Members of Temple Bat Yam, a Jewish temple in Berlin, Maryland, will host Business After Hours at the Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, February 15th.
The event, to be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce, 203 Main St., is planned to introduce temple members to the Millsboro area Jewish community, said Doreen Linehan, temple membership president. he said.
“We're trying to bring our community together, especially at a time when anti-Semitism is so rampant and we don't understand each other as much. We have a lot of fun talking to each other,” she said.
“Rabbi Arthur Rutberg and Temple President Candy Gast will be at Business After Hours. We want the Millsboro area Jewish community to know about us. Our goal is to get people to check us out, to come to worship, and to let people know that we're very community-oriented,” Linehan said. said.
Members of Temple Bat Yam collected supplies for the food pantry at Ocean Pines Community Church near Berlin and held a car wash to raise money for another church in Berlin.
“We've been doing things like this with the community, and we've done things after the violence in Israel. We held a service and so many people came. It was so uplifting. There was a feeling. The priest came. It was really great, and it was a huge community event.
“We're raising some money for Israel and we're getting some money through donations. Various organizations are raising money. A lot of community leaders are asking themselves what they can do. It was very moving that the non-Jewish community was so appalled by the attacks on Israel and so many people just wanted to connect and be a part of it. It was just beautiful.” she said.
The public is welcome to attend the worship at Batyam Temple. There is currently a social time at 6:15 p.m., followed by worship at 7 p.m. After the start of daylight saving time on March 10, there will be a service at 7 p.m., followed by social time and refreshments.
“We're a Reform organization, the most liberal organization. Anyone can come and get services. We have Hebrew, but we also have a lot of English, and we have a lot of songs,” Linehan said.
Rutberg's classes are also open to the public, including one that Linehan described as focusing on fairy tales and folk tales and their relationship to Judaism. For more information, visit www.templebatyam-oc.org.
