Blockstein Lecture Emphasizes Community Building and Working-Class Support
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This year’s speaker for the Liesl M. Blockstein Memorial Lecture on February 12 was State Representative Francesca Hong, who represents an Assembly district in central and northeast Madison. Representative Hong works to build community and support the working class through issues such as housing access, climate justice, labor rights, and educational and racial equity.
Rep. Hong introduced her family and spoke about her upbringing, the difficulties they faced as immigrants, and the religious and cultural values that inform her work as a legislator. She noted that discussions in the Wisconsin legislature too often come from a mindset of scarcity where people are pitted against each other to divide resources, a mindset that favors the already rich and powerful. Rep. Hong believes there are enough resources in this country for everyone to be housed and educated, and she rejects the mindset that some must be diminished for others to succeed. She hopes to push our politics toward a mindset of abundance, where we work together to fashion lives of goodness and dignity for all people.
When asked what can be done to support these goals, she urged people to push back through voting and asking others to vote. She also suggested that we talk with our friends and neighbors about our hopes for a more just society and ways public policy can offer concrete solutions.
Here are her remarks:
Hello everyone,
Thank you so much for being here and for giving me the opportunity to speak to you today. The Liesl M. Blockstein Memorial Lecture is truly an honor; its legacy of activism and public service a guiding light for our community. I would like to thank Kai Mishlove-Gardner and Rabbi Biatch for inviting me today, and thank my family for friends for being here with me.
My name is Francesca Hong. I’m the daughter of Korean immigrants, a small business owner, a proud mother, and state representative for the 76th assembly district here in Madison.
My story is not unlike many of yours here today; my parents, deeply devoted, hardworking individuals, instilled in me the importance of resilience and determination at a young age. I grew up watching my father navigate the unrelenting, often impassive world of higher education as an immigrant while my mother made a new home and career in a city and country far away from the familiarity of her homeland. Their struggles and their accomplishments became guidelines by which I swore I’d live my life—their sacrifices an inspiration and their adversity my driving force.
As many children do, I looked up to them. Begrudgingly at first, of course we all have moments when we think we know better than the people raising us, but eventually it transforms into an immeasurable respect and awe.
I was intrigued that at the heart of their values was a deep, unrelenting faith that defined their lives and I would come to hope, would define mine.
As many of you know, faith is a complexity. For my parents, it of course meant church. Devotion to a higher entity at its simplest form is in what you believe and how you believe it.
But for them, faith also meant comfort, courage and community. I saw that inherent to my parents’ commitment to religion, was a commitment to the collective. My mother is a music teacher, my father is a sociologist and so naturally enough that commitment reached far beyond Sunday services and into their careers.
They are two people committed to community through faith, a theme that is shared by many in this room and is a defining tenet of the wonderful organizations hosting us today, Jewish Social Services, Temple Beth El, and of course the legacy of Liesl M. Blockstein.
My parents are Catholic, my sister is Jewish, and many in this room hold a similar or different religious background. But no matter what we believe, the sense of responsibility to our community is a common denominator that unites us.
So today, I hope to talk about that common denominator. What community is and how community can ultimately set us free.
What makes a community?
On the near west side of this city near UW–Madison, there’s a little neighborhood called Eagle Heights. There, I spent my formative years in a sort of utopia. University graduate students and their families from all over the world made Eagle Heights home; our playgrounds were diverse and our community safe from the often harsh realities of an America that did not welcome immigrants as openly as this little neighborhood did.
But as I grew up and moved away further west, the bubble burst. I was no longer sheltered and protected by the diversity of university housing. I made my way into white spaces where I was forced to re-evaluate my value, identity and purpose almost constantly. I had suddenly and unexpectedly discovered segregated Madison, where the color of my skin mattered, but not in any way that was fair. Or maybe in a sense, segregated Madison had discovered me.
I struggled from grade school through high school with the concepts of identity and belonging brought on by my transition into a mostly white school (where my conflicts too often occurred with other students of color, and I didn't realize until later how deeply white supremacy is engrained to pit those with vulnerable senses of belonging and identity to not be supportive but competitive).
I was missing those playgrounds where every language was spoken and where different fragrant lunches were normal and intriguing. I was missing a place where it seemed there was always someone to listen, empathize, and help. A place where the collective looked out for the individual.
