On Hanukkah 1932, Rachel Pos-ner, wife of Rabbi Dr. Akiva Posner, took this iconic photo of the family Hanukkah menorah in the window of the family home across the street from a building displaying a Nazi flag.

On the back of the photograph, Rachel Posner wrote in German:

“Chanukah 5692 (1932) ‘Death to Judah’So the flag says

‘Judah will live forever’So the light answers.”

Dr. Akiva Posner was the last Rabbi of the commu-nity of Kiel, Germany. Rabbi Posner actively protested the growing power of the Nazi party. When tension and violence in the city intensified, the Jewish community encouraged the Rabbi and his family to flee to Israel to save their lives.

The Posner family arrived in Israel in 1934, taking their famous menorah with them. Some 80 years lat-er, Akiva and Rachel Posner’s descendants loaned this menorah to Yad VaShem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Museum, where it stands next to the iconic picture to this day.

Posner’s granddaughter explained: “Hanukkah is dif-ferent from most home holidays because it is about put-ting the menorah in the window. It is a public statement about what you believe. With Passover, the mitzvah is to publicize the miracle to the next generation of your family.

With Hanukkah, the mitzvah is to publicize the mira-cle to the outside world…. Instead of the light (of Ha-nukkah) coming from the outside world, which is what television is -- ultimately dissolving everybody into

their own rooms -- the light comes from inside the family and illumi-nates the neighbor-hood.”

In a world where hatred and divi-siveness are once again on the rise, it is meaningful that Temple Beth Or will once again publicize the mira-cle of Hanukkah in our congregation-al neighborhood. Years ago, we had a large outside Hanukkiah, but it was damaged by the weather.

Now we are blessed by a gift from Bill and Judie Kell who donated a brand new sturdy Hanukkah Menorah for our Temple grounds. Please join us as we dedicate this new gift and thank the Kells on the Friday night of Hanukkah, December 15. Our special Hanukkah “preneg” at 6:30 p.m. will move to an outside dedica-tion and kindling of our new menorah just prior to our Hanukkah Shabbat service at 7p.m.

Among the many laws our Rabbis discussed about kindling the Hanukkah lamp is that one is not supposed to light our candles in private and then move them to the door or window. We are supposed to light them in the threshold. The blessing comes from willingly as-serting our faith in public, not with raging fire but with a single quiet flame. Rabbi Akiva and Rachel Posner did so in the 1930s. Let us remember them, as we do so 85 years later.

Hag Sameach,

December 2017 Volume XXIX, Issue 2

Hanukkah a Time to Spread Light

THE LIGHTPublished monthly by

Temple Beth Or 5275 Marshall Rd. Dayton OH 45429

www.templebethor.comPhone: (937) 435-3400

RABBIJudy Chessin

ASSISTANT RABBI Ari Ballaban

ADMINISTRATORDonna Brodnick

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATORSharon Bengel

BOTY ADVISOR Gavi Douglass

OFFICERSJerry Weckstein, President

Micah Siegal, Vice PresidentJohn Granby, Secretary

Karen Lindsay, Treasurer

MEMBERS AT LARGEJane Briskin Sue NelsonMarni Flagel Jessica SimpsonJoan Greenfield Dan SweenyCorky Katz

COMMITTEE CHAIRSAdministration: Ira SegalewitzEducation: Jessica SimpsonFund-raising: Karen LindsayMember Services: Deb CharPersonnel: Micah SiegalReligious: Joan GreenfieldVolunteers: Paula Gessiness

AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONSJudaica Shop: Karen LindsayBOTY President: Ben GuadalupeConnections for Seniors: Hank Adler

Our Lives

Yahrzeit RemembrancesTemple Beth Or remembers our loved ones on the Sabbath nearest the

anniversary of their passing or yahrzeit. The following names will be read during services this month.

