Congregation
L'Dor Va-Dor
wishes you
a great week

and hopes to WOW you
with our upcoming programs!
THE VOICE OF L’DOR VA-DOR
Our e-newsletter
Building the Judaism of Tomorrow TODAY
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Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor’s Newsletter
January 9, 2022 – 7 Shevat, 5782 Edition
Building The Judaism of Tomorrow TODAY with L'Dor Va-Dor

JOIN US FOR SHABBAT VIRTUALLY EVERY FRIDAY at 7:00 pm ET
and follow with our ZOOM & SCHMOOZE Oneg Shabbat Get-Together at 8:15 pm!

Call us: 561-968-0688
Email us: Info@LDORVADOR.org
Our Mailing Address is:
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor . 6100 Boynton Beach Blvd. # 743102 . Boynton Beach, FL 33474
Dear Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor Members, Congregants, Friends, and Neighbors,
L'DOR VA-DOR is happy to present
our UPCOMING PROGRAMMING to YOU!
TOUCH OF TORAH Study
Tuesday, January 11 at 7:00 pm ET
A Virtual Zoom Weekly Program
Join with Rabbi Barry Silver and learn more about the upcoming Shabbat's Torah parsha, Exodus B'Shalach. This parsha highlights Moses bringing the Jewish people out of Egypt. Rabbi goes into depth about the portion, its inner and deeper meanings, and how we can apply this knowledge in today's world. ALL are welcomed to learn more with us!

To join us by Zoom / Computer:

By Phone, dial:
  • 1-312-626-6799, then enter Meeting 883 4142 6745 and #, then enter Passcode 037332 and #
SHABBAT SHIRAH & TU B'SHEVAT Celebration
Friday, January 14 at 7:00 pm ET
Virtually available on Zoom, YouTube, and Facebook
Will also be available after, by YouTube recording
Celebrate with L'Dor Va-Dor in GRAND STYLE, with SONG, with PRAYERS, with WORDS on this special Shabbat of SINGING! We will welcome all with extraordinary music, honoring and remembering Moses and Miriam as they led the Jewish people out from Egypt into freedom. This time also concides with the Jewish New Year of the trees, Tu B'Shevat. We will celebrate the environment, the trees, the waters of the world together with Rabbi Barry Silver, Cantor Carol Garrett, and OTHERS! We welcome YOU to be with us (virtually) and celebrate this Shabbat in a most special way!

To join us by Zoom / Computer:

By Phone, dial:
  • 1-301-715-8592, then enter Meeting 885 9110 9199 and #, then enter Passcode 170394 and #

To view by YouTube:

To view by Facebook:

We invite you also to STAY ON
after our FRIDAY CELEBRATION Services
for our
ZOOM & SCHMOOZE Oneg Shabbat
at 8:15 pm ET

Join us and schmooze with us, share, discuss, and hear some music, immediately after our Friday virtual celebrations of Shabbat (on the same link as the service).
UPCOMING SHABBATS for JANUARY 2022 ... Virtually

January 21 at 7:00 pm ET:
Shabbat and remembering Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 28 at 7:00 pm ET:
Shabbat and honoring International Holocaust Remembrance

To view our ROCKIN' SHABBAT of January 7th, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
TOUCH OF TORAH Study
with TWO RABBIS
Tuesday, January 18 at 7:00 pm ET
A Virtual Zoom Weekly Program
Join with Rabbi Barry Silver and our long-time friend and special guest Rabbi Zvi Kahn, a modern orthodox educator and rabbi. Come and learn more about the upcoming Shabbat's Torah parsha, Exodus Yitro. This parsha highlights Moses' father-in-law Yitro (or Jethro) and the words of wisdom he imparts to his son-in-law.

Enjoy the Torah from two unique and different viewpoints and learn more with us! Let's welcome back Rabbi Kahn and show him some great L'Dor Va-Dor participation! ALL are welcomed!

