Upcoming  Programs
Please donate to TBE's
Hametz Food Drive
Going on NOW through April 5

Please bring all your unopened, non-perishable hametz to TBE before April 5th.  We will donate all the food to our friends at Harbor Interfaith Services.

Hametz items include cereal, pasta, crackers, grains, bread, rice and anything containing leaven.

Donation bins are located in the lobby at Temple Beth El.

Please contact Carrie in the TBE Office with any questions.
Zebulon
Shabbat Service
to honor our 
5777 Zebulon
Award recipients


Grant Perry &  Marla Shwarts

Friday, March 24
7:30 p.m.

You're invited to celebrate these deserving members of our  Temple community for their many years of dedicated service  to Temple Beth El.
Premiere Screening of the Julz Coda original film "Generation seX"
Sunday, March 26
5:00 p.m. at TBE 

Join Julz Coda, in association with, Beyond Beauty School, for a screening of the short documentary, "Generation seX" which explores the modern day sex trade in Cambodia and what the beauty industry is doing to give these victims a second chance at a bright future.

Light refreshments will be served.
Childcare will be available on site.
All are welcome! Bring guests!

MAZON Soup & Salad Dinner at TBE
Friday, March 31
6:30 p.m. MAZON soup & salad dinner. 
7:30 pm. Shabbat Koleinu Service 

Please join us for a light dinner before services to benefit MAZON, a Jewish Response to Hunger. We encourage you to contribute whatever you would normally spend to prepare a Shabbat meal for yourself or your family.


Help MAZON end hunger.   Donate to MAZON 


J
oin us after dinner for Shabbat Koleinu featuring the music of TBE member
Cantor Stephen Richards along with our own Cantor Ilan Davidson. 
Taus Lecture Series
2016-2017
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
7:30 pm

Dr. Laurie Levenson
Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue:
The Challenges for Today's
Criminal Justice System

$18 per lecture paid in advance; $20 at the door
4th Annual Community 
Passover Seder
led by Cantor Davidson
Tuesday, April 11
5:45 p.m.  at TBE 

You and your family are cordially invited to join Cantor Davidson for our 2nd night Passover seder.

Adults $36 * Children under 18 $18 * Children under 4 free

Reservations with payment must be received by April 3rd to Rhea Zaks.

Confirmed Reservations Only!

Please contact Rhea Zaks for more information and to become a sponsor.
Explore Mishkan HaNefesh, the NEW High Holy Days Mahzor (prayer book) for the Reform movement
NEXT CLASS
Wednesday, March 29
7:00 p.m. at TBE

Please join us for "A Look at U'netaneh Tokef ."

We will study a different section each time we meet. Investing in your own copy of  Mishkan HaNefesh is helpful but not required. If you'd like to get your own copy now, use  our  TBE Amazon link here  or visit  ccarpress.org . Each two-volume edition is $42.

RSVP to Carrie here to sign up for the class sessions.
Saturday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. hosted at the Salon of Randy & Bruce Ross

Please join us for this intimate concert "My Cantor The Nut-The Music of Alan Sherman" featuring Bob Remstein and Cantor Ilan Davidson.

Tickets are $100 per person and space is limited!

If you haven't reserved your place yet, please click here to pay online.

For questions, please contact Shoni in the Finance office.
ROMEOs and Jewliettes 
Wednesday, March 29 at 12:30 p.m.
Think Café, 302 W. 5th Street San Pedro

What started as ROMEOs-Retired Old Men Eating Out-has expanded to include the Jewliettes. But don't let the name fool you. It's not only for retired folks. All are welcome, TBE membership not required. There are no dues, just the opportunity to meet and eat regularly with a group of like-minded people.

For more information, please call Irv Siegelman at
(310) 540-1931.
In The Community
Reading & Discussion with
award-winning author,
Maggie Anton
Wednesday, March 29
at 7:00 p.m.
at Temple Menorah
1101 Camino Real, Redondo Beach 

Suggested donation: $10 per participant.

Babysitting available for an additional fee.

For more information and to RSVP, please click here or call (310) 316-8444 ext. 101.

Important Notices
Helping Send Your Child To Camp
APPLY NOW!
Deadline is March 31.

Sisterhood Camperships and the Bill Gren Campership Fund are available to our TBE Torah School students who need financial assistance to attend a Jewish summer camp. Please email or write a note to request these scholarships. 

For Sisterhood Camperships,
please contact Susan Goldstein.

For the Bill Gren Campership Fund, contact Rabbi Briskin.
AIPAC 
Policy Conference '17
March 26-28, 2017
Washington, DC 
Act now to join thousands of other pro-Israel activists for three of the most important days impacting Israel's future!

For more information on the Policy Conference, 
click here.
Consultation on Conscience
April 30 - May 2
Washington DC


The most exciting Jewish social justice event in Washington!
Featuring high-level briefings with public policy decision makers
and social action leaders, the Consultation helps those with a
passion for tikkun olam bring Jewish values to modern issues
of civil rights, economic and environmental justice, religious
persecution and more. The Consultation on Conscience is Reform Judaism's flagship social justice conference. 

Early Bird Registration Rate - $399 - Ends April 7, 2017
Register, find schedule of events, and travel information at
  www.rac.org/conc
Copy and Print Services Now Available at TBE
Get your copying and printing done with people you know and trust.. for half the cost!

Temple Beth El has a new copy machine and you can use it! 30¢ for color copies
and 5¢ for black & white. 

Contact Carrie or Shoni with questions.

Cemetery Plots for Sale

 

1 plot in Har Shalom I available at Green Hills Memorial Park.


Ten Minutes of Torah

TBE is delighted to partner with the
Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) to bring opportunities for Jewish study right to your inbox. Five days a week, the URJ publishes Ten Minutes of Torah, a daily email.

Sign up today. Be sure to include our congregation's name and location. It only takes 10 minutes to get started on a lifetime of Jewish learning. Begin today! 

Shop online & raise money for our Torah School at the same time!

 

When you shop at Amazon.com, you can  raise money for our Torah School.


 

Click on the Amazon logo above, or do the same on the home page of our TBE website, and Temple Beth El will earn money for every purchase you make at Amazon.com. This can only happen if you use our special link, so we get the credit for your purchase. 
We raised over $1100 for our Torah School last year!
Lifelong Learning
Torah Study   
Thursdays at Noon
at Vista Sotheby's
608 Silver Spur Road
Rolling Hills Estates

Join us to explore the weekly Torah portion.  No experience is necessary. If you have your own English Torah commentary, please bring it with you.

Class will continue to meet at Vista Sotheby's

 Sisterhood News

Gift Shop News

The TBE Sisterhood Gift Shop is stocked for Passover.  Shop our selection of Seder Plates, Miriam Cups, and more!  Selection of Haggadot including  the 30-minute Seder and the 60-minute Seder  Activity Books and toys for youngsters.

Please contact Mary Cohn with questions.
T ribute Card

 

Send a Tribute Card to recognize an event of someone who is important to you! The Sisterhood will send your wishes - on marriage, birth, b'nai mitzvah, bereavement, get well, and more - for $3.50 per card.

 
Contact Audrey Stempel to order a Tribute Card (424) 206-2306 or  family@elroi.com
We hope to see you soon at Temple Beth El.  
Find us on the web at: www.bethelsp.org  
Call the office for more information: 310-833-2467   Or drop by for a visit:   1435 W. 7th Street, San Pedro 90732