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Temple   B’nai    SholemTorah
                                    Mogan DavidA 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.

Greetings!  

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.

Our Mission  

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.
Our Temple  


Sketch view of Temple circa 1905

 
Directions  
Oneg Hostesses Needed  
 

Oneg Hostesses Needed

 

Please check the oneg list on the door of the refrigerator at the temple and sign up for the evening of your choice. I would really appreciate your participation. If someone wishes to change her chosen date, feel free to call anyone to substitute; you do not need to notify Sue Rosenfield
MEMBERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT  
 

TEMPLE B’NAI SHOLEM HAS NEW MEMBERS

 

A warm welcome to our returning members:

 

Sylvan and Lynne Friedman

Connie Fair (Markward)

Darlene Debardelben

 

You were missed.

Myrna Cohen, Membership

 

 

MAZEL TOV!

  

To Jacob and Marilyn Stern on the birth of their

Great-grandson, Nicola George Noble

On June 24, 2008

 

 

Wedding Announcement

 

Brian Dodds and Jude Bloom

Will be married at the Temple

October 18, 7:00 pm

Rabbi Apple officiating

 

 
President's Message - Marc Harris  

Dear Temple family,

 

This space is for the “President’s Message”. I learned a long time ago, that sometimes a message is not something you say, but it can be something you hear. And I must say that during the past few months, I have been hearing many wonderful things. Some of them are compliments, from members of our Synagogue as well as members of our community at large. They range from topics such as how wonderful our building looks, to how inspiring our Holocaust Memorial Scroll service was, to how much our Pastoral care and visits of comfort and prayer are appreciated. There are also suggestions from members, ranging in subjects from improving Shabbat Services, increasing membership, how to better our knowledge of the Torah, etc.

 

I must say, that as President, it is an honor to see so much caring and concern in such a concentrated group of people. In a town of approximately thirty thousand people, it is so invigorating to feel a part of a group of a hundred and twenty, or so, that seems to have such a powerful impact on the town at large. To have perfect strangers come up to me on the street, or like the other day, in Wal-Mart, and regale me with a story of their particular experience at Temple B’nai Sholem, even though they are not a member, and usually not even Jewish, it is just such a shot in the arm for us.

 

And I agree. Things are going well for us. Our ongoing renovations and restoration is progressing nicely, our ceiling has been repainted, we have a wonderful new digital piano, our membership is at an all time high and we have the High Holy Days fast approaching.

 

It truly is a good time to be a Jew in New Bern, and I want to take the time now to wish all of you in advance a healthy and happy High Holy Days season. 

 

L’Shalom

-Marc Harris 

 

 
THANK YOU NOTES  
 

I want to thank everyone for their kind words and thoughts when my Uncle Davis passed away. He was my Father’s last surviving sibling. Horrors, now I am the older generation.

-Howard Neviser

 

 

A big thank you goes to the Fiedler Family for doing an outstanding job on the landscaping in front of the Temple. Their hard work and landscaping donation was in honor of baby Grace, as well as to thank the congregation for all their support, love and caring when Caroline was sick. The family is once again whole and thankful to all. A special thanks to Caroline, Thomas and Kay for helping Larry.

-Libby Binder

 

 

Thank you to all that helped with the Marvin Grossman Memorial. It was a wonderful service and a lovely oneg.

-Libby Binder

 

 

The Men's Club wishes to thank everyone who attended our picnic on June 8 at Red Sail Park in Fairfield Harbour. Special thanks to Joe (read Lois) for all the hard work preparing the food and doing the cooking. Harold gets a pat on the back for his help cooking, serving and the use of his knives. Bob made his great slaw and felt guilty for winning the 50/50 drawing so refused reimbursement for his expenses. Bill Fiske got the corn at the farmers market in Raleigh. Howard (our new VP) contributed the watermelons and Harry contributed the ice. I'm sure there are others who worked hard that I have not mentioned. Please note that we have now made up for the times when it was cold and wet at our picnic, or is it true that two wrongs don't make a right.

-John Brady
This Week at Temple B'nai Sholem  
FROM THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE  

GET YOUR TICKET FOR A TROLLEY TOUR OF

NEW BERN’S JEWISH HERITAGE

 

Conclude our year long celebration of our Temple's Centennial with us on Sunday,

October 5. There will be two trolley tours. We will assemble in the lobby of the Temple at 1:45 p.m. and then 22 ticket holders will board the trolley. The second group of 22 passengers will leave from the Temple at 3:30 p.m. Tour #1 will return to the Temple; Tour #2 will terminate at the Jewish cemetery in time for the burial of the Time Capsule, but passengers may ride the trolley back to the Temple if they prefer to do so.

 

Both tours will begin with a stop at Union Point to hear about a Jewish metallurgist who visited the area in 1585, and a cargo ship owner from New Bern who was murdered with a sassafras root in 1787. Other stops on the tours will be the O Marks building on Middle

Street, one of the Sultan homes on Broad Street, the Fireman's Museum, the Masonic Temple on Hancock Street, Cedar Grove Cemetery and our Jewish cemetery.

