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There are always plenty of new things to look forward to at Temple Beth O'r/Beth Torah:

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THE RABBI- Rabbi, THE CANTOR - Cantor Steven Stern, THE TEMPLE - Office

SHANA TOVA - 5771!

A WARM TEMPLE BETH O'R/BETH TORAH WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS:

Dr. ALAN & JOYCE GENSER AND SON, ARYEH & AMANDA WHITE, SYLVIA LIPSON, BETTY SCHWARZ, MARVIN & ESTELLE EDELMAN!

For the complete High Holiday schedule please see This Month .

THE CHOIR OF TEMPLE BETH O'R/BETH TORAH REHEARSES ON SUNDAYS AT 7:00 PM. JOIN AND LEARN THE MUSIC, ENJOY THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS AND ENHANCE OUR BEAUTIFUL HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES.

  • SELICHOT SERVICES - Saturday, September 4 - 8:30 PM. Conducted jointly by: Temple Beth O'r/Beth Torah AND Temple Beth El Mekor Chayim. The Services will be held at Temple Beth El Mekor Chayim in Cranford.

  • Men's Club Sukkah Building & Pancake Breakfast - Sunday, September 12, - 10:00 am. As we erect our Temple Beth O'r/Beth Torah Sukkah, we invite the entire congregation to come and help make it as beautiful as it can be.

  • SISTERHOOD INVITES ALL TEMPLE WOMEN TO OUR OPENING MEETING - Wednesday, September 15 - 7:45 P.M. We have planned a wonderful program for your enjoyment!!! "ACCESSORIZE WITH STYLE" by DESIGNER PRESENCE. Distinctive and affordable personal and home accessories for you to purchase: pashminas, scarves,jewelry, watches, handbags, wallets, belts, mirrors, pictures, vases, decorative items, unique gift items and much more. Come out and join us for a fun evening.

  • DECORATE THE SUKKAH WITH OUR YALDEINU CLASS - Sunday, September 19 at 10:00 am.

  • BEEF AND BOURBAN IN THE SUKKAH - Sunday - September 26 - 5:00 pm. Sponsored by the Men's Club. A guest speaker will present a tasting and lecture on quality Bourbon. RSVP by September 20 to 732-381-8403 or email the Office. Adults $25.00, children 13 and under $10.00. Dinner includes: salad, corn, rolls, soda, coffee, tea, dessert and, of course, great barbequed steaks and excellent bourbon. Chicken breasts and veggie burgers available on request.

  • PIZZA IN THE HUT! - Tuesday, September 28 - 6:30 pm. We will be making music in the hut, so bring your instrument of choice for a fun filled jam session. RSVP by September 23 to 732-381-8403 or email the Office. Adults $9.00, children 12 and under $7.00, no charge to TBO/BT Hebrew school students, USY/Kadima paid up members and children 5 and under.

  • SHMINI ATZERET - YIZKOR - DEDICATION OF YAHRZEIT PLAQUES. Thursday, September 30 - 9:30 AM.

  • SIMCHAT TORAH!- Thursday, September 30 - 6:30 pm and Friday, October 1 - 9:30 am. Mazel tov to the the Honorees of the Torah 5771:
  • ISRAELI DANCING led by Elise Litt - Tuesdays - 7:00 PM. All proceeds to our Temple. $7.50 per class. $30.00 prepaid for 5 classes.

  • LEARN TO READ HEBREW - Pray in the original Holy Language. There is no cost for this six week crash course. CONTACT THE OFFICE AND SIGN UP. Office or 732-381-8403

  • YOUTH PROGRAM INFORMATION - Partial Scholarship applications for children attending Jewish day camp or Jewish sleep away camp are available in the Temple office.

  • AN EASY WAY TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE CONGREGATION.....OPEN AN ACCOUNT AT THE TD BANK (FORMERLY COMMERCE BANK.) THE BANK WILL MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO OUR TEMPLE BASED ON THE AVERAGE BALANCE OF ALL MEMBERS' ACCOUNTS. ONCE YOU HAVE OPENED AN ACCOUNT OR IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ACCOUNT, CONTACT THE OFFICE AND SIGN UP. Office or 732-381-8403.

  • Walter Bauman Jewelers is another fund raising opportunity. Sell your unwanted gold. The seller gets a 15% discount and the Temple gets a 7% donation.

    DOING MITZVAHS CAN BRIGHTEN THE LIVES OF OTHERS AND OURSELVES!

  • HELP BEAUTIFY OUR TEMPLE GROUNDS. Call Michael Roth 908-416-3332

  • YES, WE CARE SOUP KITCHEN, INC., A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION NEEDS YOUR HELP! Please come and help make sandwiches - Monday evenings at 5:30 pm in the Zion Lutheran Church, 559 Raritan Road, Clark. Please call Arlene Fineman 908-403-6554 for details.

  • SCARVES, SCARVES AND MORE SCARVES. The goal of this ecumenical and inter-generational project is to knit or crochet 1000 scarves to be distributed with next Fall's coat drive. You can help by knitting or crocheting a scarf or scarves and/or donating unused skeins of yarn for others to use. To date 745 scarves have been donated.

  • THE SPECIAL ADULT program needs drivers. Call Mike W. Miller at 908-233-9624.

  • BETH O'R/BETH TORAH AND TEMPLE BETH EL/MEKOR CHAYIM OF CRANFORD HAVE COMBINED THEIR MORNING MINYONS. FOR THE COMPLETE PRAYER SERVICE SCHEDULE, PLEASE SEE - Prayer Services. The September Minyonim will be held in Cranford. Sundays and Holidays held in Clark @9:00 am. Please join us.

  • Temple Beth O'r/Beth Torah has a well stocked Judaica library. Books are available for all ages and interests. All are welcome to borrow books to take home or to read in the library. We now have a reading machine that enlarges print material for people with vision difficulties. The equipment has been donated by the family of Frances Warner in her memory.

  • Let the TBO/BT Gift Shop be your source for everything Jewish. There are fine Judaic items and gifts at competitive prices. We will gladly special order for you if we don't have the items you are looking for. E-mail the Gift Shop or call Louise Cangelosi at 732-634-3019 Diane Goldsteinat 908-241-0509.

    ·         Last but not least, this web site is still pretty new! And we'd love to hear your comments and opinions! If you're a prospective member of TBO/BT, does the information here give you a good overall picture of our synagogue? If not, what's missing? For current members, does this web site help to keep you up-to-date with temple happenings? Please send any and all comments to our Webmaster.

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