THE NEXT MARVIN WEXLER SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE
 WEEKEND WILL BE
NOVEMBER 19, 20, AND 21, 2010
with
Dr. Lawrence A. Hoffman

Click here for more information on Dr. Hoffman

Your support of the Marvin Wexler Scholar in Residence Fund helps us bring nationally recognized educators to our community.  Please consider making a donation.

Contact the office at (914) 631-1770 or mail us a check, payable to Temple Beth Abraham with "Wexler SIR Fund" on the memo line

Monday, October 4, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Congregant Audrey Gelfand, PhD, will facilitate the discussion, 'Parenting a Jewish Teen'

Please RSVP to Melissa Baer or the Temple Office at (914) 631-1770

One Tuesday each month we will have a luncheon program at Temple Beth Abraham. All are welcome. You do not need to be a member of Temple Beth Abraham to attend.
Lunch and Learn programs run from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (but sometimes run a bit longer).
We will serve a catered, dairy lunch at all Lunch and Learn Events.
Lunch is $5 per person. Non-members are asked to make an additional donation.
Please RSVP to Melissa Baer or the Temple Office at (914) 631-1770, so we know how many lunches to order.

Upcoming programs:

July 13, 2010	Michael Berkowitz, Jewish Humor
August 10, 2010	High Holiday Music and discussion with Cantor Goldberg
October 12, 2010	Timely Topics discussion with Rabbi Holtz or Cantor Goldberg
November 9, 2010	Stefani Cohen, LCSW, Writing an Ethical Will
December 14, 2010	Timely Topics discussion with Rabbi Holtz or Cantor Goldberg
January 11, 2011	Timely Topics discussion with Rabbi Holtz or Cantor Goldberg
February 8, 2011	Timely Topics discussion with Rabbi Holtz or Cantor Goldberg
March 8, 2011	Timely Topics discussion with Rabbi Holtz or Cantor Goldberg
April 12, 2011	Timely Topics discussion with Rabbi Holtz or Cantor Goldberg
May 10, 2011	Timely Topics discussion with Rabbi Holtz or Cantor Goldberg
June 14, 2011	Timely Topics discussion with Rabbi Holtz or Cantor Goldberg

All Wednesday night lectures and workshops take place in the Cocktail area from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM and are free of charge to temple members, unless otherwise noted. A donation of $10 per person is suggested for non-members, Click on the program title to see a flyer with more details.

November 3, 2010, 7:30 PM	Colonel David Everett, Patriotism and Faith Here is an article from the Larchmont Gazette about Col. Everett
December 8, 15, 22, 2010, 7:00 PM	Gerry Hecht, A Tour of Torah
January 5, 2011, 7:00 PM	Stefani Cohen, LCSW, Writing an Ethical Will
January 26, February 2, 9, 2011, 7:30 PM	Cantor Miranda Beckenstein, Jews in America
March 2, 9, 16, 2011, 7:30 PM	Rabbi Justin, Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean
March 23, 30, April 6, 2011, 7:00 PM	Gerry Hecht, Let Me Put You In The Tal-Mood
May 18, 25, 2011, 7:00 PM	Rabbi Justin, Gerry Hecht, A Serious Man (wk 1 movie; wk 2 discussion)

Please RSVP to Melissa Baer or the Temple Office at (914) 631-1770. For most courses, it is not necessary to attend all sessions--you can attend one or multiple sessions.

Several Sundays throughout the year will we bring you notable speakers on Jewish topics.
Bagels, cream cheese, coffee, etc. will be available for purchase at S2Kafe.
All Sunday Programs take place in the Social Hall from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM, unless otherwise noted.

 

February 6, 2011

Judith Warner, author, We’ve Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medicaiton

Please RSVP to Melissa Baer or the Temple Office at (914) 631-1770.

TBA BOOK CLUB

Sharon DeLevie moderates these bi-monthly discussions.

The Book Club's next meeting is

October 8, 2010 at 10:00 - 11:30 AM

in the cocktail area.

We will discuss one book per meeting.

The club will read books with Jewish themes.

The selection for October is

The Frozen Rabbi by Steve Stern

Click Here to purchase through Amazon.com

(TBA receives 5% - 10% of your purchases at Amazon.com if you use the link above.)

Please RSVP by calling 631-1770 or send an email to Melissa Baer to let us know you will attend!

click here for flyer

November 7, 2010

10 AM - 1 PM (Temple Members and Guests)

1:30 PM - 4 PM (General Public)

Bible Stories for Adults II
Led by Rabbi Holtz
8 Monday Evenings at 8:15 pm
October 11, November 8, December 20, 2010
January 24, February 14, March 14, April 11, and May 16, 2011

Join us for one, a few, or the whole series. No previous experience needed! Just come and enjoy.   (flyer)

September 4, 2010 7:00 PM Program, & 9:45 PM Service	Selichot (High Holyday Preparation)
June 7, 2011 9:30 PM	Tikkun L'eil Shavuot (Shavuot Evening Study)

January 18, 25, February 1, and 8, 2011

° Participants will delve deeply into the structure and design of Shabbat Services.
° You will learn how services are put together and run.
° You will have opportunities to participate in the creation and running of services later in the year.
° Please RSVP to Melissa Baer or the Temple Office at (914) 631-1770

October 6, 13 and 20 at 7:30 PM
at the Greenburgh Hebrew Center
515 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Donation: $25 Series / Individual Film $10
Rabbi Holtz is the discussion leader for the second film -
Of Stars and Shamrocks: Boston's Jews and Irish on October 13th

Pre-registration is required
Click here for full brochure and registration form

Rabbi Holtz leads a class every Wednesday morning in the library from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.  The class goes at its own pace through the Five Books of Moses in English.  No previous knowledge is required and you can join in at any point in the cycle.

The conservative Shabbat service begins at 9:00 AM every Saturday morning and includes a lively, interactive Torah discussion before reading the Torah.  Everyone an get involved-no prior experience is needed.

 

Meets regularly on Monday nights, 8:15 PM in the Reform Sanctuary. 

Cantor Margot Goldberg leads the Choir.

The beautiful voices of this group enhance our worship in the Reform sanctuary. Purim rehearsals begin in December, 2010

For more information, contact Cantor Margot at cantor@tba-ny.org or (914) 631-1770.

 

Friday, October 22, November 21, 2010 and January 21, 2011 8:00 PM
 

On October 22 and November 21 we will introduce the Mishkan T'filah prayer book at Shabbat Services.
These services will help newcomers and veterans alike learn more about Shabbat worship and become familiar with the new books.
On January 21, we will have a special dedication service for the Mishkan T'filah.

Click here for the latest Adult Education flyer as it appeared in the June bulletin.

The Adult Education Committee is dedicated to providing congregants and members of the public the opportunity to further their Jewish education, enabling them to use their  knowledge for the benefit of our Temple family and the entire community.

 

We hope you have enjoyed some of the programs we have offered this year.

Support of the Adult Education Fund makes it possible for us to continue and expand our programming.

 

Please make donations payable to Temple Beth Abraham and write "Adult Ed" on the memo line

Thank you!