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30 Cheshvan 5779
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7:30 p.m. Jewish LIFE: Israeli Folk Dancing
Friday, November 9
8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Services with Choir
Saturday, November 10
10:00 a.m. Shabbat Minyan Service and Torah Study,
Parashat Toldot, Genesis 25:19-28:9
Sunday, November 11
No Religious School -NJEA Weekend
8:30 a.m. Mental Health First Aid for Youth Training
Monday, November 12
4:30 p.m. Hebrew School
6:30 p.m. Post-Confirmation
7:00 p.m. Mah Jongg
7:30 p.m. Oversight Committee Meeting
Tuesday, November 13
7:00 p.m. Jewish LIFE: Holocaust through Muslim Eyes (more) (@JCC)
Wednesday, November 14
4:30 p.m. Hebrew School
5:30 p.m. Security Training for Faculty
6:30 p.m. Confirmation Academy
7:00 p.m. Brit K'hillah
7:00 p.m. Sisterhood Board Meeting
7:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, November 15
7:30 p.m. Jewish LIFE: Israeli Folk Dancing
Friday, November 16
6:30 p.m. Shabbat Seder with New Member Welcome (more)
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Upcoming Events
TBE Events
November 16: Shabbat Seder and New Member Welcome (
more
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November 18: Chanukah Gift Shop
November 19: TBE Reads: A Light Between Oceans (more)
November 20: Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Honoring IHN (
more)
November 27: Jewish LIFE Mini Series on Kabbalat Shabbat begins (
more)
November 28: Women's Torah Talk (
RSVP)
December 1: Adult B'not Mitzvah Service & Celebratory Luncheon (
RSVP)
December 2: Chanukah Gift Shop
December 5: Sisterhood Women of Valor Dinner
December 12: Protecting Mental Health of Young People (
more)
Community
November 13: Lecture: Holocaust through Muslim Eyes, with Mehnaz Afridi (
more
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December 7: IHN Annual Cookie Bake-off and Sale (
more)
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
Now until November 18
The Religious School and Sisterhood are coordinating a Thanksgiving food drive to assemble a complete Thanksgiving dinner for families in need. We especially need frozen turkeys. If you don't plan to use your free supermarket turkey, please donate it to the food drive before November 18. Other food items can be left in the school rotunda. Here's a flyer or contact Barbara Johnston.
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Shabbat Seder and Dinner -- still time to RSVP
November 16
On Friday night, November 3, come celebrate what unifies all Jews -- Shabbat! -- with a Shabbat Seder and Dinner. All members are welcome to share the fellowship of the evening with a special honor for members who joined in the past year.
Adults $12; kids under 13 free.
Schedule of the evening:
6:00 p.m. Ma'ariv service and Kaddish
6:30 p.m. Shabbat Seder and Dinner (Please register for the dinner)
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Religious School
On three things the world stands:
On Torah, s
ervice [of God], a
nd acts of human kindness. (Pirkei Avot)
TORAH - LEARNING
Sunday, Grades PK-6 & Alternative Hebrew: 11/18
Monday & Wednesday, Grades 3-7 Hebrew: 11/12 & 11/14, 11/26 & 11/28
Wednesday Confirmation Academy: 11/14, 11/28
Monday, Post-Confirmation: 11/12, 11/26
AVODAH - SACRED SERVICE
Shabbat Evening Service this Friday at 8:00 / Shabbat Minyan Service this Saturday at 10:00
Tuesday, November 20: Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 7:00 p.m. at North Branch Reformed Church
G'MILUT CHASADIM - ACTS OF KINDNESS
Our Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive continues. Thank you for your generous donations so far. Frozen turkeys are also needed. If you don't plan to use your free supermarket turkey, please donate it to the drive. The Food Drive concludes on Sunday morning, November 18.
Grades PK-2: Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
Grade 3: Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
Grade 4: Mashed Potatoes (boxed)
Grade 5: Stuffing (boxed)
Grade 6: Canned Corn
Grade 7: Canned Cranberry Sauce
Grades 8-10: Canned Green Beans
Grades 11-12: Sweet Potatoes (small cans)
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Enriching mind, body, and spirit.
