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Friday, December 23
6:30 p.m.
Shabbat Chapel Service
(Gordon Chapel)
Rabbi Joshua Herman,
Cantor Kat Hastings
Saturday, December 24
8:30 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Minyan
(Gordon Chapel)
9:45 a.m.
Torah Study
(Finger Board Room)
Rabbi Joshua Herman
See the Worship Schedule
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The Shlenker School is closed this week. There will be no Friday Final.
CLICK HERE for a web page view of Congregation Beth Israel's eNews for this week.
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CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MOST RECENT BULLETIN.
Bulletins are published as follows: September, November, January, March, May and July.
Click here to view our bulletin archive.
Members who wish to receive Temple bulletins online may now click the link above to read and/or download the latest copy of the Bulletin. If you prefer to receive your Bulletin online, and you have not contacted our offices to have your name removed from the snail mail list, please do so by clicking here. |
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WHAT YOU MAY BE MISSING
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login at the Temple website, you are missing the following opportunities:
*online member directory
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| Rabbi Lyon on the Radio |
| Rabbi David A. Lyon may be heard on Sunday mornings, 6:45 a.m., KODA, Sunny 99.1 FM radio |
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FROM THE RABBI...
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| HAPPENING THIS WEEK |
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OUR SANCTUARY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
It's time to renovate the sanctuary. Since the flooding of recent times,
which damaged the sanctuary, underground repairs have been completed. Now, the
sanctuary is dry and ready. An able team has lent their expertise in design and decor to prepare the sanctuary for renovations and reveal. On January 20,
2017, Down Home Shabbat, a special musical and new member
service, we will reveal our brand new Sanctuary space, beginning with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony, with Mayor Turner.
GIVING BACK DURING THE HOLIDAYS
Beth Israel's Social Justice committee has organized several
opportunities to give back to our community over the holiday season. As
we enjoy time with friends and family over the holiday season, we remember that
there are many who need our help to feel the joy that this time of year affords
so many. Please click
here to sign up for one or more opportunities to give back over the holiday
season. For more information on these volunteer opportunities, please
contact Rabbi Herman at jherman@beth-israel.org.
FRIENDS OF THE MARGOLIS GALLERY INVITE YOU TO:
FIELD EXPLORATIONS
Transformative Explorations by Leslie Field remains open in the Margolis Gallery through December 2016. Set your preconceived notions aside and open your mind to "Kaleidoscope Mandalas," together with two other Polaroid-based series.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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READERS GROUP CHANGE OF DATE
FOR JANUARY MEETING!
The discussion of "History on Trial" by Deborah Lipstadt
will now be held a week earlier, on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, at
1:30 p.m. in the President's Room. Rabbi Lyon will be joining us to lead the
discussion of this famous trial. Be sure to correct your calendars!
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT
GROUP TO BEGIN
ON JANUARY 31, 2017
The "W.A.Y.S." (With AllYour Soul) Committee of Congregation Beth Israel invites all who
have experienced the recent loss of a loved one to join its Bereavement
Support Group beginning January 31. The group will meet on Tuesday evenings
from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Beth Israel, and continue for six weeks. This group will be led by Judith
Katzman, M.A., L.M.F.T., a licensed psychotherapist, with a special
interest in death and dying, and grief support for those living with loss. Ms.
Katzman has over 20 years of experience facilitating bereavement groups. She
will provide a warm, supportive environment, as well as educational information
on the grieving process and recovery from one of life's most difficult
passages. Bereavement groups are not "drop-in"
groups; Participants are asked to attend consistently and new members will not
be added after the group begins. Confidentiality is a key component of this
process. Anyone who has experienced a recent loss is
welcome to attend. There is a $36 fee charged for non-members and there is no
charge for members. For more information or to enroll, please contact Rabbi
Adrienne Scott at (713) 771-6221 X329 or lcollins@beth-israel.org.
BETH ISRAEL IS GOING TO CUBA!
Join Rabbi Lyon for an experience of a lifetime. Our
trip will be May 6-13, 2017 with direct flights from Houston to Havana,
Cuba. For more
information, please contact David Scott at dscott@beth-israel.org or call (713) 771-6221.
SHARE THE LOAD
Donations to Share the Load help close the gap between our budgeted expenses and our actual expenses for many of our programs. Click this link to see a copy of our Share the Load brochure for 2016-2017.
JOIN BETH ISRAEL IN WASHINGTON, DC MARCH 26-28, 2017
Please register
today and be part of our growing Beth Israel delegation to the AIPAC
Policy Conference next March 26-28, 2017. To register for the AIPAC
Policy Conference, please click here. If you have any questions, please contact David Scott, 713-771-6221 x612. LIBRARY NEWS
Click here to visit the library web page.
JUDAICA SHOP
Beth Israel Sisterhood's Judaica Shop is open Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m.; Wednesday until 5:00 p.m.; Sundays 9:30 a.m. until Noon.
Contact Anita Seline, 713-777-4315 for information.
PLEASE visit our website for information on other upcoming events.
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| BRING THE GIFT OF BETH ISRAEL HOME! |
Rabbi David Lyon's book, God of Me: Imagining God throughout Your Lifetime, Cantor Daniel Mutlu's CD, A Musical Year at Beth Israel, Rabbi Samuel
Karff's
two disc set of sermons, Words Spoken from My Mind and Soul, and Rabbi
Karff's latest book, For This You Were Created, are all available through our Judaica Shop, and amazon.com. Click below for more information.
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BETH ISRAEL LIVESTREAM
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"Live from Beth Israel...It's Shabbat at Beth Israel"
Has a New Home
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Live broadcast of our services and events are made possible through the generous donations provided by the following:
 
Donations to the streaming fund are always appreciated.
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