Worship
Friday, August 2nd
5:30 pm - Bereavement Service
6:15 pm - Summer Shabbat Service
Babysitting is available in the Melasky Nursery during services.
Saturday, August 3rd
9:30 am - Tanach Study
11:00 am - Shabbat Morning Worship and Joshua Menkin. Mazel Tov Joshua!
Click Here to read about our B'nei Mitzvah students and send congratulations to their families. |
Exploration Israel - August 4th, 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Temple Beth El
Join the Israel Committee and Rabbi Judy for our new series of programs called "Mishpachah: Interfaith Conversations on the Holy Land." On August 4th we will begin our interfaith conversations with members of Myers Park Baptist Church by focusing on our joint land. We will view segments from Feiler's Walking the Bible documentary as we explore our common historical and present personal connections to the Holy Land. As discussed in The Charlotte Observer, this is the first event in the series exploring our current personal connections to Israel - the land, people and politics.
You are invited to bring wine or an appetizer. TBE will provide cups, napkins, small plates, water and lemonade. We hope to see and hear from you on August 4th! |
Religious School
It is time to register for the 2013-2014 school year. The deadline was July 22nd to ensure that you received your session and classmate requests. We will do our best to still 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. |
Our New Fiscal Year Began 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 last 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 this year July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014. Thanks! |
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Read Rabbi Judy's Reflections on Strengthening the Souls of our Jewish Children based on her visit to Camp Coleman this past Shabbat. Click Here |
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. |
Upcoming Learning Experiences
Talmud for Everyone - no experience needed Friday, August 2, 12:00pm - 1:15pm @ the Bechtler Museum CafÉ
420 S. Tryon St.
Jolt of Judaism - The Roots of Jewish Movements Saturday, August 3, 1:45pm @ Caribou Coffee, 4317 Park Road - Park Road Shopping Center Where Jews come from in the last two centuries and why we are who we are, or not!
Save the date and read the book!
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
A Clergy Book Club Sunday, August 25, 4:00pm @ the Temple
Building New thinking about getting along with each other even when we seem so divided. Read the book or just come and discuss.
$5 per person for hors d'oeuvres
BYO Discussion Inducing Beverage
Please RSVP to the Temple RSVP line: 704-749-3070 |
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 30 th to November 7 th. Registration forms are now due . For more information Click Here. |
Read our Clergy Blog Here |
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