Community Passover Seder — Sun Apr 13, 6:00 pm
Passover Seder
Sunday, April 13th, 2025
In-person and on Zoom (contact for link) at 6pm
Main Dish, Ritual Foods, Wine, Grape Juice, Water, Dessert
$20 for members $25 for non-members
Children 13 & under $18, & 5 years & under, Free.
Your check must be received by April 2nd
R.S.V.P. by April 2nd to: lorrainemixter@aol.com
Or text or call: 863-409-8509
Dinner with the Rabbi — Fri Mar 14, 5:30 pm
Dinner with the Rabbi
Enjoy a meal with Rabbi Herzfeld, take the opportunity to chat with the Host and the Rabbi
March 14th at 5:30 pm
Host: Lorraine Mixter
Thai Haven
309 W Central Ave, Winter Haven, FL 33880
R.S.V.P. by March 12th to: lorrainemixter@aol.com
Or text or call: 863-409-8509
Lorraine and the Rabbi look forward to dining with you.
Lakeridge Winery Outing — Sun Mar 23
Brotherhood/Sisterhood Outing
Join us. Temple Beth Shalom Brotherhood/Sisterhood March 23rd, 2025
Lakeridge Winery
Carpools leave from Temple Beth Shalom @ 11:00 am.
Carpooling suggested as parking is limited.
Live Entertainment, Food Court & Wine Bar
Dennie and the Jets are the entertainment on Sunday.
No need to eat before you come to enjoy the afternoon, simple food options are available to purchase, however, no outside food is allowed.
At the outdoor wine bar the full line of Lakeridge wines is offered, imported and domestic beers, and when available seasonal drinks like mulled wine, wine slushies, and sangria.
Enjoy a complimentary winery tour and wine tasting, where you can taste a selection of wines.
ID Requirements for Tastings
US citizens: state issued drivers license, military ID, or state ID card.
No outside food, beverages or coolers allowed.
Be sure to bring your lawn chairs! Seating is limited if you plan to sit and eat and drink.
Wine prices are by the glass, starting at $6 a glass (soda & water are available).
For more information, please contact Beverly Lerner: 863-294-6042 (home) Bevlerner@aol.com
March Chai Lites
Shabbat Shalom Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends! We are grateful once again for our President and Editor, Lorraine Mixter, and all of our content contributors for preparing our lovely newsletter and keeping us informed about the events in our community. Here is the March Chai Lites with up-to-date information about the upcoming Spring holidays and festivals, and our activities.
2025MarChaiLites-compressedBaruch Dayan haEmet: Adrianne Sundheim
And the adults gasped
Not knowing what to say
Certainly not in the earth
Buried, covered over with soil and small rocks
Certainly not in the heavens
Distant, far off, a fantasy of the imagination.
Much closer than earth, much closer than heaven
Grandma, dear child, is within us all.
In our memories of her kindness and goodness
Memories that are not faint echoes but resonate in us each day
Grandma is in our tenderness with each other, in our loyalty to family
For friends, in our love of our people.
Nothing noble dies with death.
Warm embraces, wise counsel do not
Evaporate into the air.
Grandma is not “where” but “when”
Whenever we gather together to celebrate festivals
Whenever we offer help to the poor, the homeless, the sick
Whenever we defend the innocent
Raise our voice against injustice
Grandma’s influence is present.
Grandma stood for ideas and ideals
Grandma stood for care and concern and comfort of the other. What she stood for we now stand for.
Even as we rise for the Kaddish
In her memory,
In her honor
For her immortality.
Chai Lites Submissions Reminder
Hello Temple Beth Shalom Congregation, it’s a short month, so the Chai Lites submission deadline is fast approaching! Please get your columns, updates, thank-you messages, photos, and anything else you have to share to President and Editor Lorraine Mixter at lorrainemixter@aol.com by Thursday, February 27.
Member-Led Service — Sat Feb 22, 11:00 AM
Affiliated with the Union of Reform Jewish Congregations
Lay Services
A morning lay led Sabbath service is now scheduled for:
Saturday, February 22nd at 11:00 am.
It will be led by Sandi Grinker and Deborah Grinker.
Following services stay for lunch at the Temple . We will be serving lox, bagels, tuna fish and all the fixings. Please join us for lunch. All are welcome to stay.
Sandi
Zoom is available for those who need it, just contact us for the link.
Shabbat — Feb 14-15
Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, this Shabbat is all love (why should this one be any different? 😄❤️)! Rabbi Herzfeld will lead our Shabbat service on Friday, February 14 at 7:30 pm. You can as always attend with us in our sanctuary or on Zoom. Our Meryl Crews will be unable to sing with us, but you may be able to sing for her! She might be able to join us on Zoom, so attend if you can and show what she taught you.
Torah Study — Sat Mar 15, 10:00 am
March 13, 2025 by urjtbs • Education
Dear Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, Torah Study will occur as scheduled this Saturday, March 15 at 10:00 am. The session is a hybrid one, with Rabbi Herzfeld and students on Zoom (contact us for the link), and anyone venturing out to the building to attend is rewarded with a lovely breakfast nosh! I hope you find it illuminating as we do, that these events in the Torah were written down thousands of years ago, but give us guidance for how to think and decide in the times we have! Treat yourself right, come on down and participate.