I was suddenly different and made to reckon with assimilation, privilege, white supremacy and the isolation those bring. And at an early age I understood the absence of community, and the harm its absence does. Community at a foundational level is a place where equity, justice, and inclusivity take priority.
But it wasn’t until my service in government, did I realize that community is most importantly, a place where abundance replaces the scarcity mindset.
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If you tune into politics, or any sort of debate where policy makers are discussing a specific budget proposal, there are usually two sides. A side that argues for a policy on the basis of its value to a constituency, and a side that argues against that policy on the basis of its cost. For many of the issues that come before us legislators like healthcare, childcare, public education, immigration, and the like, we have to make the case, and sometimes beg, that an investment is worth the expenditure it takes.
In some cases, it’s a way of keeping good governance, a way of making sure that we are responsible stewards of taxpayer money. But in a lot of cases, especially those that regard progressive policy initiatives like racial equity, it’s a way for the powerful and wealthy to maintain their control through a cynical brand of politics that prioritizes austerity over care.
The contrast in how government works and how our communities responded to the Covid crisis really exemplified for me the detriment of scarcity mindsets.
As an independent restaurant owner, I saw my fellow industry folks jump into action to help each other in a time of great uncertainty. I saw advocacy organizations pool resources to help people trying to keep a roof over their heads or food on the table. I saw a community look after itself when the economic and political safety nets that were supposed to catch us tore because of the pandemic. All of this while the government debated how much help we deserved.
These individuals didn’t weigh the cost of helping before they extended a hand, they understood the importance of mutual aid and rejected the scarcity mindset. They lived up to what it means to be a community.
It’s important to always keep in mind that scarcity mindsets have been imposed on us by the white supremacist systems that want us to feel like we can’t have it all. That we can’t have the beauty of Eagle Heights in every corner of our state. That our society must segregate and minimize others in order for a few to rise to the top.
Mia Birdsong, a Black activist and storyteller in Oakland, describes it like this:
“The American Dream’s focus on getting ahead is a race to win so you don’t lose. It plays into our well-developed fear instincts, creating a real and imagined scarcity of resources, time, and money. This fear-based sense of scarcity pits us against one another. It also leaves us with a poorly developed sense of ‘enough,’ both of the material and of love and care.”
So what makes a community? Abundance. The belief that there is always more to give and more to have. The faith and perspective to understand that good can never come with an expense if it is done in the effort to help others.
I reject the notion that we need to choose between our individual success and doing good. Actually, I think it’s not only possible, but necessary to create another option together.
We must pave a path that acknowledges that we are all inextricably bound together—that our success is tied to the well being of one another and our planet—that we are all better off when we work together.
We must strive to recreate Eagle Heights and the community present in this room here, everywhere we are.
So how can community set us free?
Birdsong reminds me that when we actually look at the resources in the U.S., there is plenty here for all of us to eat, to be housed, to have a comfortable life, a good education, and quality health care. Any politician who claims otherwise does so from a place of cynicism or self-interest.
Abundance for everyone is possible, if we as a society—and as leaders—make different choices about what we prioritize, about how we care for each other.
Therefore, in order for us to fight the evils that face our society today we need to truly internalize, politicians especially, that our success and our hurt intertwine. And we can only do that when we commit, unrelentingly to the collective and to care.
There is an African proverb that says, “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
And to this effect, throughout history, there have been many examples of how communities united achieved the impossible and went far in the fight for justice and freedom.
Here in Wisconsin for example, Senator Gaylord Nelson rallied an estimated 20 million people and thousands of events 53 years ago in the first major environmental protest that lives on to this day as the annual celebration of Earth Day.
The Stonewall riots, where LGBTQ+ people rebelled against discriminatory policing strategies and violence, lasted five days and later inspired protests across the country and marked the beginning of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.
The Battle of Blair Mountain, where 10,000 West Virginia coal miners marched in protest of perilous work conditions, squalid housing and low wages, and other grievances, was the largest labor uprising in American history and its legacy defines the worker rights movement today.
From these stories and many others, it’s clear that our communities are often the first line of defense to many crises that require institutional, systemic change.
