Archived Events

* Shabbat Service Schedule June 2019

Friday, June 7 at 7:00 p.m. – Led by Rabbi Roberts – Parsha Bamidbar

Saturday, June 8 at 10:30 a.m. – Shabbat Service Led by Rabbi Roberts

12:15 p.m. – Dairy Potluck Lunch & Learn
Led by Rabbi Roberts

Topic: Shavuot - What is This Holiday Besides Cheesecake & Blintzes?
Please Bring a Dairy Dish to Share

Saturday, June 8 at 7:00 p.m. - In Observance of Shavuot We Are Showing
the Comedy Movie "Frisco Kid"

Please Bring a Dairy/Pareve Dessert to Share

Sunday, June 9 at 11:00 a.m. - Shavuot Morning Walk Around Bass Lake
With Rabbi Roberts – Meet in the Parking Lot
Your Leashed Dogs are Encouraged & Invited to Join
Yizkor, if there is a Minyon

Friday, June 14 at 7:00 p.m. – Led by Chuck Lieberman - Parsha Naso

Friday, June 21 at 7:00 p.m. – Led by Rabbi Roberts - Parsha Beha’alotcha

Satuday, June 22 at 9:30 a.m. – Torah Brunch & Learn on Beech Mtn. 
         at Molle Grad's Home-Call the office for contact information

12:00 p.m. - Torah Lunch & Learn at the Temple

Please Bring a Dairy/Pareve Dish To Share
There Will Not be a Shabbat Morning Service
The Topic for Both Saturday Shabbat Events:
Judaism & When Human Life Begins

Friday, June 28 at 7:00 p.m. – Led by Medina Roy - Parsha Sh’lach

Thursdays at 6:00 a.m. – Shachrit Service – Tfillan Provided
Contact Chuck Lieberman for Details at 828-964-2030

* Sisterhood

Sunday, June 30, at 12:00 pm - A Lunch & A Play - Starting in Banner Elk Cafe
Then Mama Mia! at 2:00 p.m. at Lees McRae College in Banner Elk
RSVP Betsy Anderson for Lunch Reservations
betsyanderson1003@gmail.com
Contact Sandy Testani ASAP for Group Tickets
sandytest@charter.net
or Contact Lees McRae College for Your Ticket

Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Join Sisterhood & Play for $2.00 Per Day

* Board of Directors Meeting (Date & Time TBD)

* Hebrew School At The Temple

Contact Chuck Lieberman (828) 964-2030 for Beginners Hebrew Class
& All Classes

Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Intermediate & Advanced Hebrew Class

Wednesday, May 29 at 10:00 a.m. - Women’s Maimonides Classes at 10:00 a.m.
June 26, July 24, Aug. 21, Sept. 11, & Oct. 15

* Shabbat Service Schedule May 2019

Friday, May 3 at 6:00 p.m. – Led by Hillel – Achrei Mot
Followed by a Chicken Supper
TOHC Provides the Chicken
Bring a Non Dairy Side Dish or Dessert to Share
Join Us for the Last Hillel Service of the School Year & Say
Good Bye & Best Wishes to the Graduates!

Friday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. – Led by Rabbi Roberts – Kedoshim
Blessing of the Graduating ASU Students

Saturday, May 11 at 11:00 a.m. – Learner’s Minyon Led by Rabbi Roberts Focus on
Sh’mah - A "Learner's Minyon" is NOT a Regular Shabbat Morning Service,
Rather a Shabbat Morning Gathering Focusing in on One Liturgical Part
of our Services - This Week We Will Focus on the Sh’mah
12:15 p.m. – Potluck Lunch & Learn Led by Rabbi Roberts
Please Bring a Dairy Side Dish to Share

Friday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. – Emor

Friday, May 24 at 7:00 p.m. – Behar

Friday, May 31 at 7:00 p.m. - Bechukotai


* May Events

Saturday, May 11 - Letter Carriers Will be Collecting Bags of
Non Perishible Food Items.
Please Remember to Leave a Bag by Your Mailbox!

* Sisterhood

Sunday, May 19 at 1:00 p.m. - Adjusting to Changing Times
As we age, we are coping with acute and chronic illness as well as
death of family members. Marla Gentile will lead a discussion on
taking care of ourselves and will provide coping techniques for
these trying times.

Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Join Sisterhood & Play for $2.00 Per Day

* Board of Directors Meeting

May 19, at 10:00 a.m.

* Hebrew School At The Temple

Contact Chuck Lieberman (828) 964-2030 for Beginners Hebrew Class & All Classes
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. - Intermediate & Advanced Hebrew Class

Wednesday, May 29 at 10:00 a.m. - Women’s Maimonides Classes at 10:00 a.m.
May 29, June 26, July 24, Aug. 21, Sept. 11, & Oct. 15

* Shabbat Service Schedule April 2019

Friday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. – Led by Rabbi Roberts

Saturday, April 6 at 11:00 a.m. – Learner’s Minyon Led by Rabbi Roberts
Focus on Haggadah - A "Learner's Minyon"
is NOT a Regular Shabbat Morning Service,
Rather a Shabbat Morning Gathering Focusing in on One
Liturgical Part of our Services. This Week We Will Focus on the Haggadah
as we Begin to Prepare for Pesach/Passover. Bring Haggadah's From
Home That You Normally Use for Seder or Use the TOHC’s.
12:15 p.m. Lunch & Learn - Passover: Ways to Make Your Seder More
Inviting, Participatory (& Less Hungry Along the Way!)
& to Have People Talking About it for Months After!

