Dear Members and Friends, Temple Beth Shalom has a new Rabbi! Please join us on Sunday, August 24 at 10:45 am. There will be a presentation by the Board and Rabbi Guyster at 11:00 am, with light lunch to follow.
Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, there’s so much for you to see in the August Chai Lites! You just have to look inside for information on the upcoming Brotherhood/Sisterhood meeting and bagels (Sunday, August 3 at 10 am), the new picture of Bexleigh Feldman (she is a cutie!), announcement about our Meet and Greet with Rabbi Guyster on August 24, lay services, and more! Thanks once again to Past President and Past Editor Lorraine Mixter for preparing another fantastic newsletter, and for all your contributions.
2025AugChai LitesHello Temple Beth Shalom Congregation, Past President and Editor Lorraine Mixter is kindly continuing the Chai Lites production for the coming month. Please send articles, columns, photos, messages, and updates to her at lorrainemixter@aol.com by Monday, July 28.
Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, the July 2025 issue of the Chai Lites is here! The last month was a difficult one with more sadness than we wanted for the start of our Summer, but because of all of you we also had much sweetness. We so appreciate Lorraine Mixter for jumping in to prepare this issue while Ethan took time with his family, and we thank her and all of you for filling the newsletter with the things that make us smile and keep us together.
2025JulyChai LitesDear Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, please join us to celebrate the memory of our recently departed president and friend, Mr. Joseph Rodriguez. We will gather at our synagogue building on Sunday, June 22 at 4:30 pm to share in Joseph’s legacy, all that he built with us as a Temple Beth Shalom and Brotherhood/Sisterhood member and leader. Joseph often said how much the friendship in these organizations meant to him, and we enjoyed his good humor and the activities he planned. We will commit to carrying these things on with him in our hearts and minds.
Dear Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, join us in thanking Ethan Feldman for preparing this significant issue of the Chai Lites, and his first one as our new Editor. He did a great job in organizing and sharing our memories of Rabbi Herzfeld upon his retirement. He also had to make edits upon our receiving the news we never wanted, the unfortunate and sudden passing of our president and friend, Joseph Rodriguez. Please see Joseph’s last column.
2025JuneChaiLitesHello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, the May 2025 Chai Lites issue is here! Thank you everyone for getting that content in so quickly. Lorraine Mixter did a lovely job with our newsletter as Editor these last many years, and consistently got us the news we needed and the updates from our friends. She is passing on the Editor duties to one of our new Board Trustees, Ethan Feldman, and with his talents it is sure to continue to be a pleasure to read.
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Selichot Dinner and Service — Sat Sept 13, 6 PM
August 22, 2025 by urjtbs • Community, Social
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