On the Calendar
February 23
Rosh Chodesh Adar
Starts: 12:00 am
Ends: 12:00 am, February 24
February 24
Rosh Chodesh Adar
Starts: 12:00 am
Ends: 12:00 am, February 25
Candle lighting
Starts: 5:09 pm
Ends: 5:27 pm, February 24
February 25
Parashat Terumah
Starts: 12:00 am
Ends: 12:00 am, February 26
Havdalah (72 min)
Starts: 6:41 pm
Ends: 6:42 pm, February 25
News
110 Trees Planted in Israel WE DID IT!
THANK YOU ONE AND ALL!
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THE GREEN GOAL IS IN SIGHT!
Last year on Tu Bishvat BHC initiated a challenge to plant 100 trees in Israel. The effort came in the wake of the worst fire in Israel’s history which occurred on December 2, 2010 in the Carmel Mountains near Haifa. … Continue reading
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Chabushim, Chabusha and Forbidden Fruit
The internet has all but eliminated the need to purchase hard copy magazines but I love to browse the pages of cooking magazines, even old ones, so I never throw away the few I’ve bought in airports and at supermarket … Continue reading
Beit Sefer News
Beit Sefer at BHC just finished a wonderful fall season. Harper Champney, Ada Cowan, Abigail Freidman, and Yonah Friedman met with their teachers, Shira Linowes and Rachael Moss Sunday mornings for the past few months. Parents and grandparents were on … Continue reading
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Yiddish Anyone?!
I began an online Yiddish course about a month ago and am having a great time working a bisl and remembering gornisht. The course is very inexpensive and the website is very user friendly. A few of our members are … Continue reading
Bethlehem Celebrates with New Hanukkah Menorah
The town of Bethlehem, NH was founded on Christmas Day, 1799. For more than 100 years Jews have come to Bethlehem during the summer and fall months to enjoy the clean air and beautiful scenery but until fairly recently few … Continue reading
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Hanukkah Celebration
Please plan to attend the annual BHC Family Havdalah-Chanukah gathering at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, December 17, at the synagogue, 39 Strawberry Hill, Bethlehem. How can you help? What will you bring to the celebration? Contact me this week with … Continue reading
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One of the Oldest Jewish Communities in the Americas: Suriname
Last week’s travels did not take me to Suriname on the coast of South America but to a conference at the Israel Museum here in Jerusalem. The conference was the 12th Annual Conference on Dutch Jewry and convened the museum … Continue reading
Beit Sefer Fall Session
Sound the shofar! Beit Sefer Katon is well under way this fall with Shira Linowes and Rachael Moss teaching our BHC younsters Sunday mornings from 10 – 12. Students are learning Hebrew, Tanach (Bible), morning prayers and more. For information … Continue reading
SIMCHAT TORAH CELEBRATION
Our annual Simchat Torah celebration and BBQ drew a great crowd. Here are few photos of high lights.
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