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The Gratitude of Labor There is an important principle in Judaism, a source of hope and also one of the structuring principles of the Torah. It is the principle that God creates the cure before the disease. (Megillah 13b) Bad things may happen but God has already given us the remedy if we know where to look […]
Friday, February 4, 2022/3 Adar I, 5782 Parashat T’rumah Exodus 25:1−27:19 Dear Friends, After receiving the Ten Commandments from God, the Israelites are hard at work to create a sacred community of justice and compassion. They have now been living in the wilderness for months. Although the Torah gave them guidelines to help them settle […]
Odds & Ends & A Prayer Linda Rubin and Marla Shwarts Safety, transparency, hope, community, science, diligence, trust, – all of these attributes have been the guiding principles of your Reopening Task Force and Temple Beth El as we maneuver through this pandemic. Weekly meetings to keep pace with the ever changing science and medical […]
Celebrating Love Cantor Ilan Davidson cantor@bethelsp.org As we enter into the month of February, it seems appropriate to discuss the topic of celebrating love. In the past, you have read my article about a little-known holiday, the Jewish Valentine’s Day, T’u B’Av, which takes place in the summer. I also wrote about how, as Jews, […]
Grant Perry What happens when your first visit to Temple Beth El, with your wife and young daughters, happens to be during the marathon-long adult b’nai mitzvah of 12 passionate members of our synagogue, nearly 20 years ago? Once he wipes away his remaining tears, a still- moved Grant Perry would say, “You’ve found your […]
Healing the Heart of Darkness Jobbik, otherwise known as the Movement for a Better Hungary, is an ultra-nationalist Hungarian political party that has been described as fascist, neo-Nazi, racist, and antisemitic. It has accused Jews of being part of a “cabal of western economic interests” attempting to control the world – the libel otherwise known […]
It’s Sisterhood Hamantaschen time! Like last year, there will be three dates for Hamantaschen pickup. Orders must be received one week before the date. You must pickup on your date; Hamantaschen cannot be held at TBE between dates. If you cannot pickup personally, we will arrange for a TBE neighbor to pickup for you. Advance […]
Book Club Schedule 2021-2022 Our Sisterhood Book Club is open to all interested Sisterhood members. We meet typically on the third Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Date Book Author Leader September 21 The Overstory Richard Powers Ellen Sherman October 25 The Last Kings of Shanghai Jonathon Kaufman Carole Lebental November 15 Florence Adler […]
Congregational Announcement from December 30, 2021 Peter Herwitt, M.D., Chair of the Re-Opening Task Force; Marla Shwarts and Linda Rubin, Co-Presidents; Carrie Jacobs, Executive Director; and Rabbi Cassi Kail Dear Temple Beth El Family, The past two years have not been as expected. The pandemic has made it challenging to gather in person for the […]
