Affiliated with the URJ 
Congregation Betenu
Five Northern Blvd #1
Amherst NH 03031 USA
+1 603/886-1633
serving the greater Nashua area
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Affiliated with the URJ
Congregation Betenu Five Northern Blvd #1 Amherst NH 03031 USA +1 603/886-1633 serving the greater Nashua area |
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Betenu offers a weekend religious school, which prepares its students for the elements of successful reform Jewish life and tries to impart to its students an appreciation of the heritage and traditions that are always available to them.
Click to see The Parent Handbook. The file is about 1 Meg, so caution is advised if you do not have a high speed internet connection.
Rabbi Joshua Segal brings to the community the experiences of an
HUC-ordained rabbi who has served a
variety of communities in the US. He was also a working engineer with
a doctorate in his technical field, retiring in 2001 after a 28 year
career with the MITRE Corporation. Additionally, he is a Certified
Alpine ski instructor, with 30 years experience. He currently teaches at
Crotched Mountain.
For further information about Congregation Betenu, please send
email to:
Rabbi Segal. He prefers
to be contacted by email
rabbi@betenu.org.
but for emergencies or for those without email, please call the temple:
603-886-1633. If no one is available,
the president or any Vice President also have access to the rabbi's cell
phone number.
To get to Betenu, take Route 101A (Amherst St) west from Route 3,
Nashua and Merrimack or east from Milford to Northern Blvd, which is
between the Wal-Mart and the Mobil gas station. Cross the railroad
track, and take the first right, which is the parking lot for the
Northwood Green office complex. Betenu is the first building on the
left. See also Map to Betenu.
The congregation was one of the first to use Internet electronic
mail to distribute its schedules and bulletins. There are mailing
lists for announcements, for forwarding news and messages of interest,
and for general discussion. To be added to any or all of the mailing
lists, contact the list manager (a couple of people, not a program, so
please be friendly) at
request@betenu.org. You can
view more information about these lists as well
as our Acceptable Use Policy.
Congregation Betenu maintains an
anti-harassment policy.
If you like,
you can view the current Betenu calendar.
Due to the large geographic area covered by
Congregation Betenu, we belong to two regional interfaith associations.
These include
Nashua Area Interfaith Council
and the Souhegan Valley Interfaith Assiciation (SIFA).
Congregation Betenu maintains several different funds to which donors
can earmark tax-deductible charitable contributions. The General Fund
is applied to various purposes at the discretion of the board. The
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund empowers our rabbi to supply money to a
variety of causes as he sees the need arise. The Library Fund is used
to buy books and related supplies. The Prayer Book Fund is used to
keep the sanctuary supplied with books to meet the needs of different
services. The Torah Fund was established to
assure the ongoing maintenance of our Torah scrolls. The Building
Fund is used to meet expenses on the current building, as well as to
eventually grow or replace the facilities to meet future needs.
New additions to our funds include:
Other donations can be accepted for various purposes. There
are a number of ways donations can be commemorated, from a simple note
of thanks, to a leaf on our Tree of Life or plate on our Memorial
board, to the naming of a room or facility. For further details,
please see the Betenu donations page.
To accomplish this, the congregation will provide Jewish education for
its adults as well as its children, and this education must include not only
the Torah itself but also the Jewish traditions, ethics, law, and history that
underlie our Reform perspective on it. We hold that people may worship God in
different ways, particularly through prayer or deeds; Betenu exists to support
both. To fulfill our commandment to make the world a better place, we must be
engaged in the local community. This gives our members the satisfaction of
creating improvements within their own lifetimes, and educates our children by
example. Our understanding of improving the world is based on compassion and
reason, and we welcome alliances with all like-minded people.
Betenu's paper newsletter is produced by Office Manager
<newsletter@betenu.org>.
The publication deadline is the fifteenth of each month.
Office Manager Office
Manager or Membership Chair
Elaine Silberberg.
Reaching the Rabbi
Directions
Betenu on the Internet
Interfaith Activities
Charitable Donations
Mission Statement
To be a home for all to participate in a Jewish community --
a community to learn Torah, to worship God, and to improve the world.Newsletter
Acceptable Use Policy
Anti-Harassment Policy
Archive of Newsletter Messages from Betenu's Rabbi and Betenu's
President
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See the article from the Reporter about the Shabbat CD (557 KB). Reprinted from The Reporter (11/02) by permission of the Jewish Federation of Greater Manchester.
Updated Date: 2009/June 5 by jls. Suggestions, additions and comments invited.
