TEMPLE BETH AMI

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Shabbat Across America

March 1, 2019 at 6:30 PM

At Temple Beth Ami
9201 Old Bustleton Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19115
215-673-2511 / templebethami2@gmail.com
Bring your friends and family to enjoy Shabbat Services and a Kosher Style Buffet with all the fixings.

RSVP with payment by Monday, Feb 25th Paid Members $12 Non Members $15

Thursday, April 12th

Yom HaShoah/ יום השואה:

laShoah ve-laG'vurah ( יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה ; "Holocaust & Heroism Remembrance Day"), observed as Israel's day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews & five million others who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany & its accessories, & for the Jewish resistance in that period.

In Israel, it’s a national Memorial Day & public holiday. Inaugurated in 1953, anchored by a law signed by Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion & President of Israel Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. It is held the 27th of Nisan (April/May), unless the 27th is adjacent to Shabbat, in which case date is shifted by a day.

Sunday, April 15th

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar/ ראש חודש אייר:

Beginning of New Hebrew month of Iyyar. Iyyar or Iyar is the 2nd month of the Hebrew year & corresponds to April or May.

Sunday, April 15th
Brunch & Learn: at 10:30 AM

Guest speaker will be Bat El Trabelsi, Shaliach is from Israel & serves as a resource to the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, available to individuals, educators & organizations.

Wednesday, April 18th

Yom HaZikaron/ יום הזכרון:

Israeli Memorial Day. Note that Hebcal displays modern holidays like Yom HaZikaron according to the Israeli schedule. Although Yom Hazikaron is normally observed on the 4th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observance of the holiday (or Yom HaAtzma'ut, which always follows it) would conflict with Shabbat.

Thursday, April 19th

Yom HaAtzma'ut/ יום העצמאות:

Israeli Independence Day. Commemorates the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948. Note that Hebcal displays modern holidays like Yom HaAtzma'ut according to the Israeli schedule. Although Yom HaAtzma'ut is normally observed on the 5th of Iyyar, it may be moved earlier or postponed if observance of the holiday (or Yom HaZikaron, which always precedes it) would conflict with Shabbat.

Sunday, April 29th Pesach Sheni/ פסח שני : Second Passover, one month after Passover.

 

PROPOSED DATES AND EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
AND/OR CANCELLATION.

PAST EVENTS

Past Events

Temple Beth Ami Annual Beautify the Shul

Temple Beth Ami Annual Beautify the Shul

Temple Beth Ami Annual Beautify the Shul

Temple Beth Ami Annual Beautify the Shul

Rosh Hashana Services Philadelphia Temple Beth Ami September 21st & 22nd: Rosh Hashanah / השנה ראש Rosh Hashanah / השנה ראש (literally "head of the year"), is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim ("Days of Awe"), celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is observed on the first two days of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. It is described in the Torah as תרועה יום (Yom Teru'ah, a day of sounding [the Shofar]). Begins at sundown on Wednesday, September 20th

Yom Kippur Services Philadelphia Temple Beth Ami September 30th: Yom Kippur / כפור יום Yom Kippur / כפור יום Also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for the Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. Yom Kippur completes the annual period known in Judaism as the High Holy Days (or sometimes "the Days of Awe"). Begins at sundown on Friday, September 29th.

Sukkot Services Philadelphia Temple Beth Ami October 5th & 6th: Sukkot / סוכות or סּכֹות Sukkot / סוכות or סּכֹות (sukkōt, or sukkos, Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles) is a Biblical holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei (late September to late October). It is one of the three biblically mandated festivals Shalosh regalim on which Jews were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. Begins at sundown on Wednesday, October 4th.

Chanukah / חנוכה Hanukkah Services Philadelphia Temple Beth Ami December 13th-20th: Chanukah / חנוכה Hanukkah Chanukah / חנוכה Hanukkah (Hebrew: ָּּכה ֲחנֻ , usually pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar. May occur any time from late November to late December in Gregorian calendar. Begins at sundown on Tuesday, December 12th

On Sunday, September 18, 2016, please join us as we host our annual Beautify the Shul/Bar-B-Que. Please come out at 10:30 am to help us clean up and get the Shul ready for the High Holidays. Those who arrive at 1:30 to help will have a free Bar-B-Que served when we're done. Those who come later just for the Bar-B-Que, the cost is $8.00 for members, $10.00 for non-members. Hope to see you there!On Sunday, September 18, 2016, please join us as we host our annual Beautify the Shul/Bar-B-Que. Please come out at 10:30 am to help us clean up and get the Shul ready for the High Holidays. Those who arrive at 1:30 to help will have a free Bar-B-Que served when we're done. Those who come later just for the Bar-B-Que, the cost is $8.00 for members, $10.00 for non-members. Hope to see you there!On Sunday, September 18, 2016, please join us as we host our annual Beautify the Shul/Bar-B-Que. Please come out at 10:30 am to help us clean up and get the Shul ready for the High Holidays. Those who arrive at 1:30 to help will have a free Bar-B-Que served when we're done. Those who come later just for the Bar-B-Que, the cost is $8.00 for members, $10.00 for non-members. Hope to see you there!
On Sunday, September 18, 2016, please join us as we host our annual Beautify the Shul/Bar-B-Que. Please come out at 10:30 am to help us clean up and get the Shul ready for the High Holidays. Those who arrive at 1:30 to help will have a free Bar-B-Que served when we're done. Those who come later just for the Bar-B-Que, the cost is $8.00 for members, $10.00 for non-members. Hope to see you there!