Please review the schedule of activities and register for those events that you and your family plan on attending. Kindly RSVP by Monday, April 26, so we can plan accordingly.
Cultivating Community and Repairing the World
Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with your God — Micah 6:8
Schedule of Events
Friday, May 2, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services with D’var Torah by Rabbi Josh Jeffreys
Special Oneg Gathering
Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Service with D’var Torah by Rabbi Abe Friedman
Rabbi Knopf’s Installation Ceremony
Luncheon & Interactive Learning Session with Rabbi Abe Friedman
Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Congregational Community Service Project to Benefit
the JFS Schoke Anachnu Program for Holocaust Survivors
Dessert Reception & Whiskey Tasting
Havdalah Service at 8:35 p.m.
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Morning Minyan
9:45 a.m. – Brunch & Learn – Adult Learning Session with Rabbi Michelle Dardashti
“Counting Our Days, Counting Each Other”
Rabbi Dardashti is the Senior Rabbi at Kane Street Synagogue in Brooklyn and formerly TBE’s director of community engagement from 2011-2013. She is also an old friend of Rabbi Knopf and thrilled to be returning to TBE to be part of the magic of his Installation Weekend. Rabbi Dardashti will offer a teaching about the Omer that helps us make sense of both the daily ritual and the varying ways we can each connect to Judaism.
Special Guest Rabbis
Rabbi Michelle Dardashti, Senior Rabbi, Kane Street Synagogue, Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Abe Friedman, Senior Rabbi, Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel, Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Josh Jeffreys, Jewish Chaplain and Director Religious Life, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Temple Beth El Clergy
Rabbi Gerry Ginsburg, Associate Rabbi
Cantor Katie Kaplan
You’ll help pack 500 Dignity Grows™ bags to provide individuals in need with essential hygiene products so they can attend school, work, and community life without interruption. Each bag costs $10, so let’s raise $5,000. The Dignity Grows totes you pack will be delivered to: Americares, Domestic Violence Crisis Center, Help for Kids, Inspirica, Jewish Family Services, New Covenant Center, Pacific House, and Person to Person. Dignity Grows is a national non-profit organization and the Stamford chapter is a program of UJF of Stamford, New Canaan, and Darien.
Come celebrate our interfaith commitment to service and enjoy socializing over light dinner bites. Your support makes a difference in someone’s life!
https://www.templesinaistamford.org/form/dignity-grows-june-2025.html
