Hanukah Celebration and Shabbat Service — Fri Dec 19, 6 pm
Social
November Chai Lites
Shavua Tov Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends! Thank you to all who contributed to this month’s issue of the Chai Lites, and many thanks for Co-Editor Lorraine Mixter’s diligent work and improvements. Look inside to see about upcoming events in your Jewish community.
2025Nov Chai LitesRequest for Chai Lites Content
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.
TOMORROW/Sun Oct 5, 12 PM — ALL HANDS NEEDED FOR SUKKAH DECORATING
Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, the Brotherhood/Sisterhood is leading a Sukkah decorating session at our location tomorrow/Sunday, October 5 at 12:00 pm, weather permitting. Great if you have decorations and branches or palm fronds from your yard you can share. If you don’t feel up to climbing or walking around in the grass, we can definitely use your help sorting, repairing, and making decorations and just sharing your good vibes. This is a great activity for our young members and friends, so bring the kids!
October 2025 Chai Lites
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.
2025Oct Chai LitesTime to Build the Chai Lites!
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
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.
Selichot Dinner and Service — Sat Sept 13, 6 PM — ONE MORE DAY TO RESERVE
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
September Chai Lites!
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.
This issue is your opportunity to respond to all that is calling in these significant times — to support your synagogue, congregation, and community with your time, resources, and acts. Don’t wait to:
- Confirm your attendance at the September 13 Selichot Dinner and Service
- Confirm your attendance on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and tell us how you will help us bring in the New Year and make our Day of Atonement its most meaningful. Rabbi Guyster calls you to the bimah to contribute to the services however you can.
- Join our congregation and one or more committees!
We are inspired by how so many on our Board and in our congregation and community have stepped forward in the last challenging year and can’t wait to share the holidays with you.
December Chai Lites
November 30, 2025 by urjtbs • Community, Social
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