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Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Worthwhile or Risky? Sunday, October 20, 10:00 AM
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Worthwhile or Risky? Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) genetic testing companies market genetic tests directly to the public and often claim that testing is for entertainment purposes only.…
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Weekly Torah study at Temple Emanuel – starting Sept 28 at 10:30 am
The Torah is the Tree of Life, the Blueprint for humanity. A most revered book in Judaism. It’s stories are among the best known world over, and yet…
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President’s Column (Fortified by great support!)
By Bruce Spiewak, Temple Emanuel President October, 2013 Since my last column, the Temple Emanuel Community has begun the New Year of 5774 with incredible participation and cooperation in…
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Happy October!
On Sept 23rd I met with Laurel, our High Holy Day Cantorial Soloist, to go over the recent High Holy Day services while the memory is still fresh…
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Prof. Robert Burt to speak at TE on Friday, Sept 27 during 8pm Shabbat Service
Prof. Robert Burt to speak at TE on Friday, Sept 27 during 8pm Shabbat Service “In the Whirlwind: God and Humanity in Conflict” Robert Burt, law professor at Yale,…
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President’s Column (Maybe short, but well braced)
Summer, 2013 By Bruce Spiewak, Temple Emanuel President This is a combined summer column / edition of the Shofar, so we need to consolidate space a little. (That’s…
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President’s Column (Repair, Renew, Restore, Reconstruct, Reconsider, Review, Revise, Reevaluate)
Definition: “REPAIR. The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for the purpose of its maintenance.” This is a technical definition as it applies to…
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True Heroes…
Today I met Natan Sharansky. A legend. An icon. A man, who had the audacity to stand up to the entire Soviet machine and insist that Jews, even…
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Rabbi Professor Marc Saperstein – Scholar in Residence at TE, May 10-11, 2013
We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Marc Saperstein, a world-renowned scholar as Temple Emanuel’s Scholar in Residence on May 10-11, 2013. On Friday, May 10 at Kabbalat Shabbat…
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Ein li Eretz Acheret… Israel @ 65
Yom HaAtzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, marks the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948. It is observed on or near the 5th of Iyar in the…
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President’s Column (This one may be long, but it demonstrates stability!) April, 2013 By Bruce Spiewak, Temple Emanuel President
As predicted last month, the TE Erev Purim and Adult Purim Party and the Purim for Kids of All Ages at the end of February were well attended…
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President’s Column (This one’s fortified!) March, 2013 By Bruce Spiewak, Temple Emanuel President
February was a month fraught with fabulous functions and events that filled the foundations of Temple Emanuel with fun-filled fortifications! (Say that quickly three times.) On February 4,…