Temple Beth El of Boca Raton

Beth El Circles: Mah Jongg Circle Meetup
2023-11-14 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Get your Mahj on! New or experienced, this Beth El circle lets you ‘break down your wall’ between you and others. Join the fun to play with other members.
To receive all the details, please join the Mah Jongg Circle.
Members can sign up to be part of this Circle or any of our wonderful Circles here!

Fall Mommy & Me Class (12-18 Months)
2023-11-14 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States

Beth El Circles: Art & Artisans Circle Meeting
2023-11-14 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Whether your passion is appreciating art, sculpting marble, painting or working with other mediums, you will have an opportunity to share your art, tips and tricks for how you make your creations, and discuss other art and artists from around the world from the comfort and safety of your home. Beginners and experienced artisans are all welcome.
Join the Art & Artisans Circle to be a part of this meeting. The meeting information will be sent to members of the Art & Artisans Circle.
Temple Beth El Members can sign up to be part of a Circle here.

Members of the Art & Artisans Circle will enjoy Lunch & Learn Tuesdays at 12:00 pm on November 7, 14, 28 & December 5, 12, 19 for Art, Antiquities & the Jewish Experience, with clergy & special guest speakers, including Circle leader, Judith Beiner. Click here for more information.

March for Israel in Washington, DC
2023-11-14
Temple Beth El is proud to join with Jewish partners across the nation for a March for Israel. Rabbi Dan Levin and Elinor Josephson will be attending to represent Temple Beth El, and we would love if you could join us too!
The march, organized by the Jewish Federations of North American and the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, in which the URJ, CCAR, ARZA and WRJ are full members, will take place on Tuesday, November 14 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
The march will be a meaningful opportunity for us to gather with our greater Jewish community to raise our collective voice in support of our communities in Israel and to demand the immediate release of all hostages in Gaza. By bringing thousands of people together from across the nation, we can stand united against antisemitism and all forms of hate.
Transportation and hotels should be booked individually, but if you are going, please register so we can meet as a congregation once we are there.
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Interfaith Thanksgiving Seder
2023-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Hosted by the Boca Raton Interfaith Clergy Association
Thanksgiving is a time to recognize the blessings we have received and show our gratitude. All are invited to join the many houses of worship in Boca Raton gathered together for an Interfaith Thanksgiving Seder.
We will share reflections on appreciating our gifts through symbolic foods and meaningful questions, and hear from the faith leaders in our community, including Temple Beth El’s clergy.
No cost to attend, registration is required.
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Rehearsals - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2023-11-13 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
Rehearsal Schedule
Principal Roles as Called: 5:30-7:30pm

All participants must be signed up to participate.
In partnership with Barclay Performing Arts.
Email Heather Erez for questions.

Beth El Circles: Conversational Hebrew Circle Meeting
2023-11-13 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Moderate Conversational Hebrew at 2:00 pm
Meetings are weekly on Zoom at 2:00 pm for Moderate Conversational Hebrew
Join the Conversational Hebrew Circle to be a part of this meeting on Zoom. The Zoom link to join will be sent to members of the Conversational Hebrew Circle.
Temple Beth El Members can sign up to be part of a Circle here.

Beyachad Teen at the Schaefer Family Campus
2023-11-12 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
8th through 12th graders and their adults delve deep into the Jewish connection to the Civil Rights Journey. Facilitated by Rabbi Greg Weisman and Rabbi Elana Rabishaw.

Rehearsals - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2023-11-12 12:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
Rehearsal Schedule
Ensemble: 12:30-3:30
Principal Roles: 2:30-5:30pm

*A pizza lunch will be provided from 12:00-12:30pm for students who were in Religious School that morning.
All participants must be signed up to participate.
Sign Up Here
In partnership with Barclay Performing Arts.
Email Heather Erez for questions.

The Banned Book Club
2023-11-12 12:15 - 13:45 (America/New_York)
This is a book club for those in grades 7-12 who say NO to book Censorship. Through the year we will have regular book discussions, create art, and culminate our experience with a Shabbat Service giving our perspective on book censorship and what it means for our future.
Reading list in no particular order. The Diary of Anne Franke, My Sisters Keeper, The Perks of Being a Wall Flower, The Kite Runner, and Looking for Alaska. The books that have been chosen all have been on a list for censorship or to be banned somewhere in the United States.
All Banned Book Club Meeting Dates:
August 27, October 1, November 12, January 21, February 11, April 5th (Censorship shabbat led by teens), April 7
For more information about this program, please contact Ross Glinkenhouse.
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Tribal Gathering - Scavenger Hunt
2023-11-12 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
Tribe Menashe (1st grade) will be looking high and low as they figure out clues to bring them to the final prize after a pizza lunch.
Free, but RSVP required by Thursday, November 9 at 12pm.
Cancellations after RSVP deadline will result in an $15 fee due to costs incurred for staffing, food and supplies.

