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Jill Hyman
Synagogue Manager
757-220-1205
office@tbewilliamsburg.org
Rabbi David Katz
757-206-1633
mobile 757-634-6407
rabbi@tbewilliamsburg.org
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10:00 am
Thai Chi
Thursday, January 16
10:30 am
Torah Study
Friday, January 17
Shabbat Kulanu
Saturday, January 18
10:00 am
Shabbat Services
Sunday, January 19
10 am - 12 pm
TBE School
Social Program
2:00 pm
19th Annual
Jewish
Film Festival
" Promise at Dawn"
WRL
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 21
4:00 pm
Meditation & Mindfulness
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Upcoming
Oneg/Kiddush Dates
Thank you to the
following families
January 17 -
Friday's Oneg is pizza in honor of Shabbat Kulanu.
January 18 - Saturday's Kiddush luncheon is sponsored by Myrna and Ed Kaye in honor of Ed's and Marsha's birthdays.
Would you like to help out for Kiddush? Call or email Nancy Burstein at 757-206-1447 or
impresaria@cox.net
Suggestions for
Friday Oneg:
grape juice, cookies, pastries, & fruit.
Suggestions for
Saturday Kiddush:
grape juice, challah, fruit, dips, chips, tuna or egg salad, hummus, sweets, & veggies.
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The first parashah of the book of Exodus/Shmot picks up directly where the book of Genesis left off: listing the "names" of the descendants of Jacob who came down to Egypt after Joseph. Seventy members of Jacob's family originally moved to Egypt; we are told they were very fertile and increased greatly while there. When a new king comes to the throne, he oppresses and enslaves the Israelites out of fear that this growing band might prove to be a military or political threat. When this does not succeed in curbing their growth, he issues orders to kill all new-born Israelite boys. the infant Moses survives this decree, and when his mother can not longer keep him hidden, she leaves him in a basket floating on the Nile. He is found by the daughter of Pharoah, who adopts him and hires his mother as a wet-nurse.
The text then jumps ahead. Moses, now a man, sees an Egyptian taskmaster beating an Israelite slave. Moses kills the Egyptian and then flees. He runs to Midian, where he is welcomed by a Midianite priest and is given his daughter Zipporah as a wife. She gives birth to a son. While tending his new father-in-law's flocks, Moses is called by God from the burning bush. God instructs Moses to return to Egypt to free the Israelites from slavery. Moses returns and is reunited with his brother Aaron. Together they go and pay their first visit to Pharaoh, but Pharaoh dismisses Moses and his God, and increases the workload of the slaves.
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Social Action Thanks You!
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TBE's Social Action Committee shares a
letter of thanks
for all the help afforded the COFM December shelter days. Please click on the highlighted link to read the complete letter.
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Shabbat Kulanu
THIS FRIDAY - January
17th
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Shabbat Kulanu, TBE's family-oriented service, will take place this Friday, January 17, starting at 6:30 pm.
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19th Annual Jewish Film Festival
THIS SUNDAY - January
19th
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Save-the-Date: Please join us for the first movie of the Winter Series, 19th Annual Jewish Film Festival. Promise At Dawn beginning at 2 pm, January 19, in the theater at the Williamsburg Regional Library. A memoir of an impassioned mother-son bond, Promise At Dawn, follows the author Romain Gary from childhood poverty in Poland to his education in southern France and his exploits as a WWII aviator. The film reveals the complex emotional truths of a parent's self-sacrifice and impossible dreams for a child.
All Winter Series films are free.
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New Meditation and Mindfulness Group - January 21st
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Our new Meditation and Mindfulness Group has started to meet. The group meets on Tuesdays, usually at 4 pm, but once a month at 7 pm instead. The next session is scheduled for 4 pm on January 21st. The group is led by Rabbi David; the 4 pm sessions in January and February will be facilitated by TBE member, and William and Mary Director of Meditation and Mindfulness, Becca Marcus. The next session scheduled for 7 pm is February 4. All are welcome to join the group after it starts, but if you plan to attend a session and haven't already, please let Rabbi David know in advance.
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Tai Chi with Shelly Conrad returns; Wednesdays, at 10 am.
