by Sarah Jane | Nov 2, 2018 | News
Rabbi Zehavi’s Message… בס״ד Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the attack on Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. The rabbi has been in touch with the local clergy to offer our community’s condolences and blessings....
by Sarah Jane | Oct 2, 2018 | News
בס״ד Over the next few days, we’ll conclude the holidays of the month of Tishre: Rosh haShannah, Yom Kippur, the week of Sukkot, and Shemini ‘Atzeret/Simhat Torah. These holidays combine celebration, reflection, joy, and solemnity, each in its own way and in its own...
by Sarah Jane | Sep 25, 2018 | News
Hello Parents!! This is a reminder that our annual PIZZA in the HUT will be held Tuesday, September 25 (today) at 5:15 in the sukkah. (hopefully the weather will cooperate). Tuesday classes begin as usual at 4:30 and will move into the sukkah at...
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...
by Rabbi Zehavi | Jan 24, 2018 | News
Rabbi Zehavi’s Message… The Christmas season is one in which many Jews in Christian countries feel a bit alienated from the world around them. Even though the decorations and music are frequently beautiful, they can be a painful reminder of the smallness...
