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Parashat Ki-Tavo: To Be Present
Parashat Ki-Tavo includes, as usually happens, in the last sections, many references to mitzvot of which Moshe reminds the People of...
Sep 10, 2022


Parashat Ki-Tetze: Take Advantage of Your 30 Days
We are already aware that we are going through the month of Elul. If you haven't started your personal review for the year that is about...
Sep 3, 2022


September | Message from our Executive Director
Dear Friends, We are in the midst of a hot lovely summer, and we are also giving thought to our High Holy Days with our family and...
Aug 31, 2022


September | Message from our President
Shalom, Temple Beth El has settled in at 1607 Genesee and we have been conducting services in person with Rabbi Geier. I hope one day...
Aug 31, 2022


Yaakov—A role model for Yamim Norayim
We are going through the month of Elul and obviously we find ourselves again after a year in the same place of scrutinizing our interior,...
Aug 31, 2022


Parashat Shoftim: A King Must Remember Who is Above Him
If you wanted a parasha that would make you think about several topics with a single reading, that is the one that summons us this week....
Aug 27, 2022


Parashat Re'eh—Rosh Chodesh Elul: Look, Observe
Re'eh. Look. Observe. Sometimes it is difficult for us to distinguish between good and bad. And, above all, learn to discern and choose...
Aug 20, 2022


Parashat Ekev: Does the Lord Ask Too Much of Us?
What does the Kadosh Baruch Hu (the Lord) ask from us? It seems that He asks us everything. It seems that He demands a total dedication...
Aug 13, 2022


Parashat Vaetchanan—Shabat Nachamu: Consolation After Anguish
What is “being holy” all about? There is a parashah in which the Creator compels us to be holy, as He Himself is: Parashat Kedoshim. Our...
Aug 6, 2022


Parashat Devarim
The parashah that we are reading this week is Parashat Devarim. It is the first of the 5th and last book of the Torah. In this parashah...
Jul 30, 2022


Parashat Matot-Masei
This week we read two parshiot that, depending on the year, are read together or separately. This year, together (or mechubarot). In...
Jul 23, 2022


Parashat Pinchas
Who is Pinchas? Pinchas is both the hero and the antihero, depending on who judges it. Pinchas is someone who takes justice into his own...
Jul 16, 2022


Parashat Balak
In recent weeks we have seen how the People of Israel faced enemies and defeated them one by one, with the help and spiritual support of...
Jul 9, 2022


Parashat Chukat
What a sad parashah...! A parashah in which there are important farewells and major losses. The first is the death of Miryam. So it...
Jul 2, 2022


Seven values of the Masorti (Conservative) Movement
Why do we choose to be Masortim? In our Temple affiliation, we rarely find ourselves faced with the situation of choosing which Movement...
Jun 30, 2022


July/August | Message from our President
It was wonderful seeing the community coming together and celebrating Jewtica! I was honored to work with a wonderful committee and its...
Jun 30, 2022


July/August | Message from our Executive Director
Dear Friends, We are again looking forward to a warm, pleasant and relaxing summer. This is a July and August message so we are reminded...
Jun 29, 2022


Parashat Korach
How difficult is the election season, when we need to choose for the right candidates! How does a person realize if a candidate speaks to...
Jun 25, 2022


Parashat Shelach-Lecha
The expression “it depends on the eye that looks at it”, or similar expressions, show us that each one of us has more than one point of...
Jun 18, 2022


Parashat Behaalotecha
Suppose someone told you that you are no longer good for what you have dedicated your whole life to; what would you do? How would you...
Jun 11, 2022
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