To join us by Zoom / Computer:

By Phone, dial:
  • 1-312-626-6799, then enter Meeting 883 4142 6745 and #, then enter Passcode 037332 and #
KUMZITS "18"
Chai Song Celebration
Sunday, January 23 at 4:00 pm ET
A BRAND NEW Program for L'Dor Va-Dor ... this first one, Virtually
A meditative and spiritual time in SONG and STORIES!
Led for us by
Cantorial Spiritual Leader ANDREW SUSMAN and RABBI BARRY SILVER

Andy will lead us in some moving and inspiring music and Rabbi Barry will share some exciting and motivating stories and words! We welcome participation in this program and invite one and all to also share words or stories with the group. Please let us know if you would like to share during this special new program!

To join us by Zoom / Computer:

By Phone, dial:
  • 1-646-558-8656, then enter Meeting 884 6386 2755 and #, then enter Passcode 146074 and #
Rabbi Sam Silver
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES Forum
Monday, January 24 at 7:00 pm ET
A Virtual Zoom Monthly Program (Note, change in date please)
Join with Rabbi Barry Silver and guest(s) to debate and discuss relevant and current topics in our world. All agree to agree and disagree agreeably. Your viewpoint and opinion are welcomed. This is a monthly series that was created to honor our founding rabbi, Rabbi Sam Silver, and is slated for the third Monday of each month.

To join us by Zoom / Computer:

By Phone, dial:
  • 1-301-715-8592, then enter Meeting 867 6104 1462 and #, then enter Passcode 308365 and #
A Taste of SHABBAT, SHIRAH & HAVDALAH
Saturday, January 29 at 7:00 pm ET
A Virtual Zoom Monthly Program
Rest ~ Song ~ Separation
A joyful, musical and spiritual time!
Led by ANDREW SUSMAN
Educator & Cantorial Spiritual Leader

We welcome one and all to join in and experience this special time with Andy, enjoying a more traditional taste of Shabbat, its music and prayers, and ending with a very spiritual and meaningful Havdalah service, marking the end of Shabbat.

Be inspired by the music, words, and traditions! Join us, we welcome one and all!

To join us by Zoom / Computer:

By Phone, dial:
  • 1-646-558-8656, then enter Meeting 896 8012 7692 and #, then enter Passcode 378052 and #
Acknowledging
DONATIONS
to L’Dor Va-Dor
 We are so grateful for the
generosity & love shown to
L’Dor Va-Dor by your donations!

TODAH RABAH!
 
  • By Roberta and Leonard Feinman, in memory of Roberta's mother, Frances Kaufman

  • By Rochelle and Richard Horowitz, in memory of Rochelle's sister, Ileona Spruchman

  • By Susan Schulz, in memory of her partner, Paul (Duke) Richard

  • By Seymour Schwartz, in memory of his mother, Lillian Schwartz

  • By Helene Wexler, in memory of her husband, Larry Wexler
ALL of your Donations
are most welcomed,
are tax-deductible,
and will be acknowledged
for your record-keeping.

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
to continue our work and fulfill our goals!
We so appreciate this!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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Please note our address for any mailed donations:

Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor
6100 Boynton Beach Blvd. #743102
Boynton Beach, FL 33474
 
L'Dor Va-Dor continues to do tikkun olam,
repairing the world, one Mitzvah at a time.


Available for YOU Virtually Online!



FILM RECOMMENDATION:

TE ATA
Available through Netflix

This is very nice movie, based on the inspiring, true story of Mary Thompson Fisher, a woman who traversed cultural barriers to become one of the greatest Native American performers of all time.

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SOUSA MENDES FOUNDATION presents the following programs:

THE LOST BOOK OF MOSES:
THE HUNT FOR THE WORLD'S OLDEST BIBLE
Sunday, JANUARY 16 at 4:00 pm ET
Free Zoom Program; Registration is required
  
This book discussion tells the story of the oldest Bible in the world, how its outing as a fraud led to a scandalous death, and why archaeologists now believe it was real — if only they could find it. At once historical drama and modern-day investigation, the book, by Chanan Tigay, simultaneously explores the 19th-century disappearance of a controversial Bible and the author’s hunt for the manuscript across eight countries and four continents.
For more information and to register, PLEASE Click Here.