 

Tickets for the trolley tour are $10 each and may be purchased by sending your check to Lois Perel, 118 Tremayne Drive, New Bern NC 28560 or $12 at the door (space permitting). Please indicate on your check if you prefer Tour #1 or Tour #2. If all tickets have been sold by the time your check is received, we will call you to see if you wish to be placed on a waiting list. So, be sure your phone number is on your check, as well as your preference for Tour #1 or Tour #2.

 

During the afternoon, the DVD "Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina" produced by the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina will be shown in the back room of the Temple. You may wish to plan your afternoon to see the DVD before or after your Trolley Tour. There is no charge for viewing the DVD.

The ceremony for the burial of the Time Capsule will take place at the Jewish Cemetery at 5:15 p.m. Following the ceremony, there will be a covered dish supper at the Presbyterian's Session House (behind the Temple). Those who rode the trolley to the cemetery on Trolley Tour #2 will be offered rides to the Session House in private autos of Temple members.

 

In case of a storm, the Centennial Committee has set the following Sunday, October 12, as the “rain date” for burial of the Time Capsule.

 
OUR NEW HOLOCAUST TORAH HAS ARRIVED!  
 

“Behold, a good doctrine has been given to us, Our New Holocaust Torah. It is a tree of life for us to hold fast. Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.”

On Friday, July 18, we celebrated the dedication of our new Torah. It was a momentous occasion with much joy and celebration. Many congregants participated in the lovely service, led by President

Marc Harris.


To know that this was a rescued Torah from the Holocaust and that we, as a congregation can continue to honor and love it is special. Placed in our Ark, we perpetuate its existence and remember all those who once touched it, read from it and loved it.

 

-Doug & Libby Binder
Memorials and Honorariums  

We Gratefully Acknowledge the Following

Contributions to Temple B’nai Sholem

Building

 

In Memory of:

Irving Beck

Beatrice Humphreys

Margaret Daughenbaugh

    Colly Beck

 

Harold Binder, father of Doug Binder

     Myrna Cohen and Stanley Adler

     Gail and Herman Schiller

     Joan and Steve Shaffer

 

Isabelle Vatz

    Joan and Steve Shaffer

    Dr. and Mrs. Robert Yudell

 

Ronnie Perelstein, Joe Perel’s brother

    Joan and Steve Shaffer

 

Colly Beck’s beloved sister,

Margaret Daughenbaugh

    Brenda Kempner

 

Joel’s mother, Betty Ferber

    Joel and Nancy Kaplan

 

Sallie’s mother, Celia Miller

    Sallie Bopp

 

Florence Leventhal

    Jay and Harriet Appel

 

Their daughter, Nancy Lynn Parmett

    Ron and Marcia Stier

 

Diana Deutchman and in response to the special request of the President

     Bernard Deutchman

 

In Honor of:

Gail and Herman Schiller’s anniversary

    Gail and Herman Schiller

 

John Brady, Fay Zerbo and Sue Rosenfield

In appreciation for all they do to make our Oneg Shabbats such a success. Thank you.

    Jacob and Marilyn Stern

 

To Thank:

The congregation for remembering their

son, Paul

    Morton and Lois Snitzer

 

 

Building Restoration

 

Herman Arond

 

In Memory of:

Irv Beck

Beatrice Humphreys

Margaret Daughenbaugh

    Collie Beck

 

Harold Binder and to thank the Temple family for all their kindnesses

    Doug and Libby Binder

 

Ronnie Perelstein, Joe Perel’s brother

    Libby and Doug Binder

 

Diana Deutchman

    Bernard Deutchman

 

In Honor of:

Marilyn Stern

    Phyllis Gottdiener and Steve Sousk

 

Cemetery

 

In Memory of:

Isabelle Vatz

    Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilman

    Mrs. Muriel Steinberg

 

Beloved father and father-in-law,

Harold Binder

    Brenda Kempner

  

My Prayers for:

A safe and speedy recovery for

Marcia Stier

    Brenda Kempner

 

General

 

In Honor of:

The birth of their first great-grandchild,

Nicola George Noble, born on June 24, 2008

    Jacob and Marilyn Stern

 

In Memory of:

Isabelle Freid Vatz, recently deceased

    Jacob and Marilyn Stern

 

Those loved ones who have recently died

    Charlie and Janet Daniels

 

 

In Appreciation for:

The officers and members whose time and energy result in a wonderful Temple atmosphere

    Charlie and Janet Daniels

 

Parent’s Cooperative Religious School

 

In Honor of:

Caroline Fiedler’s recent recovery

    Jacob and Marilyn Stern

 

The birth of Olivia Fiedler

    Jacob and Marilyn Stern

 

The birth of the first great-grandchild of

Marilyn and Jacob Stern

    Myrna Cohen and Stanley Adler

 

To Congratulate:

Harold and Vera Horowytz on the birth of their great-grandson

    Bernard Deutchman

 

Worship

 

Libby and Doug Binder

 

In Memory of:

Margaret Daughenbaugh, sister of

Colly Beck

    Myrna Cohen and Stanley Adler

 

Harold Binder, father of Doug Binder

    Bob and Marsha Luhrs

    Mrs. Marion Grossman

 

Abe Grossman

    Mrs. Marion Grossman

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