WHAT JEWISH & INTERFAITH COUPLES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT JEWISH GENETIC DISEASES Sunday, April 22 @ 9:30 a.m. A presentation and discussion on this important subject by representatives from the Jewish Genetic Disease Consortium. Open to the community. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by clicking the button to the right or calling the TBE office at (203) 322-6901. Flyer.

Greenwich Hospital will hold a special program, "What Makes Life Worth Living in the Face of Death," featuring a TEDMED talk by Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, author of When Breath Becomes Air.  TBE congregant Roni Lang, LCSW, will participate as a panelist in a discussion about end of life choices.  For more information, please click here .

Led by Rabbi Joshua Hammerman and Cantor Magda Fishman with Avram Pengas and The Noga Group.  Soldiers and officers serving in the reserve of Israel Defense Forces will join us for the evening.  There is no charge.  This event is sponsored by the TBE Sisterhood.  RSVP .  Flyer .

Relax and renew your soul as we explore traditional prayers from new perspectives, probing them for deeper meaning, in chant and in conversation.  For more information, please click here .

For congregants ages 65 and older.  Find out how you can support Temple Beth El's future while enjoying financial and tax benefits. Speaker: Hollis Dorman from the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford.   Flyer.

A Shabbat evening experience for families with children!  Led by the Kindergarten, First and Second Grades.  Followed by Shabbat Dinner.  RSVP .  Flyer .

Fire Pits! Roasting Marshmallows!  S'mores!  Bows and Arrows!  Outdoor Games!  BYO Blankets, Lawn Chairs and Dairy Lunch.  We'll bring the marshmallows and chocolate!  This event is free and open to the community.  Flyer .  

Seeking Fire Pits and Helpers!   We are looking to borrow several fire pits from congregants for our Lag B'Omer Fire Festival event on the TBE Lawn on Sunday, May 6 from 12-2 pm.  We also need help setting up the fires and manning them throughout this 2 hour, family-friendly, congregation-wide event.  If you are able to help, please contact Jami Fener, Young Families Coordinator, at [email protected] or call/text 917-680-9413. Thank you! 

Sundae Bar!  Make Your Own Ice Cream!  Kids can bring a bathing suit and towel!  Bring the whole family for this unique look at the Torah!  This event is free and open to the community.  For complete information, please click here.

A Shabbat morning program for families with children 5 and younger (with older siblings welcome!)  Flyer .

A monthly Religious School drop off program for 3 and 4 year olds.  You do NOT need to be a Temple Member to enroll!  Flyer . Register your child.

Our fabulous Music Together leaders, Natasha Fenster and Steve Epstein, will lead a small group in drumming and rhythm in the Clubhouse.  RSVP .  Flyer .

A monthly Hebrew language drop off program for 3 and 4 year olds.  You do NOT need to be a Temple member to enroll.  Register .  Flyer .

As a project of the Stamford Board of Rabbis, each synagogue in Stamford will deliver Shabbar Bags to all Jewish patients at Stamford Hospital on a rotating basis.  For the month of April, volunteers from the Temple Beth El Reyut Committee have been trained and registered to visit patients at Stamford Hospital and will deliver these bags on Fridays.  The bag contains challah rolls, sugar-free candy, grape juice and a professionally designed and printed booklet with healing prayers and readings in addition to information on the Jewish Community in Stamford.  Electric Shabbat candles will be offered to those patients requesting them.  The bags may be sponsored by $36 a week.

In response to your requests to volunteer at shelters, we have secured the fifth Thursday of each month at New Covenant House. We must provide 2-4 people each time to work from 2:30-4:15 pm to prepare food under the direction of a chef and 4:15-5:30 pm to serve dinner to the homeless. You can come for  preparation only, serving only or both. We realize these times are not ideal for people who work traditional hours,  but weekend slots are not available at this time. If interested, please contact Amy Temple at [email protected].

The Men's Club of Temple Beth El is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for its Annual Scholarship Grants for the year 2018. These grants are available to members of the Stamford and Fairfield County area high school graduating classes, who are of the Jewish faith and who will pursue accredited programs of higher education in the forthcoming academic year. For details,  click here . For application due by April 27, click here.