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CHAILITES
August 13, 2020
(Dates and times are also on the TBC calendar)

Click on the link below to register for the Zoom online event:
Please remember that you must REGISTER for everything that you plan on attending.**

Once you click on the registration link, you will be taken to a webpage where you will enter your name and email address. Once you submit this information, you will receive a CONFIRMATION EMAIL that includes the LINK you will use to join the program and the PASSWORD that you will need to enter after clicking the link to join.

**YOU MUST SAVE THE CONFIRMATION EMAILS THAT YOU RECEIVE. THEY ARE THE ONLY PLACES WHERE THE LINKS AND PASSWORDS WILL APPEAR.**

If you would like friends or family members to attend any of these programs, you can forward this email to them and tell them to use the links below to register. We would love to add them to our community!  
New, Fun Tot Shabbat - Friday, August 14 at 5:00 pm

Cantor Harriet is looking forward to celebrating Shabbat with all of our TBC families this Friday August 14th! To join Cantor Harriet for the fun, click here.
 
Please join Cantor Harriet at 5pm for our first Tot Shabbat experience! Children ages 5 or 6 and younger along with their families are invited to welcome Shabbat together with singing, dancing, special guests and even some challah and soup making! Get ready for a fun and participatory 20-25 minutes of music, learning and laughs as we greet Shabbat together!
 
Then, stick around if you like or, if you didn't make Tot Shabbat, please join us at 6:30 pm for our Shabbat Family Service! A fun, participatory family-friendly Shabbat service with prayers, liturgy and music put together especially with children ages 7-17 in mind, and suitable for all! Please join Cantor Harriet as we welcome Shabbat together. Remember to bring a smile and your favorite dancing shoes!
TBC Religious School Update


Plans are taking shape for Religious School and teen education this fall. Whether in-person, remote, or a combination of both, TBC is committed to providing quality educational experiences for all students. Click here for Cantor Dunkerley's web presentation on the new TBC Religious School curriculum.

This year the overall school schedule will remain the same:

  • Jr. Chai (3-4 year olds) - Sunday 1x/month - 10:00 -11:30 am
  • Kindergarten - 3rd Grade - Sunday - 9:30-11:30 am
  • Grades 4-7 - Sunday - 9:30-11:30 am & Wednesday - 4:20-6:00 pm
  • TBC Teens - Grades 8-12 - Sunday 2x/month
The teen program includes:
  • Confirmation for 10th graders
  • L'Taken Political Action Seminar in Washington, DC (Gr. 10-12)
  • Programming designed with teen input

Madrichim?
Teens in grades 8-12 looking for a great volunteer opportunity at temple, please consider joining the Madrichim program to assist in classrooms or the Religious School office on Sunday mornings or Wednesday afternoons. Click here for the Madrichim Registration Form for
2020-21
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Next TBC Book Group
September 16, 2020 at 7:30 pm
 
For the next TBC Book Group, we will be reading "Lincoln and the Jews" by Jonathan D. Sarna and Benjamin ShapellIn this groundbreaking work, the authors reveal how Lincoln's remarkable relationship with American Jews impacted both his path to the presidency and his policy decisions as president. The book uncovers a new and previously unknown feature of Abraham Lincoln's life, one that broadened him, and, as a result, broadened America. To register for our discussion, click here.
 
 
 
At the beginning of each month, Chailites will include a list of individuals who have made a contribution to TBC in the prior month to thank them for their support. For this issue of Chailites we are thanking the following individuals who have generously contributed to TBC from May 2020 through July 2020.
 
