Text: Mishkan HaNefesh (prayer books for Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah) This class will focus on reading and understanding the prayers and the prayer variations that are unique to the High Holidays. We will look at key vocabulary words, the meaning and context for the prayers, as well as practice reading in Hebrew. Prayers covered will include Avinu Malkeinu, Zokreinu, Untaneh […]
In this month's Great Texts of America, we will discuss Ursula K Le Guin's short story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." We look at this thought-provoking and tragic story through the lens of current events and modern culture, and study it using the same skills and devices we use to study Torah. Click here to […]
Join us to welcome the Days of Awe with a topical film, dessert, and worship service. 7:30 pm – Film: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? 9:00 pm – Discussion and dessert 9:30 pm – Selichot service. At the end of the service, we will welcome the Days of Awe and dress our Torah scrolls in […]
Today we come together as a congregation and celebrate the gift and cycle of Torah! Simchat Torah marks the end of the annual Torah reading cycle - we will unroll the entire Torah, read the last verses of Deuteronomy, and then immediately read the first verses of Genesis. We will also dance and carry the […]
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