High Holy Day Prayer Book
Calling all High Holy Day Prayer Books…You can return your copies of Gates of Repentance to the temple THIS Sunday:9:00-11:00 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Or call the temple office to make arrangements for drop-off.
Congegational Life
Lunch ‘n’ Learn Schedule for 2020-21
Zoom ‘n Lunch ‘n Learn Schedule for 2020-21
Zoom ‘n Lunch ‘n Learn with the Rabbi and Friends…
Tuesday – Sept. 15th – Noon
“The Book of Jonah through the Artist’s Lens” Zoom link will be included in next week’s News…
Many thanks to Linda Kramer and Charlotte Feldman for organizing our lunches; it is so helpful…. and appreciated. Please note these dates for Lunch n’ Learn with the Rabbi and Friends, as we prepare for the coming year…
- Tuesday – Sept. 14th
- Wednesday – Oct. 14th
- Thursday – Nov. 19th
- Tuesday – Dec. 15th
- Thursday – Jan. 28th – Tu B’Shevat Seder
- Tuesday – Feb. 16th
- Wednesday – March 17th Thursday – April 13th Tuesday – May 18th Wednesday – June 16th
Order Your Challah
Order your Round Raisin Challahs for the “High Challah-days”
Once again this year we have made arrangements with Blackbird Bakery in Lakewood (1391 Sloane Ave Lakewood 44107)
to make Round Raisin Challahs for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. They will be available at $5.50 each.
Call Blackbird to reserve your challah: 216-712-6599
and pick it up by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18th (for Erev Rosh HaShanah) and Sunday, Sept. 29th (for Yom Kippur).
Check out their website for a listing of all their delicacies: http://www.blackbirdbaking.com
RAC Civic Engagement Campaign
We’re counting down the days until Election Day, and with less than 100 days until November 3, there’s still a lot more work to be done to ensure that every eligible voter is able and ready to cast their ballot. The Reform Movement’s 2020 Civic Engagement Campaign has brought together Reform Jews from across the United States to mobilize voters, educate and empower young and first-time voters, and work to combat voter suppression. If you haven’t yet joined in this work, there’s still time to make an impact.Here are some ways you can get involved right now and help get out the vote:
- Sign-up to join the campaign: You’ll be the first to know about action items, resources, and webinars.
- Get involved in your state project: Make change in your own community by joining us locally in California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
- Attend our weekly Civic Engagement Campaign calls: Each Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET, learn about different aspects of the campaign, ask questions, and hear from other members of the Reform Jewish community who are deeply engaged in this work.
- Phone bank with our partners from Reclaim Our Vote: We’re reaching out to low-propensity voters of Color in states with restrictive voting laws.
Teens, you can also get involved! Here are some ways that high school and college students can make the most impact in their communities:
- Attend weekly office hours: Ask questions about our civic engagement work and share ideas with other student activists.
- Apply for the RAC Teen Justice Fellowship: You’ll learn about advocacy and Judaism and gain the skills needed to be a changemaker. Applications are due August 21.
- Sign up for the RAC Social Justice Academy: We are excited to launch the RAC Social Justice Academy—our new program for the 2020-2021 year to offer meaningful, fun and actionable Jewish social justice education in a virtual setting.
Interested in how you can be actively engaged with BI-TWT’s efforts? Contact our Social Action Co-Chairs: Ken Dunn dunnka@yahoo.com and Barbara Feldmar barbaraf@oberlin.net
Rohingya Genocide Vigil
We Remember, We Act:
A Jewish Vigil for the Rohingya GenocideTuesday, August 25, 2020
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. EST / 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. PSTRSVP here
Please join the Jewish Rohingya Justice Network for a virtual candlelight vigil. We’ll come together as a strong, unified Jewish movement from across the country standing with the Rohingya people to decry the ongoing genocide and decades of persecution that continue today. RSVP here. Hannah Weilbacher, Program Officer for Jewish Advocacy and EngagementAmerican Jewish World Service
Clergy Prayer Service Will Be Coming to GCC Members Via Video
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Clergy Prayer Service Will Be Coming to GCC Members Via Video
Instead of the live virtual 
event that had been scheduled for tonight at 7pm, our GCC member clergy are producing a prayer service video that will be able to be shared within GCC congregations at a time best suited for each congregation.
Our clergy members have grappled with how to respond to recent events in a manner that honors our anger and grief, but at the same time recognizes that organizing to be a powerful voice for change is a complex political process that must sustain us through and after the current protests.
Thank you for your patience as GCC continues to work to create justice and opportunity for our community with campaigns like our just announced Color of Health Initiative that is providing COVID-19 testing at 18 congregations, along with our ongoing work in the criminal justice arena.
So while there will be no event this evening, there will be a clergy-created video forthcoming, as we continue our work to make change in our community.
Join the Reform Movement’s civic engagement campaign
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Join the Reform Movement’s civic engagement campaign
… Indeed, this is the time for us to rise up. To break the silence and step up to light the call for change. You’re not properly climbing if you’re not lifting as you climb!
Join the Reform Movement’s civic engagement campaign
Our tradition teaches, “A ruler is not to be appointed unless the community is first consulted” (Talmud Brakhot 55). Yet underrepresented communities continue the fight for equal access to the ballot, as voter suppression plagues the U.S. election system and particularly impacts communities of color. Every Voice, Every Vote is the Reform Jewish Movement’s 2020 civic engagement campaign, a nonpartisan effort to strengthen our democracy by encouraging everyone to participate in the U.S. election and ensuring that Reform Jewish values are represented in the public square. A key tenet of the campaign is working to combat voter suppression. Decisions that impact racial justice are made at the national, state, and local levels. Educate yourself about the candidates for office up and down the ballot, to ensure that they reflect your views and values. Visit rac.org/cec to learn more and get involved.
Zoom ‘n’ Lunch ‘n’ Learn with Rabbi Lader & Friends
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Zoom ‘n Lunch ‘n Learn with Rabbi Lader & Friends
Zoom ‘n Lunch ‘n Learn with Rabbi Lader & FriendsNEXT Tuesday, June 16th at Noon 
BI-TWT Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting
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BI-TWT Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting
Zoom in for…Beth Israel – The West Temple’sCongregational Meeting
DATE: SUNDAY, June 14, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. Join BI-TWT’s Congregational Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/92336979240?pwd=cnVoYTBham1GZG4xZ1ZxOGNacElpUT09 Meeting ID: 923 3697 9240Password: 046270 Dial in — 646-876-9923 Meeting ID: 923 3697 9240Password: 046270 AGENDA D’Var Torah – Rabbi Lader Election of new Executive Committee Member:Judy Wright – Recording Secretary Election of President of the Board of Trustees:Peter A. Sackett COMMITTEE REPORT Robin Kaufman, Treasurer (Presented by Peter Sackett) SPECIAL REPORT Luis Fernandez – 21st Century: Kitchen Upgrade REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS/COMMITTEE CHAIRS Building & Grounds – Rick KellerRitual – Luis FernandezCongregational Educator – Debbie ChessinMembership – Sandy PankiwLifelong Learning – Julian RossSocial Action – Barbara Feldmar (newly appointed) President’s Report All other matters brought to the attention of the Board Motion to Adjourn
From Peter Sackett, our Board President
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From Peter Sackett, our Board President