Friday, April 12 at 6:00 p.m. – Hillel's Pride Shabbat Will Take Place at the Temple
This Service is Meant to Celebrate the Jewish LGBTQ+ community
Dinner Following the Service
No Need to Bring Side Dishes or Desserts.

Friday, April 19 - NO SHABBAT SERVICE DUE TO EREV PESACH

Saturday, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. Temple Passover Seder
See the News/Calendar of Events Section
We Must Have Information & Check by Fri., April 12,
IN THE TEMPLE OR DROP BOX, BY EARLY AFTERNOON!

Friday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m. – Led by Kurt Love

Thursdays at 6:00 a.m. – Shachrit Service – Tfillan Provided
Contact Chuck Lieberman for Details at 828-964-2030

* April Events

Sunday, April 7 at 5:00 p.m. – Multifaith LGBTQ+ Community Service
ASU Plemmons Student Union Bldg.,Table Rock 201 B
Rabbi Roberts will be Participating & All Congregants are Invited &
are Welcome to Attend - Potluck Following Service
Everyone is Encouraged to Bring Food to Share

Monday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. – Lecture by Dr. Lerna Ekmekcioglu
ASU Plemmons Student Union Blue Ridge Ballroom, Room 201
Topic: What Can Genocide & Its Denial Do To Feminism?
The Existential Paradoxes of Armenians in Post Genocide Turkey
Free & Open to the Public

Thursday, April 25 at 6:00 p.m. Mountaineer Seder at ASU
RSVP by Midnight, Friday April 19, Student Union
RSVP By 4/19 - $3 Students & Children Under 12 - $5 Adults
RSVP After 4/19 or at the Door - $5 Students & Children Under 12 - $7 Adults
RSVP by Emailing Hillel.appstate@gmail.com with
First & Last Name & Number of People

All Monies are Collected at the Door - Cash or Card Accepted

Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 8:00 p.m. Appalachian Chorale, a combined student/community choir of some 85 members
Performance of American composer Donald McCullough’s Holocaust Cantata: Songs from the Camps
Rosen Concert Hall on the ASU campus - Free & Open to the Public
For more information on the Holocaust Cantata, see, https://holocaust.appstate.edu/node/289

ASU's annual Week of Remembrance culminates in the Yom HaShoah commemorations on
May 1-2 that include eight hours of readings of namesof many of the European Jews
murdered by the Germans and their allies. The readings take place in front of Belk Library
on Thursday, May 2. To participate in the readings, click here: https://holocaust.appstate.edu/node/289

*Sign Up Prior to Thursday, May 2
Yom HaShoah Reading of Names Sign Up Sheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vEyNOWY_OjFCXtQyDeDcs4GRnehFuy-ndYal2lJJ6tU/edit#gid=0

Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m. Hillel will be Conducting a Yom HaShoah Service
in the Temple - All Congregants are Invited to Attend

* Board of Directors Meeting

Sunday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m.

* Sisterhood Meeting

Sunday, April 14 at 2:00 p.m. – Women’s Seder –Non Dairy/Pareve Potluck, Bring a Salad
or Other Cold Dish to Share-Join us for This Very Special Unique Seder!

Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Join Sisterhood & Play for $2.00 Per Day

* Hebrew School At The Temple

Contact Chuck Lieberman at (828)964-2030

Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Intermediate & Advanced Hebrew Class

Men’s Maimonides Classes Thursdays at 7 p.m.
Women’s Maimonides Classes Resume in May

* Shabbat Service Schedule March 2019

Friday, March 1 at 6:00 p.m. – Led by Chuck Lieberman – Parsha Vayakhel

Friday, March 8 at 6:00 p.m. – Led by Marla Gentile – Parsha Pekudel

Friday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m. – Led by Eleanor Lieberman – Parsha Vayikra

Friday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. – Led by Marisa Fernandez – Parsha Tzav

Saturday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m. – Purim Party at the TOHC! – Food & Wine
A Purim Spiel Presented by ASU Students
Costumes Encouraged (For the Fun of It!)
Please RSVP to the Temple at 828-266-9777 or
templeofthehighcountry@gmail.com
Cost: RSVP by Monday, March 18 pay $10 for Adults
or pay $15 after RSVP Date or at the Door
RSVP by Monday, March 18 pay $ 5 for Hillel Students
or pay $7 after RSVP Date or at the Door
*Collection Of All Fees Are At The Door* - No Charge for Children

Friday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. - Led by Hillel – Parsha Shemini 
Followed by a Non-Dairy Chinese Food Supper - Please Bring a Non-Dairy/Pareve
Side Dish or Dessert to Share The Temple Provides the Chinese Food
Join Us for This Lovely Service in Support of ASU Hillel Students

* March Events

Saturday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m. – Purim Party at the TOHC! – Food & Wine
A Purim Spiel Presented by ASU Students
Costumes Encouraged (For the Fun of It!)
Please RSVP to the Temple at 828-266-9777 or
templeofthehighcountry@gmail.com
Cost: RSVP by Monday, March 18 pay $10 for Adults
or pay $15 after RSVP Date or at the Door
RSVP by Monday, March 18 pay $ 5 for Hillel Students
or pay $7 after RSVP Date or at the Door
*Collection Of All Fees Are At The Door* - No Charge for Children

Friday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. - Led by Hillel – Parsha Shemini 
Followed by a Non-Dairy Chinese Supper
Please Bring a Non-Dairy/Pareve Side Dish or Dessert to Share
The Temple Provides the Chinese food
Join Us for This Lovely Service in Support of ASU Hillel Students!

