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…autonomy. Some time later, when Israel was again under foreign rule — this time by the Romans — Jews again organized to defend the Temple and all that it stands for. But this time, during the decades before the destruction of the Second Temple, our ancestors organized a creative nonviolent campaign to defend Jewish society. The historians Josephus and Philo both record how our ancestors organized strikes, boycotts, peaceful demonstrations, direct…
…uctionist concept of God as the power that makes for good in the world; in times of stress and sorrow, to the comforting Shekhina, to — I’m not sure what — some combination of these and other things, too, including, in times of doubt, how can we ever know if there is a God? But I still say the Shema. When I say the Shema, I assert that I believe in something beyond myself that gives meaning to my life as a person and as a Jew. When we say the Shem…
…om Service August 25, 2024 9:00 am More Info USY Leadership Mini Retreat – Time TBA August 25, 2024 12:00 pm More Info Elm City Winds Annual Summer Concert August 25, 2024 4:30 pm More Info In-person & Zoom Service August 25, 2024 5:45 pm More Info Rabbi Off August 26, 2024 6:45 am More Info In-person & Zoom Service August 26, 2024 7:00 am More Info In-person & Zoom Service August 26, 2024 5:45 pm More Info Rabbi Off August 27, 2024 6:45 am More I…
…reflect us, so close that we breathe our spirit into them, then we are sometimes more like the stern judge. And as that stern judge we give tzedaka without hesed, justice without mercy. We set strict limits and threaten stern consequences. Sometimes we have to – that mythical world of only-mercy did not survive. Could not survive. But we have to be very careful about those consequences too – because that other mythical world, the world of only-jus…
…familiar symbolic images embedded as decorative elements. “All That Remains” will next be presented at the Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond, VA, in October 2020. The works in this show include images from each of these series. In this retrospective of her work, a number of works in private collections are represented by photographic reproductions, thus providing context for the entirety of exhibition. for more information and for purchasing wor…
…enter aisle, and second-row cut-outs in the center. Sound amplification is best in the center of rows six to ten along the Whalley Avenue side. A Hearing Loop system was installed in the Sanctuary in May 2014. Sanctuary seats are fixed and 18″ wide. The George G. Posener Daily Chapel Beit Midrash is accessible on the main floor. Seating is movable and people using wheelchairs can choose almost any location. A large single-person wheelchair-access…
…the community. Passages like those we’ve already discussed, or perhaps the best example that comes to mind, the curses of Deuteronomy upon those who disobey G‐d’s mitzvot, reveal a community that has suffered extreme violence. They put the violence they have actually experienced, the horrors they have actually witnessed—the experience of a violent and community‐shattering exile—and turned them into Divine threats. This serves as a means of explain…
…er. Over the last 5 years, many of the men who participated in this program have moved to transitional or permanent housing. Each works with a case manager to figure out their best next step. The BEKI Tikun Olam Committee is proud to be able to coordinate BEKI’s effort in this worthwhile project. …
…04 Nov BEKI USY vs. Chess Master James Eade November 4, 2020 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm BEKI Kids page Home Page Interior Page Watch on BEKI Tefila Zoom as Noam Benson-Tilsen and Aaron Bruce take on “Jim” Eade, best known for the books Chess for Dummies (1996) and The Chess Player’s Bible (2004), now Chairman & […] More Info…
…17 Dec 8th Night Joint Hanuka Party December 17, 2020 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm Home Page Interior Page A joint Hanuka celebration on the 8th night of Hanuka, with other Masorti congregations, featuring candle lighting, singing, and a concert by singer/songwriter Neshama Carlebach, one of today’s […] More Info…
