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WEEKLY Programming and Updates from
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor
as of December 10, 2023
Shalom and Welcome, Suzanne,
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THE VOICE OF L’DOR VA-DOR
Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor’s e-Newsletter
December 10, 2023 – 27 Kislev, 5784 Edition
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Building The Judaism of Tomorrow TODAY with L'Dor Va-Dor
JOIN US FOR SHABBAT every FRIDAY @ 7:00 pm ET
Call us: 561-968-0688
Email us: [email protected]
Our Mailing Address is:
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor . Mailing: 6100 Boynton Beach Blvd. # 743102 . Boynton Beach, FL 33474
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WE STAND WITH ISRAEL now more than ever!
AM YISRAEL CHAI!
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We welcome you to be a part of our L'Dor Va-Dor Family
as we engage in
an INSPIRING, DYNAMIC and RATIONAL view of Judaism,
one that is exciting and relevant!
We invite you to enjoy our "COSMIC JUDAISM"!
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A CALENDAR OVERVIEW of L'Dor Va-Dor Happenings | |
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Tuesday, DECEMBER 12, 7:00 pm ET - Virtual: TOUCH of TORAH - also featuring "HOW TO CELEBRATE CHANUKAH AND CHRISTMAS IN AN INTERFAITH HOME" with Rabbi Barry Silver on Zoom. We welcome all to join us for some rational insight and discussion about the Torah portion for the upcoming Shabbat. Following our discussion of the Torah, we will embark on an exciting discussion about the Jewish and Christian holidays of this season and how to celebrate both in a meaningful way within an Interfaith home and/or family! Please INVITE your friends, family, and neighbors for whom this may apply and may be important for them and their families! Enjoy some "personal" time with the Rabbi. Feel free to elaborate on or question any portion of the Torah, the dual holiday discussion, or any aspect of Judaism. Please CLICK HERE for more details and/or to join us via Zoom.
NOTE, there will be NO TOUCH OF TORAH / JEWISH HISTORY program on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Thank you.
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Wednesday, DECEMBER 13, 7:00 pm ET - In-person: MOVIE AND DISCUSSION with Rabbi Barry Silver at the MOVIES OF DELRAY, 7421 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach (NE corner of W. Atlantic and Hagen Ranch Rd). The film is "FAREWELL MR. HAFFMANN", which is a drama taking place in France during WW II. After the Nazi occupation of Paris, a talented jeweller named Joseph Haffmann, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers one of his employees the chance to take over his business store until the conflict subsides. Rabbi Barry will lead a discussion and Q & A following the film. We welcome one and all to join for this well-rated film! All tickets may be purchased at the Movies of Delray on Dec.13, $8 pp.
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Friday, DECEMBER 15, 7:00 pm ET - Virtual: FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT CELEBRATION with Rabbi Barry Silver and guest cantorial soloist Laura Lenes! We welcome and invite YOU to join with us virtually to enjoy a beautiful Shabbat TOGETHER! [Cantor Carol will be away on vacation.] Experience our rational and musical and meaningful celebration service! Hear inspiring words and messages from Rabbi Barry Silver and uplifting and enthralling music and song from Laura Lenes, who comes highly recommended. Rabbi Barry will read from the Torah and share his insight with us. We hope you will stay on following for some Schmoozing time! For more information, please CLICK HERE. The virtual links will be sent via email later in the week and will also be available on our website.
Please bear with us as we navigate the challenges of our "synagogue without walls". We are meeting virtually for Shabbat until we can find a place that meets our needs, for which we are searching desperately. If you may have an idea or suggestion, please let us know (561-968-0688 congregation phone).
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Mark your calendars and plan to be with us and L'Dor Va-Dor!
Links for all our programming
can be found on our LDORVADOR.org website's calendar.
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IN CASE YOU MAY HAVE MISSED! | |
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OUR CELEBRATION of SHABBAT & CHANUKAH from December 8, 2023 with Rabbi Barry and Cantor Carol. To view this Shabbat celebration, please CLICK HERE.
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WE WELCOME ALL THROUGH OUR DOORS!
Literally and Virtually
You know YOU are always welcome to L’DOR VA-DOR!
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Today is the THIRD day of Chanukah
Chag Sameach Chanukah!
Happy Chanukah to you and your loved ones from L'Dor Va-Dor!
We look forward to seeing many of you, our members, friends and guests
TODAY at our Chanukah Celebration
Hagen Ranch Road Library
2 pm to 4 pm ET
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Repeated, just in case you may have missed:
We include the prayers to be recited as you light the Chanukah candles. There are three blessings on the first night (including the Shehechiyanu, the blessing for firsts) and two blessings for all other nights. We also include instructions for how to place and light the candles in your menorah.
