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Friday, June 18, 2021/8 Tammuz, 5781 Parashat Hukat Numbers 19:1−22:1 Dear Friends, This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Chukat, always reminds me of this famous old joke, but even more so, as we have been once again witnessing the escalations of tensions in Israel, between the Israelis and Palestinians over the past month. Indeed, in this […]
Miriam, Moses’ Friend It is one of the great mysteries of the Torah. Arriving at Kadesh the people find themselves without water. They complain to Moses and Aaron. The two leaders go to the Tent of Meeting and there they are told by God to take the staff and speak to the rock, and water […]
Volunteer of the Month – Sharyl Holtzman Each month we honor and recognize a phenomenal volunteer whose contributions greatly enhance the Temple Beth El community. June’s volunteer is known for her ability to communicate and promote the myriad of Temple Beth El’s programs, her knowledge of Facebook, Instagram and all aspects of social media, her […]
Using What We Learned Randi Sher, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org It is hard to believe that our Torah School year has ended. It was a quite different year with Zoom and the changes that brought but it was a productive learning year. We will utilize everything we learned in our planning for the fall. One […]
Words of Gratitude Cantor Ilan Davidson cantor@bethelsp.org As we reach the end of Shloshim, the first 30 days of mourning, since the passing of my sweet mother, Tamar, we wanted to express our entire family’s gratitude for the outpouring of generosity and love from our congregational community. The sheer number who attended the Zooms for […]
Havdalah Transition Rabbi Cassi Kail rabbikail@bethelsp.org For the past fifteen months, community members have come together on Zoom every Saturday night to mark the end of Shabbat. With a short but meaningful ceremony called Havdalah. It is one of my favorite Jewish rituals, which delights the senses as well as the soul. While Havdalah comes […]
Why Volunteer at TBE? Linda Rubin Marla Shwarts It’s in our Jewish DNA. Rabbi Lieb z”l told me to. I couldn’t say no when I was asked. I didn’t know what I was getting into. I want to be helpful. I am a giving person who likes doing for others. I want to do what […]
Book Club June 2021 – Born a Crime, Trevor Noah The memoir of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act, his birth. Trevor was born […]
Lights, Camera, Action! Doris Jacobson opentent@bethelsp.org We are getting ready to rollout Temple Beth El’s new “Welcome Home” 2021 video. The video’s debut will be at our annual meeting. A very special thanks to Sharyl Holtzman and Bob Gold, our video direction team. Bob created the script and the theme for the video. Sharyl worked […]
