Recent Happenings

Afternoon @ the Movies – Itzhak

Sisterhood Wine Tasting

Mitzvah Day 2019

Lilach Schrag

Caveman Dinner 2019

Josh Warshawsky

The Enchanted Tu B’Shevat Forest

Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas

On Sunday, December 23, the Cultural Learning Center brought us an “evening @ the movies” featuring the documentary Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas. A musical documentary about the amazing story of a group of Jewish songwriters who wrote the soundtrack to Christmas. The film Featured interviews with Rob Bowman, Mark Breslin, Jackie Mason, Ophira Eisenberg, Lisa Geduldig, Rob Kapilow, Alan Dershowitz and others. Over 150 people came to enjoy a festive Chinese buffet complete with fortune cookies, before settling down to watch the 50 minute movie with homemade popcorn! Special thanks to Larry Engelhart of DejaViewsUSA for providing the AV and taking pictures! 

Any Way You Light It Hanukkah Concert

Naomi Less brought her band members and their “Any Way You Light It” Hanukkah Show to the Beth El stage on December 5th. Beth El was thrilled to welcome Naomi back. Less is a former Beth El congregant and now Jewish rock performer! Entertaining a crowd of over 300 members of all ages, the band brought an interactive program with fun songs new and old. Delicious latkes and mac n’ cheese were served, and dreidel games, art projects and cookie decorating kept smiles on all of the young faces!  

Broadway on the Bimah

On December 2, 2018, nearly 400 people filled the hall at NSS Beth El for it’s annual concert – this year, “Broadway on the Bimah!” The concert featured noted Israeli singer Cantor Magda Fishman (Temple Beth El—Stamford, CT), along with Cantor Steven Stoehr (Beth Shalom) and Hazzan Ben Tisser. There were special performances by SELAH: A Special Needs Community Chorus, and the Solomon Schechter Day School Choir. The show was accompanied by the incredible Chris Hardin Trio. It was a wonderful way to continue the celebration of Beth El’s 70^th Anniversary, as well as to kick off the Festival of Lights. After hearing many of our favorite Broadway showtunes, the show ended with the whole room singing “Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu”—Peace will still come to us!

Click here to watch the entire recorded concert!