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21 Nov

Board Meeting

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
22 Nov

Potluck Dinner

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
22 Nov

Shabbat Services with Hebrew School

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
23 Nov

Daf Yomi (10am) Torah Study (10:30)

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
24 Nov

Hebrew School

9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Next dates: 08 Dec | 15 Dec | 05 Jan |
24 Nov

Singing Circle

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Sukkot is here! All are welcome to join us for this time of rejoicing! Our full holiday schedule is here. We’ll see you in the Sukkah!

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High Holiday Sermons

This year Rabbi Asch spoke about Jewish superpowers–values, practices or traditions that can keep us going during hard times.

Wherever You Go There’s Always Someone Jewish: The Jewish Superpower of Community

This Will Make a Great Story One Day: The Jewish Superpower of Resilience

Giving Ourselves Permission to Rest and Find Joy: The Jewish Superpower of Shabbat

Embracing the Gray: The Jewish Superpower of Appreciating Nuance

Board Remarks:

Emily Bessey

Arwen Agee, President

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Why Israel Celebrates the Ethiopian Jewish Holiday Sigd

Why Israel Celebrates the Ethiopian Jewish Holiday Sigd jemerman November 19, 2024

Jewish Life Around the World

For many generations, the Beta Israel had longed to reach Jerusalem in a quest to renew their covenant with God and for spiritual redemption. So strong was their desire that they created a holiday as a time to pray for this miracle. They called it Sigd (meaning "worship") and celebrated it on the 50th day after Yom Kippur. This year it is celebrated today, November 4.

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard jemerman November 18, 2024

Death and Mourning

As we head into the holiday season, I am acutely aware of how much different this year is going to be than previous ones. I will be celebrating without my mom for the first time. My mother died in January 2021, and I'm still dealing with the unexpected waves of grief that wash over me, sometimes out of nowhere. As I head into this first winter holiday season without her, I'm not quite sure I know what to expect, other than everything is going to be very different.