Temple Beth-El of Great Neck

Temple Beth-El of Great Neck
The Marjorie & Mark Gershwind Campus of Living Judaism
5 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, New York 11023
(516) 487-0900 (FAX) (516) 487-6941

Temple Beth-El is a place where we come to pray, celebrate, and learn. It is a place of solace and sanctuary, reflection and rejoicing, song and study. It is a place where minds are open, friends are made, tradition is honored and change is welcome. We encourage participation and respect individual choices. For 1000 families, Temple Beth-El is home. We welcome you to learn more about us.

Our Temple

Temple Beth-El, the oldest synagogue in Great Neck, was founded in 1928. Rabbi Jacob P. Rudin served as spiritual leader for four decades. It now enjoys a membership of 1000 families and is recognized as one of the most innovative and dynamic Reform congregations in America. We are a member of URJ - Union for Reform Judaism.
The constant interest of a dedicated rabbinate and lay leadership assures that the activities of our Religious School, Early Childhood Education Center, Women of Reform Judaism, Brotherhood, Family, Youth and Social Groups, combine to meet the varied needs of the entire congregation.

The cultural life of the Temple is enhanced by an outstanding library as well as a museum which contains a carefully selected collection of items representing the major periods of Jewish history.

The original Temple building was enlarged three times during the past 60 years and contains many noteworthy works of art.
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Calendar of Upcoming Services & Events

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5/2/2008	Shabbat Eve/Yom HaShoah Service, Rabbi Shapiro will speak. 8:00 PM
5/5/2008	Israeli Dinner & Dancing for Final Rosh Codesh 6:45 PM. Contact Sandy Lubert 516 487-4635
5/9/2008	Shabbat Eve, 6:00 PM Community Shabbat Dinner and Song
5/9/2008	Shabbat Eve, 7:15 PM Shabbat Kulanu Service/Music Festival
5/10/2008	The BEC Fine Food Affair, 8:00 PM at the home of Jordana and Stan Levine RSVP Jordana Levine 516 504-0564 or Rabbi Sapadin 516 487-0900 x 116
5/12/2008	Club Chai Film Festival presents "Funny Girl", 1:30 PM
5/12/2008	Book Discussion Series, "A Tale of Love and Darkness" by Amos Oz. Begins at 7:30 PM Coffee and cake will be served.
5/15/2008	North Shore Towers Study Group with Rabbi Shapiro, to be held at Michael Kurcias appt # 26L Building 2
5/16/2008	Shabbat Eve, 6:30 PM Pajama Shabbat
5/16/2008	Shabbat Eve, 8:00 PM High School Graduation Service. Nina Koppelman will speak.
5/18/2008	Women's Network & Brotherhood Closing Brunch 11:00 AM
5/18/2008	JTC End-of-Year Event
5/19/2008	Roundtable Food for Thought, 12:00 Noon "Helen of Troy"
5/19/2008	Sociable Senior Singles: Jack Shnur Presents: "The Music and Life of Frank Sinatra" 7:30 PM.
5/19/2008	Interfaith Advocacy Day contact Alice Fonari at 516 482-8326 or email her at afornari@optonline.net
5/22/2008	Annual Meeting of the Congregation, 7:30 PM
5/23/2008	Shabbat Eve, 6:30 PM Shabbat Service Rabbi Shapiro will speak.
5/26/2008	Brotherhood Memorial Day Parade
5/26/2008	Brotherhood Memorial Day Picnic at Steppingstone Park 12:30 PM
5/30/2008	Shabbat Eve, 6:30 PM Shabbat Service Rabbi Shapiro will speak
6/1/2008	Salute to Israel Parade
7/25/2008	URJ Eisner Camp Reunion-Celebrating 50 Years. For additional information, click on this link to download additional information about this event. Click on this link for a one page brochure/photo with contact information about Crane Lake and Eisner Camp

Brand NEW Temple Beth El Judaica Shop Now Open! Contact John Hirsch 365-7445 Cynthia Kaplan 627- 3078

Temple Organizations

Brotherhood
Women's Network
The Caring Community
Club Chai
Gay & Lesbian Inclusion Committee (GLIC)
Adult Ed
Early Childhood Ed.
Religious School

Beth-El Connection (BEC)
Junior Temple Club (JTC
Library
Social Action Council
Outreach
Family Education

Giving

Major Donor Lists

Rabbi's Circle, President's Council and Life Membersl

Tribute Fund Form in PDF Format (Click here and print the form)

Naming Opportunities for the new construction

Notices

	We hold Shabbat services Friday evening at 6:30 or 8:00pm and Saturday morning at 10:30 am.
	There is a Torah study minyan every Saturday morning at 9:45am
	We have Shabbat Dinners many Friday nights at 6:15pm. Call the Temple Office at 487-0900
	The Temple needs donated computer equipment. Computers should be Pentiums. Call Marie Mularczyk at the Temple Office.
	The Judaica Shop is open Fridays after services. Stop by or call for an appointment. Please call: John Hirsch (365-7445) or Helene Sterling (482-3454).
	Our Shabbat services are televised on Great Neck's Public Access Television, Channel 20 on Fridays at 3pm & 6pm.
	Tapes of our Shabbat services are available in the Temple Library.
	Prospective members may contact Leon Silverberg at the Temple Office.
	To be a Torah reader at Shabbat services contact Cantor Hest.
	Join our Volunteer Adult Choir - Contact Cantor Hest
	Each Fall classes begin for Adult B'nei Mitzvah and Confirmation. Contact the Rabbis.
	GLIC sponsors a discussion group for relatives of Gay men and Lesbians.

Try these World Wide Web Resources of Jewish Interest:

Shamash - A consortium of Jewish Internet resources
Reform Judaism Web Site
Yahoo listing of Jewish Internet resources
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Virtual Jerusalem
The Chagall Windows
The Simon Wiesenthal Center
Project Genesis Torah Study
ClickOnJudaism - For Reform Jews in their 20s & 30s
JewishStreet.com - Full featured site
Ari Hest - Cantor Hest's son
Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Library
The Jewish National Fund

KesherNet - Jewish Life on Campus
The Maven - Jewish Internet Resources
The Jewish Outreach Institute
The Jewish Communications Network
The Jewish Post
Beth Israel (Rabbi Folberg)
Jewish Parent Page
ARZA/World Union
Dorot
Zipple.com - Lots of Jewish stuff
Jewish Appleseed Foundation, Inc.
The Jewish Publication Society

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