January 19, 2021 - 6 Shevat, 5781
BETH EL BEACHES
Rabbi: Michael Matuson, D.H.L., D.D.
Cantorial Soloist: Laurie Simmons
2020-2021 Executive Board Member
President: Charlie Frohman
Vice President: Rachel Marcus-Hendry Mitchell
Interim Treasurer: Chip Morris
Secretary: Joy Shultz
2020-2021 Committee Chairs
Worship & L/T Finance: Neal Goldman
Facilities: Ron Van
Education Director: Vickie Kennedy
Membership: Grace Belkin
Library: Bobby Adler
Archives: Chip Morris
Education: Ilyse Greene
BETH EL HAPPENINGS
As we continue to join together for Shabbat via Zoom, please note that we are now offering attendees to read prayers that are meaningful to them during the service. If you are interested in reading a particular prayer during a service, please contact Neal Goldman at nealg18@novusba.com with the page number of the prayer in the Mishkan T’filah prayer book. Please indicate whether you would like to read during the upcoming Friday evening or Saturday morning service. All prayers will be read towards the end of services.

Please send this information no later than noon the Thursday prior to the service. We look forward to continuing to join together as best as we can during these challenging times to support each other and our community. The online version of the Mishkan T’filah can be found here:
IMPORTANT!
New Protocol for Rabbi's Thursday morning zoom discussion group and Friday morning zoom Torah study. As of this week, please rsvp in advance (no later than the day before) if you are planning to attend. Thank you for your time and understanding. You can email Elissa at elissa@bethelbeaches.org

ALL SERVICES AND EVENTS AT BETH EL ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WE WILL BE RE-EVALUATING ON A WEEKLY BASIS!
Yiddish Class-by popular demand!
Tuesday, January 19 and January 26 from 1-2 pm

Oy Vey, what a year it's been! And hindsight is truly 2020.
So don't go meshuggeneh because 2021 started with us ready to plotz! 
No gelt needed, just a little time and fun.
Join our Rabbi and mishpocheh to share some laughs as we learn a bissel Yiddish! 
Well...
This has been so frustrating. As you probably know I am “of an age group” next in line for the covid-19 pharmaceutical panacea. So, having tried to contact St. Johns (where is the comma that should be there...that bothers me) County Health Department after dialing them directly and then “refreshing” 153 times from 9:00 to 9:13 January 7th on their wonderful website, I finally gave up and called later in the day. I got through and spoke with such a nice gentleman who registered me for the covid “alert system” which would notify me when St. Johns County gets the next round of the vaccine. Super, I thought! My next question was....when would that be expected and how many doses would there be? He said that sometime next week St. Johns County would be notified “when and how many”. Okay, I get it! Next week came (this past week) and I spoke with him again. Oh, joy! St. Johns County has more than 250,000 residents and would be getting 600 doses. That hardly seemed like a winning proposition, so I went to Duval County to register at the Prime Osborn site. They have the same URL(?) website (Eventbrite.com), no joy to work with or understand for a woman “of that age”! With help from our granddaughter, I am getting up at my usual 5:00 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday) to be prepared for the 9:00 a.m. pursuit of the St. Johns County website access (which I feel would be a waste of time), followed also by the same pursuit of the Duval County website at 5:00 p.m. in case the morning’s pursuit is unsuccessful. Not really so accessible are these sites! Updates to this next week. 
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Grace 
Membership Chair
We can all use some good news. Please submit anything you would like to share with your Beth El family by Thursday at 5 PM to elissa@bethelbeaches.org.

  • Share your joys, accomplishments, bragging rights of someone you love, children, grandchildren or anything else that is good and you want to shout it from the rooftop. Your Beth El family wants to share in your happiness.

I can't wait to hear from you and all the good news!

BETH EL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Together Educating And Motivating (TEAM)
Contact MISS VICKIE for more information at vickie@bethelbeaches.org
BETH EL BROTHERHOOD
Come have "dinner" with your favorite Rabbi!
Thursday, January 21st at 7 pm.
Meeting ID: 876 5757 3600
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BETH EL SISTERHOOD
FRESH FROM THE KILN
ORDER YOUR RED-HOT BRICKS NOW!

Need that special way to remember a person or occasion? Purchase a BRICK that will become a part of the path leading into Beth El The Beaches Synagogue. The next time you are walking into Beth El, please take a moment to look down and take notice of the BRICKS leading to the front entry. These are abiding remembrances that warm your heart each time you enter Beth El.

You can still take advantage of this year’s Brick Sale. For only $100, you can purchase 2 bricks. The bricks become a permanent part of our synagogue. Our lively chair Paula Klausner will be delighted to help you.

Contact her at poopsiek@gmail.com or call her at 904-662-4339.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Join JFCS with Guest Curator, Hope McMath, and Speakers from "Memories of the Holocaust: Sharing Family Stories" in the Frisch Family Holocaust Memorial Gallery.
When: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2021 | 10 AM & 7 PM
Where: Online - Link provided after you click below to RSVP.
Who: Everyone is invited.
Cost: Free
RSVP: Click the button below and we will send you the details to join the virtual tour and talks from our speakers.
Special thanks to Florida Blue & the Dr. Larry and Kathy Kanter Art Fund.
#WeRemember
BETH EL SPONSOR
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Beth El-The Beaches Synagogue
288 N. Roscoe Blvd.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

904.273.9100
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