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Toward Shabbat: A Jewish State for All

07/20/2018 11:15:16 AM

Jul20

July 20, 2018
8 Av, 5778

On Thursday morning at 5:30 AM, Israeli police officers came to the house of a colleague of mine, the Conservative rabbi inRead more...

Toward Shabbat: A Glimpse of the Promised Land

07/13/2018 10:03:17 AM

Jul13

July 13, 2018
1 Av, 5778

After leaving Camp Ramah on Sunday, Abe and I drove to Asheville, North Carolina for a few days of vacation. While there, Read more...

Toward Shabbat: Secrets of the World

07/06/2018 10:31:12 AM

Jul6

July 6, 2018
23 Tammuz, 5778

In this week’s Torah reading, Moses asks God to appoint a leader for the people. He knows that without good leadershiRead more...

Beth Sholom Goes to Israel - December 2019

07/02/2018 10:02:12 AM

Jul2

I’m excited to write to you with plans for a Beth Sholom Synagogue trip to Israel, from Monday, December 23rd, 2019 through Thursday, January 2nd, 2Read more...

Toward Shabbat: The Three Weeks

06/29/2018 12:54:12 PM

Jun29

June 29, 2018
16 Tammuz, 5778
This coming Sunday marks a minor fast day on the Jewish calendar, the Fast of Tammuz. Usually the fast is on the 17thRead more...

Toward Shabbat: Making Room for God

06/22/2018 10:00:13 AM

Jun22

June 22, 2018
9 Tammuz, 5778

The line between pure and impure isn’t always so clear. The delineation between right and wrong isn’t always so staRead more...

Stand Between the Living and the Dead

06/21/2018 03:52:39 PM

Jun21

Rabbi Sarit Horwitz

This past week, I noticed how my Facebook newsfeed flooded with pictures and testimonies of parents sending their children off to camp. You know how I feel about camp, I loved these posts, and it made me so excited for the time that I’ll spend in July visiting the 15 Memphis campers at Ramah Darom. Parents put their children onto busses, mostly excited, some a little bit teary, but off to an incredible experience, one...Read more...

Toward Shabbat: The Fourth Quarter

06/15/2018 11:00:15 AM

Jun15

June 15, 2018
2 Tammuz, 5778
This week we welcomed in the month of Tammuz. To be honest, Tammuz is relatively nondescript. There’s a minor fast dayRead more...

Toward Shabbat: The Cloud Above [Correction]

06/01/2018 10:36:12 AM

Jun1

June 1, 2018
18 Sivan, 5778
In this week’s parashah, B'haalotkha, the Israelites enter into a new stage of their development. The Tabernacle is bRead more...

Toward Shabbat: The Cloud Above

06/01/2018 10:09:11 AM

Jun1

June 1, 2018
18 Sivan, 5778
In this week’s parashah, Va’etchanan, the Israelites enter into a new stage of their development. The Tabernacle is Read more...
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