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Stories, announcements and photos from our community.
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President’s column (September)
A small but hearty group of TE members, along with Rabbi Michael Farbman, visited Israel in July. Our guide was an Israeli kibbutznick, originally from South Africa, who…
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The month of Elul as the doorway to the High Holy Day Season…
The arrival of the month of Elul in the Jewish calendar is always tinged with both excitement and sadness. The summer is beginning to wind down, and even…
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
In the seven weeks between Pesach and Shavuot, we count the Omer – – each day counting the days with a ritual prayer. The Omer was an ancient…
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Israel is 70!
Some of us may remember the world BEFORE Israel came into being. Some of us remember when Israel became a fragile reality. Many, if not most of today’s…
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Fragile Dialogues in the 21st Century
As I write this column, our nation continues to reel from the pain of another devastating school shooting, this time in Parkland, Florida, that claimed 17 lives. As…
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World of Polarization
Are you a conservative or a liberal? Fox News or CNN? Whom do you follow on Twitter? Are our leaders giants or goats? For better or worse, most…
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Sacred Communities Matter
At the recent URJ Biennial in Boston over 6000 Reform Jews from all over United States, Israel, UK, and a number of other countries spent five days together…
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From “Rags” to… Integrity
I just returned from Goodspeed after seeing “Rags,” a musical about the Jewish immigrant experience in 1910. The story describes the experience of “greenhorns” arriving at Ellis Island…
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Temple Emanuel goes to Spain 2017
How do you see something that hasn’t existed in 500 years? That was the challenge for eighteen travelers from Temple Emanuel when we visited Spain from 7/31 to…
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From the Rabbi’s Desk…
The chagim (festivals) are over, the regular year is moving full steam ahead. The building is buzzing with learning: kids in Hebrew school, adults in Mishnah class and…
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Excerpt of President’s Comments, Rosh Hashanah 5778
5777: what a year at TE, with weekly services, Mussar, scholars in residence. Our TE religious school is thriving. Our membership is growing. Tikkun Olam projects supporting our…
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TE Travels: TE goes to Israel, July 14-26, 2018!
Join Rabbi Michael Farbman & Julian Resnick on this TE journey to Israel. Acknowledging the fact that this is a community… Both with people who want to explore…