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(in Person and Via Zoom)
Shacharit Services:  Mondays & Thursdays at 8 am
Friday Shabbat Services:  Fridays at 5:30 pm                                
Saturday Shabbat Services:  Saturdays at 10:00 am
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If you know of anyone who is homebound or in a home or hospital and would like a clergy visit,  please call the office at (508) 674-3529 or e-mail templebethel@comcast.net.

Rabbi Mark Elber

Cantor Shoshana Brown

Temple Beth El  *  385 High St, Fall River, MA  02720  *  (508) 674-3529

templebethel@comcast.net

Temple Beth El
An Independent Conservative Synagogue in Fall River, Massachusetts

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If you would like to come to a service at Temple Beth El
but are not currently a member, please call the office
at least two days in advance at (508) 674-3529.

            May 2024:
     Nisan/Iyar  5784

Friday, May 3 (25 Nisan)
Shabbat Service          5:30 pm
Candle Lighting           7:28 pm

Saturday, May 4 (26 Nisan)
Weekly Portion:         10:00 am
Akharei Mot

Monday, May 6 (28 Nisan)
Yom HaShoah
(Holocaust Memorial Day)

Wednesday, May 8 (30 Nisan)
Rosh Chodesh Iyar

Thursday, May 9 (1 Iyar)
Rosh Chodesh Iyar

Friday, May 10 (2 Iyar)
Shabbat Service          5:30 pm
Candle Lighting           7:36 pm

Saturday, May 11 (3 Iyar)
Weekly Portion:          10:00 am
Kedoshim

Monday, May 13 (5 Iyar)
Yom Ha’Zikaron
(Israel Memorial Day)

Tuesday, May 14 (6 Iyar)
Yom Ha’Atzma’ut
(Israel Independence Day)

Friday, May 17 (9 Iyar)
Shabbat Service           5:30 pm
Candle Lighting            7:43 pm

Saturday, May 18 (10 Iyar)
Weekly Portion: Emor  10:00 am

Friday, May 24 (16 Iyar)
Shabbat Service           5:30 pm
Candle Lighting            7:50 pm

Saturday, May 25 (17 Iyar)
Weekly Portion: Behar 10:00 am

Sunday, May 26 (18 Iyar)
Lag Ba’Omer

Friday, May 31 (23 Iyar)
Shabbat Service:          5:30 pm
Candle Lighting:           7:55 pm

Click here to view Rabbi Mark's selections from his new poetry book, 'Headstone."  You will be sent to a site on YouTube.

Click here to read a statement about changes regarding
the recent sale of the Fall River Jewish Home

Click here for an original poem by Cantor Shoshana Brown, written for parashat Vayetzei, December 16, 2022

"Man of Ups and Downs:"

Click here to view the performance of the a capella group, "Honorable Menschen" at the 95th Anniversary Celebration on June 11, 2023 at Temple Beth El.

Click here to watch the complete 95th Anniversary Celebration of two institutions:  Temple Beth El and BIll Chebot.  Enjoy!

Book of Remembrance
2022-2023

Letter to Congregation Temple Beth EL - December 2023

Herald News Article:  "'Resilient' Beth-El Congregation downsizing from iconic synagogue  but will 'continue on." 
Story by Dan Medeiros, pictures by Colin Furze

Herald News Article:  Ken Littman's Obituary
by Dan Medeiros

Please welcome our newly elected
Temple President,

Richard “Rick” Schwartz

     Rick has been a member of our Board of Directors for many years and has worked  closely with Steve Silverman, our outgoing president, particularly with regard to building maintenance issues.  We look forward to his leadership in the years ahead, and thank him for taking on this vital role at this critical time for our Temple community.

May 2024 Bulletin