Temple Beth El, Madison, WI

To RSVP for an event, please click on the link in the event description that says "RSVP here". You will be taken to an external site where you can register to attend. Please note that at this time, we are unable to accept online payment. Please make sure to send a check to the Temple office if the event you are attending has a cost. Many thanks. We look forward to seeing you!

TU B'SHEVAT PROGRAM
Wednesday, February 8, 7pm

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly:

Restoring Balance to Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

Tu B'shevat is an agricultural holiday which reminds us of our duty to the earth and the sacred bond between the people of Israel and the environment they live in. In honor of this holiday, we are pleased to have Paul Dearlove come and speak to us. Paul is a lake manager with the Lake Ripley Management District near Cambridge. He also volunteers as a board member for both the Friends of Lake Wingra and Wisconsin Lakes. Paul will provide an overview of how invasive pests and landscape alterations are affecting the health and quality of our waterways and wildlife communities. Tips will be offered on what YOU can do to help restore some balance to our threatened ecosystems. What a perfect way to mark this holiday and our sacred roles as stewards to our local ecosystems. Please join us!

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ANNUAL BLOCKSTEIN LECTURE:
JEWISH GENETICS: THE CANCER CONNECTION
Free Brunch Will be Served
Sunday, February 12, 11am

Temple Beth El and Jewish Social Services are pleased to announce that Joanne M. Becker will be the honored speaker at the 2012 Liesl M. Blockstein Annual Memorial Lecture. Joanne's talk is entitled, "Jewish Genetics: The Cancer Connection". Joanne is a Certified Genetics Counselor at the UW Oncology Genetics Center at UW Madison. She will be speaking on genetic counseling as it relates to cancer genes and the Jewish Population, focusing on hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome. David M. Kushner, MD, UW Madison Carbone Cancer Center, will also be participating in the presentation, as well as two cancer survivors. Please mark your calendar and make sure to join us for this important and informative lecture.

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MITZVAH DAY
Sunday, February 19, 2012

Click HERE to download the Mitzvah Day 2012 flyer with all of the details on our amazing lineup of Education sessions and Mitzvah Projects!
Ready to sign up? Click HERE and you will be taken to a form which will allow you to sign up for your preferred sessions and projects online.

As always, the Social Action Committee has worked hard to plan a Mitzvah Day that has something for everyone. Our day will be filled with education and Tikkun Olam. It is a great way for members of our congregation to get together to work together, get to know one another and, of course, to help others!

Schedule of Events:
10:30am Keynote Address by Professor J. Michael Collins, Director, Center for Financial Security and Consumer Economics at UW-Madison
11:45am-12:30pm Lunch donated by Roger Brown of Rocky Rococo Pizza
11:30-3:00pm Arts & Crafts Fair in the Community Court
12:30-1:30pm Education & Project Session 1
1:00-3:00pm Offsites at Grace Pantry & Vera Court
1:30-1:45pm Break
1:45-2:45pm Education & Project Session 2
2:45-3:00pm Break
3:00-4:00pm Project Session 3

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COMMUNITY PURIM CARNIVAL
Sunday, March 4

10:30am Family Megillah Reading in the Sanctuary
11:00am Purim Carnival

Prizes for Best Costumes
Bouncy House
New Games
Obstacle Course
Face Painting
Photo Booth
Food, including Hamantaschen
...and much, much more!

Wristbands ($5 each) on sale at the Temple office starting Feb. 22nd.
($7 at the door, starting at 10am on the day of)

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PURIM CELEBRATION
Wednesday, March 7

5:30pm- Pizza & Lemonade (RSVP Required)
6:30pm- Megillah Reading
8:00pm- Adult Purim Soiree
             Prizes for best costumes
             Light Noshes & Wine
             Klezmer Music!

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HAGAFEN HAVDALAH
Saturday, March 17, 6:45pm

Want to learn more about the fruit of the vine?

Join us for Wine Tasting 101 with Barriques and learn your grapes from your terroir and how not to spend a fortune on good wine!

6:45pm Brief Havdalah
7:00pm Wine Tasting
Light noshes will be served between tasting

Space is limited, so RSVP today!
$17/person includes 6-wine tasting and noshes

We hope to have periodic wine tastings in the future, focusing on different wines. Join us for this initial tasting to kick off our series right... and enjoy the end of Shabbat with friends!