We May be the Family You Just Haven’t Met Yet.
Temple B’nai Israel has been the hub of Jewish activity in central New Hampshire for the past eighty years. Our congregation is affiliated with Reform Judaism, however our members’ beliefs and traditions range from traditional conservatism to modern versions of Reform practice.
We are active participants on the Lakes Region Interfaith Council of Religious Groups and play a positive role in the community at large.
The High Holidays for 5780 have wrapped up this week and we had a great crowd at TBI for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Many guests attended from as far away as Hawaii ! Here are some pictures from the Rosh Hashanah Pot Luck Luncheon, the Yom Kippur Breakfast, and of our dedicated members who put up our Sukkah on Thursday morning ahead of the next Jewish Holiday!
Thank you to the Laconia Daily Sun for featuring TBINH in their new features series, The Sunshine Project that focuses on topics that often don’t get the attention they deserve. The article linked above speaks about TBI’s efforts in the community and about the increased Anti-Semitism in NH and around the country.
Rhoda Goodman and Rick Notkin received this years’ Mitzvah Awards, in large part because they have graciously “stepped up” as needed.
Rhoda is our Membership Chair. She stepped up into the huge hole created by the passing of Barbara Morgenstern (of blessed memory), and then she agreed to fill some other big shoes by taking on the co-ordination of lunches we prepare for the Salvation Army after Joyce and Bob Selig moved to the sunny south.
Rick has taken on the task of keeping our kitchen (and many other places!) organized and sparkling clean, always being willing to teach us about safety, joining the board of trustees almost immediately upon joining the congregation, and can always be counted upon for big behind the scene tasks!
