SHABBAT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Shabbat Announcements

October 23-29, 2026

Community News

TBE Bulletin

The Oneg Shabbat is provided by Lisa and Jeff Manheim

in honor of Emmet's, z'l, birthday.

Interested in sponsoring or co-sponsoring

a Friday night Oneg or Shabbat Kiddush in honor

of a birthday, anniversary, yahrtzeit or other special occasion?

Please contact the office (office@tbe.org) for assistance.

The following opportunities are available:

Friday, October 23 - SPONSORED

Friday, October 30 - SPONSORED

Friday, November 6 - SPONSORED

Friday, November 13 - OPEN

Friday, November 20 - OPEN

Shabbat, October 24 - OPEN

Shabbat, October 31 - SPONSORED

Shabbat, November 7 - OPEN

Shabbat, November 14 - OPEN

Shabbat, November 21 - SPONSORED

Interested in sponsoring Shabbat Reflections or the Shabbat Announcements?

Please contact the office (office@tbe.org) directly for assistance.

Do you know someone facing a pastoral issue or in need of support?

Feel free to contact Rabbi Knopf at rabbiknopf@tbe.org

Read Rabbi Knopf's sermon from last week on parashat Noah HERE.

WORSHIP SERVICES

FRIDAY

OCTOBER 23

7:00 PM

In-Person and Livestream

Kabbalat Shabbat

Candle Lighting at 5:43 pm

Koby Hayon, guest musician

Cantor Katie Kaplan will deliver the D'var Torah

Livestream at https://tbe.org/tbe-live

SHABBAT

OCTOBER 24

10:00 AM

In-Person and Livestream

Shabbat Morning Service

Rochelle Mitlak will deliver the D'var Torah

We thank our Torah readers: Barry Erner, Amanda Geffner, Cantor Katie Kaplan, Susan Schneiderman

Livestream at https://tbe.org/tbe-live

Shabbat ends at 6:48 pm

SUNDAY

OCTOBER 25

9:00 AM

In-Person and Zoom

Morning Minyan

Led by Susan Schneiderman

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85884917400

Meeting ID: 858 8491 7400 | Passcode: 601409

MONDAY - FRIDAY

OCTOBER 26-30

1:00 PM

Zoom Only

Weekday Afternoon Minyan

Led by TBE clergy and congregants.

Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85884917400

Meeting ID: 858 8491 7400 | Passcode: 601409

THURSDAY

OCTOBER 29

8:00 AM

In-Person in the Chapel

Morning Minyan

Led by Rabbi Gerry Ginsburg

BARUCH DAYAN HAEMET

WE MOURN THE PASSING OF...

Audrey Helzner, z'l, mother of Judith Helzner

Sandra Oberhand, z'l, wife of David Oberhand

May the mourners be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Those who wish to honor the memory of our departed with a donation to TBE, please click here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FRIDAY

October 23

12:00 - 12:50 PM

In-Person

Learn to Chant Torah or Brush Up Your Skills

with Cantor Katie Kaplan and Joy Katz

Click here for details.

WEDNESDAY

October 28

12:00 PM

Zoom

Proverbs - Jewish Wisdom for an Anxious World

Join Rabbi Knopf for a series of virtual lunch 'n learn sessions looking at Proverbs.

Click here for details.

THURSDAY

October 29

7:00 PM

In-Person

Midrash & Mixology

At the home of Melissa Dreyfus-Erner and Barry Erner

Seats are limited - first-come, first served

Click here for details.

FRIDAY

October 30

6:00 PM

In-Person

20s and 30s Halloween Happy Hour

Judaism, witches and the supernatural...

Click here for details.

THURSDAY

November 5

7:00 PM

In-Person

Men's Club Axe Throwing

A combined event with Men's Clubs of Stamford

Location shared upon registration.

Click here for details.

FRIDAY

November 6

Young Families Disney Shabbat

Click here to register.

Kabbalat Shabbat Service

Barbara Orwick, guest musician

Gatherings - Kick-off Reception

Click here for details.

5:30 PM

In-Person

NOTE START TIME: 6:00 PM

In-Person & Livestream

7:00 PM

In-Person

WEDNESDAY

November 11

7:00 PM

In-Person

Badass Women of the Bible

Hidden Heroines with Elissa Kaplan

Click here for details.

SUNDAY

November 15

9:00 AM - 2 PM

In-Person

Sisterhood Semi-Annual Clothing Drive

Drop-off at TBE's loading dock.

Volunteers will be there to help.

Click here for details.

NEWS & NOTES

Tzedek Committee

A message about our recent event with Isaac Saul...click here.

VOTING! Make sure your vote counts. Read about it here.

Attorneys Needed! Protect those who protect our elections. Click here for details.

Interested in being hosted for Shabbat dinner

at Rabbi Michael and Adira Knopf’s home?

Rabbi and Adira will be hosting members of the TBE community for Shabbat dinner on October 30, November 20, and December 18, 2026. If you’d be interested in joining them for one of these evenings, please let us know! Space is limited, and completing the form does not guarantee an invitation, but they hope over time to host as many members of our community as possible!

Click here to express your interest: www.tinyurl.com/knopfdine

Volunteer at TBE

On Yom Kippur, our TBE President, Sharon Turshen, launched a new initiative to help build a culture of volunteering at TBE — and many of you took home a guide to opportunities across our community. If you haven’t had a chance to sign up yet, or want to explore further, click on the link below or scan the QR code to register your interest in just a few minutes. Let us know what speaks to you! tinyurl.com/tbe-volunteer

Reyut Committee

Sponsor a Shabbat Bag for Jewish Patients

For the month of October, volunteers from the Temple Beth El's Reyut Committee have been trained and registered to visit patients at Stamford Hospital and will deliver Shabbat Bags on Fridays. To sponsor a Shabbat bag, click here.

Sisterhood Invites You to Join the Oneg Volunteer Corps!

Make Fridays sweeter with a fun, low-time commitment.

Click here for details.

Sisterhood Spring Fling 2027

News about our Annual Paid-Up Membership Event

Click here for details.

Kesher Beth El - Registration Is Open!

Don't forget to sign up for the 26/27 school year! Please register HERE if you would like to enroll your student, and check out the full calendar HERE.

Kesher Beth El (“Beth El Connection”), or KBE, is a religious education collaboration between Congregation Beth El in Norwalk and Temple Beth El in Stamford. KBE serves students from age 3 through 7th grade. If you have any questions, please contact Leo Linder at eddir@tbe.org.

Committee on Anti-Semitism and Israel (CAI)

Prayer at the Western Wall (Kotel)

Extremist elements of the Knesset intend to move forward with the “7 Years in Jail for Prayer” bill, outlawing egalitarian prayer at the Kotel. You can read more about this legislation and its consequences in this piece here. The Zionist Organization of the Conservative/Masorti Movement urges you to speak out against this bill by adding your name to this petition, and to have those in your networks to do the same.