December 1Irma A. Rosengarten (11/30)Patricia Blair (12/1)Sarah Cramer (12/1)Edmon Low (12/2)Gertrude Pearl (12/2)Leatrice Phillips (12/2)Fannie Schneidman Rosengarten (12/2)Sara Bromberg (12/3)Genevieve K. Ryan (12/4)

December 8Clark Davis (12/7)Irene Fisher Sachs (12/7)Greg Lindsay (12/8)Dr. Stuart M. Denmark (12/9)Molly Levenson (12/9)Deanna Pickard (12/9)Herbert Remer (12/9)Bertha Troy (12/9)Isaac Char (12/10)Pearl Faber Stein (12/10)Ruth Hoffman (12/11)Robert Walder (12/11)Martin Berks (12/12)Harry Solganik (12/12)

December 15Barbara Shackleford (12/13)Jerome Chamovitz (12/15)Carl Hoffman (12/15)Dr. Leon Rosenbaum Jr. (12/15)Dorothy Dicker (12/18)Ruth Rosset (12/18)Mary Francis Bauer (12/19)

December 22Lillian Skelly (12/20)Matilda Moltz (12/21)Melvin Bressler (12/22)Harvey Siegal (12/22)Rochel Turetsky (12/22)Ruth Alexander (12/24)Sidney Alexander (12/24)Jordan Bettman (12/24)Bernard S. Haffner (12/25)Ralph Lehman (12/26)

December 29Richard Flagel (12/27)Martin Garson Orlins (12/27)David L. Roberts (12/27)Joan Sumers (12/27)Rae Engel (12/28)Joan Lehman (12/28)Cecelian Levy (12/28)Sylvia Cohen (12/29)Reuben Miller (12/30)Thomas Rosenfield (12/30)Evelyn Ross (12/30)Helen Ruth Goldstein (12/30)Albert Altman (1/1)Meyer H. Dreety (1/1)Samuel Farber (1/1)Harriet Lilienthal Holstine (1/1)Florence Ness (1/1)Lindsay Anne Weprin (1/1)Doris Ligot (1/2)

Do you have news or need prayers? Please contact the Temple office at 937-435-3400 to share a birth, marriage or seek get well wishes. Your congregation cares about you!

The congregation wishes strength, hope and health to the following: Judie Kell and Rosemary Mauch.

Hakarat Tovah: Karen Lindsay

Honorable Menschens

We are kvelling over Joni Wat-son who was named WOEA Teach-er of the Year in early November. Joni teaches art for Dayton Public Schools. She was nominated by fel-low teacher Lauren Gruber. Joni is in her 32nd year of teaching. Con-gratulations Joni!

We are kvelling over Rachel Westerkamp whose soccer success continues at Illinois Wesleyan Uni-versity. Rachel was recently the “Featured Titan” and has previously been named the Newcomer of the Year. Rachel, a midfielder, is the daughter of John and Lori Wester-kamp.

Dine Out to Raise Funds for Temple

Volunteers AreImportant

CrossFit to Feature Hanukkah

Wing It with Temple Beth Or during Hanukkah on Monday, Dec. 18.

We’ve partnered with Buffalo Wild Wings at 262 E. Stroop Road to eat wings and raise funds. All day long from 11 a.m. to midnight, just say you are with Temple Beth Or

and we earn 20% of your bill.Flyers are available at Temple and

online but are not required. Eat on your own or get a group of

Temple friends together. Tell your neighbors and non-member friends too!

Temple Beth Or’s Volunteer Com-mittee is fully engaged and reaching out to YOU!

Paula Gessiness has taken on the role of Chairperson of this commit-tee which founding member Max-ine Hoffman began before her move to Michigan last spring. The goal of the committee is to add more con-gregants to our existing member volunteers for time limited activities and events as identified by board members or committee chairs.

Paula and her team directly con-tact members of Temple Beth Or with specific requests: Can you host an Oneg Shabbat? Would you be available to help set up the Arti-san Fair? Do you plan to usher for High Holidays again this year?

They also follow up if congregants who are ill or injured need support from their Temple community.

These efforts are meant to help congregants feel more engaged in our Temple community. Have you been looking for a place to volun-teer, contact Paula at pgessiness@aol.com or 937-848-6566 and she will plug you in.

