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!


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).

HAG SUKKOT SAMEACH!!!     HAPPY SUKKOT!!!

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


Join us for our annual latke-fete extraordinaire!  Beginning at 11am on December 28th, we will have fun playing dreidl, listening to lively music, and matching our wits with Jewish Bingo!  And that doesn't even include the latkes and sufganiot (doughnuts)!

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!