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Dates/Reminders
- Temple offices & schools closed, Mon, Sep 6
- ECC Open House, Tue, Sept 7
- 1st Day of ECC Classes, Mon, Sept 13
- Jewish Mysticism Class, Mon, Sept 13, 12pm
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 Get the New Year Off to a Sweet Start!
Get a sweet start to the New Year, and support the Temple! Pre-order (click here) your challahs and sweets, and Solomon's Bakery will donate a portion of the proceeds back to the Temple! Order now, and pick up your treats on Wednesday, September 8 (Erev Rosh Hashanah) between 8am and noon.
Get those orders in now...we can't take any more after Monday!!
 Order Your Lulav & Etrog
Pre-paid orders for Lulavim and Etrogim can be made by contacting Cantor Shula at ext 105. The cost of each set, including tax is $54. Orders will be available at the temple on or after noon on Tuesday, September 21st.
 Come Check Out the Library!
Our congregation's volunteer run library is a great resource for books and we want to make sure you know that Sharon Wolfson and Claire Stein would be happy to show you around on any Tuesday from 10am-noon! Stop in and see the selection, check out a book, and enjoy what great resources we have on hand. Claire and Sharon also facilitate a daytime book club which meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. This month's selection, The Book Thief, by Marcus Zusak, is also available for check-out at the library!
Slichot: A Gateway to the Season of Teshuvah/Repentance
Saturday, September 4th, 8pm
Our service will feature special music for violin and piano composed by the great Maurice Ravel and Ernest Bloch featuring Russian violin virtuoso Michael Voronel. Rabbis Peter Levi and Rachel Kort together with Cantor Shula Kalir-Merton will usher us through the beauty of music, poetry, and prayer to the spiritual rebirth of this High Holy Days season.
"Teshuvah [repentance], tefillah [prayer] and tzedakah [charity] temper judgment's severe decree." -Unetaneh Tokef, High Holy Days liturgy
Calling All Teens!!
The new class of Madrichim-in-Training (M.I.T.s) is starting in September. All teens beyond b'nei mitzvah age are welcome to participate. For more information please e-mail Sherri Krause or call her at 949/855.3783. Our first madrichim meeting will take place on Tuesday, August 31 from 4-7.
Save the Date!
Who: ALL Temple congregants!
What: Annual Kick-off Beach Picnic
Where: Doheny State Beach Park, Areas 10-11
When: This year's event will be Sunday, September 26, 2-7pm
More details later about what to bring, etc....for now, save the date!!
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Need a Ride?
Are you Over 60? Have you Stopped or Cut Down on Driving? Join the Beth El Silver Streak
Mobility Club. $2 per ride for a designated driver to take you anywhere in Orange County. Where Can I Go? Temple Services, Grocery Shopping, to Sisterhood, Hadassah, ORT, the JCC, The Airport, your Doctor, your Dentist, Optometrist, Podiatrist...the list goes on!
Call Herb Smolinsky at 949/240-4638 to Sign Up!
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Help Create a Caring Community
TBE's Hineinu Caring Committee Co-chairs want you to know that there are a lot of ways you can help reach out and improve the lives of our fellow congregants. 
- Visit someone at home.
- Make a phone call to check in on someone who is ill or bereaved.
- Volunteer to drive.
- Deliver a meal.
- Participate in a shiva minyan.
Help be there when a fellow congregant is in need.
Join the efforts of the Hineinu Caring Committee!
If you're interested, please contact Shirley Einbund (949/443.5435) or Wendy Levin (949/380.0236). Volunteers need to know that there will be a brunch training in September, and your efforts will be utilized and appreciated!
BE Sisters
It's Time to JOIN Your BE Sisters for 2010/11! Anyone ca n join! All memberships include one FREE ticket to Comedy Night, January 22, 2011. (Tickets are non-transferable.)
Membership Dues are:
$18 - First time BE Sisters membership (not a member since 2006)
$18 - TBE teachers & staff membership
$36 - Returning BE Sisters membership
Free - TBE Members at Sponsor level or higher
Click here to sign up now!
Join a Chavurah!
What do the words "mishpacha" and "chavurah" have in common? They are both considered a form of "extended families." No matter what your interests or background, it's time to get connected to your fellow congregants in a social forum and become a real "extended family."
New groups are forming. Some examples include: senior empty nesters (70+), junior empty nesters ( 50s-60s), young families, families with older children, young families without children, women only (50+) and many more! To express interest, contact Phyllis Blanc (949/367.1256) or check out more information on the website.
Helping Marines & Still Taking Donations
MARINES. Would you want to host a Marine or two for a meal before or after services for High Holy Days? Please email to Pete & let him know: impeatmoss@aol.com. Also, local UCI student who belong to Hillel.
The Men's Club continues to collect no longer used eye glasses & cell phones & gently worn clothing to help the less fortunate. Please bring all items to TBE.
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