Friday, March 27, 2020 /2 Nisan, 5780 Parashat Vayikra Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Dear Friends, The past week and a half we have been conducting Torah School through zoom. In the midst of our day, we ask students for what they are grateful. “I’m grateful for my family,” one student said. “I’m grateful for doctors who take […]
“A mesmerizing new historical novel” (O, The Oprah Magazine) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends who come from very different backgrounds. When […]
The Prophetic View of Sacrifice Sacrifices, the subject of this week’s parsha, were central to the religious life of biblical Israel. We see this not only by the sheer space devoted to them in the Torah, but also by the fact that they occupy its central book, Vayikra. We have not had the sacrificial service […]
Friday, March 20, 2020 /24 Adar, 5780 Parashat Vayak’heil-P’kudei Exodus 35:1–40:38 Dear Friends, Yesterday, my son turned to me and asked, “Mom, what day is it exactly?” After several days of homeschooling, he lost track of the days of the week. Like many of us, these unprecedented times can be disorienting. Without the structure of […]
Important Announcement From Rabbi Cassi Dear Friends, The temple leadership recently met to discuss how to proceed with all our services, events, and programs amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic. Due to CDC guidelines limiting the number of people who should gather, and out of an abundance of caution, Temple Beth El leadership has decided not to […]
Communities and Crowds Melanie Reid is a journalist who writes a regular column for The (London) Times. A quadriplegic with a wry lack of self-pity, she calls her weekly essay Spinal Column. On 4 January 2020, she told the story of how she, her husband, and others in their Scottish village bought an ancient inn to convert it into a pub and community center, a shared asset for the neighborhood. Something extraordinary then happened. A large number of locals volunteered their […]
Friday, March 13, 2020 /17 Adar, 5780 Parashat Ki Tisa Exodus 30:11-34:35 Dear Friends, In keeping with the Purim tradition of delivering food baskets (mishloach manot) to friends, SPETY created beautiful packages which contained hamantaschen donated by members of our temple, snacks, and a hand-made note card. Earlier this week, seven temple families delivered these […]
How to Livestream our Services We are happy to share these step-by-step instructions with you on how to Livestream our Shabbat Services at home. You can watch from any device that accesses YouTube, i.e. iPhone, Android phone, tablet, iPad, Computer, and many Smart TV’s. To login to TBE’s Livestream and receive emails alerting you when […]
