Leadership - TEMPLE BETH EL

President’s Post – April 2021

April 1, 2021

Generosity Abounds at Temple Beth El Linda Rubin Marla Shwarts Generosity of spirit, heart, and action know no limits here at our spiritual home. When a need arises and a call goes out we step up with the intention of doing what is good for our TBE Family and just as significantly, what is good […]

Open Tent – March 2021

March 1, 2021

Neighborhood Connections Doris Jacobson opentent@bethelsp.org It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood… Won’t you be my neighbor? I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you… I’ve always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you” — Mr. Rogers. Last summer and prior to the High Holy Days, Temple Beth El launched its […]

President’s Post – March 2021

March 1, 2021

From Inspiration Comes Action Linda Rubin Marla Shwarts During these challenging times — how often we have written these words and thought about them in the most personal and communal ways? It occurs to us that the challenges have been exacerbated by the pandemic, the quarantine, the intense illnesses, and unfortunately untimely deaths of loved […]

President’s Post – February 2021

February 1, 2021

The Light Continues to Shine Linda Rubin Marla Shwarts Our community is so brave and so enduring. We are in the midst of a challenging and fragile time and it is especially dark around us. We are overwhelmed with the demands of a quarantine to save lives, and yet we are surrounded by the loss […]

President’s Post – January 2021

January 1, 2021

What Inspires You? Linda Rubin Marla Shwarts Where do you find inspiration from your life at Temple Beth El? What helps you to stay connected to our TBE family, our community, and our faith traditions? Doing tikkun olam and social-action activities? Learning from Rabbi Cassi’s sermons? Studying Torah weekly? Encouraging your children and grandchildren as […]

Open Tent – January 2021

January 1, 2021

Welcome 2021 Doris Jacobson opentent@bethelsp.org The Torah teaches us that Abraham sat at the opening of his tent in the heat of the day. When Abraham saw three strangers approaching, he ran to greet them and made them feel welcome. Abraham truly had the first “open tent.” The Reform Movement refers to the Open Tent […]

Open Tent – December 2020

December 1, 2020

TBE’s MENsch Club Doris Jacobson opentent@bethelsp.org During the past few months, a group of TBE men, spearheaded by Chairperson Jaime Lowenstein, have “rebooted” Temple Beth El’s MENsch Club. With special thanks to Marvin Belzer, Bill Brooks, Cantor Ilan Davidson, Barry Gross, Peter Herwitt, Andrew Kauffman, George Mayer, Eliot Swartz, and Bunky Victor for their leadership […]

President’s Post – December 2020

December 1, 2020

A Six-Month Review Linda Rubin Marla Shwarts As the secular year comes to a close we ponder about what the first six months of our co-presidents’ term means in terms of what has been good for Temple Beth El. Indeed, our time in this position has been a time of learning and doing, of understanding […]

President’s Post – November 2020

October 29, 2020

Connection, Gratitude, and Purpose Linda Rubin and Marla Shwarts, Co-presidents Temple Beth El means different things to different people and all these differences have one thing in common — we are a special community where respect, hard work, commitment, and sacredness matter, because after all, we are Temple Beth El. The Covid-19 crisis and the […]

Open Tent – November 2020

October 29, 2020

Continued Community Doris Jacobson opentent@bethelsp.org Our Open Tent program’s goal is to deepen the connections between our Temple community and by reaching out and welcoming the unaffiliated in the community who are seeking Jewish experiences. With the leadership of chairperson, George Mayer, our Open Tent committee consists of rabbi and cantor, Susan Brooks, Gail Burch, […]