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The Bet Torah Weekly
August 16th, 2017
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Tuesday, August 22nd @ 6:45am: **
Time Change for Early Morning Minyan due to Rosh Chodesh
Wednesday, August 23rd @ 8pm:
Civil Discourse Discussion Group
Sunday, August 27th @ 9:45am:
Encore Gabbai training & Torah service session
Tuesday, August 29th @ 7:15am:
Early Morning Minyan
Friday, September 8th @ 6:30pm:
"Back to Shul" Shabbat a la Mode-
RSVP
by 9/5
Tuesday, September 12th @ 8:00pm:
Bet Torah Sisterhood Opening Program
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Summertime Minyan
**
Time Change for
Early Morning Minyan due to Rosh Chodesh
During the summer, please help us make a Minyan when you can.
Daily Minyan times at Bet Torah are as follows:
Sundays - 9:00 am
Tuesdays (Early morning Minyan) - 7:15am
Monday-Thursdays - 7:30 pm
Friday, Kabbalat Shabbat services - 6:30 pm
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ENCOURE GABBAI TRAINING & TORAH SERVICE STUDY SESSION
Call all potential Gabbaim & those wanting to learn more about the Torah Service!
Our encore Gabbai training and Torah service study session will be on
Sunday, 8/27 @ 9:45 am, after we daven Shacharit. If you would like to join our band of merry men and women who guard and maintain the Torah Service, or if you are just interested in learning please contact Mike Gordon at
mgordon@gordonlawllp.com or 914.232.9500.
Learn more about the Gabbi Study Session & topics the class will be covering on August 27th.
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Congregants who are Kohanim and Leviim
At most Torah Services, Bet Torah follows a tradition of assigning the first Aliyah to a Kohen, & the second to a Levi. When not assigned in advance (
e.g.
, by a Bnai Mitzvah family, or by request), the ushers will make the assignment during the service. The ushers would love to know which congregants are Kohanim and Leviim, so the Ritual Committee is compiling a comprehensive list. Please let us know who you are, either by calling the Bet Torah office or emailing
ltavares@bettorah.org
, or by letting the ushers know early in the service. No experience is necessary, as the Torah blessings are available in Hebrew & transliteration, in large type, right next to the Torah.
Questions?
contact Peter Linden, Ritual Committee chair @
vpritual@bettorah.org
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The Walk To End Alzheimer's SUNY Purchase!
Our Walk will take place on
September 24th (the day after Rosh Hashanah) and will be held at SUNY Purchase.
Registration starts at
9 AM.
The volunteer chair of our Walk is Bet Torah congregant,
Neil Klar
, who has been a Board Member of the Hudson Valley Chapter for many years.
Questions?
email Neil @
neil@nklar.com
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s Disease:
Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is the world’s largest event to raise awareness & funds for Alzheimer’s care, support & research. This inspiring event calls on participants of all ages & abilities to join the fight against the disease! When you participate in Walk, your fundraising dollars fuel
our mission
, and your participation in the event helps to change the level of Alzheimer’s awareness in our community.
Together, we can end Alzheimer's disease.
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ATTENTION PARENTS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
Please send us your child’s college address and we will send them a small package to celebrate the Jewish Holidays away at school and keep them connected to the Bet Torah community.
Just think…something sweet to welcome in Rosh Hashanah, yummy hamentashen to celebrate Purim and lots more!
Many thanks to Sisterhood for sponoring these gifts
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"Back to Shul"
Shabbat a la Mode
Please join us
Friday, September 8, at 6:30pm
for a very special Mariachi Kabbalat Shabbat service, followed by a Mexican feast!
Everyone is welcome, and there is no charge, but
you must
RSVP
by
Tuesday, September 5th
Please call 914-666-7595
Sponsored by Ritual Committee and Sisterhood
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Bet Torah Youth High Holy Days Card 5778
Keep enjoying summer, but don't forget that the High Holy Days are approaching... Celebrate the season with the Bet Torah family by adding your name to the congregational card for a minimum contribution is $54.
Click here.
The card is one of two major Youth fundraising initiatives every year, and we need your generous support to help engage our young people.
Please download
this form and return it to the Youth box in the office
before 7:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, September 6th
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SEPTEMBER IS HUNGER AWARENESS MONTH!
