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Events

Kadima Family Event – Bridgeport Bluefish! April 25th Kadima Family Event – Bridgeport Bluefish! April 25th

On APRIL 25th Kadima families are invited join us for an exciting game of baseball! ... 

USY & Kadima Are Going Bowling! – March 14th USY & Kadima Are Going Bowling! – March 14th

Join USY and Kadima for a joint event at Rip Van Winkle Lanes in Norwalk. Bowling,... 

To Seek a Newer World: Lessons for the Obama Administration To Seek a Newer World: Lessons for the Obama Administration

TBE Men’s Club presents MARK SILVERBERG Executive Director of the Jewish Federation... 

Come Swirl with us… Passover Wine & Food Tasting Israel Trunk Show and Passover Sale Come Swirl with us… Passover Wine & Food Tasting Israel Trunk Show and Passover Sale

Temple Beth El Sisterhood and Men’s Club Invites you to join us for a Passover... 

Jews and Food Around the World – March 19th & 20th Jews and Food Around the World – March 19th & 20th

Temple Beth El cordially invites you to “Jews and Food Around the World”... 

Learning & Latte Learning & Latte

An InterFaith Conversation:  Listen, Learn & Latte Tuesday, March 9 at 7:30... 

Shabbat Across America – March 5th Shabbat Across America – March 5th

On March 5th tens of thousands of Jews across America will come together to eat,... 

Come to the Cabaret at TBE Come to the Cabaret at TBE

Don’t miss this very special evening of Ladino music and Sephardic delicacies!... 

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Photos

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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Ellis Island Photos – Nov 15 Ellis Island Photos – Nov 15

On November 15th TBE’s Religious School went on a day trip to Ellis Island. Click... 

Kadima Color War – Nov 09 Kadima Color War – Nov 09

On Nov 2nd Kadima had an evening of Color War activities – duck races, donut... 

Young Jewish Professionals Young Jewish Professionals

Temple Beth El hosts a vibrant Young Jewish Professionals committee that works to... 

Kadima Murder Mystery – Oct 09 Kadima Murder Mystery – Oct 09

On October 17th Kadima had a murder mystery dinner set in the 1870’s wild west... 

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Rabbi's Corner

PASSOVER GUIDE

Please find Rabbi Hammerman’s “Guide to the Perplexed,” detailing Passover preparations in a user-friendly way, by clicking on http://joshuahammerman.blogspot.com/2010/03/here-is-my-guide-to-passover.html.  Hametz selling forms can be found there as well.  The Rabbinical Assembly guide can be found at http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/docs/Passover%205770.pdf Happy... [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]

25 Reasons to Visit Israel (especially with TBE!)

Why visit Israel?  Here are 25 reasons culled from various sources*  1) Visiting Israel takes you higher. It heightens your senses. It heightens your awareness. It heightens your sense of self. It heightens your faith. And it heightens your sense of identification with a land, thousands of miles away, a land that is so very dear to us all.  Experience... [Read more of this post]

“TBE to Go” Podcast Series, “From Israelite to Jew”

Our new adult ed series, TBE To-Go got off to a nice start with our first discussion section  covering the first four podcasts of the series, “From Israelite to Jew.”  This section will be repeated next Shabbat morning at 8:45, as part of our Synaplex Shabbat.The next discussion section will take place on Sunday, December 6, at 10:30,... [Read more of this post]

TBE BAR/BAT MITZVAH COMMENTARY

 Week after week, our students come forward to explain the deeper meaning of their Torah portions, connecting them to their lives.  Here are many of those given this year, included (with permission) with the most recent ones at the top.  To go back to earlier ones from 2008, click here and scroll down. Tuesday, October 20, 2009 TBE Bar/Bat Mitzvah... [Read more of this post]

Mitzvah Initiative Information and Class Schedule

The Mitzvah Initiative classes will focus on the following questions: 1. What are the relationships and responsibilities that give my life meaning and purpose? 2. How can I express these thoughts in an authentically Jewish way? 3. What sources of Jewish wisdom can expand my thinking? 4. What might I learn about the source of my feelings for Judaism... [Read more of this post]

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