The Charlotte Jewish News -January 2013 - Page 11
Temple Beth El Continues 70th Celebra
tion with Weekend of Lifelong Learning
Friday and Saturday, February 8-9
Rabbi Jeremy Barras
As Temple Beth eelebrates its
seven deeades of learning, we in
vite baek as Sadie Levin Seholars-
in-Residenee Rabbi Jeremy
Barras and Rabbi Mieah Sbeiffer
to further open the wellspring of
wisdom within our Torah.
On Friday night, at a speeial 7
PM Shabbat serviee, our guest
rabbis will lead a sermon in dia
logue entitled “Mishpatim - The
Laws of Lifelong Learning.”
On Saturday morning, at our
Congregational Shabbat Work
shops from 9-10:15 am. Rabbis
Barras and Streiffer will lead a
study of saered texts entitled “An-
eient Midrash and Modem
Midrash: Finding ourselves in
Jewish Texts.” A Congregational
Braneh will follow ($8/members
and $10/non-members). We will
then move into our annual Arthur
Tirsun Edueational Shabbat hon
oring our eommunity edueators,
whieh this year will be integrated
into our Congregational Shabbat
morning serviee.
On Saturday evening, our eher-
ished rabbis of the past will lead
us in a diseussion and moving
Havdalah eeremony from 5-6 PM.
Building upon their strengths, the
program will be entitled “Rabbi
Barras and Rabbi Streiffer Clas-
sie: Wine and Song, Flumor and
Warmth.”
This Weekend of Lifelong
Learning is eo-ehaired by Barbara
Temple Beth El Presents Its
16th Annual Comparative
Religion Series
After Life: A Beginning or An End?
Tuesday Evenings, January 22-
February 26
Can one’s status ehange during
the After Life? Are there rewards
and punishments during After
Life for your aetions in this life?
People of all faiths ask these uni
versal questions, whieh are just
two of the eompelling questions
we will address as part of Temple
Beth El’s 16th Annual Compara
tive Religion Series. This winter,
several edueators and religious
leaders will diseuss the sourees of
their respeetive faith’s teaehings
on the After Life. The sessions
will run from 7-9 PM on Tuesday
evenings. The speaker sehedule is
as follows. For more information,
see www.beth-el.eom or eall 704-
969-1948.
* January 22: Rabbi Judy
Sehindler, Temple Beth El, and
Rabbi Chanoeh Oppenheim,
Charlotte Torah Center - Wel-
eome and Overview, Jewish per-
speetive
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BETH EL
* January 29: J. Daniel White,
PhD, Assoeiate Professor and Di-
reetor of Undergraduate Studies at
UNC Charlotte - Hindu perspee-
tive
* Febraary 5: Imam John Ed-
erer, Muslim Ameriean Soeiety of
Charlotte - Islamie perspeetive
* February 12: Ryusho Jeffus,
Shonin, Myosho-ji Wonderful
Voiee Buddhist Temple - Bud
dhist perspeetive
* February 19: Pastors Russ
and Amy Jaeks Dean, Park Road
Baptist Chureh - Christian per
speetive
* Febmary 26: Brand Hosford
and Jay Heilpem, The Chureh of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Gastonia Stakes Center - Mor
mon perspeetive
* Mareh 5: Snow date. ^
Temple Beth El Religious School
Invites Jewish Children
Experience Vacation Torah
School - Summer 2013
Week 1 - June 24-28
Week 2 - July 8-12
Come to Temple Beth El for
fun in the sun this summer at Va-
eation Torah Sehool.
Join us for two weeks of Torah
stories, Tefillah, erafts, eooking,
daneing, songs, and more. Week 1
we will tap into our inner kings
and queens as we learn about
“The Jewish Royals.” Week 2 we
will travel through the Torah on a
fabulous “Jewish Torah Journey.”
Vaeation Torah Sehool will be
staffed by our talented sehool fae-
ulty and madriehim (teen assis
tants). Register for one or two
weeks. More information is avail
able at www.beth-el.eom or in the
TBE Religious Sehool offiee at
704-749-3046.
* Ages: Rising Kindergarten to
Rising 3rd Grade
* Fee: $165 per week for TBE
members, $210 per week for non
members
* Sehedule: Monday-Friday,
9:15AM-12:15 PM. «
Rabbi Micah Streiffer
and Dr. Lenny Feld and Andrea
and Howard Seidler. For more in
formation, please eall 704-366-
1948 or see www.beth-el.eom. To
make reservations for the Satur
day morning eongregational
bruneh, go to www.beth-
el.eom/RSVP. ^
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BETH EL
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