Walter Brueggemann once said (by way of Harvard’s Marshall Ganz) “...prophetic imagination or transformational vision occurs at the intersection of two elements: criticality, a clear vision of the world’s hurt, of its needs, of its pain, coupled with hope, a sense of the world’s promise and possibility.”
Only at the core of our communities do we discover what we need and only with unity and an abundance mindset do we reconcile our shortcomings and build a better, more equitable future.
Our communities set us free by allowing us that transformational vision. That prophetic imagination, as Brueggemann put it, is hard to come by alone.
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I want to round out today’s lecture with an ask of all of you. An ask of those of you, like my parents, who have committed to serving your community through devotion and faith.
My ask is that you understand your care, your potential, your power. That you recommit to deeply understanding that a group of people, linked together in kindness, in generosity, and in hope can massively impact the world.
Faith communities have always had a unique role to play in changing our American political climate for the better. From the Jewish Tzedakah to the Muslim Zakat, the Christian Stewardship to the Buddhist Dana, the values of good doing and charity are tremendous tools to counteract the scarcity mindset our politics push.
And now, when it comes to the fight for reproductive health freedom for example, or the fight to protect and affirm our LGBTQ youth, faith communities are uniquely situated to push back on Christofacists or other religious hardliners who are much more interested in dividing us than anything else. There is room enough in this country for us to be who we are, love who we want, and live our lives with agency over our bodies and destinies. To dream and hope how we want.
As we stand in our current political climate, it is true that the road ahead is uncertain, but it is not unfamiliar. There’s suffering and anguish in our communities but as I’ve learned from all of you, they are but a lighthouse to firmly guide us to a better future.
To transform our society, we need your voices to resonate in every corner of this state. We need the inherent goodness and dignity that is foundational to the faith community to guide us forward. And we need it not just as democrats or republicans, but as Americans, as people deeply committed to democracy, progress, and representation.
Thank you for the belonging you’ve given me today—the kindness and love you’ve extended by inviting me to speak. I am honored to be in community with you and look forward to all that we achieve together.
July 27, 2024
21 Tammuz 5784
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Saturday, Apr 5th 9:00 am to 10:00 am
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Saturday ,
AprApril 5 , 2025Marissa Paloian Bat Mitzvah
Saturday, Apr 5th 10:30 am to 1:00 pm
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Friday ,
AprApril 11 , 2025Shabbat Worship
Friday, Apr 11th 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Join us for Shabbat worship both at TBE and on YouTube -
Saturday ,
AprApril 12 , 2025Torah Study
Saturday, Apr 12th 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Torah Study meets each Shabbat morning to discuss parasha and Tanakh. -
Friday ,
AprApril 18 , 2025Shabbat Midor Lador
Friday, Apr 18th 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
A musical service for the whole Temple family, featuring Les Goldsmith and the Promised Band. -
Saturday ,
AprApril 19 , 2025Torah Study
Saturday, Apr 19th 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Torah Study meets each Shabbat morning to discuss parasha and Tanakh. -
Friday ,
AprApril 25 , 2025Shabbat Worship
Friday, Apr 25th 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Join us for Shabbat worship both at TBE and on YouTube -
Saturday ,
AprApril 26 , 2025Torah Study
Saturday, Apr 26th 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Torah Study meets each Shabbat morning to discuss parasha and Tanakh. -
Saturday ,
AprApril 26 , 2025Gilad Nili Bar Mitzvah
Saturday, Apr 26th 10:30 am to 1:00 pm
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Friday ,
MayMay 2 , 2025Likrat Shabbat (Welcoming Shabbat)
Friday, May 2nd 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
The first Friday of each month is an all-ages Shabbat service featuring Religious School students. Join us in welcoming Shabbat as students from each grade participate by leading a portion of the worship.
Engage with us!
