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CHAI
AT BETH EL
CENTER OF JEWISH LIFE
IN FORT BEND COUNTY
SEPEMBER 2021
ISSUE 38
CONTACT US
CONGREGATION
BETH EL
3900 Raoul Wallenberg Lane
Missouri City, TX 77459
281.499.5066
admin@betheltx.org
www.betheltx.org
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JODI KESSLER
President
DEB PARAS
JOE NICKELS
MARK SHAPIRO
WELCOME
Vice Presidents
RICHARD FRIEDMAN
Treasurer
to another look into our active community BARB ZACK
Secretary
Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism, Congregation ALI GRATZ
Beth El strives to fulfill its mission of helping each member EUNICE REITER
connect with what is important to them as Jews and as part Members at Large
of the global community.
CLERGY & STAFF
We seek to do this by offering engaging and spiritually- ARIEL SHOLKLAPPER
uplifting Shabbat and holiday services, a vibrant
Rabbi
educational program for children and adults, and
opportunities to perform acts of tikkun olam, repairing the RENEE WAGHALTER
world. Cantor
MARILYN GOREL
Most importantly, Beth El provides a warm, welcoming, and
Office Manager
inclusive environment for all our members, Jewish or non-
Jewish, as we seek to create a close-knit community ERIN BERSIN
bonded together by the highest ideals of our faith. Finance Manager
MICHELE CROFT
Religious School Director
NORMA GONZALES
Digital Specialist
I was on a 2000 mile driving trip for what seemed like a million hours. I was listening to the radio and singing out loud, actually very loud. The song, I Won’t Last a Day Without You, by The Carpenters, came on. This song made me think about my friends at CBE. That first line: “Day after day I must face a world of strangers, Where I don’t belong, I’m not that strong “really spoke to me. You would be surprised to know how many people feel the same way. They don’t feel they have a connection to anyone or any place. A wave of sadness came over me, but I started thinking, "how nice that our CBE community is JUST such a place”! Certainly, if you listen to the song all the way through it is obviously about the love and strength one person can get from their significant other. BUT…… What about the love and strength we as a congregation can offer and receive from each other? So many people have told me that many of their closest friends are the people they met at the synagogue. CBE feels like their second home. I completely understand that now. Not only do I have the love and support from Glenn, my kids, and my grandkids, but I feel the love and support from my CBE friends and colleagues as well. There is no secret or trick to making friends. I have found that the people at CBE make it easy, just follow that Golden Rule, to have a friend, be a friend. A friend is someone you need and who needs you right back. A friend is a person who can see past our faults and who can cherish our strengths. A friend always has your back. If you are experiencing some challenges, or “When you’re smallest of dreams won’t come true...... Please do not hesitate to reach out to your friends and Clergy at CBE, we care! When you are about to explode with exciting news, again reach out and share. WE CARE. I have not had the good fortune of meeting each of you, but I look forward to that opportunity. For Beth El, the holiday season starts in two days. If you are attending services in person, walk up to someone you have not met yet and say hello. If you are taking advantage of our online access, say hello to someone new via Zoom. You never know, you may have just met a new friend. Jodi Kessler
The CBE Active Older Adults group invites
members and friends 65+ to our virtual
Current Events lunch and discussion.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
SEPTEMBER 14 & 28
We are back on ZOOM!
Join us at 12:30pm with your brown
bag lunch. We will eat together
then move into a lively current
event discussion begins at
approximately 1pm.
Contact Barb Zack for more
information.
We are organizing a new committee to help our Temple acquire a
new Torah. If you are interested in helping plan and schedule the
necessary steps to select the Sofret, plan fund raising, and other
events contact Linda and Larry Rushefsky, at
Lrushefsky@aol.com.
Along with the High Holiday
prayer books we have been loaning
to our members, we have also been
gifting Care Kits containing masks,
hand sanitizer, hand soap, and
sanitizing wipes.
We would like to thank Pastor
David & Candice Sincere and Fort
Bend Transformation Church for this
very thoughtful donation to our
community.
SUKKOT
AT CBE
MONDAY
SEPT 20
VIA ZOOM
JOIN US AS CANTOR WAGHALTER LEADS THE
SERVICE. WE WILL SING SONGS AND WAVE
THE LULAV. WE WILL ALSO HAVE LIMITED
IN-PERSON OUTDOOR SEATING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO
WWW.BETHELTX.ORG/EVENT/SUKKOT2021
Simchat Torah
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
7PM VIA ZOOM
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO
WWW.BETHELTX.ORG/EVENT/SIMCHATTORAH2021L’SHANA TOVA
FROM OUR FAMILY
TO YOURS,
WISHING YOU A HAPPY
AND HEALTHY
NEW YEAR!
