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.
Dear Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, we have many thanks for the Brotherhood/Sisterhood for quickly organizing a group to decorate our Sukkah, and now we invite you to enjoy it with them, the congregation, and our larger community in a brief member-led Sukkot service on Friday, October 10 at 6:30 pm. Weather permitting, please join us in the Sukkah to make blessings and shake the lulav and etrog. The group is headed to Outback Steakhouse for dinner after the service if you would like to join that as well.
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!
Hello Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends, it was such a wonderful time with you on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur! We have a terrific community because of you. We had such a good talk on Yom Kippur that we asked the participants if they’d like a format like that the next time we meet. After polling the group and checking with Rabbi Guyster on his schedule, we determined that our next best opportunity will be Saturday, October 25 — so we will cancel the service on Friday night the 24th and meet Saturday morning, October 25 at 9:30 am for a Shabbat service and Torah Study we’re sure will be friendly, interactive, and illuminating as was our meeting this week. We will have any updates as the date approaches.
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 LitesG’mar Chatimah Tovah Temple Beth Shalom Members and Friends! The High Holidays continue with this week’s Kol Nidre/Erev Yom Kippur service this Wednesday, October 1 at 7:00 pm. The Yom Kippur Morning Service follows at 10:00 am on Thursday, October 2. We return on Thursday afternoon for the Yom Kippur Afternoon Service at 4:00 pm, followed by Yiskor and Neilah.
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.
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.
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November Chai Lites
November 1, 2025 by urjtbs • Community, Social
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.
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