CHANUKAH LIGHTING HOW TO
Candles are added to the hanukkiyah (menorah) from right to left but are kindled from left to right. The newest candle is lit first. On the Shabbat of Chanukah (like December 8th), we kindle the Chanukah lights first and then the Shabbat candles. Light the shamash (the helper candle, usually placed higher on the menorah) first, using it to kindle the rest of the Chanukah lights. As you do, say or sing:
CHANUKAH BLESSINGS
For each evening of Chanukah (first through eighth):
Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech ha’olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvo-tav v'tsi-vanu l'hadlik ner shel Chanukah.
Blessed are You, Creative Power of all, who hallows us with mitzvot, commanding us to kindle the Chanukah lights.
Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech ha’olam, she-asah nisim la-avoteinu v'imoteinu ba-yamim ha-haeim baz'man hazeh.
Blessed are You, Creative Power of all, who performed wonderous deeds for our ancestors in days of old at this season.
For the FIRST night of Chanukah ONLY, recite the Shehechiyanu, a blessing for "FIRSTS":
Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech ha’olam, shehechiyanu v'kiy'manu v'higi-anu laz'man hazeh.
Blessed are You, Creative Power of all, for giving us life, for sustaining us, and for enabling us to reach this season.
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We offer a printable 2-page document of Chanukah Songs and Chanukah Blessings (repeated from above). Please CLICK HERE to view and print.
HAPPY CHANUKAH
with Love, Light, Latkes,
and Hope for Shalom / Peace
from L'Dor Va-Dor!
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Acknowledging
DONATIONS
to L’Dor Va-Dor
We are very grateful for the
generosity & love shown to
L’Dor Va-Dor by your donations!
TODAH RABAH!
- By Elinor and Howard Bernstein, a donation for the sponsorship of our L'Dor Va-Dor Chanukah Party, in honor of the Wedding Anniversaries upcoming of Rabbi Barry and Francine Silver and Cantor Carol and Jim Garrett
- By Steven Friedman, a donation in memory of the Yahrzeit of his father, Lawrence Friedman
- By Ariana Hunter, a donation for Rabbi Barry Silver's fund
- By Laura Leve, a donation for Rabbi Barry Silver's fund
- By Gloria Lichtenberg and Alan Lichtenberg, a donation for the sponsorship of our L'Dor Va-Dor Chanukah Party, in honor and memory of their son / brother, Lonny Lichtenberg
- By Marcy Weiss, a donation for the sponsorship of our L'Dor Va-Dor Chanukah Party, in honor and memory of her parents, Gitty and Jerry Dater
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PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SYNAGOGUE!
We rely completely on memberships and donations to prosper.
Won't you please consider ...
Contributing a Donation,
Volunteering with us,
Joining our Congregation Family,
Creating a LIVING LEGACY to L'Dor Va-Dor
to continue and sustain our efforts into the future
for next generations!
We thank you for your kindness!
ALL of your Donations
are most welcomed,
are tax-deductible,
and will be acknowledged
for your record-keeping.
YOUR SUPPORT IS VITAL
to continue
our work and fulfill our goals!
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We so appreciate this!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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Please CLICK HERE to DONATE
WE ACCEPT
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L'Dor Va-Dor continues to do tikkun olam,
repairing the world, one Mitzvah at a time.
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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Available for one and all!
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THE GROSS FAMILY CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ANTISEMITISM AND THE HOLOCAUST presents the following:
LITHUANIAN HOLOCAUST FRAUD
Speaker: Grant Arthur Gochin
Sunday, DECEMBER 17, 11:00 am ET
FREE IN-PERSON; advance registration required
Florida Atlantic University, Friedberg Auditorium
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton 33431
Mr. Gochin is a serial litigant against the Government of Lithuania to expose their rampant rewriting of their Holocaust history. Through his litigation, he has exposed the Lithuanian President, Prime Minister, Parliament, Public Prosecutor, Heritage Department, Mayor of Vilnius, every single one of their Courts including both of their Supreme Courts, as participants in the national program of Holocaust deception.
To register, please CLICK HERE.
