Here you'll find descriptions of previous events held at Temple Beth Shalom, such as Shabbat Dinner in the Sukkah as well as our annual Hanukkah Party. We look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events!
Passover 5771
Each year, Temple Beth Shalom's Rabbi sends our congregants a Passover mailing with materials to enhance the holiday covered by a passover letter with a tear-off sheet for selling Hametz (leaven).
If you would like these materials (perhaps you are away from home and/or did not receive Rabbi Fox's mailing), you can download a general letter and the following materials here:
If you would like to sell you Hametz and/or make a Maot Hittin donation for those less fortunate than you, please return the tear-off sheet to Rabbi Fox at Temple Beth Shalom (see address below); of course, donations are NOT required to sell your Hametz. Alternatively, you can submit a scan of your completed tear-off sheet via email to Rabbi Fox (please don't scan your check!) before Monday, April 18, at noon (give or take).
August 2010:
- First Annual Temple Beth Shalom Dinner Cruise on August 1st leaving the dock promptly at 7pm! Join thirty of your fellow congregants and guests on this cruise through Brigantine's beautiful waterways. For a small fee, you'll get a 2.5-hour cruise with a light repast on a beautiful Summer evening at the shore. Rain date is August 8th. For more information, please contact our synagogue office at 609/266-0403.
- The Fifth Annual Rabbi Sanford H. Hahn Memorial Lecture Series will be held on Friday, August 13, 2010. This year, our guest speaker will be Rabbi Michael Monson. Please join us for this interesting and informative evening. An extended Oneg Shabbat will follow.
- Children's Bingo continues every Thursday evening through the Summer until August 26th. All children, ages 7 through 11, are welcome – refreshments will be served! Parents are encouraged to join their children. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the synagogue office.
- Gather together your donations for our Annual Bazaar, to be held on Sunday, August 15th. We are accepting good, clean merchandise. Instead of a “Spring Cleaning,” do a Summer one! Go through your closets, kitchens, garages, jewelry boxes, etc., and bring your items to Temple Beth Shalom during regular office hours (Monday-Friday, 10am-12pm). Please contact the office if you have any questions or need to make special arrangements.
- Please
join us for our Annual Congregational Meeting on August 22nd at 10am,
during which we will vote on the upcoming year's slate of officers
(2010-2011/5771). Please contact Lill Shender regarding your interest in serving our congregation on our board (a few vacancies remain to be filled).
- Join us for our next book club meeting on August 23rd at 1:30pm, where we will be discussing the book, Innocent, by Scott Turow. For location information, please contact the office.
September 2009:
- Join us on September 4th at
8:00pm for the Temple Beth Shalom Board Installation Service for
5770/2009. Please make a point for setting aside this special evening
as we welcome our new and returning Board Members and we honor them for
their service to our community. An extended Oneg Shabbat will follow.
For more information, please visit our calendar.
- For more information about our High Holiday services, please visit our High Holiday Services page.
October 2009:
Sukkot
Friday, October 2, Sukkot Dinner followed by Services
Shabbat in the
Sukkah!
Please join us on Friday evening, October 6th,
at 6:30pm for a special Sukkot Shabbat Dinner in our *GRAND* 16'x24'
Sukkah! A reservation for this wonderful evening with a delicious kosher dinner is available for only
$25 per person.
Please
RSVP to the Temple Beth Shalom Office via email or by phoning us at
609/266-0403. Reservations for the
dinner are required, with
services open to all to follow at 8pm.
Don't forget the rest of Sukkot
and "Dwelling in the Sukkah!"
Please
come by the shul anytime during the week of Sukkot and have lunch or
dinner (no ham sandwiches, please!) or just to sit and enjoy the Sukkah
and the holiday. Just remember: It is a mitzvah to simply sit in a
Sukkah during the holiday of Sukkot!
When you are seated in the
Sukkah, you may recite the following blessing:
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu melekh ha-olam, asher kideshanu
b'mitz'votav v'tzivanu leisheiv basukkah.
Blessed
are you, Adonai our G-d, Sovereign of the Universe, who has made us
holy through your commandments, and commanded us to dwell in the Sukkah.
