President's Page

Dear Friends,
As we step into the beginning of the secular year, I hope this letter finds you and your loved ones in good health and high spirits.

The turning of the calendar provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the past year and...Read more...

This appeal was given at Kol Nidre

As we gather here on this holiest evening of the year to hear the ancient chant of Kol Nidre, we are reminded of the weight and the beauty of our traditions. This is a time of introspection, the time to...Read more...

As the summer draws to a close, I hope this message finds you and your loved ones well-rested and rejuvenated. It is with great excitement that I write to welcome you back as we embark on a new year filled with learning, celebration, and...Read more...

When thinking about this month’s message, Charles Dickens “A Tale of Two Cities” entered the back of my brain, and stayed. It was the best of times, at Bnai Israel. This spring has been a flurry of celebrations. We celebrated Passover...Read more...

We are blessed to have such an active and thriving community at Bnai Israel. We started February with Rabbi Waxman and the KavaNotes who brought us Shabbat from Liverpool. The service, as well as the attendance were both...Read more...

I would like to begin by thanking you for the confidence you showed by electing me the new president of Bnai Israel.  I understand that the 125-year history of this congregation now...Read more...

Shana Tova and welcome to Bnai Israel Synagogue.  My name is Amy DeLoach and I am the President of the Congregation. Today, as I stand before you, I am filled with pride and gratitude. Our journey as a community, from Eastern Europe in 1898 to the...Read more...

We have a lot to be grateful for. We’ve been extremely busy at the synagogue since our last Newsletter with many major and successful events. 

The Board wants to thank Sisterhood, Alane Savod, and her team of numerous...Read more...

It’s hard to believe that it is December already, what a year it has been.  If you were able to make the Annual Meeting you heard all that we have done throughout the year and know how busy we have been.  We also laid out our goals...Read more...

From Erev Rosh Hashana)

Welcome everyone to Erev Rosh Hashana 2022, I am excited to be here tonight to start the High Holidays in what seems the first normal season in quite awhile.  The good news is that we made it, we...Read more...

Now that the Celebration! Installation! Dedication weekend is over, I want to thank the committee for all of their work in making the weekend such a success.  Each event was joyous in its own right but together created a memorable...Read more...

The invitations are in the mail!

In just six weeks the Celebration! Installation! Dedication! weekend will begin.

Thursday evening, June 9th is our kickoff with a delicious dinner at Cape Fear Country Club accompanied by musical entertainment from the...Read more...

L'dor v'dor.

These words guide my love for and commitment to B'nai Israel Congregation.  My children were bat and bar mitzvahed at B'nai Israel, the fifth generation of my family to be members. My family's participation started 100 years ago with my great grandparents,...Read more...

Thanksgiving and Hanukkah Blessings

After finishing that 2nd piece of pie at Thanksgiving, I panicked with the realization that Hanukkah was beginning in just 3 days!  How am I going to prepare!?

But honestly, how much preparation is...Read more...

Richard and I just returned from a wonderful biking trip in Arizona. It was so refreshing to get away after not traveling for the last two years. Our hotel resort focused on wellness, offering a variety of classes such as yoga, meditation, relaxation, and healthy,...Read more...