and Jan,
were born in Orlando and grew up as part of Ohev
Fran is a life member of Hadassah and previously
served on the Board. In past years she was active
in Sisterhood and was always available to help out
at Hebrew or Sunday School.
Since she retired in 2007 she has volunteered at
Jewish Family Services and the Jewish Pavilion. At
Ohev she helped with mailing the bulletin, send-
ing out senior mailings and currently you will find
her on Wednesday mornings answering the phone
and sending out acknowledgements of donations
and filling in when necessary.
Fran’s most memorable Jewish accomplishment is
becoming a part of Rabbi Rubinger’s first Adult
B’nai MiBvah Class. She wasn’t sure how she was
going to do this as the business now required a
great deal of traveling and a,ending classes was
not an easy task. Rabbi made her a tape and with a
set of ear plugs she managed her travel and
learned what was required. Fran became a Bat
MiBvah in January of 1992
Playing mahjongg, hand and foot card game,
kni,ing and cruising are among Fran’s favorite
things to do. Fran considers herself to be very
lucky, her 3 children and their spouses all still live
in Florida, none more than 2 hours away, and is
“Bubbie” to four grandchildren.
Simchat Torah (continued from page 9)
be paid. If the woman suffers injury, there is
additional monetary penalty. Should the woman
die as a result of the miscarriage, the perpetrator is
liable for a death penalty – for the death of the
woman, not the fetus.
With its celebration of the mi5vah of p’ri’ah
u’r’vi’ah (being fruitful and multiplying), Judaism
obviously loves children and affirms the
sacredness of conception and pregnancy. It also
recognizes that there is a myriad of factors which
come into play between the abstract idea of
producing a child and the reality. Preserving a full
range of safe and accessible reproductive health
care for women is therefore wholly consistent with
the Torah’s mandate to “choose life.”
B’nai Mitzvah
Saturday, September 3rd at 9:30 am, we
celebrate the Bat Mi�vah of Hadyn Shear,
daughter of Jana & Evan Shear
Saturday, October 29th at 5:45 pm we
celebrate the Bar Mi�vah of Jay Melnick,
son of Shannon Melnick
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Saturday, September 17th at 6:30 pm, we
celebrate the Bar Mi�vah of Max Geller, son of
Gabriela Roitman Geller and Richard Geller
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY love
love
1 Donald & Marilyn Kaplan
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY love
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12 Joseph Leon
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13 Jayden Brathwaity
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13 Marcie Ka�en
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14 Zachary Gaterbaum
14 Brandon Gaterbaum
14 Michael Levin
14 Albert Segev
15 Jonathan Granet
15 Edward Postal
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16 Molly Miller
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17 Joshua Davis
17 David Fishberg
17 Jake Garber
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17 Simone Goldstein
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18 Neal Crasnow
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19 Lynn Cohen
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TO OUR September BIRTHDAYS
1 Sindi Ackman
1 Fayge Cohen
1 Lisa Feldman
1 Michele Koplow
1 David Micklin
1 Rachel Slavkin
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2 Anabecca Pickard
2 Lindsey Zerivi�
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3 Peter Buxbaum
3 Joshua Klein
3 Craig Ludin
3 Dana Meyer
3 Wendy Nissan
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6 Amanda Rusonik
6 Avi Schenkel
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7 Michael Friedman
7 Jordan Gebaide
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13 Gabriela Roitman-
Geller
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15 Meade Wallman
15 Fred Wi7enstein
16 Andrew Ackerman
