September brings the excitement of new classrooms, new teachers and new friends. Certainly anticipation and anxiety are part of the September routine, but never quite on the level as this year. This return to school mirrors our collective yearning to return to normal and our dreams for a bright future.
Our Rabbi Leslie Yale Gutterman Religious School is open for enrollmentand tuition free!September and October are filled with fun outdoor learning and events before we return to the digital classroom.
In this season of return, her is a prayer for learners across the generations:
Prayer for the Start of a Pandemic School Year By Rabbi Sari Laufer
Mishebeirach doroteinu, may the one who blessed the generations before, bless us — students, parents, teachers, administrators, and staff — as we begin this strange school year.
May we be blessed with fast Internet connections and access to functional technology. May we be blessed with fast friendships and well-earned learning.
May we be blessed with muscle memory for curiosity and collaboration. May we be blessed with muscle memory for compassion and cooperation.
May we be blessed with excitement over seeing familiar faces and reconnecting with friends. May we be blessed with the excitement over meeting new friends and teachers.
May we be blessed with patience, for slow internet speeds, and frozen Zoom screens.
May we be blessed with patience, for teachers, friends, and parents learning new technologies and new concepts.
Above all, may we be blessed with the ability to make connections and community, growing as teachers and learners — no matter our role or title.
Celia Adler H. Jack Feibelman Farrel Jaffa Sloan Myles Jaffa Alvin Kurzer Harry Levine Maxwell Mann Joan Adler Mark Sheila G. Miller Faye Rozovsky Florence Tilles Norman Toobe
YIZKOR ELOHIM The Congregation joins in mourning the death of
Evelyn Helen Saltzman David Tobias Eileen Parker Judith Spindell David Gold
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please click on flyers below for more information!
Book of Memory Deadline is September 4 If you have not yet submitted your Book of Memory request, please click the picture to download the form.
If you have any question call or email Jenn Thomas. 401-331-6070 jthomas@temple-beth-el-org
Books will be mailed to all who have inscribed the names of their loved ones.
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Shofar for Hope September 8, 13 & 15
Celebrate 5781 with Temple Beth-El for an outdoor shofar blowing.
To insure that we do not exceed the state guidelines for gathering and for contact tracing, we ask that you register in advance for these activities. Details will be emailed to registered participants.
Israeli Culture Series: presents COMEDY NIGHT Wednesday, September 9 7:00 PM
American-Israeli comedian Benji Lovitt performs his stand-up act. Benji’s observations on Israeli society and Jewish culture create a hilarious narrative that has brought smiles to faces all over the world. Ever since making aliyah in 2006, Benji has shared his insights into the cultural differences he has experienced as part of life in Israel.
