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.
20th Anniversary of the Michelle Miller Award by Fred and Joy Miller
Temple Beth El joins Fred and Joy Miller in remembering their daughter, Michelle, whose 20th yahrzeit was marked in April 2022. We are honored that the ...
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In Moments Like These, Judaism and Your Clergy Are Here for You
Many members have reached out to us to share profound concern about the news that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, ...
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TBE Hires Its First-Ever COO
Jonathan Friedman has been named Temple Beth El’s first-ever Chief Operating Officer (COO). He began work on April 25. “We were lucky to find Jonathan ...
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TriBE Spotlight: Vino & Vinyl by Tracey and Josh Adams
Our TriBE, called Vino & Vinyl, began during the pandemic. The inspiration for our TriBE was to bring together people who enjoy wine and drink, ...
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Spice Girls TriBE Hosts a Sweet Passover Seder by Beth Lewis
This past weekend, the Spice Girls TriBE hosted a Women’s Chocolate Seder. With an updated Haggadah and homemade chocolate treats as Seder plate items, this ...
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Never Stop Questioning
Sometime in our childhoods, many of us got the message that we should not ask too many questions; that we should accept what we are ...
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Pesach: Boldly Facing the Spiritual Exhaustion of the Pandemic
The psychologist, Sherry Turkle, explained in her book, Alone Together, that we live in an age where we have sacrificed real relationships for superficial connections. ...
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4th, 5th, 6th Grade Retreat
This past weekend, we held an amazing 4th, 5th and 6th Grade Retreat at Camp Thunderbird. We gathered together fifty 4th-6th graders, along with teen ...
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It’s All Coming Back to Me Now: Everything 90s is New Again
Early in the summer of 2021, I went to pick up dinner at Chopt in the Arboretum on the way to Temple to lead Shabbat ...
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TriBE Spotlight: Nosh, Schmooze, Explore & Soar by Linda and Ira Bass
Our TriBE, Nosh, Schmooze, Explore & Soar, met via Zoom on Saturday night, February 19th. We had a great time catching up and really had ...
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Geography & Wine TriBE by Peter Benjamin
Who would have thought that taking virtual trips around the world and learning about a particular region’s wines was of interest to anyone but serious ...
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Helping Our Unhoused Neighbors
It was hard to look away. For the first time, Charlotte’s homeless problem was gathered in one place and no one uptown could avoid it. ...
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Search Committee Member Bios
ALAN KRONOVET (HE/HIM) CHAIR; TBE BOARD FIRST VICE PRESIDENT My wife, Cary Bernstein, and I have been married for more than 31 years and we ...
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Fight Antisemitism by Building Interfaith Relationships
Last year our Chanukah was brightened by Glacier, our extremely large puppy. I’d like to say that I take Glacier on walks every day. But the ...
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Choose to Engage: On Egypt, Exodus, and Marching Together
A few years ago, after a screening of the film “13th,” which explores the intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States, I sat ...
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