President's Page - Tiferet Bet Israel News Recent articles and news from Tiferet Bet Israel. http://www.tbibluebell.org June 2008 As summer begins, we are ending a year of many transitions. Cantor Shammash has now been with us for a year and will provide continuity for us in the coming months. She has developed close relationships with many of us, and we are especially grat http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=95 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=95/ Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT May 2008 As we welcome springtime and celebrate Passover, we are also beginning a new chapter in the history of our sacred community. Joshua Kalev will be our new rabbi starting July 1.

Rabbi Kalev has served as the rabbi at Temple Beth Sholom i http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=84 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=84/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT March 2008 It is hard to believe that we are over halfway through our first year as co-presidents. We began the year hoping to find ways to make TBI a more welcoming community, and many of you have been active in this endeavor. The Membership and Ritual Commi http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=70 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=70/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT April 2008 At the High Holidays, we challenged everyone to think about ways to make a stronger connection to Judaism and TBI by increasing religious observance in ways that are uniquely meaningful to each of us. The idea of being observant can be intimidating, http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=79 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=79/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT February 2008 Winter at TBI is a quieter time in terms of Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, but a very active time in the life of our congregation. We hope that you have all met Rabbi Sylvan Kamens. He has jumped right in with an active schedule of services, meetings, class http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=61 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=61/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT January 2008 As we enter the new secular year, our focus at TBI is on welcoming.

Please come to Shabbat services and take the opportunity to welcome Rabbi Sylvan Kamens, our new full time interim rabbi. He is an experienced pulpit rabbi who has spen http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=54 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=54/ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT Messenger Article December 2007 This month we say good-bye to Rabbi Ackerman as our full time rabbi. He has been our spiritual leader and friend for 15 years, and has inspired, supported, and taught us in so many ways. For many of our children, he has been their rabbi for their http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=44 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=44/ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT Messenger Article November 2007 We hope you were all able to join us for the installation of Cantor Shamash at the end of October. It was a fabulous event for our community. In November, we welcomed Cantor Walters back, sharing the bimah with Rabbi Ackerman in his role as cantor http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=37 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=37/ Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT Presidents' Message October 2007 As the fall holidays end, we can look back at several milestones in our life as a congregation. We welcomed Cantor Shammash and were inspired by her davening at Rosh Hoshana and Yom Kippur. We experienced our last High Holiday services with our bel http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=31 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=31/ Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT Presidents' Message September 2007
As the new TBI Co-Presidents, we would like to introduce ourselves. - Jane Greenberg

I converted to Judaism in 1981 before marrying Mark. We joined Beth Israel in Lansdale and sent our two children, David and Ju http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=30 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=30/ Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT Presidents' Message February 2007

We hope you enjoyed all the events in January as much as we did. From the Cantor's Shalom concert which delighted all who attended, to the Synaplex event on the 27th and the Affair Fair on the 28th, we experienced some varied and fun programming http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=10 http://www.tbibluebell.org/article.aspx?id=10/ Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT