High Holy Days


Rabbi Fuchs's High Holy Day sermons are on his own webpage.

High Holy Days 5769 (2008)
President Gary Greenberg's Rosh Hashanah speech
(Wednesday, October 1, 2008)

High Holy Days 5768 (2007)
Shabbat Shuvah 5768 (2007) - Ian Spence
President's Address - Gary Greenberg

Congregants's Hour

2009:
Lenore Blank
Joe Kestenbaum
Bennett Pearl

2008:
Lisa Book
Victor Feigenbaum
Elaine Lowengard
(click here to see the Cradle Roll document, mentioned in Elaine's talk.)

2007:
Lauren Benthien
Joseph Dix
Walter Harrison

2006:
Edlyn Blitzer
Aileen Stan-Spence
Eric Schneider

2005:
Jeff Smith
Rob Berman
Marjorie Rafal



Annual Meetings


166th Annual Meeting
June 7, 2009
Report to the Congregation:Rabbi Stephen Fuchs
Read his talk by clicking here. You can hear it by clicking this link.

Report on Legacy for our Future
David Mangs reported on the status of our Legacy for the Future program.
Read it by clicking here.

165th Annual Meeting
June 1, 2008
Report to the Congregation: Rabbi Stephen Fuchs
2008 Annual Report

164th Annual Meeting
June 3, 2007

Gary Greenberg, President
Report to the Congregation: Rabbi Stephen Fuchs



Special Sermons and Events


D'var Torah by Ben Fuchs
November 21, 2008
Can I Have Faith Without G-d?

Update on our Israel@60 Project
This is a small selection from the interview with congregant Bette Glickman,done on June 13, 2008 as part of the project, “Congregation Beth Israel and Israel: An Oral History”. It's only a couple of minutes long...but what a powerful testimonial!

To Listen:
Click on this link: Glickman Selection

If you have trouble hearing it, you can also download the file:
Right click on the link.
Click "Save Target As"
Save the file on your computer
Listen to the file with ITunes, Window Media, or Real Player

If you are still unable to hear it, you can read her testimonial on our website.

Historic Preservation Award
Congregation Beth Israel received a First Place Award in West Hartford’s Ninth Annual Historic Preservation Awards Program on May 11, 2006.

The award was given in recognition of the meticulous restoration of the synagogue exterior managed by Alan Reisner and Eric Lessne and implemented by Hoffman Architects and Weiss, Janney and Elsner Consulting Engineers. The jurors commented that it looks as if nothing had ever changed - a mark of true restoration. They were also impressed by the use of original materials, especially the dome tiles that had been stored in a closet since the 1936 construction!

For more about our Generation Campital Campaign, click here.

Left to right: Rabbi Stephen Fuchs, Senior Rabbi; Rob Berman, Campaign Director; Howard Pierce, President; Scott Slifka, Mayor; and Eric Lessne, Restoration Committee Director.