Worship Schedule 
Friday February 21st
6:15 pm - Service of Healing & Comfort
7:00 pm - Community Shabbat - L'dor V'dor - From Generation to Generation- Celebrating The Legacies We Leave. Followed by a festive Oneg Shabbat sponsored by the Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community.
Saturday, February 22nd
11:00 am Shabbat Morning Worship and Alexis Handler and Jaxton Kahn B'nei Mitzvah. Mazel Tov Alexis and Jaxton!
Click Here to read about our B'nei Mitzvah students and send congratulations to their families.
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February 22nd - Live the fantasy - Deal Casino, Spin the Roulette Wheel and help us raise $$ for Temple Beth El
If you have haven't helped us at one of our Casino Night fund raisers you've missed out on a great time. This is our major means of raising funds for our Temple. This is a perfect chance to do a great Mitzvah and have a blast at the same time. Contact our Head Croupier, Howard Epstein, (704) 650-4543 cell or Here
Brotherhood Breakfast - Sunday
February 23rd at 10AM - at TBE
Speaker: Peter Marmureanu, Tennis Pro & World Traveler - "From the Iron Curtain to the Oval Office - How Tennis Diplomacy Transformed a Life." RSVP Here.
Buy Autobell Car Wash coupons and support Temple Beth El. You pay the same $15 as you do at Autobell but TBE gets half the $$$. Contact Barry Ezarsky, 704-236-9546 or Here to purchase your coupons.
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 Charlotte Civic Orchestra Concert Sunday February 23rd at 3:30 pm at Temple Beth El
Join the Charlotte Civic Orchestra in "A Symphony and a Movie" concert conducted by Dr. Geoffrey Whitehead. Selections will include the majestic Brahms Symphony No. 2, a silent movie comedy entitled "Never Weaken" with a new original musical score composed by Dean Kluesner. Also included in the performance will be beloved theme from the "Exodus" movie. Delightful family entertainment awaits you! Tickets prices are $15, $12 for seniors and students, and $35 for families and may be purchased at the door or visiting the website Here.
For further info call the CCO office at 704 344-0098.
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Arthur Tirsun Education and Teacher Appreciation Shabbat Featuring the Voices of Our Youth
Honoring all Jewish and Community Educators
Join us on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at our Shabbat Morning Worship at 11:00 am. The Talented Voices and Instruments of Temple Beth El Youth will participate in the worship.
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Every year the Temple Beth El Caring Community delivers Purim bags to our senior congregants age 75+. If you are interested in baking hamentashen, donating fruit or candy, or delivering the bags to 8-10 congregants during the March 10-15 timeframe, please volunteer. Contact Karen Greenblatt
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  Progressive
Dinner
May 3, 2014
If you are interested in helping host this event, please contact Sheryl Mirman Here or Bob Wolf Here for details.
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Sisterhood Spa Night has been postponed until Tuesday April 8th from 6 - 8 pm
All reservations will be transferred to this new date/time. Please call Debora Gluick, 704-749-3043, if you are unable to make the new date and need to cancel your reservation.
Click Here to see pictures from recent Sisterhood events and more information.
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Mazel Tov
Mazel Tov to Jay Kirsch on the birth of his grandson, Vince(nt) Max Kirsch, born January 25. Proud parents are Craig and Laetitia Kirsch.
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Our Condolences
Ray Fagin, mother of Matti Ordan Reider, died on February 12, 2014. The funeral was held Monday, February 17, 2014 in New York. There will be a shiva minyan on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 8 pm at the home of Matti Ordan Reider and Scott Reider, 3150 Foxmeade Dr, Weddington, 28104.
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Religious School Reminder
No Religious School on Wednesday, February 19th!
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Temple Beth El University
Superheroes and Judaism: Movies, TV, Comics, Books, and More!
Classes meet on these two Wednesdays, February 26th (Feb 12th make up date) and March 5th (Feb 19th make up date) from 7:00-9:00 pm. Join Rabbi Jonathan and Sara Bryan Markovits for a multi-media exploration of the Jewish imagination's expression into the realm of superheroes.
