40^th Anniversary Gala Dinner

June 9, 2012 at 7pm

The response has been thrilling. Several tables are already full!

• Dinner by the Ultimate Caterer
• Dancing music by the Jack Goodman Orchestra
• Silent Auction, vacation get-aways, sporting packages, sports collectibles, unique spa services, designer accessories, youth baskets made with luv by our PreSchool families, and MUCH more…
• Mystery Wine Adventure

Please join us for this joyous celebration honoring the synagogue which has had such a special place in your life. It will be an awesome party.  Sign up early….space is limited!

Grand Lodge Hotel

A luxury mountain get away…6 nights and 7 days at the Grand Lodge Hotel & Suites in Crested Butte, Colorado.  Two adjoining rooms sleep a total of 8 people.  Each room includes 2 beds, 2 baths and a kitchenette.  The Grand Lodge Hotel & Suites is a full service hotel including a Fitness Center & Steam Room, Indoor/Outdoor heated pool and hot tub, full-service Wildflower Spa, dining, and room service.  Free shuttle bus from hotel to town where you will find great food and shopping.

Long Beach Island

Enjoy a Long Beach Island, NJ vacation…This lovely private home offers a relaxing waterfront view. LBI boasts beautiful white sandy beaches and small resort towns making it a popular summer destination. This home sleeps up to 8 people. Select dates.

Please join us at the 40th Anniversary Gala on June 9.

For more information call 609-799-9401

*Beth Chaim accepts personal or corporate checks and cash

Last Men’s Club breakfast of the season

Guest Speaker: Lee Rosenfield with an update on the progress of the JCC

We will also be electing the next Men’s Club Board.

Please click here to  RSVP.

A Walk Through Charleston’s Jewish History

with Rabbi Eric Wisnia

Monday, December 3 – Thursday, December 6, 2012

$595 per person (double occupancy) – land only

Participants are asked to make their own travel arrangement to Charleston.
Plan on arriving by noon on 12/3 (tour begins at 2pm from hotel) and we will finish by 10am on Thursday, 12/6. Please book your transportation accordingly.

Includes:

• 3 nights sleeping in the “Old Citadel”, now, the Embassy Suites
• Glass of wine and pre-dinner program each night
• Daily buffet breakfast, 2 dinners, one lunch and wine and cheese  each evening
• Guided Tours to include:  Fort Sumter; Beth Elohim, College of Charleston, Rutledge Avenue’s stately homes, Middleton Plantation – and other highlights of this delightful city full of Southern Charm and Jewish History
• Accompanied each day by Rhetta Mendelson, licensed tour guide with an expertise in Charleston’s Jewish history

Questions?  Contact Rabbi Eric (rabbi@bethchaim.org)
or Anne Berman-Waldorf (educator@bethchaim.org).
Call the Temple office (609-799-9401) to register…space is limited.

"Life is too short to drink bad wine."

As you know, Beth Chaim is hosting a 40^th Anniversary Gala Dinner on June 9, 2012. So far the response has been thrilling! Nearly 150 attendees have already sent in their RSVP. If you have not sent back your response, please be sure you do as space at this important event is limited.

One of the exciting fundraising components of the evening will be a Mystery Wine pick. We will offer wrapped bottles of red or white wine worth between $30 and $100 for a suggested donation of $30.

We are asking the congregation to help make this portion of the event successful:

• Donate 1 or more bottles of either red or white wine
  (each donated bottle must be between $30 and $100 in value).
• Become a Mystery Wine sponsor by donating a case of wine
• Make a tax-deductible donation in the amount of $30 or more to be used toward the Mystery Wine event

For questions or more information contact Evett Shulman at the Temple office 609-799-9401 ext. 121 or eshulman@bethchaim.org.

You do not have to attend the Gala in order to donate toward this event.
Your generous support will be greatly appreciated!

The form is found by clicking the following link http://urj.org/college/connected/.

Please contact Anne Berman-Waldorf (educator@bethchaim.org) if you have any questions.

A discussion with Rabbi Eric Wisnia

Based on the article he wrote, which was published in the most recent issue of American Jewish Archives Journal

Wednesdays, May 23 & 30
10:30am – noon

Spend a few hours looking at the Civil War – from the perspective of Rabbi Eric Wisnia and with a focus on the role Jews played in this national tragedy. Rabbi Wisnia will reference historical documents and artifacts to bring the conflict – both military and moral – to life.

There is no cost and the program is open to all members of the community.

Rabbi Eric Wisnia’s review of Benjamin Ginsburg’s “Moses of South Carolina: A Jewish Scalawag During Radical Reconstruction” (Johns Hopkins Press, 2010) was published in the most recent issue of “The American Jewish Archives Journal.” Copies of the review will be provided during class.

What: A Mother’s Day gift they’ll never forget. BCTY will be selling Mother’s Day flowers for you to give to a very special mother in your life.

The flowers are an assortment of 4-inch potted Petunias, Geraniums, Impatiens, and more!

When: You should preorder your flowers. Flowers will be available to pick-up on Sunday, May 13 between 10:00am and 1:00pm at the Temple. (There will be a limited number of flowers for sale that day, please preorder to guarantee your flowers.)

Cost: $5 per flower

Please send your Child’s Name / Grade & Session / Phone Number / Number of Flowers and a check (made payable to Congregation Beth Chaim) to the Temple, Attn: BCTY Flower Sale, by May 6 at the latest.

Questions: Contact Edye at youth@bethchaim.org.

Allyson Hamilton, sister of Brad Strober
Harry Horowitz, father of Kenneth Horowitz
David Miller, father of Jill Green
William Dickerman, father of Elizabeth Dickerman
John Calman, grandfather of Ronald Bistrais
Frieda Greenstein, mother of Michael Salat

Please consider being part of this important celebration by purchasing a display ad or a sponsorship message. Use your ad to promote your business or professional services or to convey the role the Temple has played in your life. Be as creative as you like, perhaps including a blessing, poem, logo or photo representing a special simcha celebrated at Beth Chaim during the past 40 years.

Click Here for a printable Gala Invitation (Adobe pdf).

To Place Your Tribute & Ticket Order

1. Please fill out and submit the form below.
2. Please provide a camera-ready ad, business card or personal greeting. Inserts (as an attachment) can be emailed to eshulman@bethchaim.org.
3. Kindly provide  your camera-ready insert (if not emailed) to the office by May 1, 2012 along with and a check payable to Congregation Beth Chaim.
4. Questions? Call Evett Shulman at the Temple office – 609-799-9401 ext121