Temple Beth-El is in need of volunteers for several committees and other opportunities. It is a great way to meet new people and to give back to our beloved Synagogue. Please consider volunteering and click HERE for more information.
Please click the links in the section below, or visit our calendar page where you will find the links to join our daily minyanim, Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat morning services.
Daily Morning or Evening Minyanim - Click HERE to join us for daily minyanim services via Zoom.
Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat Morning -
- Click HERE to join us for Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat morning and Festival services via Zoom.
- Click HERE to sign up to read Torah on Shabbat and Festivals, or contact ritual@tbeithaca.org to help lead, read Torah, or request an honor. Shabbat and festival services are in-person as well.
As of July 26, 2022 we have updated our guidelines for in-person events.
You can read the guidelines HERE.
Kol Nidre Appeal
We extend our sincere thanks to everyone for their generous support during our annual Kol Nidre Appeal. You may find the Roll of Honor by logging in to the website and visiting the GIVING section at the top of the Home Page.
Thank you for your support of Temple Beth-El!
COMING UP AT TEMPLE BETH-EL
Have old t-shirts and tank tops lying around? We're looking for at least 30 for a project.
Please bring them by the Religious School office any time before February 1st. Thank you!
And be sure to check out these upcoming fun youth programs and activities!
Just click on an image to see more.
French Collaboration in the Holocaust:
The Story in Film and Fiction
With Dr. Daniel Schwarz
Wednesday, February 22 at 7:30 PM
Films and fiction, in the form of narratives about the Holocaust, have helped overcome the dominant and incorrect history of the 1940-1944 Occupation years. Schwarz will explore the roles of both documentary and imaginative films in exposing the active collaboration of the Vichy government with the Nazis in the deportation and murder of the Jews living in France. He will address important existential and ethical issues that involve the persecution of Jews and the politics of memory, namely how this genocide could happen in France, why it was suppressed and repressed, and what cultural events changed the dominant narrative and corrected historical amnesia.
Live in-person at TBE and via Zoom
Please be sure to read our visitation guidelines.
You must RSVP for in-person attendance by emailing melanie.kalman@gmail.com
Click on the map to learn more.
CALLING ALL PRESENTERS: Do you have a short, uplifting presentation, under seven minutes in length, that might be of interest to the Jewish community? Please contact marjorie@twcny.rr.com or the temple office at: secretary@tbeithaca.org to participate!
The 24th Annual Evening of this wonderful community event will take place via Zoom on Sunday, February 26th.
Just click on the poster to register as a member of the audience.
The TBE Religious School fund-raiser is on, maintaining our tradition of reaching out to the community at this season. We are selling Equal Exchange chocolate, coffee, tea, and oil. This sale is not just for Passover, but most of the goodies could be part of the seder table. Completely fair-traded, most products are certified organic, and many (dark chocolate, coffee and tea) are kosher for Passover.
Learn how to support our religious school with your purchase HERE
It's time for Scholarstream
We are excited to announce the full series of FREE ScholarStream learning in 5783! Beginning in August and spanning all the way up to Shavuot, the Conservative Movement seminaries and institutions are partnering to offer seven series that will bring our congregation face-to-face with the brightest and most engaging scholars our movement has to offer. Click HERE to email us for our coupon code and details.
Registration is Open for the 2022-2023 School Year.
Please log in and hit submit at the bottom of the form.
Having trouble logging in? Questions? We're happy to help, please email us HERE
And check out our new teen program, No'ar!
Did you miss the recent discussion entitled "Music? On Shabbat?" It was a great topic and interesting panel conversation, led by Rabbi Safman and Rabbi Brody. Just click HERE to view at your convenience.
While our Adult Education program is on a short break, there are still many learning opportunities for you here on the website. You may browse our Science in the Synagogue archive HERE to view programs such as "What our DNA Tells Us About Our Jewish Origins and Migrations", " Abortion as Framed in Halacha: How Jewish and American Legal Perspectives Diverge" and more.
Rabbi Safman recently shared a list of Jewish resources dedicated to alleviating the plight of those suffering in Ukraine. Please click HERE to see the list and learn what you can do to help.
- “My house will be called a house of prayer for all people” (Isaiah 56:7). Read Temple Beth-El's statement on diversity and inclusion HERE.
- A kidney transplant success story.
- As we continue to navigate through Covid,
we can always be reached via phone (607) 273-5775 and email.
Rabbi Rachel Safman – Congregational Rabbi
Rabbi Suzanne Brody – Director of Education and Youth Programming