by Sarah Jane | Aug 28, 2018 | News
Shabbat Candle Lighting Times Friday, Sept. 7 – 6:49pm Friday, Sept. 14 – 6:36pm Friday, Sept. 21 – 6:24pm Friday, Sept. 28 – 6:12pm ...
by Sarah Jane | Aug 17, 2018 | News
Rabbi Zehavi’s Message… The key word of the High Holy Days, the great pivot of the Jewish year, is teshuvah. Most often translated as “repentance”, the word literally means “return”. For me, the term “repentance” suggests remorse, guilt, surrender, and...
by Rabbi Zehavi | Jun 26, 2018 | News
Rabbi Zehavi’s Message… Diving into the Tradition Tish’ah be-Av and Yom Kippur: Two Very Different Fasts Perhaps because it falls in the middle of summer, or because its content is upsetting, Tish’ah be-Av is frequently overlooked by non-Orthodox Jewish communities in...
by Rabbi Zehavi | May 30, 2018 | News
Rabbi Zehavi’s Message… Diving into the Tradition During one of the learning sessions on Shavu’ot, we explored the history behind the emergence of the modern Jewish movements (Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, etc.). After the French Revolution, one new state after...
by adminagudat | Apr 24, 2018 | News
Rabbi Zehavi’s Message… On the upcoming holiday of Shavu’ot (5/20), we celebrate the wheat harvest, first fruits, and the revelation of Torah at Mount Sinai. Preparing to receive revelation is not a simple matter. The People of Israel spent three days spiritually and...
by Rabbi Zehavi | Jan 28, 2018 | News
Rabbi Zehavi’s Message… Looking out the window at our landscape in Central Mass., it might be hard to imagine that the chain of Jewish spring holidays has begun. The full moon of each of the next three months ushers in a new holiday: Tu Bishvat in the...
