chai from b et h el APRI L 2020 I SSUE 24
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VIRTUAL SHABBAT SERVICE As we settle in our homes for the month of April, Beth El will continue to stream our Friday evening Shabbat service. T he service will begin at 7pm on Friday, April 3, 10, 17 and 24. We are also tentatively scheduling May 1 as well. Our clergy will continue to read our weekly yahrzeit list before reciting kaddish during these virtual gatherings. I f you need to change the date your loved one's name is read, please email admin@betheltx.org with your date preference. Click here on Friday evenings to join Rabbi Sholklapper and Cantor Waghalter for our virtual Shabbat service. You can also call in by telephone to hear the service live. Dial this number 346- 248- 7799; T he meeting I D is 572 650 9949.
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DO I T YOURSEL F HAGAGADAH Making your own Haggadah with HAGGADOT.COM is easy! T housands of options for blessings, artwork, translations, songs, activities and more. Mix and match, download and print at home. Haggadot.com appreciates donations prior to downloading. A CHOCOL AT E SEDER HAGGADAH Every year at Passover, we hold a seder (a meal with an ?order?), retelling the story of the hardships the Jewish people faced in their escape from slavery to freedom. T he chocolate seder is a special way to get ready for Passover and reminds us that freedom is sweet. T he seder has 15 steps, and you can practice each one, substituting sweets for the traditional Passover foods! Read more... FREE PRI NT ABL E HAGGADAH T he MezuzahStore.com has a FREE printable Haggadah with tradtional Hebrew text with a full English translation. I t also includes transliteration (Hebrew spelled in English letters) for the main blessings and songs for the seder. Download here...
VIRTUAL 2ND NIGHT SEDER Come join Beth El's Virtual 2nd Night Passover Seder on April 9th. T his is a wonderful way to celebrate Passover as a community. L ed by Cantor Waghalter and Michele Croft. T ime: 6:00 PM. - 7 PM We will provide the Haggadah, tunes and fellowship! Join us as will raise our four glasses of wine, make a hillel sandwich, discuss the passover symbols and retell the Passover story.
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VIRTUAL PASSOVER CHALLENGE Have you ever want ed t o par t icipat e in t he t el evision show chopped? Her e is your chance t o j oin us vir t ual l y as we have our ver y own Passover ver sion of chopped!
Monday, Apr il 13, 2020 - 6:30 PM Fr om 6:30 - 7:00 you wil l have t he oppor t unit y t o cr eat e your dish. Thr oughout t his hal f hour t r ivia quest ions wil l be asked. 7:00 Cont est ant s wil l show and expl ain t he ingr edient s in t he dish.
Awar ds wil l be given f or t he f ol l owing cat egor ies: Best Looking ~ Most Cr eat ive ~ I wish I wer e t her e t o t ast e it
You do not need t o cr eat e a dish t o par t icipat e. Come j oin t he f un and be par t of our vir t ual communit y! Pl ease RSVP if you want t o par t icipat e in t he cr eat ion of t he dish. It wil l be somet hing t hat you can make wit h it ems you have in your homes.
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Congregat ion Bet h El Religious School Spring is typically when we plant our gardens, flowers and trees. This spring we have had to cultivate a variety of new and different learning activities for our Religious School students. In a recent sermon, Rabbi Sholklapper mentioned that we all have thorns and roses in our lives. I would like to take time to smell the roses and focus on what has begun to blossom during this time. - Online classes started on March 22. There have been two sessions each week. One for Kinder through third grade. One for fourth through seventh grade. - Our classes start with a song, survey or a quick engagement item. - We have a modified service. - We have been learning about Passover through Kahoot, surveys and discussions. - We have a little Hebrew; UTube has been helping us with the four questions. The song even has the words in Hebrew for us to follow along! - We have had time for discussions. - We have had a non-tech component as well. The students are asked to do something as a family and then send a picture. - Students can bring their pets and we do not have to worry about allergies!
While this is not the ideal situation for all of us, we are finding the rose petals. The biggest rose is that our children still feel that they are part of the Religious School community. They are excited to see each other every week. They want to share and are engaged! Please remember to look for and take time to smell the roses in your own lives!
Congregat ion Bet h El Preschool CBE Preschool has been up and running enjoying our children and their families online. Our wonderful Nickels family has organized weekly Tot Shabbats on Zoom which has been so much fun. Pre-K has been having lessons on Zoom with Ms. Gabrielle and Ms. Aliyah and our Toddlers have been working on their curriculum with Ms. Marcia?s at home lesson plans. Our music teacher, Ms. Carolyn is having Tot Havdallah with our little ones which is always a relaxing and wonderful way to start the week, especially during these turbulent times. We had our first drive-by caravan. Our teachers visited all of our students driving by their homes. We exchanged smiles, laughs and it was really nice to exchange verbal conversation even from our cars with the kids. Our students made posters, artwork and even serenaded the teachers with homemade drums. It was a fabulous day. We will be having another drive-by for our students in the Greatwood area. Although challenging at times the preschool has been maintaining connections with our preschoolers and their families. Hopefully, we will have a Passover Hang out and programming for the rest of the year as best we can. From all of us at CBE preschool Happy Passover to everyone. We love and miss our CBE Community. Please stay safe and healthy.
