Temple Beth Emeth Albany NY

Jan 01, 2012

No Religious School/Winter Break



Jan 02, 2012

Temple Offices Closed/Happy New Year!!



Jan 04, 2012

CBEYG - College Homecoming

5:30 - 7:00 PM Tonight, we welcome back our graduates! Questions? Contact Brett Kessler at or 225-9580

Religious School

4:00 - 6:00 PM - Grades 3-6
6:00 - 8:00 PM - Bonim (Grades 7 & 8)
7:00 - 8:00 PM - Grades 9 & 10

Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Shpeen

Noon - 1:30 PM Rabbi Shpeen will be showing the film: "The Jews of New York." A deli-style lunch will be available for purchase today - $10 for members/$15 for non-members. Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler - This program is free and open to the community.

Jan 06, 2012

Erev Shabbat Service

5:30 Services in the Chapel. Our services are open to the community.

Jan 07, 2012

Torah Study/Shabbat Services

9:30 AM in the Chapel ~ Join other members of our congregation and community as we study the weekly Torah portion merged together with our Shabbat morning liturgy. This lively and open dialogue is facilitated by members of our clergy. No prior knowledge of Torah, Hebrew or Judaism is necessary to participate. This program is free and open to the community.

Jan 08, 2012

Grade 5 - Israeli Luncheon

9:30 AM -- Questions? Contact

Baby Break

9:30 - Noon Drop into The Parenting Center; nosh on a bagel and visit with other families with pre-schoolers. Age appropriate toys and weekly projects are available. Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler

Religious School

9:30 - Noon for Grades K - 6

Jan 09, 2012

Beth Emeth Board Meeting

6:45 PM - Dinner
7:15 PM - Meeting
Board members - please rsvp to Joan Paley no later than the Friday before the Board meeting if you DO NOT intend to come for dinner. Contact Joan -


Jan 10, 2012

Mah Jongg Tournament

9:00 AM - coffee & bagels; 9:30 AM - games begin. Brown bag your lunch; dessert is on us! Fee - $22. Questions? Contact Jan Rubenstein - 459-4118

Jan 11, 2012

CBEYG

5:30 - 7:00 PM Questions? Contact Brett Kessler at or 225-9580

Parent Time

9:30 - 11:00 AM in the Parenting Center
Coffee and tea and a relaxed Parent get-together with their babies and /or toddlers. Teacher, Emily Marynczak facilitates talks that focus on a wide variety of parenting issues.
Cost for 6 sessions: $90 for Beth Emeth member; $108 for non-members.
For more information, contact Deb Sokoler at 432-1392/

Religious School

4:00 - 6:00 PM - Grades 3-6
6:00 - 8:00 PM - Bonim (Grades 7 & 8)
7:00 - 8:00 PM - Grades 9 & 10

Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Shpeen

Noon - 1:30 PM Rabbi Shpeen will be discussing, Finding Faith to Cope with Life; Insights from Pirke Avot, the Ethics of Our Sages. Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler - This program is free and open to the community.

Jan 12, 2012

VEGETABLE GARDEN PLANNING MEETING

7:00 PM in the Temple Library.
Please join the Social Action Committee to help plan our Beth Emeth Garden. We're excited to launch this
new program and need your ideas, help and energy.

Please email to let me know if you plan to attend--and feel free to email if you have any questions about this exciting new project.

Cheryl Gelder-Kogan - e-mail me at -
518-449-4704
518-727-1645 (mobile)


Jan 13, 2012

Erev Shabbat Service

5:30 Services in the Chapel. Our services are open to the community.

Jan 14, 2012

Torah Study/Shabbat Services

9:30 AM in the Chapel ~ Join other members of our congregation and community as we study the weekly Torah portion merged together with our Shabbat morning liturgy. This lively and open dialogue is facilitated by members of our clergy. No prior knowledge of Torah, Hebrew or Judaism is necessary to participate. This program is free and open to the community.

Jan 15, 2012

No Religious School/Martin Luther King Weekend



Jan 18, 2012

CBEYG

5:30 - 7:00 PM Questions? Contact Brett Kessler at or 225-9580

Parent Time

9:30 - 11:00 AM in the Parenting Center
Coffee and tea and a relaxed Parent get-together with their babies and /or toddlers. Teacher, Emily Marynczak facilitates talks that focus on a wide variety of parenting issues.
Cost for 6 sessions: $90 for Beth Emeth member; $108 for non-members.
For more information, contact Deb Sokoler at 432-1392/

Religious School

4:00 - 6:00 PM - Grades 3-6
6:00 - 8:00 PM - Bonim (Grades 7 & 8)
7:00 - 8:00 PM - Grades 9 & 10

Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Shpeen

Noon - 1:30 PM Rabbi Shpeen will be discussing, Finding Faith to Cope with Life; Insights from Pirke Avot, the Ethics of Our Sages. Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler - This program is free and open to the community.

Jan 19, 2012

Sisterhood Board Meeting

6:30 PM - Chat time; 7:00 PM - Board Meeting Questions? Contact Margie Dorkin -

Jan 20, 2012

Erev Shabbat Service

5:30 Services in the Chapel. Our services are open to the community.