16 Gabriella Bloom
16 Juliet Lent
16 Lillian Plaez
16 Rachel Schwar�
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17 Phillip Senderowi�
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17 Ma7hew Troell
17 Robert White
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19 Sari Harrelson
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21 Stella Kagan
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22 Joel Abramson
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Weinroth
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29 Robin Lerner
29 Lesley Podberesky
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husband, Simon Alexander
Elaine & Bob Gamson in memory of
Irving Teitelbaum, husband of
Sandi Solomon
Steve & Jeanette Brownstein in
memory of Irving Teitelbaum,
husband of Sandi Solomon
Jean Becker in memory of Irving
Teitelbaum, husband of Sandi
Solomon
Kenneth Grushka in memory of my
mother, Frieda Grushka
Kenneth Grushka in memory of my
father, Theodore Grushka
Steve & Jeanette Brownstein in
memory of Irene Mann, mother
of Jeanette
Leah Freedman in memory of my
father, Shabtai Ackerman
Maureen Perlstein in honor of
Mitchell Perlstein’s recovery
OCTOBER 29-NOV 4 Bella Brief Fay Bush * Mary Cagan * Barbara Cassin Fannie Chaskes Ester Chepenik Julius Countess Samuel Delinsky Abraham Drazin * Therese Elowitch Drazin *
Rita Emanuel Harry Gamson Dorothy Gardner Louis Golden Paula Greenbaum Barton Hecht * Lena Holzman * Eli Javodic * Joseph Kaften * David Kancher Harry Kanner *
Harry Ka* * Faramarz Khoshnou Sophie Kirshner * Tali Korman * Minnie Kusne* * Neil Lepow * Jeanne Pearlstein * Anne Plissner Bernard J. Rosen * Hyman Rubin Samuel Jay Rubin *
Michael Silbergleit * Joseph Simon * Juana de Sisack Ernest Slansky Harold Sofren Fred Stein * Bernard Unger * Stephen Weinstein Stephen A. Weinstein * Madge Wheeler
YAHRZEITS * Yahrzeit Plaque
* Yahrzeit Plaque
Gracia Smith
Steve & Jeanette Brownstein in
memory of Irving Brownstein,
father of Steve
Saul & Agnes Friedman in memory
of Stella Worman, mother of
Steven Worman
Tommy Mendel in memory of my
father, Max Mendel
Gitta Engel in memory of my
brother, Sam Shulman
Steve & Jeanette Brownstein in
memory of Alex Greenspoon,
husband of Sheila Greenspoon
RABBI RUBINGER’S
DISCRETIONARY FUND:
Linda & Jerrod Zlatkiss in memory
of Sadie Wilkins, grandmother of
Linda
Lisette Halpern in memory of my
mother, Marie Kapon
Stephen & Judy Schreiber in memory
of Joe Schreiber, father of
Stephen
Robert & Rachel Slavkin
Howard & Ellen Sackel in memory
of Bernard Shuman, father of
Ellen
Freda Ackerman in memory of my
husband, Hymis Ackerman
Bernice Diamond in memory of my
father, Louis Landau
Cliff & Carla Stein in memory of
Milton Stein, father of Cliff
Moshe & Dalia Pelli in memory of
Alex Greenspoon, husband of
Sheila Greenspoon
Lisette Halpern in memory of my
husband, Edward Halpern
Sheila Greenspoon in memory of my
husband, Alex Greenspoon
Stephen & Judy Schreiber in memory
of Robert Gerson, father of Judy
Sakowitz Family in memory of Jerry
Schefen, father of Mindy
Linda Aronoff in memory of my
father, Robert Katz
Neal & Elizabeth Crawford in
appreciation of Rabbi Rubinger
Sakowitz Family in memory of Sam
Sakowitz, father of Howard
RABBI KAY’S
DISCRETIONARY FUND:
Leonora Baar in memory of my
husband, Marvin Baar
Ruth Bernstein
Fran Friedman
Don & Marilyn Kaplan in memory of
Ida Kaplan, beloved mother of
Don
Alan Davison in memory of Vered
Tzur
CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY
FUND:
Amy Mayer in memory of my father,
Morris Richman
Robin & Allan Robuck in memory of
our grandparents, Minnie &
Morris Cassin and Harry &
Minnie Covin
Howard Kichler in memory of my
brother, Dr. Jack Kichler
Neal & Elizabeth Crawford in
appreciation of all Cantor does
Sheila Greenspoon in memory of my
husband, Alex Greenspoon
COS CEMETERY FUND:
Mardi & Ron Shader in memory of
Tess Rubelow, mother of Mardi
Joyce & Gilbert Walker in memory
of Gladys Mulberg, mother of
Joyce
Dolores Indek in memory of my
