Shabbat Evening & Confirmation Service Friday, May 14 at 6:30 pm "Shabbat on the Lot!"
All are welcome to celebrate Shabbat outdoors at temple, weather permitting, or from home via Livestream. Our Confirmation students will help lead the service and share personal reflections. Join us to celebrate their dedication and accomplishments! Please sign up below to attend in-person BYFriday morning.
Mazel Tov to our 5781 Confirmands: Izzy Feinfeld, Danielle Hanau, Shira Kaminski, Abigail Miller, Cameron Miller, Ella Miller, Thomas Preti, Julia Ritzenberg, Sophie Wasserman
Saturday, May 15 at 9:00 am Early Shabbat Service Lay-Led Minyan and Torah Study via Zoom
Please email info@templebethdavid.net for the Zoom link or to have your name added to the distribution list.
"Pray and Play" Saturday, May 15, 9:30-10:30 am
Wake up and celebrate Shabbat together outdoors (weather permitting)! We'll enjoy a brief service on the parking lot followed by play time on the playground. All are welcome. To help us prepare, please let Leah know if you plan to attend and sign the Covid health consent below: RSVP Here
Erev Shavuot 5781 Study & Celebration Sunday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.
Please join for another engaging and interactive rabbinic panel featuring: Rabbi Karen Citrin, Rabbi Emeritus Henry Zoob, and Rabbinic/Education Intern Batya Ellinoy. The theme will be, "Encountering The Ten Commandments."We'll look at several commandments up close, consider the parts and the whole, and their relevance today. Add your voice to the sweetness of Torah study.Bring your own cheesecake or dairy dessert! All are welcome.
TBD Building
Building and Grounds Committee
We would like to reestablish the B&G Committee. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact Tim Holiner at admin@templebethdavid.net. Thank you for your help.
DOOR KEYS
The locks on the main entrance doors have been changed. If you have a “master” key it will still work, but if you have a front-door-only key it will not. If you need a key we now have an electronic lock, and if you email Tim Holiner at admin@templebethdavid.net he will provide you with a code and instructions for using the app. Also, if you have a “master” key and no longer need it, please return it to the Temple office. Thank you.
Ways You Can Do Good
What Do I Care About?
The Social Action Committee's 5-minute survey is still open! As part of the WDICA campaign, let us know what social issues you care most about; this is your opportunity to have the issues you care most deeply about counted! Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and share with others in your household. See the survey here. See our Social Action Page for opportunities to help others right now. Fight food insecurity, donate blood, or support socially isolated adults.
SSH and Family Table Donations
While we are not able to volunteer in person, the temple is continuing our commitment to JF&CS Family Table and Father Bill's & Mainspring Shelter. For the final month of the Shorashim year, we are asking Grades K, 1 and 2 AND Double Chai to support our Congregational collections. Family Table - Whole grain pasta and canned salmon Father Bill's - individually wrapped breakfast items and travel-sized toiletries. Please drop donations in the bins in the school lobby.
Shorashim Religious School & Youth
The Week Ahead Double Chai Grades 7-12: Wednesday, May 12, 6:00-7:30 pm (last session) Shorashim RS for Grades K-6: Sunday, May 16, 9:45-11:15 am (last session) Hebrew Learning Grades 3-6: May 18/19 afternoon (last session) Sunday, May 23 - Surprise!
REGISTRATION is Open for Next Year!
Sisterhood & Brotherhood(click on titles for details)
Sisterhood Meeting
Please join us for our Sisterhood Meeting TONIGHTat 7:00 pm. All members are welcome! Come hear of our upcoming Summer programming plans; we’d appreciate your input and assistance.
Welcome to Hearing Men's Voices! TONIGHT at7:00 pm, the Brotherhood invites you to join us. We discuss topics like health and happiness, wise aging, current events, work, and play. HMV will soon re-enter live-physical venue! Please suggest your preferences - time, place, and discussion topics.
Dr. Jeff Hoffman is the American Jewish Astronaut that brought a Torah with him in the Space Shuttle Columbia. Join the Brotherhood on Thursday, May 13 at 7:00 pm for a question & answer session with Dr. Hoffman.
On Tuesday, May 18 at 7:00 pm Brotherhood invites all TBD members as Greg Harris will join us via Zoom to talk about how the historic "Jews in Baseball" artwork project was developed and became a reality, featuring his interactions with retired players and Major League Baseball. There will be an "Everyone's A Winner" raffle with the Grand Prize being a framed Replica of the original artwork.
Please join Sisterhood on Wednesday, May 26 at 11:00 am for a social coffee hour. All members are invited.
Staying Connected
Sharing Our Lives
Are you celebrating a special birthday, anniversary, or lifecycle occasion? Let the Rabbis know. Receive a special blessing during services in honor of a significant moment in your life. Share your simcha in our Shofar newsletter. Please let the Rabbis know if you have a loved one who would like a visit or to be included in our prayer for healing. Temple Beth David's Caring Connections volunteers are here for you.
L'Dor V'Dor (From Generation to Generation)
If you are interested in making a future gift to the L'Dor V'Dor Endowment Fund, or you have made arrangements for TBD in your estate plan, please contact Immediate Past President Paul Greenberg.
Temple Office Hours This Week The temple's administrative staff and clergy are currently working remotely.LeahorLesliecan be reached via email during regular temple office hours Tuesdays-Fridays. The rabbis are available by phone, Zoom, or in person. For pastoral needs, please call the main temple number and you will be directed to the rabbis.
Sisterhood Judaica Shop Convenient shopping for meaningful gifts for the holidays, B'nai Mitzvah celebrations and house gifts. All profits benefit Temple Beth David. For further information contact Rachel Watsky.
