From the Rabbi - Hanukkah
I know it is not the most important holiday on the Jewish calendar, but I profess to being a rabbi that loves to celebrate Hanukkah in a...
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Temple Beth Shalom
Nov 61 min read
Need Volunteer Hours?
We are holding a Temple Handy Project Day! If you are available to volunteer to help, know someone who needs volunteer hours, please see...
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Temple Beth Shalom
Nov 13 min read
From Rabbi's Desk - November
With the exception of Shabbat, there are no Jewish holidays in the month of Cheshvan, which begins at sundown on Friday, November 1. How...
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Temple Beth Shalom
Oct 41 min read
Read the October issue of Shalom on the Emerald Coast
The October issue of Shalom on the Emerald Coast is out!! https://www.tbsfwb.com/monthly-bulletin
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Temple Beth Shalom
Oct 14 min read
From the Rabbi's Desk - October
The holiday season is here. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Simchat Torah. Four holidays to celebrate. What a blessing it is to...
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Temple Beth Shalom
Sep 12 min read
From the Rabbi's Desk
Rabbi's Letter for September 2024
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Mark Zeid
Dec 28, 20223 min read
Military Moment
The holiday season brought me a lot of activity. First there was the delivery of care packages we get from the United Way. Laurie has...
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Mark Zeid
Nov 4, 20221 min read
High Holiday Happiness
October brought us the High Holidays. Our first blessing was Rabbi Yoni coming back to hold services for us here at Temple Beth Shalom in...
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Mark Zeid
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Happily we bask in this warm September sun
We’ve been busy and blessed. We continue our Friday-night, lay-leader services with outstanding attendance from our members. The best...
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Mark Zeid
Sep 2, 20222 min read
Dog Days of August
We have an active summer with lay leader services and the revitalization of services focusing on strengthening our community. We started...
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Mark Zeid
Aug 3, 20222 min read
July Celebrations
The month of July at Temple Beth Shalom in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, started with the return of our monthly Pot-Luck Shabbat. It was...
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Mark Zeid
Jul 7, 20222 min read
Summer Blooms
Temple Beth Shalom welcomed Summer with Shavuot, cheesecake, and the annual members meeting. The meeting started with food, which is no...
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Mark Zeid
Jun 2, 20222 min read
May Showers
May brought us plenty of rain here in the Florida Panhandle, but it didn’t dampen our spirits. For Fort Walton Beach Temple Beth Shalom's...
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Mark Zeid
May 4, 20223 min read
April Showers...
I wanted to call this blog entry “April Fools,” but my wife told me I shouldn’t brag about my accomplishments. However, I did insist on...
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Temple Beth Shalom
Apr 8, 20223 min read
What Can We Eat?
Over the years, I have been asked numerous times, “Rabbi what can we actually eat on Passover?” The Torah seems specific, “Seven days...
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Mark Zeid
Mar 28, 20223 min read
March Madness at Temple Beth Shalom
Spring is here and we at Temple Beth Shalom in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, saw the change of the seasons, the change to Daylight Savings...
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Temple Beth Shalom
Mar 1, 20223 min read
The Messiah Knows Esther
This month we once again celebrate the days of Purim. When I was a young boy growing up in the Reform Movement, it seemed as if the...
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