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.
For Wholeness, Go To the Woods and Seek Justice
Every year, MLK Jr Day and Tu Bishvat live near each other on our calendars. A holiday that celebrates trees and a holiday that honors ...
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Support Roof Above
Roof Above is the result of the recent merge of Urban Ministry Center and the Men’s Shelter of Charlotte. They are always in need of ...
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Wise Worldly Women Explores Systemic Racial and Economic Injustice
We appreciate your leadership and that of our clergy and board as our congregation grapples with racial injustice. Addressing systemic racism during a pandemic was ...
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Reimagining our Rededication
It is hard to imagine the emotions that the Maccabees felt as they stepped back on to the Temple grounds. Perhaps they felt joy to ...
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Thanksgiving Prayers and Readings
A Prayer for Thanksgiving The Torah describes the harvest festival of Sukkot as a time to give thanks to God for the bounty and beauty ...
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TBE’s Civic Engagement Effort
Although it’s hard to measure the impact of our efforts, there are some numbers we can share. Remember that all of the efforts were completely ...
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Donate to Room in the Inn
Roof Above would love the assistance of our Room in the Inn sites to help provide lunches, cookies and in-kind donations for our 130 winter ...
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Jewish Community Refugee Initiative Update – November 2020
At its 3rd Annual Welcoming the Stranger to the (Virtual) Table event on Sunday October 25, the Jewish Community Refugee Initiative (JCRI) raised over $10,000 ...
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Clergy Message – Come Together This Shabbat
Shabbat Join your Temple Beth El Family online for this upcoming Shabbat. 5:30pm Shabbat SongFest 6:00pm Family Shabbat Evening Service 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service Visit ...
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Prayers and Meditations for Election Day
In Thanks for U.S. Democracy Alden Solovy God of history, We give thanks for the blessings Of democracy in the United States, Blessings unparalleled throughout ...
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Strive for 100
Quite a few years ago, I remember a fruit and vegetable marketing campaign that had the local grocery stores covered in signs that said “Strive ...
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My TriBE Connection by Sue Littauer
When Andy Harkavy asked me to consider becoming a TriBE leader, I had mixed feelings. I know I’ve always wanted to get involved with something ...
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Jewish Education to Live By
Rabbi Ben Bag Bag said of the Torah, “Turn it and turn it, for everything is in it” (Pirke Avot 5:24). When I hear this ...
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“It Is Not Good For Man To Be Alone.” I Have Learned We Never Are.
“What if?” I asked myself as the pandemic began to impact all of our lives on a profound level. “What if I or the people ...
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Chadesh Yameinu: A Season of Renewal in the Midst of a Pandemic
Part of what has made this year so painfully difficult is the sense of powerlessness in the midst of the pandemic. Many of us have ...
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