and Neil Weiss 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 10:30am Mini Minyan (Levenson Chapel) 10:30amTot Shabbat The kiddush is sponsored by Jessica Berman and Neil Weiss in honor of their Aufruf and their upcoming marriage, and also by Marc & Anita Zoldessy in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary. 12:45pm Daf Shevui 8:00pm Mincha/Maariv 8:58pm Havdalah
This Week at Beth El
Sunday, May 26th Lag B'Omer 8:15am Shacharit 8:10pm Mincha/Maariv Monday, May 27th 8:15am Shacharit 8:10pm Mincha/Maariv
Tuesday, May 28th 7:00am Shacharit 10:00am Silver Sneakers for seniors (Register Here) 1:00pm Mah Jongg 2:00pm HOPE Kitchen cooking 6:00pm Mentor Teen Program 8:10pm Mincha/Maariv
Wednesday, May 29th 7:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Let's Talk About it (Register Here) 8:10pm Mincha/Maariv
Mazal tov to Jessica Berman and Neil Weiss on their Aufruf and upcoming marriage.
Mazal tov to Marc and Anita Zoldessy on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Mazal tov to Ira Shechter on the 70th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah.
Mazal tov to Jasmine Burrell, who has completed her conversion to Judaism.
Mazel tov to Jack Renick on the birth of his grand daughter, Naomi Hannah, to proud parents Alexandra and Daniel Sackett. Mazel tov to big brother Levi Nathan, and proud Aunt Jordana.
Mazal tov to Eunice Kaplan on the birth of her newest great-grand child, Jordan Atlas Katz. Mazal Tov to the grandparents Lisa Kaplan and David Katz, and to the parents David and Susan Katz. Mazal tov also to big brothers Solomon and Micah.
Condolences to Danielle and Eric Stock on the loss of Danielle's father, Dr. Benjamin Gentin z"l, and condolences to Zachary and Sebastian on the loss of their grandfather.
Those marking a simcha, observing the loss of a loved one, or someone who is sick or recovering from an illness have delighted/comforted that their lifecycle event has inspired generosity. If you would like to make a donation to Beth El in honor or in memory, please click here.
MISHEBERACH LIST If you would like to add a name to the Misheberach list, please email Rabbi Sitkin at zsitkin@bethelnr.org.
As a service to our members, Beth El includes in this section outside events that may be of interest to members of our community. Listing an event does not constitute endorsement of the event by Beth El.
HOPE SOUP KITCHEN VOLUNTEERING Beth El volunteers are cooking for HOPE on Tuesday, May 28th at 4pm in the dairy kitchen. People can sign up by emailing shayna.klopott@gmail.com.
RUN FOR THEIR LIVES Westchester Run for Their Lives will meet at Kensico Dam Plaza on Sunday at 10:30am, rain or shine. Bring a friend, wear red, and wave flags, with pride, for the hostages, their families and friends, and for Am Yisrael. Release. Them. Now.
Todah Rabah (thank you!) for joining us on Sunday! It was an absolute joy to end the year as a community, honor our graduating 7th graders, and celebrate this year together. Thank you for joining us! If you would like to see our slideshow again, please email me!
On your horizon, please look out for progress reports, as well as re-enrollment launching soon.
As I spend this summer planning and preparing for next year, please be in touch if you have any feedback you'd like to share. I am happy to connect, whether that's via email, Zoom or meeting for coffee. Please feel free to reach out!
Another way to support the Department of Youth & Family is with our Shavuot cheesecake sale. All cheesecakes can be picked up on Tuesday, June 11 before or during the Shavuot BBQ.
Please see below for information about upcoming events:
Ongoing until June 4: Shavuot Cheesecake Sale. Sign up here.
Sunday, June 2: Israel Day Parade at 11:30 am. Register here.
Saturday, June 8: Pride Shabbat
Sunday, June 9: Taste of Religious School for prospective families! We have both a sample Gan/K and Kitah Gimel/3rd class. Open to the community, so tell your friends!Register here.
Tuesday, June 11: Pre-Shavuot BBQ at 5:30 pm. Register here.
As a reminder, if your current K-4th grader will be taking the bus from NR schools to Beth El on Thursdays in 2024-2025,PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM ASAP. Please email it to transportation@nredlearn.org and please copy me. Feel free to mention that despite the deadline being April 1, you never recieved this form from the schools.