If you have wanted to try CrossFit or work out with your rabbi, we have an event for you!

Temple Beth Or and Centerville CrossFit will sponsor a Hanukkah WOD (Workout of the Day) on Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Centerville Cross-Fit, 923 Senate Drive.

This free community style work-out will have a Hanukkah theme and is open to all adults who want to experience CrossFit, a unique set of regimens designed to increase work

capacity and strength in a measur-able way.

Anyone can do CrossFit. The movements are scalable for any fit-ness level – from the person trying to get back in shape to the elite athlete.

The Hanukkah WOD will last about an hour and refreshments will be served afterward. Please register by calling Temple Beth Or at 937-435-3400. The event is open to the entire Jewish community – bring a friend!

The Hebrew term hakarat tovah means “recognizing the good.” At Temple Beth Or, we often ask for help and often our Temple heroes take on multiple roles to make our congregation shine.

Karen Lindsay performs many polishing roles for us both behind the scenes and in more visible ways.

As Treasurer of our Board of Directors, Karen keeps the books balanced, bills paid and dollars correctly allocated, not to mention playing a major role in annual bud-geting. She sits on the Executive Committee and chairs the Budget and Finance Committee; she has also chaired the Nominating Com-mittee.

Karen takes Temple’s financial position seriously and has spent considerable time exploring oth-er like size congregations and the Union of Reform Judaism to dis-cover best practices for financial

sustainabili-ty. To further s t r e n g t h e n Temple’s fi-nancial po-sition, she has also tak-en on the Fund-Raising C o m m i t t e e and a big role in our Artisan Fair with Brisket Lunch.

But that’s not enough for Kar-en! She has organized our Wing It event for Dec. 18 (see below) and she is hosting a Party Time skating party next month.

One can always find Karen at Temple meetings or on a Sun-day morning at Temple combing through the books looking for that errant missing penny! Taking on all these roles deserves more than just a thank you. We would truly be lost without Karen! Todah Rabbah to our Temple financial Maccabee.

Writing about the meaning of Jew-ish symbols, Erwin Goodenough (an important historian who helped to uncover the significant role of art in Jewish history) once explained that a symbol is an “image or design with a significance, to the one who uses it, quite beyond its manifest content.”

He went on to add that a symbol “operates on men, and causes effect in them, beyond mere recognition of what is literally presented in the given form” of the image or symbol itself. It turns out that, though a nuanced under-standing of symbols may appear largely pedantic, the myriad existence of symbols in Judaism makes such knowledge anything but.

We have a perfect example of this reality just on the horizon: Hanukkah will begin on the evening of De-cember 12, and at that time Jews around the world will begin an eight-night ritual of lighting a special, symbol-ic lamp- the menorah. The menorah is, of course, “just” a lamp. Its — to use Goodenough’s phrase — “manifest content” is merely to hold candles which can be burned to produce light.

If we think about it, the lighting of such candles could comprise a perfectly benign, non-religious action, es-pecially during the short and cold days of November or December. To this effect: If we were to imagine a person completely unfamiliar with Judaism seeing a menorah in use, there is no reason to expect that they would recognize that its purpose was anything except light production.

However—in light of our knowledge about the me-norah (pun definitely intended!)—we know that this is a woefully incomplete view of this symbolic object and its ritual purpose. In fact, the light which the menorah produces is something that Judaism specifically forbids us to use for any purpose other than ornamentation (that is, Jewish law forbids us to use the use of light from a menorah for anything practical, such as for illuminating a book to read). Instead, the light from this special lamp is meant to be purely symbolic.

Up to here, I don’t think I have suggested anything particularly radical. However, the second part of Good-enough’s definition is something I find striking: Sym-bols are meant to “operate” and “cause effect” on us in a way completely unrelated to their literal form. How

should we inter-pret this? I think that what Goode-nough is suggest-ing is that for an object properly to be called a sym-bol, it must move us. If the light from the menorah is something we appreciate only as pretty light, then it has not accomplished its purpose and it is not truly a symbol.

