May 20, 2012   28 Iyyar 5772

Temple B'nai Israel - Albany, GA

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Temple B’nai Israel in Albany, Georgia serves all Jews throughout Southwest Georgia. We are a pluralistic Reform temple that offers spiritual prayer, intense study and the opportunity for good works. One of the oldest Reform congregations in the country, we were founded in 1876, with roots going back to the 1840s.

Our synagogue has strived to serve as a beit tefillah, a house of worship , a beit midrash, a house of study, and a beit knesset, a house of assembly. As the only Jewish congregation in the Albany area, we understand our obligation to provide religious educational and social outlets for Jews throughout the region.

We offer regular Friday night services at 8 p.m. (7:30 p.m. in the summer), with the new Reform prayer book Mishkan T’Filah.  We conduct Torah Study on Saturday mornings from September through May, and offer Religious School to our young members on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. starting the end of August and ending in May.  There are programs offered throughout the year, often accompanied by dinner or presentations by our young people.

You are welcome to stop by to attend services and to meet with members for a comprehensive introduction to spiritual life at Temple B'nai Israel.





 


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Friday, May 18, 2012 (26 Iyar)

8:00 P.M. SHABBAT SERVICE

SHAVOUT SERVICE & CONFIRMATION OF BRENT GOLDSMITH

Student Rabbi Kelly Levy

Thank You to Board Member Michael Tilson

Thank you for the Oneg to Kim & Stuart Goldsmith   

  * Please call the office in the event of a birth, death, injury, illness or hospitalization. 

 If you wish to share any special occasion, let us know at 446-6536.  Thank you! 

 

PLANNING AHEAD:       

1.  May 18,  Shavout Service & Confirmation of Brent Goldsmith  -  8:00 p.m.

2.  May 20,  Religious School, End of School Year Family Cookout  -  1:00 p.m. - 3:00p.m. 

3.  May 30, TEMPLE BOARD MEETING - At the Temple -  7:00 p.m. 

Student Rabbi Kelly's Schedule*:  May 18

*Subject to change depending upon the weather and flight schedules 

 

SERVICE LEADERS, BOARD MEMBERS, ONEG ASSIGNMENT

 May 18th:  Student Rabbi Kelly Levy, Michael Tilson,

Shavout Confirmation - Kim & Stuart Goldsmith

May 25th:  Edie Cohen, Scott Shor,

Memorial Day Weekend  -  No Oneg

 

REMINDER . . .

SUMMER SERVICE LEADERS ARE NEEDED

Please contact Paul or Beverly Smith to volunteer

or for more information.   Additonal details are in

the Temple's  May Hadashot

 

CARING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

May:  Mary Owens, Marguerite Bland, Holli Bruck

(Chairperson is first name listed)

 

MAY  BIRTHDAYS 

Ginny Stern                May 6                        Norman Nadrich              May 20

Gerry Harris               May 7                        Vivian Stern                     May 21 

Daniel Gordon            May 11                      Diana Craft                      May 25

Lan Skalla                   May 19                      Terese Cohen                 May 26

Bobbie Lowe              May 19                       Phyl Fralick                     May 27

Alan Bitterman           May 20

  

      

 YAHRZEITS 

MAY 13  -   MAY 19,  2012

Rabbi Edmund A. Landau, Sr. 

Samuel Lorig

Bertha Agoos

Dick Weber

Max Roobin

Richard "Rusty" Kelley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                          

                                                                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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