CHAILITES
August 24, 2022
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Upcoming Events
Saturday, August 27, - No Torah study
Friday, September 2, 7:00 pm- DIY Shabbat
Wednesday, September 7, 2:00 pm - Dorothy Day Hospitality House
Sunday, September 11, 9:30 am - First Day of Religious School
Wednesday, September 14, 4:30 pm - First Day of Hebrew School
TBC's COVID safety policy is posted here.
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The Days of Awe are fast approaching! Prepare to celebrate, reflect, renew, and reconnect at TBC. Our Erev Rosh Hashanah service is September 25, followed by a festive oneg and special honey tasting! See this link for the full High Holy Days schedule.
Please don't forget to return your membership renewal package, if you haven't already, to make sure you receive your HHD tickets!
Also make sure to order your Rosh Hashanah Sisterhood honey to send to friends and family for a sweet New Year. (See article below.)
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Join us for a family-friendly Softball game and potluck picnic open to all. There will be lawn games, a live DJ, and popsicles! Kibbitz with various members of TBC Faculty and Leadership and get to know members of the community. Play in the softball game, or with our outsized lawn games. Enjoy good food while you spectate and dance from the bleachers or your own chairs and blankets! No charges - just fun. Community Softball Game & Potluck Picnic Registration!
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Our Own Rabbinical Student Emma Dubin in Romania!
On a recent trip to Romania, sponsored by a JDC-Weitzman fellowship, rabbinical student Emma Dubin was moved by the the warmth and diversity of the country's Jewish community — qualities she connects to Elul's Psalm 27. Read her thoughtful piece: "This Elul, I’m Finding Inspiration in Jewish Romania."
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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.
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Sustain TBC with Sweet Honey
Send Rosh Hashanah tidings to TBC friends and staff!
As Rosh Hashanah approaches, it is time to send honey and sweet New Year greetings to your TBC friends and loved ones. The ordering deadline is September 18. Don't miss out on the opportunity!
This year, this annual fundraiser will fund break fast following Yom Kippur services in our beloved building (Covid willing), which we have not been able to do in some time. Specific precautions will be announced closer to this event.
TBC Sisterhood made a very significant contribution to close TBC's end-year operating deficit; and so we truly appreciate and need your support of this honey fundraiser.
As in prior years, TBC members have multiple sponsorship levels for giving opportunities. Each sponsor level sends one jar of local honey to every TBC member family, clergy and staff:
- Super Bee Hive - $1,000
- Chai Bee Hive - $540
- B'nai Bee Hive - $360
- Honey Bee Hive - $180
Alternatively you can give honey to particular congregants within TBC, or choose to reciprocate to those who send honey to you. This is a nice way to send a sweet "thank you" to your child's religious school teacher/tutor. You may send individual jars to members, clergy or staff. The first jar of honey to member families, clergy and staff is $12.00 to the first family and each subsequent jar is $8. Click here to order online. Questions? Email honey@templebnaichaim.org.
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Be a Teen Madrich at TBC!
Cantor Harriet & Morah Ellie are looking for a few more teens to join the Madrichim Program next year. Madrichim work with our Religious School teachers in the classroom during Sunday Mornings from 9:30am-11:30am. The program includes 6 Training Workshops which will take place on the following Sundays (9/18, 10/16, 11/13, 12/11, 1/22 & 2/26) from 11:45am-1pm after Religious School in our newly established Teen Lounge with Morah Ellie. All hours spent working in the Madrichim Program count for any required or desired Community Service and all students will receive a formal letter at the end of the year!
Please contact Morah Ellie for more information or if you have any questions.
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TBC's Senior Leadership Team
2022 - 2023
Welcome to Simon Curtis, who has joined the Board as Treasurer; Jen Rubin, Marty Ullman and Bonnie Heft, who have joined the Board as Trustees!
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Executive Committee
June Mara, President
Joe Sondheimer, First Vice President
Elise Serby, Second Vice President
Lew Bender, Third Vice President
Simon Curtis, Treasurer
Susan Farber, Secretary
Cindy Baulsir, Immediate Past President
Trustees
Julia Saunders
Richard Lerner
Jen Rubin
Marty Ullman
Bonnie Heft
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Committee Chairs/Auxiliary Representatives
Pam Klem & Sharon Sobel - Sisterhood
Bruce Miller - Adult Ed
Stephen Davis - Communications
Dara Marceau - Education
Steve West-Rosenthal - House
Susan Farber - Membership
Barbara Dobbin & Ria Miller - Ritual
Jane Alexander & Peggy Zamore - Social Action
Open - Development
Elise Serby - B'nai Mitzvah Coordinator
Cindy Baulsir - Abatements
Open - Governance
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Ava Rabinowitz's Bat Mitzvah Project! |
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“Hi, I’m Ava Rabinowitz, and for my Bat Mitzvah project, I decided to partner with Donate2Dance, an organization that helps provide dance equipment to communities in need.
"Dance has been an important part of my life and I would like to help other young dancers have the best dance experience possible regardless of their means.
"I will collect new/lightly used costumes and dance wear. Dance wear includes: dance shoes, leotards, and tights. I will be donating what I collect to dancers who don’t have access to proper equipment. Please donate costumes or shoes if you can, but if you do not have items to donate you can instead make a monetary donation that I will use to purchase supplies.”
A special box will be available at TBC through September for donating dance items; monetary donations may be made using the TBC donation form for the Social Action / Tzedakah fund with an indication that it's for Ava Rabinowitz's bat mitzvah project.
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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.
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Ten Minutes of Torah!
In addition, several days a week, the URJ publishes Ten Minutes of Torah. Join the thousands of others who open their email to study a commentary on the week's Torah portion, read about a significant moment in Jewish history, connect with life in Israel, or learn about an upcoming holiday. In just ten minutes, you can add to your Jewish knowledge.
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Yahrzeits August 26 - September 1
Zeicher tzaddik livrachah!
Friday, August 26
Alex Zeitlin, father of Roman Zeitlin
Sunday, August 28
Hilma August, grandmother of Alan Masarek
Walter Bloom, father of Richard Bloom
Irving K. Braunstein, father of Wendy Nadel
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.
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Phone: 203 544-8695
Location: 82 Portland Avenue, Wilton CT 06897 (Directions)
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