For the lights of Hanukkah, the question becomes: What are the lights on the menorah moving you to do? How have they inspired you to act differently? To make the lights from Hanukkah meaningful, we must make ourselves remain continuously aware of their deeper meaning: They are meant to remind us of an historic event during which our people triumphed over forces powerful and numerous enough that victo-ry, to the Jews, seemed impossible. They are, addition-ally, meant to be symbolic of the ways that Jews, Jew-ish history, and the unique Jewish approach to moral issues can make the world a brighter place.

To paraphrase the words of one American rabbi who sought to explain the political significance of the me-norah in today’s trying times, this is a holiday which is meant to inspire us to show hope in the face of fear and light in the face of darkness. It is meant to remind us that, even as a small religious minority in the United States, we have a voice and must speak out in fights essential to maintaining our religious moral standing.

Perhaps most importantly, too, the menorah and its lights—which we are supposed to put into a window, shining as a reminder to all, Jewish and non-Jewish, of the miracle of Hanukkah—are a symbol which re-mind us that Judaism’s charge is for us to engage in the world and to engage with it. We aren’t just supposed to personally be moved by this particular symbol, but, instead, we are meant to use it to move others.

Wishing everyone a chag urim sameach,

Rabbi Ari Ballaban

Use What Moves You to Move Others

Makor School News

Family ServicesWe continue to experiment with

a new start time for our family ser-vices and we need your feedback.

On Dec. 8, we will have dinner at 5:30 p.m. and the service will begin at 6 p.m. with assistance from our Makor students in grades 4 and 5. This new time worked well in No-vember but we want to hear from

more families before we make a permanent change.

For all family services, the partic-ipating grade is asked to complete our preneg dinner. Temple provides pizza and salad ($5 donation per family). The students and their fam-ilies are asked to provide side dish-es, desserts and drinks.

Please let us know if this earli-

er start time works better for your family! Contact Rabbi Ari Ballaban anytime. These services are won-derful preparation for our students in the years leading up to their bar and bat mitzvahs. Please come sup-port them!

Calendar UpdateMakor and Hebrew School will

meet on Dec. 3 and 10 before our three week winter break. Please also mark your calendar for no school on Jan. 14 in observation of Martin Lu-ther King Jr., Day.

Snow Day Policy for TempleOccasionally, Temple classes and

events are cancelled due to inclem-ent weather.

If bad weather threatens, please watch our website at www.tem-plebethor.com, our Facebook page and local news media for cancella-tions.

As always, use your personal judgement to determine if it is safe to venture out for a Temple event.

‘Heroes of the Holocaust’ Theme of Contests

Makor students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades assisted with the November Family Service. Each of the students pictured is currently preparing for b’nai mitzvah.

The Dayton Holocaust Resource Center has released the criteria for its annual Lydia May Memorial Writing Contest and Max May Memorial Art Contest.

Both contests are open to students in grades 5 through 12. This year’s theme is “Heroes of the Holocaust.” Writ-ing entries are due March 9, 2018. Art entries are due March 16, 2018.

Entries must come through a teacher unless the student is home-schooled. Students at any greater Day-ton area school, public, parochial or private, as well as home-schooled, are eligible.

Winners will be notified soon after the deadline and an-nounced at the Community Yom Hashoah Service sched-uled for April 8 at 4 p.m. at Beth Jacob Synagogue.

The contest theme recognizes the many individual stories that make up the story of the Holocaust, many of which may not have been heard. The writing and art projects should focus on one person or group of people who behaved in a heroic manner under horrific condi-

tions. They could be rescuers, survivors or resisters. Writing entries may be submitted to jphares@jfgd.net

or mailed to Dayton Holocaust Resource Center, 305 Sugar Camp Circle, Dayton, Ohio 45409. They should include a title entry page available at www.daytonholo-caust.org and the student’s name should not appear on the actual work.

Art entries may be sent to the same address, however, the Center prefers they are dropped off at Beth Jacob, 7020 N. Main St., Dayton. Call 937-274-2149 first.

