Temple Beth Torah

GENERAL NEWS & IMPORTANT UPCOMING INFORMATION

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• Masks are now OPTIONAL (but recommended) to attend all in-person events and service

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• We want to let everyone know that Amazon will be discontinuing it's Amazon Smile program effective 2/20/2023. If you are enrolled in the Smile program with TBT as your selected charity, you can continue to shop online as much as you like until the closing date. You can read about this change here in a recent announcement from Amazon.

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• This month, our Family and Musical Shabbat Service will be on Friday, 2/10 at *7:00pm. Please mark your calendars!

  • *Please note the earlier start time

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• Ladies: Let's mingle on Sunday 2/12/23 at 3:00pm in the Social Hall. ​Click here to register by Fri, 2/10. Bring your favorite appetizer or dessert, and your favorite bottle of wine or other non-alcoholic beverage to share, and let's catch up! Coffee and tea provided by WTBT. For questions, email events@bethtorah-fremont.org. Hope to see you there!

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• SAVE THE DATE! Come celebrate Purim at TBT, in person only. on Monday, 3/6 at 7:00pm! We'll have fun with a music-themed shpiel and a potluck. Costumes are strongly encouraged, and more info will follow soon!

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• SUMMER 2023 JEWISH CAMP REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Check out info on six great camps on our NorCal Jewish Summer Camps page, then fill out and return this TBT 2023 Camp Scholarship Application form to Rabbi Zoe by 3/3/23. For additional financial assistance options, One Happy Camper offers scholarships of up to $1,000 for first time campers as well as a searchable database of other available scholarships and grants.  

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• JFCS East Bay needs volunteers to call affordable housing complexes to see when new apartments become available in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. If you are able to do this for 1-2 hours per week on an ongoing basis, you will receive training from our case managers and partner with other volunteers. This is a perfect work-from-home job for anyone who likes administrative tasks. Please email volunteers@jfcs-eastbay.org to sign up.

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• Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley is beginning to have more refugee clients living in Fremont, and they are seeking to recruit and engage volunteers in our area to assist with driving to appointments, and/or showing clients how to use mass transit. If you or anyone you know are willing to volunteer with JFS SV, please click here to fill out a volunteer application. Applicants must agree to the JFS SV vetting process. For questions, please contact Lori Cinnamon at JFS SV at loric@jfssv.org.

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• If you know of any congregants, or any family members or friends who would like to receive email communication from TBT, please forward them this link to sign up. It's quick and easy - they just add their email address and name one time, and voila - they're automatically subscribed!

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• Beth Torah has created a Legacy Endowment with the Jewish Federation and Foundation of the East Bay. For more information, please contact Pip Ziman at legacy@bethtorah-fremont.org.​