Preimum Draft Beer provided or BYOB, Snacks and Desserts included. Scroll Event

TI Members $30, Non-members $35

RSVP to toddsokol @comcast.net by March 9.

Hope to see you there! 

TI ROCKS

the best rock concert around presented by our very own…mark your calendars NOW! Saturday, February 25th. at 9 pm. $18 per person includes beer, wine, soft drinks, munchies and dessert. Please RSVP to the office .

Sisterhood Book Club Thursday February 22 Mending Fences by Sheryl Woods
Vashti’s Banquet Sunday February 26 at Beth El 1-4

Shabbat Across America March 2 – 3 featuring TI’s Sisterhood, Men’s Club and Hazak Joint Shabbat Weekend
Dinner Bingo Wednesday April 25
Founder’s Day Sunday, March 18 Congregation Beth El Vorhees, NJ
Book Review Wednesday, May 9 (book to be announced)
Mid Atlantic Region Conference Sunday May 6 – 7
Closing Dinner Wednesday June 6

For more information on any of these Sisterhood events please contact the synagogue office 215-752-3468

at Congregation Tifereth Israel March 2-3, 2012

On Friday night, March 2 and Saturday, March 3 hundreds of synagogues across the continent will take part in an historic national Jewish event to celebrate what unifies all Jews — Shabbat! Everyone is invited… singles, couples, families — all ages.

“Turn an ordinary Friday night into something extraordinary!”

Join us at Congregation Tifereth Israel to celebrate the magic of Shabbat Across America. By participating in this continent wide event, you will not only have the opportunity to experience Shabbat, but you will be sharing your experience with tens of thousands of Jews across North America.

Please Join us at Congregation TI for a complimentary** Friday night Shabbat dinner at 6:00pm followed by services.

TI’s Sisterhood, Men’s Club and Hazak will be leading Friday night and Saturday morning services.

There will be a Luncheon following Saturday Services ($10.pp) Reservations for Friday’s dinner and/or Saturday’s luncheon are greatly appreciated!

For Information or to participate in the services please contact Irene Kossman (215-702-8483) Irenekossman1@gmail.com

Please call the TI office with questions or to make reservations at 215-750-7832. Hope to see you there!

**Donations appreciated

Join us at Congregation Tifereth Israel on Sunday March 25^th between 8:30am and 12:00pm for……….

ALL THE PANCAKES YOU CAN EAT!!!!!!!!

$5.00 adults, children under 5 yrs old $2.50 – all proceeds go to the Jason Rubin Memorial Fund

Please make checks payable to TI/JRMF

Call 215-750-7832 for more information

Please send payment to Linda Trobman c/o Tifereth Israel 2029 Bristol Road, Bensalem, PA 19020 or please pay at the door.

Come and join us for great food and a great time! Don’t forget to buy raffles for a chance to win the awesome gift baskets we have every year! See you there!

Unity Week at Tifereth Israel

On Thursday evening January 19 Congregation Tifereth Israel was proud to celebrate Diversity in Bensalem by hosting a Unity week celebration. The ‘Building a Better Bensalem Together’ event brought upwards of 200 people to the synagogue. Stellar musical performances were given by:

The Judy Sare Nursery School under the direction of Marsha Meyer and Judy Sare’s teachers.

Tifereth Israel’s Hebrew School under the direction of Mira Colflesh.

Struble Elementary School’s ‘No Place for Hate’ choir under the direction of Sharon Steward.

The Old Bensalem Presbyterian Church Choir

The TI Rocks Band

Both young and old were “wowed” by the evening’s performances including a finale of Bob Marley’s One Love by the TI Rocks Band that had the whole crowd singing.

Notably, the event was attended by Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo & Representative Gene DiGirolamo. Additionally, Council member Ed Kisselback, Assistant superintendent of Bensalem schools Monica McHale-Small, as well as Lana Judy, principal of Struble Elementary were also among the many community supporters. A good time was had by all.

TI Rocks Band at Unity Week Celebration

One of the key themes of the story in Megillat Esther is about identity and the different masks the characters wear to either conceal or reveal their true identity.  Vashti, the disobedient queen–is she evil and defiant or the proto-typical feminist?  King Ahasuerus, the powerful king, who is powerless (or clueless) to the whims of his advisors.  Haman, the loyal king’s vizier, who secretly manipulates the King to settle his own grudges.  Mordechai, the Jewish advisor whose strength is hidden, yet he saves the King from a plot on his life and from manipulation by Haman.   Esther (Hadassah), the beautiful young queen who keeps her Jewish identity secret until she is must make a courageous stand.

When I think of Esther, I think of the Eleanor Roosevelt quote, “A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.”    Sometimes Jewish identity is like that, too.  But I hope that we remember to let our Jewish values shine through, in good times and times of challenge.

What “masks” do you wear in your life?  What do those “masks” conceal about who you really are and what do they reveal?  How does your Jewish identity fit in to your everyday life?

Save the date!  Erev Purim;  Wednesday, March 7, 2012 (more details to come!)

4:30pm Hebrew School

5pm Kids Purim Program

6:15pm Dinner

6:30pm Ma’ariv Service/Megillah Reading

8:00pm Purim Schpiel