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| Fall 2010 | |
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Selichot Services and Panel Discussion, Saturday September 4 at 8 pm at Temple Israel. Panel Discussion: "When our lives are tied up with things that don't matter" with Steve Gilbert, Tony Preus, and Rob Neuberger Join us as we begin the high holiday season by looking inward at what is important to us in our lives. Our panelists will explore our society's obsession with celebrity lives and what that means in terms of our values. How do we return to focus on our own lives? |
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| Summer 2010 |
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| Please join us for Erev Tisha B'Av Services Monday, July 19th at Beth David Synagogue at 9:00pm. Tisha B'Av commemorates the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and other tragedies that befell the Jews throughout history with the reading of Eicha and prayers. TI Young Families are organizing a small picnic for kids and their parents this Sunday, July 18th at 10:30am at Rec park. If you are interested in attending, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Check in with Temple Israel on FACEBOOK, the morning of, if you suspect rain, for instructions.) Please join us for evening minyan: Friday July 16, Tuesday July 20, Wednesday July 21 and Friday July 23... 5:30pm in the downstairs chapel. Help those saying kaddish make a minyan. |
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| Java Joe's Coffee Fundraiser | Check your mail or contact the TI Office for order forms |
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Tuesday June 22 7pm |
Congregational Budget Meeting |
| Saturday, June 26 | Simchah Shabbat |
| Beginning Monday June 28 |
Bring your items to TI for the Annual Garage Sale (note: NO clothing will be accepted) |
| Weds July 7th |
Dine out at Panera Proceeds benefit TI
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Saturday July 10th 9:30 am |
Beth El Shabbat Services in the downstairs Beth-El Chapel |
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Monday July 19th 9:00 pm |
Tisha B'Av services with Beth David Services will be held at Beth David |
| Sunday July 25 | Board Installation Barbeque Dinner |
| Sunday August 8th | TI Garage Sale |
| Thursday August 12th | Dine Out @ Uno's |
| Sunday August 15th |
Temple Israel-Temple Concord Picnic @ Highland Park |
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Friday August 20th 6:00 pm |
Drumming Shabbat and Dinner |
| Holidays 2010 | |
| Shalach Manot Gift Baskets | Please check your mail for order forms |
| Holiday Baking | Please check your mail for order forms |
| Some Recent Events | |
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Purse Party Sunday May 2nd 1130 am - 2 pm |
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Brotherhood Luncheon March 21 9:30 am |
Temple Concord and Temple Israel will hold a joint Brotherhood brunch at Temple Concord on March 21, 2010 starting at 9:30am. The speaker will be Joseph Sluzar, a Broome County attorney who will address the regulatory environment of the Marcellus Shale from the Broome County government perspective. A question and answer session will follow. The brunch menu is bagels, lox, cream cheese, pastries, fruit cup, juice, coffee and tea. The cost is $6.00 per person payable at the door. Reservations are required and must be made no later than 12:00 noon on Friday March 12th at the Temple Concord office 723-7355. The brunch is being jointly sponsored by the fledgling TC - TI Brotherhood as they rebuild their organizations to provide camaraderie and service to the Jewish community. Volunteers will be needed for set-up and clean-up. Please call Jonathan Burgman @ 722-9218 or Morty Hofstein @ 785-6863 to volunteer or if you have any questions. |
| Passover 2010 |
Monday, March 29thth 7:00am in the Chapel: Shacharit, Study, and Seudah for the Firsborn Every first born child is commanded to fast the day of the first seder. However if you participate in the study the ends a book of the Talmud, you are commanded to eat at a feast and this supersedes the fast. Join Rabbi Tziona Szajman for morning services, study, and breakfast. RSVP to synagogue office. Breakfast is free.
Tuesday March 30th 6:00pm Community Seder at TI You must pre-register and pay for this dinner by Friday March 12th in order to attend. Cost TBA
Monday, March 29thth and Tuesday March 30thth NO EVENING MINYAN Our regular 5:30pm minyan is cancelled so we can attend the Passover Seder. 5:30pm minyan will continue as regular for the rest of the holiday beginning Friday April 10th.
Tuesday, March 30th and Wednesday, March 31st 9:30am Passover Services at TI for first and second days of Passover
Monday, April 5th 9:30am Passover services at TI for the 7th day of Passover.