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Sunday ,
JulJuly 28 , 2024Welcome Brunch for Rabbi Prosnit and His Family
Sunday, Jul 28th 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Please join us for brunch welcoming Rabbi Jonathan Prosnit and his family to Temple Beth El. -
Thursday ,
AugAugust 1 , 2024House Committee Meeting
Thursday, Aug 1st 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
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Thursday ,
AugAugust 1 , 2024Social Action Committee Meeting
Thursday, Aug 1st 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Social Action Committee meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the first Thursday of most months at Temple Beth El. -
Sunday ,
AugAugust 4 , 2024CANCELED: TBE Bakers
Sunday, Aug 4th 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Join the Beth El Bakers for Sunday sessions where we will create community while baking delicious treats to share with the congregation at upcoming Temple Beth El events. -
Sunday ,
AugAugust 4 , 2024Men's Club Retreat
Sunday, Aug 4th 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Annual retreat for the Temple Beth El Men's Club for community, reflection, and discussion, facilitated by Rabbi Jonathan Prosnit and Cantor Jacob Niemi. -
Saturday ,
AugAugust 10 , 2024Singles Creating Community Dinner
Saturday, Aug 10th 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Please join the Singles Creating Community group for a friendly dinner gathering at Dhaba Indian Bistro, 5957 McKee Rd., Fitchburg. -
Sunday ,
AugAugust 11 , 2024Healing House Meal Volunteers Needed
Sunday, Aug 11th (All day)
Healing House provides respite care to persons experiencing homelessness who are recuperating from surgery, illness, or childbirth. TBE and other congregation volunteers cook meals for the residents and staff on a quarterly basis and drop them off at 5:00 pm each day at Healing House, 303 Lathrop St., Madison, WI 53726. Our team has signed up to provide meals the week of May 12–18. Menu items (not specific recipes) will be assigned to you by Ruth Frawley, our dinner coordinator, the week before. To help with this mitzvah, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E48A8AC22A4FF2-48372110-healing Contact Cathy Rotter at c.rotter.mail@gmail.com with any questions. -
Sunday ,
AugAugust 11 , 2024Adult B'nai Mitzvah Hebrew Class
Sunday, Aug 11th 10:30 am to 11:30 am
This is an introductory Hebrew class for students who are a part of the adult b'nai mitzvah cohort. -
Tuesday ,
AugAugust 13 , 2024Tishah B’Av Text Study
Tuesday, Aug 13th 10:00 am to 11:30 am
We will examine the Book of Eicha (Lamentations) with a contemporary lens and consider what it means to mourn the destruction of Israel in a modern context. -
Sunday ,
AugAugust 18 , 2024Adult B'nai Mitzvah Hebrew Class
Sunday, Aug 18th 10:30 am to 11:30 am
This is an introductory Hebrew class for students who are a part of the adult b'nai mitzvah cohort. -
Sunday ,
AugAugust 18 , 2024OutReach Magic Festival: Madison Pride
Sunday, Aug 18th 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Join us at the OutReach Magic Pride Festival at Warner Park to show our pride in partnership with Beth Israel Center and Congregation Shaarei Shamayim. -
Sunday ,
AugAugust 18 , 2024MaTTY Movie Night
Sunday, Aug 18th 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Join MaTTY for movie night to hang out and watch a movie with your friends! -
Monday ,
AugAugust 19 , 2024Fiber Arts Schmooze
Monday, Aug 19th 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Join friends at TBE for an evening of knitting, crocheting, stitching, and friendship! -
Tuesday ,
AugAugust 20 , 2024Serve Supper at the Catholic Multicultural Center
Tuesday, Aug 20th 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
As the Catholic Multicultural Center resumes daily in-person dinners, join fellow TBE volunteers on the third Tuesday of each month to help serve dinner and clean up. -
Wednesday ,
AugAugust 21 , 2024Retired Old Men Eating Out (ROMEO)
Wednesday, Aug 21st 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
An informal get-together for lunch. (Being retired is not required. All are welcome!) -
Wednesday ,
AugAugust 21 , 2024Environment and Climate Change Action Team Meeting
Wednesday, Aug 21st 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Join our action team as we make plans to engage the congregation in activities that raise awareness about environmental issues. We meet on Zoom. -
Thursday ,
AugAugust 22 , 2024Music Committee Meeting
Thursday, Aug 22nd 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
For more information on the Music Committee, contact Cantor Jacob Niemi. -
Thursday ,
AugAugust 22 , 2024Postcard Party to Get Out the Vote
Thursday, Aug 22nd 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Party with a purpose! Join the Social Action Committee to send postcards to potential voters to get out the vote in the elections on August 13 and November 5. -
