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Events

USY and Kadima Are Going Paintballing! – Sept 26th USY and Kadima Are Going Paintballing! – Sept 26th

JOIN USY AND KADIMA FOR AN EXCITING KICKOFF EVENT: PAINTBALLING! When: Sunday, September... 

Children’s Programs for the High Holidays Children’s Programs for the High Holidays

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are drawing near and planning is underway for special... 

High Holidays at TBE – 2010 High Holidays at TBE – 2010

High Holy Days 5771 EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Services 6:30... 

Red Cross Babysitting Class – Sept 12th Red Cross Babysitting Class – Sept 12th

Temple Beth El is putting together a list of trained babysitters that will be made... 

Early Childhood Center Events Early Childhood Center Events

SHABBAT CHAVERIM Mommy (or daddy, or caregiver) and Me for: Shabbat Chaverim For... 

YJP Sangrias in the Sukkah – Sept 28th YJP Sangrias in the Sukkah – Sept 28th

Temple Beth El and Temple Sinai present an incredible evening of sangrias, tapas... 

Taste of TBE Ice Cream Social – August 18th Taste of TBE Ice Cream Social – August 18th

Taste the flavor of TBE at our FREE Ice Cream Social for Temple Beth El families... 

BBQ and Barachu – August 6th BBQ and Barachu – August 6th

Come join us for a FREE delicious BBQ dinner and then welcome Shabbat with traditional... 

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Photos

BBQ and Barechu – August 6th BBQ and Barechu – August 6th

TBE’s annual BBQ and Barechu was a tremendous success with over 300 people!... 

7th Grade Mock Wedding 7th Grade Mock Wedding

On May 9th, 2010 our 7th graders participated in a mock wedding as part of their... 

Lenore and Arthur Finkelstein Gan Mitzvah Dedication Lenore and Arthur Finkelstein Gan Mitzvah Dedication

Click here to view photos from the dedication of the Lenore and Arthur Finkelstein... 

YJP Wine Tasting Photos YJP Wine Tasting Photos

Click here to view photos from the YJP Havdalah Wine Tasting on April 24th!  Read More →

Purim Carnival Photos Purim Carnival Photos

Click here to view photos from this year’s Purim carnival Click here to see... 

YJP Murder Mystery – Jan 23rd YJP Murder Mystery – Jan 23rd

In January YJP hosted a fantastic 1920’s themed Murder Mystery at Butterfield... 

USY Bedouin Havdalah Dinner – Jan 9th USY Bedouin Havdalah Dinner – Jan 9th

In January ‘10 USY hosted a Bedouin Havdalah Dinner for 8th-12th graders.... 

Religious School Chanukkah Program Religious School Chanukkah Program

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Rabbi's Corner

The March

My March of the Living posts and photos can be found at my blog, indexed at http://joshuahammerman.blogspot.com/search/label/march%20of%20the%20living.  Read More →

Toyota, Auschwitz and Chelm (NY Jewish Week)

This week, I’ll be joining the March of the Living, an annual pilgrimage from Poland to Israel. The experience of the Holocaust stands alone in Jewish history, a godless counterpoint to all things sacred. Alongside the majestic peaks of Sinai and Zion, our view now includes this man-made mountain of children’s shoes, empty luggage and echoing shrieks,... [Read more of this post]

Visions of a Sacred Community

From the Alban Insititute, “Visions of a Sacred Community” summarizes the new book of Isa Aron , Steven M. Cohen , Lawrence A. Hoffman , Ari Y. Kelman describing the key components of a “visionary” congregation, as opposed to one that they call “functional,” which they (rightly) claim cannot survive in this environment.... [Read more of this post]

Hammerman on Ethics: No Handshake: Don’t Take it Personally

 Some of you might recall this question, which came up earlier this year. Now it appears in my “Hammerman on Ethics” column. Feel free to send along your own ethical dilemmas!   No Handshake: Don’t Take it Personally   Q: Hey Rabbi– I have a quick question. I met the Rabbi at the Chabad at our school. Anyways, I had a long... [Read more of this post]

The Flotilla: What We Know Now…

    Here’s the first problem. When we rush to judgment, we are almost always wrong. Here’s the second problem. In this age of instant communication and ubiquitous punditry, everyone rushes to judgment. The third problem: just about everyone who rushed to judgment about the flotilla incident was wrong. Which leads to the... [Read more of this post]

Windpocalypse #2: An Unexpected Sabbath

  Just last Shabbat, as the winds were howling outside the sanctuary, we discussed what Shabbat could mean for people today. We looked at new and perhaps unorthodox ways people are bringing a form of Sabbath into their lives and how necessary it is. It’s both timeless and timely, as culture critic Judith Shulevitz has just come out with a book... [Read more of this post]

Windpocalypse #1: How Art the Mighty Fallen

The storm of this past weekend has turned Stamford into a virtual war zone. The storm killed 2 locally and cut power to 80000. Estimates are that about 30% of the homes in the area are without power. Schools have been cancelled for the day and the mayor robo-called everyone yesterday to tell us to stay off the streets. I was out at the time, cruising... [Read more of this post]

The T.B at T.B.E

Some say I’m the Top Banana at Temple Beth El. Others claim that we are a Banana Republic. Well, this past Saturday night, for Purim I was literally a Banana (that’s Rabanana to you!). I explained that we are going Green, and I was green just a few days ago. It was a great Purim. Here I am above, with some seventh graders and Mara, all... [Read more of this post]

My Father’s Chupah (NY Jewish Week)

My Father’s Chupah,by Joshua Hammerman  Special To The Jewish Week The questioner was an African-American high school student — not Jewish — playing the role of Tevye’s daughter Chava in an astonishingly multicultural production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” one that brought together more than 100 students of all ages from 24 private and public... [Read more of this post]

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