Welcome to Temple Israel of Long Beach
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Temple Israel Mission Statement: Temple Israel dedicates itself to fostering Jewish spirituality in individual family and community life by embracing tradition, ritual, social consciousness, and ethics through excellence in leadership, education, and programming. |
We cherish the warm and caring people who make our congregation such a unique and close "family of families." This sense of Mishpacha pervades our services, our school, our study programs and our many special activities. We extend our hands in welcome and invite you to share our warmth and friendship. Our hope is that by becoming a part of our synagogue community, your life will be enriched.
We look forward to providing you with information about our Temple, our staff and our programs in the near future. If you have items you would like to see here, or have questions for us, feel free to email us at info@tilb.org
Temple Israel to Celebrate
Cantor Marvin Finnley's
25 Years of Service
May 9, at 7:30 p.m.
Temple Israel will celebrate Cantor Marvin Finnley’s 25 years of service at a special Shabbat on May 9 at 7:30 pm. The evening will begin with dinner at 6 pm. “The service will feature a musical tribute by the Ensemble,” said event chair Kendra Cogert. “Cantor Finnley built the Ensemble. It is so impressive that he is both a beautiful soloist and a skilled choral director.”
In his “day job,” Cantor Finnley is the Information Systems and Services Manager for the GM Advanced Technology Center in Torrance. “I have to sort of ‘shift gears’ after coming home to prepare for Shabbat services. I also spend a lot of time practicing, preparing for choir rehearsals, and planning the music for choir Shabbats,” said Finnley.
He enjoys “being able to create music out of air, being able, through music, to help make Shabbat more special than the ordinary days of the week. One of my happiest moments was when I was able to be present both as father and as cantor at the Bar Mitzvah of my son, Zev.”
Before coming to Temple Israel, Cantor Finnley studied with the music director and retired cantor of Temple Sinai in Washington D.C., where he was the Cantorial Soloist. About the upcoming celebration Cantor Finnley said, “It is honor enough to have been allowed to be the cantor of this great temple for all these years.”
Rabbi Steven Moskowitz said, “Marvin has a beautiful voice. He is an extraordinarily gifted choral director. Temple Israel has regularly enjoyed some of the most uplifting music from its Ensemble and from its High Holy Days Choir.”
Temple president Mark Levinstein agreed. “Marvin’s presence and voice add a wondrous dimension to our worship.”
For information about the dinner, service, or accompanying tribute book, please call the temple at 434-0996.
Please join us for a
Shabbat Dinner
and Service
in honor of
Cantor Marvin Finnley
and his
25 Years of Dedicated Service to Temple Israel
Friday, May 9, 2008
6:00 p.m. Shabbat Dinner
7:30 p.m. Shabbat Service
The Ensemble will perform
RSVP by April 25, 2008
Dinner $25.00 Adults
$12.50 Children (12 & under)
You are also invited to participate in the creation of a special tribute book to be presented to Cantor Finnley at this Anniversary Service.
Deadline is April 25, 2008
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For more information, please call
the temple office.
Hosted Valet Parking
Temple Israel
Bylaw
Amendment Revisions
The Board of Directors of Temple Israel of Long Beach at its regular meeting on February 26, 2008 voted and adopted Bylaw revisions. In compliance with Article XIII Section 3C: you are hereby notified that said revisions are available to review by clicking on the following link:
Temple Israel Bylaw Revision BYLAW-TI.96-Rev 2-26-08-w3
You may request a written copy by calling the temple office at (562) 434-0996. If you have any questions regarding the adopted revisions, you may call Frank Weinberger, Chairman of The Bylaw and Policy Review Committee at the temple weekdays 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. or you can e-mail your comments to frankw@tilb.org. The congregation, at its Annual Meeting on June 1, 2008 will vote upon said revisions.
The Foundation
of Temple Israel
Bylaw Amendment Revisions
The Board of Trustees of the Foundation of Temple Israel at its regular meeting in March 2005 voted and adopted Bylaw revisions. In compliance with Article XII B, said revisions are being reported to the congregation, before final approval by the Temple Israel Board of Directors at its April meeting. Said revisions are available to review by clicking on the following link:
Temple Israel Foundation Bylaw Revision Bylaws Redline copy 03 05
You may request a written copy by calling the temple office at (562) 434-0996. If you have any questions regarding the revisions, please
e-mail Jan Stein, President Temple Israel Foundation at janstein@dochs.org.
Members of the Joys of Jewish Learning Committee of
Temple Israel of Long Beach
invites you to join them for an exciting evening of
music and entertainment with:
Doug Cotler
Sunday, May 31, 2008
Concert 7:30 p.m.
Doug Cotler is a Grammy Award winning composer and accomplished singer, song writer, and musician. No one fuses traditional Jewish melodies with the power and rhythm of modern
popular music like he does.
The cost for this event is $18.
Please make a reservation by calling the temple office at (562) 434-0996.
ATTENTION ALL RALPH’S AND ALBERTSON’S SHOPPERS
Temple Israel is registered in the community service program for Ralph’s and Albertson’s. It is easy to sign up. Simply go to the web site and enter your name, phone #, club card # and Temple ID#.
Ralph’s - www.ralphs.com - Temple ID# 80321
Albertson’s - www.albertsons.com - Temple ID# 49000112218 - You need to call Albertson's at 1-877-932-7948 and register first, they will sign you up - you will need the Temple ID#.
If you prefer us to sign you up, just send us your club card # and we can handle the rest. This is an easy way for Temple to earn money.
eScrip is Back
and it's so easy!! (no script to buy)
All you need to do is:
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Log on to www.escrip.com and go to "sign up"
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Enter Temple Israel Group ID#0136985186
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Register your grocery club cards / or other credit cards and your debit/credit cards.
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When you buy groceries and use your grocery card, it will automatically credit Temple Israel's Account.
Temple Israel of Long Beach
3538 E. 3rd Street
Long Beach, CA 90814-2709
562-434-0996
info@tilb.org
http://www.tilb.org/