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Wheels for Yahel

An Urgent Crowd Funding Appeal

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ATTENTION MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF TEMPLE BETH SHALOM​​​​​

The grandson of our long-time member Luis Sanchez and his late wife Dalia, lives in Israel. He needs our help, urgently. The boy, whose name is Yahel Yehuda, suffers advanced brain degeneration. It is a genetic mutation so rare that it is the only one in all the databases of global genetics.

Yahel’s parents, Luisito and Keren, desperately need to purchase a specially equipped vehicle to transport Yahel to his treatments and anywhere else they have to take him.

The Israel Ministry of Health has approved a grant that will cover 80% of the cost. Luisito and Keren must raise the remaining 20% balance.

They have turned to an Israeli crowdfunding platform called GIVEBACK ISRAEL to raise the funds to get the transport vehicle for their son. The campaign is called “WHEELS FOR YAHEL”, in Hebrew “ Latet Galgalim L’Yahel.”

I urge you to view the story online at giveback.co.il.

There the story of Yahel is presented, along with the report that the funding effort has reached 72% of its goal, 75,000 Israeli shekels — $24,000.

They are close to reaching their goal but see no way to achieve it without a miraculous intervention. We can supply that.

The campaign MUST be completed  by May 11th or whatever had been raised will be returned and the campaign will be canceled. The project will be funded only if it reaches its goal by May 11th. This is an all or nothing challenge!

Our congregation’s Social Action Committee met on Tuesday and voted to contribute $3000 to the Wheels for Yahel campaign, in recognition of Luis Sanchez’ longtime invaluable dedication to Temple Beth Shalom, in honor of Luisito, the first child of the congregation to make Aliyah, and in acknowledgement of the urgent need to help Yahel.

With the Social Action committee’s contribution, only $3,000 more must be raised. With this message, I appeal to you, members and friends of our congregation, to raise that remaining $3000 needed to meet the goal.

Naomi and I are contributing $180 to the Wheels for Yahel campaign. Please join us in making a contribution.

Please perform this mitzvah to further sweeten your celebration of Pesah/Pesaj!
Hag sameah!

Rabbi Norman R. Patz

Important Notice | Aviso importante

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For the time being, we will not be opening our doors on Friday evenings for Shabbat services. Our Friday services will be virtual only. You may tune in to the live-streamed service on Friday evenings at 8:00 PM on our YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/templebethshalom

 

Hasta nuevo aviso, no estaremos abriendo nuestras puertas los viernes para el servicio de Kabalat Shabat. Los servicios de los viernes serán solamente virtuales. Puede sintonizar al servicio transmitido en vivo los viernes a las 8:00 PM por nuestro canal de YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/c/templebethshalom

Update Regarding Shabbat Services In Light Of Recent Covid Surge – Tentative Calendar

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Dear Members and Friends of TBSPR,

In light of the still-rising infection rates in PR, we are extending the period of all-virtual services, and will be evaluating on a week-by-week basis, as per the following schedule:

January 7-8: Shabbat services: all virtual

January 14-15: Shabbat services: re-evaluate by January 10-11

January 16: Tu B’Shevat: virtual, as we did last year

January 21-22: Shabbat services: re-evaluate by January 18-19

January 28-29: Shabbat services: re-evaluate by January 24-25

January 29: Outdoor Havdalah at the park, as before.

We will continue to reassess the situation from week to week to make sure it is safe to assemble before we resume holding services in the sanctuary.

For now, we hope you will join us via Zoom and YouTube Fridays at 8:00 PM and Saturdays at 10:00 AM so that we can be together even though we are physically apart.

Stay safe!

Notice regarding Shabbat Services in light of recent Covid surge

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Dear Members and Friends of TBSPR,

Sharing the concerns so many of you have expressed in emails, phone calls and via Facebook regarding the unnervingly rapid spread of Omicron, we are sadly – but we believe wisely – cancelling in-house services at Temple Beth Shalom for the next two weeks. In other words, services for this Friday evening and Shabbat morning (December 24/25) and next Shabbat (December 31/January 1) will be conducted by Rabbi Patz VIA ZOOM.

We will reassess the situation from day to day to make sure it is safe to assemble before we resume holding services in the sanctuary.

For now, we hope you will join us via Zoom (for our members) and YouTube Fridays at 8:00 PM and Saturdays at 10:00 AM so that we can be together even though we are physically apart.

Stay safe!


Salatiel Corcos, president
Norman Patz, rabbi

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