Posts by TBM
2001:A Space Odyssey and Noah
For about the 97th time, I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey – (one of the true gifts of monolith was, I am convinced, Netflix!) Every time I watch the movie I get something else out of it. Now that the story of Noah is here, I have yet another, more Jewish, insight. You have probably…
Read MoreWhat Do I Do with the Creation Story?
I have two parts of my brain. But I am not talking about the right brain/left brain thing. I am talking about the religious/scientific dichotomy. And every year when we get to the stories of Genesis, that dichotomy is very much on my mind. I am a science freak. I love science. I always have.…
Read MoreThe Reminding Etrog
One of the interesting things about the Festival of Sukkot is the strangest of all fruits, the etrog. Most people would not think of using it for anything other than for decoration. It is hard to cook with, extremely sour and very, very tough to peel. So why did Jewish tradition choose the etrog of…
Read MoreBook of Remembrance 2016
So as long as we live they too shall live for they By MADLYN and JAMES AARON Daniel Lorber father Dolores Lorber mother Barbara Heimlich Aaron mother Leslie B. Aaron father Samuel Rettig grandfather Beatrice Rettig grandmother Luba Aaron grandmother Samuel M. Heimlich grandfather Theresa Heimlich grandmother Max Aaron uncle Freda…
Read MoreHeimlich Aaron Essays 2015
Sisterhood Kugel and Brisket Cookoff!
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Read MoreMinyan Training
Learn to lead a minyan Rabbi Stanway to lead training session One of the great mitzvot is bringing comfort to the mourner. One way we do this is by bringing the temple to them in times of sorrow during shiva for a loved one who has died. The minyan is an important part of that…
Read MoreNew High Holiday Prayers Music
The cantor will be using some new music (called modalities) on the High Holidays. You are invited to learn the tunes with her from these links: Introduction to the Melody Morning Hatzi Kaddish Evening Hatzi Kaddish Torah Service Shma
Read MoreCPR/AED Class
“Over 1,000 people EVERY day experience Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in the United States. Sadly, about 9 out of 10 of those sudden cardiac arrest victims die before reaching the hospital. It is the leading cause of death, by far, for people over the age of 40 in the US. However, statistics prove that when…
Read MoreMy Trip to Israel with NFTY or How I Put the Bat Mitzvah NFTY Certificate to Good Use!
By SaraAnn Yerushalmi Stanway Judaism is a religion centered on learning. As children, we learn prayers, our Alef Bet, the holidays. As B’nei Mitzvah, we discover the Torah and our own personal faiths. As young adults, we are taught our history as a people, our responsibility to the community. And through it all, we…
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