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Temple Beth Shalom (TBS), the Reform Jewish Congregation of Puerto Rico was founded in 1967 by a group of families seeking the warmth and intimacy of a small congregation. We have grown to over 75 households plus about 40 off-island associate members who live less than six months on our enchanted island. |
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 TBS also hosts many tourists and scholars-in-residence, especially during
the winter months. We offer a generous range of programs, far in excess of most small
synagogues, that appeal to the wide range of our members' demographics and backgrounds.
Life-cycle events such as weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, confirmations, conversions, and baby
naming ceremonies form an integral component of our community.
Languages used for our services are
English, Hebrew and some Spanish. Erev Shabbat We pride ourselves on the variety of our
community events. These include a Succoth Our religious Sunday school hosts around 15
students, ages 5 to 13. Principal Shula Klapper guides two other educators teaching
Hebrew, holidays, crafts and history amongst other subjects. A monthly newsletter is mailed to all members. associates and friends during the last week of each month. Glenn Patron compiles all submissions, and requests that materials be sent no later than the 20th of each month. We are a diverse community-serving people
from Orthodox to Reform backgrounds.
If you want additional information about
Temple Beth Shalom please send us an e-mail to ctbs@att.net.
Please visit our web page to get to know us better: |
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