Jan 21, 2012

Shabbat Shalom Yeladim

11:00 AM - Noon Join Micki Groper for a celebration of Shabbat through song, stories, crafts and of course, a nosh. This month we will be celebrating Shabbat and our Temple and will be making tzedakah boxes. This program is free and open to the community. Please RSVP to Contact Deb Sokoler at

Torah Study/Shabbat Services

9:30 AM in the Chapel ~ Join other members of our congregation and community as we study the weekly Torah portion merged together with our Shabbat morning liturgy. This lively and open dialogue is facilitated by members of our clergy. No prior knowledge of Torah, Hebrew or Judaism is necessary to participate. This program is free and open to the community.

Jan 22, 2012

Grade 3 Family Ed - Talking About God

9:30 - Noon Join Rabbi Shpeen and Deb Sokoler for a morning of study & crafts related to Talking About God.. Babysitting is available through The Parenting Center. Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler at 432-1392 or

Baby Break

9:30 - Noon Drop into The Parenting Center; nosh on a bagel and visit with other families with pre-schoolers. Age appropriate toys and weekly projects are available. Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler

Religious School

9:30 - Noon for Grades K - 6

Reyut Meeting ~ Daughters of Sarah Visitation

Noon. . . Join us for a meeting for those interested in visiting congregants who are residents at Daughters of Sarah. To learn more, come to a meeting at the home of Marlene Pressman in Slingerlands. Contact Marlene by January 15 - if you'd like to attend.



Jan 24, 2012

92nd St Y - Walter Isaacson on Steve Jobs, Rick Stengel, moderator

8:00 PM Broadcast; seating begins at 7:30 PM. Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler - This broadcast is underwritten by Brotherhood of Congregation Beth Emeth

Jan 25, 2012

CBEYG

5:30 - 7:00 PM Questions? Contact Brett Kessler at or 225-9580

Parent Time

9:30 - 11:00 AM in the Parenting Center
Coffee and tea and a relaxed Parent get-together with their babies and /or toddlers. Teacher, Emily Marynczak facilitates talks that focus on a wide variety of parenting issues.
Cost for 6 sessions: $90 for Beth Emeth member; $108 for non-members.
For more information, contact Deb Sokoler at 432-1392/

Religious School

4:00 - 6:00 PM - Grades 3-6
6:00 - 8:00 PM - Bonim (Grades 7 & 8)
7:00 - 8:00 PM - Grades 9 & 10

Lunch & Learn with Cantor Groper

Noon - 1:30 PM Cantor Groper with be showing the film, "A Cantor's Tale." Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler - This program is free and open to the community.

Outreach Committee - Open Meeting



Jan 26, 2012

Chapter One Book Club

6:45 - 8:30 PM You bring your beverage, we provide the "nosh." If you'd like to provide a nosh, please let us know! You do not have to be a Sisterhood member or a woman to join us!!! This month we will be reading, "Marriage Plot," by Jeffrey Eugenides. Please RSVP to Nancy Lozman at , one day prior to each meeting.

Jan 27, 2012

Beth Emeth Shabbat in Sarasota

5:30 PM - Shabbat evening services at Temple Beth Israel; Longboat Key followed by dinner at 6:30 PM at The Lazy Lobster. Questions? Contact Carlyle Peterson -

Erev Shabbat Service

5:30 Services in the Chapel. Our services are open to the community.

Jan 28, 2012

Torah Study/Shabbat Services

9:30 AM in the Chapel ~ Join other members of our congregation and community as we study the weekly Torah portion merged together with our Shabbat morning liturgy. This lively and open dialogue is facilitated by members of our clergy. No prior knowledge of Torah, Hebrew or Judaism is necessary to participate. This program is free and open to the community.

Jan 29, 2012

Grade 6 Family Ed - Al Shloshah D’varim

9:30 - Noon Join Rabbi Ross & Deb Sokoler for a morning of study regarding Torah, Prayer & Acts of Loving Kindness.. Babysitting is available through The Parenting Center. Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler at 432-1392 or

Baby Break

9:30 - Noon Drop into The Parenting Center; nosh on a bagel and visit with other families with pre-schoolers. Age appropriate toys and weekly projects are available. Questions? Contact Deb Sokoler

Religious School

9:30 - Noon for Grades K - 6

Outreach Committee - Open Meeting

11:00 AM - Noon ~ The Interfaith Outreach Committee is looking for innovative and creative programming ideas for the coming year. If you are a couple in an interfaith marriage, raising children in an interfaith home, have a child married to a non-Jew, are grandparents with grandchildren being raised in an interfaith home, or a Jew-By-Choice, we value your input on issues that are important and current for our congregational families. Please join us to share your thoughts -- the possibilities are endless! RSVP by Monday, January 23 to
(Babysitting is available through The Parenting Center - contact Deb Sokoler - by Wed, Jan 25)

Jan 30, 2012

Education Committee Meeting

7:00 PM Questions? Contact Nancy Simon -

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