by Sarah Jane | Sep 27, 2019 | News
בס״ד Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message: On Rosh Hashanah, we spend a lot of time with Abraham and Sarah, their home and family. The Torah readings on both days of the New Year focus on their stories-on the first day with the promise of Sarah’s pregnancy, and...
by Sarah Jane | Sep 11, 2019 | News
Rabbi Eichenholtz’ Message… בס״ד On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, as a congregation we will stand confronted with our actions of the past year and optimistic for the opportunities of the year ahead. We will sing the hopeful and instructive...
by Sarah Jane | Aug 30, 2019 | News
בס״ד Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message: When I first started my rabbinic work, while I was still a student, my mother told me, when you get a lovely thank you card, or a good article make sure to save them. This was strange because we aren’t really a saving...
by Sarah Jane | Jul 1, 2019 | News
Rabbi Eichenholtz’s Message: בס״ד Happy Summer!!! At least for me it is an exciting summer. By mid-July I will have moved into Leominster and officially joined Congregation Agudat Achim. Einstein (my dog) and I are very excited to meet everyone and...
by Sarah Jane | May 29, 2019 | News
Rabbi Zehavi’s message: בס״ד “Standing Again at Sinai” — That is the title of Judith Plaskow’s pivotal book on Jewish feminism and it’s the idea at the core of the holiday of Shavu’ot. We recall the experience of our ancestors as they stood at the foot of the...
by Sarah Jane | May 1, 2019 | News
Rabbi Zehavi’s message: בס״ד The second night of Passover began the period of the ‘omer, seven weeks of counting until we reach the holiday of Shavu’ot. This diligent and dutiful ritual of tallying our days and weeks marks the link...