Note: We have not finalized the start of our school year for 2024-2025 yet, but I wrote September 12 just in case. We may be starting later!!!!!!
Thanks, Alyssa
Coming Up at Beth El
Beth El Synagogue Center 1324 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10804
I hope you like cheesecake! Our annual Shavuot cheescake fundraiser has launched, and we really appreciate your support! All cheesecakes can be picked up on Tuesday, June 11 before or during the Shavuot BBQ.
Additionally, we have a special Taste of Religious School event for prospective families! We have both a sample Gan/K and Kitah Gimel/3rd class. If you or someone you know wants to learn more about our programming, come and join us! This event is open to the community.
Please see below for more information about upcoming events!
Thanks, Alyssa
Here are upcoming events:
Ongoing until June 4: Shavuot Cheesecake Sale. Sign up here.
Sunday, June 2: Israel Day Parade at 11:30 am. Register here.
Saturday, June 8: Pride Shabbat
Sunday, June 9: Taste of Religious School for prospective families! Register here.
Tuesday, June 11: Pre-Shavuot BBQ at 5:30 pm. Register here.
Show gratitude for Beth El Synagogue Center community and your family's or company's place in it. The funds raised help Beth El Synagogue Center balance its budget, while providing programming and care for all generations of members—from ages 0 to 100+.
LAST DAY for early bird tickets!
Purchase tickets now at the early bird pricing of $218 per person (through May 22). We'll honor Lisa and Rob Patchen and President's Ne'emanim Award Recipients Lisa and Larry Mandelker for their leadership of our community. Dine and schmooze the night away with friends in the Beth El community.
Silent Auction is open!
View all the auction items now, and bid on unique and amazing experiences and prizes. From a reserved parking spot at Beth El (!) to dinners with rabbis, make an investment in your happiness and Beth El Synagogue Center simultaneously.
Beth El Synagogue Center 1324 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10804
As a service to our members, Beth El includes in this section outside events that may be of interest to members of our community. Listing an event does not constitute endorsement of the event by Beth El.
NOVA FESTIVAL DISPLAY IN NEW YORK The Nova Music Festival Exhibition is an in-depth remembrance of the brutal October 7th attack. Bringing the events of October 7th and the “Tribe of Nova” festival in southern Israel to New York City. The installation sets out to recreate an event dedicated to peace and love that was brutally cut short by Hamas’s attack on Israel from Gaza on that fateful day. This groundbreaking installation will be open to the public through May 23rd. To learn more, click here.
HARTMAN SCHOLARS OFFICE HOURS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS An invitation for college students to speak with top Harman scholars. Register Hereto speak with faculty who will answer your questions and be in conversation with you about the issues emerging on campus right now. May 15 3:00-3:45 pm with Yehuda Kurtzer; May 16 12:00-12:45 pm with Masua Sagiv; May 22 2:30-3:15 pm with Tal Becker.
HOPE SOUP KITCHEN VOLUNTEERING Beth El volunteers are cooking for HOPE on Tuesday, May 28th at 4pm in the dairy kitchen. People can sign up by emailing shayna.klopott@gmail.com.
The Open Beit Midrash Scholar Series is funded by The Yvette and Herman Gordon Century Fund for Adult Teaching and Learning. Please consider making a contribution to this fund to enhance our adult education programs here.
To sponsor a future scholar series event in memory of a loved one
This week Beth El Nursery School students joyfully celebrated Yom Ha'atzmaut with a handmade Kotel (with handwritten notes that will make their way to Israel to join notes in the real Kotel next month!), art, photos, singing, and dancing. We were delighted that Maya Tzabary, our Shinshin, was able to join us for the festivities.
Click on the photos below to watch a short video of their rendition of Am Yisrael Chai ♬
Shabbat Schedule
Friday, May 17th 6:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat 7:51pm Candle Lighting
Saturday, May 18th The Bat Mitzvah of Madeline Plaxin 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 10:30am Mini Minyan 10:30am Tot Shabbat The kiddush has been sponsored by Ian & Kelly Plaxin in honor of their daughter, Madeline's Bat Mitzvah, and also by Barbara Birshtein & Howard Steinman in honor of the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Susan Steinman to Peter Schmitt. 12:45pm Daf Shevui 7:50pm Mincha/Maariv 8:52pm Havdalah
Mazal tov to Kelly & Ian Plaxin on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Madeline Plaxin.
