The High Holy Days begin with Selichot on August 28. Erev Rosh Hashanah is September 6. For the safety of our community, everyone attending in-person services is required to pre-register; capacity is limited. Your registration receipt will be your ticket. Livestream is available for all services.
Guests of temple members may sign up for in-person services space permitting starting today.
We look forward to celebrating with you. See the special High Holy Day message for more information or click the link below:
We rely on volunteers to serve as ushers. If you plan to attend services in person, please sign up to help.
To help prepare, we will be using the special prayer book Mishkan HaLev: Prayers for S'lichot and the Month of Elul during services this month.
ELUL THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: Daily walk; With the dog. Up the street, by the pond, new path leading to the parking lot of my synagogue. An empty, silent parking lot An even emptier building As COVID wraps itself around it all – like a massive spider’s web Hard to see but capturing the unsuspecting. But this morning was different. The sound of children’s voices. Sunday school outside I stayed on the sidewalk. Suddenly as I was walking The Sound of the Shofar. I stopped; frozen in place. There it was again. T’kiah G’dolah. - By Temple Member Connie Rizoli, Elul 5780/2020
Bring Your Own Picnic Shabbat Dinner Friday, August 27 at 5:45 pm
Please join us before services outdoors in the tent and playground area. To help with set-up, please let us know you are coming:
Shabbat Evening Service Friday, August 27 at 6:30 pm
All are welcome to celebrate Shabbat at Temple outdoors weather permitting or in the Sanctuary. Masks are required for indoor services. You can also join the service through Livestream.
Saturday, August 28 at 7:00 pm Selichot Movie & Discussion Followed by Havdalah & Selichot Service at 8:00 pm
The High Holy Days begin with Selichot, a spiritually moving service including Havdalah, the changing of Torah scrolls into white, and sounding the shofar. Before the service we will show and discuss scenes of repentance and reconciliation from pop culture movies. The service will be livestreamed as well.
Upcoming @ TBD
Lunchtime Talmud Will Resume THIS Thursday August 26, 12-1 pm
We will continue our study of Tamud Brachot (Blessings) and prepare for the High Holidays with the rabbis. All are welcome including beginners! Texts are in English. We will meet at the Temple, along with the Zoom option below.
Temple Beth David Habitat for Humanity Westwood Build
Please join our temple build day from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm on Sunday, September 26at 5 Highview Street in Westwood. Participants must be 16 or older and no tools or building experience are needed. We are limited to only 6 builders due to Covid so sign up today! For more information and/or to sign up please click on this link:
60th Anniversary Gala Volunteers
The Fundraising Committee will be hosting an in-person 60th Anniversary Gala at the Temple on Saturday, December 11, Covid guidelines permitting. We welcome volunteers to help to plan, promote, and implement this special celebratory event. If you are interested in participating on the 60th Anniversary Gala Committee, please contact Lori Friedman on or before September 10.
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.
SSH and JF&CS 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. 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 lobby. Jewish Family and Children’s Services is incredibly appreciative of the many donations made to their food pantry by the Temple Beth David community. Don‘t stop this summer! Bring pasta or salmon when you come to temple. Family Table also has a wish list on Amazon, find it here. The items on this list are in priority order, so please send whatever you can. Thank you for your continued support!
Please join Sisterhood for our meeting on Wednesday, September 1 at 7:00 pm to learn about upcoming events and see where you might want to get involved. All members, whether you're returning or new, are invited and encouraged to attend. The meeting is hybrid, so join us either in the Temple library or via Zoom.
Sisterhood Membership
It’s that time of year again! Please join us and renew your Sisterhood membership, or join us as a new member. All are welcome! We have much planned for the coming year and all our fundraising proceeds directly support our Temple Beth David community. Click here to join
Sisterhood Memories
We invite all Sisterhood Members to share your memories of this past year on our online poster board by the end of this month. We weathered the year together and we'd love to hear from you! It's fun to read posts as we all had different activities that we found meaningful.
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 Past President Paul Greenberg.
Temple Office Hours This Week The temple's administrative staff and clergy are currently working remotely and in the office.LeahorLesliecan be reached via email during regular temple office hours Tuesdays-Fridays. The temple office will be staffed Tuesdays-Fridays 9:00 am-1:00 pm. 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.