Cantor's Discretionary Fund Operating Fund
Alexander Family Foundation Alexander Family Foundation
James Ostendorf Bonnie Heft
 Joe Kropf & Irene Rosenberg
Chesed Fund June Mara
Meryll and Michael Wolfman Ria and Bruce Miller
 Wendy and Mac Nadel
High Holiday Appeal Michele and Judson Scruton
Alexander Family Foundation Karen and Ross Tartell
 Tartell Family Foundation
Kesher Fund Debra and Dennis Case
Alexander Family Foundation  
Michele and Judson Scruton PTO
 Alexander Family Foundation
Memorial Book Doris and Lew Bender
Alexander Family Foundation Jeanne and Lloyd Goldberg
Doris and Lew Bender Caroline and Kevin Hoffman
Brooke Zykan Bernstein Patti and Alan Masarek
Jeffrey Busch & Stephen Davis Melinda and Don Weber
Debra and Dennis Case 
Jeanne and Lloyd Goldberg Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
Jonathan Gordon & Cortney Davis Jeffrey Busch & Stephen Davis
Betty and Lou Grey Wendy and Mac Nadel
Sue and Richard Hagan  
Ilene and Paul Kauffman Religious School
Suzanne and Harvey Kramer
Aaron Krasner & Gina Pulice
Dina and David Levi  
June MaraTzedakah Fund
Ria and Bruce MillerAlexander Family Foundation
Nan and Richard RubenNeal Brodsky & Judith Gotlieb
David Schwartz & Deborah ListSimon Curtis & Kiki Cahn
Marlene Serby Melinda & Don Weber
Shames Family Foundation 
Karen and Ross TartellYear End Appeal
Melinda and Don WeberAlexander Family Foundation
Meryll and Michael WolfmanJeffrey Busch & Stephen Davis
 Debra and Dennis Case 
 Simon Curtis & Kiki Cahn
 Gilbert Hollander & Lisa Somer
 June Mara
 Julia and Ben Saunders
 Louise and Erv Shames
 Valerie and Steven West-Rosenthal
 
To everyone who has supported TBC before May 2020, we offer you our most sincere thanks and heartfelt gratitude.
We Want You! 
(Your Photo, That Is)
 
As we prepare for the High Holidays, we want to include photographs of our congregants in our service to help us all feel connected to one another. Please send a photo (jpg format) of you and your family to President@templebnaichaim.org by August 25 to be included. The photos do not have to be at TBC.
In Our Community
 
This is a new monthly feature in Chailites. If you have news you want to share, please send the information to chailites@templebnaichaim.org. 
This Week's Torah Portion
 
This week's Torah Portion is R'eih Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 "See, this day I place before you blessing and curse." In it, God places both blessing and curse before the Israelites. They are taught that blessing will come through the observance of God's laws. Included in this parasha, Moses' third discourse in his final sermon to the Israelites, are laws about worship in a central place; injunctions against idolatry and self-mutilation; dietary rules; and laws about tithes, debt remission, the release and treatment of Hebrew slaves, and firstlings. Moses also reviews the correct sacrifices to be offered during the Pilgrim Festivals-Pesach, Sukkot, and Shavuot. 

Buy Grocery Cards - Help Support TBC!



Stop & Shop, Caraluzzi's, and Stew Leonard's have agreed to sell the Temple gift cards at a discount of 5-10%. Our congregants purchase the gift cards (they look just like credit cards) from the Temple at face value and use them as cash when shopping at the participating supermarkets. They may be purchased in increments of $100. Please email certificates@templebnaichaim.org if you have any questions and to purchase the cards.
Yahrzeit Memorial Plaques at TBC

During this challenging time, we know that many of us are thinking of loved ones who have passed away. We invite you to commemorate the lives and blessings of your loved ones with a memorial plaque. A special service of dedication for the entire community will be scheduled at TBC when that again becomes possible. Ordering information is available here.
Upcoming Events and Save the Dates! 


Welcoming Shabbat TogetherRegister here
Friday, August 21, 7:30 pm

Torah StudyRegister here
Saturday, August 22, 9:30 am

Bat Mitzvah of Kayla Clott - Contact the TBC Office for attendance info
Saturday, August 22, 10:30

Bar Mitzvah of Adam Schrag - Contact the TBC Office for attendance info
Thursday, August 27, 

Welcoming Shabbat TogetherRegister here
Friday, August 28, 7:30 pm

Torah StudyRegister here
Saturday, August 29, 9:30 am

Bat Mitzvah of Juliette Langberg - Contact the TBC Office for attendance info
Saturday, August 29, 10:30

See the TBC Calendar for more upcoming events

Yahrzeits, August 14 - 20
    Zeicher tzaddik livrachah! 
May the memory of the righteous be for a blessing!

Ethel S. TemersonFriday8/14/2020grandmother of Moses Alexander
Suzanne SteinbergSaturday8/15/2020mother of Daniel Darst
Tillie GlasbergSunday8/16/2020mother of Gladys O'Neil
Irwin S. LizanWednesday8/19/2020father of Meryll Wolfman
Michael Paul LevySunday8/23/2020grandfather of Debra Case

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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        Temple B'nai Chaim             Mailing Address: P.O. Box 305, Georgetown, CT 06829
        Phone: 203 544-8695         Location: 82 Portland Avenue, Wilton CT 06897 (Directions)

      Cantor/Educator: Cantor Harriet Dunkerley 
        President: June Mara          Office Manager/Facility Use: Denise Seccurra
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