Imagine Yourself at Congregation Beth Israel
It's the feeling you get when you know you belong...the friendly greeting from a stranger...the caring embrace of a friend. The comfort of knowing...this is your community, your spiritual home.
Imagine yourself at Congregation Beth Israel, a Reform congregation steeped in history and clothed in tradition. For more than a century, Congregation Beth Israel has been serving the Jewish community as a house of worship, a center for Jewish learning and a home for personal and religious growth.
The largest Reform congregation in the area, Beth Israel is a warm and welcoming home to generations of families who play a vital and integral part in synagogue life. Accommodating to all types of modern Jewish families, Beth Israel welcomes members wherever they may be found on their personal Jewish journey.
Art & Discovery Camp: June 22-July 31
A day camp for children ages 2-5 with imaginative programs to fill summer days. We now offer camp Monday to Friday with afternoon options Monday through Thursday. Camp activities include: Arts & Crafts, Water Activities, Fancy Schmancy, Block City, Ball Pit & Climbing Room, and Cooking. Our innovative camp program is taught by state certified educators. We offer a low camper/staff ration. Your child will enjoy a bonanza of fun!
Time: 9am-12pm Mon. thru Fri. or Mon., Wed. & Fri. or 9am-3pm Mon. thru Thurs. & 9am-12pm Fri.
Cost: 6 weeks $630 for 3 mornings; 6 weeks $1000 for 5 mornings; 6 weeks $975 Mon., Wed. & Thurs. full day; 6 weeks $1500 Mon.-Thurs. full day & Fri. til noon.
Friday is pizza day for everyone! Non-members add $100.
Summer Service Schedule
Beginning July 1st, all Friday evening services will take place at 5:30pm. We have scheduled two services on the beach at Huntington Avenue in Margate. Those dates are Friday, July 24th and Friday, August 14th.
Please do not bring any food with you to the beach as requested by the City of Margate. Torah Study will take place each Shabbat morning at 9:15am followed by Shabbat Minyan services at 10:30am.
Join Us on July 12th to Help Rebuild New Orleans!
It's four years later - New Orleans is still suffering!!! But we're taking action and we want you to join us. Several community families, adults and teens, will travel on Sunday, July 12th to New Orleans for four days of amazing work and help in rebuilding many parts of the community.
Some of us were there helping to knock down in 2006 and this summer we'll return to build up. Now we're looking for YOU, too!!! If you think you and your teen, or just you, would want to join us please give us a call right away - we'll tell you all about it. And we'll welcome you as part of this fantastic experience in individuals, families and communities taking responsibility, one for the other.
Please join in and call... Laura Huberman (with Jason), Co-chair at 822-1395; Marcy Rosenthal (with Samantha & Jared), Co-chair at 822-2688; Karen Schwab (with Jason), Co-chair at 926-7605.
Summer Scholarship Opportunities
The Stan and Ruth Harris Fund offers scholarships to Beth Israel Religious School students who are interested in attending Camp Harlam this summer, and are in need of financial assistance. Two $300 scholarships are available annually. The Herman Pogachefsky Fund offers scholarships to Beth Israel students who wish to travel on a NFTY program, have completed Confirmation at Congregation Beth Israel and are in need of financial assistance. Two $1,000 scholarships are available annually.
Both of these funds were set up by the Harris and Pogachefsky families to honor their beloved family members. The families remember their loved ones by investing in Jewish youth programs. This is a wonderful way to memorialize those who are no longer here. Our students who have earned these scholarship opportunities and their families greatly appreciate this generosity. For applications for either scholarship, please contact the Temple office.
Email Notifications
Many of you are now receiving email from the congregation. If you are not, we must not have your email address in our database. We would love for you to be included, so send your email address to bethisrael@comcast.net and we will add you to the list.
In the near future, we will begin to send out notices when there is a death of a member of the congregation and their immediate family. If you wish for the Temple family to not be notified if there is a death in your family, please call or email us and we will keep it on file. Beth Israel is a family of families. We share our joys and our sorrows. Together we... "remain firmly rooted in the past, reaching toward the future."
Do you know what E-Scrip is?
It is an internet company that gives back to non-profit organizations. All you need to do is register your credit card. Just like Shoprite and Genuardi's, there's no cost to you. In addition, you get your "miles." If you visit their website, www.escrip.com, you can view participating merchants. Examples: Amazon.com, HomeDepot.com. The percentages vary, but anything adds to the pot. If you have not renewed your Genuardi's account, please do so. Remember e-scrip and Shoprite provide FREE money to Beth Israel!