* Sisterhood

Sunday, March 17 at 11:00 a.m. – Brunch at Bella’s Breakfast Restaurant
142 Main St. E, Banner Elk, NC -Treat Yourself Like a Queen!
Pamper Yourself Bags Provided for Each Attendee

Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 12 to Betsy Anderson
at betsyanderson1003@gmail.com
(For Reservation Purposes and Pamper Bag Count)

Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Join Sisterhood & Play for $2.00 Per Day

* Board of Directors Meeting

Sunday, March 10, at 10:00 a.m.

* Hebrew School & Maimonides Classes

Chuck Lieberman Leads Hebrew Classes:

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Intermediate & Advanced Hebrew Class

Men’s Maimonides Classes Will Resume in March
Women’s Maimonides Classes Will Resume in May

* Shachrit Service
Thursdays at 6:00 a.m. - Tefillin Provided
Contact Chuck Lieberman for More Information (828) 964-2030

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February Shabbat Service Schedule

Friday, February 1, at 6:00 p.m.

Friday, February 8, at 6:00 p.m.

Friday, February 16, at 10:30 a.m.

Friday, February 22, at 6:00 p.m. - Led by Hillel Followed by a Non-Dairy Supper
          Please Bring a Non-Dairy/Pareve Side Dish or Dessert to Share
         The Temple Provides the Chinese Food
         Join Us For This Lovely Service in Support of ASU Hillel Students!

Friday, March 1, at 6:00 p.m.

February Events

Friday, February 22, at 6:00 p.m. - Led by Hillel Followed by a Non-Dairy Supper
           Please Bring a Non-Dairy/Pareve Side Dish or Dessert to Share
           The Temple Provides the Chinese Food
           Join Us For This Lovely Service in Support of ASU Hillel Students!

Wednesday, February 27, at 7:00 p.m. – AT ASU Belk Library Room 114
           Free Talk by Dr. Gerhard Weinberg
           Topic: Adolf Hitler & the U.S. – Views, Plans, & Policies & the “Jewish Question”

Board of Directors Meeting
Sunday, February 10, at 10:00 a.m.

Sisterhood Meeting
Sunday, February 24, at 1:00 p.m. – Book Review of Henna House  

        Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
       Join Sisterhood & Play for $2.00 Per Day

Hebrew School At The Temple
Chuck Lieberman Leads Hebrew Classes
NO CLASSES UNTIL MID-FEBRUARY

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Intermediate & Advanced Hebrew Class

Conversational Hebrew with Rachel Shinnar At the Temple Will Resume in April

Men’s Maimonides Classes Resume in February & Women’s Maimonides Classes Resume in May

Shachrit Service
Thursdays at 6:00 a.m. - Tefillin Provided 
Contact Chuck Lieberman for More Information (828) 964-2030

* Service Schedule January 2019

Friday, January 4, at 6:00 PM

Friday, January 11, at 6:00 PM

Friday, January 18, at 6:00 PM - Hillel member, Marisa Fernandez, will lead a special Shabbat service in celebration of Tu B'Shevat, The New Year For Trees. Temple member, Rachel Shinnar, will share her memories of celebrating this holiday in Israel. There will also be an oneg provided that highlights the significance of Tu B'Shevat. Please join us for this enjoyable Shabbat service!

Friday, January 25, at 6:00 PM - Led by Hillel Followed by a Non-Dairy Supper
Please Bring a Non Dairy/Pareve Side Dish or Dessert to Share &
Join Us For This Lovely Service in Support of Hillel Students
The Temple Provides the Chicken

* January Events 

Friday, January 25, at 6:00 PM - Led by Hillel Followed by a Non-Dairy Supper
Please Bring a Non Dairy/Pareve Side Dish or Dessert to Share &
Join Us For This Lovely Service in Support of Hillel Students
The Temple Provides the Chicken

Monday, January 21, at 7:00 pm - At The Mabel United Methodist Church
Prayers For Peace - Join Others For An Interfaith Night of Prayers, Music, &
Dessert, in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Mabel United Methodist Church is located at 5932 Old US Hwy 421,
Zionville, NC 28698  -  Tel # (828) 297-1501

* Sisterhood

Sunday, January 20, at 1:00 pm - Leigh Girard's Home - Movie About Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Weather Permitting - Please RSVP Leigh at 828-264-2557 by Saturday, January 19

Sunday, February 17, at 1:00 pm - Book Review - Henna House

Sunday, March 17, at 1:00 pm - Jody Sloan Speaks About the Humane Society

Meetings are the 3rd Sunday of Each Month at 1:00 pm Unless Notified Otherwise

Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM-Join Sisterhood & Play for $2.00 Per Day