OTTO VON HABSBURG, SAVED BY SOUSA MENDES
Sunday, JANUARY 23 at 2:00 pm ET
Free Zoom Program; Registration is required
Optional Film Rental $6.99
 
Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria, was on Hitler’s enemy list. He and his family were rescued with visas from Aristides de Sousa Mendes. During the war he was a leading figure in the war against Hitler, and after the war he was one of the founders of the European Parliament.
For more information and to register, PLEASE Click Here.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH presents the following programs:

PLANT A TREE!
Saturday, JANUARY 15 at 9:00 am to 11:30 am ET
Laurel Hills Park, 515 NW 7th Street, Boynton Beach
  
Community Greening and the City of Boynton Beach have teamed up to host a tree planing on Saturday, January 15th from 9 am to 11:30 am, at the Laurel Hills Park. Help to transform the park with dozens of new trees, as we continue to increase the tree canopy throughout Boynton Beach, as part of the #GoGreenBoynton initiative!

Since it is also TU B'SHEVAT, the Jewish New Year of the Trees on Jan.17th, this is very appropriate for all those able to do this!
To learn more and to register to attend and assist,
Call 561-927-TREE (561-927-8733).

REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION
Monday, JANUARY 17 at 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Sara Sims Park, 209 NE 9th Avenue, Boynton Beach
  
This outdoor, family-friendly event will feature music, entertainment, food trucks, children's activiites, a non-profit showcase, and more. Bring folding chairs and/or blankets for a fun afternoon!
To volunteer at the event, please call 561-742-6010.

A DAY OF SERVICE in honor of REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Monday, JANUARY 17 at 9:00 am ET
Carolyn Sims Center, 225 NW 12th Avenue, Boynton Beach
  
A day of service (rather a morning) will be held prior to the celebration in Sara Sims Park at the Carolyn Sims Center. No RSVP is required. Cleanup supplies will be provided, along with coffee and donuts.
To volunteer for this morning of service,
please call 561-742-6255 or email to lazof@bbfl.us.
TENEMENT MUSEUM of New York City presents the following programs:

NEW YORK IN YIDDISH SONG
Thursday, JANUARY 20 at 6:30 pm ET
Free YouTube Live Program; Registration is required, donation optional
  
Join us on YouTube Live for the first ever concert streamed live from inside our historic 97 Orchard Street! We are partnering with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research to bring you a night exploring New York City in the Yiddish imagination with musical performances from inside the recreated 1890s parlor of the Levine family.
For more information and to register, PLEASE Click Here.

LOISAIDA LEARNING
Wednesday, FEBRUARY 2 at 6:30 pm ET
Free Zoom Program; Registration is required, donation optional
  
Join us to commemorate the anniversary of the largest civil rights demonstration of the 1960's, a school boycott of nearly half a million people, known as Freedom Day.
For more information and to register, PLEASE Click Here.

FROM THE 1860's to 2022: Bringing the history of the Lowwer East Side to the Digital Age
Thursday, FEBRUARY 3 at 3:00 pm ET
Free Zoom Program; Registration is required, donation optional
  
Join the Forward for a special conversation in partnership with the Washington Post and the Tenement Museum and learn about the Jewish American story like you’ve never seen it before. The storied museum and newspaper teamed up in December for an interactive essay that transports readers to a Lower East Side tenement. Enjoy this conversation that will give a behind-the-scenes look into how the project was created, how new technologies are being harnessed to transform storytelling, and what this might mean for preserving and sharing Jewish history.
For more information and to register, PLEASE Click Here.
CANTORS ASSEMBLY presents the following programs:

NAOMI SHEMER: Beyond Yerushalayim Shel Zahav, Horshat HaEkalyptus and Lu Y'hi
Monday, JANUARY 10 at 7:00 pm ET
Free Zoom Program; Registration is required
  
Naomi Shemer is often considered one of the most important creators of the classic Israeli sound. Both before and after the pieces which defined her, Shemer was a prolific chronicler of the Israeli experience. Expand your ear beyond the songs everyone knows of Naomi Shemer. There's so much more.
For more information and to register, PLEASE Click Here.

