Temple Teens Update - trip registration + Mitzvah Corps
09/01/2023 07:00:05 PM
Please know that the following opportunities are open to all students in grades 8-12, regardless of theiRead more...
ELUL THOUGHTS | 10-16 ELUL
09/01/2023 09:02:57 AM
10 Elul 5783 | August 27, 2023
Rabbi Andrew Rosenkranz
Ahad Ha’am, one of modern Zionism’s earliest philosophers, once wrote, “More than the Jews have kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept the Jews.” Shabbat is what unites us as Jews. Even God needed a rest after a hard work week. For us, it’s a time to release the tensions of work and the stresses we encounter in our daily lives.
If Shabbat...Read more...
A LETTER FROM OUR CLERGY | HIGH HOLIDAYS 5784
08/30/2023 03:10:01 PM
L’Shanah Tovah Temple Israel,
It is our very great pleasure to celebrate the Jewish New Year, 5784, as a new clergy team. We officially welcomed Rabbi Benjamin Sharff and his family in July. Rabbi Sharff, Rabbi Deana Sussman Berezin, and Cantor Joanna Alexander have been working seamlessly to build a strong clergy team as we lead worship, care for our community members, and plan for the holidays and beyond. We are so grateful to...Read more...
ELUL THOUGHTS | 3-9 ELUL
08/25/2023 11:19:05 AM
3 Elul 5783 | August 20, 2023
Change Towards More Optimism
Rabbi Lawrence Malinger
The month of Elul is a time for personal reflection and growth. It is essential to approach this time with a genuine desire for positive change. Hope is an active spiritual quality that we can cultivate during Elul. As we begin to recite Psalms 27 over and over again, the last line(27:14) is a call towards hope: Kaveh El Adonai - Look unto God,...Read more...
TEMPLE TALK | AUGUST 18
08/25/2023 11:03:54 AM
This week we will be reading from parashat Shoftim. It begins shoftim v’shotrim titen lecha b’chol sh’arecha asher Adonai Elohecha notein l’cha, you shall appoint magistrates and officials for your tribes, in all the settlements that the Eternal your God is giving you, and they shall govern the people with due justice. You shall not judge unfairly: you shall show no partiality; you shall not take bribes, for bribes...Read more...