Recent articles and news from Tiferet Bet Israel. http://www.tbibluebell.org 2009-2010 year brought a range of stellar programming to TBI. From our exceptional adult education class series, to exciting family programs like First Friday Shabbatot, Wondergy, and Storahtelling, to the crown jewel of this year's programming, the http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=273 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=273/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT It finally happened: spring has truly sprung and May 2 is here! TBI presents Noa with Mira Awad. This year's Music in the Sanctuary highlight concert will officially begin at 5:30 p.m. with the Patron and Sponsor cocktail hour and will conclude wi http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=266 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=266/ Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT We are thrilled to welcome Deanna Neil, Storahtelling Maven extraordinaire, to TBI for our March 5 First Friday Family Shabbat. Founded by Amichai Lau-Lavie in 1999, Storahtelling has flourished from a small group of storytellers charged with the re http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=248 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=248/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Happy PURIM everyone! I am writing to you this month both as Program Director and USY Advisor as this month's big program is the annual USY Purim Carnival. TBI USY is already hard at work planning our Purim festivities. Carnival games will include http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=238 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=238/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Happy New Year TBI! I am so thrilled to kick off our 2010 Israel programming later this month. We have some dynamite events planned for you and your families. On Friday, January 29 Reuven Spero will join the TBI community as scholar-in-residence. http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=228 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=228/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT December will be an extremely fun month at TBI! I cannot wait to meet Ken Fink and the team from Wondergy on December 4. Wondergy exploded in 2002 when Ken Fink and Rebecca Machalow, 2 science students at Columbia University, came together to share http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=218 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=218/ Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT I am extremely proud to report that LFAC (Let's Find A Cure)-TeamTBI has already exceeded its $5,000 fundraising goal for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light the Night walk! On September 26 TBIers braved the rainy weather and participated in t http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=208 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=208/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT I hope you have all been enjoying early fall. I love the excitement of the first weeks of school, the breeze that finally cools off the humidity of August, the sense of spirituality that floods TBI throughout the High Holy Days. And what better way http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=195 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=195/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Shanah Tovah! After a long, refreshing, and quiet summer it is wonderful to feel TBI buzzing with the excitement on the cusp of a new year!

Over the summer TBI families and friends were treated to a concert by the Alaska Children's Choi http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=196 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=196/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Kehillat Netzach Israel was struggling to survive attack after attack as bombs fell on Ashkelon throughout the Hanukkah season last winter. Many mornings I arrived at TBI and found an email from our contact at the Kehillah, Terri Davis, describing t http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=179 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=179/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Spring has FINALLY sprung! The birds are singing and the flowers are blooming here at TBI! It is hard to believe that it is already time to begin planning our 2009-2010 programming calendar. As the process of brainstorming and creating new ideas b http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=171 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=171/ Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT I hope you and your families are enjoying the start of a happy and healthy 2009!

Synaplex
December was a particularly special month here at TBI. The 2008-2009 Synaplex series kicked off on December 12 with a concert from Shira Kle http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=141 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=141/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Happy February! Our February Synaplex with Danny Maseng is just around the corner. After our Chinese dinner at 6:00 p.m., Danny will join us at 7:00 on Friday, February 6 for Kabbalat Shabbat services. He will join Rabbi Kalev and Cantor Shammash http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=149 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=149/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT March flew quickly by beginning with our wonderful Purim Carnival! Thanks to our TBI USYers and Hebrew High schoolers the carnival was filled with colors, creativity, and pure Purim fun! We bounced in King Ahashuerus and Queen Esther's castle, took http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=163 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=163/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT I truly cannot believe that we are already well into December! What an extremely fast 2008!

CROC FEVER HAS HIT TBI! Inspired by Marci Blum and driven by Cantor Shammash and Rabbi Kalev's extreme enthusiasm for their crocs and jibbitz, http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=135 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=135/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT October was a very special month here at TBI. We were honored to celebrate the 80th birthdays of Elie Weisel and Dr. Shammash between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We enjoyed a month of holidays and celebration, culminating in an exciting tour of T http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=127 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=127/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Shalom! My name is Hilary Yohlin and I have joined the staff at TBI as your new Program Director, USY Advisor, and seventh grade teacher! As I begin to balance my different roles at TBI, I am deeply grateful for the open arms with which I have been http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=112 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=112/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Shanah Tovah! What an exciting beginning of a new year! TBI is buzzing with activity and, as Program Director, I am having a blast at the center of it all!

Our summer drew to a close with an uplifting concert by the Israel Scouts Frien http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=118 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=118/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Shanah Tovah! What an exciting beginning of a new year! TBI is buzzing with activity and, as Program Director, I am having a blast at the center of it all!

Our summer drew to a close with an uplifting concert by the Israel Scouts Frien http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=119 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=119/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT It is with mixed emotions that I write to you to let you know that I have decided not to renew my contract with TBI for the coming year.

This past year has been wonderful; and I have enjoyed working with all of you to plan great progra http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=99 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=99/ Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Join us for the last Synaplex of the year which celebrates Israel's 60th birthday. We will have a fun filled night with Aztilut: Concerts for Peace, a Jewish/Arab Cultural bridging project, Israeli children's entertainment, a giant jigsaw puzzle map http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=87 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=87/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Shabbat Across America
"Shabbat Across America" is an unparalleled display of unity and Ahavat Yisrael, created in the hope of making certain that every North American Jew will have the opportunity to celebrate Shabbat!

Imagine an http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=76 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=76/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT I love spring: flowers, the green grass and all the holidays! April brings us Passover. The name "Passover" refers to the fact that God "passed over" the houses of the Jews when he was slaying the firstborn of Egypt. In Hebrew, it is known as Pesa http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=82 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=82/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Hi everyone!

I hope you have all had the opportunity to meet Rabbi Kamens. If not, you should check out his adult education class meeting on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. For those of you who have been asking for adult ed in the evening, March http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=66 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=66/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT Our first Synaplex with Rabbi Elana Zaiman was enjoyed by all who attended. Children played with the Little Gym and the Spinning Leaves entertained us during our Oneg Shabbat. A big thank you to Marsha Gayl and Barbara Miller, our Synaplex chairs, http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=57 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=57/ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Shalom! My name is Marlyn Gelb and I am very excited to be joining the staff of TBI as your new program director. My background includes an MSW and Certificate in Jewish Communal Service from Yeshiva University and a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies f http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=40 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=40/ Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT