Have
you heard lots of news about pipelines lately? A pipeline
conveys the potential for change. It offers growth
opportunities for you and your family. The objective is to
achieve new ideas, viewpoints, and a clear plan for the
future. Most organizations and businesses have a pipeline, and the
people involved with the planning supply goals and intentions for
future development to feed the pipeline.
All
the same, I am referring to the Betenu pipeline.
Betenu is in need of a reliable group of members to boost and enhance
our organization. Your support may come in a number of
ways. Are you talented with numbers? Do you enjoy a
good news story? Have any clerical skills? Word
processing? Will you
undertake a new role in the Sunday school? Do
you have one Friday night free to open and help setup for our
Shabbat?
We
all have personal interests in Betenu for sure. We all attend
and participate for different reasons. I would like to think
your motives are consistent with Betenu’s mission
which is to “be a home for all to participate in Jewish
community; a community to learn Torah, to worship God and to improve
the world”. Please read the comments from
two of our members, Suzy Maine and Marcella Dube below.
Join us for a busy November when we will have the opportunity to
celebrate Shabbat with a variety of rabbinic leaders—Rabbi Amy
Loewenthal from Keene on Nov 6 and Rav Rebekah
who will return from maternity leave on Nov. 20. And,
December brings Mark
Lazar, an Israel Educator-in-residence to Congregation Betenu
on Sunday, Dec 6. He will
share his “Jewish Storytelling” and other topics to the
students, parents
and all adults
throughout the day. Watch your e-mail
for more information.
To check out our November calendar, click
here. For the December calendar, click
here.
Promote
the growth of Betenu.
Join the “team” of Board members to support all our
visions. Without a pipeline, there’s no lifeline.
Sheryl
From
the desk of Suzy Maine (10/21/15):
Several
years ago I joined Betenu. Looking back, although I was
raised in Conservative Judaism, several circumstances took my life in a
different a direction. When joining Betenu, I felt very comfortable
with the congregants. After a few years, with all the
changes, this time in the world, I found myself at the doorsteps of
Betenu once again. I had clarity and everything seemed
right. People at Betenu had something I needed, something I
have always valued. In summary, what I recognized was
kindness, not only to each other but to themselves. They
enjoyed being at services, greeting each other as friends.
This was also evident in the children at the Friday night
services. They participated when called on in a natural
confident manner. Although the Congregation is small, the
Jewish education the children are getting appear to be of the highest
quality. I look forward to participating in Temple activities
to continue my Jewish growth as a Jew and to give back where I can.
From
the desk of Marcella Dube (10/21/15):
Alex
Dube's Bar Mitzvah, Nov 2, 2013
I
wanted to share with you, my wonderful experience going through the
process of Alex's Bar Mitzvah.
There
was a time, when I thought perhaps we wouldn't have a bar mitzvah for
Alex.
All
of the bar or bat mitzvahs I had gone to were big productions and
parties.
Once
we decided to move forward, we just decided that we would keep it
small, focusing on Alex and his spiritual journey.
I
could not have asked for a more beautiful day!
It
was perfect!
All
of the support we were given and Alex's hard work helped to create a
beautiful ceremony.
All
of the things I was worried about such as, it wouldn't be "fancy"
enough, or we weren't in a great big temple, none of that
mattered.
I
followed my heart, trusted in Rav Nate and the Betenu community and in
Alex's ability to share his faith.
A
lot of things made this day special, but the most important was how
special the ceremony itself was.
If
I close my eyes, I can still see the light shining in that room and
feel the ritual as I never imagined it could be.
Marcella