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Mazal Tov!
In most synagogues in America and around the world, July 1st is an important day. It is the start of the new fiscal year, when the old budget…
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President’s column, Summer 2019
I take a deep breath as I begin my term as president of Temple Emanuel. It is an honor to be given the responsibility to lead our congregation…
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Routines of our lives
Routines are important. We begin to learn the routines almost immediately after we are born: we sleep, we eat and everything in between. Parents of newborn children quickly…
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Everything has to do with loving and not loving
This column is the last I will write as president of TE. It’s hard for me to take in the reality that nearly 2 years have passed since…
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Holding a Torah Scroll…
Torah scrolls are very special. It is an incredible honor and privilege to read from the Torah scroll in front of the congregation. It requires skill and effort,…
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We stand together for Kaddish
Joan and I recently heard a string quartet concert devoted entirely to elegies. The music was so moving, the audience so quiet, I thought about how we give…
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Temple Emanuel Annual Scholar in Residence March 8-10, 2019
RABBI URI REGEV, President of ‘HIDDUSH – For Religious Freedom and Equality in Israel’. Friday, March 8 •5:30pm Tot Shabbat Welcome Shabbat with joy and songs (for…
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Adult Education at TE presents: “Portraying Women in Midrash” starting January 24, 7pm
We are excited to offer this wonderful new course, taught by Anne Schiff, a PhD candidate at Yale. Please save the dates! Thursday nights, 7 – 8:30 pm.January…
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Eye on Safety
Since the October attack on Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill Pittsburgh, synagogues and other institutions across the country have been working on ways to keep our…
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After Pittsburgh…
I often take too long to write my shofar articles, waiting for the ‘right’ moment to put together words that would resonate when the new TE Shofar will…
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Honoring TE traditions
Over the past few days we have been sorting through some of the archives of Temple Emanuel, and marveling at some of the history, including terrific photos, and…
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Peter and Lee Stolzman
As young parents Lee and I needed help in raising our children as Jews. Structure, ritual, education and life cycle support was needed and Temple Emanuel proved to…