February 09, 2010   25 Sh'vat 5770

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We welcome new and existing Jewish families and individuals living in Fresno, Clovis and the surrounding areas, to join our Temple. The many privileges of Membership include enrolling children in the religious school, scheduling life cycle events such as a wedding, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, baby naming or a funeral etc. Receiving tickets for the High Holidays is also included. Please click here to fill out the Membership Form... Welcome!

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Craig Taubman, Havdallah Unplugged.

A Johnathan Pevsner Legacy Concert,

February 20, 2010 at 7 PM.

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The Save Mart S.H.A.R.E.S. program is now available here at Temple Beth Israel!!! The best part is there is no cost to you and all you have to do is....buy groceries!

This is how it works!! Each time a card is swiped, S.H.A.R.E.S. points are issued to TBI's account. One S.H.A.R.E.S. point equals $1 on a qualified purchase. The temple will receive a quarterly check for the amount earned at the rate of up to 3%. Anyone that shops can use the card to earn S.H.A.R.E.S. points. Call the office today to get your card!


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- Please scroll down the page to read the new updated message from Rabbi Ourach!
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Upcoming Temple Beth Israel Events.  
February 2010
02/09 -  Caring Committee Meeting (1:00 PM)
02/10 -  Hebrew School (4:00 PM)
02/10 -  Hebrew High School (6:45 PM)
02/12 -  Social Action Awards Banquet (6:30 PM)
02/12 -  SHABBAT Service (8:00 PM)
02/17 -  Hebrew School (4:00 PM)
02/17 -  Hebrew High School (6:45 PM)
02/17 -  Fundraising Mtg. (7:00 PM)
02/19 -  FEDERATION SHABBAT Service (7:00 PM)
02/21 -  Programming Meeting (9:30 AM)
02/21 -  Religious School (9:30 AM)
02/21 -  Multi Faith Exchange Mtg (3:00 PM)
02/23 -  RPC Meeting (7:00 PM)
02/24 -  Hebrew School (4:00 PM)
02/24 -  Hebrew High School (6:45 PM)
02/28 -  Religious School (9:30 AM)
02/28 -  Purim Carnival Deli Lunch (12:30 PM)
March 2010
03/07 -  Bunko and Breakfast (9:30 AM to 12:30 PM)
April 2010
Temple Beth Israel Announcements.  
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A Message from Rabbi Robert Ourach - UPDATED EVERY MONTH  


Rabbi

Get set for a wonderful weekend on February 5th and 6th. Our next special guest is Steve Dropkin, who will be joining us for services and an incredible musical weekend just a few days away. While many of you have not heard of Steve before his colorful and varied career in Jewish music has brought much joy and enrichment to the many lives he has touched. Steve is creative, energetic, and engaging. In order to better acquaint you with Steve I want to share with you an overview of his career. I hope you will enjoy the following information from his website and that this information will entice you to join us for a really wonderful musical experience. Make it a personal priority to welcome Steve Dropkin to Temple Beth Israel and our community this first weekend in February.

For 30 years Steve Dropkin has been actively involved in Jewish music. He began his songleading career with skill he learned at the Eisner Camp in Great Barrington, MA at the age of 14. In high school he was the Regional Songleader for the Jersey Federation of Temple Youth, a region of NFTY, the national youth organization of the Reform movement. That experience led to his inclusion on three of the NFTY “Songs NFTY Sings” record albums where Steve sang and played guitar.

At college, while majoring in theatre at Clark University in Worcester, MA, Steve’s songleading career blossomed. He had a great success in his ability to motivate groups to sing and pray. He has now led literally hundreds of retreat weekends and conclaves.

Steve has been a regular guest lecturer at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion School of Sacred Music in New York for over 10 years. His presentations on contemporary Jewish music have been heard by scores of cantorial students who have used his concepts to balance contemporary music with the more traditional Jewish modes. He has also been a guest panelist at the American Conference of Cantors national convention.