Monetary awards are given for first, second and third place and honorable mention. Entries will be judged for originality, content and understanding of the subject. All entries become the property of the Dayton Holocaust Resource Center which reserves the right to publish or exhibit them in part or in their entirety including photos.

Please visit www.daytonholocaust.org for entry forms and past winners. Email questions to Renate Frydman at rene@daytonholocaust.org.

Youth News

Connections for SeniorsOur senior members continue

to be an important part of our Temple Beth Or family and Con-nections is a dynamic outreach program that helps them main-tain their involvement in our Temple community.

L’Chaim!Seniors with birthdays in

December, January or February will be celebrated at the January 5 Oneg Shabbat.

This quarter we honor the fol-lowing: Claire Berks, Robert A. Bernstein, Dena R. Briskin, Judy Chessin, Eva Clair, Michael Cook, Annette R. Cream, Bill Fried, Marsha Gold-berg, Israel Guterman, Maxine Halasz, Bruce Holroyd, Ellen Holroyd, Thelma Karp, William Kell, Ellen C. Lauber, Barbara Mendelson, Marvin E. Miller, Shelly R. Miller, Robert Saffer-man, Ted Schutzbank, Ira Se-

galewitz and Gerald Troy. Join us and be sure to thank

Dan Weiner for the cake!Transportation

If you need a ride to Temple for Friday Shabbat services, please contact the office by noon on Thursday. Someone from Con-nections will contact you with ride information.

Drivers are needed! Please contact the Temple Office or Hank Adler to volunteer. We will work to connect you with seniors near you.

Did You Know?If you are hospitalized, your

doctors and nurses are no longer allowed to contact your clergy unless you expressly ask them to.

If you or a family member are ill, having surgery or are admit-ted to a local hospital, contact the Temple office to be added to our prayer list.

Making Their MarkMembers of BOTY gathered Nov.

19 to paint a mural in the Youth Lounge.

The mural, pictured, features a chalkboard center allowing teens to change the artwork or leave mes-sages.

Pictured left to right are Joel Ka-plan, Maddie Gruenberg, Zeb Ku-perman, Sara Zendlovitz, Natalie Taylor and Ava Kuperman.

L’Chaim!BOTY Members will celebrate a

year full of birthdays this Decem-ber.

The group will gather to celebrate

each member’s birthday no matter when it was! The party is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the youth lounge.

Winter Kallah in CincinnatiThe next OV-NFTY Kallah is set

for January 19 through 21 at Hebrew Union College. Visit www.ohioval-leynfty.org for more information.

The University of Dayton New Horizons Music Program invites the Temple Beth Or community to its 2017 holiday concert at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, in Levin Hall.

The free concert will feature perfor-mances by the program’s concert, be-ginning and jazz bands. A reception with snacks will follow.

UD’s New Horizons Music Pro-gram is an instrumental music pro-gram for adults, whether they have never played an instrument, wish to resume playing after many years, or are looking for new playing opportu-nities.

For more information, contact Craig Southerington at csoutherington@gmail.com or (937) 657-5747.

Concert Will Showcase UD Adult

Music Program

Contributions to Temple Beth OrTemple’s many funds provide a meaningful way to mark the

life cycle events we all experience. From a birth to a gradua-tion, from the recovery from an illness to a promotion or mar-riage, we all experience joy and sadness throughout our lives.

To express your caring and concern, please send your trib-ute card and minimum $10 donation to the Temple office. All donations are tax deductible.

President’s Post: If You’re Happy,

Donate!As you begin to buy Hanukkah pres-

ents and review your final personal/family budgets for the year, how did you do? Did you have the financial year that you had planned? Maybe better? Are you happy with how this year has turned out?

Hopefully, you have had a good year. And hopefully Temple Beth Or has been a part of it. Did you learn something from the Rabbi’s sermons? Did you par-ticipate in a Party Time event and have fun? Did you celebrate the High Holy days with friends and family at Temple? Did Temple Beth Or help you express your Jewish identity this year?

