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THIS WEEK AT TEMPLE BETH EL
December 9, 2013
Click live links to get information from the pages of our website- HERE
   by Susan Jacobs, Director of Education
Read our Clergy Blog Here
For December calendar of events and meetings, Click Here.
       Worship Schedule
  

Shabbat Worship

Friday, December 13th

6:15 pm - Bereavement Service

7:00 pm - Community Shabbat

        

Saturday, December 14th

11:00 am     Shabbat Morning Worship      

Special Naming Service for Congregants of All Ages

Friday, December 20, 2013, 7:00 pm

On December 20th, we will read from our Torah, a portion called Shemot which means "Names".  Accordingly that Shabbat is called Shabbat Shemot - the Sabbath of Names.  If you or your child has yet to receive a Hebrew name, we hope you'll choose one and join us for this special ceremony.  For more information, please contact any of the clergy or Debora Gluick at 704-749-3043.

Dear TBE Community,

 

Thank you so much for your outpouring of love and generosity to us and our children.  We are overwhelmed by how many of you chose to spend time welcoming Sadie into our Jewish community.

 

Thank you for the gifts and the most important gift, your time and presence,

 

Ginny, Jonathan, Jude, and Sadie

Volunteers Needed

 

Volunteers needed to prepare and serve lunch at Urban Ministries Soup Kitchen, Sun Dec 29 at 945 N. College St.

Please arrive by 9:30 am and we'll finish by 1: 00 pm.  For more information or questions,  please contact  Cissy Gottlieb- Here or call 704 364 2880. 

Mazel Tov to our 5th & 6th Graders 

 

We are so proud of our 5th and  6th graders!  The 6th grade collected over 400 canned goods to be donated to JFS and those were matched by an anonymous donor for a whopping 8oo items!  This was added to the 100 cans brought in by the 5th grade.....So, Temple Beth El religious school wheeled over to JFS about 900 cans of food to help fill the pantry shelves.  Some of the children actually helped sort and stock the shelves.  We learned that there are about 95 Jewish Families in Charlotte that are helped by these donations monthly.  What an important mitzvah are children participated in.  Thank you to all of our families who supported this effort. 

Washington, D.C. Wedding for Same Sex Couples
May 2-4, 2014

  

Rabbi Judy, along with several Charlotte clergy, is planning another historic weekend of interfaith dialogue, exploring tolerance, inclusion and sanctification in Washington, DC with other faith communities. We have several same sex couples planning to be legally and religiously wed with a reception to follow.  We will be traveling by bus, hotel rooms are being arranged along with filing for the marriage licenses.  If you are interested in being legally or religiously married or want to be a part of this wonderful celebration as a guest participant contact Sera Callif - Here. 

 

Our Condolences
  

Molly Levin, stepmother of Stephanie DiPaolo, died December 5, 2013. The funeral will be in Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday, December 8, 2013.

 

Florence Lieberman, mother of Michael Lieberman and grandmother of Jesse Liebrman, died this morning, February 9, 2013.  The funeral will take place in Florida.

 

Margaret Higgins Bryan, grandmother of James Bryan and Sara Bryan, died December 4, 2013.  The funeral was held out of town.

 Temple Programs & Classes
   
Chailytes Happy Hour at Rooster's SouthPark!

Thursday, Dec. 12th - 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Stop by to "chill" with your friends!

(ChaiLytes is the TBE Social group for members in & near their 40's & 50's)  

 

Keshet and Temple Beth El with Charlotte Pride Band present a

Winter Concert

Featuring Charlotte Pride Band's Jazz, Brass & Woodwind Ensembles

December 15th at 3 PM at TBE.

Admission is FREE. 

 

SPICE Monday, Dec. 16th at TBE

11:00 am - Rabbi Schindler - "Aging and Saving"

12:00 pm - Lunch - Veggie lasagna/salad/dessert

12:45 pm - Carol Horowitz - "Stay Safe and Independent As We Age"

RSVP required by Thursday, December. 12th.  You may now RSVP online HERE

 
SPICE Potluck Dinner 
Friday, Dec. 20th at TBE

Potluck dinner - 5:30 pm

Shabbat Service at 7:00 pm 

Please bring a dish to share.  Click Here to register.  RSVP required by Tuesday, December 17th. 

 

fortune-cookies-header.jpg Chinese Dinner and Movies!

Join us Tuesday December 24th for Chinese Dinner and Movies.  We'll have Chinese food and snacks and popcorn during the shows.  Bring your own wine!  Movies are - Monsters University or Bill Cosby's Far From Finished.  RSVP Here.

MLK Shabbat

  

A highlight of the Temple Beth El worship calendar is our Martin Luther King Shabbat.  This year's exchange will be with dynamic and passionate preacher and pastor Reverend Dr. Jerry Cannon and the choir of C. N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church.  On Friday night, January 17th at Beth El's 7:00 Shabbat service, Pastor Cannon will preach and C. N. Jenkin's choir will lift our service with their music.  The evening will conclude with a festive oneg.


We would like to make this oneg special with our "home made desserts."  If you would be willing to bake, please email Sara Schreibman Here.  Desserts should be brought to Temple no later than noon on Friday January 17th.
Youth Events & News   

 

College Connection

Temple Beth El college students are invited to stay in touch with all of your friends at TBE by joining Temple Beth El College Connection! 

Registration is free, and perks include holiday gifts sent straight to your house!

 

PARENTS - Please email Dara Gever, Director of Youth Engagement, Here, your student's full name, home address in Charlotte and the current student status... freshman - senior.

 

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Are you looking to give your child the best Jewish experience of their life this summer?  Temple Beth El offers limited financial assistance to make it possible for families in our community to send their child to a Jewish camp program.  Please email Dara Gever, Director of Youth Engagement, Here by 12/31 to apply.

YOUR MEMBERSHIP PHOTO DIRECTORY
IS HERE!
 
If you have not yet picked up your directory, yours is waiting at the reception desk at Temple.  Stop By!

 

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All  your holiday needs are here!  Stop by to see the new gifts by Michael Aram - great for anniversaries, birthdays, and more.
 
  
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