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Welcome
TBE Upcoming Events
Mark your calendars!






Deadlines
 
DEADLINES for FORMS & RSVP's
 
Please send  email RSVP's to donna.rivera@templebethel.com.
Please return forms to TBE: 16225 Winkler Road, Fort Myers, FL 33908
 
  • Lunch & Learn – September 3rd at Sunshine Café – RSVP by Friday, August 29th
  • Book of Remembrance Yizkor Form – deadline September 2nd
  • New Members Open House “Bagel Buffet” – September 7th  at TBE – RSVP by: September 4th
  • Mommy & Me – September 8th – Registration by September 5th
  • Friday Night Rock’s Family Shabbat Dinner September 12 - Return forms with payment by September 10
  • Babysitting Servies Form – return ASAP
  • Jr. Congregation Services – register with Dale Cohen, 433-9808. Deadline Monday, September 15th
  • Simchat Torah Celebration Form – deadline October 15th



Yizkor Books
 

Deadline is approaching – September 2!…..remember your loved one(s) and submit your form.   Please allow us time to publish The Book of Remembrance.

BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE YIZKOR FORM
 
YOM KIPPUR 5769 - OCTOBER 9, 2008
 
This new change will be replacing the Yellow Yizkor card and the reading of our Loved Ones’ names during the Service.

Please download the form and return it to the Temple Office



Adult Education
 
Adult Education
Lunch & Learn Series
 
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at Sunshine Café
At 12:00 p.m.
Location: Sunshine Seafood Café
8750 Gladiolus Drive
(Across from Sweet Bay Shopping Center on Winkler)
489-2233
$10.00 per person which includes:
A healthy lunch entree, soft drink, dessert, tax and tip
 
Rosh Hashanah is coming:  Do you know how to repent?

Seating is limited to the first 50 people to sign up –
Please RSVP to Donna in the Temple office at: 433-0018
OR
E-mail donna.rivera@templebethel.com

Future Lunch and Learn Sessions
  • Monday, October 13, 2008 in the TBE Sukkah
  • Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Sunshine Café
  • Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Sunshine Café
  • Wednesday, January 7, 2009 location to be announced
  • Wednesday, February 11, 2009 location to be announced
  • Wednesday, March 18, 2009 location to be announced
  • Wednesday, April 15, 2009 location to be announced
  • Wednesday, May 6, 2009 location to be announced



Adult Choir
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Please join us for
 
“A Walk Through Kabbalat Shabbat”
Wednesday evening September 10th at 7:30 P.M.
 
We’ll discuss the details of the service we enjoy each Friday evening.
Who chose which prayers and which melodies we use?
Who created them?
What is traditional and what isn’t?
 
Hope to see everyone there.
 
Joe & Lynn


Adult Choir
Thursday, September 4, 2008
at 7:00 p.m.



Religious School
 
FROM THE DESK OF DALE COHEN
  
"B'rucheem Habaeem" (Welcome Back) to Religious School which will begin this Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.
We are excited to see all of the children, and look forward to getting to know our new students, and become reacquainted with our regulars!

We also want to invite all of our parents to come to our welcoming assembly,
which will begin at 11:20 am in the Sanctuary until 12:00 noon.

We look forward to a great year, and are eager to see all of you!

Religious School
Wednesdays - 5:00 PM
Sundays - 9:00 AM



Mommy and Me
 
Temple Beth El
Mommy & Me
Grand Opening Day – September 8, 2008
at 10:30-11:15 a.m.

For additonal information please contact Dale or Donna at 433-0018.
OR
Email: (Dale) dale.cohen@templebethel.com
(Donna) donna.rivera@templebethel.com

MOMMY & ME WISH LIST
Do you have the following items?
Sieves
Measuring Spoons
Measuring Cups
Toy Cars
Funnels
Sponges
Small Water Bottles
Tongs
Spray Bottles
Aquatic Animals
Plastic Green Grass
Plastic Turtles
Plastic Aligators
Plastic Hippos
Plastic Bunnies
Plastic Worms
Plastic Dogs
Plastic Cats
Plastic Girls
Plastic Boys
Plastic Cars
Plastic Fire
Plastic People
Contact Paper
Feathers
Doll Clothes
Small Scrub Brushes
Blocks
Laundry Soap Lids
Plastic Salt and Pepper Shakers
Plastic Dump Truck
Plastic Shovel
Baby Washcloths
Plastic Fruits and Vegetables
Parent Magazines
Plastic dinosaurs
Plastic Eggs
Plastic Boats
Plastic Worms
Plastic Boats
Plastic Spoons
Children's Wooden Logs
Wooden Puzzles
Tissue Paper
Sponges
Plastic Baby Bottles
Cotton Balls
Chilldren's Rake
Plastic Shoe Box
Laundry Basket
Food Coloring
Sea Shells
Plastic Carrots
Small Roller Brushes
Margarine Tubs
Plastic MIni Flower Pots
Plastic Mustard and Ketchup Bottles
Trucks




