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Welcome to Congregation Beth Shalom!

Celebrating 30 years of Jewish Community in Greater Brandon! We are a URJ affiliated synagogue and encourage you to come and visit with us to see what a warm and inclusive Jewish Community is. We welcome all!

Welcome the stranger – stranger no more!

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B’nei Mitzvah

As a small congregation, we are able to make each young adult’s Bar and Bat Mitzvah a personalized, life cycle event of meaning, emphasizing the Jewish values of Torah (instruction), Avodah (worship) and Gemilut chasadim (acts of loving kindness). We believe that B’nai Mitzvah is an important life cycle event, not just for the young adult and their family but for the entire congregation. We welcome all families to take this important journey with their children.

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Simchat Torah – Dancing with the Torah!

We love to celebrate all the joy and beauty of our traditions together as a community.

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Chanukah Celebration

This year we celebrate Chanukah with a community Chanukiot lighting. The joy in children young and old at the beautiful, glowing menorahs is a special part of Chanukah for our community!

 

  1. 20 Dec

    Erev Shabbat Service

    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Next dates: 27 Dec | 03 Jan | 10 Jan |
  2. 07 Jan

    Executive Committee

    6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Next dates: 04 Feb | 04 Mar | 01 Apr |
  3. 07 Jan

    Board Meeting

    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Next dates: 04 Feb | 04 Mar | 01 Apr |

Welcome to Congregation Beth Shalom!

Shalom! Congregation Beth Shalom is a vibrant, warm, and growing Reform synagogue. As the only Reform synagogue in the Greater Brandon area, we provide a home for Jews and interfaith families of all ages and backgrounds. We have a friendly diverse population. As a small congregation, we value the contribution and participation of each individual member.

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Life Long Learning

At Beth Shalom we believe learning and participating in study are key to a full Jewish life.  We have a dynamic Life Long Learning Committee that organizes a variety of study and learning opportunities for all interests!

The Kibbitzer

The Kibbitzer is our monthly newsletter packed with information about Beth Shalom and all the activities we have for that particular month.

Click here to read the most recent issue.

Shabbat Services

  Shabbat is the highlight of the Jewish week, an opportunity to connect with family, friends and community. Tranquility and reflection are combined with learning, joy, spirited singing and prayer for a day that restores and renews.  Currently Erev Shabbat services are every Friday night at 7:00pm . You Can View the service via Zoom. The address is

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83776565288?pwd=V3RIZzRXWkdaTjhselBpNWJFTjlBUT09

Meeting ID 837 7656 5288

Passcode 101324

 

 

 

Chanukah Celebration

Congregation Beth Shalom of Brandon will be holding our Chanukah celebration on Friday December 27. We will have an Erev Shabbat worship service at 7:00pm. Following the service will be our Chanukah celebration. It is an elaborate pot luck oneg including singing and festivities. Please contact Diana Gutenstein  706-7815679 or gabsgran@icloud.com to tell her what you are bringing. Whatever you bring should be dairy and Chanukah themed. 

It has become a CBS tradition for members to bring their Chanukiah to services. We all light our Chanukiah together. Friday December 27 is the third night so bring 3 candles plus a fourth for the shammash.

 

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

The Brutalist: A Jewish Immigrant Saga for the Ages

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Film
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Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist" opens with Hungarian architect, Jewish Holocaust survivor, and soon-to-be freshly minted U.S. immigrant László Toth in the shadowy depths of a ship headed into New York Harbor.

Proud JEWS

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Modern Day Issues in Antisemitism
Photo of the words "Proud Jews" written in chalk on the sidewalk
Right before Sukkot, I noticed the word "JEW" carved into my sidewalk. I began to grind out the word, but rather decided to replace the space by adding "Proud JEWs" to the sidewalk.

Broadcasting the Miracle of Fat Liberation

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Hanukkah
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At Fat Torah, Hanukkah is our favorite holiday. Hanukkah in particular is a holiday that celebrates fat. On Hanukkah, we remember that miraculous oil that was meant to only last for one day and ended up lighting the rededicated Temple in Jerusalem for eight days. Eating foods fried in oil, in fat, is a key part of this commemoration.

Winterfaith

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Jewish Rituals and Symbols
Photo of two kids sitting on a snow board surrounded by a lot of snow and trees
"Winterfaith" seems a much more apt description for me than "interfaith." We're not observing two religions; I was raised Jewish, and my partner was not. Together, we are raising our children as Jewish campers, and even after 15+ years of our relationship, 11 of which with at least one child, the winter holidays are when our "interfaith" background proves to be the most challenging.