Congregation Beth Mordecai
Congregation Beth Mordecai
An inclusive congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement.
Your Jewish Home for the Soul!
An inclusive congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement.
Your Jewish Home for the Soul!
March 30, 2019 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
A Shalom Hartman Institute Lecture and Study Series Led by Rabbi Sara Metz & Marc Fertik Israel's Milestones and their Meanings The Legacy of the Past and the Challenge of the Future A lecture and study series from the Shalom Hartman Institute Led by Rabbi Sara Metz & Marc Fertik Through video lectures, text study, and lively group discussion, we are pleased to bring the world-renowned faculty of the Shalom Hartman Institute to you this fall. "iEngage: Israel’s Milestones and Their Meanings" explores the pivotal events of 1917, 1947, and 1967. As we look to Israel’s future, we need to engage anew with our past and explore its meanings and consequences. This iEngage series grapples with the different ideas and values that shape the meaning of modern[...]
Category : Adult Education History home Jewish Culture and History Learning
December 17, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Thursday, December 20, 7 p.m. Become a Power Pray-er! An anxiety-free way to learn the prayers commonly said during services. No Hebrew knowledge necessary! (more…)
Category : Adult Education home Learning
November 6, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
May 1, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Interfaith Program in Professional Ethics takes place October 6-13, 2018.
Dear Community Members,
While in Rabbinical School, I had the incredible opportunity to study and travel with a group based out of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York called "Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics." I participated in a fellowship with an interfaith clergy group. (more…)
Category : Adult Education Announcements home
April 9, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Join Rabbi Metz to explore what Jewish tradition teaches, and what you think about God.
Thursday, April 12 & 19, 7 p.m.
at Congregation Beth Mordecai
RSVP by April 5 to Rabbi.SaraMetz@gmail.com
Category : Adult Education Announcements Faith Rabbi Tradition
May 16, 2016 By bethmordecai no comments.
Got any more? Let us know at ari.saks@gmail.com.
"THESE ARE LITTLE KNOWN JEWISH FACTS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW EVEN IF YOU ARE
NOT JEWISH"
ENJOY!
1) The Roosevelts were Dutch Jews who arrived in NYC in 1682. Claes
Rosenvelt before he changed his name to Nicholas Roosevelt, was the
first Roosevelt
ancestor to set foot in America, and Sarah Delano, FDR's mother, descended
from Sephardic Jews.
2) Joseph Stalin was originally named Joseph David Djugashvili
(translated as: "son of a Jew".) All 3 of the women that he married were
Jewish. 3) Dwight Eisenhower's father was a Swedish Jew, and listed in West
Point* 's Yearbook of 1915.
4) Lillian Friedman, a Jewish woman, married Cruz Rivera. They named
their baby Geraldo Miguel Rivera (it doesn't[...]
Category : Adult Education American Jewish News Learning videos-archive Tag : facts fun Fun Jewish facts Jewish
February 26, 2016 By bethmordecai no comments.
Mordy's Brunch Hour -- Engage TRADITION
($10 for members; $20 for non-members)
Featuring Rabbi Gerald Zelizer, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Neve Shalom.
A Rabbi's Work: Building Synagogue Life in Middlesex County - Past, Present, & Future
Discover the history and uncover the possibilities of synagogue life in our area of Middlesex County. Rabbi Gerald Zelizer, Rabbi emeritus of Congregation Neve Shalom in Metuchen NJ and a leading Jewish communal figure in Middlesex County for over 45 years will share his thoughts on the nature of the rabbinate and Jewish communal life.
RSVP on our Facebook event page
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PROGRAM
9:30 -- Tallis and Tefillin Service
10:30 -- Brunch begins
11:00 -- Lecture Begins
Mordy's Brunch hour is a series of lecture programs[...]
Category : Adult Education home Learning Mordy's Brunch Hour What's Been Happening at Beth Mordecai Tag : Gerald Zelizer Jewish Middlesex County Mordy's Brunch Hour tradition
May 6, 2015 By bethmordecai no comments.
(5/6/15),
One important takeaway I took from last week's Adult Ed lecture on Judaism and Islam is that there is good and there is bad in almost all relationships, especially in ones that span continents and centuries. Speaking in hyperbole, whether good or bad, is often unproductive because we lose the nuance -- the ability to hold multiple and perhaps conflicting truths together -- necessary for open and honest conversations about the future. If we close ourselves to only one worldview we won't be aware that...
The deceased former king of Saudi Arabia decided to break from Wahhabism and devote himself to interfaith dialogue...
The leaders of the Palestinians still won't recognize Israel even in closed door meetings...
A relatively unknown country[...]
Category : Adult Education Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Tag : adult education Burton Visotzky christianity conversation dialogue ignorance islam israel judaism nuance palestinians qatar rabbi rabbi's journal saudi arabia Understanding
April 27, 2015 By bethmordecai no comments.
Wednesday, April 29th
7:30 pm
Congregation Beth Mordecai
224 High Street, Perth Amboy NJ
PLEASE RSVP VIA OUR FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE BY CLICKING HERE!
Tensions between Jews and Muslims have run high due to the conflict in the Middle East and anti-semitism in Europe. What is fact and fiction about Jewish-Muslim relations? Are we enemies or is there common ground? Come and hear an important, provocative, and timely lecture from Dr.Burton Visotzky, one of the "50 Most Influential Jews in America" and a leading scholars in the field of Jewish-Muslim relations today. Refreshments will be served.
PLEASE RSVP VIA OUR FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE BY CLICKING HERE!
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BURTON L. VISOTZKY serves as Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies at the[...]
Category : Adult Education
April 23, 2015 By bethmordecai no comments.
Dear Hevreh,
Whether in shul or in the news, there's been a lot of talk and conversation about the antisemitism facing Jews in Europe and the challenges Israel faces in defending itself. As well, there are fears of growing anti-Israel sentiment in America, especially on college campuses, and how those sentiments are the expression of the "new" antisemitism. Underlying all of these fears, either at home or abroad are two (similar) questions that inform the way we approach these real challenges facing the Jewish community:
Can Jews and Muslims get along?
Can Judaism and Islam coexist side by side?
For many who say NO, they point to the practices of ISIS and the statements of Hamas and Khameini shouting Death to Israel, as if[...]
Category : Adult Education Jewish Current Events Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Tag : adult education Burton Visotzky Jewish-Muslim rabbi rabbi's journal
