Community at Temple Israel Rabbi’s Message – August 20, 2026 This Sunday marks an important moment for our friends at Beth Abraham Synagogue. After sharing our Temple Israel home while work was being completed on their building, they are ready to return to their own building. At 1:30 p.m., they will gather at Temple Israel
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Community at Temple Israel Rabbi’s Message – August 13, 2026 Usually when I have a first meeting for a b’nei mitzvah student, it is with a tween and we take a moment to talk about the why of celebrating becoming Bar/Bat/Bet Mitzvah. On a Monday in October, I gathered with around a dozen folks on Zoom and
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Community at Temple Israel Rabbi’s Message – August 6, 2026 Next week we enter the month of Elul, the season that begins our spiritual preparation for the High Holy Days. We hear the shofar. We engage in cheshbon hanefesh, an honest accounting of our lives. We reflect on our relationships—with God, with others, and with ourselves.
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