Friday ,
AugAugust 23 , 2024Senior Shabbat Dinner with Rabbi Prosnit
Friday, Aug 23rd 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Why is this Shabbat different from all others? Our annual Senior Shabbat Dinner is enriched with homemade kugels and desserts, lively discussions, special table hosts, a Q&A with Rabbi Jon Prosnit, and entrées catered from Adamah. All ages are invited! -
Sunday ,
AugAugust 25 , 2024New Religious School Family Orientation
Sunday, Aug 25th 10:00 am to 11:30 am
We welcome families who are new to Religious School for this brief but informative session detailing what to expect from their students' Religious School experience at TBE. -
Sunday ,
AugAugust 25 , 2024Adult B'nai Mitzvah Hebrew Class
Sunday, Aug 25th 10:30 am to 11:30 am
This is an introductory Hebrew class for students who are a part of the adult b'nai mitzvah cohort. -
Tuesday ,
AugAugust 27 , 2024Men's Club Book Group
Tuesday, Aug 27th 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
The Men's Club Book Group will read and discuss "Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America" by Dan Flores. -
Tuesday ,
AugAugust 27 , 2024Religious Practices Committee meeting
Tuesday, Aug 27th 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Religious Practices Committee meeting (RPC) -
Thursday ,
AugAugust 29 , 2024Gardening at Emmett Schulte Food Pantry Garden
Thursday, Aug 29th 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Volunteer to help with the Emmett Schulte Food Pantry Garden. -
Friday ,
AugAugust 30 , 2024Singles Creating Community Coffee Klatch
Friday, Aug 30th 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Please join the Singles Creating Community group for breakfast and a beverage at Sofra Bistro, 7457 Elmwood Ave, Middleton. -
Monday ,
SepSeptember 2 , 2024Office Closed for Labor Day
Monday, Sep 2nd (All day)
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Thursday ,
SepSeptember 5 , 2024Gardening at Emmett Schulte Food Pantry Garden
Thursday, Sep 5th 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Volunteer to help with the Emmett Schulte Food Pantry Garden. -
Thursday ,
SepSeptember 5 , 2024Social Action Committee Meeting
Thursday, Sep 5th 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Social Action Committee meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the first Thursday of most months at Temple Beth El. -
Thursday ,
SepSeptember 5 , 2024House Committee Meeting
Thursday, Sep 5th 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
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Sunday ,
SepSeptember 8 , 2024Food-A-Rama Volunteer Sessions
Sunday, Sep 8th 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
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Sunday ,
SepSeptember 8 , 2024Sunday School for Adults 2
Sunday, Sep 8th 9:15 am to 10:15 am
This monthly class, a continuation from last year's popular course, is designed for adults who missed having a formal Jewish education, or would like a refresher, to have a parallel learning experience while our students are in Religious School. -
Tuesday ,
SepSeptember 10 , 2024Board Meeting
Tuesday, Sep 10th 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
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Wednesday ,
SepSeptember 11 , 2024Singles Creating Community Dinner
Wednesday, Sep 11th 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Join the Singles Creating Community group for dinner at Ancho and Agave, 1601 Aspen Commons, Middleton. -
Thursday ,
SepSeptember 12 , 2024Peoplehood: All Israel Is Responsible for One Another: Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh b'Zeh
Thursday, Sep 12th 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Please join Rabbi Jon Prosnit in a rich and meaningful conversation: How do we respond to this core Talmudic principle in an era when peoplehood is so difficult? -
Friday ,
SepSeptember 13 , 2024Families with Young Children Shabbat in the Park
Friday, Sep 13th 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Join us for a Family Shabbat experience at Wingra Park, across from Temple Beth El. Bring your own picnic dinner along with a blanket or lawn chairs to sit on. We will sing and play and say Shabbat blessings together. Older kids and grandparents welcome. -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 15 , 2024TBE Bakers
Sunday, Sep 15th 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Join the Beth El Bakers for Sunday sessions where we will create community while baking delicious treats to share with the congregation at upcoming Temple Beth El events. -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 15 , 2024Adult B'nai Mitzvah Hebrew Class
Sunday, Sep 15th 10:30 am to 11:30 am
