ENROLL NOW For Temple Beth Sholom RELIGIOUS SCHOOL for 2010-2011.New and exciting programs are upcoming for the new year to
enhance student's knowledge of Hebrew and Jewish Cultural
appreciation. For information call Beth Gruber, our VP of the Religious
School at the General Temple Office at (631) 724-0424.
Enrollment now underway for Membership Renewal and for New Members. For information regarding membership benefits and new programs planned for 2010-2011 call the TBS office at (631) 724-0424.
Are
you an Interfaith Familiy? Do not feel alone at Temple Beth
Sholom.
We embrace you and welcome your family to join us as members.
HAVING A SIMCHA? BOOK
a party Large or small at TBS. Independent Kosher Caterers are
welcome. For information contact our Executive Vice President, Robert
Kronrad, at the Temple Office or (631) 666-5252. .
We are also taking
registrations for Mommy and Me classes. If you or a friend are
interested in this program, please call the Temple Office for more
information.
See the news of all our Groups!
The Calendar's Monthly Presentation is avaliable from the My Synagogue pull-down menu
Read all about Cantor Merrick's trip to Poland and Israel as part of the Cantor's Assembly
(see her story in her section in From Our Leaders pull-down menu)
SCRIP: Help TBS with its
fundraising! Everyone shops for food, clothing, gas, home items.
Everyone goes out to eat from time to time, or to the movies, or other types of
family fun.
Purchase SCRIP cards and help the Temple with fundraising.
See the attached flyer for more details or call the Temple office:
724-0424.
Yom HaShoah
Day Program
After a service held
by our clergy, a Book Signing & Bagel Brunch was held on Sunday April 11,
2010, along with a presentation from Elizabeth Bettina, author of the book, “It
Happened in Italy”. She told the stories of villagers in Compagna, Italy who
protected their Jewish neighbors and other refugees from the depredations of
the Nazis during the Holocaust. She was joined by Vincent Marmorale, an
educator and historian, who was instrumental in providing information during
this period.
Additionally, two
survivors of this period appeared to share their experiences in Italy. A
question and answer period from a group of over 100 attendees was held after
the presentation.
Comedy Night
On Saturday, March 6th at 8:00 pm, the TBS Comedy Night was held at Temple Beth Sholom. We presented 3 great comedians, provided delicious desserts & cocktails and held raffles for incredible Baskets of goodies and donations of services.
Here are some pictures from this event!
News of our Congregants
This article appeared in the Saturday, Sept. 26 of Newsday about Leah Stoltz being presented with a TeenNick Halo award.
The homecoming
pep rally in the gym at Smithtown High School West Friday already was
boisterous when a surprise celebrity guest sent things whirling into even more
of a frenzy.
Actor, rapper
and TV personality Nick Cannon - who is married to singer and Long
Island native Mariah Carey - strolled in wearing a tux, bow tie
undone and slung casually around his neck and white handkerchief poking out of
the pocket.
"I came
out here to put somebody in the spotlight," Cannon said to the amazed
teenagers. "She took a negative situation and made it into a
positive."
Smithtown West
senior Leah Stoltz, 17, was shaking and crying and holding her hand over her
face as Cannon called her out. School cheerleaders brought out a podium with
"Halo Awards" on it and rolled out a red carpet.
Stoltz has
scoliosis and had to wear a full-torso, hard plastic brace and have surgery to
correct the curving of her spine. When she was 13 she started a support group
on Long Island called "The Curvy Girls" to help affected girls feel
less self-conscious. Eight "Curvy Girls" emerged to place a tiara on
Stoltz's head and present her with red roses.
"Don't
pass out, Leah," Cannon said. "Deep breath, deep breath."
Nickelodeon
filmed the event for its "TeenNick Halo Awards," a one-hour special
that will air later this year recognizing four teenagers for "Helping and
Leading Others." He presented Stoltz with a $10,000 check for her organization
and another $10,000 for her to use for college.
And there was
more.
"This is a
secret ticket to a secret location," Cannon said, handing Stoltz an
envelope. "I can't tell you where you're going, but you're going to have
an amazing time."
Where is she headed? Stay tuned.
Dear
Congregants
I
know that at this time of year, in the weeks in advance of Rosh Hashanah, we
all get inundated with requests for donations to a number of worthy
causes.As your neighbor and
fellow synagogue member, I am going to add to this list and ask you to (re)join
MERCAZ USA, the Zionist arm of the Conservative Movement, for this new fiscal
year of 5770 - 2009/2010.
Membership
is important for MERCAZ for two key reasons:first of all, it provides the moral justification for our
ability, as the representatives of the Conservative Movement, to demand changes
in Israeli society; and secondly, it provides the sole source of financial
resources for our project work here in the United States on behalf of Zionist
and Hebrew education, tourism to Israel and aliyah.
While
membership is important in every year, it is especially important as we look
forward in 2010 to the 36th World Zionist Congress.At this moment, while the date of the international Zionist
gathering has finally been set for June 2010, there is still no agreement as to
how the delegates to the international Jewish parliament will be chosen.
One
option that is being explored is calculating delegates on the basis of an
organization's membership.While
this idea may ultimately not be the one adopted, I bring this to your attention
as now is the time that the new fiscal year for MERCAZ membership is
beginning.Help us reach our
maximum level of strength by (re)joining MERCAZ for the new 2009/2010 fiscal
year!
Currently,
there are 9,500 households, out of more than 200,000 Conservative Jewish
households throughout the United States that are current paid-up MERCAZ USA
members.For a movement that has
always prided itself on its support for Israel and Zionism, that's a poor
showing.With your help, we can
give Israel and Zionism the kind of public support from our movement that they
deserve.
Please
see the enclosed membership application, with the information on the flip side
of the extent of the financial benefits that MERCAZ brings to the institutions
of Masorti Judaism in Israel and around the world.A business reply form is enclosed for your use.Or save the trees and renew on-line on
our secure server at http://www.mercazusa.org.
During
Tisha B'Av, as part of the liturgy, we prayed for the comfort of Zion and the
rebuilding of Jerusalem.Let us do
our part by strengthening the Zionist arm of the Conservative Movement!
Cantor Merrick has practice with the Choir on Thursday evenings. Practice will be held at 7.30 PM at the Temple. All Choir members are invited to attend. Cantor Merrick would also like to invite anyone who would like to join our Choir. No musical experience is needed. . Call the office at (631) 724-0424 or email Cantor@tbsofs.org
Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 March 2009 )
Youth Calendar
Contact Youth Advisor, Robert Kronrad at Youth@tbsofs.org for more details or call TBS office at 631 -724-0424