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Services
For member access to religious services and classes during COVID-19, please click here.
For Shabbat Morning Services on our sanctuary livestream, click here.
Beth El offers a variety of different services and worship-related activities. A traditional service is held each Shabbat morning from 9:30 a.m. until noon. We are an egalitarian congregation and invite broad participation. Congregants frequently read Torah and, when there is no Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Haftarah.
Learn more about our different service offerings here.
Click here for High Holiday information.
If you would like to participate in our services, please contact Rabbi Howard Sowalsky at (860) 233-9696.
Children are also encouraged to participate in the sanctuary service by chanting Ashrei and other prayers. Please contact Rabbi Rachel Zerin if you would like your children to participate by calling (860) 233-9696.
Mon, May 6 2024
28 Nisan 5784
Upcoming Events
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Friday ,
MayMay 10 , 2024
Friday, May 10th 7:15p to 9:00p
Join us for a community Shabbat dinner in celebration of Israel and Yom Ha'atzmaut! Click in to register! -
Wednesday ,
MayMay 15 , 2024Studying Dirshuni with Rabbi Rachel Zerin
Wednesday, May 15th 6:00p to 7:15p
Join Rabbi Rachel Zerin, Women's Network and the Israel Engagement Committee as we explore both timely and timeless topics through the lens of "Dirshuni: Contemporary Women's Midrash," a book which weaves together ancient Jewish texts and contemporary women's voices. All are welcome, whether it is your first time or you are a regular. All you need is an interest in learning! Snacks will be provided. Note: Evening minyan begins at 5:30 pm (and please join us if you can!). Class will begin at approximately 6:00pm. -
Thursday ,
MayMay 16 , 2024Afternoon Movie with Chai Society
Thursday, May 16th 1:00p to 3:00p
Afternoon Movie with Chai Society Thursday, May 16, 1pm at Beth El Chai Society invites you to an afternoon program featuring “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness.” This film is a riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. (Click here for the trailer!) Mark Schmidek will introduce this film, and his descriptions and commentary will enhance this wonderful documentary. There will be popcorn, munchies and dessert. If you plan to come, please RSVP to Judy Satlof, 860-523-8883, or judsatlof@aol.com by May 6th. -
Wednesday ,
MayMay 29 , 2024
Wednesday, May 29th 6:00p to 7:30p
Please join us in person for this Kulanu program, a Beth El Temple partnership with the ADL. Click in to register! -
Wednesday ,
JunJune 5 , 2024Studying Dirshuni with Rabbi Rachel Zerin
Wednesday, Jun 5th 6:00p to 7:15p
Join Rabbi Rachel Zerin, Women's Network and the Israel Engagement Committee as we explore both timely and timeless topics through the lens of "Dirshuni: Contemporary Women's Midrash," a book which weaves together ancient Jewish texts and contemporary women's voices. All are welcome, whether it is your first time or you are a regular. All you need is an interest in learning! Snacks will be provided. Note: Evening minyan begins at 5:30 pm (and please join us if you can!). Class will begin at approximately 6:00pm.