Please welcome Leslie Cain Tamarkin, our new part-time Administrative Assistant, to the Temple Beth David community. She can be reached by email atleslie@templebethdavid.net.
All are welcome to celebrate Shabbat together from home. Rabbi Emeritus Henry Zoob and Cantor Emerita Louise Treitman will lead the service this week. Please join in through Zoom or Livestream.
Saturday, February 20 at 9:00 am Early Shabbat Service Lay-Led Minyan and Torah Study via Zoom
Emailinfo@templebethdavid.netfor any zoom link or to have your name added to the distribution list.
Need computer support? Zoom? Skype?
A friend of the Temple, Brian Ives, has generously offered to provide help to any Temple member with Zoom, Skype, or other computer issues. You can contact him at brianives@gmail.com.
Upcoming at TBD
No Lunchtime Talmud This Thursday, February 18 Resumes February 25
Purim is Coming Soon!
"When the month of Adar begins, joy increases." - Talmud Ta'anit
Purim is February 25-26! Special Purim Shabbat NEXT Friday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 pm And on Sunday, Feb. 28... Virtual Shpiel, Megillah, and games by NAWDTY 10:00-11:00 am Drive by CARnival, costume parade, and gifts for kids at temple outdoors weather permitting 12:00-1:00 pm
To learn more about the holiday of Purim, please visit this link: ReformJudaism/Purim
Hamantashen Making Class THIS Sunday, February 21 at 11:00 am
With temple member Renee Goldberg. Learn how to make this tasty Purim treat from your own kitchen! All ages are welcome.
Ways You Can Do Good
See our Social Action Page for opportunities to help others right now. Fight food insecurity, donate blood, or support socially isolated adults in person or remotely.
SSH and Family Table Donations
While we are not able to volunteer in person, the temple is continuing our commitment to JF&CS Family Table and Father Bill's & Mainspring Shelter. Passover begins at sundown on March 27. While many of us are considering Zoom Seders, Family Table's clients are not sure they will be able to have the items they will need to mark the holiday. Over the years, we have sold matzah in the Temple Beth David entry and collected monetary donations from families as they come and go from Shorashim. We have gratefully accepted donations of matzah piled high in the temple lobby. This year, we are asking you to go to Family Table'sAmazon wish listto order matzah to insure that everyone can participate in this important rite of our people. Please do it now, so there are enough boxes of matzah available for distribution in early to mid-March. Thank you!
Shorashim Religious School
The Week Ahead Hebrew Learning Grades 3-6: February 23 OR 24 afternoon Double Chai Grades 7-12: Wednesday, February 24, 6:00-7:30 pm (all remote)
Sisterhood & Brotherhood(click on titles for details)
On TONIGHTat 6:30 pm, the Temple Beth David Brotherhood invites you to Hearing Men's Voices.
Sisterhood Winter Social
All Sisterhood members are invited to join us THIS Sunday, February 21 from 4:00-5:00 pm for the Sisterhood Winter Social, Raffle and Havdalah. All Sisterhood members are invited. All temple members are invited to bid on these amazing raffle items. You can bid on the itemsonlineor this paper formbyThursday, February 18.
Join us on Sunday March 7 at 4:00 pm as author Bettye Kearse discusses her recent award-winning book, The Other Madisons. In her deeply personal memoir, Dr. Kearse discusses her family history and investigates long standing claims that she and her relatives are descendants of U.S. President James Madison.
NEW Temple Early Learning Center!
Temple Beth David Shalom Corner Early Learning Center
We are excited to share the name of Temple Beth David's Shalom Corner Early Learning Center, opening September 2021 pending EEC licensing. More information and a prospective family questionaiire is available here, please feel free to share!
The clergy and Temple Beth David Board are here for you. If you need help or can offer help, we invite you to take a moment to fill out this brief survey:COVID-19 Needs Survey
Sharing Our Lives
Are you celebrating a special birthday, anniversary, or lifecycle occasion? Let the Rabbis know. Receive a special blessing during services in honor of a significant moment in your life. Share your simcha in our Shofar newsletter. Please let the Rabbis know if you have a loved one who would like a visit or to be included in our prayer for healing. Temple Beth David's Caring Connections is here for you.
L'Dor V'Dor (From Generation to Generation)
If you are interested in making a future gift to the L'Dor V'Dor Endowment Fund, or you have made arrangements for TBD in your estate plan, please contact Immediate Past President Paul Greenberg.
Temple Office Hours This Week The temple's administrative staff and clergy are currently working remotely.Leahcan be reached via email during regular temple office hours Tuesdays-Fridays. The rabbis are available by phone, Zoom, or in person. For pastoral needs, please call the main temple number and you will be directed to the rabbis.
Sisterhood Judaica Shop Convenient shopping for meaningful gifts for the holidays, B'nai Mitzvah celebrations and house gifts. All profits benefit Temple Beth David. For further information contact Rachel Watsky.