This is an introductory Hebrew class for students who are a part of the adult b'nai mitzvah cohort. -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 15 , 2024Tots and Tunes
Sunday, Sep 15th 10:45 am to 11:45 am
This song and craft program for families with children ages 0–5 is open to the entire Madison Jewish community. -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 15 , 2024Genizah Burial Event
Sunday, Sep 15th 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Join us at Beit Olamim cemetery as we learn about burying the genizah (repository of sacred objects) and bury a collection of sacred texts. -
Monday ,
SepSeptember 16 , 2024Fiber Arts Schmooze
Monday, Sep 16th 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Join friends at TBE for an evening of knitting, crocheting, stitching, and friendship! -
Tuesday ,
SepSeptember 17 , 2024Serve Supper at the Catholic Multicultural Center
Tuesday, Sep 17th 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
As the Catholic Multicultural Center resumes daily in-person dinners, join fellow TBE volunteers on the third Tuesday of each month to help serve dinner and clean up. -
Tuesday ,
SepSeptember 17 , 2024Postcard Party to Get Out the Vote
Tuesday, Sep 17th 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Party with a purpose! Join the Social Action Committee to send postcards to potential voters to get out the vote in the elections on August 13 and November 5. -
Wednesday ,
SepSeptember 18 , 2024Environment and Climate Change Action Team Meeting
Wednesday, Sep 18th 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Join our action team as we make plans to engage the congregation in activities that raise awareness about environmental issues. We meet on Zoom. -
Thursday ,
SepSeptember 19 , 2024Retired Old Men Eating Out (ROMEO)
Thursday, Sep 19th 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
An informal get-together for lunch. (Being retired is not required. All are welcome!) -
Thursday ,
SepSeptember 19 , 2024Peoplehood: All Israel Is Responsible for One Another: Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh b'Zeh
Thursday, Sep 19th 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Please join Rabbi Jon Prosnit in a rich and meaningful conversation: How do we respond to this core Talmudic principle in an era when peoplehood is so difficult? -
Saturday ,
SepSeptember 21 , 2024Trivia Night and Havdalah
Saturday, Sep 21st 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Join us for a night of fun and friendly competition! -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 22 , 2024Hebrew School for Adults
Sunday, Sep 22nd 9:15 am to 10:15 am
This monthly class offers a refresher course for those who have studied Hebrew in the past, perhaps the very distant past. -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 22 , 2024Adult B'nai Mitzvah Hebrew Class
Sunday, Sep 22nd 10:30 am to 11:30 am
This is an introductory Hebrew class for students who are a part of the adult b'nai mitzvah cohort. -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 22 , 2024Youth Day
Sunday, Sep 22nd 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Youth Day activities are for JEWniors (3rd–5th graders) and MuTTY (6th–8th graders). After a quick pizza lunch we will do an activity together. Our goal is to build relationships and create fun and relaxed Jewish spaces. -
Tuesday ,
SepSeptember 24 , 2024Religious Practices Committee meeting
Tuesday, Sep 24th 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Religious Practices Committee meeting (RPC) -
Thursday ,
SepSeptember 26 , 2024Food-A-Rama Volunteer Sessions
Thursday, Sep 26th 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm
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Thursday ,
SepSeptember 26 , 2024Social Action Committee Meeting
Thursday, Sep 26th 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Social Action Committee meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the first Thursday of most months at Temple Beth El. -
Thursday ,
SepSeptember 26 , 2024Peoplehood: All Israel Is Responsible for One Another: Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh b'Zeh
Thursday, Sep 26th 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Please join Rabbi Jon Prosnit in a rich and meaningful conversation: How do we respond to this core Talmudic principle in an era when peoplehood is so difficult? -
Friday ,
SepSeptember 27 , 2024Singles Creating Community Coffee Klatch
Friday, Sep 27th 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Join the Singles Creating Community group for breakfast. -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 29 , 2024Adult B'nai Mitzvah Hebrew Class
Sunday, Sep 29th 10:30 am to 11:30 am
This is an introductory Hebrew class for students who are a part of the adult b'nai mitzvah cohort. -
Sunday ,
SepSeptember 29 , 2024Food-A-Rama Volunteer Sessions