Please help our community partner,
The Mount Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry,
TAKE A BITE OUT OF HUNGER during a special local campaign in September. Joining forces with members of the
Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce, the Pantry will team with small business to raise awareness, funds, and food to fight hunger in our backyard. Across the community, merchants will create their own special programs of support---challenging employees to run a food drive, incenting customers with coupons to donate staple food items, or selecting a day to share a percentage of receipts with
The Mount Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry.
To support this effort, The MKIFP Board is asking Bet Torah as a sponsoring congregation, to help
TAKE A BITE OUT OF HUNGER with our own food drive. Specifically,
the Pantry is asking Bet Torah to donate boxes of pasta, which is in high demand at the Pantry. Please help your hungry neighbors by bringing your contributions to
Bet Torah's Mitzvah Closet in September. If you have any questions, please contact
Sheila Bortniker at
sbortniker@gmail.com.
Let’s all TAKE A BITE OUT OF HUNGER!
Thank you!
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Every Donation Helps!
Show Your Support for Bet Torah
And Join Us Today With a Pledge to
The Burn Our Mortgage Capital Campaign
We Appreciate Every Gift at Every Level
For More Information or a Pledge Card, Contact Us at:
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Civil Discourse:
A Current Events Discussion Group
Wednesday, August 23rd at 8pm
It’s not easy to find a place where we can talk about topics in the news with a diverse group of people who are willing to respectfully listen to different perspectives. We invite you to join Bet Torah members Jerry Matlin and David Kellogg who will facilitate conversations on a range of current event topics. Topics will be circulated ahead of time and participants will engage in conversation based on agreed upon guidelines for civil discourse. If you're interested in participating, email
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Boat Ride Up The Hudson And Shakespeare
Tuesday, August 29th
==> RSVP by August 22nd <==
Time is running out.
Only 6 days left to reserve your seat for the upcoming Boomers trip. We have only a few seats available for our trip up the Hudson with stops at Bannerman Castle and the Shakespeare Festival at Boscobel.
To prep you for the performance,
Click here to read the "cheat sheet" with the plot summary.
Join us before it is too late! Fill out the form and get it back ASAP.
Remember, it is first come, first served.
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Men's Club Registration For 2017-2018
Joining Bet Torah Men’s Club is a great way to connect with Bet Torah and enrich your family’s experience. Have a great time while giving back to the Bet Torah community. Whether it’s our famous Sunday community breakfast series with speakers, building the sukkah, playing Texas Hold’em, Passover wine sales, bar tending at the Cantor’s concert or watching Monday Night Football, you will meet new friends and perform mitzvahs. Join Men’s Club, join the party. Men’s Club makes things happen!
Now featuring 2 quick and convenient payment options!
==> Click
here to view the Registration Form &
Calendar of Upcoming Events
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Bet Torah Sisterhood Opening Program!
Tuesday, September 12th, 2017 at 8:00 pm
"Everything* you always wanted to know about Judaism but haven't had the opportunity to ask"
Join us for an evening of interactive activities and discussion with Rabbi Lori Koffman and Hana Gruenberg. In preparation for Rosh Hashanah, we will be enjoying apple and honey desserts from around the world!
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Bet Torah's Upcoming Shabbat Broadcast Schedule
Saturday, August 19th Shabbat Services 9:30am -12:15pm
Saturday, August 26th Shabbat Services 9:30am -12:15pm
The Passcode is: 5777
By accessing the Bet Torah live stream, you agree not to record, reproduce, or re-transmit the live stream by any means for any purpose.
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NEW & EXCITING INITIATIVES
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Commentary On This Week's Torah Portion
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Want to know more about the Torah portion for this Shabbat? Bet Torah now has access to an exciting new resource, the Judaic Digital Library
If you would like to access it, please contact
Once you have this code, this vast library of Jewish literature will be available to you anywhere. JDL contains histories, commentaries, reference material and kid's books, too.
Interested in reading the JPS commentary on this week's Torah portion?
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Vast Judaic Resource Now Available To Bet Torah Community
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The Bet Torah Library Committee is pleased to announce that we have arranged for access to the Judaic Digital Library (JDL) for the Bet Torah community. JDL contains more than 1300 classics of Jewish literature that will complement the more than 4000 volumes in the Bet Torah Library. If you are doing research or writing a Bar/Bar Mitzvah D'var or just curious about some aspect of Judaism, this new resource will be invaluable to you. For more info, or to get an access key, please contact
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