920 Franklin Road Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Phone:(540) 343-0289 Fax: (540) 344-2846
Founded in 1900, Beth Israel today includes about 160 families and individuals
who have found a warm Jewish connection with this Conservative congregation. We
are affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and subscribe
to traditional worship services with men and women sharing full liturgical
equality.
We adhere to traditional practices and, accordingly, we maintain a well-stocked Kosher kitchen that not only sustains us, but keeps us spiritually and socially connected.
Our membership reflects the range of contemporary Jewish experience in that some of us have come to Beth Israel as Jews raised within Reform, Conservative or Orthodox traditions and some of us have come from backgrounds without any Jewish upbringing at all. All of us have found a home in this small but vibrant congregation.
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Holiday Services include: Rosh Hashanah (two days), Yom Kippur, Succot, Simhat Torah, Purim, Pesach, Shavuot.
Sisterhood meets monthly for a luncheon and program but acts daily in
many important ways. Most events at the synagogue are underwritten by this
group. Fund raising is a big part of Sisterhood's mission and it does so
through the publication of a Jewish community directory, a Jewish book fair,
and an annual rummage sale that is a Roanoke institution.
Special Events:
There are a number of very popular special events throughout the year. The
Chanukah dinner and congregational Passover seder are two of the many dinner
celebrations held each year along with Purim, Succot and Simchat Torah
festivities. Congregational Shabbat luncheons and dinners are held throughout
the year.
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SATURDAY SERVICES -
Services are held weekly
at 9:30 AM.
WEEKDAY MINYANIM
- Weekday Minyanim and breakfasts are held Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 AM.
SUNDAY MORNING MINYAN AND
BREAKFAST are
held at 8:30 AM. These services are geared for young adults and children; the
congregation at large is welcomed as well. During this service, the rabbi will
show you how to put on tefillin.
JUNIOR CONGREGATION SERVICES
are held once a month at 10:30 A.M. for children from third grade through
Bar/Bat Mitzvah (September through May).
TOT SHABBAT SERVICES are
conducted once a month for the younger children.
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Want information about joining
Beth Israel?
Contact Joe Penn at: 540-989-8061 or e-mail: jhpenn@cox.net
Or, if you prefer, write to him in care of
Beth Israel Synagogue,
920 Franklin Road Roanoke, VA 24016 and he will call you.
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