CHAILITES

June 22, 2023

TBC Pride Shabbat & Program

This Friday

Congregants, families, friends and guests are encouraged to attend our TBC Pride Shabbat and Program on Friday. This year there is much to be proud of -- and also much to be alarmed about, as attacks on the LGBTQ+ community spread in the U.S. and abroad.

At Friday's service TBC LGBTQ members will speak about what they're especially proud of and how TBC is, and can continue to be, supportive.

Please Make Sure to Read TBC's Congregational Meeting Report!

On May 30 we had a very important Congregational Meeting, during which we discussed and voted on the future of TBC and how best to move toward greater engagement, vitality, and sustainability. If you were unable to attend, please review this summary of the meeting, which includes what the leadership team has been working on, our recommendations, and how the congregation voted. Click below:

REPORT ON TBC'S ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

UPCOMING EVENTS!

Friday, June 23, 7:00 pm - TBC LGBTQ & Pride Shabbat; click here for zoom

Friday, June 30 - Welcome Shabbat at Home

Friday, July 7, 6:30 pm - Shabbat Shmooze

TBC Religious School Registration 2023-2024 is Due in 8 Days!!

Shalom! We are so thrilled to announce that TBC Religious School Registration is officially open for the 2023-2024 year! Please submit your online forms no later than June 30, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact Elisheva Gluck. Keep your eyes peeled over the summer for additional important information including our Religious School Calendar and Family Handbook as they will be sent digitally this year.

Additional information and registration forms are available on our Religious School web page here!

Wishing you all a smooth end to the secular school year and a fabulous summer break!!!

B'Shira U'vracha in Song & Blessing,

Cantor Harriet Dunkerley, Morah Ellie Gluck

(Did you know that TBC Religious School has an Amazon Wish List?! If you would like to grant a wish to TBC Religious School, please click here!)

TBC - A Shabbat to Celebrate Love & Community

Photos from June 16 Event

Share Your Simcha! TBC congregants are invited to share news of their family events and celebrations in Chailites. Please send your information to chailites@templebnaichaim.org.

TBC 'Graduate' Jemma Bear Creates

A Pollinator Garden for TBC!

For her senior project at Wilton High School, Jemma Bear created a fantastic Pollinator Garden at TBC. Make sure to explore it when next at Temple.

From Jemma's website: "I built a Pollinator Garden at my temple, Temple B'nai Chaim, because it not only connected me to my dad's passion for gardening but also gave me an opportunity to create something that will educate kids at my temple about the importance of planting native species that our native pollinators rely on for survival. It will also teach them about general care for the environment. The garden that I created became a part of the larger Pollinator Pathway Movement. My mission was to create this garden so my temple community would have a quiet place to observe and appreciate nature. Something that I wanted to include in my project was my temple and its Jewish value, 'Tikkun Olam', which means 'healing the world'". See the full story at Jemma's project website!

It's that time again. Mark your calendar for July 14th at Temple B'nai Chaim in Georgetown.  Please sign up to donate blood in memory of my beloved sister Hillary. Teenagers only have to be 16 now with parental permission to donate so bring them along! 

If you would like to volunteer, or if you have teens who would like to volunteer, let me know. We need help from 11:30-2:30 and 2:30-5:30.

Please help spread the word--thanks! See full flyer.

Rachel

Share Your Business Cards! TBC congregants are invited to share their business cards in Chailites. Please send an image of your card to chailites@templebnaichaim.org.

TBC is Here For You!

If you or a family member is ill or in need of care - or if you know of someone in our community who needs help - please contact Cantor Harriet. Our Caring Committee is here to provide assistance - meals, rides to doctors' appointments or shopping.

Yahrzeits June 23-29

Zeicher tzaddik livrachah!

Sunday, June 25

Jim Slohm, friend of Steve West Rosenthal

Tuesday, June 27

Pauline Kent, Aunt of Charlie Landau

It is traditional to light a memorial candle at home on the eve of the yahrzeit. You may also find it meaningful while kindling the yahrzeit candle to offer prayers of remembrance or reflect on your loved one’s life. Many also choose this time to make monetary donations in memory of loved ones. 

Yahrzeit Memorial Plaques

When remembering loved ones who have passed away, we invite you to commemorate their lives and blessings with a memorial plaque for the TBC wall of remembrance. Ordering information is available here.

A reminder that the Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County schedules a variety of programs that TBC members will find interesting.

Their calendar of upcoming events is available here. Those wishing to receive their weekly mailing list will find the registration form here.

ShopRaise Now for TBC!

Whether you're shopping for food or decor for your home, or anything else, we've got you covered. A portion of every purchase you make with the ShopRaise app can benefit TBC. Make today a time for giving.

More information about ShopRaise for TBC can be found here.

Handmade Kippot

The kippot are $18 each, and we will continue to use the proceeds to ship Machzorim to the community and also send the balance of the proceeds to purchase food! Please make checks payable to: Temple B'nai Chaim, with 'TBC Social Action Fund-Ugandan Jewry' in the memo line. Additional donations are welcome through the TBC Social Action Fund on the TBC Donation Page with a note indicating 'Ugandan Jewry' as the recipient.

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If you have TBC community news you'd like to share, please send the information to chailites@templebnaichaim.org!

Temple B'nai Chaim    

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 305, Georgetown, CT 06829

Phone: 203 544-8695    

Location: 82 Portland Avenue, Wilton CT 06897 (Directions)

Cantor/Educator: Cantor Harriet Dunkerley

Assistant Director of Education: Elisheva Gluck

President: June Mara  

Office Manager/Facility Use: Denise Seccurra