CHAILITES

August 15, 2024

More Upcoming Events!

• Friday, August 16 - 6:30 pm - Schmooze into Shabbat with wine and cheese followed by a Shabbat service led by Morah Ellie! (Click here for zoom)
• Tuesday, August 20 - 6:00 pm - Picnic & Popsicles 6:00 pm - The Afro-Semitic Experience at Topstone Park in Redding 
• Friday, August 23, 6:30 pm - Shabbat Movie Night - Wreck It Ralph! (PG)
• Friday, August 30 - Shabbat at Home



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For the full TBC calendar, click here.

For TBC special events and happenings, click here.

For the Jewish Federation community calendar, click here.

Send in news and your simchas to chailites@templebnaichaim.org.

A little wine, a little cheese, followed by a spiritual welcoming of Shabbat and a chance to decompress. Bring friends. ALL ARE WELCOME!!

TBC Singers Needed!

The new TBC Chorale needs YOU! Calling all singers… 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

THIS TUESDAY! The "Afro-Semitic Experience," a cross-cultural jazz group from New Haven that tours worldwide, will perform at Topstone Park on Tuesday, August 20. Please join us there before the concert for "Picnics & Popsicles!" You bring the picnic, TBC will bring the popsicles!

Contact membership@templebnaichaim.org for more information!

NEXT FRIDAY! Please join us for an outdoor Shabbat and evening at the movies with hosts Josh Friedman and Richard Lerner. Bring your friends! All are welcome!!

RSVP Required. Click HERE!

RAC "Every Voice, Every Vote"

Postcarding Campaign

The Religious Action Center's "Every Voice, Every Vote" initiative returns this year with its postcarding campaign. TBC members have come together in past elections to contribute to this initiative.

From the RAC website: "Our Jewish tradition is clear: 'A ruler is not to be appointed unless the community is first consulted' (Babylonian Talmud Berachot 55a). We believe our democracy is strongest when every voice is heard, and every vote is counted. Join our nonpartisan campaign to ensure all have an equal say in decisions that impact their lives by sending out postcards to voters across the nation."

Click here for more information!

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.

• High Holy Day Flowers
• Religious School Ceiling & Wall Repair
• Smart Board Collaboration Hub
• Remodel Religious School Kitchen
• Future of TBC Fund
• Tzedakah Fund
• Friday Night Oneg
• B'nai Cafe Sponsorship
• Religious School Snack
• New Refrigerator & Freezer for the Main Kitchen <--
• Future Preschool & Playground

Stop by the Tree in our lobby to select your contributions or click here and fill out this form!

Contact Denise Seccurra for more information.

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.

Yahrzeits August 16-22

Zeicher tzaddik livrachah!

זכר צדיק לברכה

August 16

Tillie Glasberg, mother of Gladys O'Neil

August 19

Roslyn Geringer, grandmother of Erica Dorsey & Nick Kugler

Irwin S. Lizan, father of Meryll Wolfman

August 22

Donald Robbins, uncle of Russell Robbins

Linda Robbins, aunt of Russell Robbins

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.

Don't Forget the Turnover Shop! 

Temple B'nai Chaim receives 60% of the proceeds from your donations to the Wilton Turnover Shop, a non-profit thrift shop located in the Village Market building in Wilton Center.

The Turnover shop is run entirely by volunteers and benefits the Wilton schools' PTA and local nursing and home care. If you are cleaning out your closets, the shop will accept seasonal clothing, house wares, small furniture and collectibles. At 98 Old Ridgefield Rd, Wilton, CT 06897. Make sure to let the folks there know that you’re a TBC member!

A reminder that the Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County schedules a variety of programs that TBC members will find interesting.

ShopRaise Now for TBC!

Whether you're shopping for food or decor for your home, or anything else, we've got you covered. A portion of every purchase you make with the ShopRaise app can benefit TBC. Make today a time for giving.

More information about ShopRaise for TBC can be found here.

Contributions to TBC add up! You can shop at hundreds of stores, including Macy's, Walmart, Wayfair, Nordstrom, Petsmart, and Bed Bath & Beyond.

Don't forget to Share Your Simcha!

B'nai Mitvah, engagements, weddings, special honors, happy events!

Send to chailites@templebnaichaim.org with pictures if available!

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