Temple Beth Or kicks off its 40th anniversary year of celebrations Jan. 31-Feb. 1 with a guest cantor for Shabbat and a Jewish game show with dinner.

Shabbat service & gala Oneg, Jan. 31
Cantor Rosalie Will, lead consultant for the Union for Reform Judaism on music- and worship-related issues, will lead the temple’s anniversary Shabbat Service, 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 31.

A product of URJ Camps and the North American Federation of Temple Youth, Will served as cantor of Temple Emanuel in Kensington, Md. from 2001 to 2017.

She is the founder and executive director of Sing Unto God, a nonprofit that trains song leaders to build sacred communities of learning, prayer, and healing.

“Our own temple choir director, Mary ‘Mahira’ Rogers, has worked with Cantor Will for the past year,” Rabbi Judy Chessin noted in the congregation’s newsletter, The Light. “They will blend our choir, our youth musicians, and all our voices to ‘Sing unto God,’ giving thanks for our 40 years together.”

The service will be followed by a gala Oneg Shabbat. The community is invited to attend.

Dinner & Who Knows One? Live, Feb. 1
Micah Hart brings his Jewish geography-oriented game show, Who Knows One? Live, to the temple as the entertainment for its celebration dinner, 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1.

A digital content creator, Hart describes his Who Knows One? Live touring show as an evening of community building with entertainment, games, prizes, and storytelling “that illustrates how interconnected we all are.”

Tickets to the dinner are $25 and include a drink. Additional drink tickets are $5.

Temple Beth Or is located at 5275 Marshall Rd., Washington Township. For more information and to RSVP for the dinner, go to templebethor.com.

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