Temple Beth Israel

05/24/2026

Mazal Tov to the Tabac family on son Nitay becoming Bar Mitzvah this past Shabbat at TBI.

05/21/2026

Shalom. This evening, Thursday, May 21, marks the start of our Shavuot festival, celebrating the harvest of “First Fruits,” and the role of Torah in the lives of the Jewish people.

At TBI, we will mark this beginning at 6pm with a special event for our Beit Sefer families, a pizza dinner and the opportunity to hear the chanting of the “Asseret Dibrot (Ten Commandments)”.

This will be followed by a ‘Tikkun Leil Shavuot” study session at which we will screen the initial episodes of the HBO MAX series “Reformed,” during which we will also offer a “Blintz and Cheesecake Buffet” as the festival can be connected to dairy foods in that Torah is thought of as the “mother’s milk of the Jews.” In-person only.

Friday morning, Rabbi and Cantor will lead. Shavuot Festival Morning Service in the sanctuary and online (Facebook and YouTube) which will also include the chanting of the Ten Commandments and Yizkor memorial prayer.

We look forward to your joining us. Chag Shavuot Sameach!

05/16/2026

Shabbat Shalom!

05/09/2026

03/02/2026

Mazal Tov to the Baker family on son Simon’s becoming Bar Mitzvah this past Shabbat at Temple Beth Israel.

02/26/2026

The Reform Movement condemns the Knesset vote to criminalize egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall. Read the full statement: https://brnw.ch/21x0ik5

01/25/2026

Mazal Tov to the Roth Family on daughter Addy becoming Bat Mitzvah this past Shabbat.

01/19/2026

Though I didn’t get to meet him because he rushed home to be with his community. Benjamin Russel, student rabbi at Beth Israel, and I were attending the same clergy conference in Philadelphia this past week.

-Cantor Paul

01/13/2026

01/09/2026

Join us this evening, January 9th, for Family Shabbat at 6:30 p.m. followed by our regular service at 7:30 p.m. featuring our Shul Band and celebrating January birthdays (postponed from last Shabbat). On site and online on FB and YouTube. Shabbat Shalom!