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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?

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.

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

November 17, 2025 by • , ,

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.

October 2025 Chai Lites

October 1, 2025 by • ,

Gmar Chatimah Tovah again Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends!  Our intrepid Editors, Lorraine Mixter and Ethan Feldman compiled a lovely issue of the Chai Lites before Yom Kippur for you.  It was wonderful to see so many of you on Rosh Hashanah, and we look forward to having you with us again this week.

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Time to Build the Chai Lites!

September 28, 2025 by • ,

Shana Tovah Temple Beth Shalom!  It’s a new year, a new month approaches, so it is time to build a new issue of the Chai Lites!  We need your help to bring it in for October and Yom Kippur.  Our experienced editors, Lorraine Mixter and Ethan Feldman await your updates, messages, columns, photos, and articles.  Please send them to lorrainemixter@aol.com by October 1 so they can get it going for us.

Yom Kippur Break Fast Coordinator Needed

September 24, 2025 by • ,

Happy New Year Temple Beth Shalom Members!  An update, we had a need and Sharon Johnson stepped forward — thank you Sharon!  If you are attending the Break Fast after Yom Kippur services and you have not checked in with Sharon yet, please contact her and let her know what you will contribute.  Sharon is at 516-241-4512 or Wb2LfY@msn.com.

Baruch Dayan haEmet: Gerald Heyman

September 22, 2025 by •

Dear Temple Beth Shalom Congregation, we received the sad news today that our cherished member and friend, Jerry Heyman, after a long illness passed into eternity last night.  His loving kindness endured through all.  We remember Jerry as a dedicated longtime member of Temple Beth Shalom, often as a participant on our Board and a cheerful presence at many of our services and activities.  He was an important part of us through our synagogue’s busiest years and contributed much with his gentle intelligence and positive attitude.  His smile and encouragement will be dearly missed.  

 
What though the radiance
Which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass,
Of glory in the flower,
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must ever be;
In the soothing thoughts that spring
Out of human suffering;
In the faith that looks through death,
In years that bring the philosophic mind.
                                                                                                                                                   Splendour in the Grass by William Wordsworth

Joseph Rodriguez Memorial Page

September 22, 2025 by •

Good afternoon Temple Beth Shalom Congregation, we appreciate Joseph Rodriguez’ daughter, Lauren Hisey, for sharing Joseph’s memorial page with us to view.  It’s lovely to see Joseph’s photo as we remember him, and to read about all of his accomplishments and organizations to which he contributed, including ours.  These and his family are his legacy.  May his memory continue to be as a blessing.

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