Worship
Friday, August 16th
5:30 pm - Preneg
6:15 pm - Summer Shabbat Service
Babysitting is available in the Melasky Nursery during services.
Saturday, August 17th
9:30 am - Tanach Study
11:00 am - Shabbat Morning Worship and Bar Mitzvah of Jackson Sadinsky. Mazel Tov Jackson!
Click Here to read about our B'nei Mitzvah students and send congratulations to their families. |
Fuel for Elul
Preparing for Our High Holy Days
Shofar For Everyone: Prepare to Have Your Mind Blown with Rabbi Jonathan
Wednesday, August 14th, 7PM
Sacred Season, Sacred Sounds: An Open Choir Rehearsal with Cantor Bernard
Tuesday, August 20th, 7:30 PM
** RSVP by August 13th
Mikvah and Martinis with our Rabbis
Wednesday, August 28th, 6:00-9:00 PM
$18, ** RSVP by 8/19
At Temple Israel
** RSVP by calling 704-749-3070 |
"This is our
Season of Change"
Selichot
Saturday August 31st
8:30 pm - Program
9:30 pm - Desserts
10:00 pm - Service at
Temple Beth El
On Saturday night, August 31st, 2013 at 8:30 pm we will begin the process of deep self-reflection as Temple Beth El and Temple Israel come together to observe Selichot, an evening that represents the beginning of our formal journey into the High Holidays. The evening will begin with an engaging discussion entitled "This is our Season of Change" through which we will explore our personal Jewish goals for 5774. At 9:30, pm we will have dessert reception moving into our 10:00 pm Selichot services lifted by the inspirational music of the combined Temple Israel and Temple Beth El choirs led by our gift Cantors Bernard and Roochvarg. |
Read our Clergy Blog Here |
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 this information. 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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Condolences
Paul Stewart, long time member of Temple Beth El, brother of Ruth Slesinger, died August 8, 2013.
A private service was held on Sunday.
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A Place to Honor and Remember
We are combining the former Flower and Yizkor Funds into one Fund for this High Holy Day Order of Service booklet. Today, as we are all thankful to so many around us and as we remember those who brought us to these holy days at Temple Beth El, we have the opportunity to honor and memorialize through our "Place to Honor and Remember."
These contributions ($18 per name) help cover the cost of being home for holidays which include security, technology and shuttles to offsite parking. The form is included in the July Whisper you received at the beginning of July. Please return your form to Temple by August 8th or call the Temple (704-366-1948) if you need the form sent to you. Forms are also available Here.
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Rabbi Judy Invites You to Charlotte's Moral Monday
Monday August 19, 2013
Moral Monday is coming to Charlotte, Monday, August 19th. Rabbi Judy invites you to join her as we stand for public school education advocating in support of our CMS teachers and students. To read Rabbi Judy's blog posts on Judaism's and Beth El's Support of Affordable Housing, Poverty and Education at previous Moral Mondays in Raleigh go to Torahbuzz.org.
Join us for any of the following events on Monday, August 19th
- 3:30 Sign making in the Dumas Activity Center in the Don and Bobbi Bernstein Education Building
- 4:15 Carpooling from Beth El's Parking Lot
- 5:00 - 7:00 pm Moral Monday Rally in Marshall Park, Uptown Charlotte, 800 East Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
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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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Upcoming Events
New Member Potluck Shabbat Dinner!
New Members for 2 or less years are invited to join us Fri., Aug. 23rd at 7:30 pm immediately following Summer Shabbat Services. Please bring a Side Dish or a Dessert. Bring Wine if you'd like. Temple will provide the rest! Children welcome! Please RSVP by 8/21 to: 704-749-3070.
Uptown Talmud
Friday, August 23rd at Noon
Bechtler Museum Cafe
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 @ Temple Beth El
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.
Click Here for information on upcoming learning experiences.
Chailytes Happy Hour
Join Chailytes (the TBE social group for members in their 40's and 50's) on Wednesday, August 28th at Dressler's Restaurant from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Details Here. |
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 |
Temple Beth El seeks an intelligent, conscientious, motivated individual to work with staff, clergy and a volunteer communications committee to develop and implement relevant and effective communications strategies. The ideal candidate will be a creative, high energy team player with excellent computer and graphic design skills.
This is initially a part-time hourly position (maximum 15-20 hours per week).
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Communications Specialist will be responsible for managing the day-to-day communications of the synagogue via email, print newsletters, website, press releases, social media and other communication channels. Emphasis will be placed on building effective communications and reaching target groups as identified in our recently completed strategic plan.
Please email resume and salary requirements Here.
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Join Temple Beth El to Help Lead an 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.
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