At Beth El, Everyone Can:
- Stand/sit on the bimah or anywhere in the congregation
- Lead a congregational reading (in English OR Hebrew)
- Wear a kippah
- Recite the Mourner’s Kaddish
- Dedicate a Memorial Plaque
- Touch the Torah during the processional/recessional
- Participate in dancing and singing, even in ritual settings where the Torah is present (e.g., Simchat Torah)
- Ascend the bimah with a Jewish spouse/partner for an aliyah or for opening/closing the ark. Both individuals are called up for the honor in English, only the Jewish person is called in Hebrew, and both can recite the Torah blessings
- Participate in all education-oriented classes for all ages
- Participate in (add a name to) the Mishebeirach, prayer of healing list and say a name out loud during the service
- Participate in a Hebrew learning/Torah trope learning class
- Share life cycle events of all family members in community announcements
- Participate in the life cycle events of their children and grandchildren
- Have an Aufruf (a pre-wedding blessing given by the clergy in front of the congregation)
- Have Clergy officiate at a funeral or unveiling
- Have a funeral in the Mercaz
- Use our facility for your wedding under certain circumstances
- Have the rabbi work in collaboration with the officiant of their ceremony
- Receive couples counseling with the rabbi
- Work with the rabbi to write letters of love and gratitude to their parents
- Work with the rabbi to write love letters to one another which they share a day or two before their wedding
- Work with the rabbi to deepen their observance of Shabbat as a sanctuary in time
- Have the Clergy affix a Mezuzah on the doorpost of their home
- Be recommended for a “Honeymoon in Israel” trip
For questions on how your family can be engaged, the rabbi is here to help you. Rabbi Lipton can be reached by email at rabbi.lipton@gmail.com or by phone at (330)-864-2105 x114.
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