Well, as the old song says, “If You’re Happy and You Know It, Donate!” Temple Beth Or has incurred expenses this year, many that were planned, but some were unplanned. Budgeted ex-penses were a new roof, a new façade in some areas, new soffits and gutters, new furnaces and AC units, as well as mul-tiple interior repairs to keep the Temple looking good. However, unexpected expenses always occur and, in particu-lar, the current environment has us re-viewing security measures and related budgetary items. Security is extremely important, and Temple needs to spend what is necessary for our Members.

If you had a good year, Temple would appreciate your donation at this time. Your donation can go into our Gener-al Fund (which includes Security) or to one of our restricted funds targeted at a variety of key areas. So, if you are hap-py and you know it, donate. Your dona-tions will continue to keep Temple Beth Or a safe and special place, ‘Today . . . and for Generations.’

Jerry Weckstein

General Fund In Appreciation of:

Temple Beth Or Marsha and Stephen Goldberg Ron Lobel Nathan R Rosengarten Intervivos Trust, David E Rosengarten, tteeEd and Susan Ross of Ross Family Farm Sue and Ron Nelson Debbie and Art Altman Marsha and Steve Goldberg

In Honor of:Marriage of Paul Burte & Stephanie Brugger Joan and Art Greenfield

In Memory of: Phyllis and Leo Goldberg and Joan Sumers Marsha and Stephen Goldberg Rae Izenson Eva and Fred Izenson Clair Parnes Andrea and Craig Self Dr. Stuart Denmark Dr. Scot DenmarkRabbi’s Discretionary Fund In Memory of: Thelma Hassel Allison LebuhnMusic Fund

In Memory of: Henry Marx Marilyn Marx

In addition to our General Fund, Building Fund and the Discretionary Funds for both our Rabbis, Temple Beth Or also has the following funds:

Adult Education Fund: sup-ports adult education programs.

BOTY: helps Temple youth participate in regional, national

eventsCampership Fund: helps send

children to Jewish summer camps

Education Fund: supports Makor and Hebrew school

Oneg Shabbat FundPrayer Book FundTikkun Olam Fund: supports

social action programming.

Interfaith Event Writes 30-Year Story

Member Gene Solomon represents Temple Beth Or in the Procession of Light which opened the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. Participating clergy were (below, left to right) host Rev. Daniel Meyer, St. Charles; Rabbi Judy Chessin; Rev. Barry DeShelter, Christ Church United Methodist; Dr. Aliya Khan, Dayton Mercy Society; and Rev. Dr. Brian Newcomb, David’s United Church of Christ.

Party Time Events Gather Friends, Raise FundsParty Time events among Temple

Beth Or congregants are great ways to have fun and raise money.

Our first two events were big suc-cesses. Thanks goes to the Altmans, Goldbergs and Nelsons for hosting S’more Fun again at the Ross Fam-ily Farm (pictured).

Thanks also goes to Teri and Mike Halasz and their whole family for organizing a fun and colorful Tie Dye Party. Extra shirts were or-dered and will be for sale at the Ar-tisan Fair Dec. 3.

January includes two fun events on the same weekend. Bourbon and Brisket will return Jan. 20 thanks to the efforts of Corky Katz

and Dave London. Taste and com-pare different bourbons while en-joying scrumptious homemade bris-ket and all the trimmings.

Cost will be $50 per person and the event is limited to 25 people. Join us from 6 to 9 p.m. for a mem-orable evening. Call the Temple of-fice at 937-435-3400 to RSVP.

You can work off the brisket the next day by joining us for a Skating Party. Meet at Riverscape Sunday, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. for this event host-ed by Karen Lindsay. Cost will be $10 for skate rental and hot choco-late. This event can hold 50 people so bring a friend! Please call the of-fice to RSVP.

“Caught as we are in our convic-tions, we are often blind to the pres-ence of God in the hearts and minds of others.” - Benjy Klein

Hundreds gathered to give shared thanks and celebrate three decades of peaceful local partnership de-signed to remove blinders. The 30th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service was held at St. Charles Bor-romeo Nov. 20.

