September 3, 2020
14 Elul 5780
This Week with TBE
Thursday, September 3
7:00 p.m. A Brisket Fit for the Holy Days with Larry Osman (More)

Friday, September 4
7:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service via Zoom (Zoom Link)

Saturday, September 5
10:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service with Torah Study (Parshat Ki-Tavo; Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8) and the bar mitzvah of Brian Ascher via Zoom (Zoom Link)

Monday, September 7
Labor Day
Temple Office Closed 

Tuesday, September 8
7:15 p.m. Jewish Spirituality Group via Zoom 
7:30 p.m. Oversight Committee Meeting via Zoom 

Wednesday, September 9
7:00 p.m. Melodies of the Machzor with Cantor Wallach (More)

Friday, September 11
7:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service via Zoom (Zoom Link)
Elul Happenings
September 9: Melodies of the Machzor with Cantor Wallach (more)
September 3: A Brisket Fit for the Holy Days with Larry Osman (more) 
September 12: Selichot Services 
September 14: TBE Reads "Just Mercy" (more)
September 17: A Challah Chibbuk for the Holidays (more)

Upcoming Events
September 18: The High Holy Days Begin (more)
September 27, 9:00 a.m.: Sukkah Building
October 21: Women's Torah Talk; Noah (RSVP)
October 26: TBE Reads "The Female Persuasion"

Community Events
September 13; 6:00 p.m. Demonstration at Somerville Courthouse for Black Lives Matter (more)
Shabbat Online -- September 4 and 5
Shabbat Table

Erev Shabbat Worship 
Friday, 7:00 p.m.  Yahrzeits will be read. 
Connect via Zoom or Livestream 
Or by phone: 929-436-2866; Meeting ID: 983 6550 9442; Passcode: 0119497

Shabbat Morning Service & Torah Study 
(Parshat Ki-Tavo; Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
 
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. 
Connect via Zoom 
Or, by phone: 929-436-2866 Meeting ID: 693 812 954; Passcode: 049452
Meet Our New Cantor: 
Cantor Risa Wallach


Our TBE family is finding creative ways to introduce Cantor Risa Wallach to our community. Special thanks to Lou and Myrna Binder for this great interview with Cantor Wallach. We hope you enjoy it! And stay tuned for future opportunities to gather together in "ZOOM rooms" to spend some time with Cantor Wallach and get to know each other.  

L'shanah Tovah!

Your Temple Beth-El clergy and staff are working hard to create a meaningful High Holy Day experience for you. Starting with the month of Elul, continuing through the Days of Awe, and concluding with Sukkot and Simchat Torah, we will be #virtuallytogether this fall.

Important steps for you: 
Submit names of your loved ones for remembrance by September 8 

Register for the Challah Chibbuk (Hug)
Register your guests (complimentary for all!) by September 14

Most High Holy Day worship services will be live-streamed using a combination of recorded and live elements. Some interactive programs, such as our annual Yom Kippur study session, the meditation service, and others, will take place on Zoom. All members will automatically receive links for services. Watch your email for the links in early September.

Religious School

We are pleased to announce our schedule for the 2020-21/5781 school year!
Watch your email this Friday for dates and times for all grades.

Online Shabbat worship continues:
Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday @6:00 p.m.
Join us for a joyful hour of song and prayer on our weekly Zoom Kabbalat Shabbat -- 6:00 p.m. here.

Shabbat Morning Services @10:00 a.m.
Please join our online Shabbat Morning Service & Torah Study and celebrate our first b'nei mitzvah of the season. Click here to join.
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If you haven't yet registered for Religious School, please take a few minutes now:
Questions or concerns? Please contact Sarah Gluck or Lisa Friedman.
TBE VOTES: Civic Engagement Tips

Each week from now until Election Day, our TBE Civic Engagement Team will share tips regarding this year's election process in New Jersey, as it has been adjusted to ensure safe and secure voting for all.

This week we share a broad outline of the voting procedures as described by Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter. The review was posted in InsiderNJ.com and like all of our Civic Engagement efforts, is a nonpartisan review.

It is our goal to make Temple Beth-El a 100% Voting Congregation.  If you would like to join our Civic Engagement team, please contact CivicEngagement@TempleBethElNJ.org
 
Helping Hands -- We're Here for You

Our group of Helping Hands volunteers are making masks, shopping, running errands, and helping to keep us all connected. 

If you need a hand or want to lend a hand, email HelpingHands@TempleBethElNJ.org with your request.

To the folks who are lending a hand, we say THANK YOU!
How to Reach Us

Our Lay Leaders
Leigh Miller (President)
Gary Cohen (First Vice President)
Andrea Bradley (Second Vice President)
Jeff Resnick (Assistant Treasurer)
Lynn Small (Secretary)
Julie Hirsch (Connections Counselor)
Roxanne Levinston (Justice Counselor)
Ryan Maizel (Sustenance Counselor)
Melissa Pyle (Learning Counselor)

Temple Beth-El Office: 908-722-0674 
Most staff is working remotely. Voicemail will be checked daily.

Professional Staff
Rabbi Arnold Gluck: x311 /  RabbiGluck@TempleBethElNJ.org
Cantor Risa Wallach: x315 / CantorWallach@TempleBethElNJ.org
Amy E. Rubin (Executive Director): x310 /  AmyRubin@TempleBethElNJ.org 
Sarah Gluck (Education Director): x313 / SarahGluck@TempleBethElNJ.org  
Lisa Friedman (Education Director): x327 / LisaFriedman@TempleBethElNJ.org
Hannah Lafargue (Director of Youth Engagement) x324 / HannahLafargue@TempleBethElNJ.org

Administrative Staff
Dina Fisher (Administrative Assistant): x312 /  DinaFisher@TempleBethElNJ.org
Ivy Anglin (Religious School Secretary): x316 / IvyAnglin@TempleBethElNJ.org 


Temple Beth-El 

67 US Highway 206, Hillsborough, NJ
Phone: 908-722-0674  |  Email: info@TempleBethElNJ.org
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