AT TBE
Biblical Hebrew
Sunday, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Nov. 18; Dec. 2, 9, 16; Jan. 6, 13, 27; Feb. 3, 10, 24; March 3, 10, 24, 31; April 7, 14
iEngage 4: Israel's Milestones and Their Meanings
Sunday, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Nov. 18, Dec. 9, March 3 & 24, April 7, May 19, June 2
Israeli Dancing
TONIGHT, November 8, 7:30 p.m., and continuing most Thursdays
throughout the year
UPCOMING AROUND THE COMMUNITY
Dr. Mehnaz Afridi, The Shoah Through Muslim Eyes
Co-sponsored by the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation SHAW, the JCC Holocaust Memorial and Education Center, and the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom.
Free to the community. To register, call Lauren at 908-758-2003. (more)
Tuesday, November 13, 7:00 p.m., at the Bridgewater JCC
To the Little Polish Boy: Developing Empathy Through Ecphrastic Poetry,
with Nancy Gorrell
This program is geared for teens and their parents. (An ecphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or work of art.)
Sunday, November 18, 1:30 p.m. at the Bridgewater JCC
Free to the community. To register, call 908-725-6994 x9018.
Co-sponsored by Jewish LIFE and the JCC Holocaust Memorial and Education Center
Kabbalat Shabbat: Traditions & Texts
A three-week mini-course with Student Rabbi Shira Gluck
The ritual of Kabbalat Shabbat is a rich tapestry of texts and traditions from the time of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem to the mystics of the 16th century. Join our favorite student rabbi in exploring the poetry and themes of the Shabbat psalms, with emphasis on the musical-spiritual aspects of Kabbalat Shabbat.
Tuesday, November 27, December 4 & 11, 7:00 p.m.
J
ewish LIFE (Learning Is for Everyone) is made possible in part by a grant from the
Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties.
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Brotherhood Pre-Thanksgiving Night Out
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unday, November 18, 7:30 p.m.
The Landing (lower-level pub), 311 Amwell Road, Hillsborough
Join Brotherhood for a pre-Thanksgiving get-together to watch the game and enjoy the Sunday football specials at The Landing. Brotherhood membership not required. Hope to see you there!
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TBE Reads:
A Light Between Oceans
Monday, November 19, 7:15 p.m.
Discussion led by Andrea Auerbach
A captivating, beautiful, and stunningly accomplished debut novel that opens in 1918 Australia - the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who make one devastating choice that forever changes two worlds.
The Light Between Oceans
won the 2013 Indie Book Awards Book of the Year and Debut Fiction Awards, made the 2013 longlist for the Miles Franklin Award, and the 2014 longlist of the International Dublin Literary Award.
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IHN Thanksgiving Interfaith Service
Tuesday, November 21, at 7:00 p.m.
Let's gather together with members of North Branch Reformed Church and St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church to celebrate, sing and pray in thanks for the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Somerset County (IHN) and the wonderful work it does in an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Northbranch Reformed Church, 203 Route 28, Bridgewater.
Don't miss this very special evening and opportunity to pray and sing with a few of our partner IHN congregations.
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Annual Cookie Bake-off and Cookie Sale
Supporting the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Somerset County
Calling all bakers!
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Somerset County is seeking bakers to bake cookies -- 3 doz. or more -- to be sold by the pound in the annual Cookie Bake-off and Sale. Cookies must be delivered by Friday Dec. 7.
There's also a contest! You can also submit a dozen cookies for judging. First prize will be a William Sonoma cooking class for the winner and nine friends.
Please call the IHN office at 908-704-1920 to volunteer to bake and/or pre-register for the contest. Cookie pre-sale orders will be announced soon.
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Share your Joy and Blessings -- Host an Oneg
Hosting a Friday night Oneg is a wonderful way to celebrate a special birthday, anniversary, baby naming or other special occasion with the congregation. Hosting is also an excellent way to build community with fellow congregants.
The following dates are available for committees, families or individuals to host and, no worries, instructions will be provided!
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How to Reach Us
Temple Beth-El Office: 908-722-0674
Professional Staff
Office Hours
Monday, Wednesday
8:30-6:00
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Tuesday
8:30-5:00 |
Thursday
Closed
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Friday
8:30-3:00
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Temple Beth-El
67 US Highway 206, Hillsborough, NJ
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