by Sarah Jane | Jan 3, 2019 | News
בס״ד As I shared with some of you a couple Shabbat mornings ago, I recently had the opportunity to attend a conference put on by the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law of Harvard Law School. The title of the conference was “Progressive Halakhah”, which...
by Sarah Jane | Nov 29, 2018 | News
Rabbi Zehavi’s Message… בס״ד There are a number of stories explaining why we celebrate Hanukkah. Most of us are familiar with the tale, told in the Talmud, of the small jug of oil that miraculously kept the menorah in the Temple relit until new oil...
by Sarah Jane | Nov 2, 2018 | News
Good Morning, I hope this message finds everyone well and grateful for all that we have especially in light of recent tragic events in Pittsburgh. I would like to remind and encourage all of you to hopefully attend several events that will be taking place at our...
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...
