Sunday, February 11, 2024 • 2 Adar I 5784
8:45 AM - 9:30 AMBeth El Temple, 2626 Albany Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117
8:45am - Morning Minyan (Clergy available to assist with tefillin)
9:30am - Breakfast Program with Speaker Evan Bernstein (Register below for breakfast)
We invite you to join us for the mitzvah of wrapping tefillin in a minyan service. After services, please join us for a breakfast program on Advocacy for Israel with Evan Bernstein, the new Vice President for Community Relations at Jewish Federations of North America.
From Jewish Federations:
“Community relations are the bedrock of mobilizing our communities and building the strong civil society we need to address rising antisemitism,” said Shira Hutt, Executive Vice President for Jewish Federations of North America. “We know that fighting antisemitism and keeping our communities secure are two wings of the same plane, which is needed now more than ever. Evan’s deep expertise in communal organizing will be essential as Federations pursue this work at this critical time.”
Prior to joining Jewish Federations, Bernstein served as CEO and National Director of Community Security Service (CSS)--where he is also a security volunteer–leading some of its most important expansions and working closely with partners across the Federation system and Jewish community.
As Vice President of the Northeast Division for the ADL, Bernstein led community relations efforts in New York and New Jersey, building partnerships with key interfaith groups and public officials. He developed deep working relationships that included the Consulate General of Mexico in New York, Consul General of Haiti, the NAACP and the 67th Precinct Clergy Council Against Gun Violence. In 2019, The Bridge Multicultural & Advocacy Project honored Evan with the annual Unity Award for his work in community relations.
He has over 25 years of nonprofit experience that includes serving as the State Director for AIPAC in Arizona. He co-founded the New York City Interfaith Security Council in 2021, and appeared on The Algemeiner “Jewish 100” list of people who positively influence Jewish life globally.
Each minyan includes Kaddish for those in mourning and those observing yahrzeit and incorporates some English readings. We read Torah on Monday and Thursday mornings, as well as on Rosh Chodesh (the new month). At each service we read a list of names of those loved ones for whom yahrzeit is being observed. Our minyans are very welcoming to those who are saying Kaddish or simply want to sit in the comfort of a prayer community.
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