June 2019
Kabbalat Shabbat with R. Shohama and R. David (P. Beha’alotecha & Summer Solstice)
Join Rabbi Shohama, Rabbi David and the Band for the Kabbalat Shabbat of the Summer Solstice, the brightest sunlight and longest day. This week's paresha coincides with the lighting of the Miskhan's menorah, a fitting overlap with our longest day and first day of summer. Celebratory oneg to follow.
Find out more »Annual Meeting of the Congegation
The annual meeting is an important opportunity to chart the course of the community for the years ahead. We will select trustees, ratify clergy contracts, consider bylaw amendments, and vision the best that TBE can be. Refreshments to follow. All members in good standing – whose dues are current or who are on Board-approved payment plans – are eligible to vote. Under the bylaws, at least 20% of the community must attend to approve clergy contracts. Thank you for supporting…
Find out more »July 2019
Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi David (P. Korach)
Join Rabbi David and the Band for an uplifting, patriotic and perhaps rebellious welcome to Shabbat. This week we honor both Independence Day and, fittingly, Parshat Korach – the Torah portion of rebellion. We'll honor our own themes of independence, interdependence, rebellion and community. Celebratory oneg sponsored by Helaine and Brent Cutler.
Find out more »Shabbat by the Sea (2 Bay Street)
It's our annual mid-summer outdoor Shabbat extravaganza seaside on New York harbor at sunset. Dress in white and bring your dance shoes, come early, and linger late under the stars with a luscious celebratory oneg. Special thanks to Ken Binder and Steve Roth for hosting. Plan far ahead for traffic and parking on surface streets. Poetry and music jam will start 7:00pm, services at 7:30pm.
Find out more »August 2019
Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi David (P. Devarim)
Join Rabbi David and the Band for a celebratory welcome to the first Shabbat of the Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth final book of Torah. At this mid-summer Shabbat, we enter the "home stretch" and turn the corner toward the High Holy Day journey. Celebratory oneg to follow.
Find out more »Tisha b’Av – Day of Depth, Uplift into the Season of Meaning
Join Rabbi David for Tisha b'Av, the Jewish spiritual calendar's day of deepest depth. We convene during the day, rather than at night, intending to harness the day's updraft into the seven-week journey to Rosh Hashanah that now begins. Honoring the solemnity of Tisha b'Av, many will embrace traditions of mourning – such as wearing black, removing shoes, and refraining from affirmations of routine life (food, bathing, sex, etc.). Whatever your traditions, thank you for honoring the "feel" of this…
Find out more »Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi Shohama and Rabbi David (P. Eikev)
Join Rabbi Shohama, Rabbi David and the Band for a celebratory welcome to Shabbat. This Shabbat coincides with the weeks of comfort after Tisha b'Av, and lean into the seven-week journey toward Rosh Hashanah. Celebratory oneg to follow.
Find out more »November 2019
Thanksgiving Tikkun Olam – Serving Lunch at Trinity Methodist Church
Join Rabbi David and members of the TBE Family as we serve Thanksgiving lunch to regional community members at Trinity Methodist Church. This second-annual event is heart warming and a wonderful opportunity to give back. Part of TBE Tikkun Olam program.
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