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The Great Courses: Jewish Intellectual History -
Jan 22nd
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Bob and Chellie Booth are leading a study group exploring 400 years of Jewish Thought . It includes lectures and discussion of Baruch Spinoza, Feminist Jewish Theology (Judith Plaskow), and much more. The class meets on select Wednesday afternoons from 2 - 4 pm, with a 1/2 hour lecture followed by a lengthy discussion. The next session will be held on Wednesday, January 22. If you are interested, please email Bob and Chellie at rzb2reb@cox.net, or respond to Jill in the office. |
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Conversational Hebrew
- Jan
22nd
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| Advanced Classes of Conversational Hebrew with Betty Ronnen return Wednesdays at 7pm twice a month. The next class will be held January 22, at TBE. Other classes will be held February 5 & 19, March 4 & 18, April 1 & 22, May 6 & 20, and June 3 & 17. Contact Betty for curriculum details. |
David Abitbol, expert on Judaism and Social Media (creator of the Jewlicious blog) will be at the UJC on January 25 at 7 pm for Campaign Coffee House: The Power of Story.
January 26 from 10am - 12pm, during Super Sunday, David will be giving an interactive presentation for teens entitled, "Old People Don't Know Anything About the Internet!" This event is free and open to all 8th - 12th graders
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Warm Up Williamsburg - Jan 31st
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You are invited to "Warm Up Williamsburg"- A soup tasting and extraordinary bake shop event to benefit the Community of Faith Mission (COFM) - emergency winter homeless shelter program. WUW begins a few hours before Erev Shabbat Services, so you can easily have some soup and support COFM, and then attend services at TBE and welcome in Shabbat.
The event will be held Friday, January 31, 5:15 - 8 pm, at the Williamsburg Community Chapel. Tickets $25 each include 3 bowls of soup, multiple soup tastings, dinner rolls & dessert. Musical entertainment is provided by "Elderberry Jam." To make a reservation, go to COFM.com. For additional information, please contact suzannejarvis@cofm.
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Celebration of Tu B'Shvat
February 7th
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Tu B'Shvat is the New Year or Birthday of the Trees. We have many connections to trees in Judaism. We are guardians of the planet and tasked with protecting the Earth for the next generation. In this spirit, let's celebrate with a Tu B'Shvat potluck Oneg, Friday, February 7th. It is customary to eat foods from the seven species. Please bring a dairy/vegetarian dish to share (but please do not bring almonds due to an allergy of one of our members). . |
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Shabbat Shira with
Special Musical Performances by Winsome - February 7th and
The Halyo Singers - February 8th
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Shabbat Shira - the Sabbath of Song - is the name for the Shabbat when we read Miriam's Song (the song of celebration after the Israelites crossed the sea). This year, TBE will celebrate Shabbat Shira with a special musical performance by Winsome during Friday night services, February 7th and by the Halyo Singers during Saturday services, February 8th. Please join us! |
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Rabbi Alfredo Marvao Pereira presents Jewish Voices from Portugal: Commentaries on the Torah - February 9th
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Sunday, February 9th from 3 to 4 pm at TBE, Rabbi Alfredo Marvao Pereira, William and Mary Thomas Vaughn Professor of Economics, will present his book "Jewish Voices from Portugal: Commentaries on the Torah." The event will include a Q &A session and book signing.The Program Committee's Sunday Lecture Series event is free and open to all members.
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Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events & Stop the Bleed - February 19th
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Wednesday, February 19 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, James City County Police and Fire Departments are hosting a CRASE (Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events) training session followed by a Stop the Bleed training. Each course lasts approximately 2 hours with a break in between. There is no charge, but RSVP is necessary and space is limited. Contact Assistant Fire Marshal Michelle Toutaint at (757)565-7607 with any questions. Contact Jill in the office to RSVP.
The location of the training is the JCC Fire Administration Building, 5077 John Tyler Highway, next door to Fire Station #3. |
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Celebrating Temple Beth El
60 Years of Community
February 23rd
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SAVE-THE-DATE. Sunday, February 23,
from 6 - 8 pm as TBE celebrates 60 years of community with wine, hors d'oeuvres and desserts at the Williamsburg Community Building. Tickets are $20 per person. Please RSVP to the office by Thursday, February 20.
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| For those of you who like to prepare a year ahead, the TBE Gift Shop will have a number of Hanukkah items on sale. Then we'll do a house cleaning to get ready for spring. Purim, Passover and Bar and Bat Mitzvahs will sneak up before we know it. |
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Building & Grounds Help Needed
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Volunteers needed by the Building & Grounds Committee to work on various projects. On occasion the committee needs an extra set of hands to help with painting, landscaping, clean up and miscellaneous repairs at the Temple. No experience needed and all tools provided. Can you donate a few hours to help out? Leave your name, phone number and email with the office and we will contact you when help is needed.
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