Also,
please don't forget the blessing upon your first visit to the Sukkah:
Barukh
atah Adonai, Eloheinu melekh ha-olam, shehechianu v'kiyamanu v'higiyanu
lazman hazeh.
Blessed are you, Adonai our G-d, Sovereign of the
Universe, for granting us life, for sustaining us, and for bringing us
to this day.
Shemini Atzeret (Yizkor) Services
Please join us for services on Saturday, October
10th, at 10am for Shemini Atzeret services. Shemini Atzeret (the 8th
Day of Assembly) services are marked by the Tefilat HaGeshem (Prayer for
Rain) and one of the four Yizkor (Memorial) services in the Jewish
calendar. Also, please join us after services for a Kiddush lunch in
our Sukkah (weather permitting; otherwise, Kiddush lunch will be held
indoors). Please note that with Hallel, Yizkor, and Tefilat HaGeshem,
services will run longer than normal (ending closer to 12:30pm).
June 2009:
- Join us on June 12th at 5:30pm at the home of Michael and Cheryl Guterman for a sumptuous kosher BBQ chicken dinner (all fixings served al fresco)! For only $18 per person, don't miss this wonderful evening with your fellow congregants and friends! Reservations are an absolute must (RSVP to the synagogue office by June 5th). If you are not able to join us for Shabbat dinner, please join us (no RSVP needed) for Shabbat Services that will follow at 7:30pm on the beach, weather permitting. Don't miss this unique opportunity to experience a Shabbat with the backdrop of all of God's glory. For more information, please visit our calendar.
July 2009:
- The Fourth Annual Rabbi Sanford H. Hahn Memorial Lecture Series will be held on Friday, July 10, 2009. This year, guest speaker Rabbi Richard Steinbrink will give a sermon entitled, "Know Before Whom You Stand." Please join us for this interesting and informative evening. An extended Oneg Shabbat will follow.
- Join us for our next book club meeting on July 13th at 1:30pm, where we will be discussing the book, A Day of Small Beginnings, by Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum. The book is about a Polish-Jewish family and their journey through life. For location information, please contact the office.
- Children's Bingo starts Thursday, July 9th from 7pm-8:30pm, and will continue every Thursday evening through the summer until August 27th. All children, ages 7 through 11, are welcome – refreshments will be served! Parents are encouraged to join their children. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the synagogue office.
August 2009:
- Gather together your donations for our Annual Bazaar, to be held on Sunday, August 16th. We are accepting good, clean merchandise. Instead of a “Spring Cleaning,” do a Summer one! Go through your closets, kitchens, garages, jewelry boxers, etc., and bring your items to Temple Beth Shalom during regular office hours (Monday-Friday, 10am-12pm). Please contact the office if you have any questions or need to make special arrangements.
- Children's Bingo starts Thursday, July 9th from 7pm-8:30pm, and will continue every Thursday evening through the summer until August 27th. All children, ages 7 through 11, are welcome – refreshments will be served! Parents are encouraged to join their children. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the synagogue office.
Hanukkah Party
After an hour or two filling bellies and our hearts with joy, we'll take a rest and then make our way over to the JCC in Margate for our community-wide Hanukkah bash! For details on the food, music, and fun, please check the Federation's website.
Temple Beth Shalom's New Year's Island Hop
You came to shul on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, now you can join your fellow congregants in bringing in the secular New Year with more than just apples and honey!
With the same excitement created by the DJ we had for our incredibly successful August dance, join your friends and make new ones at Temple Beth Shalom's New Year's Island Hop! Only $45 a person ($90 a couple), enjoy a bevy of sumptuous hors d'oeuvres and a midnight Champagne toast that will bring in your new year with the right cheer!
To bring the right mood to our party, we'd like to invite you to "bring your own" -- only kosher wine, beer, and liquor, please (no cream-based products as the food contains meat). To help you in choosing the right items to bring (most non-flavored alcohol is automatically acceptable), please check with this kosher alcohol list.
Space is limited, so please contact us as soon as possible to reserve a spot!