The TBE Blog is the space where Temple Beth El’s Leadership Team members reflect on relevant topics that are most meaningful to us. Here you will find musings on everything from prayer to politics, music to mysticism and history to current day life. From our iPads, smartphones, and laptops to yours, these are the things that inspire us, keep us up at night, and fuel our own Jewish journeys.
Renata Rosenberg Steps Into New Role as Program Operations Manager
Please join us in congratulating Renata Rosenberg as she steps into her new role as Temple Beth El’s Program Operations Manager. Many of you already ...
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Meet Laura McGaha, Temple Beth El’s New Clergy Assistant
Please join us in welcoming Laura McGaha to Temple Beth El as our new Clergy Assistant. In this role, Laura will support our clergy team ...
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Judaism Doesn’t Take the Summer Off
Sometimes it feels like people think about Judaism as a light bulb that can be turned on and off with the flick of a switch. ...
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Meet Jacob Friedman, Our Summer Rabbinic Intern
Dear Temple Beth El Community, We are thrilled to announce that from May 24 through July 24, Temple Beth El will welcome Student Rabbi Jacob ...
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Welcome Diana Warth, Temple Beth El’s New Director of Development
Please join us in welcoming Diana Warth to Temple Beth El as our new Director of Development. Diana will be leading our development work, including ...
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TBE Together In Motion – A-J Secrist
At Temple Beth El, a lot is always happening just beneath the surface – conversations that shift how we think, gatherings that deepen belonging, decisions ...
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Ruth Pordes to Receive MeckMIN Bridge Builder Award
At Sterling Elementary School in southwest Charlotte, Temple Beth El volunteers have become a familiar presence over the years. Some sit beside students working through ...
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Still, We Gather
It’s 4 a.m. and I can’t sleep. I think I’m writing because I feel relief. Yesterday, there were children inside Temple Israel in West Bloomfield ...
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Repro Rights Shabbat: Turning to Jewish Tradition in a Complicated Moment
At a time when access to reproductive health care is increasingly uncertain across our country, many Jewish communities are turning to something steady and enduring ...
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Standing Together as a Jewish Community
Dear Temple Beth El Community, We write to express our sympathy and solidarity with Beth Israel Congregation, a synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, which was targeted ...
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Holding Sydney in Our Hearts
Dear Temple Beth El Family, As we prepare to light the first candle of Chanukah this evening, our hearts are in Sydney, following the horrific ...
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Honoring Difference, Upholding Values: A Message from Temple Beth El Leadership
Temple Beth El has always been a place where people come together to learn, pray, and build Jewish lives of purpose. We are a community ...
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Supporting Our Community During This Week’s Immigration Raids
Dear Temple Beth El, Over the past several days, Federal Border Patrol agents have carried out an intensified enforcement operation across our city. Videos of ...
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When Music Becomes Prayer: A Weekend with Elana Arian and Iván Barenboim
By Cantor Danielle Rodnizki There are moments when music does more than simply fill the air. It stirs the soul, opens the heart, and connects ...
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L’Chaim to An Unforgettable Evening
This past Saturday night, nearly 350 members of our community filled the Carolina Theatre for an evening that brought together everything we love about Temple ...
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