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CHAILITES
May 1, 2019
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Community Yom HaShoah Observance, Thursday,
May 2
Last Shabbat, as the Jewish community concluded Passover and prepared for
Yom HaShoah
(Holocaust Remembrance Day), we were confronted once again with the reality that there are people who seek to destroy us simply because we are Jewish.
It is a devastating, infuriating, and terrifying reality, but we refuse to allow the hatred of others to define our Judaism.
And this week, we will walk the path from grief to determined, defiant joy.
On Thursday evening at 7:00 pm, Rabbi Bearman will join our colleague, Rabbi David Reiner, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (351 Main St, Ridgefield, CT 06877) for Ridgefield's Community Yom HaShoah Observance
. We invite you to join this interfaith gathering as we remember all those who were killed and victimized during the Shoah, the Holocaust.
And then, after we come together on Thursday to remember all those whom we have lost to senseless hatred, we will welcome Shabbat with the energy and joy of our regular TBC Family Service. Whether or not you are a Family Service regular, Student Cantor Hamstra and I encourage you to join us on Friday for dinner at 6:00 pm
(RSVP here)
and services at 6:30 pm. We will come together, soothe our hearts, and replenish our souls.
Chazak. Chazak. V'nitchazek.
Be strong. Be strong. And, let us strengthen one another.
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Shabbat Family Service
with Preneg, Friday, May 3
We will be continuing our Birthday Book Minhag (Custom)! Everyone 13 and under who is celebrating a birthday in April will receive the gift of a Jewish book.
Join us for another fun Shabbat Family Service starting at 6:00 pm with a kid-friendly preneg (pizza & veggies). At 6:30 pm, song, story and worship will be followed by a birthday celebration and oneg with a certified nut-free option at the dessert table.
If you will be attending the preneg, make sure to
RSVP
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Share your simcha! Sponsor a pre-neg, oneg, or flowers!
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Sisterhood Happy Hour
Sunday, May 5 at 5:00 pm
Passover is past and Mother's Day is a week away. Please join us this Sunday from 5:00-7:00 pm at Bianco Rosso -151 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton - to just relax, chill-out and take a deep breath together at the beginning of the month.
5/5 at 5 - Looking forward to seeing you there!!!
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Security Update
At our upcoming May Congregational Meeting, our agenda will include - among other items - an update on security measures TBC leadership is currently undertaking, some of which involve infrastructure updates. However, in light of yet another shooting, we wanted to let you know that we have been and are continuing to take steps now to tighten security. We are coordinating with local police and Federation, which has also been actively working to help ensure the safety and security of member synagogues. In addition, you should be aware that we have requested and are receiving, increased police surveillance at TBC when we have children in the building and when events are taking place.
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Last Weekend at Temple B'nai Chaim
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Israel Master Chef for 8th-12th Graders
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Shalom Y'all: The History of Jewish Immigrants in the American South
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Sisterhood Shabbat
Friday, June 21 at 7:30 pm
Please join us for a unique Friday evening on June 21 - at TBC's Sisterhood Shabbat! A special Oneg, sponsored by TBC Sisterhood, will follow the service. We look forward to sharing the joy of this special Shabbat with all TBC members and friends!
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Social Action Volunteers Needed for the
Daily Bread Food
Pantry and Other Activities
TBC and other volunteers at the
Daily Bread Food Pantry.
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The next date at the Daily Bread Food Pantry in Danbury is Monday, June 24 at 9:30 am.
The TBC Social Action Committee
ha
s many local ways
for you to help others, from pitching in at a soup kitchen to preparing dinner at an emergency shelter.
Other Community Opportunities. There are also other ways to get involved in our communities. You can serve as a foster family, deliver food to those in need, and/or host a high school child in the ABC program.
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Share Your Simcha - Sponsor a Preneg, Oneg or Flowers!
A great way of celebrating special simchas, such as birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, the birth of a child or grandchild, is sharing your nachas with the entire congregation by sponsoring the Shabbat Oneg, preneg or flowers for the Friday of your special week. We will arrange for the flowers, food, and set-up, you just make a minimum donation of $125 for an Oneg, $180 for a Preneg or $250 for the flowers. Sponsor a Shabbat!
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BIRTHDAY BOOKS: A New TBC Minhag (Custom)
We will be honoring the month's birthdays at Family Services by presenting everyone celebrating with the gift of a TBC Birthday Book!
If there are Jewish children's books that your family has loved, we would very much appreciate the donation of gently used copies. If your family loved the books a little too much, please consider purchasing and donating a new copy of your old favorite.
We're hoping to collect books for everyone from 1 to 13 years old. There is a basket in the front lobby labeled "Birthday Book Donations". Any donated books that aren't used as "Birthday Books" will be incorporated into our Carol J. Metzger Children's Library.
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Upcoming Events and Save the Dates!
Friday, May 3 at 6:00 pm (service 6:30 pm)
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Yahrzeits, May 3 to May 9
Zeicher tzaddik livrachah!
May the memory of the righteous be for a blessing!
| Harold Goodman |
Saturday |
5/4/2019 |
great grandfather of David Mann |
| Norman Tanen |
Saturday |
5/4/2019 |
husband of Ilene Tanen |
| Julius Cahn |
Sunday |
5/5/2019 |
father of Kiki Cahn |
| Robert A. Heisler |
Sunday |
5/5/2019 |
brother of Michele Scruton |
| Edith Weinstein |
Sunday |
5/5/2019 |
grandmother of Dana Umerley |
| Milton Greenbaum |
Monday |
5/6/2019 |
father of Susan Hagan |
| Morton Metzger |
Monday |
5/6/2019 |
grandfather of Dina Levi |
| Joy Bower |
Tuesday |
5/7/2019 |
mother of Sandi Prince |
| Steven Johns-Boehme |
Tuesday |
5/7/2019 |
brother of Joni Lerner |
| William Sobel |
Tuesday |
5/7/2019 |
father of Ken Sobel |
| David Macklin |
Wednesday |
5/8/2019 |
grandfather of Fran Heizler |
| Murray Gular |
Thursday |
5/9/2019 |
uncle of Debra Case |
| Herman S. Nadel |
Thursday |
5/9/2019 |
father of Mac Nadel |
It is traditional to light a memorial candle on the eve of the yahrzeit at home and to recite Kaddish when lighting the yahrzeit candle. It is also a custom to
make donations in memory of loved ones
around the time.
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