by Sarah Jane | Apr 1, 2019 | News
____________________________________________________________________________ PASSOVER BULLETIN MARCH 28, 2019 ____________________________________________________________________________ “This is the bread of affliction which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt....
by Sarah Jane | Apr 1, 2019 | News
Rabbi Zehavi’s message: בס״ד Next Shabbat coincides with Rosh Hodesh Nisan, the new moon of the month of Nisan. Two weeks later, the full moon of Nisan will be the beginning of Passover. The coming weeks are traditionally characterized by a cleaning frenzy...
by Sarah Jane | Mar 5, 2019 | News
בס״ד It might seem hard to imagine holidays more different than Purim and Yom Kippur, yet for many centuries Jews have noted many of the striking connections between the two. On the most basic level, their names are linked – the longer name Yom haKippurim...
by Sarah Jane | Jan 29, 2019 | News
Rabbi Zehavi’s Message: בס״ד In Torah, we recently chanted the Song of the Sea, the poem of victory and celebration after the Children of Israel pass safely through the Red Sea, fleeing Pharaoh’s army and finally fully escaping their oppressors....
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...
