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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 –…
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Music to our ears…
“The individual may pray in prose or even in wordless silence; a congregation must sing or disband.” Israel Abrahams, Poetry and Religion (1920) Music has always been a…
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The joys of Purim… Adar is here!
Mishenikhnas Adar, marbim b’simchah… From the moment the month of Adar begins, we increase the joy… This ancient rabbinic dictum reminds us that we are to celebrate Purim…
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Adult Education at TE!
Learning opportunities aren’t just for kids at TE! There is a warm, welcoming learning community for adults too. Multiple educational opportunities with the Rabbi are available for adults…
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The quiet months are over…
‘Deep winter, still winter, but the days are visibly longer. The sun is visibly brighter. In the Land of Israel, it is still raining – but the rains…