Worship
Friday, June 21
6:15 pm - Summer Shabbat Service
Babysitting is available in the Melasky Nursery during services.
Saturday, June 22
9:30 am - Tanach Study
11:00 am - Shabbat Morning Worship and Bar Mitzvah of Michael Clasky. Mazel Tov Michael!
Click Here to read about our B'nei Mitzvah students and send congratulations to their families. |
Events & Information
Volunteers Needed for Shalom Park Freedom School - Click Here
Click Here for Jewish Learning Opportunities
Uptown Talmud
Friday June 21st
Noon at Bechtler Museum Cafe
Shvitz'n'Learn
Sunday June 30th
8:00 am - Exercise at Freedom Park
8:45 am - Nosh & Discuss at ruegger's Bagels on East Blvd.
Torah Yoga at Temple Beth El
Fridays from 8 to 9 am, through July 26. $12.00/class drop in fee. (There will be no class on 7/5). Click Here for details.
Shorts & Shots
Saturday, June 22, 7:30pm at TBE
Have you spent countless, sleepless nights, wondering where in the world to find Gay Shorts? Then please join Keshet for an evening of excellent and entertaining LGBT themed short films. Movie snacks included. BYO potent potable to power margaritas and other drinks. $5 per person. RSVP Here.
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Beth El to Help Lead International Mission to Celebrate Women of the Wall's 25th Anniversary and to Promote Pluralism in Israel
For 25 years, a group called Women of the Wall have been praying at the Western Wall on Rosh Chodesh (at the start of each new Hebrew month) and fighting for things we take for granted such as having women lead prayer services, read from Torah and wear a tallit. Join Rabbi Schindler on an international mission from October 30th to November 7th. Join with women from across the world to commemorate the courage of Women of the Wall as we advocate for an Israel that fully embraces pluralism and have a great time. Highlights of the trip include:
seminars with leading scholars on a wide-range of issues, high-level meetings with influential members of Knesset, several touring options in and around Jerusalem and a Gala Celebration Dinner with Anat Hoffman, Executive Director of Israel's Religious Action Center, and preeminent Jewish musicians. You can also choose to attend just the core program from Sunday, November 3rd to Wednesday, November 7 th. Registration forms are due July 15 th. For more information Click Here. |
Mazel Tov
Mazel Tov to Mollie and Zachary Lutwick on the birth of their daughter, Maya Franklyn, on June 10, 2013. Proud grandparents are Vicki and Howard Neumann. |
Sunshine Psalms Get Together
Be a part of the very first gathering of this study group on Friday, June 28th, 12pm to 1pm in the Temple Beth El Dale and Larry Polsky Beit Midrash. The group will meet on the 4th Friday of every month from 12pm to 1pm with a member of the clergy or Jewish educational leader to study Psalms of healing. Join in and be inspired while creating congregational connections. Bring your own lunch! No reservation required. For questions, contact Ayesha- Here. |
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Special Congregational Meeting
Monday June 24th at 7:00 pm
On Monday, June 24th at 7:00 pm, we will hold a special meeting of the congregation to present the revised bylaws for approval. The meeting will be held in the Blumenthal Sanctuary. Please see the attached letter Here. See our amended and restated bylaws Here. |
Improve Your Hebrew Skills with Barbara Feld
Hebrew classes with master teacher, Barbara Feld, will help you improve your Hebrew reading skills and deepen your study of prayer. This class is for students who know the Hebrew alphabet and want to perfect their decoding skills while learning some basic prayer vocabulary. Members and non-members are welcome. The class fee includes all materials. Classes will meet on Thursday mornings from 11:00 to 12:00 pm in the Bernstein Education building on the third floor. You can register online HERE.
Dates: Begins June 27, 2013
Class Fee: $100 Members; $125 Non-members. Class fee must be paid in full prior to the first session. |
Tzofim Friendship Caravan to Perform Tuesday June 25th at 6:00 pm
Join us in Gorelick Hall at Shalom Park at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, June 25 - This year's Tzofim Friendship Caravan delegation joining us in Charlotte is made up of ten incredibly motivated and talented Israeli Scouts, ages 16 and 17, who will share a lively musical program made up of songs and dances. The Tzofim Friendship Caravan is part of a larger delegation of Israel Scouts who, each summer, represent Israel at camps and communities across North America. Our Beth El members, Bob and Leigh Jacobson, remarked: "The singing and dancing are exceptional. What a wonderful and rare opportunity for our youth to meet and interact with Israeli teenagers. These Israeli high schoolers are also our children. When they are away from home, traveling abroad now or on a military base in a few short years, they should have warm and happy memories of their visit to Charlotte." The performance is free and open to the community. For more information contact the Federation office at 704.944.6757. |
Schloss Dinner
& Summer Lecture
"Living in the Tension Between Safety and Freedom"
Friday, July 12, 2013
6:15 pm service; 7:15 pm dinner; 7:45 pm lecture
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing the community is asking many questions about security, on one hand, and civil liberties, on the other. This year's compelling theme, Living in the Tension Between Safety and Freedom, will address the questions: "What freedoms do I need to give up to be safe? What safeties do I need to give up to be free?"
Guest panelists include Rabbi Judy Schindler; FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge James Jewell; Jake Sussman, TBE member, guest moderator and lawyer with Tin Fulton Walker & Owen; and Scott Broyles, Assistant Professor at the Charlotte School of Law. For more information, Click Here. |
Our New Fiscal Year Begins July 1st
Your Sacred Gift renewal letters and Religious School registration packets have been mailed. If you have a balance on your account for your Sacred Gift or Religious School/Hebrew High fees, for this year (ending June 30th) you did not receive these packets. Please call Candace Naliboff, Director of Congregational Engagement at 704-749-3068 if you have concerns, or deal directly with our bookkeeper, Steve Rosenauer, to bring your account current.
We want to be sure that everyone receives the Sacred Gift and Religious School information for our new year July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014. Thanks! |
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