Hello Temple Beth Shalom Congregation, we have the obituary of Stanley Kaplan, our founding member and past president, who recently passed. There is lovely information about his accomplishments and family. There is a date for a Celebration of Life in October you will want to see, and some wonderful photos.
Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, we are looking forward to our Selichot Dinner and Service on Saturday, September 13. Dinner is at 6:00 pm. If you are unable to join us for dinner, we’d still love to have you with us for Havdalah and the Selichot service starting at around 7:30. Also if you can’t be with us in person, we have Zoom available so that you can hear Rabbi Guyster’s teaching, the start of the High Holiday season songs, and the shofar. Contact us for the Zoom link.
Dear Temple Beth Shalom Congregation, we received these words today from our longtime and founding member Barbara Brooks: Our dear friend, Stan Kaplan, passed away last Friday after a long illness. Stan and his wife, Karen, helped establish our temple. Stan was our first president. He and Karen worked tirelessly for many, many years making our temple a success. We are grateful to Stan and the Kaplan family for all they did to build our congregation and create a lasting community. His memory will be a blessing.
Barbara also shared the picture above saved from the Winter Haven News Chief of Stanley with our congregation’s first rabbi, Bradd Boxman, celebrating Temple Beth Shalom’s first High Holiday services.
Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, contact Lorraine Mixter at lorrainemixter@aol.com or 863-409-8509 today to reserve your seat at the Selichot Dinner! Havdalah and Selichot Service to follow on Saturday, September 13.
Selichot Dinner 5785 with Rabbi Guyster
September 13, 2025
6 pm
Pasta Dinner
Variety of pastas and sauces
Salad
Bread
Dessert
$12 members
$15 non-members
Please RSVP by September 5th to:
Lorraine Mixter at: 863-409-8509 or lorrainemixter@aol.com
Please send your check to;
P.O. Box 313, Winter Haven Florida 33882-0313
OR thru Zelle to: web@templebethshalompolk.org
Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, the September Chai Lites are here to bring you all the way into 5786! Our Past President and Past Editor, Lorraine Mixter, once again did a beautiful job in just a little time. Arlene Greenberg is our behind-the-scenes photojournalist who submitted all of the lovely pictures from the Meet and Greet with Rabbi Guyster last month.
Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, a correction on the flyer for our Selichot Dinner and Service with Rabbi Guyster on Saturday, September 13 at 6:00 pm — the dinner prices are corrected ($12 for Members, $15 for Non–Members). Looking forward to this event with you!
Selichot Dinner 5786 with Rabbi Guyster
September 13, 2025
6 pm
Pasta Dinner
Variety of pastas and sauces
Salad
Bread
Dessert
$12 members
$15 non-members
Please RSVP by September 5th to:
Lorraine Mixter at: 863-409-8509 or lorrainemixter@aol.com
Please send your check to;
P.O. Box 313, Winter Haven Florida 33882-0313
OR thru Zelle to: web@templebethshalompolk.org
Dear Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, we eagerly look forward to sharing the 2025/5786 High Holidays with you! Our new Rabbi Will Guyster hit the ground running and is lovingly preparing the outlines and studying the parshot for this September and October. We wanted you to have the schedule so you can prepare to observe and worship with us.
If you are not yet a member of Temple Beth Shalom you are welcome to attend the High Holidays with us, and request you support our efforts to maintain our Jewish community at this time and all year round with a donation ($100 is standard, but we will accept more). We would love to consider your donation a partial payment of your first year of membership dues.
Please contact us if you plan to attend, and if you will accept one or more of the honors to fulfill on the bimah:
You will receive a prompt to come up to the bimah, so you won’t have to guess. Members and early responders will receive priority in assigning honors, but no better way to strengthen your relationship to your synagogue and community than by helping to deliver the service, so let us hear from you.
| High Holidays 2025/5786 | |||
| Service | Day | Date | Time |
| Selichot Dinner and Service | Saturday | September 13 | 6:00 pm |
| Erev Rosh Hashanah | Monday | September 22 | 7:00 pm |
| Rosh Hashanah Morning Service | Tuesday | September 23 | 10:00 am |
| Kol Nidre Service | Wednesday | October 1 | 7:00 pm |
| Yom Kippur | Thursday | October 2 | |
| Morning Service | 10:00 am | ||
| Discussion | 3:00 pm | ||
| Afternoon Service | 4:00 pm | ||
| Stone Service, Yiskor | 4:30 pm | ||
| Neilah | 5:00 pm | ||
| Break Fast | 6:00 pm | ||
Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, here comes the last of our Summer series of Member-Led Shabbat services, before we begin services led by Rabbi Guyster and the High Holiday season! This Friday’s service and talk are more great ones. Margo Fleisher will lead a relaxed and welcoming, traditional Shabbat service beginning on Friday, August 22 at 7:00 pm, and Professor Howard Kerner will present another of his illuminating and inspirational talks about the best that is in us as human beings and Jews. I hear that he will be talking about achievements by Jewish people and sharing a list. I hope there is enough paper.
Embracing Jewish Tradition to Process Trauma and Grief jemerman
Resources for Marking the Anniversary of October 7th jemerman
Crossing the Bridge from the Particular to the Universal jemerman
Right Here, Right Now: How Meditation is Like Shabbat kbkaput
Yom Kippur Break Fast Coordinator Needed
September 14, 2025 by urjtbs • Community
Hello Temple Beth Shalom Congregation, your Board and Rabbi Guyster are working hard on preparing meaningful Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services for you. We are all in need of a volunteer to coordinate the Break Fast on Yom Kippur on October 2. We can have a Break Fast with Yom Kippur-attending members and guests each bringing a dish, and the coordinator can be in contact with them to ensure that we have a good variety of items with which to celebrate. If you would assist Temple Beth Shalom with this please contact us and let us know.