* Board of Directors Meeting

Sunday, January 13, at 10:00 AM

* Hebrew School & Maimonides Classes

Chuck Lieberman Leads Hebrew Classes
Classes are Cancelled from Mid-January to Mid-February
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Intermediate & Advanced Hebrew Class

Conversational Hebrew With Rachel Shinnar At the Temple Will Resume Late January

Men’s Maimonides Classes Will Resume in February

Women’s Maimonides Class & Men’s Maimonides Classes Will Resume in May

* Shachrit Service
Thursdays at 6:00 AM - Tefillin Provided – Contact Chuck Lieberman for More Information (828) 964-2030

* Service Schedule December 2018

Friday, December 7, at 6:00 PM – Chanukah Celebration! Led by Rabbi Roberts
On This 5th Day of Chanukah (6 Lights Lit in the Evening)
A Brief Service Followed by a Fried Chicken, Salads, & Donuts Supper,
All Provided by the Temple
Please Bring Your Menorahs & Made At Home Latkes-BE CREATIVE!
The Temple Will Also Provide the Menorah/Chanukkiyah Candles

Saturday, December 8, at 9:00 AM – Led by Rabbi Roberts Followed by a
Dairy Potluck Brunch & Learn
Topic: “What? No Full Moon for Chanukah?
What This Tells Us About The Holiday & Other Interesting Holiday Tidbits.”
*Please Bring a Dairy/Pareve Dish to Share* The Brunch & Learn Replaces the Saturday Shabbat Service

Friday, December 14, at 6:00 PM

Friday, December 21, CANCELED

Friday, December 28, at 6:00 PM

* December Events

Friday, December 7, at 6:00 PM – Chanukah Celebration! Led by Rabbi Roberts
On This 5th Day of Chanukah (6 Lights Lit in the Evening)
A Brief Service Followed by a Fried Chicken, Salad, & Donut Supper,
All Provided by the Temple
Please Bring Your Menorahs & Made At Home Latkes - BE CREATIVE!
The Temple Will Also Provide the Menorah/Chanukkiyah Candles

* Sisterhood

Friday, December 7, at 6:00 PM – JOIN THE Chanukah Celebration! Led by Rabbi Roberts
A Brief Service Followed by a Fried Chicken, Salads, & Donuts Supper, All Provided by the Temple
Please Bring Your Menorahs & Made At Home Latkes - BE CREATIVE!
You Can Also Bring Made at Home Potato Kugel, Applesauce, Brownies, Etc.
The Temple Will Also Provide the Menorah/Chanukkiyah Candles

DECEMBER SISTERHOOD MEETING WILL BE THE TEMPLE'S CHANUKAH PARTY

Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM-Join Sisterhood & Play for $2.00 Per Day

* Board of Directors Meeting
Sunday, December 9, at 10:00 AM

* Hebrew School & Maimonides Classes

Chuck Lieberman Leads Hebrew Classes - Classes are Cancelled from Mid-January to Mid-February
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Intermediate & Advanced Hebrew Class

Conversational Hebrew With Rachel Shinnar At the Temple Will Resume Late January

Men’s Maimonides Classes Will Resume in February & Women’s Maimonides Class Resumes in May

Women’s Maimonides Class & Men’s Maimonides Classes Will Resume  Mid-February

* Shachrit Service
Thursdays at 6:00 AM - Tefillin Provided – Contact Chuck Lieberman for More Information (828) 964-203

* Shabbat Service Schedule November 2018

Friday, November 9, at 11:00 AM - Funeral at the Temple for Thomas "Tom" Dennett Led by Rabbi Roberts

Friday, November 9, at 7:00 PM – Led by Rabbi Roberts
Saturday, November 10, at 10:30 AM – Led by Rabbi Roberts Followed by a Dairy Potluck Lunch & Learn
at 12:00 Noon - The Lunch & Learn Topic: “Thanksgiving” In the Jewish Tradition
Please Bring a Dairy/Pareve Dish to Share

Friday, November 16, at 7:00 PM – Led by Eleanor Lieberman

Friday, November 23, *NO SHABBAT SERVICE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING*

Friday, November 30, at 6:00 PM - Hillel Students Lead Services Followed by a Dairy Lasagna Supper
Please Bring a Dairy/Pareve Side Dish or Dessert to Share-TOHC Provides the Lasagna

* November Events

Monday, November 5, at 7:00 pm at ASU - There Will be a Lecture Given by Dr. Ofer Ashkanazi Director of
the Richard Koeber Minerva Center for German History, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Topic: “The Invention of the German Landscape by Jewish Filmmakers, 1918-1968”
This Talk Takes Place in the Belk Library & Information Commons, Rm 114

CHANGED TO: Wednesday, November 7, and Thursday, November 8, at ASU, Alpha Epsilon Pi and Hillel
will be co-hosting a large program called 'Two Days Against Hate' that is intended to
educate and unite the community together against hate.
Details have been sent in congregational emails.

* Sisterhood

Sunday, November 18, at 11:30 AM – Sisterhood Social Meeting in Blowing Rock
Bistro Roca, 143 Wonderland Trail, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
IF you can attend, please RSVP Betsy Anderson at betsyanderson1003@gmail.com
Join us for a Brief Sisterhood Business Meeting and Fun Social Meeting!

Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM-Join Sisterhood & Play for $2.00 Per Day
**NO MAHJONG AT THE TEMPLE NOVEMBER 21, THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING**

* Hebrew School & Maimonides Classes

Chuck Lieberman Leads Hebrew Classes -
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Intermediate & Advanced Hebrew Class

Sunday, November 18, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Conversational Hebrew With Rachel Shinnar At the Temple

Women’s Maimonides Class & Men’s Maimonides Classes Will Resume in February

* Shachrit Service
Thursdays at 6:00 AM - Tefillin Provided – Contact Chuck Lieberman for More Information (828) 964-2030

* Events - October 2018

Tues., October 2, 2018, 7:00 pm at ASU there will be a talk given by Auschwitz Survivor
Dr. Susan Cernyak-Spatz titled: In Conversation at ASU
Dr. Spatz will take questions from the audience
This talk takes place at Plemmons Student Union, Room 201 B,
Table Rock (Blueridge Ballroom), on the ASU campus

Saturday, October 6, 2018, 6:00 PM at ASU Tickets Required for 3rd Annual Community Fall Dance
Buffet Dinner by Daniel Boone Inn, Beer or Wine, & 6 Piece Live Band-Lucky Strikes!
at ASU Plemmons Student Union Grandfather Mountain Ballroom
18 yrs old or older - Tickets are $25 in Advance & $30 at the Door
Call Karen Trefz at 828-262-2942 for more information

Sunday, October 14, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM - This year’s Hardlox Jewish Food & Heritage Festival
in Ashveville at Pack Square, Which is in Asheville’s Downtown Area

* Sisterhood Meetings

CANCELED Sunday, October 21, at 1:00 PM 

Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Join Sisterhood for $18.00 & Play for $2.00 Per Day You Play

* Hebrew School & Maimonides Classes

Chuck Lieberman Leading Hebrew & Men’s Pirkei Avot Class & Women's Maimonides Class
Tuesdays – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Beginners 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Intermediate & Advanced
Thursdays – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Intermediate & Advanced
Shachrit Service, Thursdays, at 6:00 AM -Tefillin Provided - Led By Chuck Lieberman

Sunday, October 21, from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM – Conversational Hebrew at the Temple
Taught by Rachel Shinnar

Wednesday, October 24, at 10:00 AM – Women’s Maimonides Class

Thursday, October 25, at 7:00 PM – Men’s Maimonides Class

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* Hillel Leads Services, again next Fri., Sept 28, at 6:00 pm. There will be a Dairy Potluck Supper
Following the service. The Temple provides the Vegetarian Pizza. Please bring a dairy/pareve
green or other salad or dessert to share & join us for their lovely Shabbat Service.

* On Tues., October 2, 2018, 7:00 pm At ASU there will be a talk given by Auschwitz Survivor
Dr. Susan Cernyak-Spatz titled: In Conversation at ASU. Dr. Spatz will take questions from the
Audience. This talk takes place at Plemmons Student Union, Room 201 B,
Table Rock (Blueridge Ballroom), on the ASU campus.

* The Sisterhood meeting for September is now In Banner Elk on Sunday, Sept 30, at 1pm
Sisterhood will be meeting at Banner Elk Oil & Balsamics, 155 Banner Rd. SW.
Erika Siegel will provide us with tastings & recipes.

* On Saturday, October 6, at 6pm, At ASU there is a dinner/dance with beer & wine at ASU &
is Co Sponsored by Sandi Solomon.  Call Karen Trefz at (828) 262-2942 for more information.
Tickets are $25 in advance & $30 at the door. The dinner is provided by the Daniel Boone Inn
& the music is by The Lucky Strikes. Flyers with more information are in the social hall.

* Shabbat Service Schedule September 2018

Friday, September 7, at 7:00 PM - Rabbi Roberts Leads
Saturday, September 8, at 12 Noon, Shabbat Torah Dairy Potluck Lunch & Learn
Please Bring Dairy/ Pareve Food To Share
Topic: Becoming Familiar with our New Machzorim (High Holy Days Prayer Books)
Friday, September 14, at 7:00 PM – Shabbat Shuva Sisterhood Leads Services
            Followed by an Oneg Provided by the Sisterhood Members
Friday, September 21, at 7:00 PM
Friday, September 28, at 6:00 PM - Hillel Students Lead Services Followed
by a Non Dairy Potluck Supper
Please bring a Non Dairy/Pareve Side Dish or Dessert to Share
The Temple Will Provide the Chicken

* High Holiday Service Schedule
Sunday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Monday, Sept. 10, at 10:00 am Rosh Hashanah Day Service
Friday, Sept. 14, at 7:00 pm Shabbat Shuva Service Led By Sisterhood
            Oneg Provided by Sisterhood
Tues., Sept. 18, at 7:30 pm Erev Yom Kippur - Kol Nidre Service
Wed., Sept. 19, at 9:30 am Yom Kippur Day Service
Wed., Sept. 19, at 3:00 pm Mincha Service
Wed., Sept. 19, at 5:00 pm Yiskor/N’eelah Service
The Temple Provides Dairy/Pareve Break-The-Fast Following Services
Feel Free to Bring Dairy/Pareve Dessert or Side Dish to Share