Tot Shabbat
 
Tot Shabbat 
Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
 
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Saturday. December 13, 2008
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009


Junior Congregation
Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
 
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Mandatory Attendance
All students Grades 4-7th must attend seven services.



Friday Night Rocks
 
Friday Night Rock’s
Shabbat Dinner at 6:30
Service at 7:30
 
Friday, September 12, 2008
*Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Friday, January 16, 2008
Friday, February 13, 2008
Friday. March 13, 2008
Friday, May 1, 2008
Friday, May 29, 2008—Confirmation
 
*Tuesday, October 21st due to the holiday of 
Simchat Torah, dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. Service at
7:00 p.m.



HHD Newsletter
 

The High Holiday Newsletter will be mailed shortly.
Please be advised of the following forms included in the Newsletter:
 
  • Babysitting Services (return by September 15th)
  • Simchat Torah Celebration – Dinner and Service (return by October 15th)
  • Yizkor Form (return by September 2nd)
  • High Holy Day Appeal

Start the New Year help sponsor our Oneg on September 26, 2008
in honor of our newly remodeled Dubin Center.
 
Members in good standing may purchase guest tickets for their out of town children, parents and grandchildren. Tickets will be available in the office after August 25th at the cost of $50.00 per ticket.
 
Visitor tickets may be purchased in the office at the cost of $150.00 per ticket.
 
Please plan ahead return forms and purchase all guest and visitor tickets in advance.



Entertainment Book
 
TO ALL MEMBERS
The new Entertainment books will be available sometime next month.
It is an improved book with more opportunities for savings.
Because of new procedures, we ask you to pre-order your books.
Please call Paul Tenenbaum @ 590-6774
OR e-mail: maripaulten@comcast.net and indicate the number
of books you wish to receive.
Price is still $30.00 each.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.



Friday Night Services
 
COME JOIN US FOR SHABBAT SERVICE


Friday, September 5, 2008  at 7:30 p.m.



Torah Study
 

Saturday, September 6, 2008
9:15 am



Sisterhood
 
Our Sisterhood's MahJongg Committee is requesting your help
in replacing some of the card tables
they have been using for the tournaments.
 
Please support this very successful Sisterhood project
by sending a donation to the Temple.
 
Please make your checks payable to:

Sisterhood

with the notation, “MahJongg card tables on the check.”
 
Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Mah Jongg Tournaments
September 10, 2008
November 12, 2008
Temple Beth El
9:00 AM
16225 Winkler Road, Fort Myers, Florida
Fee: $30
click on the Mah Jongg tab to download forms



Social Action
 

Temple Beth-El Social Action Committee Presents
 
"My Grandfather Kept Silent But I Cannot"
A Third Generation German Offers a Perspective on his Hometown of Nuremberg, Germany
During World War II and Now

 
Tom Schmechtig, English Speaking Tour Guide to Thousands
will be visiting us in Ft. Myers in October.
Tom tells us that "Every German has his or her personal war history."
Come hear his.

 
Date:  Sunday, October 12, 2008
 Time:  9:30 a.m.

Breakfast – provided by Glenn Pomerantz – Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens

        10:00 a.m.  Tom Schmechtig – Speaker
 
Place:  Alvin Dubin Center and Temple Sanctuary
           16225 Winkler Road
            Ft. Myers  33908
 
Admission Fee:  Please bring either a new infant or baby item for our Beth-El for Babies Clothing Drive, or a monetary donation to the Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida that will be used to provided transportation grants to Lee County School for students to visit the museum.
 
This program is open to the community from ages 12 and up
 
RSVP:  Sharon Cohn--948-8345
            Barbara Gribin--466-3900


Beth EL U
 
BETH EL U
 at 7:00 p.m.
 
The Kings of Ancient Israel:
The Good, The Bad and The Beheaded

November Session
Monday, November 3, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
 
March Session
Monday, March 9, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009



Men's Club
  

 

 

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