From Our Cantor

Shalom,

As a new member of the TBI community myself, I welcome you to join me in this warm and vibrant congregation. There are so many things going on at TBI and so many ways in which you can satisfy your Jewish needs - through study, prayer, group activity, building friendships, or simply having a place to come and rest and renew yourself on Shabbat.

I look forward to meeting you, and I will be delighted to meet your children or grandchildren in the Religious School classroom and as they prepare for their Bar or Bat Mitzvah. I invite each of you to take part in the many musical offerings here. Challenge yourself to learn to read Torah or a selection from the Prophets, a haftarah. Study the traditional chanting of a service and become part of our daily evening minyan. Encourage your children to participate in our Junior Congregation, or in our Torah Academy which regularly reads from the Torah during Shabbat services in the main sanctuary. If you enjoy listening to music, take advantage of our concert performances which showcase both local and international professional musicians. And please let me know if you’re a vocal or instrumental musician; there will be lots of opportunities to sing and play!

We’re eager to share TBI with you. My door is open, and I look forward to seeing you.

B’Shalom,
Cantor Elizabeth Shammash
cantor@tbibluebell.org