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Affirming Life and Moving Forward…
The Jewish month of Tishrei is filled with a variety of ways to engage with Judaism. It is often seen as a long marathon of holy days and…
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President’s Column (This One’s Braced!) by Bruce Spiewak
As I write this article for the October Shofar, it is early/mid-September, and I recently attended the Annual New Haven Area Reform Selichot Service at Congregation Mishkan Israel…
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A Yearlong Exploration of Pirke Avot: Reflections on How We Live Our Lives
Pirke Avot, The Chapters of Our Ancestors, is a section of the Mishnah (the first part of the Talmud) which offers ethical insights from the key teachers and…
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Living Jewishly – Reform Judaism and Halachah.
This year’s lay-led Adult Education class will be based on a module from the URJ’s Adult Jewish Living and Learning Journeys project, Living Ethics: An Investigation of Reform Halachah through Case Studies. …
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President’s Column (This One’s Load-Bearing!) by Bruce Spiewak
We’ve made it successfully through the wonderful events of August, culminating in the TE Tag Sale. Whew!!!! We even continued to function well despite the various vacation schedules…
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5773 on our doorstep.
The summer feel is still in the air, yet we are busy with a brand new academic year and that can only mean one thing: fall is not…
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PRESIDENT’s COLUMN August 2012 (This one’sTuscan!)
Now that the excitement of the past months’ events has settled down a little bit, it’s time to evaluate once more how we can simplify and clarify our…
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My First Column (Is it Doric, Ionic or Corinthian?) By Bruce Spiewak, Temple Emanuel President
For the micro and the macro families of the Temple Emanuel Community, this certainly has been a season filled with festive events and new beginnings. We have collectively…
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Building the Future…
Back in December I attended the biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism in Washington, DC. Six thousand people, amazing atmosphere, learning, camaraderie… When I bumped into…
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Musician-in-Residence Weekend, March 24 and 25, 2012 with Cantor Jeffrey Klepper
One of the most renowned and respected musicians in contemporary American Judaism, Cantor Jeffrey Klepper joined Temple Emanuel’s 50th Anniversary celebration as Musician-in-Residence on March 24 and 25,…
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Temple Emanuel Celebrates it’s 50th with a Gala
What a wonderful weekend it was! We celebrated our 50th year in true Temple Emanuel style with singing, dancing, music, food and good friends. We started the weekend…
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Dayeinu – or What is Enough?
Passover is a time for getting in touch with our past. We look back at the history of our people; we remind ourselves where we came from –…