Israel & Temple Beth El
 My heart is in the East, while I am at the edge of the West. - Yehuda HaLevy At Temple Beth El, we place central importance on our connection to Israel. The Israel Committee brings us to Israel and Israel to us by sponsoring events for all ages, amazing programs and speakers. JOIN THE ISRAEL COMMITTEE AND HELP PROMOTE ISRAEL Please call the Temple office (704-366-1948) and provide your contact information. What we do... EXPOSE TEMPLE AND THE JEWISH COMMUNITY'S FAMILIES OF ALL AGES TO ISRAEL WITH AN EMPHASIS ON OUR YOUTH. Annual Israel Shabbat sponsorship Participation in Jewish Federation community observances such as Yom Hazikaron/Yom Haatzmaut. TBE & Temple Solel is helping to sponsor an Israeli Cooking workshop, a movie and possible gathering of past trip participants this year. ORGANIZE TRIPS TO ISRAEL Nothing builds and maintains our connection to Israel like a trip there! Congregational Family Trips - 2014 Teen trips - 2013, 2015 PROVIDE GENERAL PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ABOUT ISRAEL - Promote Israel to youth such as writing articles, participating in JewTube, Religious School, BYOB, etc. - Maintain links and educational resources on the Temple Beth El website available to all. - Enlist the Community Schlicha and/or other available educational speakers such as Dr. Steve Shoemaker. SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM IN ISRAEL - Fostering strong relations via our WebSite and other communication and publicity with Birkat Shalom in Gezer. - Giving a financial donation and/or promotion International Memberships of $180 to Birkat Shalom - Showing support to "Women of the Wall" and other forms of Judaism in Israel Pictured Below: At our Congregational Shabbat, a number of TBE women posed for a group photograph in our lovely Blumenthal Sanctuary and uploaded it to the Women of the Wall website. We are sharing in their struggle to obtain equal access to the Western Wall for all Jews. Follow the instructions on this link if you would like to write your own words of support or send a photo.  |
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