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The four remaining
Comparative Religion Lectures
Feb. 18th, Feb. 25th, March 4th, & March 18th
On the four Tuesdays listed above, from 7:00 - to 9:00 pm at Temple Beth El, educators and religious leaders representing different Charlotte area faiths will discuss their faith's perspectives on EVIL... Human or Divine? For more information about the Comparative Religion Series, Click Here.
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February Programs and Events
Hornet's Nest Jewish War Veterans Post 765
Join us for the next meeting on Sunday February 23 from 10:00 to 11:30 am - we will complete the registration for our chapter and join the TBE Brotherhood for Brunch. Rabbi Jonathan has offered to cover brunch for veterans attending. For information contact Barry Ross (704) 607-5304.
How to do Shabbat Class w/Cantor Mary!
Mon., Feb. 24th @ 7 - 8:30 PM at TBE
RSVP by 2/20 Here or 704-749-3070
No Charge!
ChaiLytes Happy Hour at Brio Tuscan Grille!
Thurs., Feb. 27th , 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Stop in to sip & mingle with your friends!
Brio Tuscan Grille, 4720 Piedmont Row Dr, Valet or Garage Parking.
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Parents of Sixth Grade Students
The deadline for RSVPs for the upcoming Just Say Know Sex Education Program is Thursday, February 20th. Please use the link on the home page of our website Here.
Parents of Students With 2003 Birthdays
Please email your blue 2016 B'nei Mitzvah date selection cards to Julie Dalli Here or turn them in to the front office by Wednesday, February 19th.
Thank you.
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 Join us for a Family Fun Shabbat... Friday, March 7, 2014 Begin as a Shalom Park Community for a Mama Doni Concert from 4:30-6:00 pm at the Sam Lerner Center for Cultural Arts. Enjoy healthy snacks, appetizers, and funky music with a Jewish twist sponsored by The Charlotte Jewish Preschool, Temple Beth El, Temple Israel, the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte and the Levine Jewish Community Center. Continue on to Beth El for our Family Shabbat Service at 6:00 pm in our Blumenthal Sanctuary with an interactive and engaging service that is geared toward grade-school families. Don't worry if you are late due to the concert. We can't wait to see you! |
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S.P.I.C.E. Programs
"History of TBE stained glass windows & TBE art"
Monday, March 3, 2014
11:00 am - Rabbi Schindler & Sara Schreibman, Lunch, 12:45 pm - Nicole Bartlett, VP Public Art, ASC & Kati Stegall,
Prog Adm, CATS Art in Transit, - "Public Art in the Queen City." RSVP Here by Thursday, February 27th.
Shabbat Potluck Dinner
Friday, March 7, 2014
6:30 pm-Dinner : Brisket and challah will be provided!
8:00 pm - Late at Eight Shabbat Service
No charge for TBE members or non-TBE S.P.I.C.E. members. Bring your own wine, if you like! RSVP's are required by Tuesday, March 4th Here. Click Here for more details.
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Youth Events & News
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March Madness Youth Fundraiser
Support our outstanding youth programs by purchasing a March Madness bracket! Before March 1st, the cost is 1 bracket for $10, and 3 for $20. Purchase them Here.
Shalom Park High Schoolers
Join the Teen Coalition for Shabbat on Feb. 21st from 5:30-8:15 PM in Lerner Hall Special presentation by Israeli Soldiers. $5.00 in advance, $8.00 at the door. Register at the Levine JCC Front Desk (704.366.5007) by Feb 19th.
Sign up for Purim Prom - the LIBERTY Camp Jenny Lock-In
Saturday, March 8th at 6 PM through Sunday, March 9th at 9 AM. Dance with DJ, and Raffle Fundraiser! RSVP by Wednesday March 5th Here. Cost: $25 for dinner and dance, $5 for lock-in.
Want to come to a kallah, but worried about the cost? Temple Beth El
has AVODAH hours for you! For each AVODAH hour that you complete, Temple Beth El will contribute $7.50 toward a Kallah registration or the bus-it's your choice! The next opportunity:
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Earn 2.5 Hours helping at the Temple Beth El Gift Shop Sunday, 8:30-11:00 AM. Email Dara Gever, Director of Youth Engagement Here to sign up and earn money for upcoming youth programs of your choice.
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