Community at Temple Israel Rabbi’s Message -May 1, 2025 Once again, I cannot really believe that the final religious school session of the year is this coming weekend. I hope you have registered to join us tomorrow night as we honor our teachers, madrichim, and graduating seniors at Share Shabbat. I will have more to […]
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Community at Temple Israel Rabbi’s Message – April 24, 2025 Saturday morning Torah study never fails to elicit lively conversations. Our biblical and rabbinic sources, especially the unsavory ones, challenge us. Topics such as capital punishment, slavery, the role of women, war, zealotry, and even the sudden deaths of Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, about
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Community at Temple Israel Rabbi’s Message – April 17, 2025 As we gather for Shabbat services tomorrow night, we will also take a moment to recite the Yizkor, our prayers of remembrance. Yizkor has become an important part of our Yom Kippur and festival observances. There was a great article written last year by Rabbi
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