CALL OR STOP BY BAGEL
EXPRESS TO ORDER YOUR
CHALLAH FOR
ROSH HASHANAH
& YOM KIPPUR.
DEADLINES:
ROSH HASHANAH IS SEPT 1
YOM KIPPUR IS SEPT 9
4670 HIGHWAY 6 @ AUSTIN
PARKWAY, SUGAR LAND
281-24 BAGEL (281-242-2435)
WWW.BAGELEXPRESSSUGARLAND.COM
CLICK HERE FOR THE BAGEL
EXPRESS ORDER FORMJOANNE’S YENTA CENTER Well it’s that time of year again-the High Holidays. I remember as a kid getting new clothes not for school but for the holidays. How I know we all miss seeing our friends we haven’t seen in a long time at services. Personally I miss being a greeter and an honorary member of the Men’s Club as the first woman usher. Hopefully next year we can be together. Let’s keep hope alive. From Kayla, Linus, and myself, I want to wish everyone a happy and HEALTHY New Year. The profile this month is of a family we don’t see often enough due to location but you know they are there just by Tim’s cowboy hat. The thought of Nikki’s desserts makes our mouths’ water and when Sierra smiles she just lights up the room. So it is my pleasure to highlight THE HARDESTYS! Nikki was born in Charleston, S.C. while her dad was stationed in the Air Force. In 1974, the family moved to Queens, NY (not Brookyn, but close enough to prove my point) and finally settled in Smithtown, NY (that’s Long Island). Nikki first moved to Louisiana and finally settled in Texas after meeting her “love at first sight” Tim on EHarmony (aww). They got married and moved to Jones Creek, Tim’s hometown, where she just fit in and they made their life. Nikki is currently a city Council Woman and has spent many years volunteering for both the City and school that Sierra attended. Sierra is the love of their lives and such a sweetheart. She always helps me hand out the HH information, is 13 years old, and studying for her Bat Mitzvah which will be in March 2022!! We know she is going to do an amazing job. She is also active in the local FFA and 4H clubs where she shows her Flemish Giant Rabbits. She is looking forward to attending services in person and joining BEFTY. The entire Hardesty family has found their home at CBE and consider their CBE friends and clergy family. Both Nikki and Sierra love participating in the Purim Schpiel every year and look forward to what wonderful ideas Cantor Waghalter comes up with. Thank you for sharing your story with our Congregation!
SEPTEMBER 2021
September 1 September 16
10:30a Prayerbook Pickup 9:40a Pre-service Zoom schmooze
10a Yom Kippur morning service
September 3 via Livestream
6:40p Pre-service Zoom schmooze 12:40p Pre-service Zoom schmooze
7p Selichot & Changing of the Mantles service 1p Yizkor service via Zoom
via Livestream 2p Study Session via Zoom
4p Children's service via Zoom
September 5 4:40p Pre-service Zoom schmooze
1p Private Meeting 5p Yom Kippur afternoon service
via Livestream
September 6 - Erev Rosh Hashanah
6:40p Pre-service Zoom schmooze September 17
7p Erev Rosh Hashanah service via Livestream 7p Shabbat service via Zoom
September 7 - Rosh Hashanah I September 19
9:40a Pre-service Zoom schmooze 9a Religious School
10a Rosh Hashanah service via Livestream 1p Private Event
1p Bring Your Own Picnic Lunch*
2p Children's service* September 20
2:15p Tashlich* 7p Sukkot via Zoom
*Afternoon services will be in-person only at Community Park
September 24
September 10 7p Shabbat service viz Zoom
7p Shabbat Shuvah via Zoom
September 26
September 12 9a Religious School
9a First class of Religious School 10:30p HHD Prayerbook Dropoff
9:30a Kever Avot at Emanu El Cemetery 1p Private Event
1p Private Meeting
September 27
September 14 10:30a HHD Prayerbook Dropoff
7p Board meeting 7p Simchat Torah via Zoom
September 15 September 28
6:40p Pre-service Zoom schmooze 9a HHD Prayerbook Dropoff
7p Kol Nidre via Livestream
September 29
10:30a HHD Prayerbook DropoffSeptember 1 September 12 September 16 September 22
Dale Rosen Darrell Caraway Rosa Gordon Rachel Rosen
Cynthia Miller
September 2 September 17 September 23
Debra Ricardo September 13 Jeff Wormser Brian Perry
Avery Groban
