Shabbat Announcements
August 17-18, 2018
This Shabbat
Friday, August 17
Candle lighting: 7:31 pm

BBQ:  5:30 p.m. (see below)
Services:  6:30 p.m.

Services led by Rabbi Joshua Hammerman and Cantor Magda Fishman

Musical guests:  Avram Pengas and Chris Coogan

Watch our live stream on TBE's Facebook page or at tbe.org/tbe-live .

Saturday, August 18
Parashat Shoftim


Shabbat Services: 
9:30 a.m. 

We thank our Torah readers:
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman, Bert Madwed and Susan Schneiderman.

Shabbat ends: 8:31 pm

Daily Minyan

Monday-Friday: 7:30-8:00 am
Sundays and federal holidays: 9 am

The Daily Minyan is a welcoming place for regular prayer and to say Kaddish .  Please make every effort to attend, so it will be there when you or a fellow congregant needs it.

In Memorium

We mourn the passing of...
Andrew Abbey, z'l, brother of Debbie Morgenthaler

May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

To make a memorial contribution, please click here .
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
TBE KOSHER BBQ & BARACHU
Friday, August 17 @ 5:30 p.m.
Join us for a FREE delicious BBQ dinner. Welcome Shabbat with a musical, spiritually uplifting service @ 6:30 p.m. led by Rabbi Hammerman, Cantor Fishman and guest musicians.  Sponsored by TBE Sisterhood.  For complete details, please click here RSVP .
SHIVA AND BEYOND:  A WORKSHOP ON COMFORTING MOURNERS
Wednesday, August 22 at 7:30 p.m.
As part of TBE's new "Hand-in-Hand" volunteer effort, aimed at assisting the bereaved beyond the immediate period of grief, we present this participatory workshop, led by Rabbi Hammerman, Cantor Fishman and Jami Fener, a social worker as well as our Young Families Coordinator.  This event is open to the entire congregation.
SHABBAT IN THE ROUND
Select Saturdays beginning August 25
Breakfast and Schmooze 9:30 a.m.
Service 9:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Relax and renew your soul as we explore traditional prayers from new perspectives, probing them for deeper meaning, in chant and in conversation.  For complete details and dates, please click here .
SELICHOT SERVICES
Saturday, September 1 at 9:00 p.m. at Temple Beth El
Join us as we usher in the High Holidays together.  This year we will host our friends from the Conservative Synagogue of Westport & Congregation Beth El of Norwalk.
SISTERHOOD CLOTHING DRIVE
Sunday, October 21 from 9:00 a.m. -  2:00 p.m.
Time to clean out your closets and houses again!  Sisterhood is back with the popular Clothing Drive. Your donations benefit deserving families in the USA and abroad.  Clothes, linens, bicycles and soft toys are accepted. This is a fundraiser where the money raised will be used for Sisterhood and TBE programming.  Details and flyer to follow.
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
HIGH HOLIDAY CHILDREN'S
PROGRAM SCHEDULE - INFANT THROUGH SECOND GRADE
September 10, 11 and 19
Click here for full schedule.
HIGH HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING FOR 
THIRD GRADE THROUGH TEENS
September 10, 11 and 19
Click here for full schedule.
K'TANIM
Monthly beginning
September 16 @ 9:00 a.m.
A monthly Religious School drop-off program for 3 and 4 year-olds.  You do NOT need to be a Temple Member to enroll!  Tell your friends!  Details Register your child here .
DRUM CIRCLE
Saturday, September 22 @ 10:30 a.m. -
11:00 a.m. (right before ShaBaBimBam)
in the TBE Clubhouse (behind the Social Hall). This program is free and open to everyone. No need to be a TBE member to participate! Questions? Contact Jami Fener at [email protected] Flyer .
ShaBaBimBam
Saturday, September 22 @ 11:00 a.m.
A Shabbat morning program for families with children 5 and younger (with older siblings welcome!) Join us for a warm Shabbat morning family experience in the Clubhouse (in the back of the TBE building). Everyone is welcome. You don't need to be a TBE member to participate. Questions? Contact us at [email protected] .   Flyer .  Details and cost.
TBE TEVA KIDS
Sunday mornings from 9:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. 
beginning September 23
A drop-off educational program for 3 and 4 year-olds.  Teva Kids will explore science and nature through a uniquely Jewish perspective, integrating the principles of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) education with Jewish values, stories, rituals, blessings and spirituality.  Register here .  Details and costs .
NEWS AND REMINDERS
TBE GETS NEW OIL TANK
Old 5,000 gallon oil tank gets trucked away, new 2,000' double wall oil tank with monitoring sensors gets buried in the ground behind TBE.
BIMAH AND SUKKAH CONSTRUCTION
TEAM REQUEST
Temple Beth El is looking for volunteers to put up and take down the High Holiday Bimah and our beautiful Sukkah.  Click here for dates and times.  If there are any questions, please contact Stuart Nekritz at 203-322-0872 or [email protected].
SHIVA NOTICES AVAILABLE ON-LINE
Congregants who are looking for shiva information can now quickly look online instead of searching their Inbox for the announcement or calling the synagogue office.  Just go to TBE website and click "Shiva Notices" under the WHAT'S NEW menu.
HIGH HOLIDAY FOOD ORDER
Last Day to Place Your Order -  Tuesday, September 4
Watch for your order form in the mail or click here .  Order forms are also available on the table in our lobby.   Pick up your order on Sunday, September 9 from 9:00 a.m. - noon.
TBE SPECIAL RATES FOR YOUNG ADULTS
 AND YOUNG FAMILIES!
Think you can't afford to be a member?  Think again!  
For more information, please click here Please pass
this news  along to your friends!
PAY YOUR DUES AND FEES, MAKE DONATIONS
AND RESERVATIONS ONLINE
Make donations to TBE for any occasion - in honor of, in memory of, yahrtzeit donations, dedicate prayer books, purchase memorial plaques, Noah's Ark plaques and Tree of Life plaques.   You may pay your dues and fees online by ACH (electronic check) at www.tbe.org,  click on "Donations" and scroll down to "Member Payments."
TEMPLE BETH EL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Imagine a Religious School where students can get a great education and actually have fun at the same time...WE AIM TO INSPIRE!  Become a part of the adventure!  Details Register your child here .
WE'RE HIRING!  JOIN OUR FACULTY!
Temple Beth El is seeking a dynamic  and enthusiastic instructor for our Religious School.  Details .
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