STORIES OF MUSIC
Monday, JANUARY 24 at 8:00 pm ET
Free Zoom Program; Registration is required
  
Building on the success of our original Stories of Music series in 2020, we're back with an ALMOST all-new slate of programs. Our partners at the Lowell Milken Center for Music of Amerian Jewish Experience have been busy making the curriculum even more engaging and we can't wait to share it with you. Eight Mondays.
For more information and to register, PLEASE Click Here.
WE WELCOME ALL THROUGH OUR DOORS!
Virtually and Literally
You know YOU are always welcome to L’Dor Va-Dor!
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 also be included in our Healing List, as well as those who have now recovered and should be taken off from our list (please contact our office at 561-968-0688). 
 
HEALING LIST

Maria Bartlett
Robert Blutinger
Joel Brusso
Bruce David
Theresa Derocchis
Laura Gallagher
Richard Glass
Sherry Glass
Renée Golub 
Arthur Hoffman
Carol Kirschner
Shirley Berul Kline
Les Lustbader
Dr. Sudhir Nayer
Harvey Portnoy
Linda Pruskin
Jayne Rosenblum
Jesse Seligman
Aleen Silverman
Sheila Winston
 
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WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY PASSED:
 
Jack Dibo
Carl Goldman
Doris Levenson
Karl Lovinger
Bernice Miller
Rita Schussel
Betty White
Sidney Poitier


MONTH OF JANUARY YAHRZEITS,
May their memories live on through and within us:
 
Dr. Samuel Brown
Herbert Dressler
Myrna Edelson
Blanche Ferdon
Louis Freedman
Morris Goldsmith
Robert Grosky
Harry Hauptman
Abraham Honig
Bertha Jandorf
Frances Kaufman
Sabina Korngreen
Philip Leaf
Ida Siegal Lechter
Trudy Mallin
Lillian Martin
Saul Morganstein
Zev Orbach
David Oren
Sallie Perlman
Harriet Platt
Paul (Duke) Richard
Lillian Schwartz
Ileona Spruchman
Rita Diaz
Larry Wexler
Shirley Winkler
Francis R. Wood
We hope that you may enjoy some of the wonderful programming offered within this email newsletter to you and the community, both from Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor and from other institutions around the U.S. We have modified the format of the L'Dor Va-Dor program offerings, in hopes that this may be a cleaner and clearer presentation. We look forward to seeing you soon, virtually or in person, and having you continue as a vital part of our L'Dor Va-Dor family!

Wishing you a beautiful week, filled with love, laughter and peace. We hope that this will be a healthy and happy week and new year for you all!

With Shalom,
Sharon Leibovitz
CONTACT INFORMATION
 
Our Mailing Address is:
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor
6100 Boynton Beach Blvd.
P.O. Box # 743102
Boynton Beach, Florida 33474

Our Congregation Phone:
(561) 968-0688

Email us at:

Our Congregation Website:

Our Facebook Page:

Our YouTube Channel:

Rabbi Barry Silver
Spiritual Leader of Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor
(561) 302-1818

Noah Silver
President of Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor

Joel Brusso
Vice President of Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor
(561) 523-5851

Sandy Lopater
Past President of Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor
(561) 926-4692

Sharon Leibovitz
The VOICE E-Newsletter writer and editor
High Holy Days and Shabbat coordinator and associate producer
(561) 703-4565
SharonLeibovitz@gmail.com
BRUCE DAVID CREATIONS
Renowned Biblical Storytelling art

Encouraging viewers to interactively discover the hidden within art and our lives. You may recognize Bruce's artwork from within several of our Shabbat services.
For more information and/or to purchase, visit the website of Light of the Nations or email to Info@DavidArt.com.