 |  Welcome to Temple Chaverim Plainview, New York | ||
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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 enthusiastic and vibrant 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. |
Photo By Lee Weissman |
Message From Rabbi Hecht |
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. And, don't forget to follow me on my blog - http://tcdancingrabbi.blogspot.com/. You can either sign up to be a regular "follower" or just pop in for a spontaneous update whenever you like! B'Shalom, Jonathan L. Hecht, Ph.D |
Temple Information |
Purchase your very own Prayerbook that you can bring home or use for worship in Temple. Sociable Seniors "The Jews of West Point and The Army" - Thursday, March 4 @ Noon Blood Drive - Sunday, March 7 @ 8:15am Sunday, April 18th at 5:30pm - "Why The Chosen People Choose Chow Mein." Temple Chaverim's 6th Annual Family Bingo on Sunday, March 7th at 5pm. TANS is a collaborative community effort formed to address issues affecting our world today. Their focus is on Ttikkun Olam, repairing the world, which includes tackling problems such as hunger, poverty and the environment. Click here to learn about TANS. Click on TANS to find out about their newest project "From Our Table to Yours" Food Recovery Program. Temple Chaverim dedicated the weekend of January 10th to TANS and the understanding of Tikkun Olam. Our theme of the weekend was Chicken Soup For The Soul/Daylight Run Weekend which was headed up by Jodie Cohen. Read what Jodie wrote about this heart-warming (in many ways) weekend. Learn about the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. Become a licensed childcare provider - Want better day care for your kids? If you enjoy working with children and want to be your own boss this may be for you! As an independent contractor you will set your rates and hours. Reimbursements are available for meals served to children (specific guildelines will apply). Call now for a free consultation and learn how to run a successful home-based business. Contact Sandy Lafazan at 516-375-3897 or email jcca@jccany.org Buy A Brick! Recognize those you love with an engraved brick. Cost is $180 per brick. Click here for flyer. For the full brochure, go to the Member Forms and Info tab at the top of this page and click on Brick Brochure. Connect to Care: Strategies For Moving Forward - Free of Charge weekly support groups for Connect to Care clients are being offered at local JCCs. There is no charge. For information contact Beverly at Connect to Care, Nassau County Hub at Sid Jacobson JCC at 5`6-484-1545, ext. 212. "Family Promise" Program - Through this program we can help provide shelter, meals & support services to families in our area without homes. Volunteers from our congregation will be providing a wide range of services like cooking and serving meals, playing with children or helping them with homework, interacting with guests with respect and compassion, and providing overnight security. The housing will be at the Plainview Reform Church, another one of our community's houses of worship. Contact Howard Shaw at howard.shaw@theclearinghouse.org if you are interested in helping out! Shop for gifts and necessities and help Temple Chaverim at the same time. Shop online at http://www.igive.com/. Follow the instructions on the attached flyer. Click on http://picasaweb.google.com/TempleChaverim to view all of our photo albums from our past events! ENJOY!!
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