Saturday, April 21, 2018 @ 9 pm...TBE's ANNUAL COMEDY NIGHT! Join us for a hilarious night of fun. This year we have the runner -up of the 2016 America's Got Talent television show Mr. Tom Cotter. Pricing is as follows: $360 Sponsor (gets you 2 tickets plus doors will open at 8 pm for an elegant dessert gala), $180 Sponsor (gets you one ticket plus 8 pm entry into the dessert gala), and general admission for the 9 pm show only is $72 per person (regardless of age)! RSVP is needed by April 13th. Please call the office to reserve your seats! This is one of TBE's major fundraisers for the year!
Thursday, May 31, 2018..Dinner & Longwood Gardens! Bus leaves from TBE parking lot at 3 pm and should return to Temple around 11:30 pm. Stay tune for more info!
Sunday, June 24, 2018...Bus Trip to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. Bus leaves TBE parking lot at 8:45 am. Once at the museum we will break off into smaller groups for a led tour from 10:30 am until 12 noon. After the tour, we will have lunch and explore the museum or Independence Mall at your leisure. The bus will leave from Philadelphia back to Allentown at 2:15 pm. You may bring along a snack for the bus ride but NO food may be taken into the museum! The price per person for this trip is $44 and $38 for children UNDER the age of 13 which includes the bus ride & admission to the museum and tour. RSVP for trip by June 8, 2018. Please note that this trip is limited to 55 people as that is how many people the bus can hold! Please call the TBE office to reserve your seats.
Thursday, August 2, 2018....Tour of the Statue of Liberty and Museum of Jewish Heritage. Bus leaves the TBE parking lot at 7 am and will be leaving NYC at 7 pm. Stay tune for more info!
Adult Education
Program Description
Temple Beth El’s Adult Education committee has planned an exciting spring semester. Courses are designed to meet the growing demand of our congregation and our Jewish community for Adult Education topics. It is our hope that these offerings will enrich our lives by learning about Jewish spirituality, history and ideals. Course descriptions are below.
Y Chavurat Torah Study
No sign-up needed for this class
Each Shabbat following Kiddush lunch; length of each class will vary.
Taught by: Shari Spark
Enrich your Shabbat experience by studyingthe parashat hashavua, the weekly Torah portion, with other congregants, each Shabbat in the library at approximately 12:45 p.m.. No previous knowledge or long term commitments are required to participate as we discuss Torah together. This is an ongoing class.
GPS - Guided Prayer Service
Saturday, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 9, Jan 27, Feb. 10, March 10, May 5, Taught by: Shari Spark
Exploring parts of the prayer service, we will focus on the how, why and what that makes our Tefillah so meaningful. We’ll put our learning into practice as we join the end of the Shabbat service. This is a user-friendly class with Shari Spark. No sign-up required. 10:00-11:00 am in the Library on Shabbat mornings.