Shabbat Evening Services: Welcoming Elul
2024-09-06 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Early Service!
This Shabbat is the first Friday in Elul. We will awaken our souls with the sound of the shofar, preparing for the coming new year.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Consecration of Rabbi Laila Haas
2024-09-13 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join us for the consecration and celebration of Rabbi Laila Haas with a special ritual and blessing as we honor our new rabbi.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Knowledge Saves Lives
2024-09-20 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
This week’s portion, Ki Tavo says, “the heart to know, eyes to see and ears to hear.” 1 in 40 Ashkenazi Jewish men and women carry hereditary genetic mutations that can markedly increase their lifetime risk of developing cancer, and most don’t know. This Shabbat we will learn more about testing for genetic mutations for Breast and Ovarian cancer and the impact on the Jewish community. Knowledge is power, knowledge saves lives.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Nitzavim
2024-09-27 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
On this last Shabbat of 5784, we read the words of Nitzavim which call us to collectively stand before God and our own vision of our best selves. We will also honor anyone with a birthday in the month of September with a special blessing.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Shabbat Shuvah
2024-10-04 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Early Service!
On this Shabbat between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, the Shabbat of Return, we continue our journey towards repentance and forgiveness.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Shabbat of Beginnings
2024-10-25 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
The opening words of our Torah begin with B’reishit – in the beginning. As we retell the story of creation, we will renew ourselves as we begin our own story in this new year. We will also offer a special blessing for anyone born in the month of October.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Guest Artist Jacob Spike Kraus
2024-11-01 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
We will raise the roof this Shabbat with our guest singer-songwriter, music producer, educator and innovator, Jacob Spike Kraus! Spike’s music is featured by Jewish Rock Radio and PJ Library and he has been performing for two decades at synagogues, Jewish day schools and summer camps – including Camp Coleman where many of our children spend their summers.
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Shabbat Evening Services: New Journeys
2024-11-08 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
This Shabbat we think about how there are moments in our life when a new journey beckons, sometimes at the moments we least expect them. How do we answer that call, and what do we learn from embarking on the journey?
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Be Thankful Tot Shabbat & Pizza Dinner
2024-11-22 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
Let’s come together in gratitude and be thankful as we welcome Shabbat with an extra special family service! Guided by our very own Miss Jen, this unique experience will weave the playful and calming moves of Yoga Yeladim (Children’s Yoga) into the Shabbat celebration. Let the gentle flow of yoga help you and your little ones unwind, breathe deeply, and embrace the peacefulness of Shabbat.
Oneg to be sponsored by the Outrageous Owls (122), Dynamic Dinosaurs (123) & Balloon Buddies (113).
Registration is required. Click here to RSVP.

Shabbat Evening Services: Pink Shabbat - Chayei Sarah
2024-11-22 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
On this Shabbat we read the Torah Portion, Chayei Sarah, the life of Sarah, which tells how Abraham honored the life of Sarah. This Friday, in partnership with Sharsheret, a nonprofit dedicated to the support and education of Jewish women facing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. We will wear pink to stand alongside those who are living or have lived with breast cancer.
We will also offer a special birthday blessing to everyone born in the month of November.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Shabbat of Gratitude
2024-11-29 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
On this weekend of Thanksgiving, we turn our attention this Shabbat to cultivating awareness, mindfulness and gratitude for all the blessings in our lives.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Balance
2024-12-06 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
In this week’s Torah Portion, Vayetze, Jacob dreams about angels going up and down a ladder. And so, we will examine the idea of how we find balance as we continually try to climb up and sometimes stumble down our personal ladders in life.
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Kol HaNeshama Service in the Round
2024-12-13 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
Welcome Shabbat with a peaceful mind and an open heart at our service in the round. Through the use of niggunim (wordless melody) and inspiring melodies and words, we will deepen our connection to ourselves, to each other and the Holy One.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Saving a Life
2024-12-13 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
This Shabbat we will celebrate the extraordinary work of Magen David Adom. Day in and day out MDA works tirelessly to bring aid and relief to those in trauma and crisis in the State of Israel. We celebrate the contributions of the Homer family who will be dedicating a new ambulance this evening.
We will also celebrate those born in the month of December.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Dreams of Our People
2024-12-20 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Tonight we focus on how our people’s capacity to dream over the centuries has helped us transform our lives and our history. We think about our dreams for a better tomorrow and how together we can make these dreams a reality.
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Rock & Roll of Ages Chanukah Shabbat Celebration
2024-12-27 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
6:00 pm – Chanukah Shabbat Service
7:30 pm – Chanukah Dinner & Celebration
Join us for an electrifying evening as we celebrate the Festival of Lights with a unique twist – Rock and Roll of Ages! This special Chanukah Shabbat service will fuse the timeless melodies of Shabbat with the high-energy spirit of rock and roll, creating an unforgettable experience for all ages. Following services, join us for a rockin’ dinner catered by Artisan Foods, crafts, special games, photo station, gelt and more!
Dinner Prices:
Members: $35 per adult, $20 per child ages 4-12, complimentary for children ages 3 and under
Guests of Members: $40 per adult, $25 per child ages 4-12, complimentary for children ages 3 and under
Prices increase by $5 per person on Tuesday, December 17. Registration closes on Monday, December 23 at noon.
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For questions or more information please contact Julie Cooper at JCooper@tbeboca.org or (561) 391-8900.
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Shabbat at Six: Celebrating the Music of Debbie Friedman z"l
2025-01-03 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
This Friday we will draw on the music of legendary composer Debbie Friedman z”l to cultivate spiritual resilience, renewal and healing.
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z”l, of blessed memory

