Yahrzeits Shabbat Spotlight the Upcoming Events
Samuel Barrabee*
Jack Isaac Bear
Lillian Berni
Albert Black*
Rose M. Broudy*
Ida Calman*
Herbert Cohen
Linda Horn Damewood*
Samuel Dokowsky*
Esther Esrick
Betty Gilner
Sandra Gilner
Fanny Gladstone*
Leopoldine Glaser*
Elliot Goldstein
Louis Goldstein*
Horace Grosshandler
Sophie Herzog*
Sidney Israel*
Solomon Samuel Leiman
Theodore Mallin
Betty Alpert Novros
Nathan Oxman*
Sara B. Reingold*
Arlene Rosenthal
Victor Shainberg*
Morris Sherman*
Stanley Silverboard
David Skalka*
Juan Rafael Travieso
Lunny Wallack*
Sidney Weintraub
Ida Zelig
Peter Zumberg*
*Denotes plaque in Memorial Alcove
We’d love to hear from you!
Reach out to us with any questions.
Amy L. Morrison - Rabbi
727-347-6136 - RabbiMorrison@TempleBeth-El.com
Tara O’Donnell - Director of Finance & Operations 727-347-6136 - Tara@TempleBeth-El.com
Jennifer Hannon - Director of Early Childhood Center 727-350-5885 - JennHannon@TempleBeth-El.com
Alexis Kelly - Raymund Family Religious School Principal 727-347-6136 - RaymundRS@TempleBeth-El.com
Tracy Nash - Bookkeeper 727-347-6136 - Bookkeeper@TempleBeth-El.com
Tovah Feld - Communications & Engagement Coordinator 727-347-6136 - Tovah@TempleBeth-El.com
Allison Fowler - Office Administrative Assistant 727-347-6136 - Allison@TempleBeth-El.com
Mike Shapiro - Temple President
727-347-6136 - President@TempleBeth-El.com
Parashat Tzav
Leviticus 6:1-8:36
March 27, 2026
Rabbi Amy L. Morrison & Joyce Liu
Rabbi Amy L. Morrison
Parashat Tzav draws us close to the quiet, steady flame on the altar, a fire that must never go out. There is something deeply human in this image. It speaks to the fragile, persistent light we each carry, even when life feels heavy or uncertain. As Passover approaches, we are invited into a sacred kind of preparation, one that reaches far beyond scrubbing counters and clearing shelves. We begin to notice what clutters our inner world. The old hurts we have packed away. The fears that rise unbidden. The stories that dim our sense of possibility.
In a community as diverse and open as ours, this journey holds many languages and meanings, yet the longing is shared. We ache for freedom. We hope for renewal. We want to believe that something within us can be gently rekindled. Parashat Tzav teaches that the fire does not sustain itself. It asks for care, for attention, for love. So do we.
As Shabbat arrives, let this be more than preparation. Let it be a turning. Choose one small space, in your home or in your heart, and tend to it with tenderness. Sit with it. Breathe into it. Honor it. Your challenge this Shabbat is to keep that flame alive, to return to it each day, and to trust that even the smallest light can guide you toward freedom.
Torah Portion Announcements
Saturday, Mar. 28
10am - Shabbat Morning Services & B’Mitzvah of Nina Zamoff
Sunday, Mar. 29
8:45am - Brotherhood Schmooze
8:45am - Sisterhood Coffee Talk
w/Jenna Gjertsen
9:30am - Sunday School
10am - Adult Hebrew Class
Monday, Mar. 30
1:30pm - Nifty Over Fifty Kayaking
Thursday, Apr. 2
6pm - 2nd Night Seder
If you are new to Temple Beth-El, welcome!
OPEN COMMUNITY CREATES ENGAGING & DIVERSE JEWISH PATHWAYS
Located in St. Petersburg on Florida's beautiful west coast, Temple Beth-El is a Reform Jewish congregation that has served this area since 1928 and is focused on strengthening relationships and making connections. We are a welcoming Reform community for Jewish and interfaith households to experience an uplifting and joyful sense of belonging as we seek to connect our members with each other and the greater community and world around us.
Parashat Tzav: Leviticus 6:1-8:36
Saturday, March 28, 2026 / 10 Nisan 5786
The five sacrifices that the priests are to perform are described. (6:1-7:38)
Limitations on the consumption of meat are delineated. (7:17-27)
Details about the ordination of Aaron and his sons as priests and the preparation of the Tabernacle as a holy place are given. (8:1-36)
Relax! God put the wiggle in children. Don’t feel you have to suppress it in our sanctuary or chapel.
Sit towards the front where it is easier for your little ones to see and hear what is happening on the Bima. They tire of seeing the backs of other’s heads.
Quietly explain our rituals and sing or clap when appropriate. Children learn liturgical behavior by copying you.
If you need to leave services with your child, do so, but please come back.
Enjoy and have a Shabbat Shalom!
Remember that the way we welcome children in synagogue directly affects the way they respond to coming to synagogue, to God, to one another. Let them know that they are welcome in this house of worship, here, at Temple Beth-El.
