Temple B’nai Sholem
 A Reform Jewish Congregation
New Bern, North Carolina
(252) 638-4545
bnai-sholem@att.net
Home to one of America's most historic Temples and a thriving Jewish community.
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Shalom. Welcome to the Temple B'nai Sholem's web site. Thank you for seeking information about our Congregation. We hope you enjoy your virtual visit and we look forward to seeing you in person at one of our Temple events. Please click through the topic tabs above for more information About Us, Calendar of Events, Worship and Study opportunities and our Community .
Our congregation is over 100 years old. Our Temple was built in 1908, is located in New Bern's beautiful Historic District, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Our 121 members come from 76 households from six coastal counties. Our services are conducted by lay leaders and are followed by a fellowship hour for refreshments and schmoozing.
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The mission of this congregation is to cultivate the tenets of Reform Judaism through prayer, worship, study, fellowship and good works. In pursuit of this mission, we commit ourselves to ongoing innovation, seeking new challenges and continually evaluating our progress and results. We commit ourselves to building and sustaining an environment necessary to realize our mission.
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Oneg Hostesses Needed
For the love, caring and respect we have for our synagogue it is a pleasure to participate in the Friday night onegs. We need the entire congregation to do their part in signing up for an oneg. It is a wonderful happening at the end of a service to be able to visit and speak with each other and partake of some refreshment. Please call or see Vera or sign up at services for available dates. If you would like to have the privilege of doing an oneg but can’t find the time to do so, perhaps you would care to make a small donation so that the refreshments can be purchased for that evening in your honor as host and hostess.
Sincerely,
Vera Horowytz
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Welcome New Members
Kristina Robinson
Nancy Dill Miller
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Dear Temple family,
As I send out email reminders about the Annual Meeting, I realize that it has now been one year that I have had the privilege of serving the Congregation as President.
More importantly, it reminds me that I have had the pleasure of working with many wonderful people, specifically, but not limited to, our Board of Directors and Trustees.
I want to first take the time to thank our current Trustees, Michael Marks, Joe Perel and Harold Horowytz for their love and support of our Synagogue. I hope and pray that our incoming Trustees will be able to capably carry the torch in your footsteps.
As far as our Board, who will continue to serve us for another year, I want to thank each one of you for your dedication, caring and insight.
Fay Zerbo, you are a tireless worker and faithful member of the board and of our Temple, and I wish the whole congregation to know how much you do with so little fanfare. Thank you so much.
Myrna Cohen, your work ethic and effort can never be matched, and your advice and concern for the well being of our Synagogue is so deeply appreciated.
Howard Neviser, you have served as Vice President for a year now, and I just wanted to tell you how wonderful it has been having you as our "wing man". You care so much, and are always there when needed. Thank you.
I want our Congregation to know that our Temple is in very good and loving hands for the next year. We are a family. We are not a business. We have hearts and consciences, we laugh and we cry. We are people, but more importantly, I have said it before, and I will continue to say this again and again both with conviction and pride, WE ARE JEWS. We are here for the ones we love, and we are here for strangers as well. We have survived and we now help others survive. That is who we are and let us never forget that it is not a burden, but a privilege.
Thank you.
Marc Harris
President
Temple B'nai Sholem
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To our Temple Family,
Thank you for your comforting messages of condolence following the death of Marilyn's father, Paul Brewster Cheney. Paul had a long and happy life for 96½ years (over 20 of them in Oriental NC).
Services were held for him in his hometown of Mason Michigan with many family and friends present. He was a life long member of the Masonic Lodge in Mason; and (much like our Sisterhood would do) the Eastern Star Ladies of the Lodge provided a meal of comfort for everyone after the service. Many of you knew Paul and have asked about what you could do. The family has requested that memorial donations be made to either charity listed below or to the charity of one's choice.
Mason Masonic Temple Association Hospice House of Mid-Michigan
P.O. Box 27 P.O. Box 30480
Mason MI 48854 Lansing MI 48909
The Stern family; Jacob, Marilyn, Daniel, Lili and Ehren
To all our friends at Temple B’nai Sholem,
Larry and I want to thank you for supporting our daughter Caroline in her efforts to reach her Bat Mitzvah on January 9, 2009. Caroline’s mitzvah project, “DVD Drive” brought over fifty DVDs to the Craven Regional Hospital’s pediatric floor. This would not have been possible without your love and support. We were so glad to have so many of you in attendance as well as many of our extended family members for the service. So for all the words of encouragement, cards and gifts, DVD donations, and all the little things so many folks did along the way to help us reach this goal, we say a heart felt thank you!
-Larry & Adrienne Fiedler
To our Temple Family,
Once again, Stanley and I have been privileged to receive your loving expressions of support and friendship, following my recent knee surgery. Thank you so much for the visits, cards, phone calls, offers of assistance and other instances of the support that is our Temple trademark. Stanley has made a remarkable recovery from his recent illness and I, with the help of your prayers and good wishes am also recuperating rapidly.
With much appreciation,
Myrna Cohen and Stanley Adler
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Temple B'nai Sholem will continue to collect food for the Food Pantry at Religious Community Services on George Street in New Bern. They are so appreciative of the numerous boxes and bags of food we have donated, but the need is still great. Therefore, please bring non-perishable food items with you to Temple when you attend Shabbat services, meetings, etc. Your generosity and performance of mitzvot are vital to the community.
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We Gratefully Acknowledge the Following
Contributions to Temple B’nai Sholem
BUILDING
In Memory of:
Marilyn Stern’s father, Paul Brewster Cheney
Sallie Bopp
Vera and Harold Horowitz
Ruth and Bernard Levin
Ron Stier
Janet and Don Rosenthal
Stan and Marie Satz
Harry Miller
Sallie Bopp
Diana Deutchman
Bernard Deutchman
Dr. Marvin M. Grossman upon the first anniversary of his death, May 2, 2008
Mrs. Joanne Grossman
Dr. Marvin M. Grossman
Myrna Cohen and Stanley Adler
Congratulations and Good Wishes to:
The incoming Sisterhood Board of Directors:
President, Gail Schiller
Vice-President, Vera Horowytz
Secretary, Ellie Bull
Treasurer, Jude Dodds
Marc and Audrey Harris
In Honor of:
The 80th birthday of Harold Horowytz
Good health and long life
Myrna Cohen and Stanley Adler
BUILDING RESTORATION
Ronald Pendleton
Lia Tornblom
GENERAL
In Memory of:
Ronald Stier
Carla and Graham Byrnes
Marilyn Stern’s father, Paul Cheney
Carla and Graham Byrnes
John Brady’s aunt, Mary Canty
Marilyn and Jacob Stern
PASTORAL CARE
In Memory of:
Marilyn’s father, Paul Brewster Cheney
Jacob and Marilyn Stern
Marilyn Stern’s father,
Paul Brewster Cheney
Janet and Don Rosenthal
Ron Stier
Jacob and Marilyn Stern
Diana Deutchman
Bernard Deutchman
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