* Sisterhood Meetings
Sunday, Sept 30, at 1 PM -  Meet in Banner Elk for Oil Tasting Provided by Erika Siegel
Meet at Banner Elk Olive Oil & Balsamics-Erika Leads as She Provides Tastings & Recipes
on New Ways to Use Oils & Vinegars. **MEET AT 155 Banner Rd. SW, Banner Elk, NC
Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Join Sisterhood for $18.00 & Play for $2.00 Per Day You Play
There will NOT be Mahjong on September 12 & September 19

* Hebrew School
Chuck Lieberman Leading Hebrew & Thursday, August 20, 7:00 PM – Men’s Pirkei Avot Class
Tuesdays – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Beginners 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Intermediate & Advanced
Thursdays – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Intermediate & Advanced
Shachrit Service, Thursdays, at 6:00 AM -Tefillin Provided - Led By Chuck Lieberman 

* August Events 2018

Saturday, August 25, at 7:00pm - SOCK HOP FUNDRAISER! At ASU
             By the Center For Judaic Holocaust & Peace Studies
             RSVP By 8/15 For Tickets – Please Contact 
             Michelle Hill at 828-262-2311
             or Susan Ratner at 305-798-4800
             For Beech Mtn & Sugar Mtn Bus Information,
             Please Contact Bobbie Solar at 828-387-2698

Sunday, August 26, at 10:00 am – Annual Temple Congregational Meeting!
                                                         At the Temple of the High Country
                            Vote for Officers & Board Members - Annual Financial Report & More

* Sisterhood Meetings

Sunday, August 19, at 1:00pm – Sisterhood Meeting
                       The Program Will Include Storyteller ReVonda Crow

Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Join Sisterhood for $18.00 & Play for $2.00 Per Day You Play

* Board of Director's Meeting

Sunday, August 12, at 10:00 am

* Hebrew School

Chuck Lieberman Leading Hebrew & Thursday, August 20, 7:00 PM – Men’s Pirkei Avot Class

Tuesdays – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Beginners 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Intermediate & Advanced
Thursdays – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Intermediate & Advanced

Shachrit Service, Thursdays, at 6:00 AM -Tefillin Provided - Led By Chuck Lieberman 

* July Shabbat Service Schedule 2018-5778

Friday, July 6, at 7:00 pm – Kurt Love Leads

Friday, July 13, at 7:00 pm – Rabbi Roberts Leads
Saturday, July 14, at 9:30 am – Rabbi Roberts Leads a Shabbat
     Torah Brunch & Learn in Beech Mtn.
    “The CORE Theological Belief Difference Between
    Jews & Christians: Original Sin”
    This takes place at the home of Darlene & Steve Wagner,
    114 Raven Road, Beech Mtn.
    Please RSVP to the Wagners at 828-387-4149 in order for them
    to provide the correct amount of food
Saturday, July 14, at 12:00 Noon – Rabbi Roberts Leads a Shabbat
   Torah Dairy Potluck Lunch & Learn
   Same Topic as Above-Please bring a Dairy/Pareve Dish to Share
   There will Not be a Regular Shabbat Service

Friday, July 20, at 7:00 pm – Medina Roy Leads

Friday, July 27, at 7:00 pm – Rabbi Roberts Leads Shabbat Service
Saturday, July 28, at 10:30 am – Rabbi Roberts Leads Service & Baby Naming
      Please Check our Web Site & Emails
      as we Update What Will Follow the Service
     (Either Extended Kiddush or Potluck Lunch & Torah)

Friday, August 3, at 7:00pm

* Board of Directors' Meeting

Sunday, July 8, at 10:00 am

* July Events

Saturday, July 14, NON-EVENT Drawing! A Surprise will be
     Awarded to the Sender of One
     Randomly Selected Response Card

Sunday, July 22, from 10:00 am until 11:30 am at the Temple
   Dr. Racelle Weiman Joins us Again for a Lively Lecture On
   “The Mosaic That Is The Mosaic People: Judaism & Jews”
11:30 am – Lunch will be Provided by the Center for Judaic,
     Holocaust & Peace Studies
    at the TOHC for Lecture Attendees

Saturday, July 21 until Thursday, July 26 – The 2018 Martin & Doris Rosen   
    Summer Symposium   “Holocaust & Music”  
Takes Place on the ASU Campus in the Grandfather Ballroom 
Plemmons Student Union Unless Otherwise Noted on Their Website

* Sisterhood Meetings

Sunday, July 15, at 12:00 Noon – Sisterhood Meeting – Welcome Home
     Dairy/Pareve Covered Dish Luncheon!
     A Covered Dish Luncheon with a Garden Party Theme at the Temple
     RSVP Sandy Drobner 828-295-0227
     About Food Items Needed
    Hats or Flowers in Your Hair are Welcome/Encouraged, but Optional

Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - NO MAHJONG ON Wed., JULY 4TH
Join Sisterhood for $18.00 & Play for $2.00 Per Day You Play

* Hebrew School

Chuck Lieberman Leading Hebrew - No Hebrew Classes the First 2 Weeks in July

Tuesdays – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Beginners
      5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Intermediate & Advanced
Thursdays – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Intermediate & Advanced

Shachrit Service, Thursdays, at 6:00 AM -Tefillin Provided - Led By Chuck Lieberman

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT SERVICES AND EVENTS!