Mazal tov to Howard Steinman & Barbara Birshtein on the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Susan Steinman to Peter Schmitt, son of Dörthe Kähler-Schmitt & Karl Schmitt.
Condolences to Alisa and Ted Kesten on the loss of Alisa's father, William Herschel Wisebram z”l.
Condolences to Stephen O'Malley on the loss of his wife, Amy O'Malley z"l, and also to Benjamin and Emma O'Malley on the loss of their mother.
Those marking a simcha, observing the loss of a loved one, or someone who is sick or recovering from an illness have delighted/comforted that their lifecycle event has inspired generosity. If you would like to make a donation to Beth El in honor or in memory, please click here.
MISHEBERACH LIST If you would like to add a name to the Misheberach list, please email Rabbi Sitkin at zsitkin@bethelnr.org.
This Week at Beth El
Sunday, May 19th 8:15am Shacharit 6:30pm Teens Elections and BBQ 8:00pm Keruv Committee Meeting (Zoom) 8:00pm Mincha/Maariv Monday, May 20th 7:00pm Shacharit 9:30am Bagels And Books (In person and viaZoom) 11:00am SMART ZOOM (Zoom) 11:00am Schmooze About the News (Den) 8:00pm Mincha/Maariv
Tuesday, May 21st 7:00am Shacharit 10:00am Silver Sneakers for Seniors (Register Here) 1:00pm Mah Jongg 7:00pm Board Meeting 7:30PM OBM Scholar Series with light dinner (Register Here) 8:00pm Mincha/Maariv
Wednesday, May 22nd 7:00am Shacharit 8:00pm Mincha/Maariv Thursday, May 23rd 7:00am Shacharit 1:30pm Parashat Hashavua (Zoom) 7:30pm CAP with Shari Baum (Den) (Register Here) 8:00pm Mincha/Maariv Friday, May 24th 7:00am Shacharit 6:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat 7:57pm Candle Lighting
As a service to our members, Beth El includes in this section outside events that may be of interest to members of our community. Listing an event does not constitute endorsement of the event by Beth El.
NOVA FESTIVAL DISPLAY IN NEW YORK The Nova Music Festival Exhibition is an in-depth remembrance of the brutal October 7th attack. Bringing the events of October 7th and the “Tribe of Nova” festival in southern Israel to New York City. The installation sets out to recreate an event dedicated to peace and love that was brutally cut short by Hamas’s attack on Israel from Gaza on that fateful day. This groundbreaking installation will be open to the public through May 23rd. To learn more, click here.
HARTMAN SCHOLARS OFFICE HOURS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS An invitation for college students to speak with top Harman scholars. Register Hereto speak with faculty who will answer your questions and be in conversation with you about the issues emerging on campus right now. May 15 3:00-3:45 pm with Yehuda Kurtzer; May 16 12:00-12:45 pm with Masua Sagiv; May 22 2:30-3:15 pm with Tal Becker.
BLOOD DRIVE There continues to be a blood shortage. Please help save lives by registering to donate blood at our joint Blood Drive with Temple Israel of New Rochelle. Sunday May 19th - 9:00am - 1:30pm at Temple Israel of New Rochelle (1000 Pinebrook Boulevard). Register at bethelnr.org/blooddrive.
HOPE SOUP KITCHEN VOLUNTEERING Beth El volunteers are cooking for HOPE on Tuesday, May 28th at 4pm in the dairy kitchen. People can sign up by emailing me at shayna.klopott@gmail.com .
Wow, wow, wow. Tomorrow is our final Thursday of the Religious School year, followed by Sunday's special program! Thank you for another amazing year with Beth El!
For those who are wondering, we have not yet started re-enrollment. That process will hopefully begin in early June, and we'll make it very obvious once it starts :).
We can't wait to see you and celebrate your children's learning on Sunday! Here are our final scheduling details.
Thursday, May 16: Final Thursday!
Sunday, May 19: Final Sunday (no Moadon)!
9:10-9:40 am Gesher meeting about Teen programming
10:45 am Parents/adults invited to all classrooms for a short year-end activity
11 am Family Kehillah (assembly) and Gesher graduation, followed by a sweet celebration!
