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Friday, December 14, 2018 /6 Tevet, 5779 Parashat Vayigash Genesis 44:18-47:27 Dear Friends, A little quiz… Question: How comfortable are you in speaking Hebrew, or Yiddish? Answer: Likely not so comfortable. Question: What language did Joseph use when he reconciled with his brothers, after his estrangement, and after they came down to Egypt to procure provisions during […]
Upcoming Programs Coffee Talk with Rabbi Kohn Tomorrow December 12 4:00-5:00 p.m. Starbucks, Promenade of the Peninsula 550 Deep Valley Drive, RHE Come by for a cup of coffee and share what’s on your mind. We often sit outside; please dress appropriately. ROMEOs and Jewliettes Wednesday, December 26 12:30 p.m. Think Cafe 302 W. 5th […]
Does My Father Love Me? It is one of the great questions we naturally ask each time we read the story of Joseph. Why did he not, at some time during their twenty-two year separation, send word to his father that he was alive? For part of that time – when he was a slave […]
Th., Nov. 13, 7 p.m. Host and Leader: Ellen Sherman Mark Helprin’s powerful, rapturous new novel is set in a present-day Paris caught between violent unrest and its well-known, inescapable glories. Seventy-four-year-old Jules Lacour―a maître at Paris-Sorbonne, cellist, widower, veteran of the war in Algeria, and child of the Holocaust―must find a balance between his strong obligations […]
What Can We Expect? Rabbi Douglas Kohn rabbikohn@bethelsp.org Dear Friends, We have moved from the Fall season of Jewish festivals and Holy Days to the Fall season of secular festivals and Holy Days. But, more importantly, we have moved into the middle of this year of change, review and transition at Temple Beth El. When […]
The Challenge of Service Eric Imley & Gale Swartz, Co-Presidents eimley@yahoo.com swartzplace@gmail.com What does it mean to be a member of Temple Beth El’s Board of Directors (BOD)? A simple question which comes with a very complex answer. The primary purpose of the BOD is to manage the affairs of the congregation. This is a […]
Sisterhood Triad Sandy Pickar, Sisterhood Co-President A belated Shana Tovah to everyone! Those reading this column who are not in Sisterhood might not know that we decided to try something new. This year, we are a triumvirate of Presidents. You all know about Gale Swartz and Eric Imley as TBE Co-Presidents. But that’s a little […]
Gratitude and Rededication Cantor Ilan Davidson cantor@bethelsp.org In considering what to write for our November/December combined bulletin, I couldn’t help but think about the holidays we would be celebrating during these two months, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. While these holidays may seem to not have much in common, in my life right now, they seem totally […]
Thanksgiving and Hanukkah Racheli Morris, Director of Education TBEeducator@bethelsp.org Until recently, I did not know who wrote the lines: Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone. It was Ella Wheeler Wilcox, a woman who saw the last turn of the century and understood the meaning and power of words. They […]
Create, Hydrate, & Fill your Plate TBE Sisterhood invites all to sign up and attend these special programs to create a simple project and enjoy a tasty nosh together See our Sisterhood Square Store – $18 for 1 program, $32 for 2 programs, $45 for 3 programs, and $56 for 4 programs Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, 1-3 […]
