Shabbat Services:
All Friday night services are at 7:30 pm year 'round. During the summer we worship on the patio when weather allows.

We use the Gates Of Prayer prayerbook, and an Oneg Shabbat follows the service.

The first Friday of each month, September through June, is designated as a Family Shabbat service which is enhanced with the voices of our children's choir.

The third Friday evening of each month, September through June, includes a Torah service enhanced by our adult choir led by Soloist, Robin Sills and accompanied by organist, Richard Sills.

Torah Study will meet on Sundays, July 11, 18, 25 and August 1, 8 and 15 at 10 am.

Havdallah services are held periodically throughout the year when we are celebrating a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. The Congregation is welcome. Please check the Calendar for dates and times.

Torah Tots
Torah Tots is a newly-formed group at Temple Beth Elohim, introducing children aged 2-4 to Judaism. Children, accompanied by parents or other family members, meet at 9:00 am on designated Sundays. We begin in the Sanctuary with a brief lesson with Rabbi Acrish and music with Temple soloist Robin Sills. We then end our time together with a holiday-related project and a snack. Any child who is NOT eligible for kindergarten in September 2010 is invited to come to Torah Tots. If your child is starting Kindergarten in September 2010, he or she should be enrolled in our Preschool/Kindergarten class. We welcome all interested families - Temple affiliation is not required. We look forward to seeing you! All are invited. Please contact the Temple office, 845 279-4585 to enroll your child. There is no fee for this program.

Dates: will reume in the Fall.

From the Worship Committee Co-Chair
Ava Saperstein

In this world of time constraints I have always envied the Orthodox Jew who at sundown on Friday until sunset on Saturday observed Shabbat by a cessation of work and dealing with worldly matters and stopped to rest and become refreshed for the week ahead. As reform Jews we struggle with the choices we have to make regarding Shabbat. Do we let our children go to the dance or do we insist they attend services? Do we work? In this age of technology we don't even have to leave the house to be "at our office." Our world is not the world of the Torah and Reform Jews redefine Shabbat rest. Watching our children play soccer can be Shabbat for us ... enjoying a movie or reading a book. Maybe Shabbat can't be 24 hours for us. There isn't enough time in the week for everything.

Some of us attend Friday night services and for those few hours that is our Shabbat. I have spoken to others who just do something a little different to differentiate Shabbat from the rest of the week. I am fortunate enough at this stage of my life to be able to create a little more time for Shabbat. For me Shabbat begins on Friday evenings when I attend services. It continues on Shabbat morning when I go to torah study and Shabbat morning services. For the most part my Shabbat usually ends by noon on Saturday. Shabbat is a gift that I give to myself. Time can be a prisoner. One friend told me they had Shabbat dinner on Wednesday. It was the only time that the whole family could sit down for a meal.

What I wish for all of you is that you find your "Shabbat", that you find a little time during your week to stop and rest. To bless your families and thank a higher power for all that you have. Please join with us and experience Shabbat with your Temple family.

From the URJ

Family Shabbat Table Talk

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