Community at Temple Israel Rabbi’s Message – August 24, 2023 In August, I always think of an old office supply store commercial with a father riding a cart through the aisles singing a parody of, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” I liked school as a kid, but I relate to that scene […]
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Community at Temple Israel Rabbi’s Message – August 17, 2023 Tomorrow, we enter into the month of Elul, the month preceding the High Holidays. It is considered an auspicious time, as God’s presence is thought to be closest to us. As we begin our work of teshuvah, return, we are reminded of a popular rabbinic
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Community at Temple Israel Rabbi’s Message – August 10, 2023 “Liminal Moments” – was a phrase I had not heard before entering rabbinical school. It’s an anthropology term that gets borrowed into social work and related fields; from the Latin limen, which means ‘threshold’ to speak about a moment of transition. Anna Scheyett wrote, “Liminal
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Community at Temple Israel Rabbi’s Message – August 3, 2023 On Wednesday August 2, the visiting faculty at Camp GUCI led services and shared brief personal reflections with campers about their individual Jewish journeys. Rabbi Bodney-Halasz has shared her remarks with us. Read more to learn about what drew Rabbi Bodney-Halasz into the rabbinate. This evening,
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