RSVP by Nov 9

4th Grade Family Day at the Giving Tree
2023-11-12 09:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
4th Graders and their adults come together at the Giving Tree to learn more about it and to volunteer together.
The Giving Tree is located in the Shadowood Shopping Center on Glades & 441, Bay F02, next to Old Navy, facing Glades.

Rosh Chodesh: Mind, Body, Spirit
2023-11-12 09:15 - 10:45 (America/New_York) | South County Park – Cypress Pavillion, 11500 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
Take a little time to focus on yourself, to breathe and to bond with other incredible women in our community. We will use Brene Brown’s Book, The Gifts of Imperfection, as an anchor for meaningful and interactive discussions framed with Jewish wisdom to welcome each new month. This program will be led by Cantorial Soloist Michelle Auslander Cohen and Rabbi Amy Grossblatt Pessah. Coffee and light refreshments will be available.
Please note our new location: South County Park, Cypress Pavilion.
Dates this year include:

August 20 – Elul – Cultivating Authenticity: Letting Go of What People Think
October 15 – Cheshvan – Cultivating Self Compassion: Letting Go of Perfectionism
November 12 – Kislev – Cultivating a Resilient Spirit: Letting Go of Numbing and Powerlessness
December 10 – Tevet – Cultivating Gratitude and Joy: Letting Go of Scarcity and Fear of the Dark
January 21 – Sh’vat – Cultivating Intuition and Trusting Faith: Letting Go of the Need for Certainty
February 11 – Adar I – Cultivating Creativity: Letting Go of Comparison
March 10 – Adar II – Cultivating Play and Rest: Letting Go of Exhaustion as a Status Symbol and Productivity as Self-Worth
April 14 – Nisan – Cultivating Calm and Stillness: Letting Go of Anxiety as a Lifestyle
May 19 – Iyar – Cultivating Meaningful Work: Letting Go of Self-Doubt and “Supposed To”
June 2 – Sivan – Cultivating Laughter, Song, and Dance: Letting Go of Being Cool and “Always in Control”

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Madrichim Training
2023-11-12 09:00 - 12:15 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
Madrichim Program (8th grade):
The 8th grade Madrichim (teaching guides) class will prepare students to be TAs (Teacher’s Assistants) through a weekly Sunday morning program.
Madrichim will gain leadership skills, taking and delivering on responsibilities, how to engage with students individually and in small groups, how to work with a team in a professional environment. Each class is rooted in Jewish text which participants will explore together. The class includes CPR and First Aid training and certification, and they will hear from speakers and leaders within the Temple Beth El Community.
This is one of three options for 8th graders to participate in for formal learning. The program is a fall offering that leads into being a TA for the Second half of the year. All Madrichim will be eligible for Community Service hours throughout the year.

Religious School at the Beck Family Campus
2023-11-12 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
Kindergarten through 5th Grade Religious School classes begin at the Beck Family Campus.

Religious School at the Schaefer Family Campus
2023-11-12 09:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Kindergarten through 6th Grade Religious School classes begin at the Schaefer Family Campus.

Teacher Assistant Program
2023-11-12 08:45 - 12:15 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
Our Teacher Assistants’ (TA’s) work as a partner to the teacher and role model to the students in our classrooms. Ta’s are encouraged to share their skills while leading and also supporting the learning going on in the classrooms. Because these teens are helping younger students learn in a Jewish environment, we feel its important they are also are Jewish learners themselves. Teens must be enrolled in Teen Beyachad or Tuesday Night Classes in order to be a teacher Assistant. This is a year long Commitment where teens can receive either Community service hours or a stipend paid out twice a year. Participants in this program can choose to work Sundays / Tuesday afternoons or both.
If you have any questions about this program, please email Ross Glinkenhouse.

Torah Study with Rabbi Dan Levin
2023-11-11 09:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join Rabbi Dan for Saturday morning Torah study.
In person and Virtual at the links below.
Zoom Link Livestream

Kristallnacht Shabbaton Morning of Learning
2023-11-11 09:15 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Shabbaton Morning of Learning featuring the film Killing Kasztner and Yad V’Shem’s Mordecai Paldiel on the tragic loss of Hungary’s Jews
9:15am | Bagels and Schmooze
9:45am | Mordecai Paldiel
10:30am | Killing Kasztner film screening
What happens when a Jew saves only his family and a few others during the Holocaust and then comes to the defense of a Nazi after the war? Ultimately, he makes Aliyah after the war and in 1957 is assassinated. We will watch the film Killing Kasztner about all this and hear from Mordecai Paldiel, a survivor and head of the Righteous Gentiles department at Yad V’shem and a world famous Holocaust scholar. We will question whether he collaborated or acted honorably as best as circumstances warranted.
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KRISTALLNACHT 85 – A series of programs commemorating the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht – The Night of Broken Glass
In 1938 in Germany and parts of Austria, the Nazi Party carried out a pogrom that destroyed synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses, and saw Jews deported and killed.
See other Kristallnacht 85 Programs:

Friday, November 10 at 7:30 pm – Shabbat Services with a Kristallnacht survivor – Learn more.
Sunday, November 19 at 4:00 pm – Farewell Mr. Haffmann Film and Discussion – Learn more.
Sunday, December 3 at 7:00 pm – World Famous Author Naomi Ragen and Dr. Efraim Zuroff in Conversation: The Murderers Next Door… And the Scourge of Holocaust Distortion – Learn more.