* June Shabbat Service Schedule 2018-5778

* June Shabbat Service Schedule 2018-5778

Friday, June 1, at 7:00 pm

Friday, June, 8, at 7:00 pm

Friday, June 15, at 7:00 pm

Friday, June 22, Time & Venue TBD - Shabbark Shalom Led by Rabbi Roberts
BRING YOUR PETS!
The service will focus on the importance of our pets to our well-being
Please join us, even if you don't have a pet!

Saturday, June 23, at 10:30 am - Lay Torah Reading & Extended Kiddush
Members of the Congregation will be reading from the Torah
There will be a brunch following the Shabbat Service

Friday, June 29, at 7:00 pm

* June Events

Sunday, June 3, from 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm – At the Temple, Congregation Member,
Karen Sabo, will do a staged reading with script in hand of a one act play by her
husband, Derek Davidson. Furrow, is about a Jewish Actress and what is at stake
for her as she explains her artistic & family situation to a new sub while getting
ready to participate in the play, “A Christmas Carol”

Friday, June 22, Time & VenueTBD - Shabbark Shalom Led by Rabbi Roberts
BRING YOUR PETS!
The service will focus on the importance of our pets to our well-being
Please join us, even if you don't have a pet!

Saturday, June 23, at 10:30 am - Lay Torah Reading & Extended Kiddush
Members of the Congregation will be reading from the Torah
There will be a brunch following the Shabbat Service

* Board of Directors' Meeting

Sunday, June 10, at 7:00 pm

* Sisterhood Meetings

Sunday, June 3, at 1:00 pm until 1:30 pm – Sisterhood Meeting
Sunday, June 3, from 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm – At the Temple, Congregation Member,
Karen Sabo, will do a staged reading with script in hand of a one act play by her
husband, Derek Davidson. Furrow, is about a Jewish Actress and what is at stake
for her as she explains her artistic & family situation to a new trainee while getting
ready to participate in the play, “A Christmas Carol”

Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Join Sisterhood for $18.00 & Play for $2.00 Per Day You Play

*Hebrew School

Chuck Lieberman Leading Hebrew and
Tuesdays – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Beginners
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Intermediate & Advanced
Thursdays – 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Intermediate & Advanced

Shachrit Service, Thursdays at 6:00am-Tefillin Provided

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT SERVICES AND EVENTS!

May 2018 Services & Events

Friday May 4, at 6:00 pm Hillel Students lead services followed by a
Non - Dairy Potluck Supper
Please bring a non-dairy/pareve side dish or dessert to share
The Temple will Provide the Chicken -
Assistance with set up & cleanup is always appreciated

Friday, May 11, at 7:00 pm - Shabbat Service

Friday, May 18, 9:30 am - Pre Shavuot Landscaping Communal Mitzvah Project at TOHC
                                           Helping? Then Please RSVP TOHC

Friday, May 18, 7:00 pm - Shabbat Service Led by Rabbi Roberts

Saturday, May 19, 10-10:45 am - Pre-Shavuot Torah L’shamah Study
                                                                  Study Book of Ruth
                                                                 Led by Rabbi Roberts

                               10:45-11:00 Kiddush & Schmooze
                               11:00-11:45 Pirket Avot

Saturday, May 19, 7:00 pm Shavuot Eve Service, Shavuot Eve Pgm.- Movie: Exodus
                                                        Bring Dairy Dessert to Share After Service

Sunday, May 20, 10:00 am Shavuot Gathering & Yizkor Led by Rabbi Roberts
                                     Meet at Bass Lake for a Stroll & Yizkor Service
                                                          Yes, You Can Bring Your Dog!

Friday, May 25, at 7:00 pm - Shabbat Service

APRIL 2018 Shabbat Services and Events

April Service Schedule 2018-5778

Friday, April 6, at 7:00 PM

Friday, April 13, at 6:00 PM - Hillel Students lead services followed by a Non - Dairy Potluck Supper
Please bring a non-dairy/pareve side dish or dessert to share
The Temple will Provide the Chicken - Assistance with set up & cleanup is always appreciated

Friday, April 20, at 7:00 PM – Rabbi Roberts Leads – In Honor of Israel’s 70th Anniversary

Saturday, April 21, at 10:30 AM – Rabbi Roberts Leads
12:30 PM – Followed by a Lunch & Learn with an Israeli Theme

Friday, April 27, at 7:00 PM

April Events

Thursday, April 12, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM - Yom HaShoah – There will be a Reading of Names on the ASU Campus
At the Outside Square Between Belk Library & the Bookstore
(Or In Belk Library Entry Foyer if it Rains)

To sign up to read names call 828-262.2311

Thursday, April 12, at 6:30 PM – Hillel Leads a Yom HaShoah Memorial Service at the Temple

Saturday, April 21, at 12:30 PM – Rabbi Roberts Leads a Lunch & Learn with an Israeli Theme
to Celebrate Israel’s 70th Anniversary

