December 15, 2020 - 29 Kislev, 5781
BETH EL BEACHES
Rabbi: Michael Matuson, D.H.L., D.D.
Cantorial Soloist: Laurie Simmons
2020-2021 Executive Board Member
President: Charlie Frohman
Vice President: Rachel Marcus-Hendry Mitchell
Interim Treasurer: Chip Morris
Secretary: Joy Shultz
2020-2021 Committee Chairs
Worship & L/T Finance: Neal Goldman
Facilities: Ron Van
Education Director: Vickie Kennedy
Membership: Grace Belkin
Library: Bobby Adler
Archives: Chip Morris
Education: Ilyse Greene
BETH EL HAPPENINGS
As we continue to join together for Shabbat via Zoom, please note that we are now offering attendees to read prayers that are meaningful to them during the service. If you are interested in reading a particular prayer during a service, please contact Neal Goldman at nealg18@novusba.com with the page number of the prayer in the Mishkan T’filah prayer book. Please indicate whether you would like to read during the upcoming Friday evening or Saturday morning service. All prayers will be read towards the end of services.

Please send this information no later than noon the Thursday prior to the service. We look forward to continuing to join together as best as we can during these challenging times to support each other and our community. The online version of the Mishkan T’filah can be found here:
IMPORTANT!
New Protocol for Rabbi's Thursday morning zoom discussion group and Friday morning zoom Torah study. As of this week, please rsvp in advance (no later than the day before) if you are planning to attend. Thank you for your time and understanding. You can email Elissa at elissa@bethelbeaches.org

ALL SERVICES AND EVENTS AT BETH EL ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WE WILL BE RE-EVALUATING ON A WEEKLY BASIS!
It was a beautiful turnout for our virtual Chanukah celebration. We had over 25 participating families and it was filled with light, laughter, fun and love. Thank you to Rabbi for his words and leading us in lighting our Chanukiahs, and to Laurie for leading us in song. Thank you to everyone who worked on putting this together and to all our wonderful participants.

Happy Chanukah!
We can all use some good news. Please submit anything you would like to share with your Beth El family by Thursday at 5 PM to elissa@bethelbeaches.org.

  • Share your joys, accomplishments, bragging rights of someone you love, children, grandchildren or anything else that is good and you want to shout it from the rooftop. Your Beth El family wants to share in your happiness.

I can't wait to hear from you and all the good news!
Grace Belkin
Membership Chair

A random thought....
On a serious note, the participation, the planning, the execution, the feeling, supporting each other.....all this from a Board meeting! For me, that is an awfully good feeling especially as we weather this Covid storm. Working to enhance our congregational family with new programs. Every one chipping in. A word here, a smile there. Times when you might not even notice it. In so many ways, we take care of one another. Maybe we never realize how much it means when we reach out, how that singular act can help. Maybe, in the moment, when someone has reached out and we don't realize what has happened, we take a moment to really feel that. My wish is to be a part of that reaching out. It is good.

BETH EL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Together Educating And Motivating (TEAM)
Contact MISS VICKIE for more information at vickie@bethelbeaches.org
Such a busy morning!!The students play virtual dreidel, learn to read and write the aleph bet, learn Hanukah trivia, play Kahoot!, visit with friends from Israel and more!!
BETH EL BROTHERHOOD
Beth El—The Beaches Synagogue is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. 
Brotherhood Dinner with the Rabbi, Thursday, December 17th at 7 PM.
To join the Zoom Meeting click on the link below
To join by phone: +1-646-876-9923
Meeting ID: 873 8548 5289
BETH EL SISTERHOOD
Drum roll, please! Sisterhood’s festive Mid-Hanukkah event!

This year we can not gather for our usual lively Hanukkah party and Gift Exchange. Instead, Tammy Shumer is assembling a scrumptious, delicious and
unique evening with several wines, snacks and games.
Beth El the Beaches Sisterhood
invites you to a
Hanukkah Wine Tasting.
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2020 at 6:30
Cost: $18
Tammy will prepare Wine Tasting Kits packed with everything we need for our actual wine tasting at home, while we join together to celebrate virtually.

Kits can be picked up at Beth El on Wed, Dec 16, OR Tammy will make a special delivery to you! Just let her know when you reserve.

Kindly reserve to Tammy at TLShumer@gmail.com or call (904) 434-2532. Reservation deadline is Monday, Dec 14.

In lieu of our customary gift exchange, please consider one of the Tzedakah
possibilities at the start of this mail.

— Contribute towards sponsoring a child through the Jewish Family and Community Service 2020 Holiday Program. Beth El Sisterhood will match our members’ contributions, up to $300. Any amount you send will go towards making a child’s wish come true!

— Replenish the Pantries- Support Beth El Religious School's Tzedakah Project.  Drop your non-perishable food donation off at Beth El from 3:00-6:00 on Thursday, December 3. (AND you will receive a Hanukah goodie bag to use during the virtual Beth El Synagogue Hanukah celebration on Sunday, December 13.) If you wish to send a monetary donation instead, we will be happy to shop.

— First Responders: Sisterhood’s tradition of honoring our First Responders on December 25 will look a little different this year! For safety, we will not gather together and prepare food; instead we will order food from Publix to be delivered. Your contribution toward this is appreciated. And, just as important as food, we want to bring our firemen and police officers cards of appreciation and thanks for their work.  

So! to participate, either 
* drop off non-perishable food on Dec 3; and/or 
* send a check of any amount to Beth El Sisterhood, and indicate how you would like to allocate your donation, First Responders and/or Sponsor a Child and/ or Replenish the Pantries; and/ or 
* please write a thank you card or note for First Responders and send to Beth El Sisterhood, marked “First Responders”
FRESH FROM THE KILN
ORDER YOUR RED-HOT BRICKS NOW!

Need that special way to remember a person or occasion? Purchase a BRICK that will become a part of the path leading into Beth El The Beaches Synagogue. The next time you are walking into Beth El, please take a moment to look down and take notice of the BRICKS leading to the front entry. These are abiding remembrances that warm your heart each time you enter Beth El.

You can still take advantage of this year’s Brick Sale. For only $100, you can purchase 2 bricks. The bricks become a permanent part of our synagogue. Our lively chair Paula Klausner will be delighted to help you.

Contact her at poopsiek@gmail.com or call her at 904-662-4339.
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288 N. Roscoe Blvd.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

904.273.9100
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