January 2025 Chai Lites

January 3, 2025 by • ,

Happy New Year Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends!  In between cooking latkes, working with our Board and membership event planners, celebrating Chanukah, and among many other things, our Editor and President, Lorraine Mixter prepared a lovely issue of the Chai Lites!  We are thankful to her and grateful also to our many talented contributors.

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Shabbat/Chanukah — Dec 27-28

December 25, 2024 by • , , ,

Chag Chanukah Sameach Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends!  We light the first candle in our homes tonight at sundown.  It will be the third night of Chanukah when we meet this Friday, December 27, and we will light the three candles together.  Our Board members and their helpers have a lovely dinner planned to start at 6:00 pm.  If you plan to come to dinner but have not advised the planners, let Lorraine Mixter at lorrainemixter@aol.com know ASAP.

 
Along with delicious food and friendship, we will have songs and an entertaining skit Beverly Lerner authored to share with you.  After dinner and singing, we will have a short, traditional Shabbat service.  The service will be on Zoom as well as in the sanctuary, for anyone unable to make it in for the on-site festivities.
 
Your Secretary, Margo Fleisher, took over the Mi Shebeirach list so you can send any additions to her at margosfb@hotmail.com or 863-873-8969.
 
We are trying a later time for our hybrid on-site/Zoom Torah Study session.  Torah Study will meet on Saturday, December 28 at 10:00 am.  The Zoom link will work for both the service and the Torah Study. Contact us for the link. 

Hanukah Celebration Friday Dec 27, 6 pm

December 15, 2024 by • ,

Get Ready To Light The Candles! 

  Hanukah Celebration

Learn about Jewish resistance and survival.

Gather at the table with friends, songs, a Chanukah play and lots of food to eat.

Bring your menorah for the candle lighting. We will provide the candles.

Dinner is followed by a play written by

 our resident author, Beverly Lerner.

Friday evening, December 27th at 6:00 pm

 Dinner will be catered by Love Bird Almost Famous

Fried or Grilled Chicken, Vegetables, Potato Latkes, Drinks and Dessert.

Hanukah Gelt and Dreidels included!

Members $12.00. Non-Members and Guests $15.00.

No cost for children five and under.

Please RSVP no later than December 22th.

Your check is your reservation. Send your check to Temple Beth Shalom

P.O. Box 313, Winter Haven, FL 33882

For more information or for reservations: lorrainemixter@aol.com

863-409-8509

Member-Led Service — Sat Dec 14, 11:00 am

December 12, 2024 by •

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, you can keep your congregational spirit warm this season by attending this Saturday’s Member-Led Shabbat Service with our esteemed President, Lorraine Mixter on December 14 at 11:00 am.  This service will be in-person only (no Zoom).  It is sure to be another lovely and meaningful experience.  The group plans to meet for lunch after the service at Azteca in Winter Haven for all who are interested.

December 2024 Chai Lites

December 1, 2024 by • ,

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, we hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving!  We have attached for you the December Chai Lites, the last issue of the secular year.  Thank you everyone for getting your pieces in so quickly, and many thanks to our Editor and President, Lorraine Mixter, for preparing another informative and engaging issue at this busy holiday time.  We look forward to seeing you at some of our many activities in December, and of course at Chanukah!  Look inside for details about the Chanukah dinner and service on December 27.

Shabbat Nov 22-23

November 20, 2024 by •

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends!  Shabbat always comes, and we have another opportunity to worship, learn, talk, and of course eat together!  Shabbat begins this Friday, November 22 at 7:30 pm with a traditional service led by Rabbi Herzfeld and with Meryl Crews cantorial accompaniment.  The service will be held at our synagogue and simultaneously on Zoom.  The next morning, Saturday November 23 at 9:30 we have Torah Study, which is always fun and illuminating.  Rabbi Herzfeld will teach us on Zoom to a group at the synagogue building, where we will enjoy a light brunch.  If you’re unable to come to our site in Winter Haven for either event, contact us for the Zoom link.

Dinner with the Rabbi — Fri Nov 22, 5 pm

November 17, 2024 by • ,

Dinner with the Rabbi 

Enjoy your Shabbat meal with Rabbi Herzfeld, take the opportunity to chat with the Host and the Rabbi.

November 22nd at 5:00 pm

Host: Bert Devorsetz

Outback Steakhouse

170 Cypress Gardens Blvd,

Winter Haven, FL 33880

R.S.V.P. by November 20th to:  lorrainemixter@aol.com

Or text or call: 863-409-8509

Bert & Dottie and the Rabbi look forward to dining with you.

Host Dinner with the Rabbi

November 15, 2024 by • ,

Dinner with the Rabbi 

Be the Host and enjoy a meal with Rabbi Herzfeld.

You choose the restaurant (from the many options in Winter Haven, or your home)

November  22nd 

Restaurant of your choosing

The Rabbi is looking forward to dining with you and getting to know you better.

Sign up to host the Rabbi by contacting

Lorraine Mixter at: lorrainemixter@aol.com

or 863-409-8509

Member-Led Service — Sat Nov 9, 11:00 am

November 8, 2024 by •

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, in continuing to meet our goals of a varied schedule and engaging activities for our Congregation and Guests, we have a Saturday Morning Shabbat service for you this weekend on November 9 at 11:00 am.  Our Past President, Joseph Rodriguez will lead the service.

November 2024 Chai Lites

October 31, 2024 by • ,

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, we are so impressed and grateful that our contributors and Editor got the Chai Lites together for you so quickly!  See what your synagogue’s members, Board, and Brotherhood/Sisterhood have been up to and what is coming in November/December.

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