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JRF Legacy Project

Victoria Cangelosi — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:02:34 -0400

As the JRF and the RRC continue to restructure our movement for a better future, JRF has created a timeless Legacy Tribute Book in honor of our congregations. This keepsake memento will walk our members through the years of Reconstructionist history and highlight each of our communities in story and pictures. We are looking for your help to make this once-in-a-lifetime tribute book a reality. Would you consider making a gift to the JRF to support our lasting legacy?

For donors who support our movement with a gift at the Kaplan Legacy Sponsorship $5,000 level, we will send you a Legacy Tribute Book, the accompanying Legacy DVD, and commemorative leather bound editions of Judaism as a Civilization and Reconstructing Judaism.

For donors who support our movement with a gift at the Eisenstein Legacy Sponsorship $1,800 level, we will send you a Legacy Tribute Book, the accompanying Legacy DVD, and one commemorative leather bound edition of either Judaism as a Civilization or Reconstructing Judaism - your choice.

For donors who support our movement with a gift at the Patron Sponsorship $720 level, we will send you a Legacy Tribute Book and the accompanying Legacy DVD.

For donors who support our movement with a gift at the Friend Sponsorship $360 level, we will send you a Legacy Tribute Book.

For donors who support our movement with a gift at the $118 level, we will send you a complimentary Legacy DVD.

Please consider contributing to this special project and receiving these special, limited edition items you will always treasure for your personal library. These also make wonderful, unique gifts for a friend or loved one.

Make your gift online.

Congregation Bet Haverim Takes Part in Living Wage Campaign

Lisa Tuttle — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:19:42 -0500

The Tikkun Olam committee of Congregation Bet Haverim in Atlanta, Georgia, asks the question "How little could you live on?" At the Kabbalat Shabbat service on Friday, December 5 will be a special program on the Living Wage Campaign. This interfaith alliance, of which Bet Haverim is a member, hopes to raise the salaries of the lowest-paid workers in Georgia, many of whom are not covered by the federal minimum wage law. To help understand the significance of the choices workers must make, congregants have been invited to jot down ahead of time their own “subsistence” budget for a month, including just the necessities they must pay for and to bring it to the December 5 service. How little could YOU live on? Read more!

How little could YOU live on?

What are your and your family’s minimum expenses each month – just for the items you need to have, with no “luxuries” such as entertainment, restaurants, new clothes, travel, cable TV, Internet, hair appointments, etc.?

Housing $_________ per month

Utilities (water, heat, electricity, phone) $_________ per month

Food $_________ per month

Child care $_________ per month

Transportation (car payment, gas, insurance, etc.) $______ per month

Medical needs $_________ per month

Necessary clothing $_________ per month

School supplies $_________ per month

Other $_________ per month

Rabbi Mark Kram Joins Beth Or

Lisa Tuttle — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:05:10 -0400

Rabbi Mark KramPlease join us in extending a warm welcome to Rabbi Mark Kram, who became the new spiritual leader of Temple Beth Or in Miami, FL, on July 1, 2008.

In announcing the agreement with Rabbi Kram, Larry Goodman, President of Temple Beth Or, expressed the sentiments of the Congregation: “We are thrilled to welcome into our spiritual community an individual who has been such an integral part of the Greater Miami community for so many years and who has been a source of education, inspiration and comfort to so many of us.”

Many Miamians know Rabbi Kram through his association with Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life both on the University of Miami campus and as the Florida Hillel’s statewide director.

Rabbi Kram also served as Associate Rabbi at Temple Beth Am in Miami, and most recently as a consultant to Jewish organizations nationwide. He is also a professional Life/Business/Personal Coach.

Said Rabbi Rebecca Lillian, the popular Rabbi of Temple Beth Or for the past four years: “Leaving the wonderful community of Beth Or is difficult to do, but knowing that I am leaving this pulpit in the hands of such a capable and creative spiritual leader makes it easier. Although I’ll be living in Chicago, I look forward to visiting Beth Or and experiencing Rabbi Kram's services and teaching."

For his part, Rabbi Kram observed, “Temple Beth Or has held an important place in our community for over 28 years as the only Reconstructionist congregation in Miami-Dade County. Its intimate size and atmosphere, as well as unique programming add depth to our Jewish presence in South Dade which Rabbi Lillian led with great skill. I am excited for this new challenge and look forward to partnering with Beth Or’s leaders to help strengthen this very special congregational community.”

Temple Beth Or is located at 11715 SW 87 Avenue, Miami. It is the only congregation in Dade County that is a member of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation. Contact number is 305-235-1419 - www.bethormiami.com.