Sunday, Sep 29th 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Sunday ,
SepSeptember 29 , 2024MJND Apples and Honey Cook-off and Tasting
Sunday, Sep 29th 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Join Madison's Jews Next Dor (20s and 30s group) for our apples and honey cook-off and tasting! -
Wednesday ,
OctOctober 2 , 2024Office Closes at 12:00 pm for Erev Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, Oct 2nd 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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Thursday ,
OctOctober 3 , 2024Office Closed for Rosh Hashanah
Thursday, Oct 3rd (All day)
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Thursday ,
OctOctober 3 , 2024Tashlich
Thursday, Oct 3rd 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm
Following the Rosh Hashanah morning service, we proceed to Lake Wingra to symbolically cast away sins, as well as any thoughts and behaviors that no longer serve us well. -
Thursday ,
OctOctober 3 , 2024House Committee Meeting
Thursday, Oct 3rd 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
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Thursday ,
OctOctober 3 , 2024CANCELED: Social Action Committee Meeting
Thursday, Oct 3rd 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Social Action Committee meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the first Thursday of most months at Temple Beth El. -
Friday ,
OctOctober 4 , 2024Zichronam Liv’rachah, May Their Memories Be Blessings: Dedication of New Memorial Plaques
Friday, Oct 4th 7:15 pm to 7:30 pm
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 6 , 2024Food-A-Rama Volunteer Sessions
Sunday, Oct 6th 8:30 am to 1:00 pm
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Tuesday ,
OctOctober 8 , 2024Board Meeting
Tuesday, Oct 8th 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 9 , 2024Singles Creating Community Dinner
Wednesday, Oct 9th 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Join the Singles Creating Community group for dinner. -
Friday ,
OctOctober 11 , 2024Office Closes at 12:00 pm for Erev Yom Kippur
Friday, Oct 11th 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 12 , 2024Families with Young Children Break-the-Fast Potluck
Saturday, Oct 12th 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Families with young children (2nd grade age and younger) are invited to attend a potluck break-the-fast meal at a member’s home. -
Saturday ,
OctOctober 12 , 2024Break-the-Fast
Saturday, Oct 12th 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Join the community as we break the Yom Kippur fast together. -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 13 , 2024Sunday School for Adults 2
Sunday, Oct 13th 9:15 am to 10:15 am
This monthly class, a continuation from last year's popular course, is designed for adults who missed having a formal Jewish education, or would like a refresher, to have a parallel learning experience while our students are in Religious School. -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 13 , 2024Sukkah Building with Men’s Club
Sunday, Oct 13th 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Join the TBE Men's Club and friends as we set up the Paul S. Gratch Sukkah for our 27th year. Everyone is welcome! No previous experience or skill required. Please bring work gloves and a 6' ladder or cordless drill if you have one. -
Tuesday ,
OctOctober 15 , 2024Serve Supper at the Catholic Multicultural Center
Tuesday, Oct 15th 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
As the Catholic Multicultural Center resumes daily in-person dinners, join fellow TBE volunteers on the third Tuesday of each month to help serve dinner and clean up. -
Wednesday ,
OctOctober 16 , 2024Office Closes at 12:00 pm for Erev Sukkot
Wednesday, Oct 16th 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 16 , 2024Sukkot Open Hut
Wednesday, Oct 16th 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 16 , 2024Environment and Climate Change Action Team Meeting
Wednesday, Oct 16th 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Join our action team as we make plans to engage the congregation in activities that raise awareness about environmental issues. We meet on Zoom. -
Thursday ,
OctOctober 17 , 2024Office Closed for Sukkot
Thursday, Oct 17th (All day)
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Friday ,
OctOctober 18 , 2024Singles Creating Community Coffee Klatch
Friday, Oct 18th 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Join the Singles Creating Community group for breakfast. -
Friday ,
OctOctober 18 , 2024Retired Old Men Eating Out (ROMEO)
Friday, Oct 18th 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
An informal get-together for lunch. (Being retired is not required. All are welcome!) -
Saturday ,
OctOctober 19 , 2024New Member Havdalah Sukkah Schmooze
