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Welcome to Temple Chaverim
Plainview, New York

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Led by the creative and dynamic Rabbi Jonathan L. Hecht, Ph.D., our new Assistant Rabbi Joshua Lobel, our welcoming and gifted Cantor Bradley Hyman, and a knowledgeable and caring Religious School Principal Debbye Brandell, Temple Chaverim strives to create a lively and warm spirit in our services and Religious School. A Reform Synagogue, Temple Chaverim is committed to providing a full range of Jewish ritual, social, educational and social action programming for our diverse membership. We are an affiliate of the Union for Reform Judaism. Temple Chaverim serves the Long Island communities of Plainview, Woodbury, Syosset, Old Bethpage, Melville, Jericho and Huntington.

In addition to providing a full program of religious activities, our members are involved in a variety of cultural, family, educational, and social action programs.
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Lee Weissman
© 2005
Message From Rabbi Hecht
Temple Information
Dear Friend,

The synagogue is the center of Jewish life in America. Temple Chaverim is a center for Reform Jewish life in our community. We offer something very different from many congregations on Long Island. We have worked hard to create an atmosphere, which is at the same time, cordial and caring, hamish and open, modern and rooted in the traditions of Judaism.

As a member congregation of the Union for Reform Judaism, we take seriously the vision of Reform Judaism: to offer a varied program of Jewish life to the Jews of our community, to prepare our children for the future, and to meet the spiritual needs of our members. We have grown from fifteen families to a congregation of over 500 family units. Our beautiful Synagogue building, coupled with its one hundred year old ark, provides a perfect setting for worship, learning and community building.

I invite you to become a part of Temple Chaverim. Join us in the excitement as we strive to become one of the best synagogues on Long Island.

B'Shalom,

Jonathan L. Hecht
Jonathan L. Hecht, Ph.D
Rabbi

Click here to view Temple Chaverim's Spring 2008/5768 Connections Bulletin

Click here for the 2008-2009 Membership Application.  For the 2008-2009 Religious School Application go to the top of this page and click on the Religious School tab.  

Click here for "News From The Union For Reform Judaism" (URJ)

Join us on Friday, May 30th at 8pm when CHATY/NFTY will lead our Services.

Join us for Erev Shavuot Festival services and Community Hebrew High School Confirmation, being held at Temple Chaverim this year, on Sunday, June 8th at 7:30pm!

The Adult Confirmation Service will be held on Friday, June 6th at 7:30pm.  Following this service, enjoy a most delicious oneg featuring dairy desserts of the season such as cheesecake, blintzes and more!    

Also, Yizkor will be observed at 8am on Monday, June 9th at Temple Chaverim.

It's Israel's 60th Birthday this year!
Join Temple Chaverim on Sunday, June 1st at the Salute to Israel Parade on Fifth Avenue in New York City.  This year's Parade will be celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the State of Israel.  Please click here to read about some important details about the Parade.
Our bus will take us to the Parade and back.  Register to march by completing the necessary form, click here for form.  The bus will depart from the Park & Ride at Exit 49 of the LIE.  It is important for us to know how many parade-goers will be attending as complimentary tee-shirts will be ordered for our group.  Please RSVP immediately (bus and tee-shirt request) to marcweiss@optonline.net.  You can order free tee-shirts for this event, too! Seats on the bus may be limited, so register early.   For more information, call the synagogue office at 367-6100 or Marc Weiss at 933-0066. 

Last Shabbat Dinner of the year - June 13, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Come join your Chaverim family at our Shabbat Dinner catered by our own Hasson Caterer.  Non-member families and friends are welcome!  We will have a "kid-friendly" menu as well.  Cost is $18 per adult and $9 per child (under 13).  Please RSVP by June 13th to Carrie at 367-6100, ext. 112.  Click here for the flyer.

GALA 2008 FOLLOW-UP
The entire Temple Chaverim community is welcome to view and purchase gala photos by logging onto Classy Candids' website -- http://www.classycandids.net
Upon entering their website, click on "Current Events" and then click on "Temple Chaverim Gala April 5, 2008".  This is a fast and easy way to purchase any Gala photos that you want.  If you need assistance, please call Classy Candids directly at (516) 777-3337.

We are now accepting advertisements for Temple Chaverim's Connections Bulletins.  For more information please click on Rate Card for the specifications sheet.

Plainview/Old Bethpage Relay for Life!!  June 14, 2008 at 7:00pm - POB Middle School, Central Park Road, Plainview.  Join your community in the fight against cancer.  Sign up on line at http://events.cancer.org/rflplainviewny or call 1-800-ACS-2345 or go to http://www.cancer.org/.  Click here for more information.

J Learn Israel Literacy
Wednesday Evenings May 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th - 7:30-9:30pm at SAJES
Improve your Israel "IQ" (Israel Literacy) and enroll NOW in this new J Learn course offered on four Wednesday evenings at SAJES.  Click on Israel Literacy for details.  You can also view the flyer and registration information at www.sajes.org/adult-learning.php.
We hope you take advantage of this great opportunity, and please pass this information to your friends and colleagues.

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