http://www.timemphis.org RSS feed of Temple Israel News. 22 March 2013 12:30:00 GMT en-us Rabbi Micah Greenstein has been named one of America's Top 50 Rabbis for 2013. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#12 http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2013/03/21/america-s-top-50-rabbis-for-2013-photos.html#8bca34e0-d3d3-449b-80c5-b96c433f1c62 Join Dr. Joe Levy from 11am-noon as we celebrate our right to think for ourselves. Enjoy a lively, spirited Jewish talk-fest! Share your ideas or just listen. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#12 http://www.timemphis.org/images/Joe.jpg The offices at Temple Israel will be closed on Tuesday, March 26 and Monday, April 1. Chag Sameach! Happy Passover! http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#12 Prepare snacks in the Temple kitchen on Wednesday, April 3 at 5:30pm at this WRJ-Sisterhood sponsored effort for MIFA's COOL, College Offers Opportunities for Life, initiative. Cooking will be the first Wednesday of each month. Call Jane Eckstein, 230-7536, or Linda Paddock, 861-5419. Children ages 12 and older are welcome to participate. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#5 Receive help finding a job through resume writing tips, enhanced interview techniques, and other methods at the Career Transition Group meeting April 7 at 9:30am. For more information, contact David Silberman, dssilberman@aol.com, or Rob Mann, robertdmann@gmail.com. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#11 On Wednesday, April 10 at 1:30pm, the book which will be discussed at the WRJ-Sisterhood book group is "The Night Circus" by Erin Morganstern. This group of women tackles current biography, fiction, and non-fiction, laughs, has fun, and learns a little about a lot of topics! http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#8 http://www.timemphis.org/images/WRJBooks.jpg Come to Temple April 11 at 7pm to find out what the Rosh Chodesh group is all about! http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#12 Please donate blood at Temple Sunday, April 14, 2013, between 8:30am-1:30pm. E-mail Julie Klein at julie@kossmankleinco.com for details. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DgbZnOuGs MRJ-Temple Israel Brotherhood, in conjunction with Temple Israel's Boy Scout Troop 25, is hosting a Bicycle Donation Day to benefit the local non-profit, Fresh Start Life (FSL) Inc. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#12 http://www.timemphis.org/images/Bicycledonationday.jpg On Sunday, April 14, from 9:30-11a, enjoy a bagel and watch the film "Samuel Bak: Painter of Questions." Afterward, be treated to a docent-led tour of "Illuminations: The Art of Samuel Bak" in the Temple Israel Museum. There is no charge for this event. RSVP by April 8 to Sylvia Appleton, 761-3130. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#12 Twenty original paintings that challenge the ideas of humanity and justice and offer hope of rebuilding a world destroyed will be on display in a remarkable exhibit entitled "Illuminations: The Art of Samuel Bak." The exhibit, which is brought to the Temple Israel Museum by a generous donation from the Berz-Stern Fund, features original works by world-renowned artist and Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak and will be on display in the Temple Israel Museum January 27-April 28, 2013. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#11 http://www.timemphis.org/about/museum.htm Since 1994, volunteers from Temple Israel have helped students at Wells Station Elementary School. Volunteers are needed to tutor and mentor students on a regular basis. Other opportunities to help include proctoring TCAP tests or judging the school’s science fair. Contact Phyllis Niegelberg, 758-0427 or jniegelb@comcast.net, for more information. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#16 Congratulations to Rabbi Micah Greenstein for being named to this prestigious list by "The Daily Beast-Newsweek" in 2012. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#17 http://www.timemphis.org/files/RabbiGreensteinTop50RabbiNewsweekDailyBeast.pdf Temple volunteers with the Mother Bear Project have knitted and sent over 2,000 bears--and counting--to children in Africa affected by the HIV virus. If you would like to participate in this weekly (Thursdays at 1:30pm) gathering, which also includes knitting love caps and lap robes for MIFA and Wings at the West Clinic, contact Jenny Baer, jjb8126@aol.com. Click "Learn More" to view a video of volunteers in action! http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#18 http://youtu.be/zNO84M9yqok There's money on the table for Temple Israel at no cost to you! The multi-purpose Kroger Plus card will secure your weekly specials and act as your gasoline discount card. It will also provide rebate money for Temple! http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#19 http://www.timemphis.org/images/Kroger_000.jpg Year-round, this group of Temple volunteers provides a wide range of "acts of loving kindness." Currently, there especially is a need for volunteers to drive Temple members to doctor appointments and for volunteers to visit Temple members in the hospital. Please contact GUB@timemphis.org or Cantor John Kaplan, 937-2763. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#20 http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/action.htm#a Temple Israel's Business Rebate Program includes Kroger, Floy Blustein (Managing Broker of Dave Dermon Realtors; 685-7512), Susan Nieman (Jewish Scene Magazine, 624-4896), Party Works, and Ad-Crafts Products, Serving the Nation Since 1955 (Stuart LaVene, 756-7767). Join the program as this unique opportunity encourages Temple members to patronize your business while your company donates a percentage of the purchases back to Temple. It's a win-win for everyone! Email Erma Cohen, ermac@timemphis.org or call her at 937-2770. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#24 Over 1,200 (and counting!) people like Temple Israel on Facebook. Join the conversation. http://www.timemphis.org/calendar/news.php#25 http://www.facebook.com/TempleIsrael Over 200, and growing, people follow Temple Israel on Twitter. 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