7th Night Wednesday December 16 Light the 7th night of candles together at 6:00 pm distanced, outdoors at Temple with Double Chai teens (weather permitting).
8th Night Thursday December 17 Come together for the last night to light 8 bright candles at 5:30 pm and a final song!
VIRTUAL DREIDEL, FUN VIDEOS, CRAFT PROJECTS AND CHANUKAH AROUND THE COMMUNITY Check out customs, blessings, recipes, and activities for kids and adults on the URJ website and temple website below:
Shabbat Service This Friday, December 18 at 6:30 pm
All are welcome to celebrate Shabbat together from home. Participate through Zoom or Livestream. The service will include a special December Birthday Blessing (join via Zoom) and a Conversion Blessing for Kate Moriello - Mazal Tov!
Saturday, December 19 at 9:00 am Early Shabbat Service Lay-Led Minyan and Torah Study via Zoom
Email info@templebethdavid.net for any zoom link or to have your name added to the distribution list.
Important End of Year Planning
Atkins Founders Fund As part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of our beloved temple, the newly established Cynthia and J. Harvey Atkins Founders Fund was created to help support fellow temple members and to sustain Temple Beth David member engagement during challenging times. Your donation will ensure that the temple will continue to thrive into the future. Please consider making a gift to this special fund during 2020. Click here to learn more about the fund.Click here to make a donation.
2020 Tax Planning We will be closing the 2020 tax year on Tuesday, January 7. We will accept and apply checks dated 2020 up until that date. Checks arriving to the temple office after January 7 will be posted 2021. Credit Card payments for 2020 will end on December 31. Credit card transactions completed after December 31, 2020 will be applied in 2021. Thank you!
Upcoming at TBD
Lunchtime Talmud This Thursday Dec. 17
Chanukah Edition: Bring your lunch and join on Zoom for our lively weekly Talmud class from 12:00-1:00 pm with the rabbis. No prior experience necessary. Find special Chanukah texts below:
On Wednesday, December 23at 6:30 pm, the Temple Beth David Brotherhood invites you to Hearing Men's Voices.
Mah Jongg Cards 2021
Time to order your 2021 Mah Jongg Cards! When you purchase your MJ cards through the TBD Sisterhood, the National Mah Jongg League makes a donation back to us. Please fill out this Order Form and send it back to Phyllis Paster by January 18, 2021. Please make your check out to Temple Beth David Sisterhood.
Ways You Can Do Good
SSH and Family Table Donations
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.
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. Please drop off the following donations at temple in the boxes by the school wing door throughout December: Family Table - cans of salmon, packages of whole grain pasta Father Bill’s – travel size toiletries, individually wrapped breakfast foods (pop tarts, muffins, breakfast bars, individual cereal boxes, juice boxes)
Staying Connected
It is important that we stay connected as a community. 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 committee 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.
