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THIS WEEK AT TEMPLE BETH EL
July 8, 2013
Click live links to get information from the pages of our website- www.beth-el.com
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   by Cantor Andrew Bernard  
Please Note:  The online RSVP and fund contribution pages are currently unavailable due to payment processing problems. Please call 704-749-3070 to RSVP for events or contact the Temple directly at 704-366-1948 to make your fund contribution or RSVP.  
Worship
Friday, July 12
6:15 pm - Summer Shabbat Service 
7:30 pm - Shabbat Dinner
7:45 pm - Schloss Lecture
 
Babysitting is available in the Melasky Nursery during services.

 

Saturday, July 13 

9:30 am - Tanach Study

11:00 am - Shabbat Morning Worship

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.  Registration forms are due July 15h. For more information Click Here.  
Events & Information    
 
Volunteers Needed for Shalom Park Freedom School - Click Here

 

Tisha B'av Commemoration at Temple Beth El: Learning From Our Losses and Celebrating Our Survival

Monday July 15th at 6:00 pm

Pablo Picasso taught that "every act of creation is first an act of destruction." Join the clergy of Temple Beth El for a pre-fast meal for both those who choose to fast and for those who don't. We will begin Tisha B'av with the study of midrash on Lamentations and reflection on the persistence of Jewish survival emerging from tragedy. The cost of the meal is $10/person discounted member price; $12/person regular price. RSVP - Call 704-749-3070.

 

NextDOR Happy Hour  

Wednesday, July 17th, 6pm at Hickory Tavern Ballantyne 

  

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 Religious School
 
It is time to register for the 2013-2014 school year. Please return forms by the July 22nd deadline to ensure that you receive session request. After the deadline, we will do our best to honor your session choice if it is possible. If we are unable to assign your child/ren to your requested session, you will be notified immediately. Assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis. We are unable to honor classmate requests after the July 22nd deadline.
In order to register for religious school, you must complete all school registration forms, as well as all Sacred Gift Pledge forms. Questions? Call 704-749-3046 to contact the Religious School office.
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

 

This year's lecture on July 12th will follow Beth El's 6:15pm Summer Shabbat Services and a 7:30pm Shabbat dinner. Reservations for dinner ($10/person discounted member rate, $12/person regular rate) can be made by calling Temple Beth El's RSVP line at 704-749-3070.  RSVP deadline Wednesday July 10th at 5:00 pm.


In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing and in the wake of recent NSA leaks, the community is asking questions about security and civil liberties. 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  
  
Please Note:  Our Sacred Gifts payment card mistakenly indicated there would be a $1 per transaction fee for Bank Drafts.  There are no fees if you pay your Sacred Gift commitment with Automatic Bank Drafts.

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!

 Annual Wildacres Retreat 2013
Mark your Calendars
Friday, Aug. 30th - Monday, Sept 2nd

 

Usher in the New Year, 5774, in a different way this year! Amid the majesty of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, the perfect place for introspection, community and learning, participants will explore this year's theme, Re-New, Re-Jew: New Views of Jews. Through traditional text study as well as innovative and creative workshops, participants will explore such questions as "Who is a Jew? Where Does God Fit In or Not Fit Into Our Lives? and How Do We Define a Jewish Family in Today's Society? "

 

Register by calling Sue Hummel at 704-749-3054. For  registration form, Click Here. 
  
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