Shabbat Evening Services: Parashat Vayechi
2025-01-10 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
On this Shabbat we conclude the book of Genesis with the Torah portion, Vayechi.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Parashat Shemot
2025-01-17 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
This Friday we will reflect on our weekly Torah portion as we begin the book of Exodus.
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Kol HaNeshama Service in the Round
2025-01-24 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-02-21 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Welcome Shabbat with a peaceful mind and an open heart at our service in the round at the Schaefer Family Campus. Through the use of niggunim (wordless melody) and inspiring melodies and words, we will deepen our connection to ourselves, to each other and the Holy One.
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Shabbat Evening Services: January Birthdays
2025-01-24 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
At this week’s service we will bless everyone born in the month of January.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Repairing this Beautiful Broken World with Scholar in Residence Rabbi Naomi Levy
2025-01-31 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join Scholar in Residence Rabbi Naomi Levy for a Shabbat of Hope, Soul and Resilience.
Rabbi Naomi Levy, bestselling author, is the founder of Nashuva, a groundbreaking Jewish outreach community, based in Los Angeles. A unique and passionate voice in the contemporary Jewish world, Naomi was in the first class of women to attend The Jewish Theological Seminary’s Rabbinical School and the first female Conservative Rabbi to head a pulpit on the West Coast. Through Nashuva, Naomi has drawn thousands of unaffiliated Jews back to Judaism with a soulful approach, linking together prayer, spirituality and social justice. Newsweek included Naomi in its “Top 50 Rabbis in America” list and the Jewish Forward listed Rabbi Levy as one of the nation’s 50 most influential Jewish leaders.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Shabbat Shira with Optional Dinner
2025-02-07 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
This Shabbat we celebrate this Sabbath of Song and the power of music by welcoming all of our Temple Beth El music ensembles to be joined with professional instrumentalists and our clergy. Join us as we take a musical journey from slavery to freedom and reflect upon our redemption. Following this festive service, join us for a delicious Italian dinner.
Dinner prices:
Members: Adults/$25; Children ages 4-12/$18
Guests of members: Adults/$30; Children ages 4-12/$23
Prices increase $5 as of Tuesday, January 28, 2025. Last day to register is Monday, February 3, 2025
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Shabbat Evening Services: Commanded to Love with Special Guest Scholar Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President of Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion
2025-02-14 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Guest scholar Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, joins us this evening as we read the Ten Commandments and reflect upon the connections between divine commandment and love.
Andrew Rehfeld received a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago, and an MPP from Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy Studies. Among the most cited theorists of political representation today, his academic research focuses on the intersection of democracy, human rights, justice, and institutional design. Other areas of published research include the history of political thought, the philosophy of the social sciences, and the political uses of the Hebrew Bible.
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Shabbat Evening Service: Two Scottish Sisters and a Scholarly Rabbi - A 19th Century Interfaith Story with Rabbi Lisa Grushcow
2025-02-21 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
This Shabbat we will read from Torah Portion Mishpatim and celebrate February Birthday Blessings. Special guest scholar Rabbi Lisa Grushcow will share a 19th Century Interfaith Story: Two Scottish Sisters and a Scholarly Rabbi.
Rabbi Lisa Grushcow was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and served on the clergy team at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City, before coming to be senior rabbi of Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom in 2012. Born and raised in Canada, her BA is from McGill University, and she earned her master’s and doctoral degrees at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Beginning with the Jewish-Christian-Muslim conference in Bendorf, Germany, Rabbi Grushcow has a long history of interfaith bridge-building, and is currently involved with the Solidarity Dialogues in Montreal and is actively engaged in Jewish pluralism.
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Shabbat Evening Services: Sisterhood Shabbat
2025-02-28 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
“L’dor Vador, We Protect this Chain”
Join us for a meaningful Sisterhood Shabbat as we celebrate the unbroken chain of Jewish traditions and the powerful bonds between women across generations.
Our service will honor the wisdom, voices, and traditions passed down from our grandmothers and mothers and celebrate the connections that unite us as sisters, friends, and community. Bring your mothers, daughters, or special women in your life for this beautiful Shabbat experience.
Please bring a Shabbat ritual item to services that is meaningful to you, such as candlesticks or a Kiddush cup. Let’s welcome the spirit of Shabbat through the bonds of sisterhood!
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Shabbat Evening Services: Pride Shabbat
2025-03-14 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Honor the movement for LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion and wear your rainbow colors at this festive service with the members of Beth El Pride.

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Shabbat Evening Services: Insights from Israel with Rabbi Nir Barkin & Rabbi David Azoulay
2025-03-21 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
We are joined by special Guests Rabbi Nir Barkin and Rabbi David Azoulay from our sister congregation Kehillat YOZMA in Modiin, Israel.

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Shabbat Evening Services: An Ancient Tradition Confronts a Transformative Era with Rabbi Danny Schiff
2025-03-28 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
6:00 pm Shabbat Service
7:30 pm Optional Dinner and Learning Experience
Since the rise of the Digital Age in the 1990s, human life has been radically transformed. That reality has profound implications for the future of Judaism. In the dinner and learning experience following Shabbat Evening Services, Rabbi Schiff will describe why the Judaism of the twentieth century is crumbling, and what comes next.
Dinner and Learning Experience:
Members: $36
Non-Members: $41
Prices increase by $5 per person as of Wednesday, March 19.
Registration closes at 3:00 pm on Monday, March 24.
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Rabbi Dr. Danny Schiff is the Foundation Scholar at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and the founder and president of MOJI, the Museum of Jewish Ideas. He is also a noted teacher, author of Abortion in Judaism, published by Cambridge University Press and has written a substantial number of articles, particularly in the field of Jewish law and ethics. Schiff is a former Board member of the City of Pittsburgh Ethics Board and of the Society of Jewish Ethics.
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