We Welcome New Members and Embrace Diversity!
Are you looking to join a synagogue? We are a warm, family-friendly Reform congregation in which Jews of all denominations, dual-faith families, singles, and students are welcome.
Our multigenerational programs include culinary adventures, Torah study group, volunteer choir, book club, Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation, Adult Confirmation preparation, and social action programs.
Our members are active in a wide spectrum of social action activities to enrich and enlighten our world and our neighborhood.
Come join our Temple Family. Please contact the Temple Israel Office at (516) 239-1140 or office@tilny.org.
Calendar
Hebrew Union College offers various webinars of interest
http://huc.edu/huc-connect-2021-calendar-view
Adult Education Events, Thursday Social Gathering and HUC events-All times are EDT
June 3rd, 7:30-8:30pm
Congregational Choir Rehearsal
June 8th, 4:00pm
B’nai Mitzvah Boot Camp
June 8th, 7:30-8:30pm
Hebrew Reading Course
June 10th, 7:30pm
Social Gathering “Celebration of Rosh Chodesh, Head of the Month and New Moon”
June 11th, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Special Shabbat Service Honoring Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum
June 15th, 4:00pm
B’nai Mitzvah Boot Camp
June 15th, 7:30-8:30pm
Hebrew Reading Course
June 17th, 7:30-8:30pm
Congregational Choir Rehearsal
June 18th, 5:30 pm
Tot Shabbat
June 21st, 7:30 pm
Annual Congregational Meeting
June 22nd, 4:00pm
B’nai Mitzvah Boot Camp
June 22nd, 7:30-8:30pm
Hebrew Reading Course
June 24th, 7:30pm
Social Gathering “Book Club Discussion”
June 28th,
Shabbat in Song with Congregational Choir
June 29th, 4:00pm
B’nai Mitzvah Boot Camp
June 29th, 7:30-8:30pm
Hebrew Reading Course
June 30th – HAPPY 97th BIRTHDAY TO BEA FRANKLIN!
SAVE THE DATE:
August 5th, 7:30pm
Social Gathering “Bingo Night!”
August 19th, 7:30 pm
Social Gathering “Book Club Discussion”
If you would like to support our programs, if you know someone who would like to receive invitations to our future events or have questions about these or any temple event, please call the Temple Israel office at 516-239-1140 or please email our Executive Director, Alan Freedman, at alan.freedman@tilny.org.
We greatly appreciate your support.
Upcoming Events For This Week
The week at a Glance (All times are EDT)
Friday, June 11th – 7:00PM – Zoom Meeting – Virtual Shabbat with Rabbi Jay and Cantor Galina and honoring Rabbi Jay.
Saturday, June 12th – 9:30AM – Virtual Shabbat morning Torah Study with Cantor Galina. Cantor Galina will lead us in an enlightening and lively discussion of this week’s Torah portion and thought provoking issues of the day. Cantor Galina will guide and connect us with our sacred tunes and melodies. Together we will say the Sh’ma, the Mi Sheberach Prayer for Healing and the Kaddish for our beloved departed.
This week’s Torah portion: Korach https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/text/korach
Tuesday, June 15th – 7:30PM – Introduction to Hebrew Reading classes to be taught by Cantor Galina. Learn the shapes and sounds of the Hebrew alphabet. No background in Hebrew is required. Please email Cantor Galina at cantorgalina@gmail.com or call the office at (516) 239-1140 to register. This is a complementary class for members and friends, so please spread the word.
Wednesday, June 16th – Temple Israel, Lawrence cordially invites you to join us for a Virtual screening of the film The Untameable Kirk Douglas. The link to the film will become available on June 16th and be active for 48 hours. The film is 52 minutes in length.
Thursday, June 17th – Congregational Choir Rehearsal – 7:30PM – 8:30PM. New Choir members are always welcome to join.
Friday, June 18th – 5:30PM – Zoom Meeting – Virtual Tot Shabbat Service with Rabbi Jay, Cantor Galina and Vice President Penny Schuster.
Friday, June 18th – 7:00PM – Zoom Meeting – Virtual Shabbat with Rabbi Jay and Cantor Galina.
Torah Study is held every Saturday 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
The program begins and ends with the recitation of the Mourners Kaddish as is traditional.
All are invited to participate in our weekly Torah Study.
Please contact alan.freedman@tilny.org for access information to our programs.
If you would like to support our programs or if you know someone who would like to be invited to our future events, please call the Temple Israel office at (516) 239-1140 or please email our Executive Director, Alan Freedman at alan.freedman@tilny.org.
We greatly appreciate your engagement and support. If you will be ordering items on Amazon, please log into AmazonSmile and designate Temple Israel of Lawrence as your designated charity.
Thank you so much!
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All Temple Israel services are being held virtually using Zoom. An email will be sent out each week with a link to the Zoom virtual service. In that email, there will also be a way to phone into the Zoom virtual service if you do not own a digital device.
If you own a computer, you can download the Zoom Client. If you have an iPad or iPhone, you can download the Zoom app from the Apple App Store. If you own an Android tablet or phone, you can download the Zoom app from Google Play.