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Beth El Logo -- BlackFounded in 1925, Beth El is an egalitarian congregation affiliated with the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism and dedicated to cultivating, nurturing, enhancing, and passing on Judaism and Jewish living in harmony with the ideals of the Conservative Movement.

 

 

This Week’s Services

Monday -  Friday Minyan - 7:15 am

Monday - Thursday Evening Services - 5:45 pm

Candle lighting  - September 3, 6:31 pm

Kabbalat Shabbat - 5:45 pm

Shabbat Morning - 9:00 am

Torah Portion -Nitzavim-Vayelekh

Mincha & Seudah Shlisheet  - 6:00 pm

Shabbat Ends - 7:21 pm

Selichot Program & Refreshments - 9:30 pm

Selichot Service - 11:00 pm

Sunday Minyan - 8:15 am  &  5:45 pm

HAPPENINGS @ BETH EL    

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A benefit of membership at Beth El Congregation is access to this digital eLibrary.  We are proud to let you know that this library is one of the first digital libraries available to any synagogue anywhere. Once you have registered using the Access Code provided by us, you can use its wonderful resources from virtually any Internet-connected computer. The library contains titles covering Torah, Commentaries, History, Culture, Hebrew, as well as other topics. Currently, the library includes 197 titles, in time more may be added, depending on the needs of our members. There are also many books for children. This library is part of the collection of Judaic libraries available at ebookshuk.com.

As current members renew their membership and new members join Beth El, they will be given an access code for the library link to the library. If you are a current Beth El member and have not received your access code, please contact Janette Silverman jsilverman@bethelphoenix.com

     ADULT EDUCATION

Watch this space for all of our upcoming fabuous events!

     BLANKET BOOSTERS

September 12 & 26, 9:00 am.  Meets in the lobby of Beth El every other Sunday at 9:00 am Questions? Call Sandy Schnell at 602-249-3778.    

      HIGH HOLY DAYS 2010/5771

Please join us this year for services.  Selichot is this Saturday evening, September 4, 9:30 pm and all are welcome to attend.  Tickets for Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur are available for purchase by downloading this Ticket order form 2010.  For a schedule of service times, click here.  No tickets required for Erev Rosh Hashanah, September 8 or 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah, September 10.  If you have any questions, please contact Anne Schafer at 602-944-3359, ext. 109.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: THERE WAS A MIS-PRINT ON 1ST DAY ROSH HASHANAH TICKETS. IF YOU RECEIVED A BLUE TICKET THAT READS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010, THEY WILL BE HONORED ON THURSDAY (WHICH IS THE CORRECT DAY OF THE WEEK).

MISHPACHA MINYAN

Join Carol Bell on Saturday, November 6 at 11:00 am.   Bring your children pre-K to 2nd grade to join her for a special Shabbat just for them and their parents or grandparents.

MOVIE & NOSH

There will not be a film in September.  Please join us on Sunday, October 10 at 6:45 pm. October’s movie is Exodus.

     MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY 2010

If you are a Beth El member, click here to download a form for the directory

If you are a vendor, click here to download a directory ad form

BETH EL TALMUD TORAH

For more information and the school calendar, visit http://bethelphoenixed.wordpress.com.

BETH EL INTERFAITH WELCOME (KERUV INITIATIVE)

The Keruv Initiative is aimed at bringing people closer to the synagogue, the jewish community, and jewish life itself.  For more information about Beth El’s Keruv Initiative, visit http://keruvbethel.blogspot.com.

BETH EL YOUTH PROGRAMS

For more information about Youth Programs, visit  http://bethelphoenixyouth.wordpress.com.

BETH EL PRESCHOOL

For more information about Preschool, visit http://bethelpreschool.wordpress.com.

BETH EL GIFT SHOP

Shop for all your Judaica needs in at the Beth El Gift Shop in the synagogue lobby.

BETH EL PALLIN FAMILY LIBRARY HOURS

Please visit our wonderful collection of Judaic Resources, Sundays from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

For more information about the library, visit http://bethelpallinfamilylibrary.wordpress.com/

IN THE COMMUNITY

PHOENIX JEWISH GENEALOGY SOCIETY

The Phoenix Jewish Genealogy Society will hold a monthly open house from 1 - 3 pm on the following Sundays at Beth El, October 10, November 7, December 5, 2010 and January 9, February 13, March 13, April 10 and May 8, 2011.  People needing help with genealogy research are invited to join Janette Silverman and Carlton Brooks for research tips and assistance.  For more information contact Janette Silverman at 602-944-3359, ext. 123 or jsilverman@bethelphoenix.com.

The Relativeity blog is a way for those involved in genealogical research to share their techniques, approaches, questions, and discoveries. Please visit http://relativeity.com/

SENIOR ENRICHMENT

Contact JFCS directly at 602-943-2198.

     MIDDLE EAST RADIO FORUM

Sunday, September 5, at noon on Radio Station 960 am William Wolf’s guest host Kobe Zohar will interview historian Dr. Steve Carol regarding war clouds continuing to gather over the Middle East.

 http://www.middleeastradioforum.org/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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