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CHAILITES
September 19, 2024
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Friday, Sept. 20, 7:00 pm -
Welcoming Shabbat Together | TORAH STUDY
Saturday, Sept 21 - No Torah Study | | |
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More Upcoming Events!
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Friday, September 20, 7:00 pm - Welcoming Shabbat Together click here for zoom link
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Saturday, September 21 - No Torah Study
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Saturday, September 21, 10:30 am - B'nai Mitzvah of Lilly, Hadley & Jacob Friedman click here for zoom link; click here to send a chai greetings card
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Sunday, September 22, 9:30 am - Religious School for Grades K-7
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Sunday, September 22, 10:00 am - Bagels & Blocks (ages birth-2) with Cantor Harriet
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Sunday, September 22, 10:00 am - Jr. Chai (ages 3-5) with Morah Ellie
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Sunday, September 22, 11:45 am - Jonah Skit Rehearsal after Religious School
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Wednesday, September 25, 4:30 pm - Hebrew School for Grades 4-7
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Wednesday, September 25, 5:45 pm - High Holiday Dinner Demo & Challah Baking
All TBC members are invited to TBC's B'nai Mitzvah Shabbat services!
Please attend and support our young members on their special day!
CLICK HERE FOR HIGH HOLY DAY TICKETS!
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Here is the most recent issue of TBC Connections Bulletin!
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Always send in news and your simchas to chailites@templebnaichaim.org.
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Urgent! Please deliver your 2024-2025
Membership Renewal forms to the office!!
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Mazel Tov to Jane and Moses Alexander on the marriage of their daughter Sara to Nick Barnier on August 3. | |
A Request from Lilly, Jacob & Hadley Friedman!
Hey there Everyone! This is Hadley, Jacob, and Lilly. Becoming B’nai Mitzvah doesn’t just mean reading a whole bunch of prayers & chanting from the Torah. The definition of mitzvah is a good deed for religious duty. In this case, doing good deeds as part of fulfilling our duty in being called up to the Torah; which leads to our mitzvah project.
For our mitzvah project, we are collecting gently used sports equipment to donate to kids who do not have access to or cannot afford to buy their own. We have chosen this project because we believe that children should have an active and healthy life, and playing sports is part of living an active life. We love playing sports and feel everyone should have a chance to play sports or try different sports, especially team sports.
After a lot of research, we have concluded that the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame & Youth Sports Foundation is the best organization to work with in the area in which we live. The Fairfield County Sports Hall Of Fame & Youth Sports Foundation is a non-profit charitable and educational organization that believes in promoting fitness and a healthy active lifestyle especially for youths who don’t have access to equipment or whose families do not have the disposable income to purchase equipment. After all, a lot of this equipment is expensive! The Foundation’s mission aligns with our goals for our Mitzvah project. We have collected some gently used sports equipment, but we need your help to be able to complete our mitzvah project!
You can directly help us achieve success with this project! Please bring any gently used sports equipment to our B’nai Mitzvah service. There will be a collection box in the lobby of our Synagogue through Rosh Hashanah. The Foundation accepts equipment from all the major sports--boys and girls’ sports-baseball/softball, ice hockey, field hockey, basketball, soccer, football, lacrosse, etc. - cleats/athletic shoes for all sports as well. If you have any gently used equipment lying around, we will happily take it off your hands to help the Foundation achieve its mission. We hope that this enables youths to develop a passion for a sport they might not necessarily play because they cannot obtain equipment. They might even become the next Brennan O’Neill, Charlotte North, LeBron James, Tom Brady, Caitlin Clark, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mia Hamm, Wayne Gretzky, etc. You get the picture! Thank you for to help us achieve our goal with our mitzvah project!
With love,
Lilly, Jacob & Hadley
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Don't forget to Share Your Simcha!
B'nai Mitzvahs, engagements, weddings, births, special honors, happy events!
Send to chailites@templebnaichaim.org with pictures if available!
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Sisterhood Honey Sale
Sustain TBC with Sweet Bee Love - Send Rosh Hashanah tidings to TBC friends and staff! As Rosh Hashanah approaches, it is time to send honey and sweet new year greetings to your TBC friends and loved ones. The ordering deadline is September 18. Don't miss out on the opportunity!
Click Here to Order!
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Calling All Singers!
The new TBC Chorale needs YOU! Do you love to sing? Are you looking for a creative outlet, an opportunity to have fun with friends and make a difference at TBC? Please join our emerging TBC Chorale and raise your voice in song with fellow music lovers! Contact cantorharriet@templebnaichaim.org
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Have a Knack for Communications & Marketing?!
TBC's Communications Committee is looking for a few more members to join our team! Please contact Ellie Gluck, TBC's Communications Coordinator if you are interested!
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SAVE THE DATE!
Wi-ACT’s Rise Against Hunger Meal-Packaging Event
(Wilton Interfaith Action Committee )
Wi-ACT’s Rise Against Hunger meal-packaging event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19th at the WEPCO Church Complex, 36 New Canaan Road, Wilton. The meal-packaging work is in 90-minute shifts; beginning at 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm. Children as young as 7 can participate, and intergenerational family groups are welcome and very much encouraged. On-line registration site for this event for TBC members will be coming soon.
We all know how joyous and uplifting the experience is as we package meals to serve hundreds of children in some of the most food-deprived circumstances in the world. This year, we hope to package 50% more meals than last year, and if we do, we can feed 300 children for an entire year.
Hope to see you there!
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MOZAIC Senior Life (formerly Jewish Senior Services) is holding two educational events beginning in September ...
Click on the links above for more information!
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Don't Forget the TBC Giving Tree in Our Lobby!
TBC has many opportunities for members to give sums large and small for specific improvements and projects at the Temple.
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- High Holy Day Flowers
- Religious School Ceiling & Wall Repair
- Smart Board Collaboration Hub
- Remodel Religious School Kitchen
- Future of TBC Fund
- Tzedakah Fund
- Shabbat Flowers/Oneg
- B'nai Cafe Sponsorship
- Religious School Snack
- New Refrigerator & Freezer for the Main Kitchen
- Future Preschool & Playground
Stop by the Giving Tree in our lobby to select your contributions!
Contact Denise Securra for more information.
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TBC is Here For You!
If you or a family member is ill or in need of care - or if you know of someone in our community who needs help - please contact Cantor Harriet. Our Caring Committee is here to provide assistance - meals, rides to doctors' appointments or shopping.
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Yahrzeits September 20 - 26
Zeicher tzaddik livrachah!
זכר צדיק לברכה
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September 19, 2024
Gerald Stahl, father of Marilyn Crandall
Helen Felton, mother of David Felton
September 23, 2024
Lois Garek Greenblott, mother of Patti Masarek
It is traditional to light a memorial candle at home on the eve of the yahrzeit. You may also find it meaningful while kindling the yahrzeit candle to offer prayers of remembrance or reflect on your loved one’s life. Many also choose this time to make monetary donations in memory of loved ones.
Yahrzeit Memorial Plaques
When remembering loved ones who have passed away, we invite you to commemorate their lives and blessings with a memorial plaque for the TBC wall of remembrance. Ordering information is available here.
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Shabbat Flower / Oneg Donation
A wonderful way of celebrating special family simchas, such as birthdays and anniversaries, is by sharing your nachas with the entire congregation and sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat for the Friday of your special week. More information here!
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