mother, Edythe Indek
Joan & Stuart Kimball in memory of
Samuel Kimball, father of Stuart
Ariane Zeidwerg in memory of my
grandfather, Bernard Scherr
Stanley & Lucilla Krutman Weinroth
in memory of Alex Greenspoon,
beloved husband of Sheila
Greenspoon
Mardi & Ron Shader in memory of
Stuart Bernstein, husband of
Ruth Bernstein
Ariane Zeidwerg in memory of my
mother, Regine Scherr
HEBREW SCHOOL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND:
Faith Slesnick in memory of my
beloved father, Oscar Slesnick
Harvey & Rietta Marks in memory
of Alex Greenspoon, husband of
Sheila Greenspoon
Howard & Pearl Lefkowitz in
memory of Abraham Katz,
grandfather of Pearl
Estelle & Michael Wheeler in
memory of Rose Steinberg,
beloved & cherished mother of
Estelle
Helen Moskowitz in memory of my
mother, Katz Schoenberg
Howard & Pearl Lefkowitz in
memory of Ernest Lefkowitz,
father of Howard
Helen Moskowitz in memory of my
mother-in-law, Sarah Moskowitz
Steve & Jeanette Brownstein in
memory of Joel Aronson, father
of Rachel Slavkin
Helen Moskowitz in nenory of Stuart
Bernstein, husband of Ruth
Bernstein
Stanley & Lucilla Krutman Weinroth
in memory of Stuart Bernstein,
husband of Ruth Bernstein
YOUTH PROGRAM FUND
(GENERAL FUND):
Andrew & Karen Reiff in memory of
Joel Aronson, father of Rachel
Slavkin
PRAYER BOOK FUND –
SIDDUR / CHAMASHEIM:
Sonia & Lester Mandell in memory
of Alex Greenspoon, husband of
Sheila Greenspoon
Wilfred & Carmen Mendez
MA’ASIM TOVIM FUND –
FEEDING HOMELESS:
Beth & Bruce Burpee in memory of
Ben Wurtzel, father of Beth
Jo Staffin & Charles Dorfman in
memory of Irving Teitelbaum,
husband of Sandy Solomon
Susan Drukman & Neal Crasnow in
memory of George Wladis, father
of Alan Wladis
Steve & Jeanette Brownstein in
memory of Jay Stanek, husband of
Wanda Stanek
Jo Staffin & Charles Dorfman in
memory of George Wladis, father
of Alan Wladis
DR. EDWARD S. ACKERMAN
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE
FUND:
Shelley Fleet in memory of Vered
Tzur
Shelley Fleet in memory of Stuart
Bernstein, husband of Ruth
Bernstein
Shelley Fleet in memory of Jay
Stanek, husband of Wanda Stanek
Shelley Fleet in memory of my aunt,
Martha Spill
MINYAN FUND:
Sharon & Marty White in memory of
Robert Katz, grandfather of
Sharon
Melvin & Judith Marsel
Steven & Risa Attermann in memory
of Edith Attermann, mother of
Steven
Marsha, Dan, Ilana & Ari Seff in
memory of Judith Herman,
beloved mother of Marsha
ADULT EDUCATION FUND:
Shirley & Alan Kuhn in memory of
Irving Teitelbaum, husband of
Sandra Solomon
KIDDUSH / ONEG FUND:
Judy & Mel Cohen in honor of our
56th wedding anniversary
Janice Abrams in memory of my
mother, Esther Pow
Ron & Nina Oppenheim in memory of
Lore Oppenheim, father of Ron
Debbie & Jeffrey Bornstein & family
in memory of George Wladis,
father of Alan Wladis
Alicia Cline in memory of my father,
Henito Cline
Ron & Nina Oppenheim in memory of
Jack Plissner, father of Nina
Announcing the Geboff Gala for 2017!! The COS Gala committee is pleased to announce that the honoree for our fundraising gala to be held on February 26, 2017 will be none other than Amy Geboff, our beloved Religious School Direc-tor and Youth Program coordinator! Amy is being honored for her 21 years of innovative, creative and dedicated service to our congregation. We know that Amy’s many friends, supporters and beneficiaries will want to honor Amy with their attendance and support. If you would like to be a part of the planning, please contact Nina Oppen-heim or Melody Apter, the event chairs. We are also completing work on the annual COS Directory for 2016-17. It is not too late to get your personal greeting, family ad or advertisement from your favorite business or professional into the di-rectory. This project makes it possible for COS to raise funds from outside our COS membership fami-ly and thereby helps to maintain a stable dues structure. Nina Oppenheim VP of Development [email protected] 407-761-4803 – cell 407-647-6627 -home
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