Forward Focus is a four-part educational series that explores the importance and development of religious pluralism in Israel. Over the course of four days, experts, religious leaders, and changemakers will discuss the growing prevalence of practicing Judaism within the religious and cultural framework, but outside traditional norms. Topics will include: The power balance between religion […]
Amal Alhaag, moderated by Alessandra Benedicty-Kokken This workshop focuses on how geographies continue to limit our thinking, even our potentialities in how we might think our Opacity/ies and Relation/s to each other. In particular, following Alhaag’s invitation to think from Somalia, she asks, what is yielded when we think colonially bifurcated geographies together? When in […]
Join the Women of Temple Beth Emeth in cooking an amazing Persian Passover meal: Halleg (charoset); Persian cucumber & radish salad with Hungarian paprika; Roasted Tunisian carrots & potatoes with cumin, coriander, and caraway; Fesenjan – chicken/cauliflower stew with walnuts and pomegranates; Pistachio, coconut, and almond macaroons; Fruit plate Full Details Here.
Rabbi Dobrusin will facilitate “Zoom” discussions on the classic Rabbinic text: Pirke Avot. While the title is usually translated as “Teachings of the Sages”, a more interesting translation is "Chapters of Fundamental Principles." Pirke Avot consists of short rabbinic statements concerning ethics, faith and interpersonal relationships. Reading Pirke Avot helps us focus on the values […]
Brew a cup of tea and join Beth Israel Congregation's Rabbi Caine for Torah study. We'll delve into the depths of Torah, starting with Genesis (not the weekly parashah), as we bring our best selves and traditional perspectives to engage the text and apply it to our daily lives. A variety of teas will be […]
March 18, 25, April 1, 15, 22, 29 @ 7:00 - 8:30 pm A year ago our world changed overnight. With each passing day we learned to live in new ways, even as we lived with the pain of physical distance and the fear of the unknown. In ways known to us and ways we […]