Tuesday, April 6th 9:30am Passover services at TI for the 8th day of Passover. YIZKOR Services at 10:30am, following the Torah service. |
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Film Screening: "God on Trial" April 14 7:30 pm Binghamton University Campus Academic A Building G008 |
Film Screening and panel discussion of the film "God on Trial" |
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Tallit Making Sunday April 18th 10 am |
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Israeli Dancing and Felafel Supper Sunday, May 2 5pm |
Join us for Israeli dancing and felafel to benefit the Binghamton University Hillel. Families and lots of kids welcome.
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Shavuout Cheesecake Making May 18 |
Shavuot on May 18th, 2010. We will begin with a wonderful dairy dinner at 6:00pm, followed by a unique theatrical interpretation of the book of Ruth. The program is being organized by Diane Herz and Sybil Goldenberg. Cost to attend is $18 and includes dinner, a play, and all the cheesecake you can eat. Please pay in advance by sending a check to Temple Israel with "Adult Ed Shavuot" written in the memo line. |
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Shabbat Across America March 6 9:30 am |
Thanks to the Binghamton University for sponsoring the kiddush luncheon |
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Feb 27 PURIM |
6:00 pm Dinner, $10 per family, rsvp to the TI Office 6:20 pm Purim Play 6:30 pm Megillah Reading The Rabbi has prepared a stupendous, fantastic Purim play which involves many, many of our kids . . . prepare yourself for PURIM IN SPACE ! |
| Upcoming Interfaith Events |
This is a reminder of the upcoming visits to the different religion’s houses of worship: Feb. 21, 10:00 AM – St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Fr. Mark Giroux |
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The Fabulous 50's Night is Saturday February 20th beginning at 6:00pm. The cost is $30.00 per person and reservations are required by Friday February 12th. Please call the office at 723-7461 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to reserve your seat. |
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Lecture on Maimonides @ Temple Concord Sunday, February 7, at 10:30 a.m. |
"Maimonides: Physician, Biologist, and Philosopher" is the topic for an Adult Education Brunch to be held at Temple Concord on Sunday, February 7, at 10:30 a.m. Anthony Preus, Binghamton University Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy will be the speaker. Preus is an historian of ancient and medieval philosophy and science; he has written on Aristotle and Galen, two of Maimonides' major intellectual sources from the Greek tradition. Preus plans to focus on Maimonides' medical treatises; some of those treatises are intended as convenient summaries of classical medical advice, especially dietary advice. Others are detailed medical advice to high-ranking clients(the sultan of Egypt and his family) with specific medical concerns--the patient's worries about defense against poisoning, or the patient's wish to perform sexually with his several wives and concubines, or for treatment for asthma or hemorrhoids, for example. Preus plans to talk a bit about the medical and scientific context of Maimonides work in this area, and about the philosophical theories on which his medicine and biology were based. No prior knowledge of any of these areas is necessary to participate in this discussion. The cost to attend the brunch will be $5 per person. To make reservations, call the Temple Concord office at 723-7355 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . |
| Sunday, November 22 2 pm |
Eleanor Reissa is coming to our area. "I first saw Eleanor Reissa perform in New York City several years ago. Her specialty are Yiddish songs and she will bring back many memories". Al Lavker She will be appearing the weekend of November 21/22 at Schorr Family Firehouse Stage in Johnson City with a concert of English and Yiddish songs. Temple Israel has a limited number of tickets for the Sunday November 22nd, 2:00PM show at a discount price of $20.00 per person. We plan to ask Ms. Reissa to join us for a question and answer period after the performance. Lets all go together. WE MUST receive your reservation for seats now!!! Temple phone 723-7461. (you will be billed in October). Seating will be cafe format. You must come early if you want to sit with friends. |
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Sunday, November 22
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TICKLING LEO Some Family Secrets Should Never Be Forgotten Sunday, November 22 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM A Film Set around the days of Yom Kippur, TICKLING LEO is a contemporary drama that follows three generations of one Jewish family whose secrets threaten to destroy its future. www.ticklingleothemovie.net <http://www.ticklingleothemovie.net>
Contact EPAC for Tickets ($10)
Endicott Performing Arts Center 102 Washington Ave, Endicott
Film makers will be in attendance for discussion & questions after the film: Jeremy Greenberg Davidson (former Hillel student and Vestal resident) The themes in the film (interfaith relationships, filial duty, and most importantly -- how silence about the Holocaust can infect future generations) often provide an engaging discussion which we hope to have with the community. Set on Yom Kippur in the Catskills, TICKLING LEO is a family drama which explores how three generations of one family are affected by the choice one man (Eli Wallach) made to survive the Holocaust in Hungary. Produced by Mary Stuart Masterson and Barn Door Pictures, it stars the wonderful Eli Wallach, Lawrence Pressman, Annie Parisse, Daniel Sauli, Ronald Guttman and Victoria Clark and was awarded the Jury Prize for Best Film at the 2009 Stonybrook Film Festival. Please be aware that there is some strong language and male nudity in the film, and is intended for mature audiences
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Special Shabbat Service and reception honoring the Legacy of Bobbie King Friday, November 27 |
The season from Sukkot through Thanksgiving is a time for to express gratitude for what we have, to show appreciation for the opportunities that have come our way.