Even though Steve has been writing songs little more than 13 years, it is amazing how quickly his songs have found their way into the mainstream of Reform Jewish music. Many of his songs are already “standards” in Reform camps and religious schools, as well as in worship services. He is widely regarded as a major new composer of contemporary Jewish music and liturgy. Steve’s songs have been heard on Tower Airlines’ “in-flight” music programming. His powerful song, “If Not Now, When?” was chosen as the New Jersey State Anthem for the first World AIDS Day commemoration. He has been a finalist in the American Jewish Song Festival, as well as the Zionist Organization of America Song Contest. His composition “Hashkiveinu” was the winner of the first ever Shalshelet Choral Song Contest.

Steve Dropkin’s music is published by the American Conference of Cantors (ACC) in their new Chazzan’s Life-Cycle Manuel. Transcontinental Music Publishing, the largest publisher of Jewish music in the world, has included more than 20 of Steve’s songs in numerous projects. You can find his work in “The Complete Shireinu”, “Shabbat Anthology I and II” and in “Manginot II”, a curriculum of children’s music. His songs can also be found on the “Ruach” CD’s series, 5761, 5763, and 5765, (and the companion Ruach Songbooks) as well as a collection of music called “The Nigun Anthology”. Steve is also a contributor to the new “Torah Alive” Music Curriculum Project. Three of Steve’s major liturgical pieces (Shalom Rav, Oseh Shalom, and Hashkiveinu) have already been published by Transcontinental Music in choral settings for synagogue choir.

Steve has performed all over the United States, in England, and in Israel. He has been a featured performer at the URJ National Biennial Convention on three occasions, and at three National NFTY Conventions. He has also performed at 13 CAJE Conferences. Dropkin is considered to be a Master Songleader and teacher, having presented at numerous Jewish conferences and conventions. Steve is the founder of the Birmingham Jewish Folk Choral. He also serves as a part-time Cantorial Soloist at Temple Judea in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Steve has produced five CDs, which include “On That Day, Innerpeace, and Keep Our Hopes Alive”. Dropkin’s first two CD’s were recorded with his former trio, Ketzev.

He has two beautiful daughters, Marni and Ariel.

Shalom,

Rabbi Robert Ourach

Hebrew Events  
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1/17 Sh'vat
2/18 Sh'vat
3/19 Sh'vat
4/20 Sh'vat
Rabbi's Introduction to Judaism

5/21 Sh'vat
SHABBAT Service - Guest Cantorial Soloist Steve Dr...

6/22 Sh'vat
TORAH STUDY - Spend Saturday Morning in Lively Stu...

7/23 Sh'vat
8/24 Sh'vat
9/25 Sh'vat
Caring Committee Meeting

10/26 Sh'vat
Hebrew School

Hebrew High School

11/27 Sh'vat
Rabbi's Introduction to Judaism

12/28 Sh'vat
Social Action Awards Banquet

SHABBAT Service

13/29 Sh'vat
Shabbat Shekalim

TORAH STUDY - Spend Saturday Morning in Lively Stu...

14/30 Sh'vat
Rosh Chodesh Adar

15/1 Adar
Rosh Chodesh Adar

16/2 Adar
17/3 Adar
Hebrew School

Hebrew High School

Fundraising Mtg.

18/4 Adar
Rabbi's Introduction to Judaism

19/5 Adar
FEDERATION SHABBAT Service

Interfaith Scholar Weekend, February 19-21, 2010: ...

20/6 Adar
...Continue... Interfaith Scholar Weekend, Februar...

Jewish songwriter Craig Taubman

21/7 Adar
Programming Meeting

Religious School

...Final Day...Interfaith Scholar Weekend, Februar...

Multi Faith Exchange Mtg

22/8 Adar
23/9 Adar
4th Tuesday USED BOOK SALE AND BOOK REVIEW

RPC Meeting

24/10 Adar
Hebrew School

Hebrew High School

25/11 Adar
Ta'anit Esther

Rabbi's Introduction to Judaism

26/12 Adar
SHABBAT Service - Pre Oneg @ 6PM, Purim Family Se...

27/13 Adar
Shabbat Zachor

TORAH STUDY - Spend Saturday Morning in Lively Stu...

28/14 Adar
Purim

Religious School

Purim Carnival Deli Lunch

           

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