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Dec 4, 2021
Parashat Vayigash
Sinat achim. Hate between brothers. The word hate is something strong. But when two or more siblings stop talking to each other, it is...


Nov 29, 2021
December | Message from our Executive Director
Hello Friends, Wishing everyone a happy healthy 2022. Sincerely, Mundy


Nov 29, 2021
December | Message from our President
Happy Chanukah 5782! The move to 1607 is complete! A huge thank you to Jeff and Lori Felice and Felice Moving Company. Moving Day was a...


Nov 27, 2021
Parashat Miketz
This week's parashah is full of messages. Full of interpretations. It is the parashah of dreams. The parashah of a Yosef who is taken...


Nov 25, 2021
Hannukah 5782
Hanukkah is a beautiful holiday on the Jewish calendar. The celebration begins on Kislev 25, which this year falls on November 28th at...


Nov 13, 2021
Parashat Vayishlach
What do we run away from when we run away? We do not always have the fortitude, the wisdom, or the strength to confront those or those...


Nov 6, 2021
Parashat Vayetze
How do you say thank you when there is a lot to be thankful for? You just say "thank you very much" and that's it? Sometimes it sounds...


Oct 31, 2021
November | Message from our Executive Director
Hello Friends, It is hard to believe that October is drawing to a close already, the High Holy Days and festivals have been observed,...


Oct 31, 2021
November | Message from our President
"When the winds of change blow, remember...sometimes what appears dead is simply preparing for a new season." — Jane Lee Logan In the...


Oct 31, 2021
Parashat Toldot
"Veele toldot Yitzchak ben Abraham, Abraham holid et Yiztchak". "And these are the generations of Yitzchak, Abraham's son: Abraham begot...


Oct 23, 2021
Parashat Chayei-Sarah
"Those were the days of Sara" ... This is how this parashah begins, an enigmatic beginning, which is contradicted by the name of the...


Oct 16, 2021
Parashat Vayera
There is a global scourge that a few are concerned with. It is an evil that separates. An evil that divides and does not allow people to...


Oct 9, 2021
Parashat Lech Lecha
What is the age limit for a person to change his course? Is there that limit? Many times you have heard a phrase like: "at my age, I can...


Oct 2, 2021
Parashat Noach: The Ark Was Not a Pleasure Boat
Who is Noah? We know he was a simple man, yes. We know that he was a righteous man in HIS generation, and that surely in another one he...


Sep 29, 2021
October | Message from our Executive Director
Hello Friends, As our High Holy Days are again a memory, some at the JCC in person and many on Zoom, we will move forward with the hope...


Sep 29, 2021
October | Message from our President
Shalom, As we start this new year of 5782 and our 102nd as Congregation Temple Beth El, I am thankful for everyone that gave their...


Sep 25, 2021
Parashat Bereshit: The First 7 Days
Does anyone remember what happened after the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Gan Eden, paradise? Some may mention one or two characters,...


Sep 19, 2021
A word of thanks, and reflections on Sukkot
First of all, I want to thank you ALL. It was really wonderful for me to feel how each and every one of you has received me in the...


Sep 15, 2021
End of an era | Cantor Larry Fader
Dear Beth El, Utica, Friends, As I transition to yet another aspect of retirement – setting aside my white Cantorial robe and tall kipah...


Mar 5, 2021
Thou shalt not be a bystander
Perhaps you heard of the recent kerfuffle when Meyers Leonard, a player for the NBA's Miami Heat, was found to have used an all-too...
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