Shavua tov and happy Tu BiShvat!
Dear Congregation Beth Israel members and friends, Shavua tov — a good new week to you! Join us Monday afternoon at 3:30 for our Tu BiShvat seder. (Hopefully you have […]
Entries by Rachel Barenblat
A letter from the Board and the rabbi
Dear Congregation Beth Israel members and friends, Shavua tov: a good new week to all. We hope that everyone’s Shabbat was sweet. We’re writing to say that we hear you […]
To Know God
This week’s Torah portion (Bo) begins like this: God said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. For I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his courtiers, in order that […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Bo
Shavua tov — a good new week to you! Join us for Shabbat services at 9:30am on Saturday morning led by Rabbi Rachel. This week we’re reading from parashat Bo. If […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Vaera
Shavua tov — a good new week to you! Join us for Shabbat services at 9:30am on Saturday morning led by Rabbi Pam Wax. This week we’re reading from parashat Vaera. If […]
The world is our kin: lessons from Moshe about being an upstander
וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֗ם וַיִּגְדַּ֤ל מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֵּצֵ֣א אֶל־אֶחָ֔יו וַיַּ֖רְא בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם וַיַּרְא֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י מַכֶּ֥ה אִישׁ־עִבְרִ֖י מֵאֶחָֽיו׃ Some time after that, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his […]
Vayechi: angels, memory, blessing
This week’s Torah portion, Vayechi, begins with Jacob on his deathbed. Joseph comes to him with his sons Ephraim and Menashe, and Jacob marvels: he hadn’t expected to see Joseph […]
A video teaching about “in-between” times and spiritual life
Dear Congregation Beth Israel members and friends, In the wake of our community mission to Cuba, the rabbis who took part in that trip are now offering monthly video teachings […]
Shavua tov! Looking forward to Shabbat Vayechi
Shavua tov — a good new week to you! Join us for Shabbat services at 9:30am on Saturday morning led by Rabbi Rachel. And here’s a song we’ll use during Shabbat […]
Vayigash: choosing again
In this week’s Torah portion, Vayigash, there’s a poignant moment when Joseph reveals himself to his brothers. Last year I was struck by the beautiful Hebrew word להתודע, “to make […]
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