Chai Society Excursion to the Museum Of Jewish Heritage, October 2007

Given what we do and what we can do in the future, please consider joining with us. If you want to join with other Jewish men and also contribute to TBS, then the Brotherhood/Men's Club is for you!

Sisterhood

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Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood is an active community of women that fosters educational, social, and spiritual growth for the temple as well as the reform Jewish community. Over the years, members have formed friendships, and offered each other support, while uniting for laughter, learning, and leadership.

Every year, the Sisterhood offers adult education programs in the form of classes and lectures. Speakers such as interior decorators, doctors, and realtors have informed the congregation about topics of interest. We started this year with a lavish catered brunch for our members, learned how to cook like a gourmet chef, hosted a hilarious Comedy Night, knit squares to form a blanket that was donated to charity, participated in a walk to raise breast cancer awareness, taught Mah Jongg and jewelry design, arranged for delicious Shabbat dinners and provided refreshments for those who donated blood. We initiated a popular new program called Brown Bag University that meets with the Rabbi to discuss portions of the Torah. We joined with Brotherhood to sponsor the art auction that raised funds for our nursery school and Table to Table. At the end of the year we celebrate with our annual Sisterhood dinner.

Our fundraisers and events have been both rewarding and fun. Every year, we sell candy for Passover and make chocolate candies for Hanukkah. Sisterhood also works to support breast cancer research by selling handmade chocolate roses. Sisterhood runs the temple Judaica shop, helping our congregants with all of their ritual, special gift, and Bar and Bat Mitzvah needs including yarmulke baskets that fit your theme or occasion are created by our own Leah Moldovan.

Sisterhood has made many contributions to enhance the ambiance and functioning of our Temple. We are very proud to have donated all of the funds necessary for the reupholstering of the pews and bima benches in our sanctuary. In the past, we have provided the wheelchair lift for the lobby and renovated the religious school. We also decorate the bima for Succot and Simchas Torah.

Finally, the opportunities to perform mitzvot in Sisterhood are numerous. We support our temple youth group, provide scholarships for children to go to camp through your generous donations to the Sisterhood Campership Fund, and give gifts to every Bar and Bat Mitzvah child. We also donate to the YES fund, and other temple initiatives.

There is a place in Sisterhood for every woman in the congregation no matter how active your schedule. We appreciate any time, help or suggestions that you can give us. Temple Beth Sholom's Sisterhood is a friendly welcoming group and we look forward to having you join us.

SISTERHOOD HAPPENINGS

Tuesday, June 10th Please join us for a wonderful evening at the Sisterhood dinner at Marcellos in Suffern at 7:00pm. The 3 course dinner is $18.00 for members and $36.00 for non-members. We can arrange carpools. RSVP by June 3rd Phyll@aol.com.

Thursday, June 19th Brown Bag University in the Social Hall at 12:30. Bring your lunch and join an interesting and informative discussion about the Torah and other aspects of Judaism. Men and friends are welcome to join us.

Thursday, July 10th Back by popular demand! Jewelry Making. You will be surprised by the beautiful jewelry you can make and the compliments you will receive. Please RSVP Phyllis 634-3916 or Leah 634-1338. Social Hall 7:30pm

SAVE the DATE Sunday, October 19th Breast Cancer Walk at Woodbury Commons.
We wish all of you a happy and healthy summer.

B'Shalom
Leah Moldovan & Phyllis Stone

Judaica Shop: Need a Confirmation gift? Give a Hebrew name bracelet. See the sample bracelet in the Judaica showcase. Order forms available in the Temple lobby or call Leah. Don’t forget the Judaica Shop for your Passover needs. If you don’t see it in the showcase call Leah Moldovan @ 634-1338.

Holiday Items	Shofars & Children's Shofars	Challah Boards
Kidish Cups	Shabbat Candlesticks	Challah Covers
New Years Cards	Honey Servers
Bar & Bat Mitzvah and wedding items- yarmulkas, talis, talis clips, and a custom made basket to store and distribute the yarmulkas.

Support Sisterhood by participating in one or more of these events.

The Chai Society, sometimes referred to as the "Empty Nesters," is a group of congregants whose children have grown up and finished school. Thus, members may actually have some extra time to do things as a group! We have been described as welcoming and a lot of fun!

April 12- Wine tasting and cheeses; coffee and dessert.
Guest speaker a regional expert on good and affordable wines.
June 21 - A night at the Trotters; horse racing and buffet dinner at the Medaowlands, NJ
July (TBD ) - Annual Pool Party

TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM – CHAI SOCIETY

INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR A WINE TASTING, INCLUDING
CHEESES TO COMPLIMENT THE WINE SELECTIONS,
DESSERT & COFFEE.

JOE PRINTZ OF “THE GRAPE D’VINE” IN TAPPAN IS A REGIONAL WINE EXPERT WHO WILL AMUSE, CHARM & ENTERTAIN US ON
THE WORLD OF WINE!

