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CHAILITES
October 16, 2024
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More Upcoming Events!
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Thursday, October 17, 7:30 pm - Antisemitism in America at the Mark Twain Library - click here to register
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Friday, October 18, 5:30 pm - It's Sukkot & Company's Coming! - click here to RSVP
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Saturday, October 19, 8:00 am - Wi-ACT's Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Event - click here to register
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Sunday, October 20, 9:30 am - Religious School for Grades K-7
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Wednesday, October 23, 4:30 pm - Hebrew School for Grades 4-7
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Friday, October 25, 6:30 pm - Simchat Torah Shabbat - click here for Zoom
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Friday, November 1, 5:00 pm - Tot & Family Shabbat, K/1 Class Service & Consecration - RSVP Required, please click here - click here for Zoom
All TBC members are invited to TBC's B'nai Mitzvah Shabbat services!
Please attend and support our young members on their special day!
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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.
Always send in news and your simchas to chailites@templebnaichaim.org.
Pro Tip: Click the event graphics to RSVP!
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A Request from Ryan Sanderson!
Once upon a time, In 1973, a small patch of coral in Belize suddenly died. The only thing left was a deadly black band around the surface of the coral, exposing the dead skeleton inside. Since 2021, this same coral-killing disease has spread quickly, killing entire coral colonies in just months all over the Caribbean, into the Indo Pacific Ocean, and even to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It has already killed millions of coral colonies, and become known as the black band disease.
A small island in the South Caribbean, Bonaire, is a gorgeous paradise that I’ve been visiting twice a year to scuba dive since I was 11 years old. Devastated by the news of this disease, Reef Renewal Bonaire is an organization that was started in 2012 to save the beautiful coral on the island. They work with world class scientists and restoration practitioners to educate the Bonaire residents, visitors, and local communities. They do everything from creating strict rules for divers, to growing their own coral. This is so important to me because scuba diving is a big part of me and without coral, there is no underwater ecosystem. For my Mitzvah project I will be volunteering in person with Reef Renewal in December, on my next trip to Bonaire. You can make a difference too! Please help by donating to their amazing organization to support this vital work to save and restore the coral reefs in and around Bonaire. There will be a donation box in the main lobby at TBC beginning on October 2nd. SAVE THE CORAL!!!!
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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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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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Antisemitism in America
Thursday, October 17 at the Mark Twain Library from 7:30-9:00 pm
Antisemitism in America dates back to the arrival of the first Jewish people in 1654 and it still persists today.
Join us as Dr. Daniel Barrett moderates an important Conversations discussion with Dr. Ellen M. Umansky, the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Professor of Judaic Studies emeritus at Fairfield University. Dr. Umansky will discuss the origins of antisemitism in the United States, where the First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, but where religious minorities have been subjected to violence and prejudice since colonial days.
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Wi-ACT’s Rise Against Hunger Meal-Packaging Event
(Wilton Interfaith Action Committee)
Saturday, October 19, 2024 at the WEPCO Church Complex
(36 New Canaan Road, Wilton)
Wi-Act ( Wilton Interfaith Action Committee: “We Act Together for Good!”) of which our congregation is a very active member, packages these meals using bulk ingredients and packaging equipment provided by highly rated nonprofit Rise Against Hunger, Inc. (RAH) with Wi-Act paying for the cost of those bulk ingredients and RAH transporting them to wherever in the world the need is greatest at the time of our event. These meals are served in school settings where the children served can be nourished in mind as well as in body.
This annual event brings together over 650 Christian, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim volunteers working in two-hour shifts (morning, mid-day, and afternoon) to package enough meals to feed over 400 otherwise starving children for an entire year. Children as young as 7 can participate if they accompany their parents who volunteer – and this is an intergenerational event with grandparents as well as parents and children participating! Those 13 or older can sign up in their own names; younger children accompany their parent(s).
Shift times are listed on the sign-up site: just pick the shift that works best for you.
Please bring to the Event a non-perishable food item to help those in need locally.
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If you are unable to join in for this most exciting and purposeful event, please consider making a donation to cover the cost of the meal components. We need to pay for the food to be packed. Even if you do sign up to help out, please consider making a donation for the food. The more funds we collect, the more meals we will pack!!!
Donations should be made to the Tzedakah Fund with a note that it is for "Rise Against Hunger."
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A Message from Wilton Social Services
What an amazing donation of food for the Wilton Food Pantry! Thank you so much for once again organizing the Temple B’nai Chaim Yom Kippur drive and for arranging the delivery. Please pass on our gratitude to all in the congregation who gave so generously. We currently have more than 120 Wilton households shopping at the pantry every month and each is eligible to come every week so, as you can imagine, we are always in need of food to replenish our supply. Additionally, thanks to the person who so generously donated the $100 Village Market gift card.
Wishes for a very happy, healthy New Year to you and the Temple B’nai Chaim congregation.
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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 October 18-24
Zeicher tzaddik livrachah!
זכר צדיק לברכה
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October 18, 2024
Estelle Marion Fried, mother of Bonnie Heft
October 21, 2024
Jean Zamore, mother of Steven Zamore
October 24, 2024
Robert S. Windt, great uncle of Deborah List
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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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.
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