Beth El News

May 9 - May 15, 2024

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SATURDAY, MAY 11 IS A WONDERFUL DAY AT BETH EL, PLEASE JOIN US!

Exploring the Siddur

9:15 am

Mazal Tov to Steve Stein as he will be called to the Torah on the 70th Anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah

The entire congregation is invited to a festive Kiddush reception following services. RSVP HERE

Click here to learn about the significance of this celebration.

Tot Shabbat

10:30 am

Join us for the last Tot Shabbat of the season.

With Sadness

With great sadness, we share with you the death of Ted Semmel,

beloved husband of Judy, and father of Jason and Lauren.

With great sadness, we share with you the death of Neil Goldman, father and father-in-law of Noah & Andrea Goldman. The funeral was held out of state.

Click here for the Shiva visiting hours on Monday, May 13th, and Tuesday, May 14th.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Semmel and Goldman families.

Mazal Tov to Janis & Michael Siegel on the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter,

Samantha Mollett.

Mazal Tov to Samantha's parents,

Chris & Becky Mollett.

Donate your unopened non-perishable Passover food

(NO MATZAH, PLEASE) to Schoke JFS. Please place your items in the bin in the social hall before May 19.

The JFS Food truck will be at CBE on Sunday, May 19, from 9:00 - 11:00 am.

Please consider donating cartons of eggs.

We would love to acknowledge and congratulate our CBE 2024 graduates!!!

For high school graduates, please send us a photo and tell us where they are graduating from, what they are doing next year and if they are going to college, what their major is.

For college graduates, please send us a photo and tell us where they are graduating from, what their major was, and what's next. Send the information to office@congbethel.org by Friday, May 17.

The last chance to RSVP for Our Legacy of Light Gala is tomorrow, May 10!

Watch for an email next week with links to register to start bidding on

auction items!

RSVP HERE! By May 10

We hosted Chef Chanie Apfelbaum last Sunday for the amazing Paul & Lillian Singer 20th Annual Artist in Residence Event! Special thank you to Richard Stein for his help!

Please check the calendar to see the month's programs and services on Beth El's website.

Click on the graphics below for all the details.

May 14

Nitzan Nursery School

"Fun" Raiser

at Mr. Frosty's Ice Cream Shop.

Tuesday,

May 14th

We Will Dance Again

Yom Hazikaron - Yom Ha'atzmaut!

Open to the community free of charge.

RSVP HERE

May 18

Torah Study

with Rabbi Paskind

during Shabbat morning services.

May 19

Schoke Kosher Food Truck

at CBE

9:30 -11:30 am

Pride in the Park 2024!

June 8, 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm,

Veterans Park, Norwalk

We will have a booth again this year and are looking for volunteers!

11:00 am - 2:00 pm (set up and opening)

2:00 - 5:00 pm

5:00 - 8:00 pm (closing and clean up)

Email david@congbethel.org to volunteer.

Shavuot begins the evening of Tuesday, June 11 and continues Wednesday and Thursday, June 12-13 with Yizkor on Thursday. Services will be at 10:00 am both Wednesday and Thursday and available via livestream.

We will be having an evening of learning, complete with cheesecake, on Tuesday. A full schedule of programming is forthcoming, click here.

Camp Ramah of New England Summer 2024 Information

May 19 at 4:00 pm

Temple Sinai in Stamford is hosting a community event featuring Judy Batalion

Judy is the author of The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos.

More details to come soon.

May 21 at 7:00 pm at Temple Beth El, 350 Roxbury Road, Stamford

Tales of Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

Open to the community

contact: office@tbe.org

Wednesday, May 22, 7:00 pm at Temple Shalom

Reporting a War in Your Own Country: Israeli Resilience During Dark Days

Times of Israel journalist Jessica Steinberg will speak.

Co-sponsored by Temple Shalom of Norwalk and CBE.

Feeling Lucky?

The Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation is having a Spring Fundraiser, "Keep the Arts Blooming" Raffle. More details here.

This foundation has supported our congregation by purchasing all the winning Visa gift card raffle prizes from CBE! All raffle proceeds will be dedicated to scholarships, education, and community projects. Let's show them a little love and purchase a raffle ticket here by May 15.