Friday, February 20 / Adar 3

Candle Lighting - 5:12pm
Kabbalat Shabbat - 5:20pm

The Eruv is up!

Shabbat, February 21/ Adar 4

Parshat Terumah

Beit Medrash - 9:15am
Shabbat Tefillot - 9:45am
Minchah/Seudah Shelishit - 5:10pm
Havdallah - 6:13pm

Shabbat Children's Programming

Tot Shabbat (ages 2+): 10:45 am
Shabbat Learning: 10:45 am
Babysitting: 9:45 am-12:00 pm

Weekday Services

Shacharit:

Sunday - 8:30am
Monday - Friday - 7:00 am

Minchah/Maariv:

Sunday - Thursday - 5:20pm

Purim Prep Break-Out Studies This Shabbat

Immediately following the singing of HaTikveh and prior to Kiddush, there will be two break-out study opportunities. Everyone is asked to plan on attending one thirty-minute session -

Rabbi Adler in the Chapel - "The Halachic Purim Considerations that Get Overlooked"

Rabbi Garfinkel in the Sanctuary - "From the Doorpost to the Public Square - Pesach, Purim and the Shape of Jewish Survival"

Thank you to all of our weekly volunteers

tefilah leaders, Torah and Haftorah readers, and security "shomrim"

who help to make Shabbat and Yom Tov wonderful and safe experiences at Beth David.

Kiddush This Week

Sponsors:

Ben and Rachel Abrams in honor of the birthdays

of their children Hannah and Noah, and Ben's birthday too!

Sam Zwillich in blessed memory of his mother Freda Zwillich

Enjoy a Dairy Kiddush.

Click here to Sponsor or Contribute to the Kiddush Fund

Beth David News & Announcements

Purim is Coming!

RSVP HERE

Women’s Reading of Megillat Esther

Monday night, March 2

Beth David Synagogue is excited to offer a Women’s Reading of Megillat Esther. New (and rusty!) readers are warmly encouraged to participate. Readers may chant as little as ONE verse and will have time to prepare one-on-one with Deborah Savage (in person or by Zoom).

✨ Keepsakes for all readers.

🎶 Look for more Purim-related learning, sharing, and music in the weeks ahead.

Interested? Email DeborahASavage@gmail.com or call 860-428-0453.

Please respond as soon as possible.

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Purim Madness at Beth David

Monday, March 2nd

Purim will be full of sports related activities and games for all ages with traditional stadium food, snacks and drinks included. Additionally, if you'd like to participate in our silent auction, some fun items are up for grabs including a 4 pack of tickets to the Hartford Yard Goats and the Hartford Wolf Pack.

Contribute here!

Join Beth David Members

at the Hartford Wolf Pack March 11th

A fun time will be had by all when we sit lower bowl near the center line at People's Bank Arena Wednesday, March 11th as the Hartford Wolf Pack take on the Cleveland Monsters. Great tickets at a great price. Click below to reserve your spot today - bring your friends, the more the merrier. The puck drops at 7 pm.Text Link

Buy Tickets Here

Join us for our next First Friday!

Youth Education

Living the Hebrew Calendar

Food • Fun • History

10:30 am – 1:30 pm | Grades 3-9 A full morning of learning, preparing food, and storytelling.

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | All Ages Younger kids of all ages join us for a special holiday craft and community hour! (Under 3s with a parent, please!)

Kids' brunch buffet included!

Join us for the Purim program on Sunday, March 1st.

Upcoming holidays: Pesach (March 29th) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (April 19th)

Youth Programming:

48 Ways - Save the Dates

The next part of our journey called 48 Ways to Wisdom will be on Sunday, March 8 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Please REGISTER for the next session thru the Beth David website or click the link below.

Next sessions are:

March 8
April 12
May 3
June 7

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Adult Education

Jewish Artists Who Shook the World

Sunday, February 22 @ 1:00 PM

This is a journey into the lives of Jewish artists from Eastern Europe who arrived in Paris with big dreams and little else, overcame immense challenges, and created groundbreaking masterpieces that forever changed the face of modern art.

Evgenia Kempinski is a professional Jewish tour guide, born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia. With over fifteen years of experience guiding Jewish heritage tours in her hometown, she has developed a deep passion for uncovering and sharing the stories of the Jewish Diaspora. With her family she spent six enriching years living in Israel and now resides in Barcelona, continuing her mission to connect people with Jewish history and culture around the world. She is the founder of the Online Jewish Travel Club, a vibrant community that brings together Jews from different countries through a shared love of travel, art, and Jewish heritage.

RSVP HERE

Please contact Allison Gamzon with any questions or if you're interested in participating.

Email Allison Here

Thank you to our Generous Donors :

Kibbutz Sufa Shaloch Manos 2026 :

The Gamzon family
The Wright family
Ruth Yancovich

Donate Here

Happy Birthday!

February 20

Steve Bunin

Stephen Gilles

Leo Gold

February 23

Ben Abrams

Hannah Abrams

Noah Abrams

February 25

Meira Eisenberg

Margarita Ungar

February 26

Madison Leighty

Alyssa Norwood

Yahrzeits

Iyzik, Father of Viktor Mogulskiy

Rita Duskin, Grandmother of Laurie Feldman

Ruth Epstein, Mother of Harriet Goldsher

Ethel Kowal, Mother of Sharon Freilich

Yitzchok Margolin, Uncle of Bella Klebanov

Madeleine Rich, mother of Patrick Rich

Faye Rubin, Sister of Samuel Rubin

Abraham Rubin, Father of Samuel Rubin

Theresa Rubin, Mother of Samuel Rubin

Sophie Schreiner, mother of Shellie Schreiner

Freda Zwillich, Mother of Samuel Zwillich

May their memories be bound in the

Heavenly bond of life eternal.

Community Announcements

All are invited to the artist reception this Sunday at the JCC of New Haven's Hoos Gallery!

Come celebrate Purim together with the Greater Hartford Community!

Sunday, March 1

1:00–3:00 PM

300 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford (New England Jewish Academy)

FREE ENTRY — Open to the whole community!

Bring your family.

Bring your friends.

Come in costume.

And join us as we celebrate Purim with joy, laughter, and unity!

Mazel Tov to Beth David's own Nathan Schachter on his JT Connect award!

Buy tickets and sponsorships here!

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Urban Dor is hosting its Wine and Cheese Social on Thursday, March 19th.

Taste of Israel will feature Israeli wines, foods, and desserts celebrating Jewish culture. This is a networking-style event, dress code is business casual. Hosted at the Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford.

Beth David members get a $5 off their ticket prices using the code BethDavid5.

Get your tickets here!

Beth David Synagogue

20 Dover Road

West Hartford, CT 06119

office@bethdavidwh.org

860-236-1241| www.bethdavidwh.org

Yitzchok Adler, Rabbi: rabbi@bethdavidwh.org

Eric Garfinkel, Executive Director and Asst. Rabbi: director@bethdavidwh.org

Jennifer Scillia, Office Administrator: office@bethdavidwh.org