Temple Beth-El
of City Island
"your shul by the sea"

 (Updated on 2/26/2010)

                                          
Passover Seder Planned for 2nd Night

SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA

   On Friday, March 5th,  Temple Beth-El of C.I. will join with hundreds of synagogues across the continent for the 14th annual Shabbat Across America.
   Prior to the service we'll have a traditional chicken dinner at 6 pm at Your Shul by the Sea. RSVP (for dinner) by Thursday, March 4th. Please call Bob Berent at 718-885-3098. Take part in this historic national Jewish event to celebrate what unifies all Jews — Shabbat!
   Also call for info about Passover.

Rabbi Shohama will conduct her next Kabbalat Shabbat service on Friday, March 12th. 
-                                                        --Bob Berent

                         The Ancient Jewish Ecological Festival (Tu B'Shevat) updated at Temple Beth-El of C.I.          Photos by Bob Berent

"Freedom Sabbath" on Martin Luther King's Birthday
                                                                                                                      by Joe Stern

 On January 15th,
The Dance The Word Ministry of  Canaan  Baptist  Church regaled Temple Beth-El of C.I. as  we  celebrated  a  special "Freedom"  Sabbath  service on  Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday.
    Dr. King's birthday coincided with the Torah portion telling of the first set of plagues and the Jews' exodus out of slavery in Egypt.
     The "Freedom" Shabbos Service was led by Reb David Markus and joined by Rabbinic Pastor David Daniel Klipper, Canter Elaine Faver and Reverend David Francis of Canaan Baptist Church.
     Dance The Word Ministry performed two selections that were truly divine. (The entire service was truly inspiring.)
    The dance ministry celebrated their tenth anniversary last November
in a concert featuring the entire ministry and groups from seven other churches.



Our Temple's Logo

hand crafted by Paul Klein in Sterling Silver,
Gold
or a combination of both.
As a Pendant or Pin.
Contact Paul at
917-841-9317

For Simcha Leaves
on our Tree Of Life
or Memorial Plaques

contact
Mort Ellis, Secretary
718-885-2820

     Purim will be celebrated with our annual play about Esther, with props, costumes, audience participation, and of course hamentashen; a big shindig on Sunday, February 28th. Do plan on joining us.

  Temple Beth-El of CI                Shohama Wiener, Rabbi            Nan Kaplan, President              Mort Ellis, Secretary
480 City Island Ave                                  914-636-2504                            718-885-2445                          718-885-2820
P.O. Box 188   
City Island, NY 10464                        or email us at   Shul.bythesea @ verizon.net