Beth El Circles: Runners Circle Meeting
2023-11-11 05:30 - 07:30 (America/New_York)
Put on your running shoes and ‘Jog with the Jews’ when you join other members to take a run together for some exercise and fun.
Meets every Saturday at 5:30 am at WALGREENS location and at 6:00 am at the PALMETTO location!
Both runs are approximately a 5 mile run, with different stopping points.
Join the Runners’ Circle to be a part of this meeting. The exact meeting locations will be sent to members of the Runners’ Circle
Temple Beth El Members can sign up to be part of a Circle here.

Shabbat Evening Services: Remembering Kristallnacht
2023-11-10 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 remember Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, which was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi party. We will hear from a survivor of this horrific event who will share his story.
November Shabbat Theme: Remembrance and Gratitude
This month, as we commemorate Kristallnacht and celebrate Thanksgiving, we will focus on how precious is the gift of life. Memory allows us to bring forward pain from our past, so that we learn to treasure the present and build for the future. Gratitude enables us to savor the blessings that constantly surround us, and to cultivate the strength and resilience to move through life’s challenges with renewed joy and appreciation.
Join us in person at the Schaefer Family Campus or watch online.

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KRISTALLNACHT 85 – A series of programs commemorating the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht – The Night of Broken Glass
In 1938 in Germany and parts of Austria, the Nazi Party carried out a pogrom that destroyed synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses, and saw Jews deported and killed.
See other Kristallnacht 85 Programs:

Saturday, November 11 at 9:15 am – Kristallnacht Shabbaton Morning of Learning – Learn more.
Sunday, November 19 at 4:00 pm – Farewell Mr. Haffmann Film and Discussion – Learn more.
Sunday, December 3 at 7:00 pm – World Famous Author Naomi Ragen and Dr. Efraim Zuroff in Conversation: The Murderers Next Door… And the Scourge of Holocaust Distortion – Learn more.

B-Thankful Tot Shabbat & Pizza Dinner
2023-11-10 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
B-Thankful and join us for a fun evening as we usher in Shabbat with a family-friendly service, followed by the amazing techniques of Yoga Yeladim (Children’s Yoga). Let the soothing positions of Yoga help you and your family relax and enjoy a peaceful and restful Shabbat!
Registration required. Please RSVP here. Please bring along yoga mats or towels for your family to use.
Oneg to be sponsored by Outrageous Owls (122), Awesome Alligators (123) & Balloon Buddies (113).

Parent Tribe Rugelach Making Night
2023-11-09 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
Book your babysitters! Join fellow Religious School parents for a night out of Rugelach making with Religious School Assistant Director, Tami Weisman, RJE.
There will be a $18 cost to cover ingredients.
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Essential Kabbalah with Rabbi Amy Grossblatt Pessah
2023-11-09 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, 33432, United States
Join Rabbi Amy Grossblatt Pessah as she guides us through Dr. Daniel Matt’s book, Essential Kabbalah. Together, we will explore mystical teachings from Kabbalists throughout the ages.
Completion of Temple Beth El’s Introduction to Kabbalah class or previous study of Kabbalah are required for enrollment.
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Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class
2023-11-09 17:30 - 18:15 (America/New_York) | https://tbeboca.org/event/bar-bat-mitzvah-class-8/
Students who will become Bar/Bat Mitzvah between July 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024 are invited to this online clergy led 9 week course.
Link will be provided via email.

Man in my Life - Childcare classes
2023-11-09 15:30 - 16:30 UTC | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
The Beth El Early Learning Center students are inviting the special men in their lives to come to their class for a celebration in honor of all that they do! There will be stories, singing and snacks! Register here!

Man in my Life - 3 Year Old classes
2023-11-09 09:30 - 11:00 UTC | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
The Beth El Early Learning Center students are inviting the special men in their lives to come to their class for a breakfast in honor of all that they do! There will be stories, singing and snacks! Register here!

Fall Mommy & Me Class (18-24 months)
2023-11-09 09:15 - 10:45 (America/New_York) | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States

College Caravan
2023-11-09 - 2023-11-11
Join other Teens from South Florida in Grades 10-12 for a College Tour around the state of Florida. We will tour schools, Hillels, hit up the book stores, and so much more.
For more information about this program please contact Ross Glinkenhouse.
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Man in my Life - 2s & Turning 2s classes
2023-11-08 09:30 - 11:00 UTC | Temple Beth El -Beck Family Campus, 9800 Yamato Rd, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
