32 | DECEMBER 16 • 2021 

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The community came 
out on Friday, Dec. 3, to 
celebrate Temple Beth El’s 
Hanukkah Extravaganza 
Shabbat! The Kid-ish 
Club started the night 
with a special meet-up 
before joining the Temple-
wide party for dreidel 
competitions for all ages, a 
beautiful sand art project 
created by local artist Gail 
Kaplan, latkes and donuts 
from the Donut Bar food 
truck, and so much more. 

The celebration 
continued with Temple’s 
annual menorah lighting 
in the Helen L. DeRoy 
Sanctuary and a beautiful 
Shabbat service with TBE’s 
very own Music Shabbat 
Band. Everyone enjoyed 
being together. TBE 
expresses deep gratitude to 
sponsors Kristen and Carl 
Gross, Jennifer and Jeff 
Hollander, Carol and Steve 
Tarnowsky, and the Beth 
Elders. 

PHOTOS COURTESY OF TEMPLE BETH EL

Holiday Fun at 
Temple Beth El

Sam and Dima Smetanin and Anya light their menorah at the Kid-ish Club 
meet up.

Rachel Taubman-Glickfield and Gabriel Glickfield enjoy 
Chanukah dinner under the tent.

Enjoying dinner and latke bar in the tent before the annual menorah 
lighting and brief Music Shabbat service
TBE’s ECC Director Forest Levy Wolfe helps with the sand art 
project created by local artist Gail Kaplan.

Kid-ish Club meet-up with Rabbi Miller and Rabbi Brudney

Dreidel competition with Temple Beth El’s Masa teens