High Holidays Are Approaching!

Join Us In-Person or Virtually for Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur

Mark your calendars for the upcoming High Holiday season. We hope to see as many of you as possible in person! Rabbi Dan Gordon and Cantor Francyne Davis Jacobs will be officiating.

2024 High Holiday Schedule
Wednesday, October 2 at 7:30 pm: Rosh Hashanah Eve/A dessert Oneg will follow.
Thursday, October 3 at 10:30 am: Rosh Hashanah morning
Friday, October 11 at 7:30 pm: Kol Nidre
Saturday, October 12 at 10:30 am: Yom Kippur morning service
Saturday, October 12 at 3:30 pm: Yom Kippur afternoon and concluding services/
A Break-the-Fast meal will follow.
Our Children’s Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Services will be held at 9:30 am on
the mornings of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In Person Only

Members: All TBT members wishing to attend in person, please join us! Please make sure your 2024-2025 membership is current and filled out before Rosh Hashanah. For virtual attendance, all members will receive the link prior to the holidays.

Guests: If you are not currently a member of TBT, please call 281-446-5611 or email admin@tbthumble.org to register to attend our in-person or virtual High Holiday services.

Suggested donation for those not yet members of TBT: Individuals: $175 Families: $350

High Holiday donations may be applied to future membership dues.

Donations can be made by sending a check to Temple Beth Torah or submitting payment online under the “Donation” tab at www.tbthumble.org and clicking on “High Holidays.” Donations received for the High Holidays can be applied to future dues if you decide to join the temple.
NOBODY IS TURNED AWAY FOR FINANCIAL REASONS

Please make a gift that works for you.

TBT Newsletter for October 2024 is posted

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5th Annual Ner Tamid (Eternal Light) Award

Temple Beth Torah

5th Annual Ner Tamid (Eternal Light) Award
A program honoring Anita Bonanno
Benefiting Temple Beth Torah
Saturday, December 7, 2024

Evening’s Celebration (Silent Auction available throughout the evening. Final bid at 8:45 pm)
6:15 – 7:00 pm Wine and Cheese Reception
7:00 – 8:15 pm Program
Welcome by Rabbi Dan, Master of Ceremonies
Havdalah Service
Toasts to our honoree
Entertainment
8:15 – 9:00 pm Dessert Reception

Congratulations to this year’s Ner Tamid Award honoree Anita Bonanno

Anita was born in Dallas, Texas, the child of Holocaust survivors. She began singing at the age of 5 and majored in Music at the University of North Texas, with a concentration in voice. Blind from birth, Anita had many challenges in completing her education. In 1976 she came to Houston for training as a clerk typist at the Lighthouse of Houston. In the fall of 1995, while she was a guest artist at the Lighthouse International, in New York City, Anita learned about Guiding Eyes for the Blind and their Specialized Training Program. She applied to the program and after what seemed an interminable wait, Anita met and
fell in love with Illy, her first guide dog. Since Illy, Anita has been back to Guiding Eyes and worked with guide dogs Nemo, Ephram, Magee, and now Loki.
Anita has been a past member of the Graduate Council for Guiding Eyes for the Blind and board member of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. She was awarded the Peter F. Campbell Award in 2002 by Guiding Eyes for the Blind. She was a High Holiday cantorial soloist at TBT for several years and continues to sing at the TBT Holocaust Remembrance service. She has been a vocal soloist for various religious and civic events in the greater Houston area. Anita is a former professional member of Mu Phi Epsilon, a professional music fraternity, and a performing member of the Houston Tuesday Musical Club. In June 2004, she released a CD entitled “Friends Forever” which raised funds for the Specialized Training Program at Guiding Eyes. Anita is married to Emil Bonanno, a retired computer technician.
Anita was in the ensemble for Sweeney Todd at Main Street Theater in Houston in 1992. Other shows included Into the Woods, and Toad of Toad Hall. She was also in Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and The Land Where the Good Songs Go, a Jerome Kern Retrospective, both at the Evelyn Rubinstein Jewish Community Center in Houston. In 2021, Anita and two other graduates of Guiding Eyes released another CD to benefit the Puppy Raiser Regions at Guiding Eyes. Anita continues to support and advocate for others with visual impairments and always seeks the best for every individual.

ALL IN-PERSON GUESTS ARE INVITED TO THE WINE AND CHEESE AND DESSERT RECEPTIONS
Tickets: Gold Level: $250.00 per ticket includes admission, a ½- page ad in the program, and a glass of wine
Silver Level: $100.00 per ticket includes admission, ¼- ad in the program, and a glass of wine
Bronze Level: $50.00 per ticket includes admission and a glass of wine
Additional glasses of wine are available at the wine and cheese reception with a suggested donation.
Zoom Only: $25.00 per ticket for Zoom access.
To purchase tickets, visit the Temple Beth Torah Donation page at TBThumble.org or click HERE.
Or, send a check to TBT 320 Shallow Dr. Humble, TX 77338 noting Ner Tamid in the memo.

We would like everyone at Temple Beth Torah to have the opportunity to honor Anita. If finances are a concern for attending in person or on Zoom, please contact Rabbi Dan at rabbi@tbthumble.org or any board member. Please feel free to share this information with anyone you think may be interested in attending.
For additional information, please contact Stacey Blumin at admin@tbthumble.org or 281-446-5611.

Please RSVP by November 18, 2024

LEARN TO READ HEBREW AT HOME IN ONE HOUR

FREE YOU TUBE VIDEO

Rabbi Stuart Federow, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Shaar Hashalom in Clear Lake, has developed a quick “jump start” to learning how to read Hebrew. For many years, he taught his method at Yom Limmud, the Houston community day of learning, and also at local synagogues. He even came to Temple Beth Torah several years ago. Now, his method is available to anyone on a YouTube video, by googling Rabbi Federow Hebrew Head Start. On this video, you will watch Rabbi Federow actively teach the Hebrew letters and vowel sounds. To help the process, he has also developed a workbook and flash cards on a website.

The flash cards are also free to download, and the optional workbook is $10. Rabbi Gordon has observed this lesson, and endorses Rabbi Federow as an enthusiastic teacher. It is a course for reading the
sounds, but not vocabulary. For those who want to follow along with services in the prayer book, this program can provide a great enhancement.

http:\\www.hebrewjumpstart.com

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