Temple Beth El of Huntington is a welcoming, caring and vibrant Reform Jewish congregation of more than four hundred households, located on Park Avenue in the village of Huntington just east of the Nassau-Suffolk border on Long Island's north shore. Temple Beth El serves as a house of worship, a house of learning, and a house of congregation to the diverse population of the greater Huntington area. Please tour our website to learn more about our unique and exciting congregation. And please come and visit us so that we might get to know you personally.
Temple Beth El nurtures and engenders progressive thinking as well as traditional values to create an environment that is both comfortable and stimulating for its congregation. We take great pride in our diversity, and inclusiveness. Our doors are always open - not only to our members, but to any and all people interested in Judaism.
Temple Beth El is conveniently located in Huntington, NY
Our address is 660 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743
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In the summer months, TBE offers 'Lay-Led' services in our Great Room on Friday nights at 7:00 pm. Our Summer Services in the Great Room are informal, yet prayerful, “lite”, yet meaningful and diverse, and most importantly, led by congregants!
Following is a list of temple groups which have lead during past summers:
Sisterhood
Men’s Club
Chai Club
Ritual Committee
Temple Board
Troubadors
Family Groups
Choir
Adult B’nai Mitzvah group
Youth Service
Sisters and/or Brothers units
Youth Group members
This summer we will be incorporating the use of Mishkan T’fillah, our new prayer book, which has recently been introduced to the congregation.
Contact Cantor Sandy Sherry at 421-5835 for more information.
From September through June, TBE follows the following scheduleof Monthly Congregational Shabbat Services:
1st Friday - Family Shabbat with Junior Choir at 7 p.m.
2nd Friday - Shabbat Service with Senior Choir at 8 p.m
3rd Friday - Shabbat Service with Torah Reading at 8 p.m.
4th Friday - Kabbalat Shabbat in the Great Room at 6:15 p.m.
5th Friday - T.G.I.S., Folk Rock Service at 7 p.m. (only 4 or 5 times a year)
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Families, check out some activities to do with your children this summer . Click the 'Learning' tab above and navigate to the 'Religious School' page!
The High Holy Days are fast approaching... be on the lookout for our informational mailing, which includes this year's schedule of services, ticket request form and Yizkor card. Please note that tickets will be mailed upon receipt of the ticket request form, and registration for babysitting is mandatory.
Men's Club Brotherhood Summer Cocktail Party on Saturday, August 7th at 7 p.m. at the home of Jeff Lipman. R.S.V.P. to brotherhood@tbeli.org.
Men's Club Brotherhood Softball Game originally scheduled on June 27th has been rescheduled for Sunday, August 8th at 10 a.m. at Huntington High School. Please email brotherhood@tbeli.org if you are interested.
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Volunteers Needed! The Social Action  Committee is having its annual barbeque on Sunday, July 25th and needs people to help out with setting up, cooking and cleaning up. Please contact Carol Werblin at 631-261-6029 or cwerblin@hotmail.com or Peter Shore at 631-261-2692 or pshore@optonline.net if you would like to help!
Our food pantry here at Temple Beth El is nearly empty. It is a very active food pantry that many hungry people in our  community rely on each week. Please bring a non-perishable food item or two (or three!) to donate each time you come to the temple. Our less fortunate friends and neighbors need and will appreciate your help.
Social Action Committee's "Give & Receive" Hotline helps meet the needs of our community. If you would like to be part of this hotline program, or have any questions, please email Carol at cwerblin@hotmail.com . Only when there is an emergency request for furniture, clothing, or housewares, will you receive an e-mail with "Give & Receive" in the subject line.
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Please email Lisa at templeoffice@tbeli.org if you would like to receive your copy of the temple's Bulletin online.
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