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PALM BEACH JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL - MANDEL JCC presents the following: | |
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PB JEWISH FILM - SNEAK PEEK EVENT:
"The Way to Happiness"
Tuesday, DECEMBER 19 at 7:00 pm ET
IN-PERSON; $18 pp, advance reservations required
Mandel JCC, 8500 Jog Road, Boynton Beach
In this film "The Way to Happiness", seeking to overcome childhood wartime trauma, a charismatic restaurateur who reveres movies finds it tough to move on, in this beguiling romance dramedy.
For more information or to register, please CLICK HERE.
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MANDEL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER presents the following:
CHANUKAH FESTIVAL OF FOOD TRUCKS
Monday, DEC. 11 through Thursday, DEC. 14, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm ET
IN-PERSON; open to the public (no registration needed)
Mandel JCC, 8500 Jog Road, Boynton Beach
Each night features two main course food trucks, one dessert truck, a special children's activity, and a Chanukah craft. We will also be collecting donations of new, unwrapped toys for those in need this season.
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THEATRE LAB and YI LOVE JEWISH, fighting anti-Semitism through the Arts, presents the following:
THE BERLIN DIARIES, featuring Avi Hoffman
by Andrea Stolowitz
Last day -- Sunday, DECEMBER 10
IN -PERSON - LIVE THEATRE
FAU Theatre Lab, FAU campus, Boca Raton
The play is about the following: The great-grandfather of Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz kept a journal for his descendants after escaping to New York City in 1939 as a German Jew. Following the complicated lure of genealogy, Stolowitz goes back to Berlin to bring the story of her unknown ancestors out of the archives into the light. The record keeps as many secrets as it shares; how do people become verschollen, lost, like library books?
DISCOUNT CODE of "YILJ" entitles to $5 off tickets. The Theatre Lab is located inside Parliament Hall (building 102), attached to the southwest corner of Parking Garage 2 (PK-88).
For more information or to purchase tickets, please CLICK HERE.
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LEVIS JCC SANDLER CENTER presents the following:
MAXIMIZING YOUR TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
Monday, DECEMBER 18, 10:00 am ET
VIRTUAL FREE program
This FREE program will help you to understand what qualifies as luxury in the Travel industry and to recognize genuine value versus price when evaluating your budget.
To join this ZOOM program, please CLICK HERE.
Meeting ID: 861 4793 1242, Passcode: Experience
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FREE SUPPORT ISRAEL FILM:
"On the Map", a Dani Menkin film
Tuesday, DECEMBER 12, 2:00 pm ET
IN -PERSON FREE program; advanced registration required
To be held at Movies of Delray, 7421 West Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach
Meet Director Dani Menkin who will present his film "On the Map" and discuss his latest Work-in-progress a film about anti-Semitism "Colleyville". This event is FREE and all donations will go towards Israel. This inspiring film is being shown in support of Israel to our community. We hope that everyone will give generously to benefit Israel!
For more information or to register, please CLICK HERE.
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CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH presents the following:
WEST PALM BEACH GREEN MARKET
returns for its 29th Season!
EVERY Saturday, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm ET
FREE
Great Lawn and 100 N. Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
Featuring 125 premier vendors, live entertainment, interactive workshops, and the coolest vibe! Free parking at City Center Garage - 401 Banyan Blvd, Clematis Street Garage - 500 Banyan Blvd, and Sapodilla City Garage - 640 Clematis Street, during hours of Green Market.
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GRASSY WATERS PRESERVE
A beautiful park in Palm Beach County
8264 Northlake Blvd, West Palm Beach
Enjoy the GREAT OUTDOORS at Grassy Waters! Park is free and there is much to see on both sides of Northlake Blvd. There are also some wonderful programs and experiences, some free, others at very low fees. You may have children or grandchildren in for the holidays and this may be the perfect place to go, or just for yourself! To get there, travel on the Florida Turnpike to the FL-710/Beeline Hwy exit or I-95 to Northlake Blvd exit and travel west to the park.
For more information and calendar details, please CLICK HERE.
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CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH presents the following:
HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP
returns for its 29th Season!
EVERY Friday in DECEMBER, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm ET
FREE
Boynton Beach City Hall, 100 E. Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach
Join us in celebrating the spirit of the season and supporting your local businesses. Every Friday in December, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Located at City Hall in the Business Incubator Space.
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SOME WONDERFUL CHANUKAH videos for your enjoyment - Watch anytime!
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L'DOR VA-DOR offers
MI SHEBEIRACH HEALING PRAYERS
To those on our Healing List and those that are not, but should be, we send out our thoughts and wishes for you to be stronger, to heal, to recover, and to attain a full recovery to good health, a Refuah Shlema! Hoping that you will be returned to good health soon!
