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The World of Mussar is opening before you … and you are invited to enter.
Our community will soon be embarking on a program of study and practice in the way of the Jewish spiritual tradition of Mussar and everyone is invited to…
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So You Think You Can Pray: Jewish Liturgy Course continues January 5 @ 7:30 pm.
Ever wanted to know what the words of different Jewish prayers mean? Explore the order of the service in greater detail? Get to learn your way around the…
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Presentation and book signing by the author, Marisa Scheinfeld at the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven, Amity Road, Woodbridge, at 2 pm November 13.
Today, the Borscht Belt is recalled through the nostalgic lens of summer swims, Saturday night dances, and comedy performances. Forgotten about and exhausted, much of its structural environment…
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A Continuing Exploration of Jewish Spirituality: Words, Rituals and Holy Spaces TE’s Lay-Led Shabbat Afternoon Sessions of Learning and Discussion
“Jacob came upon a certain place and stopped there for the night… Taking one of the stones of that place, he put it under his head and…
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Shalom, chaver…
עֲשֵׂה לְךָ רַב, וּקְנֵה לְךָ חָבֵר Aseh lekha rav, u’kneh lechah chaver… Pirkei Avot 1:6 Make for yourself a mentor (rabbi), acquire for yourself a friend… This rabbinic…
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Belonging
Why belong? If you are reading this, I am probably already “preaching to the choir” as they say. Belonging to a synagogue community allows an individual to be…
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Want to read prayerbook Hebrew?
Rabbi Steinberg will be offering a basic/beginning Hebrew class focusing on reading liturgical Hebrew starting this September. It may be a weeknight or weekday depending on what works…
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Enhancing our High Holy Day experiences…
A number of years ago, we were discussing the need to review and edit the beloved TE ‘blue’ prayerbook, and the ritual committee made a decision to adopt…
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Gratitude, Again
I haven’t mentioned Mussar practice in months….it seems like it is time to begin again. Repetition is one of the essential parts of this practice. You must identify…
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Statement by the Clergy of Orange on the Massacre in Orlando, FL
With sadness in our hearts, we condemn with one voice the senseless violence that took place in Orlando, Florida last Saturday night. The heinous acts committed by a…
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Joy Abounds
Spring is a time of growth, celebrations, graduations, and special recognition. By the time this Shofar reaches you, the spring flowers will be in their last beautiful display…
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Construction-Demolition-Reconstruction
Judaism is wonderful at celebrating life cycle events and marking the passage of time. By the time you are reading this column, the House will have finally been…