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High Holiday Ticket Request 2019 - 5780Fellow TBS Member:L’Shanah Tovah! If your family requires additional High Holiday tickets,please use this form and return to the TBS office by September 13, 2019.Additional tickets may be purchased under the following circumstances.● Members in good standing are eligible to purchase additional tickets for family &friends who are visiting for the holidays.● People who have moved to the area within the last year.If they decide to join TBS this year, the ticket cost will be applied to their membership dues.Tickets will be mailed to the TBS member making the request.Tickets may not be purchased for:● Anyone who has lived in the greater New Haven area for more than one year.● Any child of a congregant who lives in the greater New Haven area and is 27 years or older.Full-time students: — No form required. Present your student ID at the door.P e r P…

Crash Course in Reading Hebrew by Deborah for six weeks starting Thursday evening, October 17, at 7 PM (immediately following the evening minyan).  This class will be free and open to the public, and former class members who would like a review are welcome.   Interested members of TBS can e-mail me.  Non-members can leave contact information at the office.   (Attendance at the minyan before class will result in extra credit )  

TISHA B'AV SERVICES   Every year we observe the solemn day of Tisha B'Av when we remember the catastrophes that have befallen the Jewish people in history. We remember ancient tragedies, such as the destruction of the First and Second Temples, and more recent ones such as the Holocaust.   We will have our Tisha B'Av Evening Service on Saturday, August 10th at 8:00 p.m. The Tisha B'Av Morning Service will be on Sunday, August 11th at 9:00 a.m. Please join us.

Please join us Saturday evening, September 21st at 8:00 pm for a stimulating talk, followed by refreshments and the Selichot service.   Selichot are communal prayers for divine forgiveness, said during the days before the High Holiday season. All are welcome.  

Shavuot, a harvest festival, celebrates the Festival of the First Fruits. We, at Temple Beth Sholom have brought back this tradition of Bikkurim, bringing fruits and vegetables to the Shavuot service.   Please bring your donations to the Sunday & Monday morning service, June 9th and 10th. After the holiday, your donations will then be taken to a shelter, in memory of Diane Kaplan.  

Proposed Board of Directors approved changes to the TBS Constitution and By-Laws (June 21, 2016 Issue) to be considered at the TBS 2019 Annual Meeting on June 18th. To view, login to the website If Forgot, Obtain Username and/or Password from the Office Go to Members Only Content in the left side Menu. Click on TBS Documents Click on “Proposed Changes to the June 21, 2016 issue Document will open with Adobe Reader or equal.    

Proposed 2019-2020 Slate of Officers, Trustee and Directors President-Elect - Joan Levine Treasurer - David Danilowitz Trustee 2019 - 2024 - Gail Greenberg Board (1 yr) - Melissa Hammer, completing the term for Gail Greenberg Board (3 yr) Jonathan Engel Susan Squire Fran Bernstein Jerry Putterman Michelle Krupel Marjorie Drucker Steve Sosensky Bryan Garsten