Please let us know of someone who should be added onto our Healing List, as well as those who have now recovered and should be removed from our list (please contact our synagogue office at 561-968-0688). Thank you.
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HEALING LIST
Nadine Burns
Dian Bush
Rita Elias
Charlie Feller
Sheila Firestone
Laura Gallagher
Sherry Glass
Carolyn Goldberg
Fernando Gomez
Nadine Herbst
Arthur Hoffman
Cat Jackson
Carole Kahn
Gerald Kahn
Penny Martin
Melissa Swanson Musil
Dr. Sudhir Nayer
Laura Perlman-Devens
Vivian Pronin
Bernie Rosen
Susan Rosenberg
Wendy Schultz
Miriam Sivak
Jacob Viner
Naomi Volan
Sheila Winston
All those suffering in Israel and Palestine
The Hostages still imprisoned in Gaza
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WE HONOR and REMEMBER
THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY PASSED with LOVE:
Rosalynn Carter
Wally Cowan
Daisaku Ikeda
Helen Scheiner
Max H. Schloff
And all those recently killed in the Israel-Hamas war
MONTH OF DECEMBER YAHRZEITS,
May their memories live on through and within us:
Max Blitz
Harry Brusso
Alex Cohen
Anna Coleman
David Cooper
Joseph Cooperstein
Kurt Daniel
Florence Elias
Benjamin Feinman
Rose Feinman
Mary C. Field
Roger S. Field
Abraham Fine
Lawrence Friedman
Denvil Garrett
Muriel Goldsmith
Alfredo Gomez
Norman Heyman
Paige A. Houlsby
Harry Jacobs
Anna Krauss
Carl H. Lichtman
Murray Mate
Rose Mate
Eva Jacoby Muhlrad
Tillie Pensak
Abraham Perlman
Eva Purisch
Jack Robarts
Herbert Rothchild
Dorothy Saltzer
Max Schatzer
Donald Schipper
Mollie Shapiro
Max Spruchman
Donald Steinman
Phyllis Stratton
Jerome Wodiska
Charles Zaiden
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CAN YOU HELP PLEASE?
We are STILL LOOKING
We want and need to be
TOGETHER and IN-PERSON for Shabbat -
please HELP us find a new space!
Any ideas and possibilities welcomed.
Thank you to those who have made some timely suggestions!
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A FUN TWIST TO AN OLD STANDARD --
Enjoy for the Season!
Thank you to our Pres. Ron Chazan, for sharing!
Twas the night before Christmas and down here in Boca, ...
I was sitting at Starbucks, drinking my mocha.
I know we're all Jewish, but was wondering still,
if Santa would come here and give us a thrill.
On my way home, no Christmas lights did I see,
on the houses, the windows, not even the trees.
What a strange feeling. Not a decoration in sight.
Was it really December or a warm summer's night?
I drove past Toojay's, there were lines out the door.
People were waiting for kishka and more.
The restaurants were busy, Christmas dinners not planned.
Never, not here, we're in Boca Land .
At home all was quiet. I left out Kosher wine,
In case Santa came to Boca for the very first time.
Snoozing came easy to me Christmas Eve.
I wasn't waiting for presents to be left under a tree.
I could hope all I want. I could fuss and then see,
if Santa would make time for little old me.
Then all of a sudden up pulled his Jag,
with a sack full of presents each sporting a tag.
Oh Bloomies, Oh Saks, Oh Nieman's and more.
He knows where to shop, he frequents my stores!
He looked for the lox, the bagels and deli.
He came to Boca first to fill up his belly!
"I have a long night ahead, I want you to know.
From Boca I leave for New York and the snow."
He stayed for a while, he chatted and ate.
Then he left in a flash before it got late.
What a great night I thought with a sigh.
That jolly old Santa is a really nice guy.
As I cleared off the table I heard with delight
"Shalom to you all, and OY, what a night"!!
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During this Festival of Lights,
may your home be filled with warmth,
your heart with love,
and your life with the brightness of hope.
As we kindle the Chanukah candles each night of this special holiday,
let the glow remind us of the miracles in our lives
and the importance of spreading kindness
to all we know and all we meet.
Wishing you a joyous and Happy Chanukah!
May it be filled with love, peace, laughter, and togetherness.
Chag Chanukah Sameach!
We hope that our fellow Israelis may know peace soon
and be reunited with all of their loved ones.
Have a beautiful Chanukah
and may our lights shine and radiate
and rid our world of hate and anti-Semitism! Amen!
Shavua Tov!
With Shalom,
Sharon Leibovitz
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