June 2021 Bulletin
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Friday Evening Service
Reform
Sep. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Shabbat Service
Conservative
Sep. 22, 9:30 a.m.
Upcoming Holiday
Yom Kippur
Sep. 18 – Sep. 19
What’s Happening
The Exiled Heart
Thousands of miles away from our immediate, local concern, is a country and a region in crisis; in the grips of renewed violence where the horrific count of casualties is rising relentlessly.
The Big Idea
Never was their a more odd pairing of Torah portions than Behar-Bechukotai.
Rabbi Hugenholtz’s Statement Supporting Transgender Youth Participating in Sports
Jewish ethics is guided by over three thousand years of Biblical and two thousand years of Rabbinic thought, both centering the moral truth of Gen. 1:27 – that all human beings are unconditionally and irrevocably created in the Image of God.
Re-writing and Writing a Torah of Inclusivity
When I scout out the Torah portion for the week, I must admit that I quietly profess faith that the Parashah will render unto me some deeper insight that meets the moment.
May 2021 Bulletin
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Death, Life and Rebirth: The Genius of Leviticus
Contrary to popular opinion, I’m rather a fan of the Torah’s bête noire middle child.
Fueling the Fire
I was in my early twenties and visiting a friend in Groningen, a quaint historic city in the northernmost reaches of the Netherlands.
Listen Up– It’s Passover
This d’var for Shabbat HaGadol is by Peter Rubenstein. Today is Shabbat HaGadol, the Great Sabbath, the Shabbat before the beginning of Passover. This is the sentence with which I started my Bar Mitzvah speech in 1959. Upon reflecting on this particular day over the past 60+ years, I have been impressed with how important […]
April 2021 Bulletin
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GROWING & FOSTERING OUR JEWISH WORLD
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Hebrew School meets on October 8 through December 5, resuming January 14.
Sunday School meets on August 26 through December 2, resuming January 20.
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
The Talmud study group resumes Sunday morning, September 9 at 9:30 a.m.