September 2024

Rosh Hashanah Oct 2-3

September 30, 2024 by •

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, our next service is Erev Rosh Hashanah on Wednesday, October 2 at 7:30 pm.  We are looking forward to celebrating the start of 5785 with you!  The Rosh Hashanah Morning Service follows the next day on Thursday, October 3 at 10:30 am.  You can also see the rest of the High Holiday schedule below.

 
The High Holiday services are a blessing of membership in Temple Beth Shalom.  If you are not a member of our congregation, we still welcome you and encourage you to support us in bringing you these beautiful services officiated by Rabbi Herzfeld and with vocal accompaniment by our soloist, Meryl Crews, with a donation.  We would love to apply your High Holiday donation as an installment toward annual membership dues.
 
If you are unable to join us for any of the services at our synagogue, we also welcome you to experience any of them with us live on Zoom, using the link included below the schedule. Please email us for the Zoom link.  L’Shanah Tovah!
Service Day Date Time
Erev Rosh Hashanah Wednesday October 2 7:30 pm
Rosh Hashanah Morning Service Thursday October 3 10:30 am
Kol Nidre Service Friday October 11 7:30 pm
Yom Kippur Saturday October 12

Morning Service

 10:30 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

Shabbat/Selichot, Fri/Sat Sept 27-28

September 25, 2024 by •

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, our Rabbi Herzfeld is back with us and we are moving into the High Holidays!  We are looking forward to having you with us to welcome Rabbi Herzfeld back and to launch our meaningful schedule of High Holiday activities.

 
Shabbat begins this week on Friday, September 27 at 7:30 with a traditional Shabbat service with Rabbi Herzfeld that is ZOOM ONLY.  It is getting dark earlier again, and we may be still having some weather from the tropical storm/hurricane, so Zoom is a great opportunity!  We will have the portal open early so we can get together to kibitz and schmooze.
 
Then the next evening on Saturday, September 28 we all return to the temple building for a delicious lasagna dinner to welcome in Selichot and to welcome back Rabbi Herzfeld.  Dinner is at 6:00 pm.  After dinner Rabbi has his annual, educational Selichot presentation followed by Havdalah, a brief and lovely Selichot service, and ending with the first sounding of the shofar of the season.  
 
That is all too lovely to miss, but if you can’t be with us physically, you can always be with us virtually, and in spirit! Please contact us if you want the Zoom link.

CANCELLATION — Shabbat Service Sat Sept 14

September 12, 2024 by •

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, please note that the Shabbat Service previously scheduled for Saturday, September 14 is cancelled.  We are using the extra time to prepare for the upcoming High Holidays!  We hope to see you next for the Zoom Shabbat Service with Rabbi Herzfeld on Friday, September 27 at 7:30 pm, and for Rabbi’s Welcome Back Dinner and Selichot program on Saturday, September 28 at 6:00 (RSVP to sandigrinker@gmail.com).  

Brotherhood/Sisterhood Movie Day Sept 22

September 10, 2024 by •

RSVP – B/S Movie and a Dive

 Sunday September 22, 2024

BayLake Motorcoach Resort

2750 Baylake Resort Road

Polk City, Florida 33868

Off I-4 [exit 44] and Hwy 559 – Drive behind the Loves Truck Stop

Come Join Temple Beth Shalom Brotherhood/Sisterhood

For Movie and Relaxation.

$1.00 per B/S person or $5.00 per non-member. [Collected at movie]

SCHEDULE

Gate Open Noon to 2:00pm

Use Door #1 from Parking Lot

                 1] Noon-2pm Card Room Social [Ping Pong and pool table]     

Bring your lunch from Publix or home [Publix is one mile south of Loves]

2] 2pm-4pm Movie Room – The Frisco Kid [Rabbi Avram Belinsky]

Bring your popcorn, drink and your laughter.

3] 4pm-6pm Pool or hot tub [Subject to parts and weather]

Relax in cardroom or Dive into Pool [Finish your lunch and snacks]

Bring all waste to kitchen for outside cans!  Clips on outside cans.

RSVP Joseph Rodriguez: JrodTBS2021@gmail.com

Before September 21st, 2024

Member-Led Shabbat Service — Sat Sept 7, 11:00 am

September 5, 2024 by •

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, our elegant, delightful, and sage longtime member of our Board and congregation, Arlene Greenberg, will lead this Saturday’s 11 am Shabbat Service.  It is sure to be warm and meditative!  If you are unable to attend on-site with us, we will have Zoom available through the link below.  Arlene and the group are organizing a trip to Olive Garden for lunch after the service, so if you would like to come along, inquire within.

September 2024 Chai Lites

September 2, 2024 by •

Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, here is the last Chai Lites of the Summer season with valuable information about the High Holiday schedule and activities, as well as our other programs for you to engage.  Our talented Editor and President, Lorraine Mixter, included the Calendar for the next two months so you can plan ahead, get involved, and support your synagogue and your community!  Many thanks also to our regular columnists and contributors.  Thank you all who led services and activities during the Summer, and are putting a hand in to give us a meaningful High Holiday Season!

2024SeptChai Lites