Sunday, June 9: Taste of Religious School for prospective families! We have both a sample Gan/K and Kitah Gimel/3rd class. Open to the community, so tell your friends!Register here.
As a reminder, if your current K-4th grader will be taking the bus from NR schools to Beth El on Thursdays in 2024-2025,PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM ASAP. Please email it to transportation@nredlearn.org and please copy me. Feel free to mention that despite the deadline being April 1, you never recieved this form from the schools.
Note: We have not finalized the start of our school year for 2024-2025 yet, but I wrote September 12 just in case. We may be starting later!!!!!!
Thanks, Alyssa
Coming Up at Beth El
Beth El Synagogue Center 1324 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10804
Show gratitude for Beth El Synagogue Center community and your family's or company's place in it. The funds raised help Beth El Synagogue Center balance its budget, while providing programming and care for all generations of members—from ages 0 to 100+.
Last chance for early bird tickets!
Purchase tickets now at the early bird pricing of $218 per person (through May 22). We'll honor Lisa and Rob Patchen and President's Ne'emanim Award Recipients Lisa and Larry Mandelker for their leadership of our community. Dine and schmooze the night away with friends in the Beth El community.
Silent Auction is open!
View all the auction items now, and bid on unique and amazing experiences and prizes. From a reserved parking spot at Beth El (!) to dinners with rabbis, make an investment in your happiness and Beth El Synagogue Center simultaneously.
Beth El Synagogue Center 1324 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10804
Yesterday we enjoyed a beautiful day celebrating Israel's 76th birthday!
Please see important messages below:
1. Sign up today for our second annual Field Day! It is thisSunday, May 19 at 1PM. Nursery School families are invited for a fun afternoon of relay races, yummy snacks and shmoozing on Gan Teva, the lower field. In the event of rain, all activities will be moved inside to the Crystal Ballroom. Cost is $25 per family. Register here.
2. We will be offering Mini Camp for the weeks between the end of school and the beginning of Beth El Day Camp. Please see program details on the flyer below. The flyer was sent home last Friday. Please fill out the registration form on the back of the flyer and return it to your child's teachers with a check made payable to Beth El Nursery School. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions.
3. Special Visitors Day for the Gezah classes will be on Friday, May 17 at 9:15AM in the Den, and the Anaf classes will have Special Visitors Day on Monday, May 20 at 9:15AM in the Youth Lounge. If you haven't done so already, please be sure to let your child's teachers know who your Special Visitor will be.
4. End of year celebrations are just around the corner. Please mark your calendars for the following times on Wednesday, June 5, the last day of school:
Shoresh Classes - 10:30AM - 11:45AM Gezah Classes - 9:15AM start -- further details to follow. Anaf Classes - 1:00PM - 2:30PM Please note there will not be any after care that day.
5. Beth El is a founding member of ICNAW (Interfaith Council of New Americans of Westchester), a resettlement organization for new refugees and immigrants to the US. ICNAW helps refugees in many ways: driving to medical appointments, driving to nursery school, setting up and furnishing apartments, gathering clothing and toys, helping with English lessons, integrating new families with our own, and taking families to local happenings.
We invite you to participate in an easy, but crucial way. Two cute little boys were recently born, healthy, with their parents no longer fearing for their lives in Afghanistan. But they need diapers, sizes 1 and 2. Please support this diaper drive by dropping off diapers in the box in the lobby. And if you are interested in helping in other ways, please contact Joyce Wechsler (914) 629-8731 or Susan Wolman (914) 980-5050.
6. We are continuing our fundraising through Mabel's Labels. With every order we will earn 20% commission for our school. If you are not familiar with Mabel's Labels, they offer personalized waterproof name labels for your children's items. This is the perfect time to get your orders in before camp and the new school year. Visit campaigns.mabelslabels.com and choose Beth El Nursery School (New Rochelle) from the organization list. Click here to order.
Am Yisrael Chai, Ronnie and Shery
Highlights:
Nursery School Registration for the '24-'25 School Year continues: Classes are filling up. Register here.
Anaf parents are invited to celebrate Havdallah on Monday mornings in the Youth Lounge beginning at 9:15AM.
Sunday, May 19 at 1PM: Our second annual Field Day!Register here.
