TAOS JEWISH CENTER
A place of fellowship and worship
(575) 758-8615
Music by Laura Wetzler.
TJC Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi Judith HaLevy
It’s earlier, it’s darker, and the warmth of our shabbat candles brings comfort and peace as we gather together as a Jewish community to celebrate Shabbat. We have entered the month of Kislev, the time of both Thanksgiving and Chanukah this year, and we will share our gratitude and our dreams as we welcome Shabbat together.
Erev Shabbat Friday, November 12th at 5:30 pm, on Zoom.
Torah Study, Saturday, November 13th @ 10am, on Zoom
Our Torah portion, V’Yetzei begins with the story of Jacob’s ladder, and the words,
“And God was in this place, and I did not know”
God, Angels and love all manifest in this Torah portion in unexpected ways.
For a text of Torah & commentaries, you can contact Gary Atias (atiastao@msn.com). Join us on line for a lively discussion, and who knows what may appear?
Join us for the 20th annual Interfaith
Peace Chanukah
November 30th @ 5:30 on Zoom.
Register at
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qcO2vqzkuE9BRfg1r1k5xmrv2bPzK1Cmi
Have a menorah or candle with you to light during this unique Taos gathering, featuring candle lighting, prayers, speakers from various faiths and songs for peace.
This event is FREE and EVERYONE is WELCOME.
Sponsored by B'nai Shalom, the Taos Jewish Center and the Enchanted Circle Interfaith Gathering.
Rabbi's sermon, Erev Rosh Hashanah
9/29/19
It's time for the annual Medical Debt Relief Project, an interfaith effort to help those with high medical bills they cannot afford to pay. Last year we “bought back” over $1 million in medical bills from our community. The hospital was able to “write off” these bills, and the people had one less bill to pay. You can contribute to this effort by sending a check to B’nai Shalom Havurah and mailing it to me at 810 Dillon Lane, Taos, NM 87571
I will send you an acknowledgement for your tax purposes (B’nai Shalom is a 501 ©(3) nonprofit corporation)
Bette Myerson
For B’nai Shalom Havurah
Anytime is TIME for gifts of food and Tzedakah.
Taos Organizations that Feed the Hungry
The Shared Table, c/o El Pueblito United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1302, El Prado, NM 87529 www.elpueblitoumc.org
The Taos Coalition to End Homelessness, P.O. Box 1516, Taos, NM 87571 www.taosmensshelter.org
St James Episcopal Church Food Pantry, 208 Camino de Santiago, Taos, NM 87571 www.stjamestaos.com
Taos Immigrant Allies, c/o B’nai Shalom Havurah, 810 Dillon Lane, Taos, NM 87571 www.taosimmigrantallies.org
Sin Fronteras, P.O. Box 531, Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557 (you can find them on Facebook)
HEART of Taos, P.O. Box 613, Taos, NM 87571 www.HEARToftaos.org
Help for Afghan Refugees in New Mexico c/o B’nai Shalom Havurah, 810 Dillon Lane, Taos, NM 87571 Put “Afghans” on the memo line of your check
Neem Karoli Baba Ashram and Hanuman Temple 416 Geronimo Lane, Taos, NM 87571 www.nkbashram.org
Thank you for anything you can give. No donation is too small.
Shamash Award to TJC From the Jewish Federation of New Mexico's award letter: Mazel Tov! We are extremely proud of all of your hard work and dedication on behalf of our Jewish community. The energy, commitment and tenacity of TJC continue to add so much to the life and vitality of JFNM and our greater, regional Jewish community.
On learning of the award, TJC board member Bruce Ross remarked,"Wonderful ...It seems like we’re the first to be lit and now we need to continue to light others."
CDC Guidelines for TJC, including factors governing when TJC will open
The Taos Jewish Center is...
dedicated to fostering a positive Jewish identity by providing programs and services that enrich the lives of the people it serves in Northern New Mexico.
The TJC is open to all who wish to participate in experiences that reflect and incorporate Jewish ethics, culture, and observances.
The Taos Jewish Center is not only "open to," but encourages diverse forms of Jewish practice, and we have no single affiliation -- we are not orthodox, nor reform, nor reconstructionist, nor conservative; we are all of those things, and SO MUCH MORE.
Come join us and embrace the diversity and multiplicity of Judaism as practiced by those in our community.
Won't you?
Tashlich at Fred Baca Park,
9/29/19