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Check out weekly messages from Rabbi Jim Rosen, past classes and more on our YouTube channel by clicking here.

Please join us Thursday, April 2nd at Noon for Seder Melodies with Cantor Ness. For phone-only participation, dial 1-646-876-9923 (wait) 138495268# or for an online video/audio experience simply click here.

While services, SULAM and programs at Beth El are currently cancelled, we are working to provide online opportunities for you. You can call into or log into our services and classes via Zoom (either the app or any web browser):

Services

Sunday Morning Minyan (8:45am) — for phone-only participation, dial 1-646-876-9923 (wait) 646087702# or for an online video/audio experience simply click here.

Weekday AM Minyan (7:00am) — for phone-only participation, dial 1-646-876-9923 (wait) 308913641# or for an online video/audio experience simply click here.

Sunday-Thursday PM Minyan (7:30pm) — for phone-only participation, dial 1-646-876-9923 (wait) 871598464# or for an online video/audio experience simply click here.

Friday Night Services (6:00pm) — for phone-only participation, dial 1-646-876-9923 (wait) 443707161# or for an online video/audio experience simply click here.

Saturday Evening Havdalah (8:00pm) — for phone-only participation, dial 1-646-876-9923 (wait) 875675936# or for an online video/audio experience simply click here.

Classes

Lunch & Learn (12:00pm Tuesdays) — for phone-only participation, dial 1-646-876-9923 (wait) 711585755# or for an online video/audio experience simply click here.

Bible & Breakfast (8:00am Thursdays) — for phone-only participation, dial 1-646-876-9923 (wait) 872992957# or for an online video/audio experience simply click here.

Shababa (11:00am Fridays) - geared toward families with children age 0-6, join us for online video/audio experience by clicking here.

Pirkei Avot (1:30pm Fridays) — for phone-only participation, dial 1-646-876-9923 (wait) 348775930# or for an online video/audio experience simply click here.

Also, we have an extraordinary amount of the last version of Siddur Sim Shalom, that we could use for online services for the next few weeks. If you’d like to come by, you can come in the front door and take one—they are right there, and then you can use that book to refer to for our services going forward "online".

Want to download PDF copies of the siddur? Click here.

Zoom setup support for your Device

You can run services & classes from your browser window, but you can also join "meetings" by using the Zoom app. Zoom can to be installed in different ways depending on the device. Below are directions that should help you navigate installation of Zoom for different devices.

Need more help with Zoom? Click here.

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Contact Us

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

(860) 233-9696
(860) 233-9892

Office Hours:
Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Monday-Thursday: 8:30am - 5pm
Friday: 8:30am - 2:30pm

SULAM Beth El Educational Program:
(860) 233-9891

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Upcoming Events

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Thursday ,
AprApril 2 , 2020

Cancelled: Updates from Israel: Latest Developments in Cancer Research, Revitalizing the Land and Robotics
Thursday, Apr 2nd 7:00p to 8:30p
**This event has been cancelled out of an abundance of caution.** Enjoy learning about these latest developments while sampling delicious Israeli wines and kosher cheeses. Our guest speakers are: Dr. Mark Israel, National Executive Director of the Israel Cancer Research Fund. Dar Nadler of the Jewish National Fund Haim Dribin and his Roboner students from the Misgav Regional High School
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Friday ,
AprApril 3 , 2020

Postponed: Direct from NY: a Spirited B’nai Jeshurun-style Shabbat Service
Friday, Apr 3rd 7:00p to 9:00p
**This special service is being postponed out of an abundance of caution. We look forward to rescheduling this event when guidance from health officials suggests it is wise to do so. Come to an evening of singing, with guitar, clarinet, and accordion. This Erev Shabbat Service with virtuoso instrumental accompaniment will be in the style of the B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue in Manhattan. Music that hopefully brings us closer to God, to each another, and to our spiritual yearnings.
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Monday ,
AprApril 6 , 2020

Serve a Meal with Loaves & Fishes Ministries
Monday, Apr 6th 10:00a to 12:45p
On the first Monday of each month, a group from Beth El helps prepare and serve a meal in conjunction with the Loaves and Fishes Ministries Soup Kitchen. It’s a chance to share our bounty and spend time with our Hartford neighbors, and a chance to catch up with each other. We welcome new participants. For more information, contact Ellen Solomon at (860) 648-0300 or email at Gingy81434@hotmail.com.
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Wednesday ,
AprApril 8 , 2020

Fast of the First Born Breakfast
Wednesday, Apr 8th 8:00a to 9:00a
From MyJewishLearning.com: The sunrise to sunset ta’anit (fast) bekhorim (of the firstborn) is the only fast that applies to just a segment of the community: all males who are the firstborn children in their families (if the firstborn child is female, the first son born after her is not obligated). The father of a child too young to fast fasts for him, and if he himself is bekhor, the mother fasts for the child on the day of Erev Pesach [the day in which Passover begins at nightfall]. Since it is forbidden to abstain from eating on Shabbat (except for Yom Kippur), when Erev Pesach falls on Saturday night, the fast takes place on Thursday. There is a widely practiced exemption: On the principle that fasting is prohibited on a joyous occasion, Judaism allows for anyone who attends a religious feast to forego fasting. It is customary to hold a celebratory meal on the completion of study of a tractate of Talmud, called a siyyum (conclusion). So rabbis initiated the practice of studying a portion of a Talmud tractate after morning services, held especially early on Erev Pesach. All the firstborn are invited to be present for the conclusion and share cake and schnapps afterward, considered a seudat (meal) mitzvah (in honor of a commandment; in this case, studying the Torah).
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