Saturday, Oct 19th 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 20 , 2024Hebrew School for Adults
Sunday, Oct 20th 9:15 am to 10:15 am
This monthly class offers a refresher course for those who have studied Hebrew in the past, perhaps the very distant past. -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 20 , 2024Tots and Tunes
Sunday, Oct 20th 10:45 am to 11:45 am
This song and craft program for families with children ages 0–5 is open to the entire Madison Jewish community. -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 20 , 2024Families with Young Children Pizza in the Hut and Sukkah Decorating Party 5785
Sunday, Oct 20th 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Help decorate the sukkah, get up close and personal with a real lulav and etrog, and enjoy a pizza lunch with friends! -
Monday ,
OctOctober 21 , 2024Fiber Arts Schmooze
Monday, Oct 21st 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Join friends at TBE for an evening of knitting, crocheting, stitching, and friendship! -
Tuesday ,
OctOctober 22 , 2024Religious Practices Committee meeting
Tuesday, Oct 22nd 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Religious Practices Committee meeting (RPC) -
Wednesday ,
OctOctober 23 , 2024Office Closes at 12:00 pm for Erev Simchat Torah
Wednesday, Oct 23rd 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 23 , 2024Consecration Dinner
Wednesday, Oct 23rd 5:15 pm to 5:45 pm
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Thursday ,
OctOctober 24 , 2024Office Closed for Simchat Torah
Thursday, Oct 24th (All day)
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 27 , 2024TBE Bakers
Sunday, Oct 27th 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Join the Beth El Bakers for Sunday sessions where we will create community while baking delicious treats to share with the congregation at upcoming Temple Beth El events. -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 27 , 2024Sukkah Take Down with Men's Club
Sunday, Oct 27th 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Join the TBE Men's Club and friends as we set up the Paul S. Gratch Sukkah for our 27th year. Everyone is welcome! No previous experience or skill required. Please bring work gloves and a 6' ladder or cordless drill if you have one. -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 27 , 2024Youth Day
Sunday, Oct 27th 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
Youth Day activities are for JEWniors (3rd–5th graders) and MuTTY (6th–8th graders). After a quick pizza lunch we will do an activity together. Our goal is to build relationships and create fun and relaxed Jewish spaces. -
Friday ,
NovNovember 1 , 2024Likrat Shabbat Family Dinner
Friday, Nov 1st 5:15 pm to 6:00 pm
Join us for a light dinner preceding our Likrat Shabbat (Welcoming Shabbat) service on the first Friday of the month, November–May. Dinner is $18 per family unit/household. Please note: there is not a special Likrat Shabbat service on the first Friday in January. -
Sunday ,
NovNovember 3 , 2024Sunday School for Adults 2
Sunday, Nov 3rd 9:15 am to 10:15 am
This monthly class, a continuation from last year's popular course, is designed for adults who missed having a formal Jewish education, or would like a refresher, to have a parallel learning experience while our students are in Religious School. -
Sunday ,
NovNovember 3 , 2024Food-A-Rama Volunteer Sessions
Sunday, Nov 3rd 11:00 am to 4:30 pm
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Monday ,
NovNovember 4 , 2024Food-A-Rama Volunteer Sessions
Monday, Nov 4th 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
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Tuesday ,
NovNovember 5 , 2024Food-A-Rama Volunteer Sessions
Tuesday, Nov 5th 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
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Thursday ,
NovNovember 7 , 2024House Committee Meeting
Thursday, Nov 7th 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
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Thursday ,
NovNovember 7 , 2024Social Action Committee Meeting
Thursday, Nov 7th 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Social Action Committee meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the first Thursday of most months at Temple Beth El. -
Saturday ,
NovNovember 9 , 2024Swarsensky Memorial Weekend Torah Study and Potluck Brunch
Saturday, Nov 9th 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Exploration of the Torah portion Lech L’cha (Gen. 12:1–17:27) led by Swarsensky scholar-in-residence Chad Alan Goldberg. -
Sunday ,
NovNovember 10 , 2024Brunch and Swarsensky Scholar-in-Residence Keynote Address
Sunday, Nov 10th 9:45 am to 12:30 pm
Join us for brunch and the Swarsensky scholar-in-residence keynote address. More details coming soon. -
Tuesday ,
NovNovember 12 , 2024Board Meeting
Tuesday, Nov 12th 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm