Grant Perry What happens when your first visit to Temple Beth El, with your wife and young daughters, happens to be during the marathon-long adult b’nai mitzvah of 12 passionate members of our synagogue, nearly 20 years ago? Once he wipes away his remaining tears, a still- moved Grant Perry would say, “You’ve found your […]
It’s Sisterhood Hamantaschen time! Like last year, there will be three dates for Hamantaschen pickup. Orders must be received one week before the date. You must pickup on your date; Hamantaschen cannot be held at TBE between dates. If you cannot pickup personally, we will arrange for a TBE neighbor to pickup for you. Advance […]
Congregational Announcement from December 30, 2021 Peter Herwitt, M.D., Chair of the Re-Opening Task Force; Marla Shwarts and Linda Rubin, Co-Presidents; Carrie Jacobs, Executive Director; and Rabbi Cassi Kail Dear Temple Beth El Family, The past two years have not been as expected. The pandemic has made it challenging to gather in person for the […]
Jaime Lowenstein, MENsch Club Chair Have you ever been “volunteered” for an important task? Such was the luck of Temple Beth El 2 years ago when Jaime Lowenstein was “volunteered” to be the chair of the newly reinstated MENsch Club. And to the good fortune of TBE, Jaime said a resounding YES! Jaime’s mom was […]
Things that stay the same in 2021… Chinese Food on Christmas Szechwan Chinese is partnering again with Temple Beth El for a fundraiser on Christmas Eve. Order food for pickup on Friday, December 24 from Szechwan Chinese and they will donate 10% of your order total to Temple Beth El. We will have an early […]
Temple Beth El’s 2021 Special Community Hanukkah Event Sunday, December 5 at TBE mostly outdoors in our parking lot, we celebrated the last night of the Festival of Lights, as part of a worldwide open house weekend of Jewish communities celebrating Hanukkah onsite and online together. We had an amazing evening of music from […]
Hanukkiah Contest at our 8th Night of Hanukkah Celebration On Sunday, December 5, Temple Beth El had a special home-made DYI art project contest making your very own hanukkiah. Participants of all ages and artistic abilities rolled up their sleeves and made their own hanukkiah for this fun competition! What is a Hanukkiah? A hanukkiah […]
Safety & Security Update Linda Rubin Marla Shwarts Thanks to the generosity and encouragement of Bob Fenton, security at Temple Beth El remains a priority. Our VP of Operations, Tom Rosenberg, works diligently to improve and maintain the work we are doing with respect to safety and security. He keeps the Board of Directors apprised […]
Jessica Feldman Jessica Feldman and husband David became members of Temple Beth El about 10 years ago. She is on the Board of Directors and is involved in a number of temple activities including Neighborhood Connectors. Jessica was born in Fontana, California in the first Kaiser hospital. Her father was an egg rancher and found […]
The Judaic Sacred Music Foundation Presents Their Hanukkah Festival of Music on Zoom Sunday, November 21st, 5 p.m. Presenting the world premiere of our newest commission “We Light These Lights” Hanerot Halalu by Composer Bob Remstein