COME ONE-COME ALL-BRING FRIENDS

WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008

                 WHERE:    TEMPLE SOCIAL HALL
                 TIME:         7:45 PM
                 COST:        $18.00 per person for members
                                    $21.00 per person for non-members

RSVP: BY APRIL 5, 2008
Make checks payable to “TBS-Chai Society” and mail to: Brenda Rutstein, 10 Filmont Drive, New City, NY 10956. For more information, call Brenda @ 638-9023.

If you are Fifty-ish, we would love to have you as a member of the TBS Chai Society. We are a dynamic group and you can add to our collective energy and spirit.

For more information, call Elaine Kaplan @ 638-0809 or Brenda Rutstein @ 638-9023.

The Chai Society Goes to the Internet
In order to better the communication of the Chai Society, our info is now available over the Internet! Let us know your e-mail address and we will tell you about upcoming events. We also want to hear ideas that you may have for future programs. webmaster @ templebethsholom.info

BSTYG

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BSTYG Chadashot - June 2008

Our Youth Group year has flown by and we are already planning our 2008 - 2009/5768 - 5769 calendar of events. When I took this job (it can't be a job - it's too much fun!) I had no youth group experience and didn't know what to expect. These teens - and the 8th graders that I know will be 'officially' joining us - are a wonderful group of fine, caring young adults. I thank you - Temple Beth Sholom - for this opportunity and for your trust.

By the time you read this we would have finished up our final activities for the year. Going back a bit into April - even though the events were mentioned in the May Lamp - the chocolate Seder was a lot of fun and then sitting outside for havdallah and wishing each other a "shavuah tov" under the stars was beautiful. And then the next day - our teen mitzvah day was well attended and fun to be part of; perhaps more importantly, we raised $442 for Table to Table. I also walked away with notes written by the children for the Kotel (Western Wall) and letters for Israeli soldiers that our son Ben will bring with him when he leaves for Israel in August.

In May a number of the teens attended Spring Kallah; I hope next year the number of participants will be larger. On May 16th we had our official final event - a Shabbat dinner followed by a Youth service. New board members were announced (at this writing I don't know who they will be) and new members - the 8th graders soon to be 9th graders - were welcomed. And then, of course, we took part in the Salute to Israel Parade on June 1st.

Even though these Lamp articles speak of our events and plans, the piece that's missing is what goes on behind the scenes. The emails, the phone calls, the board meetings, the planning, the satisfaction (and once in a while the disappointments) - an incredible amount of time and energy is invested by the board in each event & activity. With all my heart I thank Andrea Seidenberg, Josh Paz, Jen & Randi Bassik, Maxi Silverman and David Bailen. And thank you to all the BSTYG members who attended the events and made them fun & successful.

Looking forward to next year - we will build upon what we have learned, we will reach out to increase our membership (this year we had 19), we will provide a wide variety of opportunities to deepen our commitment to Judaism and Israel, to perform tzedakah & mitzvot and to have fun. I'm looking forward to experiencing Youth Group next year with as many of you as possible, Please join us.

Have a safe and wonderful summer.

B'Shalom
Cary Falber

If you have any questions, please contact our advisor, Cary Falber, at caryfal @ optonline.net, or Andrea Seidenberg, President, at seidy921 @ aol.com. Also, it's never too late to join BSTYG. Contact Randi Bassik for membership at rbassik @ optonline.net.

If you have any questions please contact our youth group advisor, Cary Falber, at caryfal @ optonline.net, cell phone: 914-588-8609

News From Our Social Action Committee

Halfway Through Year, TBS Beats Food Drive Goal - & now striving to do even more….

"Tzedakah" is the Hebrew word for the acts that we call "charity." In my heart it is both an honor and an obligation to give more in life than we receive. To some, it is viewed as the highest of all commandments.

Temple Beth Sholom set some very challenging goals for its annual food drive, hoping to beat last year's goal and help the area's less fortunate. At the halfway point, TBS has been fortunate to have surpassed it annual goal of 7,600 pounds and 'raised the bar' to a goal of providing 10,000 pounds of food by May, 2008.

Each year Temple Beth Sholom as part of the Yom Kippur Fast, purchases food and non-perishables for People to People, which amounted to 6,000 pounds of food in 2007. This year, we as a congregational community are pledging to feed the hungry all year long.

By Thanksgiving, TBS had collected an additional 1,600 pounds of food and fed 41 area families Thanksgiving dinners (Turkey through dessert).

As you shop for your own families' food, we are asking you to purchase an extra can or two of non-perishable food which can be dropped off each week at the temple. Or, you can visit the TBS website (www.templebethsholom.info) where you can pledge for needed food. Then, send a check to TBS and we will purchase and deliver the food on your behalf.

This mitzvot is a means of tikkun olam, helping to perfect the world. Together we can help our neighbors.

Drop boxes are located at: Temple Beth Sholom (main office and religious school office)

Please keep the drive alive.

Nancy Kenney

Come join us to feed the less fortunate.