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MINYAN & SHABBAT SERVICE TIMES AND VIRTUAL LINKS
NOTE: In-person minyanim, Monday and Thursday, will resume on April 7th. TO REQUEST AN IN-PERSON MORNING MINYAN, CONTACT SHARI@BETHELALLENTOWN.ORG
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Lori Wiener
For over 35 years, Lori has been a driving force beind many of our most cherished events, dedicating her time, creativity, and leadership to enriching both Temple Beth El and our Sisterhood. She holds many positions, including fundraising, special programs, and many committees, and she is a long-time board member. To commemorate her incredible contributions, we invite you to join us in supporting our largest fundraiser of the year by purchasing an ad in our Annual Ad Journal. Please Click Here to buy an ad.
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Your vote is your voice in Israel.
FVotingopens March 10 and ends May 4 …
All Jewish adults 18+ (by June 30, 2025) who live permanently in the U.S. and didn’t vote in the last Knesset election are eligible to vote.
Voting is a simple online process that takes five minutes and five dollars. Any American Jew (by self-identification, while not identifying as a member of another religion) over 18 can vote for MERCAZ USA in elections to the World Zionist Congress. The voting period begins on March 10th, and no preregistration or organizational membership of any kind beforehand is required. The five dollars is a small administrative fee covering the cost of administering or the election, which also prevents voter fraud as each payment method can only vote a limited number of times.
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COUNT THE OMER WITH TBE - NEVER MISS A DAY!
Pesach has ended - let the count-up to Shavuot begin! Welcome to counting the Omer! This year's theme for the Omer calendar was exciting to our student contributors as they thought about what they loved about Israel. Whether it was a place they had visited, or connections they have with family and friends, I know you'll enjoy their drawings that depict how "We LOVE Israel!"
Each day of the Omer (beginning with the second night of Pesach), you will find a new drawing or picture related to the theme of Pesach.
COUNTING THE OMER: We count the omer for 49 nights between Pesach and Shavuot. Those 7 weeks represent the time between harvesting the wheat and barley, as well as the journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai where we received Torah after the Exodus. COUNTING THE OMER IS A MITZVAH/COMMANDMENT. Count along with us!
For instructions on counting the Omer CLICK HERE!
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Starting tonight say: "Today is 13 days, which is 1 week and 6 days of the Omer."
Have you ever heard of "key challah" or "shlissel challah"? The first Shabbat after Pesach, there is an Ashkenazi tradition of baking an impression of a key into challah, or baking the key into an actual challah, or making the challah into the shape of a key. The explanations vary, but they generally include a reference to wishing Hashem will open the door for us to good fortune. Since we were just freed from Egypt, an additional tradition of sprinkling the challah with white sesame seeds reminds us of the good fortune B'nei Yisrael had while in the Midbar; Hashem provided the white seed-like manna for sustenance.
We started out the week with pictures of foods in Israel, so this seems like a logical way to conclude the second week of counting the Omer.
Did you bake a shlissel challah? Email me a pic! Shabbat Shalom!
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Upcoming Events:
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Let's Cook Together
Foods of our ancestors
2025 Spring Cooking Classes
5/27 4:30 pm Specialty Cheesecake by Guest Cook Scott Anderson
$18 per class
TBE Sisterhood Donor - April 29th at 6 pm
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CYBER Security SCOOP
Sunday, June 29th at 9:30 a.m.
Guest Speaker - Derek Mueller
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Jewish Learning Opportunities with Rabbi Re'em
Intermediate Prayer book Hebrew (Thursdays, 8:00-8:30 p.m., Beginning Dec. 26)
The course is designed for those with a basic reading knowledge of Hebrew. It is meant to help build the Hebrew vocabulary that appears in the prayer book. It is perfect for increasing your knowledge of classical Hebrew while enriching one’s contemporary Hebrew base.
Introduction to Talmud (Thursdays, 7:00-7:50 p.m., Beginning Dec. 26)
What is the Talmud? Through introduction to Talmud study, we will learn the logic, argumentation, and theology of the Talmud through English translation. The text we will learn is the first volume of the Talmud, known as the Tractate of Berachot.
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TAI CHI Classes on Tuesdays
We are starting our next session of Tai Chi classes on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. This will be a 7-week session. The classes will be held at Temple Beth El in the Wax Auditorium.
New Time for the Beginner Class.
The Beginner Class will be held from 11:00am-12:00pm.
The Advanced Class with weapons will be held from 12:15pm-1:15pm .
The All-Levels Class will be held from 6:30pm-7:30pm.
The cost is $14 per class. You can also pay for the whole session at once for $98.
If interested in the beginner class, you must register in advance.
I will also have liability release forms to sign if needed. Please email or call Helaine Young at h.young@rcn.com, 610-703-6268 with any questions. Payments by cash or check to Helaine Young due first dy of class.