September 5 Alison Hernandez September 18 September 26
Teresa Friedman Kay Danziger Ava Newlin
September 14
September 7 Alexander Scheiner September 20 September 28
Gilad Baram Angela Perry Leticia Himmelstein
Stanley Poscovsky
September 11 September 21
George Starkschall David Green
Megan Marlowe
MAY 2021
September Birthday Celebrants
are invited to our September 3 Selichot service for a special blessing
September 1
Alan & Andrea Croft
September 2
Stanley & Janice Poscovsky
02 1
E R 2
B
P T EM September 6
S E Larry & Judy Ostrow
September Anniversary Celebrants
are invited to our September 3 Selichot service for a special blessingYAHRZEITS
SEPTEMBER 2021
S e p tember 1 S e p tember 11 S e p tember 21
I. L e on Kraft B e t t y Ackerman L a u r a Melasky
Irwi n Weltman F r e d Gordon
S e p tember 2
M a u reen Schwar t z S e p tember 13 S e p tember 23
L e s l ie Allen L o u i se Coleman
S e p tember 4 M a u rice Gordon M a rv in Portman
R o b ert Mellman L e e Rosensweig
A l e x Pikarsky S e p tember 15 M y r o n Spector
J o e l Rosenzwei g M o i r a Zane
S e p tember 5
J o s e ph D Krame r S e p tember 16 S e p tember 24
N a t h an Rosenzw e i g Irvi n g Cohen B e n Eisenberg
S t a n ley Schnei d e r A l b e rt Kornberg
S e p tember 6
J u l i a Cohen S e p tember 17 S e p tember 26
T a m my Allen M i c h ael Goldst e i n
S e p tember 7 J o s e Luis Alonso V i c t or Leon
E r n a Dreyfuss M a ria n Saxe
E l i z abeth Levy S e p tember 27
L e n a Ritman S e p tember 18 R u b y Neuman
W a lte r Brown
S e p tember 9 L e s t er Klashma n S e p tember 28
R i c h ard Levin M a rc us Shapiro E l i z abeth Stone
S o l Sadek Irwi n Weltman K l a s hman
B e n jamin Zack
S e p tember 10 S e p tember 19
H a r r is Worchel G l o r ia Frederick S e p tember 29
A b r a ham Pome r a n t z C a r l Himmelste i n
D a v id Hoff
S e p tember 30
K a r l Reiter
MAY THEIR MEMORIES BE FOR A BLESSING2021 - 5782
HIGH HOLY DAY
SPECIAL EDITION
Service
Schedule
pg 11
CBE
YouTube
Channel
pg 12
Prayer
Book
Return
Dates
pg 12HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
CBE members will receive Zoom links the morning of the scheduled Zoom Schmooze or Zoom Service.
YouTube live stream links can be found at www.betheltx.org/highholydays.
Friday, September 3
Selichot - 7:00 PM
Monday, September 6
Erev Rosh Hashanah - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, September 7 Wednesday, September 15
Rosh Hashanah morning service - 10:00AM Kol Nidre - 7:00 PM
Picnic Lunch - 1:00 PM (Community Park)
Children’s Service - 2:00PM (Community Park) Thursday, September 16
Tashlich - 2:15PM (Community Park) Yom Kippur morning service - 10:00 AM
Yiskor - 1:00 PM
Friday, September 10 Study Session - 2:00 PM
Shabbat Shuvah - 7:00 PM Children’s Service - 4:00 PM
Ne’ilah - 5:00 PM
Sunday, September 12
Kever Avot - 9:30 AM (Emanu El Cemetery) Monday, September 20
Sukkot - 7:00 PM
Monday, September 27
Simchat Torah - 7:00PM
Monday, September 20
Sukkot - 7:00 PM
Monday, September 27
Simchat Torah - 7:00PMDon't forget
TO RETURN THE HIGH HOLIDAY PRAYER BOOK
WE WILL BE HOLDING PRAYER BOOK RETURNS
THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 31.
DATES AND TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH OR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH
10:30 AM -12:30 PM.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
9:00 AM -12:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH OR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST
10:30 AM -1:30 PMCBE YOUTUBE
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SYNAGOGUE OFFICE CLOSURES
In observance of the Labor Day holiday,
the staff will be unavailable on Monday, September 6
In observance of Rosh Hashanah the
the staff will be unavailable on Tuesday, September 7
In observance of Yom Kippur
the staff will be unavailable beginning at 1 pm on
Wednesday, September 15, and all day Thursday, September 16
If you need technical support during the High Holiday services
please send a text to 832.963.9165You can also read