Board of Directors Meeting

Sunday, April 8, at 10:00 AM

Sisterhood Meetings

Sunday, April 15, at 11:30 AM – Sisterhood Social in Restaurant Bistro Roca!
143 Wonderland TRL, Blowing Rock, NC
In the Back Room - RSVP preferred betsyanderson1003@gmail.com

Mahjong Wednesdays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM-Join Sisterhood & play for $2.00 per day

Hebrew School

Chuck Lieberman Leading Hebrew and Shachrit Service, Thursdays at 6:00am-Tefillin Provided

Tuesdays – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Beginners 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Advanced
Thursdays – 4:00 pm to 5:00 PM Intermediate 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Advanced 

Shabbat Across America at TOHC
with Rabbi Roberts
Friday, March 9​,​ at 6:00​ PM​
Come Celebrate a Traditional Shabbat with Dinner and After-​d​​inner Singing
Hundreds of synagogues across the continent will take part in an historic national Jewish
event to celebrate what unifies all Jews — Shabbat!
​​ ​YOU MUST RSVP by ​4​ PM​,​ ​Tuesday, March ​6​, by contacting the Temple Office​ with your names​
​​ & amount of people in your group​ ​who are attending ​​t​​empleofthehighcountry@gmail.co​m​​
​​ ​(final food order must be place​d​)
​ ​Cost - $10 (Additional Donations Are Very Welcome) - pay at the door; Children under 13 - no charge
By participating in this continent wide event, you will not only have the opportunity
to experience Shabbat, but you will be sharing your experience with tens of thousands
of Jews across North America

​Saturday, ​March 10​,​ at 10:30 AM
Shabbat Across America Continues...
Learner's Minyan with Rabbi Roberts
What IS a Learner's Minyan? It is an opportunity with Rabbi Roberts
as he teaches us the meaning behind
the prayers we say week in and week out
This is an opportunity to familiarize and take ownership of your prayer experience​
This Shabbat Rabbi Roberts will focus on the Amidah

​Saturday, ​March 10​,​ at 12:30 PM
Shabbat Workshop (RSVP Required) - How to Lead a Friday Night Worship Service
This is an RSVP required event
Rabbi Roberts will spend a few hours working with you if you are willing to lead a Friday Night Service
He will provide a "cheat sheet" and go over it in details​ -​ NO HEBREW REQUIRED!
Brown Bag Lunch - RSVP required by 5 PM​,​ Thursday​,​ March 8​
Please RSVP to Temple Office​ templeofthehighcountry@gmail.com​

FEBRUARY 2018 - 5778 EVENTS

Monday, February 12, at 7:00pm in the ASU Belk Library, Room 114
The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies is hosting a public lecture
by Prof. Thomas Kuhne titled, “The Murderers Are Among Us.”
The lecture is about the images of, and inquiries into,
Holocaust perpetrators since the Third Reich.
The lecture takes place on Monday, February 12, at 7:00pm,
in the Belk Library, Room 114.
The lecture is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, February 28, at 6:00 PM  
Purim Pizza Party at the Temple!
We will celebrate with a Reading of the Megillah 
Hamentashen, Pizza & Soft Drinks will be provided by the Temple 

JANUARY 2018 - 5778  EVENTS

Alpha Epsilon Pi Event at Chipotle Restaurant
Monday, January 29, from 5:00 to 9:00pm - We are holding a fundraiser at
Chipotle RestaurantThis is an amazing opportunity, as well as a great way to demonstrate the strength of the Jewish community in Boone,
and as such, we would love if you and all the other members of the congregation would be able to join us! Fifty percent of Chipotle's proceeds will be donated to the Repair the World Fund (AEPi Gives Back), which is comprised of the following beneficiaries, among others: BBYO, B'nai B'rith International's Disaster Relief Program, Gift of Life Marrow Registry, Israel Children's Cancer Foundation, and the Birthright Israel Foundation.

At the Mabel United Methodist Church - Monday, January 15, at 7:00 pm
Martin Luther King Day event - Prayer for Peace
Representatives from several religions
offer prayers for peace from their faith’s perspective
The Junaluska Choir will perform 
Dessert and coffee are provided by the church after the special service
Come out and support, David Barnhill, the Temple's representative!

Address: 5932 Old US Hwy 421, Zionville, NC 28698
Phone: 828-297-1501

DECEMBER  2017 - 5778  EVENTS

Friday, December 15, at 7:00 PM CHANUKAH - Matt Silverberg will co-lead with
     Rabbi Roberts a "Sermon in Song" using all Chanukah melodies
    Come and join us for a lively
    Shabbat Chanukah Kabbalat Shabbat as we sing through Chanukah
    A "SufganiOneg" will follow services (Sufaniot 
    Sefardi tradition of fried donuts for Chanukah)

Saturday, December 16, from 9:30 AM until 10:30 AM - Torah Study 
    NO SHABBAT SERVICE
    We are having Torah Study Sufganiot (donuts) & Coffee
    We will study the portion of the week
    All invited and encouraged to attend - Bring donuts!!
    Your favorite flavor!

Saturday, December 16, at 5:30 PM LATKATHON CHANUKAH PARTY! 
   Please bring either
   Pre-cooked latkes or a dairy pareve side dish or salad to share
   Please also email Roey about what you are bringing to the party
   roeymendel@gmail.com

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