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Standing Together You Are Not Alone The Interfaith Council of Southwestern Connecticut and the Mayor’s Multicultural Council invite the community to an interfaith prayer service following the recent election. The event will be held in the lobby of the Stamford Government... Read More →

(Yom Kippur 5777) Today I’d like to share some ideas as to how we might live a more authentic, and authentically Jewish life – and to illustrate my points, the key ingredients will be: a lobster, a carrot and a tree. You might think that to be authentically Jewish the prime props... Read More →

(Kol Nidre 5777) One of my greatest pleasures as a rabbi is when I am contacted by one of our young adults – college students or recent grads – with real-world questions they are facing. So not long ago, I got a call that really challenged me. “Rabbi, I’m going to get a... Read More →

(Rosh Hashanah 5777, Day 2) Over the past few weeks, we’ve begun using our new Shabbat prayerbook, Siddur Lev Shalem. The decision to acquire it was partly based on the very positive response you have had to the siddur’s older sibling, our new High Holidays machzor. When the book... Read More →

(Rosh Hashanah 5777, Day 1) On a Thursday morning in August, as our community was basking in the glow of a fantastic Maccabi week, our sacred space was violated. A man from California, deranged by hate, ended a cross-country odyssey targeting Jews right across the street from our... Read More →

From political and financial scandals to biomedical science and technology, the complex issues of modern society are, at their core, issues of ethical and moral concern. Now more than ever, we need a solid understanding of how Jewish ethics can inform our decisions about the... Read More →

The Keruv Committee at Temple Beth El is pleased to announce two new programs starting this fall to help grandparents and parents deal with the issue of intermarriage. The Grandparents Circle is an education and support program designed specifically for Jewish grandparents whose... Read More →

TBE’s Sisterhood and Men’s Club are excited to sponsor a new adult education program starting this fall called Chai Mitzvah, a unique experiential Jewish journey that blends monthly group study with personal choices of Jewish engagement. The Chai Mitzvah program is an opportunity... Read More →

From August 7-12, the Jewish Community Center of Stamford will host the JCC Maccabi Games and Arts Fest and welcome 1500 Jewish teens to lower Fairfield County from all over the US, Israel, Great Britain, Mexico and Poland. It’s our chance to give these teens the experience... Read More →

The Men’s Club of Temple Beth El is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for its annual scholarship grants for the year 2016. These grants are available to members of the Stamford and Fairfield County area high school graduating classes, who are of the... Read More →