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APRIL Apr il 3
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Dean Krantz
Alan Morgan
Beau Newlin
Cyndee Satter
Apr il 19
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Apr il 12
Geoff Kaplan
Shawn Gartzman
Rabbi Ariel Sholklapper
Robert Simoneaux
David Satter
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Blanca Feldman
Andrea Croft
Mark Meyerson
Carol Schorn
John Hernandez
Cherie Steinberg Apr il 5 Sheldon Neider Apr il 9 Peter Allen
Apr il 10 Beverly Lestz Lauren Steinberg
Apr il 29 Apr il 16
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Ryan Gartzman
Rachel Schneider
Jonathan Elitzky
Amy Jerauld
Melissa Cohen-Nickels
Apr il 4 - Dwight & Kimberly Janoff Apr il 6 - George Starkschall & Frada Boxer Apr il 9 - Rob & Jessica Sherman Apr il 11 - Eugene Castorina & Danielle Ray
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Apr il 18 - Ralph & Sharon Mothner
APRIL YAHRZEITS Apr il 1
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Max Must
Eugene Mullin
Stanley Spiegel
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Roy Spiegel
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Marcus Hochman
Helen Finkelstein
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Rachel Davis
Ida Tatar
Richard Jaffee
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Erna Stern
Steven Lee Rosen
Marjean Rembert
Joseph Rosky
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Fred Bronstein
Irving Lichtenstein
Erv Shulkin Lillian Mellman Apr il 7 Samuel Panansky Foster R. Lowenthal Apr il 8 Carol Starkschall
Shirley Albert Apr il 19 Gertrude Golden
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Apr il 29 Morris Goldman
Jerry Seligson
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Don D'entremont
Joseph Maurice Asnes
Ruth Cohen Apr il 30 Regina Osher Morris Wolch
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The Bites in Fort Bend committee is hoping to announce a NEW date for the 2020 tasting event soon. As we are all staying home and caring for ourselves and our families, we encourage you to visit our participating restaurants who are offering orders TO GO and/ or Delivery. Antonia's Italian Ristorante - 281.265.4000 - 4849 Sweetwater Boulevard Berryhill Baja Grill - 832.724.8155 - 13703 SW Fwy BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - 281.242.0400 - 2231 Hwy 6 CoCo Crepes, Waffles & Coffee - 281.207.6540 - 13533 University Blvd #200 Corelli's Italian Cafe - 281.491.8900 - 3229 Hwy 6 Dumar's Mediterranean Grill - 281.313.1893 - 4518 Hwy 6 Fadi's Mediterranean Grill - 281.313.3144 - 716 Hwy 6 Fajita Pete's - 346.304.2412 - 6144 Sienna Ranch Rd Ste 700 Grimaldi's Coal Brick-Oven Pizzeria - 281.265.2280 - 16535 Southwest Fwy #2500 Heaven in a Jar Desserts - 832.406.6721 - 3159B Hwy 6 77478 Japaneiro's Sushi Bistro & Latin Grill - 281.242.1121 - 2168 Texas Drive Kenny and Ziggy's New York Deli - 713.871.8883 - 2327 Post Oak Blvd La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe - 281.494.4400 - 2675 Town Center Blvd N Nikoz Fusion Grill - 281.313.0325 - 16754 SW Fry Off the Vine Bistro & Wine Bar - 281.242.4186 - 2865 Dulles Ave Outback Steakhouse - 281.980.4329 - 12559 Southwest Freeway Pacific Coast Tacos - 281.980.0403 - 1525 Lake Pointe Parkway, #600 Pepperoni's - 713.503.3208 - 3721 Highway 6 S Piada Italian Street Food - 281.491.0603 - 1930 Highway 6 Raizes Mexican Kitchen - 281.969.5211 - 345 Dulles Ave The Sweet Boutique Bakery - 281.302.5374 - 2270 Lonestar Zoe's Kitchen - 281.277.6215 - 2260 Lone Star Dr
Bonim Unit is for campers in 1st and 2nd grade
Shorashim and Niviim Units are for campers in 3rd and 4th grade
Kohanim and Shoftim Units are for campers in 5th and 6th grade
Greene Family Camp?s newest virtual experience, K?Far Time! In Hebrew, K?far means village. While we cannot be together physically, our new ?K?far Time? experience will allow our campers to gather virtually through age-specific social hang-outs and programs. Over the summer and at our weekend events, our campers end their night with ?K?far Time,? gathering with their friends and counselors outside their cabins to chat, laugh, and enjoy quality time together. Now, while we are not currently at camp, we are bringing K?far time to YOU. GFC and NFTY-TOR will host K?far Time for your campers?units. This will be a chance for your campers to meet and spend time with other campers who will be in their unit (age-group) this summer, and to connect with friends new and old. At GFC, we believe that # CampFriendsAreTheBestFriends, and ?K?far Time? is a chance to create and grow these friendships before summer even begins! The table below provides important information about each K?far Time and a button to access the virtual experience! Hang out with your unit one time or every time! It?s up to you!
Melachim and S?ganim Units are for campers in 7th and 8th grade
Kibbutz Unit is for campers in 9th grade
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