Shalom and welcome to the Temple Beth El website!

We are affiliated with the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ), and our members come from a variety of Jewish backgrounds, e.g. Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Renewal and Reconstructionist. Our services and events attempt to accomodate all of our members.

The Temple is located at the corner of Hodgson and T Streets in Eureka, California. Go to the About Us tab and Directions to obtain driving directions.

This website is intended to provide you with a brief overview of our congregation and the services we offer to members and guests. If you would like more detailed information, purchase our newsletter or would like to be added to our e-mail list, please call our office at 707-444-2846. We look forward to hearing from you!

Upcoming Shabbat and Holiday Services are as follows:

Date	Time	Service/Holiday	Leader
Dec 16	7:30 pm	Shabbat	Hal Schulman
Dec 23	5:30 pm	Shabbat	Rabbi Naomi

Religious School: Will resume in the Fall. Classes are from 10 am through 12:30 pm on Sundays at the Temple. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the ReligiousSchool--classes, teachers, curriculum, etc.--for the upcoming school year, please contact Religious School Director. Please click here for schedule.

Torah Study: Saturday August 6 at 8 am Torah portion: Devarim

Davenen : every Tuesday morning at 7 am August 2,9,17,23

Choir Rehearsal Love to sing? The TBE choir is always open to new members.

Wed, August 3rd – 5:30 pm – Practice

Tuesday Teachings with Rabbi Joe Hample

Tuesday, August 2, 10 am to noon: MODERN JEWISH CRISIS II
The Jewish lot seemed likely to improve after the First World War. What were the ideas and developments that led to disaster instead? Who have we become, and what opportunities have we lost, as a result of catastrophe? This class will trace the route from the old oppression to the new, and the meaning of Jewish identity in extreme circumstances. $10 members, $15 non-members. Everyone is welcome!

NEWSLETTER:
Deadline for the September/October newsletter is August 8. Please send any submissions to the TBE office. There will be a new office manager and new newsletter editor producing this issue—so sending articles, etc. in advance would be greatly appreciated!

OF GENERAL INTEREST

Academic Year in America (AYA), a non-profit organization founded in 1981, (sponsored by the American Institute for Foreign Study Foundation founded by Robert Kennedy), places hundreds of international high school exchange students with American families. AYA is currently seeking families to host these exchange students. As a show of gratitude, AYA will provide a donation of $1,000 to TBE for each host family that takes a student. If you are interested, please contact Stella Jacaruso at 800/322-1377. Students must be placed by August 15.

August 26-28: Grief & Growing: A healing weekend for bereaved individuals and families, held at Camp Newman in Santa Rosa. Program for adults, children, teens, families, and friends who are experiencing grief from recent or past losses in their life. For more information, call 415-750-3436. WWW.jewishhealingcenter.org

The Hebrew Free Loan Association makes interest free loans for many purposes in Humboldt County such as educational, adoption, emergency, debt consolidation, buying a house, and more. If you, or someone you know, could use a loan, check them out at Hebrew Free Loan Association or contact us by calling our local representative, Phil Lazzar, at 822-4171.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Love to Garden? We would appreciate some help to make the Temple grounds more beautiful. If you have some hours to volunteer, or dollars to donate for landscaping supplies, please contact the office.

ADULT EDUCATION: ALL TAUGHT BY PHIL LAZZAR
Please email Phil at PhilLazzar@gmail.com in advance if you are planning on attending any or all of his classes!

Introduction to Mitzvot: A beginners introduction to the mitzvot, what they are, where the come from, and their purpose. Mitzvot are good deeds but there is more to the story.
Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Time: 6 to 7:30 pm
Location: Temple Beth El, corner of Hodgson & T Streets, Eureka
Suggested Donation to TBE: $5 members and $10 non-members

Introduction to Brit Milah (ritual circumcision): Source: ABC News
Lloyd Schofield has come one step closer to achieving his mission to ban circumcision -- the surgical removal of the penile foreskin -- in the City by the Bay. San Francisco city officials said Wednesday that Schofield had collected enough signatures -- more than 12,000 -- to put the measure on the city ballot in November 2011. "The foreskin is there for a reason," said Schofield, who is retired from a career in the hotel industry. "It's not a birth defect. It serves an important function in a man's life, and nobody has a right to perform unnecessary surgery on another human being."

This class will explain why we circumcise our baby boys on their 8th day, the meaning behind it, as well as some historical perspective of other times/places where laws were made against the practice.
Date & Time: TBA
Location: Temple Beth El, corner of Hodgson & T Streets, Eureka
Suggested Donation to TBE: $5 members and $10 non-members

MEMBERS:
One of our members has moved and is unable to take her pets. She is looking for loving homes for three cats—a maine-coon type, an angora type, and a blue and white tabby—and a ten gallon tank with a firebelly toad and paddletail newt. Please call 599-4649 for more information.

The TBE Book Group meets on Sundays, at a member's home. Call the TBE Office for directions. Visitors or new members are welcome and can suggest books for us to read in 2007 as well as help schedule dates for future meetings.

Yiddish Classes: September 26 from 1-3 pm led by Sam Oliner will be held at a member's house.

We learn to converse in Yiddish, watch Yiddish films, and listen to Yiddish music.

If you are a previous student , bring the materials we distributed. If you are a new student,

we can order additional materials, if necessary.

If you are interested in joining the class, please contact the office (bethel@reninet.com, 444-2846)

SPECIAL TOPICS IN JUDAISM

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ADULT EDUCATION:

Adult Hebrew Classes

Don’t understand Hebrew? Feel lost during prayer services or class teachings? Join with

others who are just now beginning the journey into the Hebrew language or improve upon the

skills you already have.

Instructor: a native Hebrew speaker.

Beginning Hebrew Reading Class

Learn to read Hebrew! For beginners learning the Aleph Bet, or for those wishing a refresher

course. Say the prayers in Hebrew; read from the Torah! Learn correct pronunciation and some translation. No prior experience required.

Days and times will be determined by participants.

10 (1 ½ hour) sessions -- $100 Members, $150 Non-members

Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Conversational Hebrew

These classes are ideal for those wanting to either learn spoken Modern Hebrew, or improve

their Hebrew speaking skills. Perfect for travelers to Israel or just for conversation.

Prerequisite: Some ability to read Hebrew or completion of Beginning Hebrew Reading class. Classes are

ongoing.

8 (1 ½ hour) sessions -- $80 Members, $120 Non-members

Reading Biblical Hebrew

Learn to read (AND UNDERSTAND!) Biblical Hebrew. This class offers an introduction of

vocabulary and grammar found in Biblical writing, with an emphasis on recognition and translation,

rather than merely memorization. Meet with other students who are excited about gaining the skills t

o read and study Torah as it was written.

Ongoing classes.

8 (1 ½ hour) sessions: -- $80 Members, $120 Non-members

Please register for classes in advance. Instructors must know if there will be an

ample number of participants for their class(es), and if they have enough materials to distribute. To register, please contact the Temple Beth El office at 444-2846 or email at bethel@reninet.com

Each class must have a minimum of four students

who have registered and paid to insure the class will be held