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!
December 3, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
Dear Hevreh,
Last night, I had one of the most memorable Hanukkah experiences of my life as I celebrated the Festival of Lights with my family, my neighbors, and my Jewish community. It wasn't that one particular moment stood out (though I really enjoyed sharing the story of Hanukkah with 3rd and 4th grade Perth Amboy students), but rather that the overall experience of lighting the candles with so many groups of people truly exemplified the meaning of the mitzvah of pirsumei nisah, of publicizing the miracle of Hanukkah.
The rabbis teach us that the purpose of lighting candles is to share the miracle with everyone around us, which is why we are supposed to light the candles as early as[...]
Category : Hanukkah Middlesex Jewish News Perth Amboy News Rabbi's Journal Rubber Duck Race Tag : choir family hanukkah jewish community miracle neighbors perth amboy pirsumei nisa פרסומי ניסא
December 2, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
Dear Hevreh,
Yesterday, our community celebrated the Festival of Lights in style with latkes, doughnuts, lighting of candles...and magic! A fun and engaging magician, the Great Scott, made us laugh and left us amazed with his sleights of hand and knowledge of the magical arts. The show was not only entertaining, but got me thinking about how magic relates to our relationship with God.
How can we sense God's presence in our lives? If the Bible is our guide, then the clearest way for God to appear in our lives is through the performance of "magic" -- miracles like splitting a sea or getting water from a rock. These events, which cannot be explained by reason, have ingrained in us the sense that when[...]
Category : Hanukkah Rabbi's Journal Rubber Duck Race Tag : hanukkah magic miracles rabbi's journal rubber duck race
November 13, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
DAY 501: A Request on Behalf of My Shul That's About More Than Just Raising Money For today's entry, I want to share with you a letter I crafted to family and friends to ask for their support in buying a duck for a rubber duck race (see below). While it was important to describe the event, I felt it was also important to share with them why this event is so meaningful to me. I don't expect that everyone will agree with my motivations, but by hearing my personal story I hope that people will understand that this[...]
Category : Rabbi's Journal Rubber Duck Race Tag : fundraiser fundraising rabbi's journal rubber duck race
November 12, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
Make sure you adopt your duck for our Rubber Duck Race fundraiser with the YMCA on Sunday December 8th! Go to www.perthamboyduckrace.com to purchase your duck!
IMPORTANT UPDATE! (12/5/13)
Due to inclement weather predicted on the day of the race, we are splitting the Rubber Duck Race into a Race at the YMCA at 3 pm and a Raffle (of the ducks who "won" the race) to determine prizes at PERTH AMBOY CITY HALL at approximately 5:30 pm (the end of the Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony).
For a detailed description of the day's events, see the schedule below:
Schedule for the Duck Race
8 am - 2:30 pm -- Volunteers selling ducks at the YMCA (If you would like to help volunteer,[...]
Category : home Rubber Duck Race Tag : fundraiser rubber duck race
By bethmordecai no comments.
Look who bought a rubber duck! Will you?
Go to www.perthamboyduckrace.com to buy yours TODAY!
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Category : Pictures Rubber Duck Race
By bethmordecai no comments.
Enjoy this fun video about buying a duck! // Post by Congregation Beth Mordecai.
Category : Kidz Korner Rubber Duck Race Tag : fundraiser kids kidz korner rubber duck race
November 6, 2013 By bethmordecai no comments.
Dear Hevreh, Last night, many of you received an email from our esteemed Executive Director Elliot Rubin about selling ducks for our Rubber Duck Race fundraiser on December 8th. (In case you did not receive the email, you can read it here). The focus of that email was on the importance of selling ducks as a mitzvah, as a command, in which we recognize our obligation to raise valuable tz'dakkah for our community and the greater Perth Amboy community. While that sense of mitzvah is extremely important, I want to focus in this journal entry on another way to look at this campaign we're undertaking over the next 33 days. This process should be keif, or FUN!, because c'mon...we're selling rubber ducks! I don't know about you but[...]
Category : Rabbi's Journal Rubber Duck Race Uncategorized Tag : facebook fun keif mitzvah rubber duck race