Thursday, October 24th Shmini Atzeret 7:00am Hashkama Minyan/Yizkor 9:00am Festival Morning Services/Yizkor 10:30am Tot Shabbat 10:30am Mini Minyan 1:00pm Mincha 4:30pm Mini Hakafot & Family Dinner 6:42pm Candle Lighting 7:00pm Maariv/ Community Hakafot (Prayer Team Singing Frank London Songs and Dancing with the Torahs)
Friday, October 25th Simchat Torah 9:00am Festival Morning Services (More Singing & Dancing with the Torahs) 9:45am Children's Torah Reading 10:30am Tot Shabbat Beth El Kiddush in Honor of Simchat Torah Honorees 5:40pm Mincha/Maariv 5:41pm Candle Lighting
Saturday, October 26th Shabbat Mevarchim Bereshit The kiddush is sponsored by Ellen Teplitz Warhit & Barry Warhit in honor of their granddaughter, Lucy Abramowicz's babynaming, and the kiddush is also sponsored by Laura & Keith Rosenbloom in honor of their father and father-in-law, Harvey Jay's 80th birthday. 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 10:30am Mini Minyan 10:30am Tot Shabbat 12:45pm Daf Shevui 5:40pm Mincha/Maariv 6:40pm Havdalah
This Year's Simchat Torah Honorees Hatan Torah All congregants who went on volunteer missions to Israel
Kallat Bereishit Beth El's Israel 360 Committee
Kallat Maftir Susan Schlecker on behalf of the Beth El Mission to Israel
On May 22 of this year, an all-star group of klezmer musicians and Jewish singers met at Beth El Synagogue Center in New Rochelle, NY under the auspices of Shoresh Halev Center for Jewish Music at Beth El to record 8 new compositions by klezmer giant Frank London. These brilliant new songs are meant to be sung while dancing hakafot on Simchat Torah. The recording session was held on the eve of Frank’s treatment for a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer and what ensued was a beautiful evening of spiritual uplift and close loving Jewish community.
Mazal tov to Ellen Teplitz Warhit & Barry Warhit on the baby naming of their granddaughter, Lucy Eden Abramowicz. Mazal tov to Lucy's parents Margot Warhit & Mark Abramowicz, and Lucy's other grandparents, Elisabeth Abramowicz and Andrei Savin.
Mazal tov and happy birthday to Harvey Jay on his 80th birthday.
Mazal tov to Robert Kattan and Julie Kattan & Milton Kreppel on the birth of their grandson Joshua Nathan Michelson and to parents Amy and Danny Michelson and grandparents Ellen and Dave Michelson.
Mazal tov to Beth El's Programming Director, Stephanie Lederman & Harvey Lederman on the birth of their first grandchild. Mazal tov also to parents, Sam & Emily Kanter on the birth of their daughter.
Mazal tov to Laura Lewis, who will receive the Yitzhak Rabin Award from the Inter-Religious Coalition of New Rochelle at their awards gala on Sunday, October 27.
Condolences to Sy Gruza on the loss of his mother, Ruth Gruza z"l.
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BORSCHT BELT ARTIFACTS Relics from the Catskill Resort Age program will be hosted at New Rochelle Public Library on November 3rd at 2:00pm. Step back in time with historian Alex Prizgintas as he takes you on a journey through the legendary Borscht Belt in New York's Catskill Mountains. Don't miss this unique opportunity to explore the heritage of a bygone era! Registration is requested here. RUN 4 THEIR LIVES is an opportunity to create community while supporting the releease of the hostages in Gaza. You can read more information about our 'why' at http://Run4lives.org. The group meets weekly on Sunday mornings. Participants can walk or run as much as they would like. Learn more about the upcoming November Israel trip, as well as weekly announcements about meetup locations in the WhatsApp Group, which you can join here.
