Hanukah Celebration and Shabbat Service — Fri Dec 19, 6 pm

December 8, 2025 by • , ,

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, we are in the season to celebrate!  There is still time to reserve a seat at our Hanukah celebration on Friday, December 19 at 6 pm.  Hanukah + Shabbat, what could be better?

Sat Dec 6 — Torah Study, Shabbat Service, and Baby Naming! — TIME ADJUSTED — 9 AM/10:15 AM

December 3, 2025 by •

Hello again Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, here is a minor time correction: Torah Study is moved up to 9:00 am and the service begins at 10:15 am to accommodate the additional activity we have planned.  Please note the correct times.

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, next time we meet is an especially joyous occasion!  We will begin at 9:00 in the morning on Saturday, December 6 with Torah Study, which we have been enjoying.  Following that and a brief break, at 10:15 am we are delighted to share in the naming of the Feldman family’s new infant daughter, granddaughter, and niece.  We hope you will join Ethan and Ventura with their family in welcoming Bexleigh into our Jewish community.  The morning’s activities will all be in our synagogue building and simultaneously available through the Zoom link, please contact us for the link.

December Chai Lites

November 30, 2025 by • ,

Shavua Tov, Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, another month of observance, celebration, and togetherness is approaching!  Thanks to your contributions and the talents of our co-editor, Lorraine Mixter, we have a lovely and informative December 2025 issue of the Chai Lites for you to enjoy and ready you for all your congregation has to offer.  Look inside for columns from Rabbi Guyster and our President, Uriah Rose.  We are looking forward with delight to the Feldman family’s baby naming on December 6 and our Chanukah dinner and celebration on December 19.  Check those out and look out for the announcements as those dates get closer.

2025Dec Chai Lites

The Chai Lites Needs Your Content

November 24, 2025 by •

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Congregation, our Chai Lites Editors are preparing our December issue and need your content.  Send in your monthly articles, columns, updates, photos, and messages.  If you have something special for Hanukah we’d love to see it!  Send these to Lorraine Mixter at lorrainemixter@aol.com.

Shabbat Evening Service — Fri Nov 21, 7 PM

November 19, 2025 by •

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends!  Please be with us again to welcome Shabbat on Friday, November 21 at 7:00 pm.  Rabbi Guyster will lead us in a traditional service and surely will have some new thoughts to share. Also come to hear more about upcoming holiday celebrations and Brotherhood/Sisterhood activities.  We will be meeting simultaneously in our brick-and-mortar synagogue and in our virtual synagogue available on Zoom. Please contact us for the link.

Hanukah Celebration and Shabbat Service — Fri Dec 19, 6 pm

November 17, 2025 by • , ,

Torah Study and Shabbat Service — Sat Nov 8, 9:15 AM

November 6, 2025 by •

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, it went so well we are doing it again!  Torah Study in October was so well-attended the library was packed, so we are moving into our larger meeting area.  Please come on Saturday, November 8 at 9:15 am to talk, listen, and learn with Rabbi Guyster.  Following a short break we will have a Shabbat morning service at 10:30 am.  Both events will be live on-site or via a Zoom link, please contact us for the link.

November Chai Lites

November 1, 2025 by • ,

Shavua Tov Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends!  Thank you to all who contributed to this month’s issue of the Chai Lites, and many thanks for Co-Editor Lorraine Mixter’s diligent work and improvements.  Look inside to see about upcoming events in your Jewish community.

2025Nov Chai Lites

Request for Chai Lites Content

October 26, 2025 by • ,

Shavua Tov Temple Beth Shalom Congregation, it is that time again!  Lorraine Mixter will be preparing the November Chai Lites this week.  Please help her by sending your content such as articles, photos, columns, and updates to her at lorrainemixter@aol.com by Wednesday, October 29 — the sooner, the better.

Torah Study and Shabbat Service — Sat Oct 25, 9:15 am

October 23, 2025 by •

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, as we discussed at the beginning of the month, the congregation preferred that this Shabbat Service would occur on Saturday morning, October 25.  We had such a good discussion on Yom Kippur afternoon that Rabbi Guyster suggested we schedule a Torah Study session!  The morning begins with Torah Study at 9:15 am — note the earlier time. The Shabbat service will follow at 10:30 am.  We are so looking forward to this date and to seeing you — if you cannot travel out to the synagogue, both activities will also be accessible through the Zoom link, please contact us for the link.
1 2 3 4›»

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

The Art of Wisdom: Proverbs, Adages, and Maxims, and the Images They Inspire

The Art of Wisdom: Proverbs, Adages, and Maxims, and the Images They Inspire jemerman

Arts and Culture
Curator Phyllis Friedman has assembled "Proverbs, Adages, and Maxims" at the Heller Museum at Hebrew Union College in New York, featuring 57 artists of diverse backgrounds who offer visual interpretations of familiar sayings and worthy shorthand advice.

Talking to Children About Jewish Identity in an Interfaith Family

Talking to Children About Jewish Identity in an Interfaith Family jemerman

Parenting
an image of two parents swinginga child by the arms; imageis a little blurry
For children in interfaith families, clarifying the role of religion in the family dynamic is important.

Proud JEWS

Proud JEWS jemerman

Modern Day Issues in Antisemitism
Photo of the words "Proud Jews" written in chalk on the sidewalk
Right before Sukkot, I noticed the word "JEW" carved into my sidewalk. I began to grind out the word, but rather decided to replace the space by adding "Proud JEWs" to the sidewalk.

Sacred Spaces, Sacred Responsibility: Practical Lifesaving Steps

Sacred Spaces, Sacred Responsibility: Practical Lifesaving Steps jemerman

Health and Wellness
Photo of a woman giving CPR to a CPR dummy
Very few people plan to save a life; but maybe it's time to change that thinking.