The Buzz at Beth El: January 8, 2019

The Buzz at Beth El

This Weekend

Friday, January 11

Morning Services: 8:00 a.m., Gorn Chapel

Evening Services: 6:00 p.m., Gorn Chapel

Island Shabbat Service: 7:30 p.m., Berman-Rubin Sanctuary

Saturday, January 12

Torah Study Class: 9:00 a.m., Agus Library

Morning Service: 10:00 a.m., Gorn Chapel

Or Shabbat: 10:15 a.m., Schuster Library

Tot Shabbat - Honoring 3's: 11:15 a.m., Kreitzer Memorial Room

Evening Services: 5:00 p.m., Gorn Chapel

Sunday, January 13

Morning Services: 9:15 a.m., Gorn Chapel

Torah & Yoga: 9:30 a.m., The Soul Center

Music Together: 9:30 a.m., Preschool Classroom 8

Beth El Seniors Brunch & Movie: 12:00 p.m., Offit Auditorium

Evening Service: 5:30 p.m., Gorn Chapel

Services will be live streamed here .

For weather closure information, please go to our website ,

our Facebook page or call our Weather Hotline at 410-580-5080.

In Loving Memory - Weekly Yahrzeit List

Tuesday, January 8 - Monday, January 14

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Congregational Celebrations

Island Shabbat

Friday, January 11 at 7:30 p.m., Berman-Rubin Sanctuary

Enjoy a taste of paradise at Beth El's annual Island Shabbat! Hear the sounds of the Catonsville High School Steel Band, under the direction of Jim Wharton, they will be joined by the Beth El Choir. A delicious island-themed oneg will be served after the service.

* Free of charge and open to the public.

Affiliates, Committees and Other Happenings

Beth El Social Action Committee's 2019 Winter Mitzvah Drive

January - March

We will be collecting the following items, to benefit the Community Crisis Center: Non-perishable food items; Toiletries; School supplies; Household cleaners. Please mark your donation "For CCC" and bring to Beth El's main office, Religious School or the Preschool. For further information, please contact Tammy Schnydman at tammyschnydman@comcast.net

Beth El Seniors Brunch & Movie: The Other Son

Sunday, January 13 at 12:00 p.m., Offit Auditorium

Complex repercussions face two families, one Israeli, one Palestinian,

after learning that their sons (Jules Sitruk, Mehdi Dehbi) were accidentally switched at birth. Cost: $15/members; $18/guests. For more information, contact: Ruthye Steinberg at 410-655-8242 or Ellen Budish at 443-857-7499.

The Rabbi Mark G. Loeb Center for Lifelong Learning

1st Wednesdays @ Beth El Presents: The Willinger Brothers

Wednesday, January 9 at 7:30 p.m., Offit Auditorium

This concert will feature the Willinger brothers, clarinetist Elisha and pianist Lior in a celebration of Jewish art music. Please join us as we explore the power and beauty of Jewish art music. Free of charge and open to the community. Read more here .

Special Event:

International Holocaust Remembrance Day Screening Event with the Movie Who Will Write Our History

by Roberta Grossman

Sunday, January 27 at 6:45 p.m., Offit Auditorium

Led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum and known by the code name Oyneg Shabes, a clandestine group of journalists, scholars, and community leaders in the Warsaw Ghetto vowed to defeat Nazi lies and propaganda not with guns or fists but with pen and paper. Now, for the first time, their story is told in this unforgettable documentary. *No charge.

Jewish Short Stories

Tuesday, January 8 at 7:00 p.m., Agus Library

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Agus Academy

Mondays at 7:00 p.m., Myers Auditorium

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*New Classes*

* Intermediate Canasta with Geri Willen: Wednesdays, January 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 4:00 p.m., Myers Auditorium. $45/Beth El Congregation members; $55/non members. Read more .

* Mah Jongg for Beginners with Geri Willen: Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 10:00 a.m., Schuster Library. $45/Beth El Congregation members; $55/non members. Read more .

* Canasta for Beginners with Geri Willen: Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 4:00 p.m., Myers Auditorium. $45/Beth El Congregation members; $55/non members. Read more .