…day of remembrance for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, followed immediately by Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel’s Independence Day. These days are always complicated, because the history of Israel is complex. These…
Rabbi Audrey Marcus Berkman This Monday evening, June 29th, TOS members, clergy and staff will come together over Zoom for our Annual Meeting. We will have the opportunity to thank…
…the devastating recent and ongoing violence in Israel, and the existential threat to Israel’s democracy, this is a moment in which we feel vulnerable indeed. It is devastating to let…
…property, but specifically that, with regard to domesticated animals without skills to fend for themselves, it is our responsibility to ensure they get home safely. And then, shifting topics, verses 6…
…on, and we want to make Jewish life work for them – not to make them work for Jewish life. We plan Tot Shabbat to happen right after TCEE pickup…
…needs attention within us. What needs to heal, to change, to grow, to be let go, to be discovered? If the shofar is meant to sharpen our focus on who…
…Empathy, Bloom cites examples of how emotionally-driven advertising affects people’s motivation to donate to charitable causes, noting, for example, how commercials with sad puppies, etc. are designed to make people…
…יהוה, am your God who freed you from the labors of the Egyptians. I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,…
…has multiple actions that individuals and communities can take to help people in peril in Afghanistan and to support refugees coming to the US. https://www.hias.org/crisis-afghanistan-how-you-can-help From CJP: Fund for Afghan…