In addition to the host congrega-tion and Temple Beth Or, partici-pating congregations were Christ Church United Methodist, David’s United Church of Christ and, for the first time, members of the Dayton Mercy Society representing the Is-lamic faith.

Rabbi Judy Chessin, as the re-maining original member of clergy involved with the project for all 30 years, gave the sermon on the 40th anniversary of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s journey to Jerusa-lem to seek peace. She touched on current events including terrorist at-tacks, saying “Thank God we have each other on the journey to peace.”

Rabbi Chessin also spoke of his-torical figures, including the cele-brated Pilgrims, who gained lasting fame through wrong turns.

“Looking back, the long way was the short way,” she said of the Isra-elites’ 40 years of wandering in the desert. “The divine plan is far more complex than we can comprehend. Give thanks for what God does – both the things that appear good to us and those that don’t.”

Adult Education

Program on Israel in the Media Planned

Hebrew for Beginners Moves to VocabularyExpand your Hebrew vo-

cabulary and read simple stories and newspaper pas-sages with Rabbi Ari Balla-ban beginning Jan. 7.

This course, Beginning Hebrew 2.0, assumes you know the Hebrew alphabet and pronunciation and will allow you to practice lon-ger readings and learn more words. Emphasis will be on vocabulary. We will try some simple passages and some children’s stories as well.

You do not have to have taken Beginning Hebrew with Rabbi Ballaban this fall. This course is a natural follow on if you did, however.

Cost is $100, including materials. Classes will meet on Sundays at 1 p.m. and follow the same break sched-ule as our children’s Hebrew School. Class dates are: Jan. 7 and 21, Feb. 4 and 11, March 4 and 11, April 8, 15, 22, 29.

Registration forms are available at Temple and on our website.

Chai Mitzvah Our Chai Mitzvah group will meet Wednesday, Dec.

13 at 1 p.m. The topic is Individual and Community.We are still working to form an evening group, please

call the office if you are interest-ed.

Chai Mitzvah also continues to work on our Temple history scrapbook. Please submit your photos (copies only) by Dec. 31.

Tanach StudyRabbi Judy Chessin continues to lead this group in

studying the original Hebrew Scriptures. Upcoming meetings are set for: Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. and Dec. 17 at 11 a.m.

Adult HebrewRabbi Ari Ballaban’s new Beginner’s class meets

Dec. 3 and 10 at 1 p.m. This will complete the class. See above regarding the next offering that begins in January.

Rabbi Judy Chessin leads an Advanced Adult Hebrew class. This month, they will meet on Dec. 3, 10 and 17 at 1 p.m.

Save the Date Save the Date for a class on cooking for and hosting

your own Passover Seder at home on March 25. The class is still being planned but will take place in the afternoon.

Noted area psycho log i s t and Temple Beth Or mem-ber Richard B r o m b e r g , Ph.D., will dis-cuss Media Bias Against Is-rael at a January event sponsored by our Adult Education Committee.

Dr. Bromberg has practiced local-ly with his wife, Diann, since 1970. In the 1970s and 1980s, he appeared frequently in local news media as an expert and columnist. He has trav-eled to Israel multiple times and written opinion pieces on bias in the media around the world.

Dr. Bromberg’s talk on Media Bias Against Israel will take place Sunday, Jan. 7 at 9:30 a.m. in Levin Hall.

In an opinion piece published by the Dayton Jewish Observer earlier this year, he wrote:

“A quick scan of the websites of Israel-focused media watch-dogs shows that inaccurate and even fabricated reports about Israel are frequent and plenti-ful. With the help of concerned laypersons the world over, these watchdog NGOs mon-itor the media 24/7 for bias, holding reporters accountable, and seeking corrections. Their websites offer a telling history

of examples of biased reports confronted and corrected.

Such watchdogs include: BBC Watch, CAMERA (Com-mittee for Accuracy in Mid-dle East Reporting in Ameri-ca), FLAME (Facts and Logic About the Middle East), Hon-estReporting, MEMRI (The Middle East Media Research Institute), Palestinian Media Watch, and UK Media Watch.”

