All current Torah Fund donors are invited to attend this special free event presented by Abra Cohen, Archivist at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. The Artifacts and Ephemera Collection in theJDC Archives contains close to 1,000 works ranging from posters and illuminated records to precious artwork and gifts from Jewish committees around the world. Abra, the daughter of Beth El members Rolly and Stuart Cohen, holds a MA in Jewish Art and Visual Culture from the Jewish Theological Seminary…
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Our Yom Hashoah commemoration will feature a live performance and presentation by Dan Schwartz, professional oboist and the Instructor of General Music and Sixth Grade Band Director at Solomon Schechter Day School, of music incorporating sound recorded from actual locations pivotal to the Jewish experience during World War II. The evening will also include minyan, lighting of memorial candles, words of remembrance, and honoring the survivors of the Shoah in our community. In-person and on Livestream.
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From Charlottesville to Colleyville: Fighting Antisemitism in 2022 and Beyond ADL Midwest Regional Director and Beth El congregant David Goldenberg will discuss the current state of antisemitism and analyze antisemitic trends and attitudes in 2022 compared to the last four decades. He will also provide an action plan for the Jewish community and greater society to take to stop the spread of antisemitism today. Open to the community; free of charge. A light breakfast will be served at 9:30 am.…
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6:00 pm - Dinner from Mizrahi Grill 6:30 pm - Singing Israeli songs 7:00 pm - Israeli dancing Please join us to celebrate Israel’s 74th birthday! We will have an outdoor Israeli dinner from Mizrahi Grill. Then we will have a singalong featuring favorite Israeli songs. That will be followed by an Israeli dance session led by instructor Rena Rozen. This will be held in person rain or shine, as well as on Zoom (Please use daily Minyan Zoom). Contact…
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Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut with a Zoom conversation with Rabbi Vernon and Bryna Kurtz live from Jerusalem. Zoom Link
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5:15 pm - Oneg/appetizers 6:00 pm - Rinat Shabbat services outdoors Join us for Israeli-themed appetizers in honor of Yom Haatzmaut that week. We will then enjoy a wonderful and musical Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Hazzan Sandler and the Davening Team outdoors under the tent. Contact Hazzan Sandler with questions.
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Golem Girl is the vividly told, full-color memoir of an artist born with disabilities who searches for freedom and connection in a society afraid of strange bodies. A longtime faculty member of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Riva Lehrer is currently an instructor in medical humanities at Northwestern University and will join us in-person after Shabbat Kiddush and on the Livestream. Copies of Golem Girl are available in the Gray Cultural & Learning Center and from public libraries, as well as…
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This program is a Shabbat celebration for children up through 1st grade with songs, take-home activities and a chance to reunite with friends. The program begins at 4:30 p.m. A children’s dinner will be provided free of charge as well as fun summer camp SWAG.
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Welcome Shabbat on Friday, May 13th at 6 PM as a family at Likrat Shabbat, NSS Beth El's new Shabbat experience led by Hazzan Barnett, Ali Drumm, and many more. Likrat Shabbat is NSS Beth El's new Shabbat experience for families with children in 2nd-6th grade (younger and older siblings welcome) for spirited song and prayer. If you love Prayer-robics, or dancing to Adamah V’Shamayim, or learning with Hazzan Barnett, don’t miss this opportunity to sing, dance, honor her work…
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Many of Lag B’Omer's symbols and traditions commemorate the 2nd century sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Who was he, and why do we think of him on this day? Rabbi Alex Freedman will teach about the rabbi known as Rashbi. Rabbi Michael Schwab will follow by sharing a recap of the Beth El Israel trip. The program is free but you can purchase a picnic lunch (roasted vegetable sandwich, chips, cookies & drink) for $10/person. Weather permitting, the program will…
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