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Sunday October 25 10:00am |
Temple Israel Young Families presents (for children under 5) Take a trip to Noah’s Ark with Rabbi Szajman & Shloimi the Otter Meet us at Iron Kettle Farm for fun, games, and animals www.ironkettlefarm.com 707 Owego Rd 607-659-7707 |
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Sunday, October 18 10:00am Temple Israel Adult Education Brunch and Learn |
Prof Ami Bar On will speak on Terrorism and Democratic Politics
Brunch is $5 For Reservations Contact the Temple Israel office at 607-723-7461 or
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. Bat-Ami Bar On is Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies at Binghamton University (SUNY). She received her B.A. and M.A. from Tel Aviv University and her Ph.D. from Ohio State University. She has been at Binghamton University since 1991. She is a recipient of the Chancellor Award for Excellence in Teaching (1999-2000). Her areas of research and teaching include theories of violence, democratic theory, political and social philosophy, feminist socio-political philosophy and ethics. |
| Simchat Torah Party Celebrate with Temple Israel on Erev Simchat Torah Saturday, October 10th, 6:00pm |
Klezmer Band, Dinner & Dancing Chicken, Falafel, Pita, French Fries, Pickles, Humous and Israeli salads. Torah Cookies!!! BE OUR GUEST!!! Cost covered by generous private sponsors. |
| Simchat Torah Day Sunday, October 11th |
morning services at 9:30am Followed by a light kiddush lunch |
| Sunday August 30 noon Join Temple Israel - Temple Concord Picnic Highland Park, Endicott $5 / Person RSVP to the Temple Office:
TC 723-7355TI 723-7461 |
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| Friday, August 14 6pm |
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| Tues, Aug 4 11 am |
TI Brunch and learn with Rabbi Szajman: Jewish Storytelling ($5) |
| Weds, July 29 8 pm |
Joint Temple Concord/Temple Israel Tisha B'Av Service at Temple Israel |
| Simchah and Family Shabbat July 26 10 am |
Temple Israel will host a special family friendly Shabbat this Saturday, July 25th, from 10:00am - 11:30am. |
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Sunday May 31 230 pm Interfaith Dialogue |
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Friday May29 Rhonda Levine Services 530 pm Dinner 600 pm Lecture 700pm |
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Sunday May 3 10 am Quilting as Jewish Midrash |
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April 20 7 pm Yom HaShoah Commemoration at Binghamton University |
Yom HaShoah community commemoration in the Gruber Theater (Fine Arts Building). Mrs. Ellen Leiman, a survivor of the kinder transport, will speak. There will be a small reception following the ceremony. |
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March 21 930 am Shabbat Across America |
Join us for festive services followed by a kiddush lunch and a concert by Binghamton University's Jewish A Capella group Kaskeset. |
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PURIM! March 9 6pm Harry Potter Purim Play 7pm Megillah Reading |
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Sunday February 8 10 am Rick Marsi |
Rick Marsi, celebrated local photographer, writer, and naturalist will speak and present slides on the varieties of nature in Broome County. |
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Sunday January 11 10 am "What we can learn from the 2008 Election" |
Jonathan Krasno, Associate Professor of Political Science at Binghamton University, will discuss the 2008 national elections. |
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Sunday November 16 10 am Bioethics Lecture |
Professor Anna Gotlib of Binghamton University's Department of Philosophy will speak on current topics in bioethics, focusing on the just distribution of health care resources. |
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Family Pray and Play Shabbat Mornings 10:30 am |
Shabbat Family Pray and Play. The program is designed for families with very young children, under 4 years of age. Spearheaded by Susie Horowitz, we will gather together at Temple Israel the first Saturday of every month during the school year for a Shabbat experience of music, movement, praying and playing. |