Dr. Bromberg has taught at Wright State University, University of Dayton and Sinclair Community College. He has practiced at several facilities in the area and in private practice.

December ServicesTemple Beth Or prides itself on a variety of family friendly service styles.

While some services are particularly aimed at youngsters, all ages are welcome at all events. Worship remains the central focus of all services. Please join us!

Share your joy with food!Oneg and Preneg hosts are needed for upcoming

services. What is an Oneg Shabbat? It is simply a nosh shared with friends after services. Prenegs are held before services.

Oneg Shabbat hosts are needed on the first Fridays of the month. Preneg hosts are needed on the third Fridays of the month.

Hosting is a great way to celebrate birthdays, milestones or blessings. Share your joy. Call the Temple office at 937-435-3400 to sign up.

Friday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m.Rock of Ages Shabbat: Marc Rossio rocks the house as he, Rabbi Judy Chessin and Temple musicians lead a creative, upbeat and lively service. The Oneg Shabbat will be hosted by Gina and Neil Kahn. We will cele-brate seniors with birthdays in December, January and February.

Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m. Shabbat Service and Tanach Study: Led by Rabbi Judy Chessin. Bring a potluck offering to share as we continue the Book of Proverbs.

Friday, Dec. 8, 5:30/6 p.m.Family Shabbat Service: Led by Rabbi Ari Ballaban with assistance from Makor grades 4 and 5. We are ex-perimenting with a new start time and need your feed-back! Pizza and salad dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. fol-lowed by the service at 6 p.m. A $5 donation per family is appreciated. Families of 4th and 5th graders are asked to bring desserts, sides and drinks for the preneg.

Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m.60-Minute Shabbat: Led by Rabbi Ari Ballaban, this service will read and discuss the Torah portion Vayeshev.

Friday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m.Hanukkah Service: Led by Rabbi Judy Chessin featur-ing the Temple Beth Or Choir directed by Mary Rogers and accompanied by Diann Bromberg. The 6:30 p.m.

Hanukkah preneg will be hosted by Susan Hand and Karen Granby. Come prepared to be festive as we ded-icate our new outdoor menorah donated by Judie and Bill Kell!

Saturday, Dec. 16There will be no services today due to a private wed-ding.

Friday, Dec. 22, 6:30 p.m.Kabbalat Shabbat with Congregational Potluck: Led by Rabbi Judy Chessin followed by a congregational potluck. Temple will provide the main dish ($5 dona-tion per family). Bring a dish to share: A to H, bring a dessert; I to O bring a salad or vegetable; P to Z bring a side dish.

Saturday, Dec. 23, 10 a.m.Shabbat Shireinu: Sing-along Sabbath led by Para Rabbi Lorraine Fortner and Temple Music Director Mary Rogers. Come learn the most updated songs we use in our Shabbat services.

Friday, Dec. 29, 6:30 p.m.Chinese Shabbat: Meet us at North China, 6090 Far Hills Ave., for a brief service and feast of delicious food. Please RSVP to the office at 937-435-3400 or donna@templebethor.com so they brew enough tea! (Everyone buys their own dinner.)

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Celebrate Hanukkah with Temple Beth OrDecember 13: JCC Community Hanukkah Celebrationfeaturing Joanne Leeds 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.• $14/$9 at door

December 15: Hanukkah Shabbat

and Outdoor Menorah Dedication

Preneg at 6:30 p.m. followed by Dedication

New Outdoor Menorah Donated by

Bill and Judie Kell

Indoor Service with Choir led by Rabbi Chessin at 7

December 14: Hanukkah CrossFit Workout of the Day

Hosted by Rabbi Chessin and Corky Katz

Centerville CrossFit, Senate Dr.7:30 p.m. FREE & followed by nosh

December 18: Wing It with Temple Beth OrAll day at Buffalo Wild Wings on East Stroop.

Mention Temple and we earn 20% of your check!